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UNITED
STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





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FORM 10-Q





|x |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002





| ̈ |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the Transition Period from  to





Commission File Number 0-27026





Pericom Semiconductor Corporation


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)





California

77-0254621(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)





2380 Bering Drive


San Jose, California 95131


(408) 435-0800


(Address of Principal Executive
Offices and


Issuers Telephone Number, Including Area Code)





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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No  ̈





As of May 6, 2002 the Registrant had outstanding 25,473,275 shares of Common Stock.





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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation





Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2002





INDEX





PagePART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATIONItem 1:

Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2001

3Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001

4Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001

5Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6Item 2:

Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

11Item 3:

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

22PART II.

OTHER INFORMATIONItem 2:

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

23Item 6:

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

23Signatures

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION





Item 1:    Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements





Pericom
Semiconductor Corporation





Condensed Con
solidated Balance Sheets


(In thousands)





March 31, 2002


June 30, 2001 (1)(Unaudited)ASSETSCurrent assets:Cash and cash equivalents

$
13,741


$
89,076Short-term investments


138,305



61,811Accounts receivable:Trade (net of allowances of $6,039, and $4,296)


1,672



7,096Other receivables


2,027



1,050Inventories


9,900



14,440Prepaid expenses and other current assets


397



732Deferred income taxes


4,318



1,776Total current assets


170,360



175,981Property and equipmentnet


9,131



10,473Investment in and advances to joint venture


6,340



7,330Goodwill, net of amortization


1,325



1,325Other assets


3,998



1,318Total

$
191,154


$
196,427LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITYCurrent liabilities:Accounts payable

$
3,459


$
4,168Accrued liabilities


3,218



3,747Total current liabilities


6,677



7,915Deferred income taxes


1,322



1,322Shareholders equity:Common stock


137,646



136,007Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(1,305
)


(204
)Retained earnings


46,814



51,387Total shareholders equity


183,155



187,190Total

$
191,154


$
196,427


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|(1) |  | Derived from the June 30, 2001 audited balance sheet included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation





Condensed Consolid
ated Statements of Operations


(Unaudited)


(In thousands, except per
share amounts)





Three Months Ended March 31,

Nine Months Ended March 31,2002


2001

2002


2001Net revenues

$
12,546


$
25,908

$
34,622


$
94,987Cost of revenues


7,926



14,564


25,577



53,864Gross profit


4,620



11,344


9,045



41,123Operating expenses:Research and development


2,966



2,885


8,705



8,226Selling, general and administrative


2,701



3,788


8,829



12,005Total


5,667



6,673


17,534



20,231Income (loss) from operations


(1,047
)


4,671


(8,489
)


20,892Equity in net income (loss) of investee


(458
)


108


(990
)


(249
)Interest income


1,326



2,089


4,123



6,635Other-than-temporary decline in investment


(1,790
)





(1,790
)


Income (loss) before income taxes


(1,969
)


6,868


(7,146
)


27,278Income tax provision (benefit)


(709
)


2,610


(2,573
)


10,366Net income (loss)

($
1,260
)

$
4,258

($
4,573
)

$
16,912Basic earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.17

($
0.18
)

$
0.68Diluted earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.16

($
0.18
)

$
0.62Shares used in computing basic earnings (loss) per share


25,394



24,984


25,275



24,851Shares used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per share


25,394



27,111


25,275



27,286





See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation





Condensed Consoli
dated Statements of Cash Flows


(Unaudited)


(In thousands)





Nine Months Ended March 31,2002


2001CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income (loss)

($
4,573
)

$
16,912Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation and amortization


3,080



2,502Equity in net loss of investee


990



249Other-than-temporary decline in investment


1,790



Changes in assets and liabilities:Accounts receivable


4,447



(545
)Inventories


4,540



(2,768
)Prepaid expenses and other current assets


335



(58
)Accounts payable


(709
)


(1,642
)Accrued liabilities


(529
)


706Income taxes payable


(2,542
)


314Net cash provided by operating activities


6,829



15,670CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Additions to property and equipment


(1,738
)


(4,408
)Purchase of short-term investments


(192,522
)


(30,981
)Maturities of short-term investments


114,927



8,263Decrease (increase) in other assets


(4,470
)


46Advances to investee






(114
)Net cash used in investing activities


(83,803
)


(27,194
)CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Sale of common stock, net


1,639



2,103NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


(75,335
)


(9,421
)CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:Beginning of period


89,076



124,115End of period

$
13,741


$
114,694SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Cash paid during the period for:Income taxes

$
37


$
8,453





See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation





Notes To Conde
nsed Consolidated Financial Statements


(Unaudited)





1.    Basis of Presentation





The financial statements have been prepared by Pericom
Semiconductor Corporation (Pericom or the Company) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the Companys financial position as of March 31, 2002 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine-month periods ended
March 31, 2002 and 2001. This unaudited quarterly information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of Pericom and the notes thereto incorporated by reference in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.





The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities as of the date of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates. The results of operations for the three and
nine-month periods ended March 31, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.





The
Companys fiscal periods in the accompanying financial statements have been shown as ending on June 30 and March 31. The Companys fiscal year 2001 ended on June 30, 2001. The three and nine-month periods in fiscal years 2002 and 2001
ended on March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001, respectively.





The Company participates in a dynamic high technology industry and
believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Companys future financial position or results of operations: advances and trends in new technologies; competitive pressures in the form of new
products or price reductions on current products; changes in the overall demand for products and services offered by the Company; changes in customer relationships; litigation or claims against the Company based on intellectual property, patent,
product, regulatory or other factors; risks associated with changes in domestic and international economic and/or political conditions or regulations; availability of necessary components; and the Companys ability to attract and retain
employees necessary to support its growth.





These condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pericom
Semiconductor Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Pericom Semiconductor (HK) Limited. Pericom Semiconductor (HK) Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong on May 31, 2000 and is engaged in circuit design services solely for Pericom
Semiconductor Corporation. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.





2.    Earnings
(Loss) Per Share





Basic earnings (loss) per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.




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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001
are computed as follows (in thousands, except for per share data):


Three Months Ended March 31,

Nine Months Ended March 31,2002


2001

2002


2001Net income (loss)

($
1,260
)

$
4,258

($
4,573
)

$
16,912Computation of common shares outstandingbasic earnings (loss) per share:Weighted average shares of common stock


25,394



24,984


25,275



24,851Basic earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.17

($
0.18
)

$
0.68Computation of common shares outstandingdiluted earnings (loss) per share:Weighted average shares of common stock


25,394



24,984


25,275



24,851Dilutive options using the treasury stock method






2,127






2,435Shares used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per share


25,394



27,111


25,275



27,286Diluted earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.16

($
0.18
)

$
0.62





Options to purchase 3,122,385 shares of Common stock at prices ranging from
$14.19 to $39.03 and options to purchase 2,790,702 shares of Common stock at prices ranging from $17.25 to $42.75 were outstanding as of March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001, respectively, but not included in the computation of diluted net income per
share because the options exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares as of such dates and therefore, would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. For the three and nine-month periods ended March
31, 2002, options to purchase 1,756,653 and 1,859,908 shares of Common stock, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the Company had net losses for those periods and those options would be
anti-dilutive.





3.    Inventories





Inventories consist of (in thousands):





March 31, 2002

June 30, 2001Raw materials

$
3,157

$
5,674Work in process


3,800


3,341Finished goods


2,943


5,425$
9,900

$
14,440





During the nine-month period ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, the company provided
$2.3 million and $1,1 million, respectively in write downs for excess and obsolete inventories.




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4.    Accrued Liabilities





Accrued liabilities consist of (in thousands):





March 31, 2002

June 30, 2001Accrued compensation

$
1,442

$
1,598External sales representative commissions


717


819Other accrued expenses


1,059


1,330$
3,218

$
3,747





5.    Industry and Segment Information





Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information
establishes annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprises business segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographical areas and major customers. The Company operates in one reportable segment.





6.    Comprehensive Income





SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income requires an enterprise to report, by major components and as a single total, the change in net assets during the period from non-owner sources. For the three and nine-month periods
ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, comprehensive income, which was comprised of the Companys net income for the periods and changes in cumulative unrealized gain/(loss) on short-term investments was as follows:





Three Months Ended March 31,


Nine Months Ended March 31,2002


2001


2002


2001Net income (loss)

($
1,260
)

$
4,258


($
4,573
)

$
16,912Unrealized gain/(loss) on investment


(631
)


(126
)


(1,101
)


(36
)Comprehensive income (loss)

($
1,891
)

$
4,132


($
5,674
)

$
16,876





7.    Business Combinations





In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations which eliminates the pooling of
interests method of accounting for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and addresses the initial recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a business combination. Management does not expect
the adoption of SFAS No. 141 to have an impact on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the company.





8.    Intangible Assets





On July 1, 2001 the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition.
This accounting standard requires that goodwill be separately disclosed from other intangible assets in the statements of financial position, and no longer be amortized but tested for impairment on a periodic basis. The provisions of this accounting
standard also require the Company to continually review its equity method investment for impairment. The Company performed an impairment test at March 31, 2002 and identified no impairments.




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In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Pericom discontinued the amortization of goodwill effective
July 1, 2001. A reconciliation of previously reported net income and earnings per share to the amounts adjusted for the exclusion of goodwill amortization net of the related income tax effect follows:





Three Months Ended March 31,

Nine Months Ended March 31,2002


2001

2002


2001Reported net income (loss)

($
1,260
)

$
4,258

($
4,573
)

$
16,912Add: Goodwill amortization, net of tax






52






153Adjusted net income (loss)

($
1,260
)

$
4,310

($
4,573
)

$
17,065Reported basic earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.17

($
0.18
)

$
0.68Add: Goodwill amortization, net of tax per basic share





$
0.00





$
0.01Adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.17

($
0.18
)

$
0.69Reported diluted earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.16

($
0.18
)

$
0.62Add: Goodwill amortization, net of tax per diluted share





$
0.00





$
0.01Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share

($
0.05
)

$
0.16

($
0.18
)

$
0.63





9.    Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements





In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 addresses
financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. It supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of, and the accounting and
reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board No. 30, Reporting the results of OperationsReporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and
Transactions for the disposal of a segment of a business. The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 144 on July 1, 2002. The Company is currently in the process of determining the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 144 will have on its
results of operations or financial position.





In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statement No. 4,
44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS 145 requires the any gains or losses on extinguishment of debt that were classified as an extraordinary item in prior periods that are not unusual in nature and
infrequent in occurrence be reclassified to other income (expense), beginning in fiscal 2003, with early adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating when to adopt the requirements of SFAS No. 145 in its consolidated financial
statements.





