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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 12, 2004

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549_______________

**AMENDMENT No. 1 TO FORM 20-F**

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 2003

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 5-59311

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**DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC**(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

| NOT APPLICABLE                                  | ENGLAND AND WALES                               |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| (Translation of Registrant's Name Into English) | (Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Organization) |

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Neue Strasse 95D-73230 Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, Germany(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

NONE 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 

| **TITLE OF EACH CLASS**                                                                          |   | **NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE OF WHICH REGISTERED**  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------|
| ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10 PER SHARE REPRESENTED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARESORDINARY SHARES |   | NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKETFRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE |

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

NONE

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

ORDINARY SHARES	44,068,930

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 of 1934 during the proceeding 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 [  ]

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 [  ]Item 18 [X]

This Amendment No. 1 is being filed due to an electronic transmission error that occurred during the filing of Form 20-F, which resulted in Notes 8 through 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements being omitted from Item 18.  Accordingly, we include in this amendment Item 18 in its entirety.

## Item 18. Financial Statements 

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See the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto.

**SIGNATURES**

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F, and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Date: March 12, 2004

By: /s/ Roland Pudelko

________________________________________________

Roland Pudelko

Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President

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**FINANCIAL INFORMATION**

**Audited Consolidated Financial Statements:Independent Auditors’ ReportConsolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended  December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2002Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001Consolidated Fixed Assets ScheduleNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
**EXHIBIT 12.1**

**RULE 13A-14(A) CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Roland Pudelko, Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Dialog Semiconductor Plc (the “Company”), certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of the Company;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

b)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)	Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: March 12, 2004

/s/ Roland Pudelko

________________________________________________

Roland Pudelko

Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President

**EXHIBIT 12.2**

**RULE 13A-14(A) CERTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Martin Kloeble, Vice President of Finance and Controlling of Dialog Semiconductor Plc (the “Company”), certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of the Company;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)	Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 12, 2004

/s/ Martin Kloeble

___________________________________

Martin Kloeble

Vice President of Finance and Controlling

**EXHIBIT 13.1**

**SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002***

In connection with the annual report of Dialog Semiconductor Plc (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the period ending December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Roland Pudelko, Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	the Report containing the financial statements of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

			

Date: March 12, 2004

/s/ Roland Pudelko

________________________________________________

Roland Pudelko

Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President

*	A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

**EXHIBIT 13.2**

**SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002***

In connection with the annual report of Dialog Semiconductor Plc (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the period ending December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Martin Kloeble, Vice President of Finance and Controlling of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	the Report containing the financial statements of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

			

Date: March 12, 2004

/s/ Martin Kloeble

___________________________________

Martin Kloeble

Vice President of Finance and Controlling

*	A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
**Independent Auditors' Report**
Index of financial statements

**To the Board of Directors Dialog Semiconductor Plc:**

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Dialog Semiconductor Plc and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dialog Semiconductor Plc and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for goodwill and intangible assets in 2002 and its method of accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities in 2001.

Stuttgart, February 17, 2004KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-GesellschaftAktiengesellschaftWirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Helwig

Kiechle

Wirtschaftsprüfer

Wirtschaftsprüfer
**Consolidated Financial Statements**
**Consolidated Statements of Operations**

Index of financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**Notes**

 

**2003**

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Revenues

 

**19**

 

$ 117,017

 

€ 92,893

 

€ 77,104

 

€ 100,519

Cost of sales

 

**9**

 

(78,572)

 

(62,374)

 

(57,409)

 

(80,574)

**Gross margin**

 

 

 

**38,445**

 

**30,519**

 

**19,695**

 

**19,945**

Selling and marketing expenses

 

 

 

(5,287)

 

(4,197)

 

(4,149)

 

(4,054)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

(6,354)

 

(5,044)

 

(6,447)

 

(5,569)

Research and development

 

 

 

(38,534)

 

(30,590)

 

(34,530)

 

(31,256)

Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

(2,611)

 

(2,073)

 

(1,975)

 

(3,202)

Restructuring and related impairment charges

 

**3**

 

(2,317)

 

(1,839)

 

–

 

–

**Operating loss**

 

 

 

**(16,658)**

 

**(13,224)**

 

**(27,406)**

 

**(24,136)**

Interest income, net

 

 

 

954

 

757

 

1,121

 

898

Foreign currency exchange gains and losses, net

 

**4**

 

(572)

 

(454)

 

(1,918)

 

1,713

Recovery (write-down) of investment

 

**5**

 

397

 

315

 

11,969

 

(42,405)

**Result before income taxes**

 

 

 

**(15,879)**

 

**(12,606)**

 

**(16,234)**

 

**(63,930)**

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

**4, 6**

 

(9,843)

 

(7,814)

 

6,026

 

22,544

**Net loss**

 

 

 

**(25,722)**

 

**(20,420)**

 

**(10,208)**

 

**(41,386)**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Loss per share:**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

 

(0.58)

 

(0.46)

 

(0.23)

 

(0.94)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Weighted average number of shares (in thousands):**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

 

43,951

 

43,951

 

43,888

 

43,788

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

**Consolidated Balance Sheets**

Index of financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

**At December 31,**

 

 

**Notes**

 

**2003**

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

**ASSETS**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

$ 10,215

 

€ 8,109

 

€ 31,005

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

**8**

 

18,062

 

14,338

 

16,034

Inventories

 

**9**

 

16,681

 

13,242

 

14,507

Marketable securities

 

**10**

 

56,561

 

44,900

 

–

Deferred taxes

 

**6**

 

130

 

103

 

264

Prepaid expenses

 

**4, 11**

 

2,684

 

2,131

 

7,482

Other current assets

 

 

 

1,251

 

993

 

2,971

**Total current assets**

 

 

 

**105,584**

 

**83,816**

 

**72,263**

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

**12**

 

25,937

 

20,590

 

27,801

Intangible assets

 

