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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
Form 10-K
 
     
(Mark One)    
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
or
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from          to          .
 
Commission file number: 0-22594
 
 
 
 
Alliance Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware   77-0057842
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
4633 Old Ironsides Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code is (408) 855-4900
 
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class
 
 
 
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
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 preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
             
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
The aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $21.3 million as of September 28, 2007, based upon the closing sale price on the last business day of the last completed second fiscal quarter. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded since such persons may be deemed to be affiliates of Alliance Semiconductor. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
 
As of June 24, 2008, there were 33,047,882 shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.
 


 

 
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
FORM 10-K
For the Period Ended March 31, 2008
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                 
Item
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Number
 
Description
  Number
 
      Business     2  
      Risk Factors     3  
      Properties     4  
      Legal Proceedings     4  
      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     5  
 
PART II
      Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities     5  
      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     5  
      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     8  
      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     8  
      Controls and Procedures     8  
      Other Information     9  
 
PART III
      Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance     9  
      Executive Compensation     12  
      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters     15  
      Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence     16  
      Principal Accountant Fees and Services     17  
 
PART IV
      Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules     17  
    18  
    F-16  
 EXHIBIT 21.01
 EXHIBIT 23.01
 EXHIBIT 31.01
 EXHIBIT 31.02
 EXHIBIT 32.01
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PART I
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, but not limited to, statements as to future operating results and plans that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, the negative of these terms and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the risks and uncertainties set forth in Item 1 of Part I hereof (entitled “Business”) and in Item 1A of Part I hereof (entitled “Risk Factors”) and elsewhere in this report. References herein to “Alliance,” “Alliance Semiconductor,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and similar words or phrases are references to Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, unless the context otherwise requires.
 
Item 1.   Business
 
Overview
 
During the periods covered in this report, the Company made a significant transition from being an operating company focused on the semiconductor industry with synergistic investments in emerging companies, into a holding company focused on maximizing return to shareholders. This transformation was largely completed by fiscal 2008, with the result that our primary activities now consist of managing our short-term investments.
 
In fiscal 2006 our Board of Directors entered into a plan for disposal of our operating business units, which was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 resulting in proceeds of $1.8 million in fiscal 2008 and $14.8 million in fiscal 2007. The Board also entered into a plan for disposal of the company’s investments in Alliance Ventures and Solar Ventures during the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, which sales were completed during the last quarter of fiscal 2007 for aggregate gross proceeds of $2.0 million in fiscal 2008 and $128.6 million in fiscal 2007.
 
In fiscal 2007, the Board authorized the distribution of a significant portion of our cash surplus that was not needed for expected future operations or known liabilities, including contingent claims and declared a special cash dividend of $3.75 per share which was paid July 17, 2007 An additional cash dividend of $0.25 per share was paid April 8, 2008, and the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share which was paid May 20, 2008 to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2008. On June 12, 2008 the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid July 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of June 24, 2008.
 
The Board continues to evaluate various alternatives for the direction of the Company.
 
We were incorporated in California on February 4, 1985, and reincorporated in Delaware on October 26, 1993. We are headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
 
Investments
 
The majority of our assets are held in cash and equivalents and available-for-sale short-term investments. Cash and equivalents include money market funds. Short-term investments at March 31, 2008 included ordinary shares of Tower Semiconductor, Ltd., an Israeli company traded on both US and foreign exchanges, and asset-backed securities with primary holdings consisting of short-term investment grade commercial paper.
 
For additional information on these investments, see “Investment Risk” under Item 7A of Part II.
 
Employees
 
As of March 31, 2008, we had 3 part-time employees in administration.


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Web Site Access to Our Periodic SEC Reports
 
Our primary Internet address is www.alsc.com. We make our periodic SEC Reports (Forms 10-Q and 10-K), current reports (Form 8-K), proxy statements (Schedule 14A), Section 16 filings by certain officers, directors and stockholders of Alliance Semiconductor (Forms 3, 4 and 5), and amendments to those filings, available free of charge through our Web site on the same day those filings are made. We may from time to time provide important disclosures to investors by posting them in the investor relations section of our Web site, as allowed by SEC rules.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the following are important factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.
 
We are subject to certain contingent liabilities that may limit our available cash resources.
 
Although we believe that our current cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments will be sufficient to fund our needs for at least the current fiscal year, we are subject to contingent liabilities which may affect our liquidity or limit our available cash resources.
 
We have been named as one of many defendants in a class action suit alleging that we, in concert with the other defendants, conspired to fix prices for the sale of SRAM products. Although we have subsequently sold this business and we currently do not believe these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the company, we may incur significant legal costs and may not be able to be excused from this proceeding, which could limit our liquidity. In addition, we cannot provide assurances regarding the outcome of these lawsuits.
 
We hold securities which have experienced significant fluctuations in value and liquidity.
 
We have held investments in equity securities which have been subject to significant fluctuations in value and trading volume and are traded on US and foreign stock exchanges. At March 31, 2008 we held Tower Semiconductor ordinary shares, all of which have been sold at the time of this filing. These shares have historically experienced fluctuations in market value, including periods of significant decrease in market value. For example, during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 Tower share prices declined to as low as $0.74 and rose to as high as $1.94. Our investment in Tower was subject to inherent risks which could harm Tower’s business and financial condition, including those associated with certain Israeli regulatory requirements, political unrest, and financing difficulties.
 
In addition, at March 31, 2008 we held asset-backed auction-rate securities issued by sub-trusts of two master trusts, Anchorage Finance Master Trust and Dutch Harbor Finance Master Trust (the “sub-trusts”). Auction-rate securities are intended to behave like short-term instruments because their interest rates are reset periodically through an auction process generally scheduled every 28 days. Investments in these securities can be sold for cash at par value on the auction date if the auction is successful. Ambac Assurance has the right to compel the liquidation of the portfolio of assets held by the sub-trusts and compel the sub-trusts to purchase Ambac Assurance preferred stock with a liquidation preference equal to the portfolio’s liquidated value. (the “Put Right”). In August 2007, auctions began to fail due to insufficient buyers, as the amount of securities submitted for sale in auctions exceeded the aggregate amount of the bids. All of our auction-rate securities portfolio has been subject to failed auctions. To date we have collected all interest due on our auction-rate securities, and expect to continue to do so in the future. The investment principal associated with failed auctions will not be accessible until successful auctions occur, a buyer is found outside the auction process, or the issuers establish a different form of financing to replace these securities. Accordingly, we cannot provide assurance as to when liquidity in the regularly scheduled auctions will be restored. Interest payments have been timely made to date, and the underlying assets are not in default or otherwise impaired, with the result that the face value of these investments to date has not declined. See “Investment Risk” under Item 7A of Part II. for more information.


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Our financial condition is likely to fluctuate and failure to meet financial expectations for any period may cause our stock price to decline.
 
As discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 31, 2007, we have sold each of our operating business units and have exited the semiconductor business that had previously characterized our company. Also, we have completed the sale of our Alliance Venture Investments portfolio and our interest in Solar Venture Partners. As a result, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful, and you should not rely on these comparisons as indications of future performance. Other factors that could affect our stock price, in addition to performance, are
 
  •  changes in economic and capital market conditions; and;
 
  •  changes in business regulatory conditions
 
Compliance with changing regulations of corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expense.
 
We are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure. As a result, we have invested, and we intend to continue to invest, resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expense and a diversion of management time and attention to compliance activities.
 
For example, as directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted rules requiring us as a public company to include a report in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that contains an assessment by management of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting for fiscal 2008. In addition, our independent registered public accountants must attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, a requirement that we expect based on currently proposed rules may apply to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. How companies implement these requirements, including internal control revisions, if any, to comply with Section 404’s requirements, and how independent public accountants will apply these new requirements and test companies’ internal controls, are continually evolving. Although we are diligently and vigorously reviewing our internal controls over financial reporting to comply with Section 404 requirements, we cannot be certain as to the outcome of the testing of our internal controls and any remediation efforts that may be needed.
 
We may be unable to attract and retain key personnel who are critical to the success of our business.
 
The changes in our business have caused us to reduce our staff to a level commensurate with our current business activity. If we were to lose key members of our small staff, we could be adversely affected. Additionally, limited human resources and untimely turnovers in staff may result in difficulties in implementing our policies and procedures including those related to our internal controls. We are not insured against the loss of any of our key employees, nor can we assure the successful recruitment of replacement personnel.
 
Item 2.   Properties
 
Our executive offices and principal administrative operations are currently located in a 1,065 square foot leased facility in Santa Clara, California under a lease which expires in January 2009. We believe that our facilities are suitable and adequate for our needs as a company.
 
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings
 
SRAM Class Actions
 
In October and November 2006, we and other companies in the semiconductor industry were named as defendants in a number of purported antitrust class action lawsuits filed in federal district courts in California and other states, and in Canada. The Company was served in some but not all of these actions. The lawsuits purport to state claims on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers of SRAM products based on an alleged conspiracy between manufacturers of SRAM devices to fix or control the price of SRAM during the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2005. The Company denies all allegations of wrongful activity.