10.    Shareholder Rights Plan





Pericom has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan and declared a dividend distribution of one right for each outstanding share of the Companys common stock. The record date for the
distribution was March 21, 2002. The plan is designed to protect the long-term value of the company for its shareholders during any future unsolicited acquisition attempt. Adoption of the plan was not made in response to any specific attempt to
acquire Pericom or its shares and the company is not aware of any current efforts to do so. These rights will become exercisable only upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the plan, including the acquisition of 15% of Pericoms
outstanding common stock by a person or group. After a person or group acquires 15% or more of the outstanding common stock or announces a tender offer, the consummation of which would result in ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the
outstanding common stock, the rights will become exercisable by persons other than the acquiring person, unless the Board of Directors has approved the transaction in advance. Each right entitles the holder, other than an acquiring person, to
acquire shares of Pericoms common stock (or, in the event that there are insufficient




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authorized common stock shares, substitute consideration such as cash, property, or other securities of the Company,
such as Preferred Stock) at a 50% discount to the then prevailing market price. Prior to the acquisition by a person or group of 15% or more of the outstanding common stock, the rights are redeemable for $0.001 per right at the option of the Board
of Directors. The rights will expire on March 6, 2012. As of March 31, 2002, there were 25,470,034 rights outstanding.




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Item 2:    Manageme
nts Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations





Pericom Semiconductor
Corporation





The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and notes
thereto included in Part 1sItem 1 of this Quarterly Report and the audited financial statements and notes thereto and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Companys
Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Form 10-K).





Results of Operations





The following table sets forth certain statement of operations data as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated.





Three Months Ended March 31,


Nine Months Ended March 31,2002


2001


2002


2001Net revenues

100.0
%

100.0
%

100.0
%

100.0
%Cost of revenues

63.2
%

56.2
%

73.9
%

56.7
%Gross profit

36.8
%

43.8
%

26.1
%

43.3
%Operating expenses:Research and development

23.6
%

11.1
%

25.1
%

8.7
%Selling, general and administrative

21.6
%

14.7
%

25.5
%

12.6
%Total

45.2
%

25.8
%

50.6
%

21.3
%Income (loss) from operations

(8.4
%)

18.0
%

(24.5
%)

22.0
%Other income, net

6.9
%

8.5
%

9.0
%

6.7
%Other-than-temporary decline in investment

(14.2
%)




(5.1
%)

Income (loss) before income taxes

(15.7
%)

26.5
%

(20.6
%)

28.7
%Income tax provision (benefit)

(5.7
%)

10.1
%

(7.4
%)

10.9
%Net income (loss)

(10.0
%)

16.4
%

(13.2
%)

17.8
%





Net Revenues





Net revenues consist primarily of product sales, which are recognized upon shipment, less an estimate for returns and allowances. Net revenues decreased 51.7% from $25.9 million for the
quarter ended March 31, 2001 to $12.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. The decrease in net revenues resulted from the current prolonged downturn in world wide semiconductor demand and a significant decline in the weighted average
selling price of certain products caused by the decline in demand and resultant increased competitive price pressure. Sales to domestic and international distributors as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 58.5% for the quarter ended March
31, 2001 to 45.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. Sales to our top five direct customers accounted for approximately 44.0% of net revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2002 and direct sales to one of them, an international distributor
that in turn ships to may end users, accounted for more than 10% of net revenues in the same period. Three of our end-user customers each accounted for more than 10% of our gross revenues and sales to our top five end-user customers accounted for
approximately 51.7% of gross revenues in the same period. In the three months ended March 31, 2002, approximately 57% of our net revenues derived from sales in Asia excluding Japan, approximately 6% from sales in Europe and approximately 5% from
sales in Japan. In the comparable period ended March 31, 2001, approximately 26% of our net revenues derived from sales in Asia excluding Japan, approximately 14% from sales in Europe and approximately 6% from sales in Japan.




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Net revenues decreased 63.6% from $95.0 million for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2001
to $34.6 million for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2002. The decrease in net revenues resulted from the current prolonged downturn in world wide semiconductor demand, a significant decline in the weighted average selling price of certain
products caused by the decline in demand and resultant increased competitive price pressure, as well as special allowances for distributor returns and price protection. Sales to domestic and international distributors as a percentage of total
revenues decreased to 48.8% in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 from 56.1% in the comparable period in fiscal 2001. Sales to our top five direct customers accounted for approximately 45.8% of net revenues in the first nine months of fiscal 2002
and direct sales to one of them, an international distributor that in turn ships to many end users, accounted for more that 10% of sales in the same period. Three of our end-user customers each accounted for more than 10% of our gross revenues in
the first nine months of fiscal 2002 and sales to our top five end-user customers accounted for approximately 49.8% of gross revenues in the same period. In the nine months ended March 31, 2002, approximately 50% of our net revenues derived from
sales in Asia excluding Japan, approximately 7% from sales in Europe and approximately 5% from sales in Japan. In the comparable period ended March 31, 2001, approximately 28% of our net revenues derived from sales in Asia excluding Japan,
approximately 12% from sales in Europe and approximately 7% from sales in Japan.





Gross Profit





Gross profit decreased 59.3% from $11.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to $4.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. Gross profit
as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, decreased from 43.8% in the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to 36.8% in the quarter ended March 31, 2002. The decrease in gross margin resulted from pricing pressure resulting in lower average selling
prices and reduced manufacturing volumes resulting in a higher fixed cost per unit, both partially offset by ongoing cost reduction efforts.





Gross profit decreased 78.1% from $41.1 million for the nine-month period ending March 31, 2001 to $9.0 million for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2002. Gross margin decreased from 43.3% for the nine-month
period ended March 31, 2001 to 26.1% for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2002. These decreases are for the same reasons cited in the above analysis of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 and are also due to special allowances
for distributor returns and price protection and an inventory write-down. The special allowances and the inventory write-down both occurred in the December 2001 quarter and were caused by end customer program slowdowns and cancellations.





Research and Development





Research and development expenses increased 3.4% from $2.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to $3.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2002, and increased as a percentage of net revenues from 11.1% to
23.6%. The expense increase was primarily due to increasing activity at our Hong Kong Design Center. The increase in expenses as a percentage of sales is primarily due to the decline in sales. Research and development expenses increased from $8.2
million in the nine-month period ended March 31, 2001 to $8.7 million in the nine-month period ended March 31, 2002, an increase of 6.1%, and also increased as a percentage of net revenue from 8.7% to 25.1%. The increases were due to the same
reasons as described above with respect to quarter ended March 31, 2002.