**13**

 

6,853

 

5,440

 

6,922

Goodwill

 

**12**

 

14,847

 

11,786

 

11,786

Deposits

 

**11**

 

231

 

183

 

19,390

Deferred taxes

 

**6**

 

22,333

 

17,729

 

26,818

Prepaid expenses

 

**4, 11**

 

1,168

 

927

 

1,093

**TOTAL ASSETS**

 

 

 

**176,953**

 

**140,471**

 

**166,073**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

 

 

 

9,016

 

7,157

 

10,020

Accrued expenses

 

**14**

 

3,987

 

3,165

 

3,669

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

23

 

18

 

174

Deferred taxes

 

**4, 6**

 

5

 

4

 

162

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

2,034

 

1,615

 

2,156

**Total current liabilities**

 

 

 

**15,065**

 

**11,959**

 

**16,181**

Deferred taxes

 

**6**

 

2,102

 

1,669

 

2,397

**Total liabilities**

 

 

 

**17,167**

 

**13,628**

 

**18,578**

Ordinary Shares

 

**15**

 

8,487

 

6,737

 

6,737

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

212,631

 

168,795

 

168,781

Accumulated deficit

 

**4**

 

(60,061)

 

(47,679)

 

(27,259)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

(1,238)

 

(984)

 

(715)

Employee stock purchase plan shares

 

 

 

(33)

 

(26)

 

(49)

**Net Shareholders’ equity**

 

 

 

**159,786**

 

**126,843**

 

**147,495**

**TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY**

 

**176,953**

 

**140,471**

 

**166,073**

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

**Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows**

Index of financial statements

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

**Cash flows from operating activities:**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (25,723)

 

€ (20,420)

 

€ (10,208)

 

€ (41,386)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-down (recovery) of investment

 

(397)

 

(315)

 

(11,969)

 

42,405

	Provision for excess inventory

 

–

 

–

 

1,930

 

10,689

	Restructuring and related impairment charges

 

772

 

613

 

–

 

–

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

15,803

 

12,545

 

12,834

 

12,801

	Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets

 

2,611

 

2,073

 

1,975

 

3,202

	Losses on disposals of fixed assets

 

319

 

253

 

–

 

–

Increase in deferred tax asset valuation    allowance

 

12,896

 

10,237

 

–

 

517

	Other changes in deferred taxes

 

(2,500)

 

(1,984)

 

(4,167)

 

(23,831)

Changes in current assets and liabilities: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

2,130

 

1,691

 

450

 

25,597

	Inventories

 

1,594

 

1,265

 

715

 

8,975

	Prepaid expenses

 

6,780

 

5,382

 

1,663

 

3,683

	Trade accounts payable

 

(3,585)

 

(2,846)

 

1,760

 

(18,525)

	Accrued expenses

 

(325)

 

(258)

 

(1,381)

 

(2,815)

	Income taxes payable

 

(135)

 

(107)

 

(1,224)

 

(7,013)

	Other assets and liabilities

 

(681)

 

(541)

 

26

 

840

**Cash provided by (used for) operating activities**

 

**9,559**

 

**7,588**

 

**(7,596)**

 

**15,139**

**Cash flows from investing activities:**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery of investment

 

397

 

315

 

11,969

 

-

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(7,433)

 

(5,901)

 

(3,872)

 

(3,157)

Purchases of intangible assets

 

(1,776)

 

(1,410)

 

(2,101)

 

(577)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

(56,684)

 

(44,998)

 

–

 

–

Investments and deposits received (made)

 

27,297

 

21,670

 

94

 

(8,894)

**Cash provided by (used for) investing activities**

 

**(38,199)**

 

**(30,324)**

 

**6,090**

 

**(12,628)**

**Cash flows from financing activities:**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of employee stock purchase plan shares 

 

47

 

37

 

58

 

69

Other

 

–

 

–

 

(44)

 

(6)

**Cash provided by financing activities**

 

**47**

 

**37**

 

**14**

 

**63**

**Cash provided by (used for) operating, investing and financing activities**

 

**(28,593)**

 

**(22,699)**

 

**(1,492)**

 

**2,574**

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(249)

 

(197)

 

(129)

 

173

**Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents**

 

**(28,842)**

 

**(22,896)**

 

**(1,621)**

 

**2,747**

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

39,057

 

31,005

 

32,626

 

29,879

**Cash and cash equivalents at end of period**

 

**10,215**

 

**8,109**

 

**31,005**

 

**32,626**

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

**Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity  and Comprehensive Income (Loss)**

Index of financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands of €)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Accumulated othercomprehensiveloss**

 

 

 

 

 

 

**OrdinaryShares**

 

**Additionalpaid-incapital**

 

**Retained earnings (accumu-lated deficit)**

 

**Currencytrans-lation adjust-ment**

 

**Available for sale securities**

 

**Derivativefinancialinstru-ments**

 

**Employeestockpurchaseplan shares**

 

**Total**

**Balance atDecember 31, 2000**

 

**6,737**

 

**168,776**

 

**24,335**

 

**(440)**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**(121)**

 

**199,287**

Net loss

 

–

 

–

 

(41,386)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(41,386)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

170

 

–

 

(42)

 

–

 

128

**Total comprehensive loss**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**(41,258)**

Cost of issuance of shares in 2000

 

–

 

(6)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(6)

Sale of employee stock purchase plan shares

 

–

 

18

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

51

 

69

**Balance atDecember 31, 2001**

 

**6,737**

 

**168,788**

 

**(17,051)**

 

**(270)**

 

**–**

 

**(42)**

 

**(70)**

 

**158,092**

Net loss

 

–

 

–

 

(10,208)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(10,208)

Other comprehensive loss

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(287)

 

–

 

(116)

 

–

 

(403)

**Total comprehensive loss**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**(10,611)**

Cost of issuance of shares in 2000

 

–

 

(44)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(44)