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Based on an agreement to preserve evidence and toll the statute of limitations until January 10, 2009, the plaintiffs in the United States litigation voluntarily dismissed Alliance from the litigation without prejudice. Based on a similar agreement to toll the statute of limitations until January 10, 2009, the litigation pending in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada has been discontinued without prejudice. We anticipate that the litigation pending in Quebec, Canada will also be discontinued in accordance with the tolling agreement. At this time we do not believe these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the company.
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Not applicable.
 
PART II
 
Item 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Our Common Stock is traded on the over the counter bulletin board under the symbol ALSC. We completed our initial public offering on December 1, 1993. The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market for the periods prior to September 13, 2006, and the high and low sale prices as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board market for the periods indicated subsequent to September 13, 2006 for our Common Stock.
 
                 
    High     Low  
 
Fiscal Year 2007
               
1st Quarter (from April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006)
  $ 2.92     $ 2.60  
2nd Quarter (from July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006)
    3.42       2.61  
3rd Quarter (from October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006)
    4.55       3.35  
4th Quarter (from January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007)
    4.51       4.14  
Fiscal Year 2008
               
1st Quarter (from April 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007)
  $ 5.23     $ 4.42  
2nd Quarter (from July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007)
    5.89       2.05  
3rd Quarter (from October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)
    2.30       1.45  
4th Quarter (from January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008)
    1.95       0.95  
 
As of June 5, 2008, there were approximately 84 holders of record of our Common Stock.
 
Dividend Policy
 
In fiscal 2007, the Board authorized the distribution of a significant portion of our cash surplus that was not needed for expected future operations or known liabilities, including contingent claims and declared a special cash dividend of $3.75 per share which was paid July 17, 2007 An additional cash dividend of $.0.25 per share was paid April 8, 2008, and the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share which was paid May 20, 2008 to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2008. On June 12, 2008 the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid July 1, 2008 to shareholder of record as of June 24, 2008. The Board continues to evaluate various alternatives for returning value to stockholders, but at this time has no other definitive plans regarding the payment of an additional special cash dividend to stockholders.
 
Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements, and the accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our present expectations and analysis and are inherently susceptible to


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uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.
 
Overview
 
Prior to our fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 (“fiscal 2008”) we sold substantially all of the assets and liabilities of our operating business units, effectively exiting the semiconductor industry, and sold our long-term investment interests in Alliance Ventures and Solar Venture Partners. The disposal of our semiconductor operations resulted in a gain of $6.2 million primarily recognized in our fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 (“fiscal 2007”). We recognized a gain, primarily in fiscal 2007, of approximately $108.7 million as a result of the sale of Alliance Ventures and Solar Venture Partners. Subsequent to the closure of the disposal activities, fiscal 2008 was focused on treasury management activities.
 
In fiscal 2008, the Company distributed approximately $124 million to shareholders via a special, one-time dividend of $3.75 per share. Subsequent to our year end, we paid a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to shareholders on April 8, 2008, and the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share which was paid May 20, 2008 to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2008. On June 12, 2008 the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid July 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of June 24, 2008.
 
As previously reported, Alliance and the Internal Revenue Service lodged final decision documents with the United States Tax Court, which were signed and entered by the judge on February 7, 2008. The documents related to an audit of fiscal tax years 1999 through 2002. Pursuant to the decision documents, we received a federal tax refund of approximately $6.6 million plus interest for the 2001 tax year and no additional taxes will be owed by us for those periods, but our net operating loss carry-forwards were reduced to $138.8 million. During fiscal 2008, in connection with the resolution of this matter we reversed $32.4 million previously accrued for taxes and recognized the refund we received together with the interest thereon.
 
Our Board continues to evaluate various alternatives for the direction of the Company going forward.
 
Results of Operations
 
During fiscal 2008, as a result of our significant disposal activities substantially completed in fiscal 2007, our financial results were derived from the performance of our remaining investments, reduced general and administrative activities, and other non-recurring transactions.
 
We realized a loss of $1.1 million on sales of common stock of Tower Semiconductor in fiscal 2008 compared to a gain of $1.5 million in fiscal 2007. The loss was due to a substantial reduction in share prices that impacted our sales during the 4th quarter of fiscal 2008. During fiscal 2008 all contractual sales restrictions arising from shareholder agreements with other investors due to our prior affiliation were removed. We have fully liquidated our remaining position in Tower during fiscal 2009.
 
Interest and Dividends increased approximately $3.5 million to $7.5 million in fiscal 2008 due to a $1.3 million increase in interest on our short term investments and $1.7 million interest received on tax refunds due to us together with $0.4 million foreign exchange gains. Future dividend and interest income will be dependent upon the Board’s decision for the direction of the Company. Any significant future cash distributions the company may make would result in reduced interest and dividend income.
 
Our general and administrative expenses significantly declined in 2008. During the fiscal year we reduced our total workforce to 3 consisting of our CEO, CFO and an administrative support person, each of whom have taken salary reductions. We also reduced our facilities and corresponding rent payments by approximately 74%.
 
We recognized a net gain from discontinued operations of $3.3 million in 2008 primarily resulting from the sale of fully amortized patents for $1.25 million and collections of fully-reserved holdbacks from the prior year sales of our operating business units. Our 2007 net gain from discontinued operations of $106.3 million was related to the sale of Alliance Ventures, Solar Venture Partners, and our Semiconductor manufacturing units.


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Our fiscal 2008 benefit from income tax reflected two significant items: 1) a 2001 and 2002 federal tax refund of $6.6 million and 2) the reversal of previously accrued tax liabilities of $32.4 million from 1999 to 2002 in connection with the resolution of our dispute with the IRS described above.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
We currently don’t have any material accounting policies that are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and that require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for a summary of our significant accounting policies.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We ended fiscal 2008 with $72.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, compared with $188.0 million at the end of fiscal 2007. Working capital, the excess of current assets over current liabilities, was $86.9 million at the end of fiscal 2008. down from $170.6 million at the end of fiscal 2007. The decreases in cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and working capital were due primarily to the liquidation of a substantial portion of our investment portfolio to fund dividend distributions to our shareholders during fiscal 2008.
 
In accordance with our investment policy, we seek to invest with issuers who have high-quality credit and limit the amount of investment exposure to any one issuer. The primary objective of our investment activities is to maximize return while preserving principal and maintaining a desired level of liquidity to meet working capital needs. We seek to preserve principal and minimize exposure to interest-rate fluctuations by limiting default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. All investment securities we own are investment grade. We do not have any investments in securities that are collateralized by assets that include mortgages or subprime debt. Our investments in auction-rate securities are AA-rated as of March 31, 2008, and collateralized by commercial paper, 80% of which must be rated A-1+/Prime-1 or better, and no more than 20% rated A-1/Prime-1.
 
Until August 2007, the market for auction-rate securities was highly liquid. During that month, auctions for the securities we hold began to fail as the amount of securities submitted for sale in those auctions exceeded the aggregate amount of the bids. Ambac Assurance has the right to compel the liquidation of the portfolio of assets held by the sub-trusts and compel the sub-trusts to purchase Ambac Assurance preferred stock with a liquidation preference equal to the portfolio’s liquidated value. (the “Put Right”). All of our auction-rate securities portfolio at March 31, 2008 has been subject to failed auctions. For each unsuccessful auction, the interest rate moves to a maximum rate defined for each security. To date, we have collected all interest timely on our auction-rate securities and expect to continue to do so in the future. The principal associated with failed auctions will not be accessible until successful auctions occur, a buyer is found outside of the auction process, or the issuers establish a different form of financing to replace these securities.
 
We believe that the credit quality of our auction-rate securities is high and that we will ultimately recover all amounts invested in these securities. We do not believe the current illiquidity of these investments will have a material impact on our ability to execute our business plans as described below.
 
Our net income of $46.2 million for fiscal 2008 was primarily driven by the non-cash reversal of previously accrued tax liabilities. In addition, we recognized a $6.6 million Federal tax refund from the 2001 tax year and received a state tax refund of $1.6 million, with accrued interest. The remainder of our fiscal 2008 capital resources were generated from our short-term investment management off-set by the payment of the special dividend totaling approximately $124 million. In fiscal 2007 our significant capital resources were the result of our disposal of our operating units and investment portfolios totaling approximately $160.2 million.
 
At March 31, 2008 our known future obligations consist of recurring payroll and other general and administrative expenses commensurate with our current level of activity. We are currently receiving interest and dividend payments in excess of our recurring expenses. Unless we significantly change our operations, we do not expect our obligations to significantly increase during fiscal 2009.


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Plan of Operations
 
Our plan of operations is currently focused on the management of our remaining investments. Our Board of Directors continues to evaluate various alternatives for the direction of the Company.
 
Some of the factors affecting our future plans include the following:
 
  •  The ability to utilize our gross deferred tax assets of approximately $73.1 million.
 
  •  The liquidity of our currently held investments.
 
While our Board is actively evaluating our opportunities for use of our cash resources, no definitive plans have been made for the immediate future of the Company.
 
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
INVESTMENT RISK
 
At March 31, 2008 we held shares in Tower Semiconductor which are traded on both the Israeli and NASDAQ stock exchanges. Our investment in Tower was subject to inherent risks which could harm the value of this investment, including those associated with certain Israeli regulatory requirements, political unrest, financing difficulties and litigation matters. Tower’s ordinary shares have historically experienced periods of significant decrease in market value and fluctuations in market value.
 
