UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 
þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended July 3, 2011

April 1, 2012

OR

 ¨
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                        to

Commission File Number: 1-10317

LSI CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 
Delaware94-2712976
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1621 Barber Lane

Milpitas, California 95035

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(408) 433-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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. Yesþ Noo¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yesþ Noo¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso¨ Noþ

As of August 5, 2011,May 4, 2012, there were 572,877,263568,906,497 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding.

 


LSI CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended July 3, 2011
April 1, 2012

INDEX

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the sixthree months ended JulyApril  1, 2012 and April 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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28

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Item 6. Exhibits

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Signatures

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We have described in Part II, “Item 1A. Item 1A-”Risk Factors” a number of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our projections or estimates. Except where otherwise indicated, the statements made in this report are made as of the date we filed this report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update the information in this report, except as may otherwise be required by law.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

LSI CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

         
  July 3,  December 31, 
  2011  2010 
ASSETS
        
Cash and cash equivalents $755,442  $521,786 
Short-term investments  151,068   154,880 
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $11,875 and $9,701, respectively  234,127   326,604 
Inventories  193,802   186,772 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  73,805   73,314 
Assets held for sale  18,558   464 
       
Total current assets  1,426,802   1,263,820 
Property and equipment, net  178,517   223,181 
Identified intangible assets, net  490,989   561,137 
Goodwill  72,377   188,698 
Other assets  147,213   188,076 
       
Total assets $2,315,898  $2,424,912 
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
        
Accounts payable $185,458  $173,919 
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits  87,728   126,307 
Other accrued liabilities  174,535   184,402 
       
Total current liabilities  447,721   484,628 
Pension and post-retirement benefit obligations  443,392   463,119 
Income taxes payable — non-current  85,087   85,717 
Other non-current liabilities  38,974   73,946 
       
Total liabilities  1,015,174   1,107,410 
       
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)        
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock, $.01 par value: 2,000 shares authorized; none outstanding      
Common stock, $.01 par value: 1,300,000 shares authorized; 571,228 and 615,191 shares outstanding, respectively  5,712   6,152 
Additional paid-in capital  5,672,751   5,998,137 
Accumulated deficit  (4,064,584)  (4,368,522)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (313,155)  (318,265)
       
Total stockholders’ equity  1,300,724   1,317,502 
       
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $2,315,898  $2,424,912 
       

   April 1,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 

ASSETS

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $460,660   $779,811  

Short-term investments

   162,414    155,644  

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $6,197 and $6,950, respectively

   302,095    246,539  

Inventories

   200,850    180,035  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   62,425    60,659  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   1,188,444    1,422,688  

Property and equipment, net

   235,063    180,589  

Identified intangible assets, net

   576,133    433,790  

Goodwill

   255,838    72,377  

Other assets

   111,638    122,604  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $2,367,116   $2,232,048  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   

Accounts payable

  $222,210   $175,093  

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits

   101,995    106,948  

Other accrued liabilities

   146,093    178,830  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   470,298    460,871  

Pension and post-retirement benefit obligations

   584,112    597,183  

Income taxes payable — non-current

   87,664    91,791  

Other non-current liabilities

   21,763    23,263  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   1,163,837    1,173,108  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

   

Stockholders’ equity:

   

Preferred stock, $.01 par value: 2,000 shares authorized; none outstanding

   —      —    

Common stock, $.01 par value: 1,300,000 shares authorized; 571,071 and 561,767 shares outstanding, respectively

   5,711    5,618  

Additional paid-in capital

   5,685,705    5,623,581  

Accumulated deficit

   (3,961,834  (4,037,031

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (526,303  (533,228
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   1,203,279    1,058,940  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $2,367,116   $2,232,048  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

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LSI CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
Revenues $500,644  $473,447  $973,908  $946,119 
Cost of revenues  263,024   248,679   512,114   506,557 
             
Gross profit  237,620   224,768   461,794   439,562 
Research and development  145,873   142,871   288,220   281,733 
Selling, general and administrative  71,793   70,150   140,660   140,515 
Restructuring of operations and other items, net  (10,904)  5,086   (8,098)  6,706 
             
Income from operations  30,858   6,661   41,012   10,608 
Interest expense     (1,707)     (5,601)
Interest income and other, net  6,450   4,639   10,738   (4,168)
             
Income from continuing operations before income taxes  37,308   9,593   51,750   839 
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes  8,900   6,911   4,796   (16,191)
             
Income from continuing operations  28,408   2,682   46,954   17,030 
Income from discontinued operations (including a gain on disposal of $260,066 for the three and six months ended July 3, 2011), net of taxes  265,376   4,750   256,984   12,922 
             
Net income $293,784  $7,432  $303,938  $29,952 
             
 
Basic income per share:                
Income from continuing operations $0.05  $0.00  $0.08  $0.03 
             
Income from discontinued operations $0.44  $0.01  $0.42  $0.02 
             
Net income $0.49  $0.01  $0.50  $0.05 
             
 
Diluted income per share:                
Income from continuing operations $0.05  $0.00  $0.08  $0.03 
             
Income from discontinued operations $0.43  $0.01  $0.41  $0.02 
             
Net income $0.48  $0.01  $0.49  $0.05 
             
 
Shares used in computing per share amounts:                
Basic  594,957   651,778   605,315   654,192 
             
Diluted  611,093   661,540   621,248   663,857 
             

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 

Revenues

  $622,424   $473,264  

Cost of revenues

   335,512    249,090  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross profit

   286,912    224,174  

Research and development

   169,871    142,347  

Selling, general and administrative

   90,100    68,867  

Restructuring of operations and other items, net

   15,462    2,806  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from operations

   11,479    10,154  

Interest income and other, net

   14,656    4,288  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   26,135    14,442  

Benefit from income taxes

   (49,062  (4,104
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

   75,197    18,546  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —      (8,392
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

  $75,197   $10,154  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Basic income/(loss) per share:

   

Income from continuing operations

  $0.13   $0.03  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

  $—     $(0.01
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

  $0.13   $0.02  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted income/(loss) per share:

   

Income from continuing operations

  $0.13   $0.03  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

  $—     $(0.01
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

  $0.13   $0.02  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Shares used in computing per share amounts:

   

Basic

   566,709    615,450  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted

   590,556    629,733  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

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LSI CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCOMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

         
  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
Operating activities:        
Net income $303,938  $29,952 
Adjustments:        
Depreciation and amortization  102,310   133,268 
Stock-based compensation expense  27,112   34,926 
Non-cash restructuring of operations and other items, net  20,964   (41)
Write-down of investments     11,600 
Gain on sale of business  (260,066)   
(Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment  (508)  268 
Unrealized foreign exchange loss  2,581   990 
Deferred taxes  (19,766)  183 
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable, net  92,477   31,887 
Inventories  (43,140)  (22,247)
Prepaid expenses, assets held for sale and other assets  (10,991)  6,343 
Accounts payable  9,290   (14,410)
Accrued and other liabilities  (77,878)  (39,324)
       
Net cash provided by operating activities  146,323   173,395 
       
Investing activities:        
Purchases of debt securities available-for-sale  (24,131)  (1,189)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities available-for-sale  23,445   21,525 
Purchases of other investments  (4,000)  (316)
Purchases of property and equipment  (37,198)  (48,373)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  896   199 
Proceeds from sale of business, net of transaction costs  475,150    
       
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities  434,162   (28,154)
       
Financing activities:        
Redemption of convertible subordinated notes     (349,999)
Issuances of common stock  50,931   21,588 
Purchase of common stock under repurchase programs  (396,792)  (80,732)
       
Net cash used in financing activities  (345,861)  (409,143)
       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (968)  (3,012)
       
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  233,656   (266,914)
       
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  521,786   778,291 
       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $755,442  $511,377 
       

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 

Net income

  $75,197   $10,154  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax:

   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   1,447    1,401  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investments for the period

   692    1,037  

Reclassification adjustments for gain on investments included in net income

   (496  (711
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investments

   196    326  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on derivatives for the period

   640    622  

Reclassification adjustments for loss/(gain) on derivatives included in net income

   673    (213
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on derivatives

   1,313    409  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Amortization of transition asset, prior service cost and net actuarial loss

   3,969    1,778  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income before tax

   6,925    3,914  

Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income

   —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

   6,925    3,914  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

  $82,122   $14,068  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

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LSI CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 

Operating activities:

   

Net income

  $75,197   $10,154  

Adjustments:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   45,368    56,007  

Stock-based compensation expense

   30,834    13,986  

Non-cash restructuring of operations and other items, net

   2,140    10,824  

Gain on re-measurement of a pre-acquisition equity interest to fair value

   (5,765  —    

Loss/(gain) on sale of property and equipment

   25    (239

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

   1,461    1,379  

Deferred taxes

   (43,202  (43

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combination:

   

Accounts receivable

   (44,845  40,471  

Inventories

   3,453    (12,651

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   (2,290  (1,066

Accounts payable

   47,119    24,273  

Accrued and other liabilities

   (59,270  (35,066
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   50,225    108,029  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Investing activities:

   

Purchases of debt securities available-for-sale

   (21,263  (15,530

Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities available-for-sale

   9,506    12,958  

Purchases of property and equipment

   (64,982  (21,542

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

   21    310  

Acquisition of SandForce, net of cash acquired

   (319,231  —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (395,949  (23,804
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Financing activities:

   

Issuances of common stock

   65,274    17,319  

Purchase of common stock under repurchase program

   (38,206  (96,791
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

   27,068    (79,472
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (495  (11
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

   (319,151  4,742  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   779,811    521,786  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $460,660   $526,528  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

LSI CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

For financial reporting purposes, LSI Corporation (“LSI” or the “Company”) reports on a 13- or 14-week quarter with the year ending December 31. The secondfirst quarter of 20112012 and 20102011 consisted of 13 weeks each and ended on JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, and on July 4, 2010, respectively. The first six months of 2011 and 2010 consisted of approximately 26 weeks each. The results of operations for the three and six monthsquarter ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

On January 3, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of SandForce, Inc. (“SandForce”) for total consideration of approximately $346.4 million, net of cash acquired. SandForce was a provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client flash solutions and solid state drives. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the results of operations of SandForce and the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements from January 3, 2012.

On May 6, 2011, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its external storage systems business to NetApp, Inc. (“NetApp”). The results of the external storage systems business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and, as such, have been excluded from all line items other than “income“Loss from discontinued operations” for all periods presented. Since the first quarter of 2011, the Company operates in one reportable segment. Before it was sold, the external storage systems business was part of the Storage Systems segment. The results of the redundant array of independent disks (“RAID”) adapter business, which were formerly included in the Storage Systems segment, are now included in the Company’s remaining reportable segment.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the interim periods presented. While the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

2011.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements not yet effective:adopted:

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued additional guidance on fair value measurements and related disclosures. The new guidance clarifies the application of existing guidance on fair value measurement for non-financial assets and requires the disclosure of quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement. ThisThe Company adopted this guidance is effective on a prospective basis for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.in the first quarter of 2012. The adoption of this guidance willdid not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. The amended guidance gives an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amended guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amended guidance also requires presentation of adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. This guidance is effective on a retrospective basis for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure impact of the adoption of this guidance on its results of operations and financial position.

Pronouncements adopted during the six months ended July 3, 2011:
     In October 2009, the FASB amended revenue recognition guidance on multiple-deliverable arrangements to address how to separate deliverables and how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration. The new guidance requires the use of management’s best estimate of selling price for the deliverables in an arrangement when a vendor does not have specific objective evidence of selling price or third party evidence of selling price. In addition, excluding specific software revenue guidance, the residual method of allocating arrangement consideration is no longer permitted, and an entity is required to allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. This guidance also expands the disclosure requirements to include both quantitative and qualitative information. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2011.2012. The adoption did not impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

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     In October 2009, the FASB issued guidance to clarify that tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver a product’s essential functionality will be considered non-software deliverables and will be scoped out of the software revenue recognition guidance. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2011. The adoption did not impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
     In December 2010, the FASB issued guidance to clarify that, when presenting comparative financial statements for business combinations that occurred during the current year, a public entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combinations had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The update also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2011. The adoption did not impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Note 2 — Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
     The following table summarizes stock-based

Stock-based compensation expense included in continuing operations, net of estimated forfeitures, included within the continuing operations related to the Company’s stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) and restricted stock unit awards.

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included In: July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Cost of revenues $2,051  $1,985  $3,864  $3,401 
Research and development  6,653   6,750   12,876   12,770 
Selling, general and administrative  4,948   6,439   10,579   12,126 
             
Total stock-based compensation expense $13,652  $15,174  $27,319  $28,297 
             
awards by expense category was as follows:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

Cost of revenues

  $3,512    $1,813  

Research and development

   12,308     6,223  

Selling, general and administrative

   15,014     5,631  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $30,834    $13,667  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

In connection with the SandForce acquisition, the Company assumed stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) originally granted by SandForce. Stock-based compensation expense in the first quarter of 2012 included $4.5 million of expense related to the accelerated vesting of stock options and RSUs for certain SandForce employees and $2.4 million related to stock options and RSUs assumed.