Sale of employee stock purchase plan shares

 

–

 

37

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

21

 

58

**Balance atDecember 31, 2002**

 

**6,737**

 

**168,781**

 

**(27,259)**

 

**(557)**

 

**–**

 

**(158)**

 

**(49)**

 

**147,495**

Net loss

 

–

 

–

 

(20,420)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(20,420)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

(366)

 

(61)

 

158

 

–

 

(269)

**Total comprehensive loss**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**(20,689)**

Sale of employee stock purchase plan shares

 

–

 

14

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

23

 

37

**Balance atDecember 31, 2003**

 

**6,737**

 

**168,795**

 

**(47,679)**

 

**(923)**

 

**(61)**

 

–

 

**(26)**

 

**126,843**

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

**Consolidated Fixed Assets Schedule**

Index of financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

**Acquisition costs**

 

 

**Balance at January 1, 2003**

 

**Currency change**

 

**Additions**

 

**Reclassi-fications**

 

**Disposals**

 

**Balance at December 31, 2003**

Test equipment

 

50,283

 

(17)

 

3,190

 

10

 

(416)

 

53,050

Leasehold improvements

 

1,710

 

(82)

 

15

 

–

 

(740)

 

903

Office and other equipment

 

14,048

 

(431)

 

2,429

 

(10)

 

(1,733)

 

14,303

Advance payment relating to test equipment

 

–

 

–

 

267

 

–

 

–

 

267

**Property, plant and equipment**

 

**66,041**

 

**(530)**

 

**5,901**

 

**–**

 

**(2,889)**

 

**68,523**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software, licenses and other

 

10,450

 

(133)

 

618

 

–

 

(5)

 

10,930

Patents

 

3,008

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

3,008

**Intangible assets**

 

**13,458**

 

**(133)**

 

**618**

 

–

 

**(5)**

 

**13,938**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Goodwill**

 

**15,736**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**15,736**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Deposits**

 

**19,390**

 

**(15)**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**(19,192)**

 

**183**

**Investments in affiliated companies**

**Name**

 

**Registered Office**

 

**Participation**

Dialog Semiconductor GmbH

 

Kirchheim/Teck - Nabern, Germany

 

100 %

Dialog Semiconductor (UK) Limited

 

Swindon, UK

 

100 %

Dialog Semiconductor Inc

 

Clinton, New Jersey, USA

 

100 %

Dialog Semiconductor KK

 

Tokyo, Japan

 

100 %

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

**Consolidated Fixed Assets Schedule - continued**

 

**Depreciation/Amortization**

 

**Book value**

**Balance at January 1,****2003**

 

**Currency change**

 

**Additions**

 

**Disposals**

 

**Balance at December 31, 2003**

 

**Balance at December 31, 2003**

 

**Balance at December 31, 2002**

27,495

 

(13)

 

9,892

 

(418)

 

36,956

 

16,094

 

22,788

1,053

 

(38)

 

215

 

(680)

 

550

 

353

 

657

9,692

 

(323)

 

2,504

 

(1,446)

 

10,427

 

3,876

 

4,356

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

267

 

–

**38,240**

 

**(374)**

 

**12,611**

 

**(2,544)**

 

**47,933**

 

**20,590**

 

**27,801**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,367

 

(106)

 

1,736

 

(5)

 

7,992

 

2,938

 

4,083

169

 

–

 

337

 

–

 

506

 

2,502

 

2,839

**6,536**

 

**(106)**

 

**2,073**

 

**(5)**

 

**8,498**

 

**5,440**

 

**6,922**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**3,950**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**3,950**

 

**11,786**

 

**11,786**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**–**

 

**183**

 

**19,390**

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

**Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**

Index of financial statements

(In thousands of €, unless otherwise stated)

**1.	General**

**a)	Description of Business**

Dialog Semiconductor Plc and subsidiaries ("Dialog" or the "Company") is a fabless semiconductor company that develops and supplies power management, audio and imaging technology, delivering innovative mixed signal standard products as well as application specific IC solutions for wireless, automotive and industrial applications. The company’s expertise in mixed signal design, with products manufactured entirely in CMOS technology, enhances the performance and features of wireless, hand-held and portable electronic products. Its technology is also used in intelligent control circuits in automotive and industrial applications. Production of these designs is then outsourced, and the final products are returned to Dialog for approval and testing before delivery to the customers.

**b)	Vulnerability Due to Certain Significant Concentrations**

The Company’s future results of operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could affect the Company’s future operating results and cause actual results to vary materially from historical results include, but are not limited to, the highly cyclical nature of both the semiconductor and wireless communications industries, dependence on certain customers and the ability to obtain adequate supply of sub-micron wafers.

The Company's products are generally utilized in the cellular communications and automotive industries. The Company generates a substantial portion of its revenue from the wireless communications market, which accounted for 75%, 71% and 77% of the Company’s total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

The Company’s revenue base is diversified by geographic region and by individual customer. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates influence the Company’s results of operations. The Company’s sales are primarily denominated in Euros and US dollars whereas purchases of raw materials and manufacturing services are primarily denominated in US dollars (see Note 18 for a description of the Company’s hedging activities). The Company also has foreign currency exchange risks with respect to its net investments in foreign subsidiaries in Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Fluctuations in these currencies could significantly impact the Company’s reported results from operations.

The Company depends on a relatively small number of customers for a substantial portion of its revenues, and the loss of one or more of these customers may result in a significant decline in future revenue. During 2003, one customer individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue. Total revenue from this customer was €60,192 or 65%. During 2002 and 2001, two customers individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues. Total revenues from these two customers were €46,746 and €67,139 or 61% and 67% in 2002 and 2001, respectively. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral from its customers.

