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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 1-5560
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   04-2302115
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
20 Sylvan Road, Woburn, Massachusetts   01801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (781) 376-3000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
     
Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share   Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. o Yes þ No
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. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
         
Large Accelerated filer þ             Accelerated filer o             Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (March 31, 2006) was approximately $1,081,410,597. The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.25 per share as of December 5, 2006 was 162,876,234.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     
Part of Form 10-K   Documents from which portions are incorporated by reference
Part III  
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the Registrant’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed on or before January 29, 2007 are incorporated by reference into Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
 
 

 


 

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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In this document, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and not any other person or entity. In addition, the following industry standards are referenced throughout the document:
    CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access): a method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum
 
    DigRF: the digital interface standard that defines an efficient physical interconnection between baseband and RF integrated circuits for digital cellular terminals
 
    EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution): an enhancement to the GSM and TDMA wireless communications systems that increases data throughput to 384Kpbs
 
    GPRS (General Packet Radio Service): an enhancement to the GSM mobile communications system that supports data packets
 
    GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications): a digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but is also used around the world
 
    TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access): a 3G mobile communications standard, being pursued in the People’s Republic of China by the CATT
 
    WCDMA (Wideband CDMA): a 3G technology that increases data transmission rates in GSM systems by using the CDMA air interface instead of TDMA
 
    WEDGE: an acronym for technology that supports both EDGE and WCDMA
 
    WiFi (Wireless Fidelity): a trademark for the certification of products that meet certain standards for transmitting data over wireless networks
 
    WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access): a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL
 
    WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network): a type of local-area network that uses high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes
Skyworks, Breakthrough Simplicity, the star design logo, DCR, Helios, Intera, iPAC, LIPA, Polar Loop, Single Package Radio, SPR, System Smart, and Trans-Tech are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other brands and names listed are trademarks of their respective companies.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Words such as “believes”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “seek”, “intends”, “plans”, “potential”, “continue”, “estimates”, “anticipates”, “predicts” and similar expressions or variations or negatives of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
    our plans to develop and market new products, enhancements or technologies and the timing of these development programs;
 
    our estimates regarding our capital requirements and our needs for additional financing;
 
    our estimates of expenses and future revenues and profitability;
 
    our estimates of the size of the markets for our products and services;
 
    the rate and degree of market acceptance of our products; and
 
    the success of other competing technologies that may become available.

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Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially and adversely from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those in the forward-looking statements. We urge you to consider the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this report and in the other documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commissions (“SEC”) in evaluating our forward-looking statements. We have no plans, and undertake no obligation, to revise or update our forward-looking statements to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this report. We caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains estimates made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other industry data. These estimates involve a number of assumptions and limitations and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industries in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation”. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.
PART l
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
INTRODUCTION
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks” or the “Company”) is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The Company’s power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion radios are at the heart of many of today’s leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.
Skyworks was formed through the merger (“Merger”) of the wireless business of Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”) and Alpha Industries, Inc. (“Alpha”) on June 25, 2002, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 16, 2001, and amended as of April 12, 2002, by and among Alpha, Conexant and Washington Sub, Inc. (“Washington”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Conexant to which Conexant spun off its wireless communications business. Pursuant to the Merger, Washington merged with and into Alpha, with Alpha as the surviving corporation. Immediately following the Merger, Alpha purchased Conexant’s semiconductor assembly and test facility located in Mexicali, Mexico and certain related operations (the “Mexicali Operations”). For purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Washington business and the Mexicali Operations are collectively referred to as “Washington/Mexicali”. Shortly thereafter, Alpha, which was incorporated in Delaware in 1962, changed its corporate name to Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. Our Internet address is www.skyworksinc.com. We make available on our website free of charge our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments to those reports as soon as practicable after we electronically submit such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information contained in our website is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Skyworks believes the wireless industry is in the midst of a significant transition, with two major trends impacting the market landscape for wireless products and the way original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) engage semiconductor suppliers. First, there is a market share consolidation underway. By virtually all analyst estimates, 80 percent of the handset market is controlled by five OEMs. Second, and perhaps even more dramatic, is the number of handsets requiring both voice and high speed data functionality as consumers demand smaller handsets that include multimedia applications such as cameras, MP3 players, video streaming, gaming, Web browsing and WiFi based 802.11 wireless data applications. This demand increases the relative complexity of a handset since maintaining data integrity while at the same time handling a voice session is a significant challenge. There is a greater need for compatibility among the Radio Frequency (“RF”), the analog/mixed signal and system software. As a result, OEMs today are engaging suppliers as partners, and much earlier in the development process. By contrast, in the past, handset manufacturers could mix and match power amplifiers and transceivers much more readily using various suppliers — and they did so rather routinely. Skyworks believes that going forward the link between the front-end module, radio and software is increasingly critical and can no longer be easily decoupled.

