The Company considers all highly-liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less and money market mutual funds to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances and cash equivalents in highly-qualified financial institutions. At various times, such amounts are in excess of insured limits. Cash equivalents can consist of money market mutual funds, government and corporate obligations, and bank time deposits.

The Company’s investment policy restricts investments to high credit quality investments with limits on the length to maturity and requires diversification of investment portfolio. These investments, especially corporate obligations, are subject to default risk. The Company classifies its convertible debt investments as available-for-sale ("AFS") securities and reports these investments at fair value with current and long-term AFS investments included in "Other current assets" and "Other assets," respectively, in the Balance Sheets. Unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, are recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in the Balance Sheets, and realized gains or losses, as well as current expected credit loss reserves are recorded in "Non-operating income, net" in the Statements of Income.

The Company has minority equity investments in privately-held companies that are classified in "Other assets" in the Balance Sheets. Substantially all of these investments are carried at cost because the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the companies. These minority equity investments do not have readily determinable fair values and the Company has determined that it is not practicable to estimate the fair values of these investments. As of January 30, 2022 and January 31, 2021, the Company had aggregate net investments carried at cost of $31.5 million and $24.1 million, respectively. As of January 30, 2022 and January 31, 2021, aggregate net investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting totaled $6.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The Company monitors whether there have been any events or changes in circumstances that would have a significant adverse effect on the fair values of these investments and recognizes losses in the Statements of Income when it determines that declines in the fair values of its investments below their cost are other than temporary. The Company recorded investment impairments and credit loss reserves of $1.3 million, $6.8 million and $1.2 million during fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value or the amount that the Company expects to collect on gross customer trade receivables. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. The Company generally does not require collateral on accounts receivable as the majority of the Company’s customers are large, well-established companies. Historically, bad debt provisions have been consistent with management’s expectations. If the Company becomes aware of a customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations after a sale has occurred, it records an allowance to reduce the net receivable to the amount it reasonably believes it will be able to collect from the customer. For all other customers, the Company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are past due, the current business environment and historical experience. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate or if economic conditions worsen, additional allowances may be required in the future. All of the Company’s accounts receivables are trade-related receivables.

Inventories are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value and consist of materials, labor, and overhead. The Company determines the cost of inventory by the first-in, first-out method. The Company evaluates inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analysis of sales levels by product and projections of future demand. If future demand or market conditions are less favorable than the Company’s projections, a write-down of inventory may be required, and would be reflected in cost of goods sold in the period the revision is made. In order to state the inventory at lower of cost or net realizable value, the Company maintains reserves against inventory to write down its inventory on a part-by-part basis, if required.

The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” The Company allocates the purchase price paid for assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with acquisitions based on their estimated fair values at the time of acquisition. This allocation involves a number of assumptions, estimates and judgments that could materially affect the timing or amounts recognized in its financial statements. The most subjective areas include determining the fair values of the following:

The Company’s assumptions and estimates are based upon comparable market data and information obtained from management and the management of the acquired companies. The Company allocates goodwill to the reporting units of the business that are expected to benefit from the business combination.

The Company consolidates VIEs in accordance with ASC 810, "Consolidation," if it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which is determined if it has a controlling financial interest in the VIE. A controlling financial interest will have both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the VIE's activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb the VIE's losses that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive the VIE's benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

The Company’s variable interests in VIEs may be in the form of equity ownership, contracts to purchase assets, management services, and development agreements between the Company and a VIE, loans provided by the Company to a VIE or other member, and/or guarantees provided by members to banks and other parties.

The Company analyzes its investments or other interests to determine whether it represents a variable interest in a VIE. If so, the Company evaluates the facts to determine whether it is the primary beneficiary, based on if it has a controlling financial interest in the VIE. The Company concluded that some of its equity interests represent a variable interest, but it is not the primary beneficiary as prescribed in ASC 810. Specifically, in reaching this conclusion, the Company considered the activities that most significantly drive profitability for these private entities and determined that the activities that most significantly drive profitability are related to the technology and related product road maps. In some cases, the Company has a board observer role, however, it concluded that in these cases it was not in a position of decision-making or other authority to influence the activities of the private entities that could be considered significant with respect to their operations, including research and development plans and changes to their product road maps.