**c)	Basis of Presentation**

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). All amounts herein are shown in thousands of Euro (“€”) and for the year 2003 are also presented in U.S. Dollars (“$”), the latter being unaudited and presented solely for convenience of the reader at the rate of €1 = $1.2597, the Noon Buying Rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on December 31, 2003. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

**2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies**

**Principles of Consolidation**

The consolidated financial statements include Dialog Semiconductor Plc and all of its owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

**Cash and Cash Equivalents**

Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of three months or less.

**Marketable Securities**

Marketable securities at December 31, 2003 consists of debt securities that are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value as determined by the most recently quoted market price of each security at the balance sheet date. Unrealized gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and are reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined on a specific-identification basis. A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed to be other than temporary will result in an impairment, which is charged to earnings. Interest income is recognized when earned.

**Inventories**

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes direct materials, labor and overhead plus indirect overhead, is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) or weighted average cost methods.

**Trade Accounts Receivable**

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. Management, considering current information and events regarding the customers’ ability to repay their obligations, considers the collectibility of a trade account receivable to be impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the sales terms. When a trade receivable is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows. Any impairment losses are included in the allowance for doubtful accounts through a charge to bad debt expense. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. Recoveries of trade receivables previously written-off are recorded when received. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers.

**Other Current Assets**

Other current assets include tax refunds receivable and interest receivable at December 31, 2003 and 2002. It also included the fair value of a forward foreign currency contract at December 31, 2002, which was settled in 2003 (see Note 18).

**Property, Plant and Equipment**

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

**Equipment**

 

**Useful life**

Test equipment

 

3 to 5 years

Leasehold improvements

 

Shorter of useful life or lease term

Office and other equipment

 

3 to13 years

**Leasing**

The Company is a lessee of design software and property, plant and equipment which are accounted for as operating leases.

**Goodwill and other Intangible Assets**

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. Purchased intangible assets with estimable useful lives primarily consist of licenses, software, customer lists and patents and are recorded at acquisition cost less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from 3 to 17 years. On January 1, 2002 the Company adopted SFAS 142, *Goodwill and Intangible Assets*. SFAS 142 requires that goodwill and certain intangibles no longer be amortized, but instead tested for impairment at transition and at least annually. SFAS 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144, *Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets*.

In connection with SFAS 142’s transitional goodwill impairment evaluation, the Company evaluated its existing intangible assets and goodwill and determined that an amount of € 383 (net of accumulated amortization) for assembled workforce, previously included in intangible assets, was required to be reclassified into goodwill in order to comply with SFAS 142. The Company also reassessed the useful lives and residual values of all intangible assets and determined that amortization period adjustments were not necessary and that none of its intangible assets have indefinite useful lives. Further the Company performed a transitional assessment and determined that its ability to recover the carrying value of its recorded goodwill was not impaired as of January 1, 2002.

Goodwill is tested annually for impairment and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 142, goodwill and assembled workforce were amortized over their estimated useful life. Amortization expense related to goodwill and assembled workforce was €1,361 for the year ended December 31, 2001. The following table reconciles previously reported net loss as if the provisions of SFAS 142 were in effect in 2001:

 

 

**Year ended December, 31**

 

 

**2001**

**Net loss**

 

 

   As reported

 

(41,386)

   Pro forma

 

(40,025)

Basic loss per share

 

 

   As reported

 

(0.94)

   Pro forma

 

(0.91)

Diluted loss per share

 

 

   As reported

 

(0.94)

   Pro forma

 

(0.91)

**Impairment of Long-Lived Assets**

The Company adopted SFAS 144 on January 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not affect the Company’s financial statements. In accordance with SFAS 144, long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or group of assets. If the carrying amount of an asset or group of asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 144, the Company accounted for its long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS 121, *Accounting for Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of*.

**Foreign Currencies**

The functional currency for the Company's operations is generally the applicable local currency. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of companies whose functional currency is other than the Euro are included in the consolidation by translating the assets and liabilities into the reporting currency (the Euro) at the exchange rates applicable at the end of the reporting year. Equity accounts are measured at historical rates. The statements of income and cash flows of such non-Euro functional currency operations are translated at the average exchange rates during the year. Translation gains or losses are accumulated as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Currency transaction gains or losses arising from transactions of Dialog companies in currencies other than the functional currency are included in financial income, net at each reporting period.

The exchange rates of the more important currencies against the Euro used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Exchange rate atDecember 31,**

 

**Annual averageexchange rate**

**Currency**

 

2003€ 1 =

 

2002€ 1 =

 

2003€ 1 =

 

2002€ 1 =

 

2001€ 1 =

Great Britain

 

0.70

 

0.65

 

0.69

 

0.63

 

0.62

Japan

 

133.68

 

124.19

 

130.93

 

118.05

 

108.76

United States

 

1.25

 

1.04

 

1.13

 

0.94

 

0.90

Sweden

 

9.07

 

9.15

 

9.12

 

9.16

 

9.25

**Revenue Recognition**

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from the sale of its products. Product revenue, net of discounts, is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price of the transaction is fixed and determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Service revenue, which is derived from research and development reimbursement projects, is recognized when services have been rendered based upon the acceptance by a customer of project milestones.

**Product-Related Expenses**

Cost of sales consist of the costs of outsourcing production and assembly, personnel costs and applicable overhead and depreciation of test and other equipment. Provisions for estimated product warranty are recorded in cost of sales at the time the related sale is recognized. Expenditures for advertising and sales promotion and for other sales-related expenses are charged to marketing expenses as incurred. Shipping and handling costs amounting to €251 (2002: €221; 2001: €241) are recorded within selling expenses.

**Research and Development**

Research and development costs are generally expensed as incurred and amounted to €30.590 (2002: €34,530; 2001: €31,256). Research and development costs incurred in connection with customer service contracts are capitalized and then charged to cost of sales when the related service revenue if recognized. Research and development costs charged to customers and included in cost of sales, amounted to approximately to €263 (2002: €987; 2001: €2,683).