The Company believes that continued spending on
research and development to develop new products and improve manufacturing processes is critical to the Companys success and, consequently, expects to increase research and development expenses in future periods over the long term. In the
short term, we intend to continue our emphasis on cost control during the current industry slowdown.




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Selling, General and Administrative





Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, human resources
and general management. Such costs also include advertising, sales materials, sales commissions and other marketing and promotional expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 28.9% from $3.8 million for the quarter ended March
31, 2001 to $2.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, and increased as a percentage of net revenues from 14.7% to 21.6%. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 26.7% from $12.0 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2001
to $8.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2002, but increased as a percentage of net revenue from 12.6% to 25.5%. The decrease in expense in each period was primarily due to reduced sales commissions and bonuses resulting from the sales
decline and to a reduction in force that took place in the quarter ended December 31, 2001.The increase in expenses as a percentage of net sales in each period is primarily due to the decline in sales.





The Company anticipates that selling, general and administrative expenses will increase in future periods over the long term due to increased staffing
levels, particularly in sales and marketing, as well as increased commission expense to the extent the Company achieves higher sales levels. In the short term, we intend to continue our focus on cost control during the current industry slowdown.





Other Income, Net





Other income, net, includes interest income, the Companys allocated portion of the net income or losses of Pericom Technology, Inc. (PTI) and the write off of a debt security investment deemed to be
other than temporarily impaired in the quarter ended March 31, 2002. Other income, net decreased from a net positive amount of $2,197,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to a net negative amount of $922,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
From the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to the quarter ended March 31, 2002, the Companys share of the net income or losses of PTI decreased from net positive amount of $108,000 to a net negative amount of $458,000 as a result of the slowdown in
China markets. Interest income declined from $2,089,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to $1,326,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 due to a decline in the interest rate earned on the cash balances that resulted from the net proceeds
from the Companys follow-on public offering in March 2000. In the quarter ended March 31, 2002 we wrote off a debt security investment and accrued interest receivable totaling approximately $1,790,000 that related to a bridge loan that we made
to a start up technology company. The loan is secured by intellectual property and a first position in other collateral, but, the amount, if any, and timing of potential recovery is not known. From the nine-month period ended March 31, 2001 to the
same period ended March 31, 2002, other income, net declined from $6,386,000 to $1,343,000 as the Companys share in the net losses of PTI increased from a loss of $249,000 to a loss of $990,000 and interest income fell from $6,635,000 to
$4,123,000 and due to the $1,790,000 investment write-off. These nine-month declines were for the same reasons as discussed above with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2002.





Provision for Income Taxes





The provision for income taxes
decreased from a provision of $2,610,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to a benefit of $709,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. The decrease in the provision for income taxes for the current fiscal quarter is due primarily to the
decrease in taxable income. The effective tax rate of 36.0% in the quarter ended March 31, 2002 has decreased from the 38.0% rate used in the comparable period in the prior year. The provision for income taxes also differed from the federal
statutory rate due to state income taxes. For the nine month periods ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001 the company recognized a benefit of $2,573,000 and a provision of $10,366,000, respectively, and the effective tax rates were 36% and 38%.





Liquidity and Capital Resources





Operating activities generated $6.8 million of cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2002 and $15.7 million of cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2001. Net cash used for investing activities increased from $27.2 million for
the nine months ended March 31, 2001 to $83.8 million for the nine months ended March 32, 2002. The Company made capital expenditures of approximately $1,738,000




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during the nine months ended March 31, 2002 compared with $4,408,000 in the comparable period of the previous year, and
also increased net purchases of short-term investments by $54.8 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2002 compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2001.





On March 8, 2000 the Company sold 2.2 million shares (on a pre-split basis before the Companys 2-for-1 stock split in September 2000) of common stock in a follow-on public
offering. Net proceeds to the Company, before expenses, from this offering were $101,376,000 after underwriting discounts and commissions. Expenses were approximately $427,000. These funds are invested predominantly in short-term taxable instruments
with lessor amounts in short term money market accounts and tax advantaged instruments.





As of March 31, 2002, the
Companys principal sources of liquidity included cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $152.0 million. Management believes that existing cash balances and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund
necessary purchases of capital equipment and to provide working capital at least through the next twelve months. However, future events may require the Company to seek additional capital sooner. If the Company determines that it needs to seek
additional capital, the Company may not be able to obtain such additional capital on terms acceptable to it.





Factors That
May Affect Operating Results





This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of these provisions, including any statements
regarding: projections of revenues, expenses or other financial items; the plans and objectives of management for future operations; the Companys tax rate; the adequacy of allowances for returns, price protection and other concessions;
proposed new products or services; the sufficiency of cash generated from operations and cash balances; the Companys exposure to interest rate risk; future economic conditions or performance; plans for increases in research and development
expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses; plans to seek intellectual property protection for the Companys technologies; expectations regarding export sales and net revenues; the expansion of sales efforts; acquisition
prospects; and assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as may, will, expects, plans,
anticipates, estimates, potential, or continue, or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
contained herein are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations or any of the forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, and actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in the forward-looking
statements. The Companys future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the factors set forth (i) below, (ii) in the
Companys Form 10-K under the heading Risk Factors; Factors That May Affect Future Results, and (iii) in Note 1 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All forward-looking statements and reasons why results may
differ included in this Quarterly Report are made as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reason why actual results may differ.





Our results of operations have been adversely affected by the continuing slowdown in the global economy.