The Company records all derivatives on the Balance Sheets at fair value in accordance with ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging." The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting, and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost or at fair market value at the time of acquisition. Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of the related asset type or term of the operating lease using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and the costs of additions and betterments that increase the useful lives of the assets are capitalized.

The Company performs an annual impairment assessment of goodwill at the reporting unit level in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. The analysis may include both qualitative and quantitative factors to assess the likelihood of an impairment. The reporting unit’s carrying value used in an impairment test represents the assignment of various assets and liabilities, excluding certain corporate assets and liabilities, such as cash, investments and debt.

Qualitative factors include industry and market considerations, overall financial performance and other relevant events and factors affecting the reporting unit. Additionally, as part of this assessment, the Company may perform a quantitative analysis to support the qualitative factors above by applying sensitivities to assumptions and inputs used in measuring a reporting unit’s fair value.

The Company’s quantitative impairment test considers both the income approach and the market approach to estimate a reporting unit's fair value. Significant estimates include market segment growth rates, assumed market segment share, estimated costs and discount rates based on a reporting unit's weighted average cost of capital.

The Company tests the reasonableness of the inputs and outcomes of its discounted cash flow analysis against available market data. As the fair values of all of the Company's reporting units exceeded their carrying values, no impairment of goodwill was recorded during fiscal years 2022, 2021 or 2020.

Finite-lived intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions or technology licenses purchased are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The useful lives of acquisition-related intangible assets represent the point where over 90% of realizable undiscounted cash flows for each intangible asset are recognized. The assigned useful lives are based upon the Company’s historical experience with similar technology and other intangible assets owned by the Company. The useful life of technology licenses is usually based on the term of the agreement.

Acquired in-process research and development ("IPR&D") projects, which represent projects that had not reached technological feasibility as of the date of acquisition, are recorded at fair value. Initially, these are classified as an indefinite-lived intangible asset until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Upon completion of development, acquired IPR&D asset balances are transferred to finite-lived intangible assets and amortized over their useful lives. The asset balances relating to projects that are abandoned after acquisition are impaired and recorded in "Product development and engineering" ("R&D") expense in the Statements of Income.

The Company reviews indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis in conjunction with goodwill or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may exceed its fair value. Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value.

The Company assesses finite-lived intangibles and long-lived assets for impairment when indicators of impairment, such as reductions in demand or significant industry and economic slowdowns in the semiconductor industry, are present. Reviews are performed to determine whether the carrying value of an asset is impaired, based on comparisons to undiscounted expected future cash flows. If this comparison indicates that there is impairment, the impaired asset is written down to fair value, which is typically calculated using: (i) quoted market price trends and internal factors such as changes in the Company's business strategy and/or (ii) discounted expected future cash flows utilizing a discount rate. Impairment is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets the Company forecasts for specific product lines. Also, the Company reassesses the estimated remaining useful lives of any impaired assets and adjusts accordingly estimates of future amortization expense related to these assets.

For intangible long-lived assets, which consist of core technology and customer relationships, the Company uses the multi-period excess earnings method (an income approach) or the replacement cost method (a cost approach) to determine fair value. The multi-period excess earnings method estimates the value of the asset based on the present value of the after-tax cash flows attributable to the intangible asset, which includes the Company's estimates of forecasted revenue, operating margins, taxes, and discount rate. The replacement cost method incorporates a market participant’s assumption that an in-use premise is the highest and best use of customer relationships and core technology. The Company estimates the cost it would incur to rebuild or re-establish the intangible asset and the associated effort required to develop it.

The fair values of individual tangible long-lived assets are determined using the cost to reproduce the long-lived asset and taking into account the age, condition, inflation using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Marshall Valuation Services, and cost to ready the long-lived asset for its intended use. Additionally, the Company considers the potential existence of functional and economic obsolescence and quantifies these elements in its cost approach as appropriate.

When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance. The Company uses the following three levels of inputs in determining the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, focusing on the most observable inputs when available:

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company derives its revenue primarily from the sale of semiconductor products into various end markets. Revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," when control of these products is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for these products. Control is generally transferred when products are shipped and, to a lesser extent, when the products are delivered. Recovery of costs associated with product design and engineering services are recognized during the period in which services are performed and are reported as a reduction to product development and engineering expense. Historically, these recoveries have not exceeded the cost of the related development efforts. The Company includes revenue related to granted technology licenses as part of "Net sales" in the Statements of Income. Historically, revenue from these arrangements has not been significant though they are part of its recurring ordinary business.