We have completed the sale of the remaining shares as of the filing of this report.
 
INVESTMENTS IN AUCTION-RATE SECURITIES
 
At March 31,2008 we held $59.4 million (par value) in investments in auction-rate securities and concluded no temporary impairment exists on these securities. Given current conditions in the auction-rate securities market as described above in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Annual Report on Form 1O-K, we may incur temporary unrealized losses or other-than-temporary realized losses in the future if market conditions persist and we are unable to recover the cost of our investments in auction-rate securities. Ambac Assurance has a put right to compel conversion of our investment in auction-rate securities to Ambac preferred stock, but has never indicated publicly that they have any intention of doing so. A hypothetical 100-basis-point loss from the par value of these investments would result in a $600,000 impairment.
 
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
The index to our Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule, and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm, appear on the pages beginning on page F-1 of this Form 10-K.
 
Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as it is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management, and other personnel. These internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the reported financial information is presented fairly and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, that disclosures are adequate, and that the judgments inherent in the preparation of financial statements are reasonable. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, including the possibility of human error and overriding of controls. Consequently, an effective internal control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to reporting financial information. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk


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that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2008.
 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Company conducted an evaluation, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of March 31, 2008. Based on this evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2008. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 9B.   Other Information
 
None.
 
PART III
 
Item 10.   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
Information concerning executive officers of Alliance Semiconductor as of March 31, 2008, is set forth below:
 
             
Name
 
Age
 
Position
 
Melvin L. Keating
    61     President and Chief Executive Officer
Karl H. Moeller, Jr. 
    65     Interim Chief Financial Officer
 
Mr. Keating has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Keating served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 1, 2005


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and in addition, as Interim Chief Financial Officer from December 1, 2005 until January 13, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Keating served as a special consultant to the Company beginning in October 2005, reporting directly to the Board of Directors. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Keating served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Quovadx, Inc. (NASDAQ: QVDX) from April 2004 to September 2005. Prior to Quovadx, from 1997 to 2004, Keating served as a strategy consultant to Warburg Pincus Equity Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm, where he sourced deals and performed due diligence. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Keating served as President and CEO of Sunbelt Management, a $1 billion net worth private company that owned and managed commercial and retail properties and was the largest landlord of Target Stores. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Keating served as Senior Vice President — Finance and Administration of Olympia & York Companies (and its successors), a $20 billion private company that developed NYC’s World Financial Center and London’s Canary Wharf. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Keating served on the Board of Price Legacy Corporation, a REIT he helped create while at Warburg Pincus. In addition he serves on the Board of Kitty Hawk, Inc. and LCC International, Inc. Mr. Keating holds two Masters degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.
 
Mr. Moeller has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since January 13, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Moeller served as a special consultant to the Company since December 20, 2005. From July 2004 until joining the Company, Mr. Moeller served as a senior financial consultant to several high technology and biotechnology companies. From September 2002 to July 2003, Mr. Moeller served as the Chief Financial Officer of Medconx, Inc., an early stage developer and manufacturer of components used in disposable medical and surgical devices. Prior to that, Mr. Moeller served as the Chief Financial Officer of Olympian, then a privately held fuel distribution company with annual revenues in excess of $200 million, from January 2001 through completion of the sale of Olympian in September 2002. During the period between 1991 and 2003, Mr. Moeller served as a consultant of David Powell, Inc., providing senior financial services to numerous clients, including the preparation of SEC filings to document the restructure of Cytotherapeutics, Inc. into StemCells, Inc. and securing capital for StemCells, Inc. after the restructure. During this period Mr. Moeller served as Chief Financial Officer of nCHIP, Inc. from 1993 to 1995, raising additional financing for the company, and was instrumental in its sale to Flextronics. Mr. Moeller holds a Bachelors degree in Finance and Accounting.
 
Identification of Directors
 
                     
Name
 
Age
 
Principal Occupation
 
Director Since
 
Bryant R. Riley(1)(3)
    41     Founder and Chairman of B. Riley & Co, Inc.     2005  
Alan B. Howe(1)(2)
    47     Vice President of Strategic Development of Covad Communications     2005  
Bob D’Agostino(2)(3)
    41     President of Q-mation     2005  
J. Michael Gullard(2)
    63     General Partner of Cornerstone Management     2005  
C.N. Reddy
    52     Executive Vice President for Investments and Director     1985  
 
 
(1) Member of the Compensation Committee.
 
(2) Member of the Audit Committee.
 
(3) Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
 
Bryant R. Riley is both founder and Chairman of B. Riley & Co., Inc. B. Riley & Co. is a Southern California based brokerage firm providing research and trading ideas primarily to institutional investors. Founded in 1997, B. Riley & Co. also has offices in San Francisco and New York. Mr. Riley is also the founder and Chairman of Riley Investment Management, LLC, an investment adviser which provides investment management services. He also serves on the board of directors of Kitty Hawk, Inc., Aldila, Inc., Celeritek, Inc. and DDi Corporation, each a Nasdaq listed company. Prior to 1997, Mr. Riley held a variety of positions in the brokerage industry, primarily as an Institutional Salesman and Trader. From October 1993-January 1997 he was a co-head of Equity at Dabney-Resnick, Inc., a Los Angeles based brokerage firm. From 1991-1993 he was a co-founder of Huberman-Riley, a Texas based brokerage firm. Mr. Riley graduated from Lehigh University in 1989 with a B.S. in finance.


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Alan B. Howe is currently Vice President of Strategic Development for Covad Communications, where he has served since 2005. Prior to joining Covad, Mr. Howe was a principal at Broadband Initiatives, LLC, a boutique consulting and advisory firm. Mr. Howe was also previously Chief Financial Officer of Teletrac, Inc. for six years, helping lead Teletrac through a complex recapitalization and eventually working to facilitate its sale to Trafficmaster PLC. Mr. Howe joined Teletrac from Sprint, where he was Director of Corporate Development and one of the initial team members that helped start Sprint PCS. Before joining Sprint, he was an Assistant Vice President at Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now JP Morgan Chase & Co.) in New York. Prior to his experience at Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Mr. Howe worked at Draper and Kramer, Inc., a large privately held real estate firm based in Chicago. Mr. Howe serves on the board of directors of Kitty Hawk, Inc., Dyntek, Inc., Crossroads Systems, Inc. Proxim Wireless, Inc., and Anacomp, Inc. Mr. Howe holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the Indiana University Kelley Graduate School of Business.
 
Bob D’Agostino has served as President of Q-mation since 1999. Q-mation is a leading supplier of software solutions targeted at increasing operational efficiencies and asset performance in large manufacturing companies. Joining Q-mation in 1990, Mr. D’Agostino held various sales, marketing and operation management positions prior to his appointment as President in January 1999. Q-mation operates out of offices in Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, focusing primarily on software for the food, pharmaceutical and consumer products industries. Mr. D’Agostino graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
 
J. Michael Gullard has since 1984 served as a general partner of Cornerstone Management, a venture capital and consulting firm that provides strategic focus and direction for technology companies, primarily in the software and data communications industries. He also serves on the board of directors of JDA Software Group, Inc., Proxim Wireless, Inc. and Planar Systems, Inc., each a Nasdaq listed company, and DynTek, Inc. Mr. Gullard’s 33 years in the technology industry include a number of executive and management posts at Telecommunications Technology Inc. and the Intel Corporation. He holds a B.A. and an M.B.A from Stanford University.
 
C.N. Reddy is the co-founder of Alliance Semiconductor and has served as a director of Alliance Semiconductor since the Company’s inception in February 1985. Mr. Reddy served as the Secretary of Alliance Semiconductor from February 1985 to October 2000. Beginning in February 1985, Mr. Reddy served as Vice President of Engineering. In May 1993, he was appointed Secretary and Chief Operating Officer. In October 2000, Mr. Reddy resigned his positions as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, and was appointed Executive Vice President for Investments. From 1984 to 1985, he served as Director of Memory Products of Modular Semiconductor, Inc., and from 1983 to 1984, Mr. Reddy served as a SRAM product line manager for Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Reddy served as a DRAM development manager for Texas Instruments, Inc., and before that he was a design engineer with National Semiconductor Corporation for two years. Mr. Reddy holds a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University. Mr. Reddy is a named inventor of over 50 patents related to SRAM and DRAM designs. C.N. Reddy is the brother of N. Damodar Reddy, the former Chairman of Alliance Semiconductor. Mr. Reddy serves on the Board of Directors of many privately held companies, including several companies in which Alliance Venture Management’s investment funds held equity interests.
 
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
 
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our Directors, our executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s Common Stock (collectively, “Reporting Persons”) to file initial reports of ownership and changes in ownership of our Common Stock. Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. To our knowledge, based solely on our review of the copies of such reports received or written representations from certain Reporting Persons that no other reports were required, we believe that during fiscal 2008, all Reporting Persons complied with all applicable filing requirements except that a late Form 4 was filed by each of Mr. Howe and Mr. D’Agostino.
 
Code of Ethics
 
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“Corporate Governance” on the Investor page of our website www.alsc.com. If any substantive amendments are made to the Code of Ethics or any waiver is granted, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the code to any of the Finance Managers, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website at www.alsc.com or in a report on Form 8-K.
 