The Company has issued RSUs that will not vest unless specified performance criteria are met. In the first quarter of 2012, the compensation committee of the board of directors authorized additional vesting of performance-based RSUs where the Company’s performance had been adversely affected as a result of the flooding that occurred in Thailand in the fourth quarter of 2011 and as a result, vesting levels would have been lower. The Company recognized $4.4 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the additional vesting. No executive officers were included in the group of employees that received additional vesting. Executive officers hold RSUs, the vesting of which depends on the Company’s performance compared to specified peer companies over a three-year period. In the first quarter of 2012, the Company revised its estimate of the number of awards that will ultimately vest based on the Company’s latest financial performance. As a result, the Company recognized $2.4 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the change in estimate.

Stock Options:

Options

The fair value of each option grant is estimated as of the date of grant using a reduced-form calibrated binomial lattice model (the “lattice(“lattice model”). The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions that the Company applied in the lattice model:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
Estimated grant date fair value per share $2.65  $2.05  $2.14  $1.97 
Expected life (years)  5.01   4.35   4.51   4.28 
Risk-free interest rate  2%  2%  2%  2%
Volatility  47%  54%  47%  51%

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 

Estimated grant date fair value per share

  $2.86   $2.08  

Expected life (years)

   4.46    4.45  

Risk-free interest rate

   1  2

Volatility

   47  47

The following table summarizes changes in stock options outstanding:

         
      Weighted-Average 
  Number of  Exercise 
  Shares  Price Per Share 
  (In thousands)     
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010  71,607  $6.97 
Options granted  8,869   6.35 
Options exercised  (5,327)  5.03 
Options canceled  (5,098)  15.99 
       
Options outstanding at July 3, 2011  70,051  $6.38 
       
Options exercisable at July 3, 2011  44,473  $7.10 
       

   Number of
Shares
  Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price Per Share
   Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
   (In thousands)      (In years)   (In thousands) 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011

   64,245   $6.19      

Assumed in SandForce acquisition

   7,542   $0.75      

Granted

   4,980   $8.51      

Exercised

   (11,129 $5.87      

Canceled

   (1,352 $9.89      
  

 

 

      

Options outstanding at April 1, 2012

   64,286   $5.71     4.27    $198,711  
  

 

 

      

Options exercisable at April 1, 2012

   38,200   $6.31     2.87    $98,143  
  

 

 

      

Restricted Stock Units

The cost of service-based and performance-based RSUs is determined using the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. For options outstandingperformance-based RSUs, the Company also considers the probability that those RSUs will vest.

Service-based:

The vesting of service-based RSUs requires that the employees remain employed by the Company for a specified period of time.

The following table summarizes changes in service-based RSUs outstanding:

$xxxxxxx$xxxxxxx
   
Number of Units
  Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
 
   (In thousands)    

Unvested service-based RSUs at December 31, 2011

   12,085   $5.94  

Assumed in SandForce acquisition

   1,576    6.17  

Granted

   6,438    8.42  

Vested

   (2,587  5.93  

Forfeited

   (300  6.14  
  

 

 

  

Unvested service-based RSUs at April 1, 2012

   17,212   $6.89  
  

 

 

  

As of April 1, 2012, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the service-based RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, was $104.0 million and options exercisable aswill be recognized over the next 3.1 years on a weighted-average basis. The total grant date fair value of Julyservice-based RSUs granted was $54.2 million and $46.4 million for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively. The total fair value of the weighted-average remaining contractual termshares that vested was 3.64$22.0 million and $10.3 million for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively.

Performance-based:

The vesting of performance-based RSUs is contingent upon the Company meeting specified performance criteria and requires that the employees remain employed by the Company for a specified period of time.

The following table summarizes changes in performance-based RSUs outstanding:

   
Number of Units
  Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
 
   (In thousands)    

Unvested performance-based RSUs at December 31, 2011

   4,729   $5.98  

Granted

   2,942    8.53  

Vested

   (1,446  5.85  

Forfeited

   (467  6.23  
  

 

 

  

Unvested performance-based RSUs at April 1, 2012

   5,758   $7.30  
  

 

 

  

As of April 1, 2012, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to performance-based RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, was $36.3 million and, if the performance conditions are fully met, will be recognized over the next 3 years. The total grant date fair value of performance-based RSUs granted was $25.1 million and $26.1 million for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively. The total fair value of the shares issued upon the vesting of performance-based RSUs was $12.3 million and $6.3 million for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively.

A total of 9,117,372 shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance upon exercise of options and RSUs assumed in the SandForce acquisition. Those options and RSUs are included in the preceding tables. The options vest over four years and 2.61 years, respectively, and the aggregate intrinsic value was $106.8 million and $52.5 million, respectively.

have ten year terms. The RSUs vest over two to four years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

Plan

Compensation expense for the Company’s ESPP is calculated using the fair value of the employees’ purchase rights under the Black-Scholes model. Under the ESPP, rights to purchase shares are granted during the second and fourth quarters of each year. A total of 2.9 millionNo shares and 3.3 million sharesrelated to the ESPP were issued under the ESPP during the three months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 or April 3, 2011 and July 4,

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2010, respectively. The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions that went into the calculation of the fair value for the May 2011 and May 2010 grants:
         
  Three Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
Estimated grant date fair value per share $2.10  $1.74 
Expected life (years)  0.8   0.8 
Risk-free interest rate  0.02%  0.3%
Volatility  37%  48%
Restricted Stock Awards:
     The cost of service-based and performance-based restricted stock unit awards is determined using the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. For performance-based restricted stock unit awards, the Company also considers the probability that those restricted stock units will vest.
Service-based:
     The vesting requirements for service-based restricted stock units are determined at the time of grant and require that the employee remain employed by the Company for a specified period of time. As of July 3, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to these restricted stock units, net of estimated forfeitures, was $57.9 million and is expected to be recognized over the next 3.3 years on a weighted-average basis. The fair value of the shares that were issued upon the vesting of service-based restricted stock units during the three and six months ended July 3, 2011 was $0.7 million and $11.0 million, respectively.
     The following table summarizes changes in service-based restricted stock units outstanding:
Number of Units
(In thousands)
Unvested service-based restricted stock units at December 31, 20107,106
Granted6,914
Vested(1,745)
Forfeited(433)
Unvested service-based restricted stock units at July 3, 201111,842
Performance-based:
     The vesting of performance-based restricted stock units is contingent upon the Company meeting specified performance criteria and requires that the employee remain employed by the Company for a specified period of time. As of July 3, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to performance-based restricted stock units was $17.0 million and, if the contingencies are fully met, is expected to be recognized over the next 1 to 3 years.
     The following table summarizes changes in performance-based restricted stock units outstanding:
Number of Units
(In thousands)
Unvested performance-based restricted stock units at December 31, 20102,338
Granted3,540
Vested(827)
Forfeited(164)
Unvested performance-based restricted stock units at July 3, 20114,887
Note 3 — Common Stock Repurchases

On March 9, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program of up to $750.0 million of itsthe Company’s common stock. The repurchasesRepurchases under this program arehave been funded from the proceeds of the sale of the external storage systems business, available cash and short-term investments. Under this program, theThe Company repurchased 41.64.6 million shares for $300.0$38.2 million during the three months ended July 3, 2011 and 56.3April 1, 2012. As of April 1, 2012, $213.0 million remained available under this stock repurchase program. Repurchased shares for $396.8 million during the six months ended July 3, 2011. The repurchased shares wereare retired immediately after the repurchases wereare completed. Retirement of the repurchased shares is recorded

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as a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital. As of July 3, 2011, $353.2 million remained available under this stock repurchase program.

Note 4 — Restructuring Asset Impairment Charges and Other Items

The following table summarizes items included in restructuring of operations and other items, net from continuing operations:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Lease and contract terminations $1,865(a) $125  $3,553(a) $971 
Employee severance and benefits  289(b)  4,779   1,932(b)  5,304 
             
Total restructuring expenses  2,154   4,904   5,485   6,275 
Other items  (13,058)(c)  182   (13,583)(c)  431 
             
Total restructuring of operations and other items, net $(10,904) $5,086  $(8,098) $6,706 
             
net:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

Lease terminations

  $1,634(a)  $ 1,688(a) 

Employee severance and benefits

   431    1,643(b) 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total restructuring expense

   2,065    3,331  

Other items, net

   13,397(c)   (525
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total restructuring of operations and other items, net

  $15,462   $2,806  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Primarily relates to changes in estimates andIncludes changes in time value, of accruals foron-going operating expense and changes in estimates incurred from previously accrued facility lease exit costs.vacated facilities.

(b)Primarily relatesRelates to restructuring actions taken during the first halfquarter of 2011 as the Company continuescontinued to streamline operations.

(c)Primarily relates to the reversalconsists of a $14.5$8.3 million salesof SandForce acquisition-related costs and use tax related liability as a result of concluding various audits, partially offset by $1.3$4.6 million of costs associated with the transition service agreements entered into with NetApp in connection with the sale of the external storage systems business.
     In connection with the sale of the external storage systems business, the Company initiated certain restructuring actions. The results of those actions are included in discontinued operations and are summarized below:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Lease and contract terminations $868  $(19) $2,579  $(19)
Employee severance and benefits  3,153(a)     14,173(a)   
Asset impairment and other exit charges  10,058(b)     21,138(b)   
             
Total $14,079  $(19) $37,890  $(19)
             
(a)Primarily represents severance accruals for the restructuring actions taken in connection with the sale of the external storage systems business.
(b)Includes $9.5 million and $20.4 million for the write-down of certain assets related to discontinued operations during the three and six months ended July 3, 2011, respectively.

The following table summarizes the significant activity within, and components of, the Company’s restructuring obligations from continuing operations and discontinued operations:

                 
          Employee    
  Asset Write-downs  Lease and Contract  Severance    
  and Other Exit Costs  Terminations  and Benefits  Total 
      (In thousands)         
Beginning balance at December 31, 2010 $  $20,905  $4,951  $25,856 
Expense  21,138   6,132   16,105   43,375 
Utilized  (21,138)  (8,747) (a)  (13,750) (a)  (43,635)
             
Ending balance at July 3, 2011 $  $18,290(b) $7,306(b) $25,596 
             
obligations:

   Lease
Terminations
  Employee
Severance
and
Benefits
  Total 

Balance at December 31, 2011

  $11,752   $10,444   $22,196  

Expense

   1,634    431    2,065  

Utilized

   (2,564)(a)   (8,168)(a)   (10,732
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at April 1, 2012

  $10,822(b)  $2,707(b)  $13,529  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(a)The amounts utilized representRepresents cash payments.

(b)The balance remaining for lease and contract terminations is expected to be paid during the remaining terms of the leases, which extend through 2015.2013. The majority of the balance remaining for employee severance and benefits is expected to be paid by the end of 2011.the second quarter of 2012.

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Note 5 — Business Combination

The acquisition made during the three months ended April 1, 2012 is presented below.

Acquisition of SandForce

On January 3, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of SandForce. SandForce was a provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client flash solutions and solid state drives. This acquisition is expected to enhance LSI’s position in storage technology solutions.

Total consideration consisted of the following (in thousands):

Cash paid, net of cash acquired

  $319,231  

Fair value of partially vested equity awards

   19,089  

Fair value of LSI’s previous investment in SandForce

   8,120  
  

 

 

 

Total

  $346,440  
  

 

 

 

In connection with the SandForce acquisition, the Company assumed stock options and RSUs originally granted by SandForce and converted them into LSI stock options and RSUs. The portion of the fair value of partially vested equity awards associated with prior service of SandForce employees represents a component of the total consideration for the SandForce acquisition, as presented above. Stock options assumed were valued using a binomial lattice model calibrated to the exercise behavior of LSI’s employees. RSUs were valued based on LSI’s stock price as of the acquisition date.

Prior to the acquisition, the Company held an equity interest in SandForce. The Company determined the fair value by applying the per share value of the contractual cash consideration to the SandForce shares held by the Company immediately prior to the acquisition. The fair value of the Company’s pre-acquisition investment in SandForce represents a component of total consideration, as presented above. As a result of re-measuring the pre-acquisition equity interest in SandForce to fair value, the Company recognized a gain of $5.8 million, which was included in interest income and other, net, for the three month period ended April 1, 2012.

The allocation of the purchase price to SandForce’s tangible and identified intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on their estimated fair values.

The purchase price has been allocated as follows (in thousands):

Accounts receivable

  $10,711  

Inventory

   24,268  

Identified intangible assets

   172,400  

Goodwill

   183,461  

Net deferred tax liabilities

   (43,198

Other, net

   (1,202
  

 

 

 

Total

  $346,440  
  

 

 

 

The goodwill is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce of SandForce and synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of LSI and SandForce. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for tax purposes.