The Company’s revenue contracts generally represent a single performance obligation to sell its products to trade customers. Net sales reflect the transaction prices for contracts, which include units shipped at selling prices reduced by variable consideration. Determination of variable consideration requires judgment by the Company. Variable consideration includes expected sales returns and other price adjustments. Variable consideration is estimated using the expected value method considering all reasonably available information, including the Company’s historical experience and its current expectations, and is reflected in the transaction price when sales are recorded. Sales returns are generally accepted at the Company’s discretion or from distributors with such rights. The Company’s contracts with trade customers do not have significant financing components or non-cash consideration.

Contract Modifications: If a contract is modified, which does not normally occur, changes in contract specifications and requirements must be accounted for. The Company considers contract modifications to exist when the modification creates new, or changes existing, enforceable rights and obligations. Most of the Company’s contract modifications are to distributor agreements for adding new goods or services that are considered distinct from the existing contract and the change in contract price reflects the standalone selling price of the distinct service.

Disaggregated Revenue: The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by types of products and geography, as it believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. See Note 15 for further information on revenues by product line and geographic region.

Contract Balances: Accounts receivable represents the Company’s unconditional right to receive consideration from its customers. Contract assets consist of the Company’s right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the Company has transferred to a customer when that right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time. ASC 606 also requires an entity to present a revenue contract as a contract liability in instances when a customer pays consideration, or an entity has a right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional (i.e., receivable), before the entity transfers a good or service to the customer. The Company's contract asset and contract liability balances were not material as of January 30, 2022

Significant Financing Component: The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component as the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less.

Sales Tax Exclusion from the Transaction Price: The Company excludes from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the Company from the customer.

Product development and engineering costs are charged to expense as incurred. Recoveries from nonrecurring engineering services are recorded as an offset to product development expense incurred in support of this effort since these activities do not represent an earnings process core to the Company’s business and serve as a mechanism to partially recover development expenditures. The Company received approximately $7.5 million, $9.6 million and $8.4 million of recoveries for nonrecurring engineering services in fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases. Current and long-term prepaid taxes are included in "Prepaid taxes" and "Other assets," respectively, and current and long-term liabilities for uncertain tax positions are included in "Accrued liabilities" and "Other long-term liabilities," respectively, in the Balance Sheets.

As part of the process of preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the Company estimates income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. This process involves estimating the current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company must assess the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent the Company believes that recovery is not likely, it must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent the Company changes its valuation allowance in a period, the change is generally recorded through the tax provision in the Statements of Income.

The Company continually reviews its position on undistributed earnings from its foreign subsidiaries to determine whether those earnings are indefinitely reinvested offshore. Domestic and foreign operating cash flow forecasts are reviewed to determine the sources and uses of cash. Based on these forecasts, the Company determines the need to accrue deferred tax liabilities associated with its undistributed offshore earnings.


	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 30, 2022						January 31, 2021						January 26, 2020
(in thousands)	Pre-tax Amount		Tax Benefit (Expense)		Net Amount		Pre-tax Amount		Tax (Expense) Benefit		Net Amount		Pre-tax Amount		Tax Benefit (Expense)		Net Amount
Defined benefit plans:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	$	1,792	$	(217)	$	1,575	$	(2,879)	$	(469)	$	(3,348)	$	(9,237)	$	1,276	$	(7,961)
Amounts reclassified to earnings included in "Selling, general and administrative"	2,722		(421)		2,301		2,901		461		3,362		3,446		(476)		2,970
Foreign currency hedge:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	—		—		—		780		(178)		602		66		(7)		59
Amounts reclassified to earnings included in "Selling, general and administrative"	—		—		—		(780)		178		(602)		(149)		16		(133)
Interest rate hedge:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	1,064		(229)		835		(2,320)		499		(1,821)		—		—		—
Amounts reclassified to earnings included in "Interest expense"	948		(204)		744		538		(116)		422		—		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	813		(175)		638		165		(25)		140		3,156		(650)		2,506
Amounts reclassified to earnings included in "Non-operating income, net"	—		—		—		(939)		182		(757)		—		—		—
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7,339	$	(1,246)	$	6,093	$	(2,534)	$	532	$	(2,002)	$	(2,718)	$	159	$	(2,559)