During the past year, the global economy has been experiencing a slowdown due to many factors, including decreased consumer confidence and reduced corporate profits and capital spending.
As a result of these unfavorable economic conditions, our new customer order rates have stabilized at a much lower level than in the first three quarters of fiscal 2001. The significant order cancellations that we experienced during the second half
of fiscal 2001 have largely abated, however. If these weak economic conditions in the United States continue or worsen or if a wider or global economic slowdown occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially
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Downturns in the semiconductor industry, rapidly changing technology and evolving industry standards can harm our
operating results.





The semiconductor industry has historically been cyclical and periodically subject to significant
economic downturnscharacterized by diminished product demand, accelerated erosion of selling prices and overcapacityas well as rapidly changing technology and evolving industry standards. We believe that the semiconductor industry is
currently in such a downturn and that the decrease in our net revenues from $25.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 to $12.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 was primarily due to this downturn. Our net revenues may continue to
be adversely affected if this downturn continues. In general, we may in the future experience substantial period-to-period fluctuations in our business and operating results due to general semiconductor industry conditions, overall economic
conditions or other factors. Our business is also subject to the risks associated with the effects of legislation and regulations relating to the import or export of semiconductor products.





If we do not develop products that our customers and end-users design into their products, or if their products do not sell successfully, our business and operating results would be harmed.





We have relied in the past and continue to rely upon our relationships with our customers and end-users for insights into
product development strategies for emerging system requirements. We generally incorporate new products into a customers or end-users product or system at the design stage. However, these design efforts, which can often require
significant expenditures by us, may precede product sales, if any, by a year or more. Moreover, the value to us of any design win will depend in large part on the ultimate success of the customers or end-users product and on the extent
to which the systems design accommodates components manufactured by our competitors. If we fail to achieve design wins or if the design wins fail to result in significant future revenues, our operating results would be harmed. If we have
problems developing or maintaining our relationships with our customers and end-users, our ability to develop well-accepted new products may be impaired.





The trading price of our common stock and our operating results are likely to fluctuate substantially in the future.





The trading price of our common stock has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile. Our stock price could fluctuate widely in response to factors some of which are not within our control, including:





| |  |  | general conditions in the semiconductor and electronic systems industries;
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| |  |  | quarter-to-quarter variations in operating results;
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| |  |  | announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors;
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| |  |  | changes in earnings estimates by analysts; and price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, which have particularly affected the market prices of many high
technology companies.
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In the past, our quarterly operating results have varied significantly and are likely to fluctuate in the
future. A wide variety of factors affect our operating results. These factors might include the following:





| |  |  | general conditions in the semiconductor industry;
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| |  |  | changes in our product mix;
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| |  |  | a decline in the gross margins of our products;
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| |  |  | expenses incurred in obtaining, enforcing, and defending intellectual property rights;
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| |  |  | the timing of new product introductions and announcements by us and by our competitors;
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| |  |  | customer acceptance of new products introduced by us;
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| |  |  | delay or decline in orders received from distributors;
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| |  |  | growth or reduction in the size of the market for interface ICs;
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| |  |  | the availability of manufacturing capacity with our wafer suppliers;
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| |  |  | changes in manufacturing costs;
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| |  |  | fluctuations in manufacturing yields;
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| |  |  | the ability of customers to pay us; and
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| |  |  | increased research and development expenses associated with new product introductions or process changes.
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All of these factors are difficult to forecast and could seriously harm our operating results. Our expense levels are based in part on our expectations
regarding future sales and are largely fixed in the short term. Therefore, we may be unable to reduce our expenses fast enough to compensate for any unexpected shortfall in sales. Any significant decline in demand relative to our expectations or any
material delay of customer orders could harm our operating results. In addition, if our operating results in future quarters fall below public market analysts and investors expectations, the market price of our common stock would likely
decrease.





The markets for our products are characterized by rapidly changing technology, and our financial results could be harmed if we do not
successfully develop and implement new manufacturing technologies or develop, introduce and sell new products.





The markets
for our products are characterized by rapidly changing technology, frequent new product introductions and declining selling prices over product life cycles. We currently offer over 650 products. Our future success depends upon the timely completion
and introduction of new products, across all our product lines, at competitive price and performance levels. The success of new products depends on a variety of factors, including the following:





| |  |  | product performance and functionality;
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| |  |  | customer acceptance;
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| |  |  | competitive pricing;
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| |  |  | successful and timely completion of product development;
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| |  |  | sufficient wafer fabrication capacity; and
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| |  |  | achievement of acceptable manufacturing yields by our wafer suppliers.
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We may also experience delays, difficulty in procuring adequate fabrication capacity for the development and manufacture of new products or other difficulties in achieving volume
production of these products. Even relatively minor errors may significantly affect the development and manufacture of new products. If we fail to complete and introduce new products in a timely manner at competitive price and performance levels,
our business would be significantly harmed.





Intense competition in the semiconductor industry may reduce the demand for our products or the prices of
our products, which could reduce our revenues.





The semiconductor industry is intensely competitive. Our competitors include
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc., Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor, Intl., and Texas Instruments, Inc. Most of those competitors have substantially
greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources, broader product lines and longer-standing customer relationships than we do. We also compete with other major or emerging companies that sell products to certain segments of
our markets. Competitors with greater financial resources or broader product lines may have a greater ability to sustain price reductions in our primary markets in order to gain or maintain market share.