Identified intangible assets were comprised of the following:

   
Fair Value
   Weighted-
Average Life
 
   (In thousands)   (In years) 

Current technology

  $73,400     4.0  

Customer relationships

   41,700     7.0  

Order backlog

   4,500     0.5  

Trade names

   1,500     3.0  
  

 

 

   

Total identified intangible assets subject to amortization

   121,100     4.9  

In-process research and development

   51,300    
  

 

 

   

Total identified intangible assets

  $172,400    
  

 

 

   

The allocation of the purchase price to identified intangible assets acquired was based on the Company’s best estimate of the fair value of such assets. Fair value for acquired identified intangible assets is determined based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. As such, acquired intangible assets are classified as Level 3 assets.

The fair value of each of the Company’s identified intangible assets was determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. The cash flows for each category of identified intangible assets represent the estimated incremental effect on the Company’s cash flows directly attributable to that intangible asset over its estimated remaining life. Estimated cash flows represent expected incremental revenues, net of returns on contributory assets and after considering estimated incremental operating costs and income taxes. Discount rates ranging from 12.9% to 17.9% were used based on the cost of capital, adjusted to reflect the specific risk associated with each of the cash flows.

Current technology represents the fair value of SandForce products that had reached technological feasibility and were a part of its product offering. Customer relationships represent the fair values of the underlying relationships with SandForce’s customers.

In-process research and development (“IPR&D”) represents the fair value of incomplete research and development projects that had not reached technological feasibility as of the date of the acquisition. At the time of acquisition, SandForce had IPR&D related to its next generation flash storage processor (the “Griffin project”). At April 1, 2012, expected costs to complete the Griffin project are approximately $28 million through its anticipated completion date in 2013. Total revenues for the Griffin project are expected to extend through 2018. The acquisition date fair value of the Griffin project will be either amortized or impaired depending on whether the project is completed or abandoned.

From January 3, 2012 through April 1, 2012, SandForce contributed approximately $31.8 million to the Company’s revenues. In addition, during the first quarter of 2012, the Company recognized $8.3 million of acquisition-related costs included in restructuring of operations and other items, net. It is impracticable to determine the effect on net income resulting from the SandForce acquisition for the three months ended April 1, 2012, as the Company immediately integrated SandForce into its ongoing operations. As such, the impact of SandForce is not separable from the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

Historical pro forma results giving effect to the acquisition have not been presented because such effect is not material to the prior period financial results.

There were no acquisitions during the three months ended April 3, 2011.

Note 6 — Benefit Obligations

The Company has pension plans covering substantially all former Agere Systems Inc. (“Agere”) U.S. employees, excluding management employees hired after June 30, 2003. Retirement benefits are offered under defined benefit pension plans, which include a management plan and a represented plan. The payments under the management plan are based on an adjusted career-average-pay formula or a cash-balance program. The cash-balance program provides for annual company contributions based on a participant’s age, compensation and interest on existing balances. It covers employees of certain companies acquired by Agere since 1996 and management employees hired after January 1, 1999 and before July 1, 2003. The payments under the represented plan are based on a dollar-per-month formula. Since February 2009, there have been no active participants under the represented plan. The Company also has a non-qualified supplemental pension plan in the U.S. that principally provides benefits based on compensation in excess of amounts that can be considered under a tax qualified plan. The Company also provides post-retirement life insurance coverage under a group life insurance plan for former Agere employees excluding participants in the cash-balance program and management employees hired after June 30, 2003. The Company also has pension plans covering certain international employees.

Effective April 6, 2009, the Company froze the U.S. management defined benefit pension plan. Participants in the adjusted career-average-pay program will not earn any future service accruals after that date. Participants in the cash-balance program will not earn any future service accruals, but will continue to earn 4% interest per year on their cash-balance accounts.

The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic benefit cost/(credit):

                 
  Three Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
  Pension  Post-retirement  Pension  Post-retirement 
  Benefits  Benefits  Benefits  Benefits 
      (In thousands)     
Service cost $141  $21  $112  $21 
Interest cost  16,929   621   17,553   612 
Expected return on plan assets  (17,000)  (1,033)  (17,909)  (1,150)
Amortization of transition asset  (5)         
Amortization of prior service cost  10      10    
Amortization of net actuarial loss  1,694   85   527    
             
Total benefit cost/(credit) $1,769  $(306) $293  $(517)
             
                 
  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
  Pension  Post-retirement  Pension  Post-retirement 
  Benefits  Benefits  Benefits  Benefits 
      (In thousands)     
Service cost $275  $38  $230  $41 
Interest cost  33,779   1,246   35,170   1,220 
Expected return on plan assets  (33,998)  (2,065)  (35,732)  (2,298)
Amortization of transition asset  (10)         
Amortization of prior service cost  20      20    
Amortization of net actuarial loss  3,375   177   1,074    
             
Total benefit cost/(credit) $3,441  $(604) $762  $(1,037)
             
cost or credit:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 
   Pension
Benefits
  Post-retirement
Benefits
  Pension
Benefits
  Post-retirement
Benefits
 
   (In thousands) 

Service cost

  $109   $25   $134   $17  

Interest cost

   15,252    650    16,850    625  

Expected return on plan assets

   (17,023  (1,050  (16,998  (1,032

Amortization of prior service cost and transition asset

   4        5      

Amortization of net actuarial loss

   3,465    500    1,681    92  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total benefit cost/(credit)

  $1,807   $125   $1,672   $(298
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

During the sixthree months ended July 3, 2011,April 1, 2012, the Company contributed $20.7$11.3 million to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans.plans and $0.2 million to its non-qualified supplemental pension plan. The Company expects to contribute an additional $44.6$83.6 million to its pension plans forduring the remainder of 2011.2012. The Company does not expect to contribute to its post-retirement benefit plan in 2011.

Note 6 — Balance Sheet Details
     Inventories were comprised of the following:
         
  July 3,  December 31, 
  2011  2010 
  (In thousands) 
Raw materials $1,760  $30,691 
Work-in-process  73,242   33,513 
Finished goods  118,800   122,568 
       
Total inventories $193,802  $186,772 
       

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     During the three months ended July 3, 2011, the Company reclassified $16.2 million of land in Gresham, Oregon from held and used to held for sale.
Note 7 — Cash Equivalents and Investments

The following tables summarize the Company’s cash equivalents and investments measured at fair value:

                 
  Fair Value Measurements as of July 3, 2011 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
      (In thousands)     
Cash equivalents:                
Money-market funds $606,045(a) $  $  $606,045 
Commercial paper     625(b)     625 
             
Total cash equivalents $606,045  $625  $  $606,670 
             
 
Available-for-sale debt securities:                
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities $  $109,783(b) $  $109,783 
U.S. government and agency securities  4,496(a)  22,924(b)     27,420 
Corporate debt securities     13,865(b)     13,865 
             
Total short-term investments $4,496  $146,572  $  $151,068 
             
 
Long-term investments in equity securities:                
Marketable available-for-sale equity securities $1,907(c) $  $  $1,907 
                 
  Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2010 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
      (In thousands)     
Cash equivalents:                
Money-market funds $378,382(a) $  $  $378,382 
U.S. government and agency securities  2,000(a)        2,000 
             
Total cash equivalents $380,382  $  $  $380,382 
             
 
Available-for-sale debt securities:                
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities $  $116,552(b) $  $116,552 
U.S. government and agency securities  1,496(a)  24,502(b)     25,998 
Corporate debt securities     12,330(b)     12,330 
             
Total short-term investments $1,496  $153,384  $  $154,880 
             
 
Long-term investments in equity securities:                
Marketable available-for-sale equity securities $1,681(c) $  $  $1,681 

$xxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxx
   Fair Value Measurements as of April 1, 2012 
   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3   Total 
   (In thousands) 

Cash equivalents:

    

Money-market funds

  $367,076(a)  $   $    $367,076  

U.S. government and agency securities

       5,285(b)        5,285  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash equivalents

  $367,076   $5,285   $    $372,361  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Available-for-sale debt securities:

    

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities:

      

Agency securities

  $   $103,410(b)  $    $103,410  

Non-agency securities

       8,184(b)        8,184  

U.S. government and agency securities

   9,390(a)   30,654(b)        40,044  

Corporate debt securities

       10,776(b)        10,776  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total short-term investments

  $9,390   $153,024   $    $162,414  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term investments in equity securities:

    

Marketable available-for-sale equity securities

  $1,841(c)  $   $    $1,841  

   Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2011 
   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3   Total 
   (In thousands) 

Cash equivalents:

    

Money-market funds

  $674,219(a)  $   $    $674,219  

Available-for-sale debt securities:

    

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities:

      

Agency securities

  $   $97,408(b)  $    $97,408  

Non-agency securities

       9,989(b)        9,989  

U.S. government and agency securities

   5,403(a)   30,572(b)        35,975  

Corporate debt securities

       12,272(b)        12,272  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total short-term investments

  $5,403   $150,241   $    $155,644  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term investments in equity securities:

    

Marketable available-for-sale equity securities

  $1,514(c)  $   $    $1,514  

(a)The fair value of money-market funds is determined using unadjusted prices in active markets. The fair value of these U.S. government and agency securities is determined using quoted prices in active markets.

(b)These investments are traded less frequently than Level 1 securities and are valued using inputs that include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset, such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, collateral performance, broker/dealer quotes and indices that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

(c)The fair value of marketable equity securities is determined using quoted market prices in active markets. These amounts are included within other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Investments in Non-Marketable Securities
     The Company does not estimate the fair value of non-marketable securities unless there are identified events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the investment. There were no non-marketable securities fair-valued during the three and six months ended July 3, 2011. The following table summarizes certain non-marketable securities measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the six months ended July 4, 2010:
                         
  Carrying Value  Fair Value Measurements  Losses for the  Losses for the 
  as of  During the Six Months Ended July 4, 2010  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 4, 2010  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  July 4, 2010  July 4, 2010 
  (In thousands) 
Non-marketable securities $1,900  $  $  $1,900  $  $11,600 

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As of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2010,2011, the aggregate carrying value of the Company’s non-marketable securities was $46.0$41.6 million and $39.9$43.9 million, respectively.

Upon the acquisition of SandForce, the Company recognized a gain of $5.8 million as a result of re-measuring its pre-acquisition equity interest in SandForce to estimated fair value. There were no non-marketable securities fair-valued during the three months ended April 3, 2011. There were no sales of non-marketable securities forduring the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 or April 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010.

2011.

Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities

The following tables summarize the Company’s available-for-sale securities:

                 
  July 3, 2011 
  Amortized  Gross Unrealized  Gross Unrealized    
  Cost  Gain  Loss*  Fair Value 
      (In thousands)     
Short-term debt securities:                
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities $101,714  $8,294  $(225) $109,783 
U.S. government and agency securities  26,801   634   (15)  27,420 
Corporate debt securities  13,677   203   (15)  13,865 
             
Total short-term debt securities $142,192  $9,131  $(255) $151,068 
             
Long-term marketable equity securities $852  $1,097  $(42) $1,907 
*As of July 3, 2011, there were 48

$xxxxxxx$xxxxxxx$xxxxxxx$xxxxxxx
   April 1, 2012 
   Amortized
Cost
   Gross  Unrealized
Gain
   Gross  Unrealized
Loss
  Fair Value 
   (In thousands) 

Short-term debt securities:

       

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities

  $104,656    $7,383    $(445 $111,594  

U.S. government and agency securities

   39,262     794     (12  40,044  

Corporate debt securities

   10,609     168     (1  10,776  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total short-term debt securities

  $154,527    $8,345    $(458 $162,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Long-term marketable equity securities

  $669    $1,173    $(1 $1,841  
   December 31, 2011 
   Amortized
Cost
   Gross  Unrealized
Gain
   Gross  Unrealized
Loss
  Fair Value 
   (In thousands) 

Short-term debt securities:

       

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities

  $99,884    $7,891    $(378 $107,397  

U.S. government and agency securities

   35,179     799     (3  35,975  

Corporate debt securities

   12,146     153     (27  12,272  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total short-term debt securities

  $147,209    $8,843    $(408 $155,644  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Long-term marketable equity securities

  $669    $846    $(1 $1,514  

As of April 1, 2012, there were 73 investments in an unrealized loss position.