Audit Committee
 
The Company has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The members of the Audit Committee are J. Michael Gullard (Chairman), Alan B. Howe and Bob D’Agostino. The Board has determined that each of these directors is independent for purposes of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as they relate to audit committee members. The Board has also determined that Mr. Gullard is an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as defined under the rules of the SEC.
 
Item 11.   Executive Compensation
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
                                                                         
                            Change in
       
                            Pension
       
                            Value and
       
                            Nonqualified
       
                        Non-Equity
  Deferred
       
                Stock
  Option
  Incentive Plan
  Compensation
  All Other
   
        Salary
  Bonus
  Awards
  Awards
  Compensation
  Earnings
  Compensation
  Total
Name and Principal Position
  Year   ($)(1)   ($)(2)   ($)   ($)(3)   ($)   ($)   ($)(4)   ($)(5)
 
Melvin L. Keating
    2008       340,000                                     12,771       352,771  
President and Chief Executive Officer
    2007       415,000       420,000               337,387                   9,316       1,181,703  
Karl H. Moeller, Jr. 
    2008       234,038                                     16,312       250,350  
Interim Chief Financial Officer
    2007       240,000                   34,359                   12,143       286,502  
 
 
(1) Salary.  The amounts reported in this column represent base salaries paid to each of the Named Executive Officers.
 
(2) Bonus.  The amounts reported in this column for Fiscal 2007 reflect discretionary cash bonus awards approved by the Compensation Committee and paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.
 
(3) Option Awards.  No stock options were granted to any Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2007 or fiscal 2008. The amounts reported in this column represent the dollar amount of stock options recognized, or “expensed,” based on the vesting of grants made in prior years during fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 for each of the Named Executive Officers as compensation costs for financial reporting purposes (excluding forfeiture assumptions) in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. As of March 31, 2008, none of the Named Executive Officers held unexercised stock options.
 
(4) All Other Compensation.  The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate dollar amount for each Named Executive Officer for perquisites and other personal benefits. Under rules of the SEC, the Company is required to identify by type all perquisites and other personal benefits for a Named Executive Officer if the total value for that individual equals or exceeds $10,000, and to report and quantify each perquisite or personal benefit that exceeds the greater of $25,000 or 10% of the total amount for that individual. The amounts disclosed in this column for Messers. Keating and Moeller consist of medical and life insurance premiums net of employee contributions, accidental death and disability insurance premiums and 401(k) matching payments.
 
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Employment Agreements
 
Each of Mr. Keating and Mr. Moeller is party to an employment agreement with the Company. The principal purpose of the employment agreements is to protect the Company from certain business risks (e.g. threats from loss of confidentiality or trade secrets, solicitation of customers and employees) and to define the Company’s right to terminate the employment relationship. In return, the executive officers are provided assurances with regard to salary and other compensation and benefits.
 
Generally, the employment agreements provide that the executives shall devote full-time attention, skill and ability to discharge the duties assigned to them, and to use their best efforts to promote and protect the interests of Alliance. The Employment Agreements are terminable by each of the respective parties thereto at any time, for any reason and with or without cause.
 
Mr. Keating
 
Mr. Keating is party to an employment agreement with the Company, dated December 1, 2005 (the “Keating Agreement”), which provides for an annual base salary (which may be increased by the Board of Directors), and the initial grant of an option to purchase up to 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to full acceleration in the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the stock option agreement. The Keating Agreement also provides for participation in the Company’s 401(k) Plan, participation in the Company’s employee life insurance program, vacation in accordance to the Company’s standard paid vacation policy, and other employee benefit plans maintained by the Company. In addition, the Keating Agreement provides for reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in the course of performing his duties, including reasonable living expenses in Santa Clara, California, plus commuting expenses.
 
Mr. Moeller
 
Mr. Moeller is party to an employment agreement with the Company, dated January 13, 2006 (the “Moeller Agreement”), which provides for an annual base salary (which may be increased by the Board of Directors), and the initial grant of an option to purchase up to 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to full acceleration in the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the stock option agreement. The Moeller Agreement also provides for participation in the Company’s 401(k) Plan, paid vacation, health insurance coverage and participation in other employee benefit plans maintained by the Company.
 
Dividend
 
On July 17, 2007, the Company paid a special one-time cash dividend of $3.75 per share. Messrs. Keating and Moeller, like all other Company stockholders of record as of July 6, 2007, were recipients of this special cash dividend.
 
Termination and Change in Control Provisions
 
Set forth below are contractual provisions relating to each Named Executive Officer under various post-employment and change-in-control scenarios under (i) the terms of an existing employment agreement with Mr. Keating, and (ii) the terms of an Option Agreement in place between the Company and Messrs. Keating and Moeller, respectively.
 
In addition to the below amounts, in connection with any termination of employment, each Named Executive Officer would be entitled to receive the following: (i) all vested amounts paid by the Company under its 401(k) plan or any similar plans, (ii) all amounts earned through the date of termination but not yet paid (bonuses, sick pay and benefits available under existing benefit plans to the extent applicable, etc.) and (iii) the value of all vested stock


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options. We have not included these elements of compensation below nor have we valued these elements because they are not “triggered” by any termination of employment or change in control.
 
Employment Agreement
 
Mr. Keating’s employment agreement provides in part that if the Company had terminated Mr. Keating’s employment prior to June 1, 2006, the Company would have had to pay Mr. Keating an amount equal to his base salary for the period of six months less the period of his employment.
 
Accelerated Equity Awards
 
Messrs. Keating and Moeller are each party to the form of Option Agreement that contains the change of control provision described below. Upon a Change of Control (as defined in the form of Option Agreement), irrespective of whether the option is assumed, substituted or terminated in connection with the transaction, the option subject to this agreement becomes fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the completion of such transaction. On January 25, 2007, as previously disclosed, a Change of Control was triggered upon the completion of the sale of the limited partnership and general partnership interests in five wholly owned Alliance Ventures investment partnerships for $123.6 million. Compensation to executive officers and directors related to this Change of Control was reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2007. As of March 31, 2008, Messrs. Keating and Moeller did not hold any unexercised stock options.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
Directors who are also employees of Alliance receive no separate compensation for serving as directors or as members of Board committees. For fiscal 2008 directors other than the Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chairman who are not employees of Alliance received a $50,000 annual retainer paid quarterly. The Chairman of the Board received an annual retainer of $40,000 paid quarterly and the Audit Committee Chairman received a $55,000 annual retainer paid quarterly. In March 2008 the Board reduced their compensation effective April 1, 2008 to $30,000 per year, except for the Chairman of the Audit Committee, who will receive $35,000 per year. All directors are reimbursed for travel-related expenses incurred in connection with their activities as directors.
 
Directors are eligible to receive stock option grants under the 2002 Stock Plan. Under the 2002 Stock Plan, the amount of options, if any, granted to directors and the terms and provisions of any options granted to directors are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. No options were granted to any non-employee director during fiscal 2008.
 
On November 1, 2005, each independent member of the Board received an option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan for his services on the Board and its committees. These options had an exercise price equal to $2.63 per share, the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant as determined based on the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on November 1, 2005. Each option became fully vested on January 25, 2007, upon the completion of the sale of the limited partnership and general partnership interests in five wholly owned Alliance Ventures investment partnerships, which constituted a change of control as defined in the Option Agreement governing these options.
 
Director Compensation in Fiscal 2008
 
                                                         
                            Change in
             
                      Non-
    Pension
             
    Fees
                Equity
    Value and
             
    Earned
                Incentive
    Nonqualified
             
    or Paid
    Stock
    Option
    Plan
    Deferred
    All Other
       
    in Cash
    Awards
    Awards
    Compensation
    Compensation
    Compensation
    Total
 
Name
  ($)     ($)     ($)(1)     ($)     Earnings     ($)     $  
 
Bryant R. Riley
    40,000     $           $     $     $       40,000  
Alan B. Howe
    50,000                                     50,000  
Robert D’Agostino
    50,000                                     50,000  
J. Michael Gullard
    55,000                                     55,000  
 
 
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Dividend
 
On July 17, 2007, the Company paid a special one-time cash dividend of $3.75 per share. Each of our directors, like all other Company stockholders of record as of July 6, 2007, were recipients of this special cash dividend.
 
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
 
The following table sets forth information that has been provided to the Company with respect to beneficial ownership of shares of the Company’s Common Stock as of May 6, 2008 (or such other date as may be indicated in the footnote for the respective person) for (i) each person or entity who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table, (iii) each of our Directors and (iv) all Directors and current executive officers of the Company as a group. The information in this table is based solely on statements in filings with the SEC or other reliable information. On May 6, 2008, there were 33,047,882 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding.
 