(in thousands)	Defined Benefit Plans		Foreign Currency Hedge		Interest Rate Hedge		Available-for-Sale Securities		Cumulative Translation Adjustment		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of January 27, 2019	$	(4,511)	$	74	$	—	$	—	$	830	$	(3,607)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(4,991)		(74)		—		2,506		—		(2,559)
Balance as of January 26, 2020	(9,502)		—		—		2,506		830		(6,166)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	14		—		(1,399)		(617)		—		(2,002)
Balance as of January 31, 2021	(9,488)		—		(1,399)		1,889		830		(8,168)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,876		—		1,579		638		—		6,093
Balance as of January 30, 2022	$	(5,612)	$	—	$	180	$	2,527	$	830	$	(2,075)

The Company has various equity award plans ("Plans") that provide for granting share-based awards to employees and non-employee directors of the Company. The Plans provide for the granting of several available forms of stock compensation such as non-qualified stock option awards ("NQSOs"), restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs") and equity awards with certain market conditions.

The Company measures compensation cost for all share-based payments at fair value on the measurement date, which is typically the grant date. RSUs are valued based on the stock price on the measurement date, while NQSOs are valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model, which considers, among other things, estimates and assumptions on the expected life of options, stock price volatility and market value of the Company's common stock. Additionally, for awards with a market condition, the Company uses a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate grant date fair value, which takes into consideration the range of possible stock price or total stockholder return outcomes. In accordance with ASC 718, "Compensation—Stock Compensation," the Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.


	Fiscal Year Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	January 30, 2022		January 31, 2021		January 26, 2020
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	125,664	$	59,903	$	31,871

Weighted-average shares outstanding–basic	64,662		65,208		66,263
Dilutive effect of share-based compensation	903		851		1,155
Weighted-average shares outstanding–diluted	65,565		66,059		67,418

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.94	$	0.92	$	0.48
Diluted	$	1.92	$	0.91	$	0.47

Anti-dilutive shares not included in the above calculations	35		406		120

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share incorporates the incremental shares issuable, calculated using the treasury stock method, upon the assumed exercise of NQSOs and the vesting of RSUs and performance unit awards if certain conditions have been met, but excludes such incremental shares that would have an anti-dilutive effect.

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The Company is also subject to income tax, indirect tax or other tax claims by tax agencies in jurisdictions in which it conducts business. In addition, the Company is a party to environmental matters including local, regional, state, and federal government clean-up activities at or near locations where the Company currently or has in the past conducted business. The Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of reasonably possible losses. A determination of the amount of reserves required for these commitments and contingencies that would be charged to earnings, if any, includes assessing the probability of adverse outcomes and estimating the amount of potential losses. The required reserves, if any, may change due to new developments in each matter or changes in circumstances such as a change in settlement strategy.

From time to time, the Company may record contingent earn-out liabilities, which represent the Company’s requirement to make additional payments related to acquisitions based on certain performance targets achieved during the earn-out periods. The Company measures contingent earn-out liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements are revenue projections over the earn-out period (or other specified performance targets) and the probability outcome percentages assigned to each scenario. Significant increases or decreases to either of these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher or lower liability, with a higher liability capped by the contractual maximum of the contingent earn-out obligation.

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2019-12, "Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes," which modifies ASC 740 to simplify the accounting for income taxes. This guidance impacts the accounting for hybrid tax regimes, the tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not a business combination, separate financial statements of legal entities not subject to tax, the intraperiod tax allocation exception to the incremental approach, ownership changes in investments from a subsidiary to an equity method investment and vice versa, interim period accounting for enacted changes in tax law and the year-to-date loss limitation in interim period tax accounting. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within this those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805)—Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers,” which improves the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice and inconsistencies related to recognition of an acquired contract liability, and to payment terms and their effect on subsequent revenue recognized by the acquirer. Among other changes, this ASU requires that an acquirer account for acquired revenue contracts in accordance with ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," as if it had originated the contracts. If the acquirer is unable to assess or rely on how the acquiree applied ASC 606, the acquirer should consider the terms of the acquired contracts as of the contract inception or contract modification date in applying ASC 606 to determine what should be recorded at the acquisition date. The amendments also provide certain practical expedients for acquirers when recognizing and measuring acquired contract assets and contract liabilities from revenue contracts in a business combination. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.