We believe that our future success will depend on our ability to continue to improve and develop our products and processes. Unlike us, many of our
competitors maintain internal manufacturing capacity for the fabrication and assembly of semiconductor products. This ability may provide them with more reliable manufacturing capability, shorter development and manufacturing cycles and
time-to-market advantages. In addition, competitors with their own wafer fabrication facilities that are capable of producing products with the same design geometries as ours may be able to manufacture and sell competitive products at lower




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prices. Any introduction of products by our competitors that are manufactured with improved process technology could
seriously harm our business. As is typical in the semiconductor industry, our competitors have developed and marketed products that function similarly or identically to ours. If our products do not achieve performance, price, size or other
advantages over products offered by our competitors, our products may lose market share. Competitive pressures could also reduce market acceptance of our products, reduce our prices and increase our expenses.





We also face competition from the makers of ASICs and other system devices. These devices may include interface logic functions, which may eliminate the
need or sharply reduce the demand for our products in particular applications.





Product price declines and fluctuations may cause our future financial
results to vary.





Historically, selling prices in the semiconductor industry generally, as well as for our products, have
decreased significantly over the life of each product. We expect that selling prices for our existing products will continue to decline over time and that average selling prices for our new products will decline significantly over the lives of these
products. Declines in selling prices for our products, if not offset by reductions in the costs of producing these products or by sales of new products with higher gross margins, would reduce our overall gross margins and could seriously harm our
business.





The demand for our products depends on the growth of our end users markets.





Our continued success depends in large part on the continued growth of markets for the products into which our semiconductor products are incorporated. These markets include the
following:





| |  |  | computers and computer related peripherals;
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| |  |  | data communications and telecommunications equipment;
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| |  |  | electronic commerce and the Internet; and
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| |  |  | consumer electronics equipment.
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Any
decline in the demand for products in these markets could seriously harm our business, financial condition and operating results. These markets have also historically experienced significant fluctuations in demand. We may also be seriously harmed by
slower growth in the other markets in which we sell our products.





Our contracts with our wafer suppliers do not obligate them to a minimum supply or
set prices. Any inability or unwillingness of our wafer suppliers generally, and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. in particular, to meet our manufacturing requirements would delay our production and product shipments and harm our business.





In fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999 we purchased approximately 59%, 75% and 85%, respectively, of our wafers from Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., and in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 we purchased 66% of our wafers from Chartered. In the first nine months of fiscal 2002, and in fiscal 2000 and 1999, only four other suppliers manufactured the remainder
of our wafers. In fiscal 2001, only five other suppliers manufactured the remainder of our wafers. Our reliance on independent wafer suppliers to fabricate our wafers at their production facilities subjects us to possible risks such as:





| |  |  | lack of adequate capacity;
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| |  |  | lack of available manufactured products;
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| |  |  | lack of control over delivery schedules; and
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| |  |  | unanticipated changes in wafer prices.
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Any inability or unwillingness of our wafer suppliers generally, and Chartered in particular,
to provide adequate quantities of finished wafers to meet our needs in a timely manner would delay our production and product shipments and seriously harm our business.





At present, we purchase wafers from our suppliers through the issuance of purchase orders based on our rolling six-month forecasts. The purchase orders are subject to acceptance by each
wafer supplier. We do not have long-term supply contracts which obligate our suppliers to a minimum supply or set prices. We also depend upon our wafer suppliers to participate in process improvement efforts, such as the transition to finer
geometries. If our suppliers are unable or unwilling to do so, our development and introduction of new products could be delayed. Furthermore, sudden shortages of raw materials or production capacity constraints can lead wafer suppliers to allocate
available capacity to customers other than us or for the suppliers internal uses, interrupting our ability to meet our product delivery obligations. Any significant interruption in our wafer supply would seriously harm our operating results
and our customer relations. Our reliance on independent wafer suppliers may also lengthen the development cycle for our products, providing time-to-market advantages to our competitors that have in-house fabrication capacity.





In the event that our suppliers are unable or unwilling to manufacture our key products in required volumes, we will have to identify and
qualify additional wafer foundries. The qualification process can take up to six months or longer. Furthermore, we are unable to predict whether additional wafer foundries will become available to us or will be in a position to satisfy any of our
requirements on a timely basis.





We depend on single or limited source assembly subcontractors with whom we do not have written contracts. Any
inability or unwillingness of our assembly subcontractors to meet our assembly requirements would delay our product shipments and harm our business.





We primarily rely on foreign subcontractors for the assembly and packaging of our products and, to a lesser extent, for the testing of finished products. Some of these subcontractors are our single source supplier for
some of our new packages. In addition, changes in our or a subcontractors business could cause us to become materially dependent on a single subcontractor. We have from time to time experienced difficulties in the timeliness and quality of
product deliveries from our subcontractors and may experience similar or more severe difficulties in the future. We generally purchase these single or limited source components or services pursuant to purchase orders and have no guaranteed
arrangements with these subcontractors. These subcontractors could cease to meet our requirements for components or services, or there could be a significant disruption in supplies from them, or degradation in the quality of components or services
supplied by them. Any circumstance that would require us to qualify alternative supply sources could delay shipments, result in the loss of customers and limit or reduce our revenues.





We may have difficulty accurately predicting revenues for future periods.





Our expense
levels are based in part on anticipated future revenue levels, which can be difficult to predict. Our business is characterized by short-term orders and shipment schedules. We do not have long-term purchase agreements with any of our customers, and
customers can typically cancel or reschedule their orders without significant penalty. We typically plan production and inventory levels based on forecasts of customer demand generated with input from customers and sales representatives. Customer
demand is highly unpredictable and can fluctuate substantially. If customer demand falls significantly below anticipated levels, our gross profit would be reduced.





We compete with others to attract and retain key personnel, and any loss of, or inability to attract, key personnel would harm us.





To a greater degree than non-technology companies, our future success will depend on the continued contributions of our executive officers and other key management and technical
personnel. None of these individuals has an employment agreement with us and each one would be difficult to replace. We do not maintain any key person life insurance policies on any of these individuals. The loss of the services of one or more of
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could delay product development cycles or otherwise harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.