                 
    Amount and Nature
   
    of Beneficial
  Percent
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
  Ownership(2)(3)   of Class
 
Bryant R. Riley(4)
    5,080,298       15.4 %
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
               
Lloyd Miller III(5)
    4,046,560       12.2 %
4550 Gordon Drive
Naples, FL 34102
               
Schneider Capital Management Corporation(6)
    3,055,298       9.2 %
460 E. Swedesford Road, Suite 1080
Wayne, PA 19087
               
David J. Greene & Co. LLC(7)
    2,104,343       6.4 %
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
               
Francis Capital Management, LLC(8)
    1,655,200       5.0 %
429 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 320
Santa Monica, CA 90401
               
Harvey Partners, LLC(9)
    2,456,000       7.4 %
350 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017
               
C.N. Reddy(10)
    3,904,350       11.8 %
Bob D’Agostino
    94,450       *  
Alan B. Howe
    56,700       *  
J. Michael Gullard
    50,000       *  
Melvin L. Keating
    200,000       *  
Karl H. Moeller, Jr. 
          *  
N. Damodar Reddy(11)
    3,806,136       11.5 %
All Directors and current executive officers as a group (7 persons)(12)
            28.4 %
 
 
Less than 1%.
 
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the named individuals is c/o Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, 4633 Old Ironsides Dr., Suite 240, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
 
(2) Unless otherwise noted, the Company believes that all persons or entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown in the table to be beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable.
 
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1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Each stockholder’s percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options that are held by such person (but not those held by any other person) and that are exercisable within 60 days of May 6, 2008 have been exercised.
 
(4) Pursuant to a Schedule 13D/A filed by Bryant R. Riley on May 6, 2008. Mr. Riley directly or indirectly has sole voting and dispositive power over securities held by B. Riley & Co., LLC, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust, Riley Investment Partners Masters Fund, L.P., BR Investco, LLC and Riley Investment Management LLC. Additionally Mr. Riley has shared voting and dispositive power over an aggregate of 2,100,147 shares beneficially owned by Riley Investment Management LLC and B. Riley & Co., LLC. Through his relationships with these entities, Mr. Riley may be deemed to beneficially own a total of 5,080,298 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
 
(5) The number of shares is as reported on Schedule 13G/A filed by Lloyd Miller III on February 11, 2008. The reporting person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,673,688 of the reported securities and shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 2,372,872 of the reported securities as (i) an investment advisor to the trustee of certain family trusts, and (ii) the trustee to certain generation skipping trusts.
 
(6) The number of shares is as reported on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Schneider Capital Management Corporation on February 13, 2008.
 
(7) The number of shares is as reported on Schedule 13G filed by David J. Greene & Co. LLC on February 8, 2007.
 
(8) As the managing member of Francis Capital Management, LLC, John P. Francis may be deemed to beneficially own the number of reported shares.
 
(9) The number of shares is as reported on a Schedule 13 G/A filed by Harvey Partners, LLC on February 14, 2008. Harvey Partners, LLC is the investment manager of Harvey SMidCap Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Harvey SMidCap Offshore Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and, as such, possesses sole power to vote and direct the disposition of all securities of Alliance held by Harvey SMidCap Fund and Harvey SMidCap Offshore Fund. Jeffrey C. Moskowitz and James A. Schwartz, the Managing Members of Harvey Partners, share voting and investment power with respect to all securities beneficially owned by Harvey Partners.
 
(10) Includes 677,500 shares held of record by C.N. Reddy Investments, Inc., of which C.N. Reddy is the sole stockholder.
 
(11) The number of shares is as reported on a Form 4 filed on May 23, 2007.
 
(12) Includes zero shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of May 6, 2008.
 
Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
 
Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons
 
Our Audit Committee must review and approve in advance any related party transaction. In approving or rejecting a proposed related party transaction, our Audit Committee shall consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and deemed relevant to the Audit Committee, including, but not limited to the risks, costs and benefits to us, the terms of the transaction, the availability of other sources for comparable services or products, if applicable, and the impact on a director’s independence. Our Audit Committee shall approve only those related party transactions that, in light of known circumstances, are in, or are not inconsistent with, our best interests, as our audit committee determines in the good faith exercise of its discretion. All of our directors, officers and employees are required to report to our audit committee any such related party transaction for approval prior to its completion.
 
Director Independence
 
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members of each of the aforementioned committees are “independent” under applicable rules of the SEC and the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
 
Item 14.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
On March 24, 2008, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors engaged Mark Bailey & Co. Ltd. (“Mark Bailey”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008. Mark Bailey served as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, as well. The fees billed relating to fiscal years 2008 and 2007 for each of the following categories of services are set forth below:
 
                 
    2008     2007  
 
Audit Fees(a)
  $ 91,500     $ 575,000  
Audit Related Fees(b)
  $     $ 37,500  
Tax Fees(c)
  $ 11,170     $  
All Other Fees
  $     $  
 
 
(a) Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of the Company’s financial statements, review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings, and includes fees for consents. Audit Fees in 2008 include the audit for fiscal 2008 as well as quarterly reviews. Audit Fees in 2007 include an additional maximum of $125,000 which was billed on hours and rate for actual work performed and $22,000 for prior auditor’s consent to the annual filing.
 
(b) Audit related fees represent fees for accounting consultations related to potential transactions.
 
(c) Tax fees principally include fees for tax planning advice. All such services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
 
Our audit committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditors, which they have done. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically report to the audit committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. The audit committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.
 
PART IV
 
Item 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 
(1) Financial Statements.  Please see the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appears on page F-1 of the report. The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear beginning on page F-2 of this report, are incorporated by reference into Item 8 above.
 
(2) Financial Statement Schedules.  Financial Statement Schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is either not applicable or is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the notes thereto.
 
(3) Exhibits.  See Items 15(b) below.
 
(b) Exhibits.  The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page are filed as part of or are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
(c) Financial Statement Schedules.  Reference is made to Item 15(a)(2) above.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
  By: 
/s/  MELVIN L. KEATING
Melvin L. Keating
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
June 30, 2008
 
  By: 
/s/  KARL H. MOELLER
Karl H. Moeller, Jr.
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
June 30, 2008
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mel Keating and Karl Moeller, or either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  Bryant Riley

Bryant Riley
  Chairman of the Board   June 30, 2008
         
/s/  J. Michael Gullard

J. Michael Gullard
  Director   June 30, 2008
         
/s/  Alan Howe

Alan Howe
  Director   June 30, 2008
         
/s/  Bob D’Agostino

Bob D’Agostino
  Director   June 30, 2008
         
/s/  C. N. Reddy

C. N. Reddy
  Director   June 30, 2008


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. Alliance Semiconductor Corporation’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 consolidated financial position of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd.
 
Reno, Nevada
June 27. 2008


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
 
                 
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2008     2007  
    (In thousands except
 
    per share amounts)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 11,764     $ 58,236  
Short-term investments
    61,167       129,774  
Accounts receivable, net
          3  
Receivable from sale of securities
    401       1,733  
Federal and State Tax Receivable
    8,236        
Other current assets
    1,895       2,455  
Deferred tax assets
    3,739       12,158  
Assets held for sale
          5,413  
                 
Total current assets
    87,202       209,772  
                 
Property and equipment, net
          10  
Investment in Tower Semiconductor (excluding short-term portion)
          2,338  
Other assets
    68       17  
                 
Total assets
  $ 87,270     $ 212,137  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    17     $ 351  
Accrued liabilities
    134       157  
Income tax payable
    190       34,551  
Liabilities related to assets held for sale
          4,075  
                 
Total current liabilities
    341       39,134  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
    3,739       12,158  
                 
Total liabilities
  $ 4,080     $ 51,292  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock (41,222 shares issued and 33,048 shares outstanding March 31, 2008, and 40,777 shares issued and 32,603 shares outstanding March 31, 2007)
    412       408  
Additional paid-in capital
    194,546       193,361  
Treasury stock (8,174 shares at cost March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007)
    (68,658 )     (68,658 )
Accumulated earnings/(deficit)
    (42,586 )     35,110  
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
    (524 )     624  
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    83,190       160,845  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 87,270     $ 212,137  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
 
                 
    Twelve Months Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
General and administrative expense
    (3,631 )     (7,711 )
                 
Loss from operations
    (3,631 )     (7,711 )
Other Income/(Expense)
               
Gain/(loss) on sale of marketable securities
  $ (1,122 )   $ 1,515  
Interest and dividends
    7,474       4,016  
                 
Total other income
    6,352       5,531  
                 
Income/(Loss) before income tax
    2,721       (2,180 )
Benefit/(provision) for income tax
    40,182       1,255  
                 
Income/(Loss) from continuing operations
    42,903       (924 )
Income/(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
    3,256       106,321  
                 
Net income/(loss)
  $ 46,159     $ 105,396  
                 
Net income/(loss) per share — Basic:
               
Continuing operations
  $ 1.30     $ (0.03 )
Discontinued operations
  $ 0.10     $ 3.12  
Net income/(loss)
  $ 1.40     $ 3.09  
Net income/(loss) per share — Diluted:
               
Continuing operations
  $ 1.30     $ (0.03 )
Discontinued operations
  $ 0.10     $ 3.09  
Net income/(loss)
  $ 1.40     $ 3.06  
Weighted average number of common shares:
               
Basic
    32,931       34,079  
                 
Diluted
    32,932       34,461  
                 
 
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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
 
                                                         
                            Other
             
                Additional
          Comprehensive
    Retained
    Total
 
          Common Stock     Paid-In
    Treasury
    Income
    Earnings
    Stockholders’
 
    Shares(1)     Amount     Capital     Stock     (Loss)     (Deficit)     Equity  
 
Balance at March 31, 2006
    43,755       438       201,622       (68,576 )     (1,314 )     (70,286 )     61,884  
                                                         
Unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, net
                                    1,938                  
Net Income
                                            105,396          
Tender Offer
    (2,978 )     (30 )     (8,905 )                             (8,935 )
Stock Repurchase
                            (82 )                     (82 )
Stock Based Comp
                    808                               808  
Stock Option Exercise
    0               2                               2  
Offering Cost
                    (166 )                             (166 )
Total comprehensive income
                                                    107,334  
                                                         
Balance at March 31, 2007
    40,777       408       193,361       (68,658 )     624       35,110       160,845  
                                                         
Unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, net
                                    (1,148 )                
Net Income
                                            46,159          
Stock Based Comp
                    9                               9  
Stock Option Exercise
    445       4       1,176                               1,180  
Cash Dividend
                                            (123,855 )     (123,855 )
Total comprehensive income (loss)
                                                    45,011  
                                                         
Balance at March 31, 2008
    41,222       412       194,546       (68,658 )     (524 )     (42,586 )     83,190  
                                                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
 
                 
    Twelve Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net Income/(Loss)
  $ 46,159     $ 105,396  
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    10       141  
Stock based compensation
    9       808  
Minority interest in subsidiary companies, net of tax
          295  
Equity in loss of investees
    254       6,869  
Loss on investments
    983       (2,932 )
Gain on sale of business units
    (2,076 )     (123,325 )
Gain on disposal of fixed assets
          351  
Other
    (1 )     (157 )
Write-down of marketable securities and venture investments
          1,852  
Gain on sale of patents
    (1,250 )      
Provision for income tax
    2,532        
Deferred income tax
    (1,626 )     (1,308 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
          2,495  
Inventory
          248  
Receivable from sale of securities
    1,332       249  
Assets held for sale
    519       270  
Other assets
    304       (1,852 )
Federal Tax Receivable
    (8,236 )      
Deposits
          385  
Accounts payable
    (334 )     (2,810 )
Accrued liabilities and other long-term obligations
    (152 )     (5,554 )
Liabilities related to assets held for sale
    (1,233 )     1,145  
Income tax payable
    (34,492 )     666  
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    2,702       (16,782 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from sale of business units
    1,773       18,803  
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities
    6,044       9,445  
Proceeds from sale of equipment
          343  
Proceeds from sale/(purchase of) of short-term money market instruments
    62,108       (121,534 )
Purchase of Alliance Ventures and other investments
          (4,552 )
Proceeds from sale of Alliance Ventures and other investments
    2,327       131,976  
Proceeds from sale of patents
    1,250        
                 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    73,502       34,481  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options
    1,180       2  
Special dividend
    (123,856 )      
Repurchase of common stock
          (9,183 )
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (122,676 )     (9,181 )
                 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (46,472 )     8,518  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
    58,236       49,718  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
  $ 11,764     $ 58,236  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid (refunded) for taxes, net
  $ 945       1,466  
                 
Cash paid for interest
  $     $  
                 
 
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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
 
Note 1.   Alliance Semiconductor and our Significant Accounting Policies
 
During the reporting periods covered in this report, the Company made a significant transition from being an operating company focused on the semiconductor industry with synergistic investments in emerging companies, into a holding company focused on maximizing return to shareholders. This transformation was largely completed by fiscal 2008, with the result that our primary activities now consist of managing our short-term investments
 
In fiscal 2006 our Board of Directors entered into a plan for disposal of our operating business units, which was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 resulting in proceeds of $1.8 million in fiscal 2008 and $14.8 million in fiscal 2007. The Board also entered into a plan for disposal of the company’s investments in Alliance Ventures and Solar Ventures during the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, which sales were completed during the last quarter of fiscal 2007 for aggregate gross proceeds of $2.0 million in fiscal 2008 and $128.6 million in fiscal 2007.
 
In fiscal 2007, the Board authorized the distribution of a significant portion of our cash surplus that was not needed for expected future operations or known liabilities, including contingent claims and declared a special one-time cash dividend of $3.75 per share, which was paid July 17, 2007. An additional cash dividend of $.0.25 per share was paid April 8, 2008, and the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share which was paid May 20, 2008 to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2008. On June 12, 2008 the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share which will be paid July 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of June 24, 2008. (see Note 7 “Subsequent Events”).
 
The Board continues to evaluate various alternatives for the direction of the Company going forward.
 
(a)   Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the amounts of Alliance and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
 
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include the accounts of Alliance Semiconductor and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
 
(b)   Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the period. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period that they are determined to be necessary. These estimates include, the realization of deferred tax assets and valuations associated with our short term investments, among others. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(c)   Reclassifications
 
Comparative amounts from the year ended March 31, 2007 have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. For the year ended March 31, 2007 the Company had significant discontinued operations related to the disposal of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Operation and Alliance Ventures and Solar Venture Partners. The following table illustrates the significant reclassifications, net of tax:
 
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended
 
    March 31, 2007:  
    Fiscal
    Current
 
    2007
    Year
 
Discontinued Operations:
  Presentation     Presentation  
 
Memory Products:
               
Loss on operations
  $ (921 )      
Loss on sale
    (1,645 )      
                 
Total Memory
    (2,566 )      
Non-Memory Products:
               
Loss on operations
    (3,187 )      
Gain on sale
    10,776        
                 
Total Non-Memory
    7,589        
Venture Investments:
               
Gain on sale
    101,298        
                 
Total Discontinued Operations
  $ 106,321     $ 106,321  
 
(d)   Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on deposit and highly liquid money market instruments with banks and financial institutions. We consider all highly liquid investments with maturity from the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
 
(e)   Short-Term Investments
 
Short-term investments are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” (“SFAS 115”). Management determines the appropriate categorization of investment securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. At March 31, 2008 and 2007, equity securities with no restrictions on sale or that have restrictions that expire within the next year, are designated as available-for-sale in accordance with SFAS 115 and reported at fair market value with the related unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, included in stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in value of securities judged to be other than temporary, are included in Other Income/(Expense). The fair value of the Company’s investments is based on quoted market prices. Realized gains and losses are computed using the specific identification method.
 
(f)   Auction Rate Securities
 
$59.4 million of our Short-term investments on March 31, 2008 are comprised of asset-backed auction-rate securities. In accordance with SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and based on our ability to market and sell these instruments, we classify auction-rate securities as available-for sale and carry them at fair value. Auction-rate securities are intended to behave like short-term instruments because their interest rates are reset periodically through an auction process, typically at intervals of 28 days. Investments in these securities can be sold for cash at par value on the auction date if the auction is successful. All of our auction-rate


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
securities are AA-rated at March 31, 2008 and collateralized by high-grade commercial paper. We do not have any investments in securities that are collateralized by assets that include mortgages or sub-prime debt. Our intent with these investments is not to hold these securities to maturity, but to use the periodic auction feature to provide liquidity as needed. See Note 2, Short Term Investments, for further information.
 
In August 2007, auctions began to fail due to insufficient buyers, as the amount of securities submitted for sale in auctions exceeded the aggregate amount of the bids. Substantially all of our auction-rate securities portfolio has been subject to failed auctions. To date, we have collected all interest due on our auction-rate securities and expect to continue to do so in the future. The investment principal associated with failed auctions will not be accessible until successful auctions occur, a buyer is found outside of the auction process, , or the issuers establish a different form of financing to replace these securities. We understand that issuers and financial markets are working on alternatives that may improve liquidity, although it is not yet clear when or if such efforts will be successful. We intend to hold our auction-rate securities until we can recover the principal amount through one of the means described above, and have the ability to do so based on our other sources of liquidity.
 
We evaluated our entire auction-rate securities portfolio for temporary or other-than-temporary impairment at March 31,2008, based on review of a variety of inputs, including (i) the commercial paper portfolios held by each investment, (ii) pricing provided by the firms managing our investments, and (iii) estimates derived internally utilizing a discounted cash flow valuation model. As a result of this review, we determined that the fair value of our auction-rate securities at March 31, 2008 approximates par value, and accordingly, we have not recorded any impairment. The estimated fair values could change significantly based on future market conditions or the execution by AMBAC Assurance of its right to compel the liquidation of the portfolio of eligible assets held by the sub-trusts and compel the sub-trusts to purchase Ambac Assurance preferred stock with a liquidation preference equal to the portfolio’s liquidated value.. We will continue to assess the fair value of our auction-rate securities for substantive changes in relevant market conditions, changes in financial condition or other changes that may alter our estimates described above. We may be required to record a temporary unrealized holding loss or an impairment charge to earnings if we determine that our investment portfolio has incurred a decline in fair value that is temporary or other-than-temporary, respectively.
 
(g)   Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. As of March 31, 2008 all of our property and equipment was fully depreciated.
 
(h)   Revenue Recognition
 
During fiscal 2007 we recognized revenue now reported in discontinued operations when persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed, delivery had occurred, the price was fixed or determinable and collection was reasonably assured. Collection was not deemed to be reasonably assured if customers received extended payment terms.
 
(i)   Income Taxes
 
We account for our deferred income taxes in accordance with the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of the assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
 
In July 2006, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN No. 48 provides that a tax benefit from an


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of FIN 48 and in subsequent periods. This interpretation also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.
 
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on April 1, 2007. There was no impact to the Company as a result of the implementation of FIN 48.
 
