Related Parties - Equity Joint Ventures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Related Parties - Equity Joint Ventures

Related Parties—Equity Joint Ventures

ATMP Joint Ventures

The Company holds a 15% equity interest in two joint ventures (collectively, the ATMP JV) with affiliates of Tongfu Microelectronics Co., Ltd, a Chinese joint stock company. The Company has no obligation to fund the ATMP JV. The Company accounts for its equity interests in the ATMP JV under the equity method of accounting due to its significant influence over the ATMP JV.

The ATMP JV provides assembly, test, mark and packaging (ATMP) services to the Company. The Company assists the ATMP JV in its management of certain raw material inventory. The purchases from and resales to the ATMP JV of inventory under the Company’s inventory management program are reported within purchases and resales with the ATMP JV and do not impact the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The Company’s purchases from the ATMP JV during 2022 and 2021 amounted to $1.7 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the amounts payable to the ATMP JV were $463 million and $85 million, respectively, and are included in Payables to related parties on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s resales to the ATMP JV during 2022 and 2021 amounted to $15 million and $28 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the Company had receivables from ATMP JV of $2 million for each year, included in Receivables from related parties on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

During 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded gains of $14 million, $6 million and $5 million in Equity income in investee on its consolidated statement of operations, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the carrying value of the Company’s investment in the ATMP JV was approximately $83 million and $69 million, respectively.

THATIC Joint Ventures

The Company holds equity interests in two joint ventures (collectively, the THATIC JV) with Higon Information Technology Co., Ltd. (THATIC), a third-party Chinese entity. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the carrying value of the investment was zero.

In February 2016, the Company licensed certain of its intellectual property (Licensed IP) to the THATIC JV, payable over several years upon achievement of certain milestones. The Company also receives a royalty based on the sales of the THATIC JV’s products developed on the basis of such Licensed IP. The Company classifies Licensed IP and royalty income associated with the February 2016 agreement as Licensing gain within operating income. During 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $102 million in licensing gain from a milestone achievement and royalty income and $12 million of licensing gain from royalty income under the agreement, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the Company had no receivables from the THATIC JV.In June 2019, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce added certain Chinese entities to the Entity List, including THATIC and the THATIC JV. The Company is complying with U.S. law pertaining to the Entity List designation.