Our future success also will depend on our ability to attract and retain qualified technical, marketing and management
personnel, particularly highly skilled design, process and test engineers, for whom competition is intense. In particular, the current availability of qualified engineers is limited and competition among companies for skilled and experienced
engineering personnel is very strong. During strong business cycles, we expect to experience continued difficulty in filling our needs for qualified engineers and other personnel.





Our limited ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights could harm our competitive position.





Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain patents and licenses and preserve other intellectual property rights covering our products and development and testing tools. In the United States, we hold 42
patents covering certain aspects of our product designs and have at least 17 additional patent applications pending. Copyrights, mask work protection, trade secrets and confidential technological know-how are also key to our business. Additional
patents may not be issued to us or our patents or other intellectual property may not provide meaningful protection. We may be subject to, or initiate, interference proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These proceedings can consume
significant financial and management resources. We may become involved in litigation relating to alleged infringement by us of others patents or other intellectual property rights. This type of litigation is frequently expensive to both the
winning party and the losing party and takes up significant amounts of managements time and attention. In addition, if we lose such a lawsuit, a court could require us to pay substantial damages and/or royalties or prohibit us from using
essential technologies. For these and other reasons, this type of litigation could seriously harm our business. Also, although we may seek to obtain a license under a third partys intellectual property rights in order to bring an end to
certain claims or actions asserted against us, we may not be able to obtain such a license on reasonable terms or at all.





In
July 2001, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (Cypress), one of our competitors, filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against us, alleging, among other things, patent infringement. Cypress also filed suit in
federal district court against us with respect to the same alleged patent infringement. These actions were settled in the quarter ended December 31, 2001.





Because it is important to our success that we are able to prevent competitors from copying our innovations, we intend to continue to seek patent, trade secret and mask work protection for our technologies. The
process of seeking patent protection can be long and expensive, and we cannot be certain that any currently pending or future applications will actually result in issued patents, or that, even if patents are issued, they will be of sufficient scope
or strength to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. Furthermore, others may develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technology or design around the patents we own.





We also rely on trade secret protection for our technology, in part through confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and third
parties. However, these parties may breach these agreements. In addition, the laws of some territories in which we develop, manufacture or sell our products may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the
United States.





The process technology used by our independent foundries, including process technology that we developed with
our foundries, can generally be used by them to produce their own products or to manufacture products for other companies including our competitors. In addition, we may not have the right to implement key process technologies used to manufacture
some of our products with foundries other than our present foundries.




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We may not provide adequate allowances for exchanges, returns and concessions.





We recognize revenue from the sale of products when shipped, less an allowance based on future authorized and historical patterns of returns, price
protection, exchanges and other concessions. We believe our methodology and approach are appropriate. However, if the actual amounts we incur exceed the allowances, it could decrease our revenue and corresponding gross profit.





The complexity of our products makes us highly susceptible to manufacturing problems, which could increase our costs and delay our product shipments.





The manufacture and assembly of our over 650 products are highly complex and sensitive to a wide variety of factors,
including:





| |  |  | the level of contaminants in the manufacturing environment;
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| |  |  | impurities in the materials used; and
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| |  |  | the performance of manufacturing personnel and production equipment.
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In a typical semiconductor manufacturing process, silicon wafers produced by a foundry are cut into individual die. These die are assembled into individual packages and tested for
performance. Our wafer fabrication suppliers have from time to time experienced lower than anticipated yields of suitable die. In the event of such decreased yields, we would incur additional costs to sort wafers, an increase in average cost per
usable die and an increase in the time to market for our products. These conditions could reduce our net revenues and gross margin and harm our customer relations.





We do not manufacture any of our products. Therefore, we are referred to in the semiconductor industry as a fabless producer. Consequently, we depend upon third party
manufacturers to produce semiconductors that meet our specifications. We currently have third party manufacturers that can produce semiconductors that meet our needs. However, as the industry continues to progress to smaller manufacturing and design
geometries, the complexities of producing semiconductors will increase. Decreasing geometries may introduce new problems and delays that may affect product development and deliveries. Due to the nature of the industry and our status as a
fabless semiconductor company, we could encounter fabrication-related problems that may affect the availability of our products, delay our shipments or increase our costs.





A large portion of our revenues is derived from sales to a few customers, who may cease purchasing from us at any time.





A relatively small number of customers have accounted for a significant portion of our net revenues in each of the past several fiscal years. We expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. One direct
customer, an international distributor that in turn ships to many end users, accounted for more than 10% of net revenues during the first nine months of fiscal 2002. Sales to our top five direct customers accounted for approximately 45.8% of net
revenues in the first nine months of fiscal 2002. Three of our end-user customers each accounted for more than 10% of our gross revenues in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 and sales to our top five end-user customers accounted for approximately
49.8% of gross revenues in the same period.





We do not have long-term sales agreements with any of our customers. Our customers
are not subject to minimum purchase requirements, may reduce or delay orders periodically due to excess inventory and may discontinue selling our products at any time. Our distributors typically offer competing products in addition to ours. For the
nine months ended March 31, 2002 sales to our distributors were 48.8% of net revenues. The loss of one or more significant customers, or the decision by a significant distributor to carry the product lines of our competitors, could decrease our
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Almost all of our wafer suppliers and assembly subcontractors are located in Southeast Asia, which exposes us to the
problems associated with international operations.