(j)   Concentration of Risks
 
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, and short- and long-term investments.
 
Cash is deposited with one major bank in the United States while cash equivalents are deposited in investment accounts and money market funds. We have not maintained cash in excess of FDIC insurance limits in our bank accounts, and cash equivalents are not invested in instruments issued by our major bank.
 
At March 31, 2008 we held $59.4 million in asset-backed securities issued by sub-trusts of two master trusts, Anchorage Finance Master Trust and Dutch Harbor Finance Master Trust. The rate of interest paid on these securities is determined at auctions generally scheduled every 28 days. If the amount of securities submitted for sale exceeds the amount of purchase orders in a particular auction, the result is a lack of liquidity and the maximum distribution rate of interest that can result from that auction. This has been the case with respect to recent auctions, including the auctions held during the last eight months of the year ended March 31, 2008, and we cannot provide assurance as to when the liquidity in the regularly scheduled auctions will be restored. (see (f) Auction Rate Securities in this section, Item 1A. Risk Factors, and Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources and Item 7A Investment Risk (of this report). According to the offering memorandum for the asset-backed securities, an investment manager invests the eligible assets held by the sub-trusts in a diversified portfolio of highly rated commercial paper. We currently do not believe there is significant default risk associated with the investment portfolio held by the sub-trusts. Ambac Assurance, Inc. has the right to compel the liquidation of the portfolio of eligible assets held by the sub-trusts and compel the sub-trusts to purchase Ambac Assurance preferred stock, but has not indicated publicly that they have any intention of doing so. All interest payments due on the asset-backed securities have been timely made.
 
We have held significant investments in Tower. Since Tower is in the semiconductor business, and is subject to additional risks, such as fires and other disasters, excess fabrication capacity, and other risks known to semiconductor manufacturers, there can be no assurances that our investment in Tower will increase in value or even maintain its value. Because of the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, it is possible that this investment will experience a business downturn in the future which will significantly depress the value of its stock. We have liquidated our remaining position in Tower as of the filing date of this report.
 
(k)   Stock-Based Compensation
 
At March 31, 2008 and 2007, we have one stock-based employee compensation plan, which is described more fully in Note 5. In fiscal 2008 and 2007 we recorded stock compensation expense in accordance with SFAS 123R “Share Based Payment”. Total stock compensation expense for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 of $9,000 and $0.7 million, respectively was included in selling, general and administrative expense and zero and $73,000, respectively, was included in discontinued operations.
 
See Note 5 — “Stock Option Plans” for the assumptions and methodology used to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
(l)   Net Income/(Loss) Per Share
 
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including stock options, using the treasury stock method. At March 31, 2008 and 2007, there were 5,505, and 358,638 options outstanding to purchase common stock that were excluded from diluted net income per share computations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The weighted average exercise prices of these options were $2.49 and $3.46 for fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
At March 31, the numerators and denominators used in the Basic and Diluted EPS computations consisted of the following (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
                 
    Twelve Months Ended  
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Net income/(loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 46,159     $ 105,396  
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
               
Basic
    32,931       34,079  
                 
Diluted
    32,932       34,461  
                 
Net income/(loss) per share: Basic
  $ 1.40     $ 3.09  
                 
Net income/(loss) per share: Diluted
  $ 1.40     $ 3.06  
                 
 
(m)   Comprehensive Income
 
We recorded comprehensive income of $45.0 million and $107.3 million in fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively. The components of comprehensive income (loss) are shown in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity.
 
(n)   Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
Alliance’s management reviewed recently issued accounting standards and determined that there were no material standards applicable to Alliance that had not been previously disclosed in our filings.
 
Note 2.   Short Term Investments
 
Short-Term Investments
 
At March 31, short-term investments consisted of the following available-for-sale securities (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
                                 
    March 31, 2008     March 31, 2007  
          Market
          Market
 
Investment
  Shares     Value     Shares     Value  
 
Tower Semiconductor Debentures(1)
          $ 38             $ 62  
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Shares
    1,639       1,704       4,782       8,178  
Short-term Marketable securities(2)
            59,425               121,534  
                                 
Total
          $ 61,167             $ 129,774  
                                 
 
 
(1) Convertible to Tower ordinary shares at $1.10 per share, 36,385 share equivalents at March 31, 2008


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
(2) March 31, 2008 amount consists of asset-backed securities issued by sub-trusts of two master trusts, Anchorage Finance Master Trust and Dutch Harbor Finance Master Trust
 
Marketable securities held by us have experienced significant changes in their market value primarily due to the business climate in the semiconductor and technology sectors and general market conditions. Management evaluates the marketable securities for potential “other-than-temporary” declines in their value. Such evaluations of our investments include researching commentary from industry experts, analysts and other companies.
 
Note 3.   Comprehensive Income
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
At March 31, 2008 and 2007, accumulated other comprehensive income consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                         
                Net
 
    Unrealized
          Unrealized
 
    Gain/(Loss)     Tax Effect     Gain/(Loss)  
 
March 31, 2008
                       
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Ordinary Shares
    (875 )     353       (522 )
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Debentures
    (3 )     1       (2 )
                         
    $ (878 )   $ 354     $ (524 )
                         
 
                         
                Net
 
    Unrealized
          Unrealized
 
    Gain/(Loss)     Tax Effect     Gain/(Loss)  
 
March 31, 2007
                       
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Ordinary Shares
    1,024       (413 )     611  
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Debentures
    22       (9 )     13  
                         
    $ 1,046     $ (422 )   $ 624  
                         
 
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
 
At March 31, 2008, comprehensive income/(loss) consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    Twelve Months Ended  
    March 31,
    March 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Net income/(loss)
  $ 46,159     $ 105,396  
Unrealized gain/(loss) on marketable securities
    (1,148 )     1,938  
                 
Comprehensive income/(loss)
  $ 45,011     $ 107,334  
                 


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 4.   Benefit for Income Taxes
 
At March 31, the benefit for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    2008     2007  
 
Current
               
Federal
  $ (33,107 )   $  
State
    (5,792 )      
Foreign
    (1,283 )      
                 
Total Current
  $ (40,182 )   $  
                 
Deferred
               
Federal
  $ (39,455 )   $ (4,543 )
State
    (2,556 )     498  
Valuation allowance
    42,011       2,737  
                 
Total Deferred
  $     $ (1,308 )
                 
Total Tax (Benefit)
  $ (40,182 )   $ (1,308 )
                 
 
At March 31, gross deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    2008     2007  
 
Deferred Tax Inventory
               
NOL
  $ 63,108     $ 15,380  
Accrued expenses & reserves
          160  
Tax Credits
    6,286       2,306  
Alliance Ventures
          235  
Tower
    3,739       12,262  
                 
Gross deferred tax assets
  $ 73,133     $ 30,343  
                 
Less: Valuation Allowance
  $ (73,133 )   $ (30,343 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets
  $     $  
                 
 
At March 31, benefit for income taxes differs from the amount obtained by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to income before income taxes as follows (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
                 
    2008     2007  
 
Tax rate reconciliation
               
Federal statutory rate
    35 %     35 %
Tax at federal statutory rate
  $ 2,092     $ (764 )
Alternative minimum tax
    190        
State taxes, net of federal benefit
    (2,556 )     498  
Audit settlement
    (39,088 )      
Reclass from discontinued operations
          (433 )
Intercompany dividend
    1,012        
Change in valuation allowance
    (162 )     2,736  
Other, net
    (1,670 )     (3,345 )
                 
Total
  $ (40,182 )   $ (1,308 )
                 


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
We had been subject to an audit by the Internal Revenue Service since December 2005 with respect to fiscal tax years 1999 through 2002. Alliance and the Internal Revenue Service lodged final decision documents with the United States Tax Court which were signed and entered by the judge on February 7, 2008, concluding their dispute in accordance with the terms of the Stipulation of Settled Issues previously filed with the Court and described in Form 8-Ks filed on July 6, 2007 and January 10, 2008. Pursuant to the decision documents, Alliance received a tax refund of approximately $6.6 million plus $1.3 million interest for the 2001 tax year. As previously announced, as a result of the settlement no additional taxes will be owed by Alliance for its taxable years 1999 through 2002, but Alliance’s net operating losses were reduced to $138.8 million. During fiscal 2008 we reversed $32.4 million previously accrued for taxes and recognized the refund of $6.6 million and interest we received subsequent to year end in accordance with the settlement.
 
As of March 31, 2008, we had a federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $138.8 million and cumulative state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $86.1. The federal net operating loss carryforward will expire beginning in fiscal 2025 and the state net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in fiscal 2012 according to the rules of each particular state. As of March 31, 2008, we had federal research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards of approximately $3.4 million that will begin to expire in fiscal 2018; federal minimum tax credit carryfowards of approximately $1.1 million that may be carried over indefinitely and federal foreign tax credit carryforwards of approximately $1.0 million that will begin to expire in fiscal 2011. The research and experimentation tax credit carryforward attributable to states is approximately $1.0 million, of which approximately all is attributable to the State of California and may be carried over indefinitely. Utilization of net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards may be subject to limitations due to ownership changes and other limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. If such a limitation applies, the net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards may expire before full utilization.
 