**Income Taxes**

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records deferred tax valuation allowances, if any, to reduce the deferred tax assets to amounts which will more likely than not be realized.

**Stock-Based Compensation**

The Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan that is accounted for using the intrinsic-value-based method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25, *Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees*, and related interpretations. Under this method, no stock-based compensation cost is reflected in net income (loss), as all options granted by the plan had an exercise price equal to market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. SFAS 123, *Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation*, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. As allowed by SFAS 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic-value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted only the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, *Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure.*The following table illustrates the effect on net loss if the fair-value-based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period.

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Net loss, as reported:

 

(20,420)

 

(10,208)

 

(41,386)

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects 

 

(601)

 

(1,166)

 

(1,123)

**Pro forma net loss**

 

**(21,021)**

 

**(11,374)**

 

**(42,509)**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – as reported

 

(0.46)

 

(0.23)

 

(0.94)

Basic – pro forma

 

(0.48)

 

(0.26)

 

(0.97)

Diluted – as reported

 

(0.46)

 

(0.23)

 

(0.94)

Diluted – pro forma

 

(0.48)

 

(0.26)

 

(0.97)

**Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities**

On January 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS 133, *Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities* and SFAS 138, *Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activity, an Amendment of SFAS 133*. SFAS 133 and SFAS 138 require that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values, regardless of the purpose for holding them. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are recognized periodically either in income or, in the case of a cash flow hedge, in shareholders’ equity (as a component of other comprehensive income). In situations where the derivative financial instrument does not qualify for hedge accounting, the Company carries the derivative instrument at its fair value on the balance sheet and recognizes any subsequent changes in fair value in earnings.

In accordance with the transition provisions of SFAS 133, the Company recorded a net transition gain of €605 (net of income tax expense of €340) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). During 2001, the Company also reclassified €647 (net of income tax expense of €364) from accumulated other comprehensive income to net loss relating to the transition adjustment recorded at January 1, 2001.

**Earnings (Loss) per Share**

Earnings (loss) per share has been computed using the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares for each year. Because the Company reported a net loss in each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, only basic per share amounts have been presented for those years. Had the Company reported net income in 2003, 2002 and 2001, the weighted average number of shares outstanding would have potentially been diluted by 962,184, 2,634,382 and 2,672,506 stock options, respectively (not assuming the effects of applying the treasury stock method).

**Use of Estimates**

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and judgments include the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived assets, the realizability of deferred income tax assets and inventories, and the fair value of stock-based employee compensation awards. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

**Recently Issued Accounting Standards**

In December 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, (revised December 2003), *Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities*, which addresses how a business enterprise should evaluate whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity through means other than voting rights and accordingly should consolidate the entity. The Company does not currently have any involvement with variable interest entities. Therefore, the initial adoption of the Interpretation did not have and will not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146, *Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities*. The provisions of SFAS 146 were effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company decided to close its Swedish subsidiary in the first quarter of 2003 and a portion of this restructuring plan is being accounted for pursuant to SFAS 146 (see Note 3).

**3.	Restructuring and Related Impairment Charges**

Restructuring and related asset impairment charges are comprised of €1,554 restructuring charges and €285 impairment charges totaling €1,839 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

**a)	Restructuring Charges**

In the first quarter of 2003 the Company decided to close its Swedish subsidiary. Restructuring charges include contractual termination benefits that were paid to 39 employees affected by the closing (€1,076) and a provision for estimated costs that will continue to be incurred under an executory contract for its remaining term without economic benefit to the Company (€478). The contractual termination benefits were accounted for in accordance with SFAS 88. This provision for costs that will continue to be incurred for the duration of the executory contract is recorded at its estimated fair value in accordance with SFAS 146.

The pretax amounts for the restructuring charges are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

 

**Employee termination costs**

 

**Contract termination costs**

 

**Total**

Liability balance at January 1, 2003

 

 

 

–

 

–

 

–

Initial charges

 

 

 

834

 

346

 

1,180

Additional charges

 

 

 

242

 

132

 

374

Payments made

 

 

 

(1,076)

 

(150)

 

(1,226)

**Liability balance at December 31, 2003**

 

 

 

**–**

 

**328**

 

**328**

**b)	Asset Impairment Charges**

As a result of the closure of the Swedish facility, certain long-lived assets with a net carrying value of €158 have been abandoned and certain prepaid expenses of €127 no longer provided any future benefit to the Company. Accordingly, impairment charges totaling €285 have been recognized for the year ended December 31, 2003, to write-off these assets.

**4.	Foreign currency exchange gains and losses, net**

Foreign currency transaction gains and losses result from amounts ultimately realized upon settlement of foreign currency transactions and from the period end re-measurement of foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities into the functional currency of the respective entity. The Company has made advance payments for future wafer deliveries to silicon suppliers. Such advance payments are classified in the balance sheet line items "Prepaid expenses." The outstanding balance of the advance payments are refunded in proportion to the Company’s purchases of wafers. Such advances were previously treated similar to inventory and therefore considered as a non-monetary asset in the re-measurement process. In the second quarter of 2003, management determined that it was appropriate to treat these advance payments as “monetary assets” for purposes of re-measurement into Euro, with the resulting exchange gains or losses recorded in the statements of operations. Accordingly, certain prior period amounts presented have been revised to reflect this re-measurement process. Management believes that the impact of this re-measurement using the then current exchange rates applicable for those periods impacted (rather than the historical exchange rate at the time the Company entered into the relevant contracts) does not have a material effect on any financial statements previously issued.

**5.	Recovery (Write-down) of Investment**

In the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company determined that its ability to recover the full amount of its investments in silicon supplier ESM was impaired. Accordingly the Company wrote off the investments in ESM. In March 2002, ESM was acquired by International Rectifier. As a result, the Company was able to subsequently recover €12.0 million and €0.3 million of its total investment in ESM in 2002 and 2003.