                 
  December 31, 2010 
  Amortized  Gross Unrealized  Gross Unrealized    
  Cost  Gain  Loss  Fair Value 
      (In thousands)     
Short-term debt securities:                
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities $107,891  $9,012  $(351) $116,552 
U.S. government and agency securities  25,313   812   (127)  25,998 
Corporate debt securities  12,226   176   (72)  12,330 
             
Total short-term debt securities $145,430  $10,000  $(550) $154,880 
             
Long-term marketable equity securities $852  $868  $(39) $1,681 
The following tables summarize the gross unrealized losses and fair values of the Company’s short-term investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than and greater than 12 months, aggregated by investment category:
                 
  July 3, 2011 
  Less than 12 Months  Greater than 12 Months 
  Fair Value  Unrealized Losses  Fair Value  Unrealized Losses 
      (In thousands)     
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities $8,436  $(133) $868  $(92)
U.S. government and agency securities  6,403   (15)      
Corporate debt securities  3,513   (15)      
             
Total $18,352  $(163) $868  $(92)
             
                 
  December 31, 2010 
  Less than 12 Months  Greater than 12 Months 
  Fair Value  Unrealized Losses  Fair Value  Unrealized Losses 
      (In thousands)     
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities $11,807  $(179) $2,469  $(172)
U.S. government and agency securities  13,969   (127)      
Corporate debt securities  6,527   (72)      
             
Total $32,303  $(378) $2,469  $(172)
             

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   April 1, 2012 
   Less than 12 Months  Greater than 12 Months 
   Fair Value   Unrealized Losses  Fair Value   Unrealized Losses 
   (In thousands) 

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities

  $17,274    $(380 $1,406    $(65

U.S. government and agency securities

   10,092     (12  —       —    

Corporate debt securities

   202     (1  502     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $27,568    $(393 $1,908    $(65
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

$xxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxx
   December 31, 2011 
   Less than 12 Months  Greater than 12 Months 
   Fair Value   Unrealized Losses  Fair Value   Unrealized Losses 
   (In thousands) 

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities

  $10,645    $(286 $1,301    $(92

U.S. government and agency securities

   3,872     (3  —       —    

Corporate debt securities

   2,375     (27  505     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $16,892    $(316 $1,806    $(92
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

There were no impairment charges for available-for-sale debt or equitymarketable securities for the three or six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 or April 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010. There were no material other than temporary impairment losses recorded in other comprehensive income for the three or six months ended July 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010.2011. Net realized gain or lossgains on sales of available-for-sale debt and equity securities were not material for the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010 was not significant.

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2011.


Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities as of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 were as follows:
     
  Amount 
  (In thousands) 
Due within one year $7,871 
Due in 1-5 years  39,181 
Due in 5-10 years  10,113 
Due after 10 years  93,903 
    
Total $151,068 
    

   Available-For-Sale
Debt Securities
 
   (In thousands) 

Due within one year

  $14,724  

Due in 1-5 years

   38,896  

Due in 5-10 years

   12,173  

Due after 10 years

   96,621  
  

 

 

 

Total

  $162,414  
  

 

 

 

The maturities of asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities were allocated based on contractual principal maturities assuming no prepayments.

Note 8 — Supplemental Financial Information

Inventories

   April 1,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
   (In thousands) 

Raw materials

  $147    $236  

Work-in-process

   74,068     78,886  

Finished goods

   126,635     100,913  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total inventories

  $200,850    $180,035  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

The following table summarizes goodwill activity for the first quarter of 2012:

   Goodwill 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

  $72,377  

Addition due to SandForce acquisition

   183,461  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of April 1, 2012

  $255,838  
  

 

 

 

There was no impairment charge for goodwill during the first quarters of 2012 or 2011. The accumulated impairment loss as of April 1, 2012 was $2.4 billion.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following tables present the components of, and the changes in, accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes:

   Balance at
December 31, 2011
  Other
Comprehensive
Income
   Balance at
April 1, 2012
 
   (In thousands) 

Accumulated net foreign currency translation adjustments

  $42,138   $1,447    $43,585  

Accumulated net unrealized gain on investments

   5,942    196     6,138  

Accumulated net unrealized loss on derivatives

   (2,551  1,313     (1,238

Accumulated actuarial loss on pension and post-retirement plans

   (578,757  3,969     (574,788
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $(533,228 $6,925    $(526,303
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

There was no tax effect on any item of other comprehensive income for the quarters ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011.

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Shares

The following table provides a reconciliation of basic and diluted shares:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

Basic shares

   566,709     615,450  

Dilutive effect of stock options, employee stock purchase rights and restricted stock unit awards

   23,847     14,283  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted shares

   590,556     629,733  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted-average common share equivalents that were excluded from the computation of diluted shares because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net income per share were as follows:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

Anti-dilutive securities:

    

Stock options

   15,929     48,331  

Restricted stock unit awards

   4,710     16,217  

Note 9 — Derivative Instruments

The Company has foreign subsidiaries that operate and sell the Company’s products in various markets around the world. As a result, the Company is exposed to changes in foreign-currency exchange rates. The Company utilizes forward contracts to manage its exposure associated with net asset and liability positions denominated in non-functional currencies and to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows related to forecasted foreign-currency transactions. The Company does not hold derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Cash-Flow Hedges

The Company enters into forward contracts that are designated as foreign-currency cash-flow hedges of selected forecasted payments denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. These forward contracts generally mature within twelve months. The Company evaluates and calculates the effectiveness of each hedge at least quarterly. Changes in fair value attributable to changes in time value are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness and are recognized in interest income and other, net. The effective portion of the forward contracts’ gain or loss is recorded in other comprehensive income and, is subsequently reclassified into earnings when the hedged expense is recognized, is subsequently reclassified into earnings within the same line item in the statements of operations as the impact of the hedged transaction. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately. As of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2010,2011, the total notional value of the Company’s outstanding forward contracts, designated as foreign-currency cash-flow hedges, was $41.3$37.0 million and $41.7$36.9 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended July 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010, the after-tax effect of foreign-exchange forward contract derivatives on other comprehensive income was not material.

Other Foreign-Currency Hedges

The Company enters into foreign-exchange forward contracts that are used to hedge certain foreign-currency-denominated assets or liabilities and that do not qualify for hedge accounting. These forward contracts generally mature within three months. Changes in the fair value of these forward contracts are recorded immediately in earnings to offset the changes in fair value of the assets or liabilities being hedged. As of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2010,2011, the total notional value of the Company’s outstanding forward contracts, not designated as hedges under hedge accounting, was $42.1$32.1 million and $112.3$37.6 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, gains of $0.3$1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, on other foreign-currency hedges were recognized in interest income and other, net. For the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, a gain of $2.2 million and a loss of $3.6$1.8 million, respectively, on other foreign-currency hedges were recognized in interest income and other, net. These gains and lossesamounts were substantially offset by the loss and gainlosses on the underlying foreign-currency-denominated assets or liabilities.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

As of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2010,2011, the total fair value of derivative instruments includedassets was $0.1 million, and was recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheetssheets. As of April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the total fair value of derivative liabilities was not material.

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$1.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, and was recorded in other accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.


Note 9 — Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Shares
     The following table provides a reconciliation of basic and diluted shares:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Basic shares  594,957   651,778   605,315   654,192 
Dilutive effect of stock options, employee stock purchase rights and restricted stock unit awards  16,136   9,762   15,933   9,665 
Diluted shares  611,093   661,540   621,248   663,857 
     The following table provides information about the weighted-average common share equivalents that were excluded from the computation of diluted shares because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect on net income per share:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Anti-dilutive securities:                
Stock options  38,338   71,868   44,130   70,505 
Restricted stock unit awards  1,445   306   93   401 
Convertible notes     12,324      19,314 
Note 10 — Segment, Geographic and GeographicProduct Information
     Historically, the

The Company operatedoperates in twoone reportable segmentssegment — the Semiconductor segmentsegment.

The Company’s chief executive officer is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company’s CODM bears ultimate responsibility for, and is actively engaged in, the allocation of resources and the Storage Systems segment. The Semiconductor segment designs, develops and markets highly complex integrated circuits for storage and networking applications. These solutions include both custom solutions and standard products. The Storage Systems segment offered external storage systems and RAID adapters for computer servers and associated software for attaching storage devices to computer servers. On March 9, 2011, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its external storage systems business to NetApp and started to operate its RAID adapter business as partevaluation of its semiconductor business. Accordingly, the Company now has one reportable segment. The change has been reflected in the Company’s segment reporting for all periods presented.

operating and financial results.

Information about Geographic Areas

The following table summarizes the Company’s revenues by geography based on the ordering location of the customer. Because the Company sells its products primarily to other sellers of technology products and not to end-users,end users, the information in the table below may not accurately reflect geographic end-demandend-user demand for its products.

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
North America* $122,881  $110,379  $243,799  $200,145 
Asia:                
China  120,318   79,433   215,298   166,149 
Singapore  61,632   75,569   118,800   152,401 
Taiwan  68,988   73,552   151,299   155,983 
Other  79,405   79,149   147,604   165,908 
             
Total Asia  330,343   307,703   633,001   640,441 
Europe and the Middle East  47,420   55,365   97,108   105,533 
             
Total $500,644  $473,447  $973,908  $946,119 
             

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

North America*

  $158,969    $120,918  

Asia

   414,022     302,658  

Europe and the Middle East

   49,433     49,688  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $622,424    $473,264  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Primarily the United States.

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Information about Product Groups


The following table presents the Company’s revenues by product groups:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

Storage products

  $488,469    $336,387  

Networking products

   107,022     112,000  

Other

   26,933     24,877  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $622,424    $473,264  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 11 — Comprehensive Income
     Comprehensive income or loss is defined as a change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances, excluding transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. The following table summarizes the changes in the total comprehensive income, net of taxes:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Net income $293,784  $7,432  $303,938  $29,952 
Net unrealized (loss)/gain on investments  (418)  778   (92)  1,308 
Net unrealized (loss)/gain on derivatives  (360)  (393)  49   (1,252)
Foreign currency translation adjustments  190   1,886   1,591   (2,120)
Amortization of transition asset, prior-service cost and net actuarial loss  1,784   537   3,562   1,094 
             
Total comprehensive income $294,980  $10,240  $309,048  $28,982 
             
Note 12 — Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax provisions from continuing operationsbenefits of $8.9$49.1 million and $4.8$4.1 million for the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively, and an income tax provision from continuing operations of $6.9 million and anrespectively.

The income tax benefit from continuing operations of $16.2 million for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively.

April 1, 2012 included a tax benefit of $43.2 million due to the release of valuation allowance resulting from the net deferred tax liabilities recorded as part of the SandForce purchase price allocation. The income tax provision from continuing operationsbenefit for the sixthree months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 also included a reversal of $10.2 million in liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which included previously unrecognized tax benefits of $5.2 million and interest and penalties of $5.0 million, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in multiple jurisdictions.

The income tax benefit for the three months ended April 3, 2011 includesincluded a reversal of $8.2 million in liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which included previously unrecognized tax benefits of $4.8 million and interest and penalties of $3.4 million, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in multiple jurisdictions.

     The income tax benefit from continuing operations for the six months ended July 4, 2010 included a reversal of $27.9 million in liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which included previously unrecognized tax benefits of $12.2 million and interest and penalties of $15.7 million, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in multiple jurisdictions.

The Company computes its tax provision using an estimated annual tax rate. The Company excludes certain loss jurisdictions from the computation of the estimated annual rate when no benefit can be realized on those losses. With the exception of certain foreign jurisdictions, the Company believes it is not more likely than not that the future benefit of the deferred tax assets will be realized.

As of July 3, 2011,April 1, 2012, the Company had $138.6$174.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits, for which the Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when cash settlement with a taxing authority may occur. It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will increase or decrease in the next 12 months. Such changes could occur based on the normal expiration of statutes of limitations or the possible conclusion of ongoing tax audits in various jurisdictions around the world. If those events occur within the next 12 months, the Company estimates that the unrecognized tax benefits, plus accrued interest and penalties, could decrease by up to $18.5$16.8 million.

Note 1312 — Related Party Transactions

A member of the Company’s board of directors is also a member of the board of directors of Seagate Technology (“Seagate”). The Company sells semiconductors used in storage product applications to Seagate for prices comparable to those charged to an unrelated third party. Revenues from sales by the Company to Seagate were $118.9$207.0 million and $217.5$98.6 million for the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively. Revenues from sales by the Company to Seagate were $88.8 million and $184.9 million for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively. The Company had accounts receivable from Seagate of $71.7$141.9 million and $55.0$90.3 million as of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2010,2011, respectively.

The Company has an equity interest in a joint venture, Silicon Manufacturing Partners Pte Ltd. (“SMP”), with GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a manufacturing foundry for integrated circuits. SMP operates an integrated circuit manufacturing facility in Singapore. The Company owns a 51% equity interest in this joint venture and accounts for its ownership position under the equity method of accounting. The Company is effectively precluded from unilaterally taking any significant action in the management of SMP due to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ significant participatory rights under the joint venture agreement. Because of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ approval rights, the Company cannot make any significant decisions regarding SMP without GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ approval, despite the 51% equity interest. In addition, the General Manager, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of SMP, is appointed by GLOBALFOUNDRIES, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES provides day-to-day operational support to SMP.

The Company purchased $14.8$12.2 million and $25.6$10.8 million of inventory from SMP forduring the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively. The Company purchased $12.0 million and $24.0 million of inventory from SMP for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively. As of July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2010,2011, the amounts payable to SMP were $6.9$14.7 million and $1.2$5.0 million, respectively.

Note 1413 — Commitments, Contingencies and Legal Matters

Purchase Commitments

The Company maintains purchase commitments with certain suppliers, primarily for raw materials and manufacturing services and for some non-production items. Purchase commitments for inventory materials are generally restricted to a forecasted time horizon as mutually agreed upon between the parties. This forecasted time horizon can vary for different suppliers. As of July 3, 2011,April 1, 2012, the

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Company had purchase commitments of $396.6$449.0 million, which are due through 2014.
2016.