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These market shifts are having a profound impact on the industry today, particularly on semiconductor suppliers. As handsets become more complex, chipmakers will continue to look for new design and process techniques to remain in a leadership position with their customers.
The Company is well positioned to capitalize on these trends. With broad technology breadth and depth, engagements with all top tier handset OEMs, and manufacturing scale, Skyworks can be a leader within its peer group.
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Meanwhile, outside of the handset market, wireless technologies are rapidly proliferating as they are the critical link between the analog and digital worlds. Core analog technology allows for the detection, measurement, amplification and conversion of temperature, pressure and audio information into the digital realm. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, the total available market for the analog semiconductor segment is expected to approach $50 billion in 2009. Today, this adjacent analog semiconductor market, which is characterized by longer product lifecycles and higher gross margins, is highly fragmented and diversified among various end-markets, customer bases and applications.
In 2004, Skyworks launched its Linear Products business to aggressively leverage the Company’s core competencies and modeling capabilities, along with its strong catalog sales channels and specialized rep and distributor networks, into non-handset applications. Skyworks portfolio takes the intersection point between key strengths and the needs of the markets the Company has targeted: infrastructure, medical, automotive and broadband, among others, to create a business characterized by longer product lifecycles, sustained revenue profiles, diverse applications and contribution margins that are typically 10 to 15 points higher than the handset business.

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SKYWORKS’ STRATEGY
Skyworks’ vision is to become the leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. Key elements in our strategy include:
Skyworks’ vision is to become the leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. Key elements in our strategy include:
Expanding Power Amplifier and Front-End Solutions Market Share
Our products offer customers solutions that significantly speed time-to-market while dramatically reducing bill of material costs, power consumption and footprints. We plan to increase our current 40 percent worldwide market share position through higher levels of integration and continued innovation, leveraging our leading edge process and packaging technology.
Capturing Increasing Dollar Content in Third and Fourth generation Applications
As the industry migrates to multi-mode EDGE, WEDGE, WCDMA and WiMAX architectures, RF complexity in the transmit and receive chain substantially increases given simultaneous voice and high speed data communications requirements, coupled with the need for backward compatibility to existing networks. As a result, Skyworks believes that the addressable semiconductor market for our solutions essentially doubles.
Gaining RF Market Share in Helios™, DigRF and WDCMA
We continue to expand our radio presence with the Helios™ platform, which bundles our single chip direct conversion transceiver and front-end module. Skyworks is now supporting the majority of tier one handset OEMs with complete radios and we look forward to even greater traction as we launch our differentiated DigRF and WCDMA solutions in the coming year.
Diversifying into Adjacent Linear Markets
By leveraging core analog, mixed signal and RF technology, Skyworks is also able to deliver solutions to broader and diverse markets that are characterized by longer product lifecycles, sustained revenue profiles and higher contribution margins than our handset business. While the addressable market for linear products is highly fragmented, it is roughly four times the size of the cellular handset RF industry.