**6.	Income Taxes**

Income (loss) before income taxes consists of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Germany

 

(6,323)

 

(11,376)

 

(69,159)

Foreign

 

(6,283)

 

(4,858)

 

5,229

 

 

**(12,606)**

 

**(16,234)**

 

**(63,930)**

The benefit (provision) for income taxes consists of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

**Current taxes:**

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

250

 

43

 

856

Foreign

 

(91)

 

1,685

 

(1,618)

**Deferred taxes:**

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

(8,287)

 

3,941

 

23,737

Foreign

 

314

 

357

 

(431)

 

 

**(7,814)**

 

**6,026**

 

**22,544**

Although Dialog is a UK company, its principal operations are located in Germany and all of its operating subsidiaries are owned by its German subsidiary. Accordingly, the following information is based on German corporate tax law. The Company’s statutory tax rate for its German subsidiary is 25%. Including the impact of the solidarity surcharge of 5.5%, the federal corporate tax rate amounts to 26.375%.

A reconciliation of income taxes determined using the German corporate tax rate of 26.375% plus the after federal tax benefit rate for trade taxes of 11.225%, for a combined statutory rate of 37.6%, is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Expected benefit (provision) for income taxes

 

4,740

 

6,104

 

24,037

Foreign tax rate differential

 

(505)

 

(387)

 

395

Amortization of non-deductible goodwill and intangible assets

 

(41)

 

(41)

 

(494)

Write-down of investment

 

—

 

—

 

(1,163)

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

 

(11,804)

 

(118)

 

(560)

Others

 

(204)

 

468

 

329

**Actual (expense) benefit for income taxes**

 

**(7,814)**

 

**6,026**

 

**22,544**

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

**At December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

Property, plant and equipment

 

196

 

219

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards

 

24,284

 

27,400

Liabilities

 

5,640

 

—

Other

 

41

 

94

Valuation allowance

 

(12,329)

 

(631)

**Deferred tax assets**

 

**17,832**

 

**27,082**

Property, plant and equipment

 

(1,669)

 

(2,397)

Receivables

 

(4)

 

(38)

Liabilities

 

—

 

(124)

**Deferred tax liabilities**

 

**(1,673)**

 

**(2,559)**

**Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)**

 

**16,159**

 

**24,523**

At December 31, 2003, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes in Germany of €61,696 which are available to offset future federal taxable income, if any, and have no expiration date. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. In December 2003, the German government enacted new tax legislation, which among other things, limits the use of German tax-loss carryforwards to 60% of the taxable income for fiscal years starting from 2004 and thereafter. As a result of this change in tax law, the Company has re-evaluated its deferred tax asset position and the need for a valuation allowance. The assessment requires the exercise of judgment on the part of management, with respect to, among other things, benefits that could be realized from available tax strategies and future taxable income, as well as other positive and negative factors. The assessment considered the weight given to cumulative losses incurred in Germany over the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, as well as detailed forecasts of taxable income in the foreseeable future. Although the Company forecasts generating future taxable income to approximate available tax-loss carryforwards, the change in tax law increases the forecasted number of additional years that future taxable income must be generated in order to fully realize these loss carryforward benefits. Pursuant to SFAS 109 and the inherent uncertainties in projecting future taxable income, management has concluded that it is more likely than not that a portion of our tax losses may not ultimately be realized. Consequently, the Company recognized an additional valuation allowance as of December 31, 2003 of €11,804, to reduce the carrying value of its net deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be ultimately realized.

**7.	Additional Cash Flow Information**

The following represents supplemental information with respect to cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Interest paid, net

 

14

 

9

 

83

Income taxes paid, net

 

372

 

911

 

7,622

**8.	Trade Accounts Receivable, net**

The recorded trade accounts receivable for which an impairment has been recognized and the related allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2003 and 2002 were €270 and €197, and €616 and €397, respectively.

The allowance for doubtful accounts developed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of year

 

397

 

439

 

1,036

Additions charged to bad debt expense

 

230

 

222

 

9

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

(210)

 

(139)

 

(189)

Reductions charged to bad debt expense

 

(220)

 

(125)

 

(417)

**Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of year**

 

**197**

 

**397**

 

**439**

**9.	Inventories**

Inventories are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

**At December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

Raw materials

 

2,738

 

5,346

Work-in-process

 

5,026

 

5,131

Finished goods

 

5,478

 

4,030

 

 

**13,242**

 

**14,507**

Cost of sales includes a provision for excess inventory of €1,930 and €10,689 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

**10.	Marketable Securities**

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company acquired debt securities with a maturity between four to seven months, which are classified as available for sale, for a total purchase price of €44,998. The aggregate costs, fair values, unrealized gains and losses per security class are as follows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31, 2003**

 

**Cost**

****

**Fair value**

 

**Gain**

 

**Loss**

Debt securities

44,998

 

44,900

 

—

 

(98)

**11.	Deposits and Prepaid Expenses**

At December 31, 2002, the Company maintained deposits of $20 million with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte., Ltd. (“Chartered”). These deposits were refunded to the Company in October 2003. In addition, the Company paid Chartered a total of $10 million in 2000 as an advance payment for future wafer deliveries and $2.5 million to another supplier. Such advance payments are classified in the balance sheet line items "Prepaid expenses". The outstanding balance of the advance payments is refunded in proportion to the Company’s purchases of wafers from these suppliers, and at this time, the Company expects to have the entire advance payments refunded. The amount of advance payments classified in Prepaid expenses on the consolidated balance sheet as current assets represents that the amount of advance payments expected to be refunded in the next twelve months. 

**12.	Other long-term assets**

Information with respect to changes to the company’s property, plant and equipment, net, intangible assets, goodwill, investments and deposits is presented in the consolidated Fixed Asset Schedule included herein.