The Company has a take-or-pay agreement with SMP under which it has agreed to purchase 51% of the managed wafer capacity from SMP’s integrated circuit manufacturing facility, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES has agreed to purchase the remaining managed wafer capacity. SMP determines its managed wafer capacity each year based on forecasts provided by the Company and GLOBALFOUNDRIES. If the Company fails to purchase its required commitments, it will be required to pay SMP for the fixed costs associated with the unpurchased wafers. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is similarly obligated with respect to the wafers allotted to it. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon two years written notice. The agreement may also be terminated for material breach, bankruptcy or insolvency.

Guarantees

Product Warranties:

     The Company warrants finished goods against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for periods of generally one to three years. A liability for estimated future costs under product warranties is recorded when products are shipped.

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in product warranties:

     
  Accrued Warranties 
  (In thousands) 
Balance as of December 31, 2010 $17,617 
Accruals for warranties issued during the period  3,663 
Accruals related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)  521 
Settlements made during the period (in cash or in kind)  (4,440)
    
Balance as of July 3, 2011 $17,361 
    

   Accrued Warranties 
   (In thousands) 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

  $6,334  

Accruals for warranties issued during the period

   808  

Adjustments to pre-existing accruals (including changes in estimates)

   (29

Warranty liabilities assumed in SandForce acquisition

   426  

Settlements made during the period (in cash or in kind)

   (786
  

 

 

 

Balance as of April 1, 2012

  $6,753  
  

 

 

 

Standby Letters of Credit:

     As of July 3, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the

The Company had outstanding obligations relating to standby letters of credit of $3.5 million as of April 1, 2012 and $3.9 million, respectively.as of December 31, 2011. Standby letters of credit are financial guarantees provided by third parties for leases, customs and certain self-insured risks. If the guarantees are called, the Company must reimburse the provider of the guarantee. The fair value of the letters of credit approximates the contract amounts. The standby letters of credit generally renew annually.

Indemnifications

The Company is a party to a variety of agreements pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party. Typically, theseThese obligations arise primarily in connection with sales contracts, and license agreements or agreements for the sale of assets, under which the Company customarily agrees to hold the other party harmless against losses arising from a breach of warranties, representations and covenants related to such matters as title to assets sold, validity of certain intellectual property rights, non-infringement of third-party rights, and certain income tax-related matters. In each of these circumstances, payment by the Company is typically subject to the other party making a claim to and cooperating with the Company pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular contract. This usually allows the Company to challenge the other party’s claims or, in case of breach of intellectual property representations or covenants, to control the defense or settlement of any third-party claims brought against the other party. Further, the Company’s obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of activity (typically to replace or correct the products or terminate the agreement with a refund to the other party), duration and/or amounts. In some instances, the Company may have recourse against third parties covering certain payments made by the Company.

Legal Matters

On December 6, 2006, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Inc. (“Sony Ericsson”) filed a lawsuit against Agere in Wake County Superior Court in North Carolina, alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices, fraud and negligent misrepresentation in connection with Agere’s engagement with Sony Ericsson to develop a wireless data card for personal computers. The complaint claimed an unspecified amount of damages and sought compensatory damages, treble damages and attorneys’ fees. In August, 2007, the case was dismissed for improper venue. On October 22, 2007, Sony Ericsson filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County against LSI, raising substantially the same allegations and seeking substantially the same relief as the North Carolina proceeding. In January 2010, Sony Ericsson amended its complaint by adding claims for fraudulent concealment and gross negligence. On September 10, 2010, LSI filed a motion for summary judgment. In January 2011, LSI and Sony Ericsson held an unsuccessful mediation in this matter. On August 4, 2011, the court granted LSI’s motion and ordered the dismissal of all of Sony

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Ericsson’s claims.
Sony Ericsson has appealed this decision. The Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, that may be incurred with respect to this matter.

On March 23, 2007, CIF Licensing, LLC, d/b/a GE Licensing (“GE”) filed a lawsuit against Agere in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, asserting that Agere products infringe patents in a portfolio of patents GE acquired from Motorola. GE has asserted that four of the patents cover inventions relating to modems. GE is seeking monetary damages. Agere believes it has a number of defenses to the infringement claims in this action, including laches, exhaustion and its belief that it has a license to the patents. The court postponed hearing motions based on these defenses until after the trial, and did not allow Agere to present evidence on these defenses at trial. On February 17, 2009, the jury in this case returned a verdict finding that three of the four patents were

invalid and that Agere products infringed the one patent found to be valid and awarding GE $7.6 million for infringement of that patent. The jury also found Agere’s infringement was willful, which means that the judge could increase the amount of damages up to three times its original amount. The court has not scheduled hearings on Agere’s post-trial motions related to its defenses. One of these motions seeks to have a mis-trial declared based on Agere’s belief that GE withheld evidence in discovery, which affected Agere’s ability to present evidence at trial. On October 6, 2010, a special master appointed by the court determined that GE’s actions were not wrongful and that the evidence withheld by GE was not material to the jury’s findings. Agere is challenging this determination. If the jury’s verdict is entered by the court, Agere would also expect to be required to pay interest from the date of infringing sales. If the verdict is entered, Agere intends to appeal the matter. On February 17, 2010, the court issued an order granting GE’s summary judgment motions seeking to bar Agere’s defenses of laches, exhaustion, and license and denying Agere’s summary judgment motions concerning the same defenses. On July 30, 2010, the court held that one of the patents found invalid by the jury was valid. The court also held that the February 17, 2010 order was not inconsistent with its previous ruling that Agere would be permitted to renew its laches, licensing, and exhaustion defenses, and that Agere has not been precluded from asserting them post-trial. The Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, that may be incurred with respect to this matter.

On December 1, 2010, Rambus Inc. (“Rambus”) filed a lawsuit against LSI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that LSI products infringe one or more of nineteen19 Rambus patents. These products contain either DDR-type memory controllers or certain high-speed SerDes peripheral interfaces, such as PCI Express interfaces and certain SATA and SAS interfaces. Rambus is seeking unspecified monetary damages, treble damages and costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees due to alleged willfulness, interest and permanent injunctive relief in this action. In addition, on December 1, 2010, Rambus filed an action with the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) against LSI and five of its customers alleging that LSI products infringe six of the nineteen19 patents in the California case. Rambus also named five other companies and a number of their customers in the ITC action. Rambus is seeking an exclusionary order against LSI and its customers in the ITC action, which, if granted, would preclude LSI and its customers from selling these products in the U.S. The ITC instituted its investigationheld a hearing on December 29, 2010.the matter in October 2011. On March 2, 2012, an administrative law judge found that LSI has filed an answerinfringed Rambus’ patents; however, the judge also found the patents invalid or unenforceable or both, and accordingly, found no violation of section 337 of the 1930 Tariff Act. On May 3, 2012, the ITC determined to review in the ITC proceedings and has requested a stay inentirety the California case.administrative law judge’s finding of no violation. The Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, that may be incurred with respect to this matter.

these proceedings.

In addition to the foregoing, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to other litigation matters and claims in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe, based on currently available facts and circumstances, that the final outcome of these other matters, taken individually or as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. However, the pending unsettled lawsuits may involve complex questions of fact and law and may require the expenditure of significant funds and the diversion of other resources to defend. From time to time, the Company may enter into confidential discussions regarding the potential settlement of such lawsuits. However, there can be no assurance that any such discussions will occur or will result in a settlement. Moreover, the settlement of any pending litigation could require the Company to incur substantial costs and, in the case of the settlement of any intellectual property proceeding against the Company, may require the Company to obtain a license to a third-party’s intellectual property that could require royalty payments in the future and the Company to grant a license to certain of its intellectual property to a third party under a cross-license agreement. The results of litigation are inherently uncertain, and material adverse outcomes are possible.

The Company has not provided accruals for any legal matters in its financial statements as potential losses for such matters are not considered probable and reasonably estimable. However, because such matters are subject to many uncertainties, the ultimate outcomes are not predictable, and there can be no assurances that the actual amounts required to satisfy alleged liabilities from the matters described above will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

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Note 1514 — Discontinued Operations

On May 6, 2011, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its external storage systems business to NetApp pursuant to the terms of the asset purchase agreement and received cash consideration offor $480.0 million.million in cash. The strategic decision to divestexit the external storage systems business was based on the Company’s expectation that long-term shareholder value cancould be maximized by becoming a pure-play semiconductor company. Under the terms of the agreement, NetApp purchased substantially all the assets of the Company’s external storage systems business, which developed and delivered external storage systems products and technology to a wide range of partners thatwho provide storage solutions to end customers. As part of the asset purchase agreement, certaintransaction, the Company is providing transitional services will be provided to NetApp for a period of up to eighteen18 months. The purpose of these services is to provide short-term assistance to the buyer in assuming the operations of the external storage systemspurchased business.

Following is selected financial information included in incomeloss from discontinued operations:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
      (In thousands)     
Revenues $51,675  $165,958  $207,365  $330,468 
                 
(Loss)/income before income taxes $(14,590) $6,939  $(22,500) $19,413 
Gain on sale of external storage systems business  260,066      260,066    
(Benefit from)/provision for income taxes  (19,900)  2,189   (19,418)  6,491 
             
Income from discontinued operations $265,376  $4,750  $256,984  $12,922 
             
     During

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In thousands) 

Revenues

  $    $155,690  

Loss before income taxes

  $    $(7,910

Provision for income taxes

        482  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

  $    $(8,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

In the three and six monthsquarter ended JulyApril 3, 2011, the Company recorded write-downsrecognized $23.8 million of $9.5 million and $20.4 million, respectively, related to assets associated with discontinued operations. Further,restructuring expense as the Company released $19.7 millionterminated employees, closed several office locations, terminated certain contracts, discontinued various development projects and wrote-off intangible assets and software due to the cancellation of deferred tax liabilities related to tax deductible goodwilldevelopment programs in connection with the saleexit of the external storage systems business during the three months ended July 3, 2011.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Resultsof Operations

This management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the other sections of thisForm 10-Q,, including Part 1, “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Where more than one significant factor contributed to changes in results from year to year, we have quantified these factors throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations where practicable and material to understanding the discussion.

OVERVIEW

We design, develop and market complex, high-performance storage and networking semiconductors. We provide silicon-to-system solutions that are used at the core of products that create, store, consume and transport digital information. We offer a broad portfolio of capabilities including custom and standard product integrated circuits that are used in hard disk drives, solid state drives, high-speed communications systems, computer servers, storage systems and personal computers. We also offer redundant array of independent disks, or RAID, adapters for computer servers and RAID software applications.

     We selldeliver our products to our customers as stand-alone integrated circuits for server and storage applications principally to makers of hard disk drives, solid state drives and computer servers. We sell our integrated circuits for networking applications principally to makers of devices used in computer and telecommunications networks and, to a lesser extent, to makers of personal computers.as well as incorporated onto circuit boards that offer additional functionality. We also generate revenue by licensinglicense other entities to use our intellectual property.

Our products are sold primarily to original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, companies in the server, storage and networking industries. We also sell our products through a network of resellers and distributors.

On January 3, 2012, we acquired SandForce for total consideration of approximately $346.4 million, net of cash acquired. SandForce was a provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client flash solutions and solid state drives. This acquisition is expected to enhance LSI’s position in storage technology solutions.

On May 6, 2011, we sold our external storage systems business for $480.0 million in cash. That business sold external storage systems, primarily to OEMs, who resold these products to end customers under their own brand name. We have reflected the external storage systems business as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and, as such, the results of that business have been excluded from all line items other than “Loss from discontinued operations” for all periods presented. We believe that, as a result of this sale, we are seeing increasing interest in our products from other external storage systems OEMs who previously were reluctant to buy our products because they viewed us as a competitor.

We derive the majority of our revenue from sales of products for the hard disk drive, server and networking equipment end markets. We believe that these markets offer us attractive opportunities because of the growing demand to create, store, manage and move digital content. We believe that this growth is occurring as a result of a number of trends, including:

The increasing popularity of mobile devices such as smart phones and media tablets, and the increasing use of the internet for streaming media, such as videos and music, which together are driving the need for more network capacity;

The increasing popularity of mobile devices such as smart phones and media tablets, and the increasing use of the internet for streaming media, such as videos and music, which are driving the need for more network capacity;
Consumer and business demand for hard disks to store increasing amounts of digital data, including music, video, pictures, and medical and other business records; and
Enterprises refreshing their data centers to provide higher levels of business support and analytics, which drives demand for new servers and storage systems and associated equipment.

Consumer and business demand for hard disks to store increasing amounts of digital data, including music, video, pictures and medical and other business records; and

Enterprises refreshing their data centers to provide higher levels of business support and analytics, which drives demand for new servers and storage systems and associated equipment.

Our revenues depend on market demand for these types of products and our ability to compete in highly competitive markets. We face competition not only from makers of products similar to ours, but also from competing technologies. For example, we see the development of solid state drives based on flash memory rather than the spinning platters used in hard disk drives as a long-term potential competitor to certain types of hard disk drives, and we are focusing development efforts in that area.

