Company: AOSL
Filing Date: 2025-08-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-041297
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Company: ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-08-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 also had a total of 961 foreign patents, including 392 Chinese patents, 520 Taiwanese patents, 29 Korean patents, 5 Philippine patents, 8 Japanese patents, 3 Europe patents and 4 India patents as of June 30, 2025.  Substantially all of our foreign patents were based on our research and development efforts.  These foreign patents will expire in the years between 2025 and 2043.  In addition, as of June 30, 2025, we had a total of 165 patent applications, of which 64 patents were pending in the United States, 68 patents were pending in China, 31 patents were pending in Taiwan and 2 patents were pending in India. 

As our technologies are deployed in new applications and as we diversify our product portfolio based on new technology platforms, we may be subject to potential infringement claims.  Patent litigation, if and when instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management's attention and resources.  However, we are committed to vigorously 

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defending and protecting our investment in our intellectual property.  Therefore, the strength of our intellectual property program, including the breadth and depth of our portfolio, will be critical to our success in the new markets we intend to pursue.

In addition to patent protection, we also rely on a combination of trademark, copyright (including mask work protection), trade secret laws, contractual provisions and similar laws in other jurisdictions.  We also enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees, consultants, suppliers, distributors and customers and seek to control access to, and distribution of, our proprietary information.

Human Capital Resources  

As of June 30, 2025, we had 2,428 employees, of whom 770 were located in the United States, 1,475 were located in China, and 183 were located in other parts of the world.  None of our employees is represented by a collective bargaining agreement.  Notwithstanding our global footprint and various geographical locations, we have created an integrated workforce where employees worldwide work and collaborate as a team to advance our common business objectives, while retaining local and regional practices and cultures.

We are committed to providing a work environment in which our employees can realize fully their talents and develop successful careers.  As our strength is in our people, we invest significantly in our employees by providing a wide range of training and development opportunities, including mentoring, coaching, tuition reimbursement, attendance at external seminars and professional conferences, and