Depreciation expense amounted to €12,611, €12,834 and €12,801 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

**13.	Intangible assets**

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company acquired software and licenses for a total purchase price of €618. The expected weighted average useful life of these assets is 3 years. During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company acquired the CMOS imaging technology and associated CMOS Active Pixel Sensor (APS) patent portfolio from Sarnoff Corporation, a research and development institute, for a total purchase price of €3,008. The expected weighted average useful life of these patents is 9 years. Installment payments of, in total, €792 and €1,504 were paid in 2003 and 2002, respectively. A further installment is payable in cash or Company shares in 2004 when certain CMOS imaging sensors (“imagers”) have been successfully developed by Sarnoff. In addition, Sarnoff may be paid additional contingent consideration which will be determined as a percentage of the revenues received from sales of imagers used for camera applications and as an agreed sum for each imager used for cellular phone applications. Such contingent consideration is limited in absolute terms and has a fixed expiration date as specified in the purchase agreement.

The aggregate amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 was €2,073, €1,975 and €1,875, respectively. Amortization expense of the gross carrying amount of intangible assets at December 31, 2003 is estimated to be €1,476 in 2004, €935 in 2005, €551 in 2006, €487 in 2007 and €479 in 2008.

**14.	Accrued Expenses**

The Company issues various types of contractual product warranties under which it guarantees the performance of products delivered for a certain period or term. The changes in the provision for those product warranties are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

**At December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

Balance at beginning of year

 

115

 

125

Utilizations

 

(115)

 

(105)

Additions

 

135

 

95

**Balance at end of year**

 

**135**

 

**115**

**15.	Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income**

At December 31, 2003, Dialog had authorized 104,311,860 ordinary shares with a par value of £ 0.10 per share. Issued and outstanding were 44,068,930 ordinary shares.

The related tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

 

 

**Pretax**

 

**Tax effect**

 

**Net**

 

**Pretax**

 

**Tax effect**

 

**Net**

 

**Pretax**

 

**Tax effect**

 

**Net**

Unrealized (losses) gains on available for sale securities 

 

(98)

 

37

 

(61)

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative financial instruments

 

253

 

(95)

 

158

 

(185)

 

69

 

(116)

 

(66)

 

24

 

(42)

Currency translation adjustment

 

(508)

 

142

 

(366)

 

(437)

 

150

 

(287)

 

170

 

–

 

170

**Other Comprensive Income (loss)**

 

**(353)**

 

**84**

 

**(269)**

 

**(622)**

 

**219**

 

**(403)**

 

**104**

 

**24**

 

**128**

In 2003, realized losses of €44 (net of €27 tax benefits) on the settlement of a derivative financial instrument were reclassified into net loss (see Note 18).

**16.	Stock-based Compensation**

**a)	Stock option plan**

On August 7, 1998, the Company adopted a stock option plan ("Plan") under which employees and directors may be granted from time-to-time, at the discretion of the Board, stock options to acquire up to 3,840,990 shares of the Company's authorized but unissued ordinary shares. On May 16, 2002 the shareholders of the Company approved a resolution increasing the maximum amount of stock options which may be granted by the company to 15%, after issue, of the Company's issued share capital. At December 31, 2003, 15%, after issue, of the Company's issued share capital amounted to 7,776,870. Stock options are granted with an exercise price not less than the estimated fair value at the date of grant. Stock options have terms of ten years and vest over periods of one to five years from the date of grant.

The fair value of all grants in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003 is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted-average assump­tions were used for stock option grants for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Expected dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

Expected volatility

 

74%

 

106%

 

108%

Risk free interest rate

 

3.4%

 

3.7%

 

4.6%

Expected life (in years)

 

3.8

 

5

 

2.9

Weighted-average fair value of options granted (in €)

 

2.21

 

1.83

 

4.37

Stock option plan activity for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

**(prices in €)**

 

**Options**

 

**Weighted average exercise price**

 

**Options**

 

**Weighted average exercise price**

 

**Options**

 

**Weighted average exercise price**

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

2,634,382

 

3.62

 

2,672,506

 

3.78

 

2,849,778

 

14.01

Granted

 

2,050,180

 

3.37

 

124,060

 

2.33

 

1,193,460

 

6.86

Exercised

 

(76,828)

 

0.52

 

(79,174)

 

0.79

 

(159,006)

 

0.42

Forfeited

 

(204,004)

 

6.21

 

(83,010)

 

9.78

 

(145,106)

 

20.41

Cancelled

 

(991,460)

 

7.29

 

—

 

—

 

(1,066,620)

 

32.80

**Outstanding at end of year**

 

**3,412,270**

 

**2.32**

 

**2,634,382**

 

**3.62**

 

**2,672,506**

 

**3.78**

Options exercisable at year end

 

1,013,356

 

0.70

 

1,217,402

 

3.07

 

536,594

 

0.89

In June 2001, the Company's board of directors approved a resolution giving employees the right to cancel their options granted in June and October 2000. Employees elected to cancel a total of 250,040 options granted in June 2000 with an exercise price of €55 and 816,580 options granted in October 2000 with an exercise price of €26. In December 2001, approximately 1.0 million options were granted at an exercise price equal to fair value (at that date) of €7 per share.

In April 2003, the Company's board of directors approved a second resolution giving employees the right to cancel their options granted in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Employees elected to cancel a total of 991,460 options with a weighted average exercise of €7.29. In November 2003, approximately 2.0 million options were granted at an exercise price equal to fair value (at that date) of €3.45 per share.