     On May 6, 2011, we completed the sale of our external storage systems business to NetApp for $480.0 million in cash. That business sold external storage systems, primarily to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, who resold these products to end customers under their own brand name. We have reflected the external storage systems business as discontinued operations in our statements of operations and, as such, the results of that business have been excluded from all line items other than “income from discontinued operations” for all periods presented. We believe that as a result of this sale, we are seeing increasing interest in our products from other external storage systems OEMs who previously were reluctant to buy our products because they viewed us as a competitor.

During the secondfirst quarter of 2011,2012, we reported revenue of $500.6$622.4 million, compared to $473.4$473.3 million for the secondfirst quarter of 2010. For the six months ended July 3, 2011, we reported revenue of $973.9 million, compared to $946.1 million for the six months ended July 4, 2010. We reportedand net income of $293.8$75.2 million, or $0.48$0.13 per diluted share, compared to $10.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the secondfirst quarter of 2011, compared to $7.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2010. Net income for the second quarter of 2011 included a $260.1 million gain on the sale of our external storage systems business. For the six months ended July 3, 2011, we reported net income of $303.9 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to $30.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the six months ended July 4, 2010.

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On March 9, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $750.0 million of our common stock. Through July 3, 2011,During the three months ended April 1, 2012, we had repurchased 56.34.6 million shares for $396.8$38.2 million under this program. We anticipate continuing to repurchase stock under current market conditions.

We ended the secondfirst quarter of 20112012 with cash and cash equivalents, together with short-term investments, of $906.5$623.1 million, an improvement of $229.8a decline from $935.5 million fromat the end of 2010,2011, primarily attributable to the cash we received fromused for the saleacquisition of SandForce.

In 2011, Thailand experienced significant flooding, which adversely affected the operations of various technology companies, particularly those involved in the hard disk drive industry. We have a supplier in Thailand that performs assembly and test functions for our semiconductor products and that supplier’s facility was affected by flooding. As a result of the flooding, our ability to supply system-on-a-chip and pre-amplifier products to hard disk drive customers, as well as the operations of some hard disk drive customers and their other suppliers, were constrained in the fourth quarter of 2011. In the first quarter of 2012, our operations and those of many of our external storage systems business.

customers recovered significantly. We currently believe that we can meet anticipated demand for our products from hard disk drive customers.

The priceprices of certain commodities used in the production of semiconductors has been increasing this year and has had an adverse impact onhave increased in recent periods, adversely affecting our gross margins. For example, we use gold in the production of semiconductors and the market price of gold has increased significantly during 2011.in the second half of 2011 and remained at elevated levels through the first quarter of 2012. We do not currently enter into hedging transactions to reduce income statement volatility duemanage our exposure to changes in the prices of gold or other commodities, although we may choose to do so in the future. Further increases in commodity costs or sustained increased prices may alsocontinue to have an adverse impact on our gross margins.

     In the second quarter of 2011, our largest customer, Seagate, accounted for approximately 24% of our total revenues. We anticipate that Seagate will account for an increasing percentage of our revenues in the near term as we gain share and ramp new products at Seagate. We believe that in the longer term, we will ramp new products at other customers for our semiconductor products, which will reduce our dependence on Seagate from these increased levels.

As we look forward into the second halfremainder of 2011,2012, we are focused on a number of key objectives, including:

Successfully completing the integration of SandForce into our business;

Successfully delivering products to customers to support share gains and new product ramps we anticipate;
Improving our gross margins and controlling operating expenses to drive improved financial performance;
Meeting or exceeding our development, product quality and delivery commitments to our customers;
Identifying attractive opportunities for future products, particularly in areas that are adjacent to technologies where we have strong capabilities;
Developing leading-edge new technologies; and
Developing the skills of our workforce.

Carefully managing our production of semiconductors for hard disk drives as that industry continues to recover from the flooding in Thailand;

Successfully delivering products to customers to support share gains and new product ramps we anticipate;

Improving our gross margins and controlling operating expenses to drive improved financial performance;

Meeting or exceeding our development, product quality and delivery commitments to our customers;

Identifying attractive opportunities for future products, particularly in areas that are adjacent to technologies where we have strong capabilities;

Developing leading-edge new technologies; and

Developing the skills of our workforce.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues

Three

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In millions) 

Revenues

  $622.4    $473.3  

Revenues increased by $149.1 million, or 31.5%, for the three months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended July 4, 2010:

                 
  Three Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Revenues $500.6  $473.4  $27.2   5.7%
April 3, 2011. The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to increases in market share at, and increased demand from, existing customers forunit sales of semiconductors used in storage product applications, such as hard disk drives as part of the recovery from the Thailand flood in late 2011 and increased demand for our server RAID adapters. These increases were offsetthe ramping of new products to existing customers. The increase was also due to a $31.8 million increase in part by a decrease in unit sales fromof semiconductors used in networking product applications, primarily products used in wireless networking applications.
Six months ended July 3, 2011 compared toflash storage processors as a result of the six months ended July 4, 2010:
                 
  Six Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Revenues $973.9  $946.1  $27.8   2.9%

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acquisition of SandForce.


     The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to increases in market share at, and increased demand from, existing customers for semiconductors used in storage product applications, increased demand for our server RAID adapters and higher revenues from the licensing of our intellectual property. These increases were offset in part by a decrease in unit sales from semiconductors used in networking product applications, primarily products used in wireless networking applications.
Significant Customers:

The following table provides information about sales to Seagate, which was our oneonly customer that accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated revenues:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
Revenues  24%  19%  22%  20%

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 

Percentage of revenues

   33  21

Revenues by Geography

The following table summarizes our revenues by geography based on the ordering location of the customer. Because we sell our products primarily to other sellers of technology products and not to end-users,end users, the information in the table below may not accurately reflect geographic end-demandend-user demand for our products.

Three

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In millions) 

North America*

  $159.0    $120.9  

Asia

   414.0     302.7  

Europe and the Middle East

   49.4     49.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $622.4    $473.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Primarily the United States.

Revenues in North America and Asia increased by $38.1 million, or 31.5%, and $111.3 million, or 36.8%, respectively for the three months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended July 4, 2010:

                 
  Three Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
North America* $122.9  $110.3  $12.6   11.4%
Asia:                
China  120.3   79.4   40.9   51.5%
Singapore  61.6   75.6   (14.0)  (18.5)%
Taiwan  69.0   73.6   (4.6)  (6.3)%
Other  79.4   79.1   0.3   0.4%
              
Total Asia  330.3   307.7   22.6   7.3%
Europe and the Middle East  47.4   55.4   (8.0)  (14.4)%
              
Total $500.6  $473.4  $27.2   5.7%
              
*Primarily the United States.
     The increase in revenues in North America was primarily attributable to increased unit sales of server RAID adapters. The increase in revenues in Asia wasApril 3, 2011. These increases were primarily attributable to increased unit sales of semiconductors used in storage product applications.

Revenues by Product Groups

The decrease infollowing table presents our revenues in Europe andby product groups:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In millions) 

Storage products

  $488.5    $336.4  

Networking products

   107.0     112.0  

Other

   26.9     24.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $622.4    $473.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues from storage products increased by $152.1 million, or 45.2%, for the Middle East was primarily attributable to decreased unit sales of semiconductors used in storage product applications, offset in part by increased unit sales of server RAID adapters.

Sixthree months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the sixthree months ended July 4, 2010:
                 
  Six Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
North America* $243.8  $200.2  $43.6   21.8%
Asia:                
China  215.3   166.1   49.2   29.6%
Singapore  118.8   152.4   (33.6)  (22.0)%
Taiwan  151.3   156.0   (4.7)  (3.0)%
Other  147.6   165.9   (18.3)  (11.0)%
              
Total Asia  633.0   640.4   (7.4)  (1.2)%
Europe and the Middle East  97.1   105.5   (8.4)  (8.0)%
              
Total $973.9  $946.1  $27.8   2.9%
              
*Primarily the United States.
April 3, 2011. The increase in revenues in North America was primarily attributable to increased unit sales of server RAID adapterssemiconductors used in hard disk drives as part of the recovery from the Thailand flood in late 2011 and higherthe ramping of new products to existing customers. The increase was also due a $31.8 million increase in sales of semiconductors used in flash storage processors as a result of the acquisition of SandForce.

Revenues from networking products decreased by $5.0 million, or 4.5%, for the three months ended April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in unit sales of semiconductors used in older networking product applications.

Other revenues result primarily from the licensing of our intellectual property. The decrease in revenues in Asia was primarily attributable to a decrease in unit sales from semiconductors used in networking product applications,

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primarily products used in wireless networking applications, partially offset by increased demand for semiconductors used in storage product applications. The decrease in revenues in Europe and the Middle East was primarily attributable to decreased unit sales of semiconductors used in storage product applications, offset in part by increased unit sales of server RAID adapters.
Gross Profit Margin
Three

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 
   (Dollars in millions) 

Gross profit margin

  $286.9   $224.2  

Percentage of revenues

   46.1  47.4

Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues decreased for the three months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended July 4, 2010:

                 
  Three Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Gross profit $237.6  $224.8  $12.8   5.7%
% of revenues  47.5%  47.5%        
     Gross margins asApril 3, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to a percentage of revenues remained flat as a result of lower amortization of identified intangible assets2.3% adverse effect on gross profit margin resulting from fair valuing inventories acquired from SandForce and higher commodity costs used in our products, partially offset by higher costs for commodities useda decrease in the manufacture of our products and less favorable product mix in the second quarter of 2011 as compared to the second quarter of 2010.
Six months ended July 3, 2011 compared to the six months ended July 4, 2010:
                 
  Six Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Gross profit $461.8  $439.6  $22.2   5.1%
% of revenues  47.4%  46.5%        
     Gross margins as a percentage of revenues increased primarily as a result of lower amortization of identified intangible assets and higher revenues from the licensingoverall absorption of our intellectual property, which generally have higher gross margins than revenues from the restfixed costs as a result of our business, offseta 31.5% increase in part by higher costs for commodities used in the manufacture of our products and less favorable product mix during the first half of 2011 as compared to the first half of 2010.
revenues.

Research and Development

Three

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 
   (Dollars in millions) 

Research and development

  $169.9   $142.3  

Percentage of revenues

   27.3  30.1

R&D expense increased by $27.6 million, or 19.4%, for the three months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended July 4, 2010:

                 
  Three Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Research and development $145.9  $142.9  $3.0   2.1%
% of revenues  29.1%  30.2%        
April 3, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to higher compensation-related expense primarily as a result of headcount additions from the acquisition of SandForce, higher stock-based compensation expense as a result of the modification of performance-based restricted stock units granted to certain non-executive employees in 2011 and options and restricted stock units assumed in the acquisition of SandForce, higher performance-based compensation expense as a result of improved financial performance, and increased information technology related costs for R&D expensesprojects. As a percentage of revenues, R&D expense declined from 30.1% in the first quarter of 2011 to 27.3% in the first quarter of 2012 as a result of higher revenues for the first quarter of 2012 as compared to the same period of 2011.

Selling, General and Administrative

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 
   (Dollars in millions) 

Selling, general and administrative

  $90.1   $68.9  

Percentage of revenues

   14.5  14.6

SG&A expense increased by $21.2 million, or 30.8%, for the three months ended April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2011. The increase was primarily due to higher stock-based compensation expense as a result of the acquisition of SandForce including a $4.5 million charge related to accelerated vesting of stock options and restricted stock units for certain SandForce employees and a $2.3 million charge related to a change in estimate for performance-based restricted stock units granted to certain executives, higher compensation-related expenses and facility costsexpense primarily as a result of headcount additions to support development efforts, offset in part by lower costs for shared development engineering projects due torevenue growth and from the acquisition of SandForce, and higher contributions from certain customers and lower spending on materials associated with existing R&D projects.

Six months ended July 3, 2011 compared to the six months ended July 4, 2010:
                 
  Six Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Research and development $288.2  $281.7  $6.5   2.3%
% of revenues  29.6%  29.8%        
     R&D expenses increased primarily due to higher compensation-related expenses and facility costsperformance-based compensation expense as a result of headcount additions, offsetimproved financial performance. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense remained relatively flat in part by lower R&D costs for shared development engineering projects due to higher contributions from certain customers and lower spending on materials associated with existing R&D projects.

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Selling, General and Administrative
Three months ended July 3, 2011the first quarter of 2012 compared to the three months ended July 4, 2010:
                 
  Three Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Selling, general and administrative $71.8  $70.2  $1.6   2.3%
% of revenues  14.3%  14.8%        
first quarter of 2011 as the impact of higher revenues was offset by increased SG&A expenses increased primarily due to an increase in litigation costs, offset in part by decreases in general and administrative expenses as a result of our continuing focus on control of expenses.
Six months ended July 3, 2011 compared to the six months ended July 4, 2010:
                 
  Six Months Ended       
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  $ Change  % Change 
  (Dollars in millions) 
Selling, general and administrative $140.7  $140.5  $0.2   0.1%
% of revenues  14.4%  14.9%        
     SG&A expenses increased primarily due to an increase in litigation costs, offset in part by decreases in general and administrative expenses as a result of our continuing focus on control of expenses.
expense.