Almost all of our wafer suppliers and assembly subcontractors are
located in Southeast Asia, which exposes us to risks associated with international business operations, including the following:





| |  |  | disruptions or delays in shipments;
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| |  |  | changes in economic conditions in the countries where these subcontractors are located;
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| |  |  | currency fluctuations;
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| |  |  | changes in political conditions;
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| |  |  | potentially reduced protection for intellectual property;
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| |  |  | foreign governmental regulations;
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| |  |  | import and export controls; and
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| |  |  | changes in tax laws, tariffs and freight rates.
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In particular, there is a potential risk of conflict and further instability in the relationship between Taiwan and the Peoples Republic of China. Conflict or instability could disrupt the operations of one of
our principal wafer suppliers and several of our assembly subcontractors located in Taiwan.





Because we sell our products to customers outside of the
United States, we face foreign business, political and economic risks that could seriously harm us.





In the nine months
ended March 31, 2002, approximately 50% of our net revenues derived from sales in Asia excluding Japan, approximately 7% from sales in Europe and approximately 5% from sales in Japan. We expect that export sales will continue to represent a
significant portion of net revenues. We intend to expand our sales efforts outside the United States. This expansion will require significant management attention and financial resources and further subject us to international operating risks. These
risks include:





| |  |  | tariffs and other barriers and restrictions;
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| |  |  | unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
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| |  |  | the burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws; and
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| |  |  | delays resulting from difficulty in obtaining export licenses for technology.
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We are also subject to general geopolitical risks in connection with our international operations, such as political and economic instability and changes in diplomatic and trade
relationships. In addition, because our international sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, increases in the value of the U.S. dollar could increase the price in local currencies of our products in foreign markets and make our products relatively
more expensive than competitors products that are denominated in local currencies. Regulatory, geopolitical and other factors could seriously harm our business or require us to modify our current business practices.





Our potential future acquisitions, or acquisition related investments, may not be successful because we have not made acquisitions in the past.





We have depended on internal growth in the past and have not made any acquisitions. As part of our business strategy, we expect to seek acquisition
prospects that would complement our existing product offerings, improve market coverage or enhance our technological capabilities. We have no current agreements or negotiations underway with respect to any acquisitions, and we may not be able to
locate suitable acquisition opportunities. Future acquisitions could result in the following:





| |  |  | potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities;
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| |  |  | large one-time write-offs;
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| |  |  | the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities;
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| |  |  | difficulties in the assimilation of operations, personnel, technologies, products and the information systems of the acquired companies;
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| |  |  | risks of entering geographic and business markets in which we have no or limited prior experience and potential loss of key employees of acquired organizations.
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We are not certain that we will be able to successfully integrate any businesses, products, technologies or personnel that
may be acquired in the future. Our failure to do so could seriously harm our business In addition, from time to time, we invest in other companies, without actually acquiring them, and such investments involve many of the same risks as are involved
with acquisitions. For example, we previously made a bridge loan investment in a start-up, high technology company, and we have recently had to write off this loan in light of the financial condition of that company.





Our operations and financial results could be severely harmed by natural disasters.





Our headquarters and some of our major suppliers manufacturing facilities are located near major earthquake faults. One of the foundries we use is located in Taiwan, which suffered
a severe earthquake during fiscal 2000. We did not experience significant disruption to our operations as a result of that earthquake. However, if a major earthquake or other natural disaster were to affect our suppliers, our sources of supply could
be interrupted, which would seriously harm our business.





Item 3.    Quantitative a
nd Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk





At March 31, 2002, our investment portfolio consisted of
investment-grade fixed income securities, excluding those classified as cash equivalents, of $138.3 million. These securities are subject to interest rate risk and will decline in value if market interest rates increase. For example, if market
interest rates were to increase immediately and uniformly by 10% per annum from levels as of March 31, 2002, the fair market value of the portfolio would decrease. However, we do not believe that such a decrease would have a material effect on our
results of operations over the next fiscal year. Due to the short duration and conservative nature of these instruments, we do not believe that we have a material exposure to interest rate risk.




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PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION





Item 2.    Chang
es in Securities and Use of Proceeds.





We have adopted a stockholder rights plan. This plan was
implemented by our board of directors when, on March 6, 2002, it declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right, a Right, for each outstanding share of common stock of the Company. The dividend is payable on March 21, 2002 to
the shareholders of record on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Company at a price of $100.00 per one
one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement dated as of March 6, 2002 between the Company and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent.





The Rights will have antitakeover effects. They will cause substantial dilution to any person or group that attempts to acquire us without
the approval of our board of directors. As a result, the overall effect of the Rights may be to render more difficult or discourage any attempt to acquire us, even if that acquisition may be favorable to the interests of our stockholders. Because
our board of directors can redeem the Rights, the Rights should not interfere with a merger or other business combination the board of directors approves. We have issued the Rights to protect our stockholders from coercive or abusive takeover
tactics and to afford our board of directors more negotiating leverage in dealing with prospective acquirers. A further description of the Rights and the stockholders rights plan is set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K that we filed on March
14, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 6.    Exhibits an
d Reports on Form 8-K.





a.    Exhibits





Exhibit Number

Description3.1

Certificate of Determination of the Series D Junior Participating Preferred Shares.4.1

RightsAgreement between Pericom Semiconductor Corporation and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A. dated as of March 6, 2002, including Form on Right
Certificate attached thereto as Exhibit B Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant dated March 12, 2002.99.1

PressRelease issued by the Company on March 7, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the
Registrant dated March 12, 2002.





b.    Reports on Form 8-K.





1)    On March 14, 2002, Pericom filed a report on Form 8-K relating to a shareholder rights plan
that it has adopted.




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SIG
NATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (Registrant)Date: May 13, 2002



By:

/s/    ALEX HUIAlex Hui Chief Executive
Officer





Date: May 13, 2002



By:

/s/    MICHAEL D. CRAIGHEADMichael D. Craighead Chief
Financial Officer (Chief Accounting Officer)




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