The following table summaries information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Options Outstanding **

 

**Options Exercisable**

Range of Exercise Prices

 

**Number Outstanding at December 31, 2003**

 

**Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)**

 

**Weighted-Average Exercise Price**

 

**Number Exercisable at December 31, 2003**

 

**Weighted-Average Exercise Price**

€ 0.32 - 2.15 

 

1,420,630

 

5.5

 

0.69

 

1,000,020

 

0.62

€ 3.00 - 9.00

 

1,991,640

 

9.9

 

3.47

 

13,336

 

6.04

**€ 0.32 - 9.00**

 

**3,412,270**

 

**8.1**

 

**2.32**

 

**1,013,356**

 

**0.70**

**b)	Employee Stock Purchase Plan**

On March 26, 1998, in connection with the acquisition of the Company, the Company and its then majority owner, Apax Partners, adopted a Subscription and Shareholders Agreement under which employees and directors were invited at the discretion of the Board, to purchase up to 3,456,890 ordinary shares of the Company from Apax Partners or an established Employee Benefit Trust. The purchase price of the shares was equal to their estimated fair value on the date the employee or director subscribes for those shares. During the first quarter of 1999, the Trust acquired the remaining 668,800 ordinary shares from Apax Partners, which were not sold to employees or directors for purposes of distributing them to employees under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan or for distribution in connection with the exercise of employee stock options. At December 31, 2003, the Trust continued to hold 71,981 shares.

**17.	Commitments**

The Company leases design software, all of its office facilities, office and test equipment, and vehicles under operating leases. Total rentals under operating leases, charged as an expense in the statement of operations, amounted to €7,581, €7,229 and €8,446 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under rental and lease agreements which have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2003 are as follows:

 

 

**2004**

 

**2005**

 

**2006**

 

**2007**

 

**2008**

 

**Thereafter**

Operating leases

 

8,729

 

8,140

 

377

 

171

 

167

 

484

At December 31, 2003, the Company had an unused short-term credit line of €12,782. There are no amounts outstanding under this credit line at December 31, 2003.

**18.	Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities**

***a) Use of Financial Instruments***

The Company’s sales are primarily denominated in Euros and US dollars whereas purchases of raw materials and manufacturing services are primarily denominated in US dollars. In order to manage these foreign currency exchange risks, the Company attempts to match cash inflows and outflows (sales with supply costs) in the same currency, primarily the US dollar. In situations where the Company is not able to effectively match cash inflows and outflows in the same currency, management considers the use of derivative financial instruments. As a matter of policy, the Company does not engage in derivatives trading, derivatives market-making or other speculative activities. 

To hedge existing foreign currency exposure related to a $20 million deposit (see Note 11), the Company purchased foreign currency forward contracts in 2000 to effectively change the US Dollar deposits into Euro (€21.680) upon the expected return of the deposit as of December 31, 2003. These deposits were refunded to the Company in October 2003. Upon receipt of the deposit, the Company settled its currency hedging position related to this deposit and recognized a loss of €71 in the consolidated statement of operations.

In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company entered into derivative financial arrangements with a bank (the "counterparty") that obligates the Company, if directed to do so by the counterparty, to purchase a total of $3,611 during the first half of 2004 at euro-dollar exchange rates ranging from 1.22 to 1.24. These arrangements do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Accordingly, the fair value of these derivative financial instruments, which are based on a Black-Scholes pricing model, are recognized on the balance sheet and the changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. At December 31, 2003, these transactions resulted in a net unrealized loss of €78 recognized in earnings. The Company does not believe these arrangements will have a material impact on its financial statements.

***b ) Fair value of financial instruments***

The fair value of a financial instrument is the price at which one party would assume the rights and /or duties of another party.

The carrying amounts and fair values of the Group’s financial instruments are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**At December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

 

**Carrying amount**

 

**Fair Value**

 

**Carrying amount**

 

**Fair Value**

**Financial instruments(other than derivative instruments)**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

8,109

 

8,109

 

31,005

 

31,005

Marketable securities

 

44,900

 

44,900

 

—

 

—

Deposits

 

183

 

183

 

19,390

 

19,390

**Derivative instruments (currency contracts)**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

—

 

—

 

2,231

 

2,231

Current liabilities

 

78

 

78

 

—

 

—

The fair values of the forward foreign currency contracts in 2002 were based on reference exchange rates adjusted for the respective interest rate differentials. 

**19.	Segment Reporting**

The Company has one operating segment, which is the design and supply of semiconductor chips. The Company delivers its products to various market sectors and generates a substantial portion of its revenue from the wireless communications market; 75%, 71% and 77% of total revenues in the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Revenues by market sector consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Wireless communication 

 

69,849

 

54,715

 

77,751

Automotive 

 

7,896

 

6,074

 

5,923

Industrial 

 

12,790

 

13,732

 

14,222

Other 

 

2,358

 

2,583

 

2,623

 

 

**92,893**

 

**77,104**

 

**100,519**

Revenues are allocated to countries based on the location of the shipment destination:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Year ended December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

 

**2001**

Germany

 

45,395

 

31,478

 

22,912

France

 

4,532

 

9,348

 

5,510

Sweden

 

206

 

319

 

16,169

United Kingdom

 

1,283

 

1,397

 

4,356

Other European countries

 

8,949

 

9,982

 

12,024

China

 

18,198

 

13,006

 

20,084

Malaysia

 

—

 

694

 

7,773

Other countries

 

14,330

 

10,880

 

11,691

 

 

**92,893**

 

**77,104**

 

**100,519**

Following are the net carrying values of investments in property, plant and equipment by geographic location:

 

 

 

 

 

**At December 31,**

 

 

**2003**

 

**2002**

**Property, plant and equipment**

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

19,634

 

25,881

Japan

 

176

 

243

United Kingdom

 

358

 

683

USA

 

422

 

560

Sweden

 

—

 

434

 

 

**20,590**

 

**27,801**

**20.	Transactions with Related Parties**

Adtran Inc. (“Adtran”) holds a substantial ownership interest in the Company. The Company sells components to Adtran in the ordinary course of business. Revenues amounted to €2,343, €2,582 and €2,623, in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Net receivables due from Adtran were €297 and €306 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Timothy Anderson, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, is also a partner in the law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, which frequently acts as the Company’s legal adviser. Fees to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain for legal services rendered were €162, €268 and €159 in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.**