Restructuring of Operations and Other Items, net

The following table summarizes items included in restructuring of operations and other items, net from continuing operations:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
  (In millions) 
Lease and contract terminations $1.9(a) $0.1  $3.6(a) $1.0 
Employee severance and benefits  0.3(b)  4.8   1.9(b)  5.3 
             
Total restructuring expenses  2.2   4.9   5.5   6.3 
Other items  (13.1)(c)  0.2   (13.6)(c)  0.4 
             
Total restructuring of operations and other items, net $(10.9) $5.1  $(8.1) $6.7 
             
net:

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012  April 3, 2011 
   (In millions) 

Lease terminations

  $1.6(a)  $1.7(a) 

Employee severance and benefits

   0.5    1.6(b) 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total restructuring expense

   2.1    3.3  

Other items, net

   13.4(c)   (0.5
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total restructuring of operations and other items, net

  $15.5   $2.8  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Primarily relates to changes in estimates andIncludes changes in time value, of accruals foron-going operating expenses and changes in estimates incurred from previously accrued facility lease exit costs.vacated facilities.

(b)Primarily relatesRelates to restructuring actions taken during the first halfquarter of 2011 as we continuecontinued to streamline our operations.

(c)Primarily relates to the reversalconsists of a $14.5$8.3 million salesof SandForce acquisition-related costs and use tax related liability as a result of concluding various audits, partially offset by $1.3$4.6 million of costs associated with the transition service agreements entered into with NetApp in connection with the sale of the external storage systems business.
Interest Expense,

Interest Income and Other, net

The following table summarizes interest expense and components of interest income and other, net:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
  (In millions) 
Interest expense $  $(1.7) $  $(5.6)
Interest income  3.3   3.6   6.7   7.2 
Other income/(expense), net  3.2   1.0   4.0   (11.4)
             
Total $6.5  $2.9  $10.7  $(9.8)
             
     Interest expense decreased by $1.7 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended July 3, 2011, respectively, as compared to the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, as a result of the repayment of our 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes in May 2010.

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In millions) 

Interest income

  $1.6    $3.4  

Other income, net

   13.1     0.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $14.7    $4.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income decreased by $0.3$1.8 million for the three months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the three months ended July 4, 2010,April 3, 2011. The decrease was primarily asdue to the absence of interest income in 2012 on a resultnote we received in connection with the sale of a business in 2007. The decrease was also attributable to lower interest rates offset in part by higher cash balances in 2011. Interest income decreased by $0.5 million for the six months ended July 3, 2011first quarter of 2012 as compared to the six months ended July 4, 2010, primarily as a result of lower interest ratessame period in 2011.

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Other income, net, for the three and six months ended July 3, 2011,April 1, 2012 primarily included $3.0a $5.8 million gain as a result of re-measuring our pre-acquisition equity interest in SandForce to estimated fair value and $4.5 million of income for services provided under the transition service agreements entered into with NetApp in connection with the sale of the external storage systems business. Other expense, net, for the six months ended July 4, 2010, primarily included $11.6 million of other than temporary impairment charges incurred during the first quarter of 2010 for certain non-marketable equity securities.
Provision for/

Benefit from Income Taxes

We recorded income tax provisions from continuing operationsbenefits of $8.9$49.1 million and $4.8$4.1 million for the three and six months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively, and an income tax provision from continuing operations of $6.9 million and anrespectively.

The income tax benefit from continuing operations of $16.2 million for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively.

April 1, 2012 included a tax benefit of approximately $43.2 million due to the release of valuation allowance resulting from the net deferred tax liabilities recorded as part of the SandForce purchase price allocation. The income tax provision from continuing operationsbenefit for the sixthree months ended JulyApril 1, 2012 also included a reversal of $10.2 million in liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which included previously unrecognized tax benefits of $5.2 million and interest and penalties of $5.0 million, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in multiple jurisdictions.

The income tax benefit for the three months ended April 3, 2011 is presented net ofincluded a reversal of $8.2 million in liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which included previously unrecognized tax benefits of $4.8 million and interest and penalties of $3.4 million, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in multiple jurisdictions.

     The income tax benefit from continuing operations for the six months ended July 4, 2010 included a reversal of $27.9 million in liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which included previously unrecognized tax benefits of $12.2 million and interest and penalties of $15.7 million, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations in multiple jurisdictions.

We compute our tax provision using an estimated annual tax rate. We exclude certain loss jurisdictions from the computation of the estimated annual rate when no benefit can be realized on those losses. With the exception of certain foreign jurisdictions, we believe it is not more likely than not that the future benefit of the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Discontinued Operations

Following is selected financial information included in incomeloss from discontinued operations:

                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010  July 3, 2011  July 4, 2010 
  (In millions) 
Revenues $51.7  $166.0  $207.4  $330.5 
 
(Loss)/income before income taxes $(14.6) $6.9  $(22.5) $19.4 
Gain on sale of external storage systems business  260.1      260.1    
(Benefit from)/provision for income taxes  (19.9)  2.1   (19.4)  6.5 
             
Income from discontinued operations $265.4  $4.8  $257.0  $12.9 
             
     During

   Three Months Ended 
   April 1, 2012   April 3, 2011 
   (In millions) 

Revenues

  $    $155.7  

Loss before income taxes

  $    $(7.9

Provision for income taxes

        0.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

  $    $(8.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

In the three and six monthsquarter ended JulyApril 3, 2011, we recorded write-downs of $9.5 million and $20.4 million, respectively, related to assets associated with discontinued operations. Further, we released $19.7recognized $23.8 million of deferred tax liabilities relatedrestructuring expense as we terminated employees, closed several office locations, terminated certain contracts, discontinued various development projects and wrote off intangible assets and software due to tax deductible goodwillthe cancellation of development programs in connection with the saleexit of the external storage systems business during the three months ended July 3, 2011.

business.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

     Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased to $906.5 million as of July 3, 2011 from $676.7 million as of December 31, 2010. The increase was mainly due to proceeds from the sale of our external storage systems business and cash inflows generated from operating activities, offset in part by cash outflows for financing and other investing activities, as described below.
Working Capital
     Working capital increased by $199.9 million to $979.1 million as of July 3, 2011 from $779.2 million as of December 31, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to the following:
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased by $229.8 million primarily due to the proceeds from the sale of our external storage systems business on May 6, 2011;
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits decreased by $38.6 million primarily as a result of timing differences in the payment of salaries, benefits and performance-based compensation, and the payout of accrued compensation-related costs to employees transferred to NetApp as part of the sale of the external storage systems business;

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Assets held for sale increased by $18.1 million primarily as a result of the reclassification of $16.2 million of land in Gresham, Oregon from held and used to held for sale because the held for sale criteria were met during the quarter ended July 3, 2011;
Other accrued liabilities decreased by $9.9 million due to a reduction in accruals as a result of the sale of the external storage systems business; and
Inventories increased by $7.0 million primarily due to increased inventory purchases during the second quarter of 2011 in anticipation of expected increases in product demand in the second half of 2011, offset in part by inventory sold to NetApp as part of the sale of the external storage systems business.
     These increases in working capital were offset in part by the following:
Accounts receivable decreased by $92.5 million primarily as a result of lower revenues from discontinued operations due to the sale of the external storage systems business; and
Accounts payable increased by $11.5 million primarily due to increased inventory purchases, as inventory purchased to support continuing operations exceeded the reduction in inventory purchases resulting from the sale of the external storage systems business.
     Working capital increased by $58.3 million to $789.4 million as of July 4, 2010 from $731.1 million as of December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the following:
Current portion of long-term debt decreased by $350.0 million as a result of the repayment of our 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes upon their maturity in May 2010;
Inventories increased by $22.2 million as a result of a slowdown in customer purchases in the last month of the second quarter of 2010;
Accounts payable decreased by $18.9 million primarily due to the normal timing of invoice receipts and payments; and
Other accrued liabilities decreased by $17.9 million as a result of the utilization of restructuring reserves, payments of taxes and decreases in other accruals related to our operations.
     These increases in working capital were offset in part by the following:
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased by $292.2 million;
Accounts receivable decreased by $31.9 million primarily as a result of an improvement in collections; and
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits increased by $22.0 million primarily as a result of timing differences in the payment of salaries and benefits and the addition of performance-based compensation accruals, which we reduced in 2009 in response to the global economic downturn.
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
     During the six months ended July 3, 2011, we generated $146.3 million of cash from operating activities as a result of the following:
Net income adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization of $102.3 million and stock-based compensation expense of $27.1 million. The non-cash items and other non-operating adjustments are quantified in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows included in Item 1;
Offset in part by a net decrease of $30.2 million in assets and liabilities, including changes in working capital components, from December 31, 2010 to July 3, 2011, as discussed above.

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     During the six months ended July 4, 2010, we generated $173.4 million of cash from operating activities as a result of the following:
Net income adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization of $133.3 million and stock-based compensation expense of $34.9 million. The non-cash items and other non-operating adjustments are quantified in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows included in Item 1;
Offset in part by a net decrease of $37.8 million in assets and liabilities, including changes in working capital components, from December 31, 2009 to July 4, 2010, as discussed above.
Cash Provided by/Used in Investing Activities
     Cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended July 3, 2011 was $434.2 million. The investing activities for the six months ended July 3, 2011 were the following:
Proceeds from the sale of our external storage systems business, net of transaction fees, of $475.2 million;
Purchases of property, equipment and software, net of proceeds from sales, totaling $36.3 million; and
Purchases of available-for-sale debt securities and other investments, net of proceeds from maturities and sales, of $4.7 million.
     Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended July 4, 2010 was $28.2 million. The investing activities for the six months ended July 4, 2010 were the following:
Purchases of property, equipment and software, net of proceeds from sales, totaling $48.2 million; and
Proceeds from maturities and sales of available-for-sale debt and other investments, net of purchases, of $20.0 million.
     We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $55 million in 2011. In recent years, we have reduced our level of capital expenditures as a result of our focus on establishing strategic supplier alliances with foundry semiconductor manufacturers and with third-party assembly and test operations, which enables us to have access to advanced manufacturing capacity while reducing our capital spending requirements.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
     Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended July 3, 2011 was $345.9 million, as compared to $409.1 million for the six months ended July 4, 2010. The primary financing activities during the six months ended July 3, 2011 were the use of $396.8 million to repurchase our common stock, offset in part by proceeds of $50.9 million from issuances of common stock under our employee stock plans. On March 9, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program of up to $750.0 million of our common stock. As of July 3, 2011, $353.2 million remained available under this stock repurchase program.
     The primary financing activities during the six months ended July 4, 2010 were the use of $350 million to repay all of our outstanding 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes upon their maturity on May 15, 2010 and the use of $80.7 million to repurchase our common stock, which were offset in part by the proceeds of $21.6 million from issuances of common stock under our employee stock plans.
     We do not currently pay, and do not anticipate paying in the foreseeable future, any cash dividends to our stockholders.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are our primary source of liquidity. We believe that our existing liquid resources and cash generated from operations will be adequate to meet our operating and capital requirements and other obligations for more than the next 12 months. We may, however, find it desirable to obtain additional debt or equity financing. Such financing may not be available to us at all or on acceptable terms if we determine that it would be desirable to obtain additional financing.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased to $623.1 million as of April 1, 2012 from $935.5 million as of December 31, 2011. The decrease was mainly due to $319.2 million of cash used in connection with the acquisition of SandForce and cash outflows for other investing activities, offset in part by cash inflows generated from operating activities and financing activities, as described below.

Working Capital

Working capital decreased by $243.7 million to $718.1 million as of April 1, 2012 from $961.8 million as of December 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to the following:

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased by $312.4 million primarily due to the use of $319.2 million in connection with the acquisition of SandForce in January 2012, the use of $65.0 million for purchases of property and equipment and the use of $38.2 million to repurchase our common stock, offset in part by net cash provided by operating activities of $50.2 million; and

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Accounts payable increased by $47.1 million primarily due to an increase in inventory purchases to support new product introductions and expected increases in product demand in future quarters, and to a lesser extent, due to the normal timing of invoice receipts and payments.


These decreases in working capital were offset in part by the following:

Accounts receivable increased by $55.6 million primarily as a result of increased revenues in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2011;

Other accrued liabilities decreased by $32.7 million primarily due to the utilization of restructuring reserves, payments of taxes and decreases in other accruals related to our operations;

Inventories increased by $20.8 million as a result of increased inventory purchases to support new product introductions and expected increases in product demand in future quarters; and

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits decreased by $5.0 million primarily as a result of the timing of payments for salaries, benefits and performance-based compensation.

Working capital increased by $164.7 million to $943.9 million as of April 3, 2011 from $779.2 million as of December 31, 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to the following:

Assets held for sale increased by $235.8 million primarily as assets of the external storage systems business were classified to assets held for sale;

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits decreased by $22.1 million primarily as a result of timing differences in the payment of salaries, benefits and performance-based compensation; and

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased by $5.6 million primarily due to net cash provided by operating activities of $108.0 million, offset in part by the use of $96.8 million to repurchase our common stock.