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Delivering Operational Excellence
Skyworks’ strategy is to vertically integrate where we can differentiate or otherwise enter alliances and partnerships for leading-edge capabilities. These partnerships and alliances are designed to ensure product leadership and competitive advantage in the marketplace. We are focused on achieving the industry’s shortest cycle times, highest yields and ultimately the lowest product cost structure.
BUSINESS FRAMEWORK
During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006, Skyworks began the restructuring of its business by discontinuing its baseband operations in order to sharpen focus on its high growth core business. Skyworks’ baseband product area developed complete reference designs, incorporating the digital signal processor and software functionality, in support of tier-three handset suppliers. This initiative was complex, research and development intensive and generated substantial operating losses. As tier-one OEMs increasingly dominate the landscape, the addressable market for the Company’s baseband solutions had significantly contracted. As a result of this decision, Skyworks restructured its business to focus on its core analog and RF product markets.
To address the wireless industry opportunities discussed above and to execute our strategy, we have aligned our product portfolio around two markets: mobile platforms and linear products. We believe we possess a broad technology capability and one of the most complete wireless communications product portfolios that, when coupled with key customer relationships with all major handset manufacturers, positions us well to meet industry needs. Below are just a few examples from each of our product portfolios.
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SKYWORKS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
         
 
  DCR™ Transceivers   Attenuators
 
  GPRS RF Subsystems   Chip Capacitors
 
  GSM/GPRS/EDGE Power Amplifiers   Diodes
 
  Helios™ DigRF Subsystems   Directional Couplers/Detectors
 
  Helios™ EDGE RF Subsystems   Hybrids
 
  Intera™ Front-End Modules   Infrastructure RF Subsystems
 
  SPR® Solutions   Mixers/Demodulators
 
  TD-SCDMA Power Amplifiers   Modulators
 
  WCDMA/CDMA Power Amplifiers   Phase Shifters
 
      Power Dividers/Combiners
 
      Receivers
 
      Switches
 
      Synthesizers/PLLs
 
      Technical Ceramics
Mobile Platforms:
    DCR Transceiver (Tx/Rx): encompasses the complete RF transmit and receive functions
 
    Front-End Modules (FEM): power amplifiers that are integrated with switches, diplexers, filters and other components to create a single package front-end solution
 
    Power Amplifiers (PA): the module that strengthens the signal so that it has sufficient energy to reach a base station
 
    Helios™ RF Subsystems/Single Package Radio (SPR®) Solution: combines the transceiver, the PA and associated controller, surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters, and a switchplexer into a single, multi chip module (MCM) package
Linear Products:
    Attenuators: A circuit that allows a known source of power to be reduced by a predetermined factor (usually expressed as decibels)
 
    Capacitors: a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field
 
    Ceramic: material used in semiconductors which contain transition metal oxides that are II-VI semiconductors, such as zinc-oxide
 
    Diodes: semiconductor devices that pass current in one direction only
 
    Directional Coupler: a transmission coupling device for separately sampling the forward or backward wave in a transmission line
 
    Directional Detector: intended for use in power management applications
 
    Hybrid: monolithic circuitry that is 100% passive and offers low loss, high isolation and phase/amplitude balance
 
    Phase Shifter: achieves its distinct sound by creating one or more notches in the frequency domain that eliminate sounds at the notch frequencies

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    PLL (Phase-Locked Loop): is a closed-loop feedback control system that maintains a generated signal in a fixed phase relationship to a reference signal
 
    Power Combiner: used for connecting more than one antenna to a single radio
 
    Power Divider: passive devices designed to combine multiple antennas in a stacked antenna system, while providing a constant 50 ohm impedance over the bandwidth chosen
 
    Switch: the component that performs the change between the transmit and receive function, as well as the band function for cellular handsets
 
    Synthesizer: designed for tuning systems and is optimized for low-phase noise with comparison frequencies
THE SKYWORKS ADVANTAGE
By turning complexity into simplicity, we provide our customers with the following competitive advantages:
  Broad multimode radio and precision analog product portfolio
 
  Market leadership in key product segments
 
  Solutions for all air interface standards, including CDMA2000, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA and WLAN
 
  Engagements with a diverse set of influential customers
 
  Analog, RF and mixed signal design capabilities
 
  Access to all key process technologies: GaAs HBT, PHEMT, BiCMOS, SiGE, CMOS and RF CMOS
 