Note 5.   Stock Option Plans
 
(a)   2002 Stock Option Plan
 
At March 31, 2002, 13,000,000 shares of our Common Stock was reserved under the 1992 Stock Option Plan for issuance. In April 2002, the 2002 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted to replace the expired 1992 Stock Option Plan. The Board of Directors may terminate the Plan at any time at its discretion.
 
Incentive stock options may not be granted at less than 100 percent of the fair value of our common stock at the date of grant and the option term may not exceed 10 years. Options granted vest over a period of 5 years. For holders of more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock, options may not be granted at less than 110 percent of the current market price of the common stock at the date of grant and the option term may not exceed five years.
 
No grants were made under the 2002 Stock Option Plan in fiscal 2008, and the remaining options outstanding are not material.


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ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table summarizes grant and stock option activity under all stock option plans for fiscal years 2008 and 2007:
 
                                 
          Weighted
    Weighted Average
       
    Number
    Average
    Remaining
    Aggregate
 
    of
    Exercise
    Contractual
    Intrinsic
 
    Shares     Price     Term     Value  
                (In years)     (In thousands)  
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2006
    2,455,125     $ 6.00                  
Grants
        $ 0.00                  
Exercises
    700     $ 2.67                  
Forfeitures or expirations
    1,871,525     $ 6.54                  
                                 
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
    582,900     $ 4.70       5.90     $ 1,401,639  
                                 
Grants
        $ 0.00                  
Exercises
    (444,817 )   $ 2.63                  
Forfeitures or expirations
    (160,820 )   $ 10.41                  
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2008
    8,809     $ 2.02       3.53     $  
Exercisable and vested at March 31, 2008
    5,092     $ 2.39       2.10     $  
 
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (i.e. the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of our the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 and the exercise price, times the number of in the money shares) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on March 31, 2008; this amount changes based on the fair market value of our stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $827,726 and $50,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Total fair value of options vested was not material and $851,400 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
Note 6.   Legal Matters
 
(d)   SRAM Class Actions
 
In October and November 2006, we and other companies in the semiconductor industry were named as defendants in a number of purported antitrust class action lawsuits filed in federal district courts in California and other states, and in Canada. The Company was served in some but not all of these actions. The lawsuits purport to state claims on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers of SRAM products based on an alleged conspiracy between manufacturers of SRAM devices to fix or control the price of SRAM during the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2005. The Company denies all allegations of wrongful activity.
 
Based on an agreement to preserve evidence and toll the statute of limitations until January 10, 2009, the plaintiffs in the United States litigation voluntarily dismissed Alliance from the litigation without prejudice. Based on a similar agreement to toll the statute of limitations until January 10, 2009, the litigation pending in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada has been discontinued without prejudice. We anticipate that the litigation pending in Quebec, Canada will also be discontinued in accordance with the tolling agreement. At this time we do not believe these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the company.
 
Note 7.   Subsequent Events
 
Subsequent to our year end, we paid a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to shareholders on April 8, 2008, and the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share which was paid May 20, 2008 to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2008. On June 12, 2008 the Board declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share which will be paid July 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of June 24, 2008.


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Document Description
 
  2 .01(A)   Purchase Agreement dated December 1, 2006 by and between Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and QTV Capital Limited
  3 .01(B)   Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation
  3 .02(B)   Registrant’s Certificate of Elimination of Series A Preferred Stock
  3 .03(C)   Registrant’s Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
  3 .04(B)   Registrant’s Bylaws
  4 .01(B)   Specimen of Common Stock Certificate of Registrant
  10 .01†(D)   Form of Indemnity Agreement used between the Registrant and certain of its officers
  10 .02†(E)   Registrant’s 2002 Stock Option Plan
  10 .03†(F)   Form of Stock Option Agreement under Registrant’s 2002 Stock Option Plan
  10 .04(G)   Settlement Agreement by and among Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and the other signatories listed therein dated as of October 17, 2005
  10 .05†(G)   Form of Amendment to Indemnity Agreement approved by the Board of Directors on October 17, 2005
  10 .06†(H)   Employment Agreement with Melvin L. Keating dated December 1, 2005
  10 .07†(H)   Stock Option Agreement with Melvin L. Keating dated December 1, 2005
  10 .08†(I)   Employment Agreement with Karl H. Moeller, Jr. dated January 13, 2006
  10 .09†(I)   Stock Option Agreement with Karl H. Moeller, Jr. dated January 13, 2006
  10 .10†(J)   Stock Option Agreement with Melvin L. Keating dated March 28, 2006
  10 .11(K)   Agreement dated June 8, 2006 by and among Alliance Semiconductor (India) Private Limited, Megasri Constructions Limited and Vibha Agrotech Limited (each, a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (India))
  10 .12(L)   Settlement Agreement by and among Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, Prabhakara Balla and Trit Tek Research Ltd. dated July 7, 2006
  10 .13(A)   Partnership Interests Purchase Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006 by and among Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and Alliance Venture Management, LLC.
  10 .14(A)   Mutual Release, dated as of December 1, 2006, by and among Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, ALSC Venture Management, LLC, Alliance Ventures I, L.P., Alliance Ventures II, L.P., Alliance Ventures III, L.P., Alliance Ventures IV, L.P., Alliance Ventures V, L.P. and Alliance Venture Management, LLC.
  10 .15†(A)   Management Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006 by and among ALSC Venture Management, LLC, Alliance Ventures I, L.P., Alliance Ventures II, L.P., Alliance Ventures III, L.P., Alliance Ventures IV, L.P. and Alliance Ventures V, L.P.
  10 .16†(A)   Employment Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006 by and between ALSC Venture Management and V.R. Ranganath
  14 .01(M)   Code of Ethics
  21 .01   Subsidiaries of Registrant
  23 .01   Consent of Mark Bailey & Company Ltd.
  24 .01   Power of Attorney (see page 29)
  31 .01   Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of our Chief Executive Officer
  31 .02   Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of our Chief Financial Officer
  32 .01   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of our Chief Executive Officer
  32 .02   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of our Chief Financial Officer


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 † Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an Exhibit to this Form 10-K.
 
(A) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 7, 2006.
 
(B) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 33-69956-LA) declared effective by the Commission on November 30, 1993.
 
(C) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 23, 1995.
 
(D) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on June 27, 1997.
 
(E) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on July 15, 2002.
 
(F) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on June 23, 2005.
 
(G) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 23, 2005.
 
(H) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2005.
 
(I) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2006.
 
(J) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 3, 2006.
 
(K) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 14, 2006.
 
(L) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 6, 2006.
 
(M) The document referred to is hereby incorporated by reference from Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on June 10, 2004.


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EX-21.01 2 f41783exv21w01.htm EXHIBIT 21.01 exv21w01
EXHIBIT 21.01
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
           
 
        Jurisdiction or State of  
  Name of Subsidiary of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation     Incorporation  
 
Alliance Semiconductor Holding Company, LLC
    Delaware
 
 
 
Alliance Semiconductor International Corporation
    Delaware
 
 
 
Alliance Semiconductor (India) Private Limited
    India
 
 
 
Alliance Semiconductor (S.A.) (Pty) Ltd.
    South Africa
 
 
 
Alliance Semiconductor, South Africa, LLC
    Delaware
 
 
 
Chip Engines, Inc.
    California
 
 
 
Chip Engines (India) Private Limited
    India
 
 
 
Dioptech, Inc.
    Delaware
 
 
 
Nimbus Technology, Inc.
    California
 
 
 
SiPackets, Inc.
    California
 
 
 

 

EX-23.01 3 f41783exv23w01.htm EXHIBIT 23.01 exv23w01
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation of our report dated June 27, 2008, accompanying the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-K as of March 31, 2008 and for the year then ended.
         
   
/s/ Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd.    
Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd.   
Reno, Nevada   
June 30, 2008

EX-31.01 4 f41783exv31w01.htm EXHIBIT 31.01 exv31w01
Exhibit 31.01
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Melvin L. Keating, certify that:
1   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation;
 
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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4   The registrant’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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
    c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’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
 
    d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:
 
    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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
June 30, 2008
/s/ Melvin L. Keating
Melvin L. Keating
Chief Executive Officer

 

EX-31.02 5 f41783exv31w02.htm EXHIBIT 31.02 exv31w02
Exhibit 31.02
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Karl H. Moeller, Jr., certify that:
1   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation;
 
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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4   The registrant’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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
    c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’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
 
    d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:
 
    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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
June 30, 2008
/s/ Karl H. Moeller, Jr.
Karl H. Moeller, Jr.
Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

EX-32.01 6 f41783exv32w01.htm EXHIBIT 32.01 exv32w01
Exhibit 32.01
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     In connection with the Annual Report of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Melvin L. Keating, Chief Executive Officer 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 to my knowledge:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) 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 result of operations of the Company.
/s/ Melvin L. Keating
Melvin L. Keating
Chief Executive Officer
June 30, 2008

 

EX-32.02 7 f41783exv32w02.htm EXHIBIT 32.02 exv32w02
Exhibit 32.02
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     In connection with the Annual Report of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Karl H. Moeller, Jr., Interim Chief Financial Officer 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 to my knowledge:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) 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 result of operations of the Company.
/s/ Karl H. Moeller, Jr.
Karl H. Moeller, Jr.
Interim Chief Financial Officer
June 30, 2008

 

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