These increases in working capital were offset in part by the following:

Accounts receivable decreased by $40.5 million primarily as a result of an improvement in collections;

Inventories decreased by $31.7 million primarily as a result of the reclassification of the external storage systems business inventory to assets held for sale, offset in part by an increase in inventory purchases primarily due to new product introductions and to support product demand;

Accounts payable increased by $24.9 million primarily due to the normal timing of invoice receipts and payments and increased levels of inventory purchases to support product demand; and

Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased by $4.9 million primarily as a result of decreases in prepaid software maintenance and other receivables.

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

During the three months ended April 1, 2012, we generated $50.2 million of cash from operating activities as a result of the following:

Net income adjusted for non-cash items and other non-operating adjustments, which are quantified in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows included in Item 1;

Offset in part by a net decrease of $55.8 million in assets and liabilities, including changes in working capital components, from December 31, 2011 to April 1, 2012, as discussed above.

During the three months ended April 3, 2011, we generated $108.0 million of cash from operating activities as a result of the following:

Net income adjusted for non-cash items and other non-operating adjustments, which are quantified in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows included in Item 1; and

A net increase of $16.0 million in assets and liabilities, including changes in working capital components, from December 31, 2010 to April 3, 2011, as discussed above.

Cash Used in Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended April 1, 2012 was $395.9 million. The primary investing activities during the first quarter of 2012 were the following:

Acquisition of SandForce, net of cash acquired, for $319.2 million;

Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, totaling $65.0 million including $45.5 million for an office building that we intend to be our new headquarters; and

Purchases of available-for-sale debt securities, net of proceeds from maturities and sales, of $11.7 million.

Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended April 3, 2011 was $23.8 million. The investing activities during the first quarter of 2011 were the following:

Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales, totaling $21.2 million; and

Purchases of available-for-sale debt securities, net of proceeds from maturities and sales, of $2.6 million.

We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $125.0 million in 2012. In recent years, we have reduced our level of capital expenditures as a result of our focus on establishing strategic supplier alliances with foundry semiconductor manufacturers and with third-party assembly and test operations, which enables us to have access to advanced manufacturing capacity while reducing our capital spending requirements.

Cash Provided by/(Used in) Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended April 1, 2012 was $27.1 million. Cash received from financing activities during the first quarter of 2012 was $65.3 million from issuances of common stock under our employee stock plans, offset in part by the use of $38.2 million to repurchase our common stock. On March 9, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $750.0 million of our common stock. As of April 1, 2012, $213.0 million remained available under this stock repurchase program.

Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended April 3, 2011 was $79.5 million. The financing activities during the first quarter of 2011 were the use of $96.8 million to repurchase our common stock, offset in part by proceeds of $17.3 million from issuances of common stock under our employee stock plans.

We do not currently pay any cash dividends to our stockholders.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of July 3, 2011:

                         
  Payments Due by Period 
  Less Than 1 Year  1-3 Years  4-5 Years  After 5 Years  Other  Total 
  (In millions) 
Operating lease obligations $44.3  $44.5  $11.5  $2.9  $  $103.2 
Purchase commitments  386.4   10.2            396.6 
Unrecognized tax positions plus interest and penalties              85.1**  85.1 
Pension contributions  44.6   *   *   *   *   44.6 
                   
Total $475.3  $54.7  $11.5  $2.9  $85.1  $629.5 
                   
April 1, 2012:

   Payments Due by Period 
   Less Than 1 Year   1-3 Years   4-5 Years   After 5 Years   Other  Total 
   (In millions) 

Operating lease obligations

  $41.5    $42.1    $7.0    $0.8    $   $91.4  

Purchase commitments

   408.9     26.7     13.4              449.0  

Pension contributions

   83.6     *     *     *     *    83.6  

Uncertain tax positions

                       87.7**   87.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $534.0    $68.8    $20.4    $0.8    $87.7   $711.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

*We have pension plans covering substantially all former Agere U.S. employees, excluding management employees hired after June 30, 2003. We also have pension plans covering certain international employees. Although additional future contributions will be required, the amount and timing of these contributions will be affected by actuarial assumptions, the actual rate of return on plan assets, the level of market interest rates, and the amount of voluntary contributions to the plans. The amount shown in the table represents our planned contributions to our pension plans forduring the remainder of 2011.2012. Because any contributions for 20122013 and later will depend on the value of the plan assets in the future and thus are uncertain, we have not included any amounts for 20122013 and beyond in the above table.

**This amount represents the non-current tax payable obligation. We are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when cash settlement with a taxing authority may occur.

Operating Lease Obligations

We lease real estate and certain non-manufacturing equipment under non-cancellable operating leases. We also include non-cancellable obligations under certain software licensing arrangements in this category.

Purchase Commitments

We maintain purchase commitments with certain suppliers, primarily for raw materials and manufacturing services and for some non-production items. Purchase commitments for inventory materials are generally restricted to a forecasted time horizon as mutually agreed upon between the parties. This forecasted time horizon can vary for different suppliers.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of July 3, 2011,April 1, 2012, we had $138.6$174.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits, for which we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when cash settlement with a taxing authority may occur. It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will increase or decrease in the next 12 months. Such changes could occur based on the normal expiration of statutes of

limitations or the possible conclusion of ongoing tax audits in various jurisdictions around the world. If those events occur within the next 12 months, we estimate that the unrecognized tax benefits, plus accrued interest and penalties, could decrease by up to $18.5$16.8 million.

Standby Letters of Credit

     As of July 3, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we

We had outstanding obligations relating to standby letters of credit of $3.5 million as of April 1, 2012 and $3.9 million, respectively.as of December 31, 2011. Standby letters of credit are financial guarantees provided by third parties for leases, customs and certain self-insured risks. If the guarantees are called, we must reimburse the provider of the guarantee. The fair value of the letters of credit approximates the contract amount.amounts. The standby letters of credit generally renew annually.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates or significant accounting policies during the sixthree months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the discussion in Part II, Item 7 and in Note 12 to our financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

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2011.


RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The information contained in Note 1 to our financial statements in Item 1 under the heading “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no significant changes in the market risk disclosures during the sixthree months ended July 3, 2011April 1, 2012 as compared to the discussion in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

2011.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:The Securities and Exchange Commission defines the term “disclosure controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submitsfurnishes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required or necessary disclosures. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded, based on the evaluation of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures by our management with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for this purpose.

Changes in Internal Control:During the secondfirst quarter of 2011,2012, we did not make any change in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

This information is included under the caption “Legal Matters” in Note 1413 to our financial statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Set forth below are risks and uncertainties, many of which are discussed in greater detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010,2011, that, if they were to occur, could materially adversely affect our business or could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this report and other public statements we make:

As a result of the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan in early March 2011, and the events at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, it is possible that demand from our customers will be affected, which could have an adverse impact on our business.
     On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which triggered a tsunami that led to widespread damage and business interruption. Following the earthquake, the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear generating plant failed and the plant experienced significant emissions of radiation. As a result of the earthquake, a number of factories in Japan were forced to shut down and the country experienced rolling blackouts, further affecting industrial production.
     We do not maintain significant operations in Japan and do not use semiconductor foundries in Japan. We believe that we have addressed supplier issues related to the events in Japan and that our principal risk with respect to the events in Japan is that our customers will require less of our products. We have been working closely with our customers to understand their needs. We have some customers with significant operations in Japan and demand from these customers may be reduced if the customers’ operations are curtailed. Our revenues may also be adversely affected if any of our customers are unable to obtain sufficient parts from other suppliers or if they experience reduced demand from their customers.

We depend on a small number of customers. The loss of, or a significant reduction in revenue from, any of these customers would harm our results of operations.

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We operate in intensely competitive markets, and our failure to compete effectively would harm our results of operations.


Customer orders and ordering patterns can change quickly, making it difficult for us to predict our revenues and making it possible that our actual revenues may vary materially from our expectations, which could harm our results of operations and stock price.

We depend on outside suppliers to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; accordingly, any failure to secure and maintain sufficient manufacturing capacity at attractive prices or to maintain the quality of our products could harm our business and results of operations.

Failure to qualify our semiconductor products or our suppliers’ manufacturing lines with key customers could harm our business and results of operations.

If we fail to keep pace with technological advances, or if we pursue technologies that do not become commercially accepted, customers may not buy our products and our results of operations may be harmed.

We operate in intensely competitive markets, and our failure to compete effectively would harm our results of operations.
Customer orders and ordering patterns can change quickly, making it difficult for us to predict our revenues and making it possible that our actual revenues may vary materially from our expectations, which could harm our results of operations and stock price.
We depend on outside suppliers to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; accordingly, any failure to secure and maintain sufficient manufacturing capacity at attractive prices or to maintain the quality of our products could harm our business and results of operations.
Failure to qualify our products or our suppliers’ manufacturing lines with key customers could harm our business and results of operations.
Any defects in our products could harm our reputation, customer relationships and results of operations.
Our pension plans are underfunded, and may require significant future contributions, which could have an adverse impact on our business.
We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims and litigation, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling our products.
If we are unable to protect or assert our intellectual property rights, our business and results of operations may be harmed.
If we are unable to reduce costs associated with the external storage systems business that we sold to NetApp, our results of operations may be adversely affected.
     Following the sale of our external storage systems business, we are providing services and office space to NetApp on a temporary basis and are compensated for doing so by NetApp. Once we stop providing those services and office space to NetApp, we may have systems and office space that we must pay for but do not need for our business. If we are not able to eliminate these costs promptly, our results of operations may be adversely affected.
We are exposed to legal, business, political and economic risks associated with our international operations.
We use indirect channels of product distribution over which we have limited control.
We may engage in acquisitions and strategic alliances, which may not be successful and could harm our business and operating results.
The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical, which may cause our operating results to fluctuate.
Our failure to attract, retain and motivate key employees could harm our business.
Our operations and our suppliers’ operations are subject to natural disasters and other events outside of our control that may disrupt our business and harm our operating results.
We are subject to various environmental laws and regulations that could impose substantial costs on us and may harm our business.
Our blank check preferred stock and Delaware law contain provisions that may inhibit potential acquisition bids, which may harm our stock price, discourage merger offers or prevent changes in our management.
Class action litigation due to stock price volatility or other factors could cause us to incur substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.
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Any defects in our products could harm our reputation, customer relationships and results of operations.

Our pension plans are underfunded, and may require significant future contributions, which could have an adverse impact on our business.

We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims and litigation, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling our products.

If we are unable to protect or assert our intellectual property rights, our business and results of operations may be harmed.

Increases in the price of commodities used in the production of our products or lack of availability of these materials could negatively impact our operating results.

We are exposed to legal, business, political and economic risks associated with our international operations.

We use indirect channels of product distribution over which we have limited control.

We may engage in acquisitions and strategic alliances, which may not be successful and could harm our business and operating results.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical, which may cause our operating results to fluctuate.

Our failure to attract, retain and motivate key employees could harm our business.

Our operations and our suppliers’ operations are subject to natural disasters and other events outside of our control that may disrupt our business and harm our operating results.


Laws and regulations to which we are subject, as well as customer requirements in the area of environmental protection and social responsibility, could impose substantial costs on us and may adversely affect our business.

Our blank check preferred stock and Delaware law contain provisions that may inhibit potential acquisition bids, which may harm our stock price, discourage merger offers or prevent changes in our management.

Class action litigation due to stock price volatility or other factors could cause us to incur substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table contains information about the repurchases of our common stock during the quarter ended July 3, 2011.

April 1, 2012.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

                 
          Total Number of    
          Shares Purchased  Dollar Value of Shares 
          as Part of  that May Yet Be 
  Total Number of Shares  Average Price  Publicly Announced  Purchased Under 
Period Purchased  Paid per Share  Plans or Programs  the Programs 
April 4 — May 3, 2011  459,396  $6.99   459,396  $650,000,167 
May 4 — June 3, 2011  21,404,174   7.43   21,404,174   491,003,374 
June 4 — July 3, 2011  19,768,016   6.97   19,768,016   353,208,822 
             
Total  41,631,586  $7.21   41,631,586  $353,208,822 
             

Period

  Total Number of Shares
Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per Share
   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
   Dollar Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Programs
 

January 1 — January 31, 2012

       $         $251,213,843  

February 1 — February 29, 2012

   3,356,725    $8.19     3,356,725    $223,706,725  

March 1 — April 1, 2012

   1,244,623    $8.60     1,244,623    $213,007,356  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   4,601,348    $8.30     4,601,348    
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

On March 9, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $750 million of our common stock. The repurchases reported in the table above were made pursuant to this authorization.

Item 6. Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index, which follows the signature page to this report.

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SIGNATURES

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

     
 LSI CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: August 12, 2011 By  /s/ Bryon Look  
(Registrant)

Date: May 10, 2012

By

/s/ Bryon Look

 Bryon Look 
 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Administrative Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

10.1Separation Agreement with Phillip Bullinger
31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
32.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
101.INS  XBRL instance document
101.SCH  XBRL taxonomy extension schema document
101.CAL  XBRL taxonomy extension calculation linkbase document
101.DEF  XBRL taxonomy extension definition linkbase document
101.LAB  XBRL taxonomy extension label linkbase document
101.PRE  XBRL taxonomy extension presentation linkbase document
101.DEFXBRL taxonomy extension definition linkbase document

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