  World-class manufacturing capabilities and scale
 
  Unparalleled level of customer service and technical support
 
  Commitment to technology innovation
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
Our products are primarily sold through a direct Skyworks sales force. This team is globally deployed across all major market regions. In some markets we supplement our direct sales effort with independent manufacturers’ representatives, assuring broader coverage of territories and customers. We also utilize distribution partners, some of which are franchised globally with others focused in specific regional markets (e.g., Europe, North America, China and Taiwan).
We maintain an internal marketing organization that is responsible for developing sales and advertising literature, print media, such as product announcements and catalogs, as well as a variety of Web-based content. Skyworks’ sales engagement begins at the earliest stages in a customer design. We strive to provide close technical collaboration with our customers at the inception of a new program. This partnership allows our team to facilitate customer-driven solutions, which leverage the unique strength of our portfolio while providing high value and greatly reducing time-to-market.
We believe that the technical and complex nature of our products and markets demand an extraordinary commitment to close ongoing relationships with our customers. As such, we strive to expand the scope of our customer relationship to include design, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and project management. We also employ a collaborative approach in developing these partnerships by combining the support of our design teams, applications engineers, manufacturing personnel, sales and marketing staff and senior management.

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We believe that maintaining frequent and interactive contact with our customers is paramount to our continuous efforts to provide world-class sales and service support. By listening and responding to feedback, we are able to mobilize actions to raise the level of customer satisfaction, improve our ability to anticipate future product needs, and enhance our understanding of key market dynamics. We are confident that diligence in following this path will position Skyworks to participate in numerous opportunities for growth in the future.
REVENUES FROM AND DEPENDENCE ON CUSTOMERS; CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION
For information regarding customer concentration and revenues from external customers for our reportable segment for each of the last three fiscal years, see Note 16 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
We own or are licensed under numerous United States and foreign patents and patent applications related to our products, our manufacturing operations and processes and other activities. In addition, we own a number of trademarks and service marks applicable to certain of our products and services. We believe that intellectual property, including patents, patent applications, trade secrets and trademarks are of material importance to our business. We rely on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property laws, as well as nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements and other methods, to protect our confidential and proprietary technologies, devices, algorithms and processes. We cannot guarantee that these efforts will meaningfully protect our intellectual property, and others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary technologies, devices, algorithms or processes. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and effective copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret protection may not be available in those jurisdictions. In addition to protecting our proprietary technologies and processes, we strive to strengthen our intellectual property portfolio to enhance our ability to obtain cross-licenses of intellectual property from others, to obtain access to intellectual property we do not possess and to more favorably resolve potential intellectual property claims against us. Due to rapid technological changes in the industry, we believe that establishing and maintaining a technological leadership position depends primarily on our ability to develop new innovative products through the technical competence of our engineering personnel.
COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS
We compete on the basis of time-to-market, new product innovation, overall product quality and performance, price, compliance with industry standards, strategic relationships with customers, and protection of our intellectual property. Certain competitors may be able to adapt more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we can.
Current and potential competitors also have established or may establish financial or strategic relationships among themselves or with our customers, resellers, suppliers or other third parties. These relationships may affect our customers’ purchasing decisions. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among competitors could emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share. We cannot provide assurances that we will be able to compete successfully against current and potential competitors.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Our products and markets are subject to continued technological advances. Recognizing the importance of such technological advances, we maintain a high level of research and development activities. We maintain close collaborative relationships with many of our customers to help identify market demands and target our development efforts to meet those demands. Our design centers are strategically located around the world to be in close proximity to our customers and to take advantage of key technical and engineering talent worldwide. We are focusing our development efforts on new products, design tools and manufacturing processes using our core technologies. Our research and development expenditures for fiscal years ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004 were $164.1 million, $152.2 million, and $152.6 million, respectively.

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RAW MATERIALS
Raw materials for our products and manufacturing processes are generally available from several sources. We do not carry significant inventories and it is our policy not to depend on a sole source of supply unless market or other conditions dictate otherwise. Consequently, there are limited situations where we procure certain components and services for our products from single or limited sources. We purchase materials and services primarily pursuant to individual purchase orders. However, we have a limited number of long-term supply contracts with our suppliers. Certain of our suppliers consign raw materials to us at our manufacturing facilities. We request these raw materials and take title to them as they are needed in our manufacturing process. We believe we have adequate sources for the supply of raw materials and components for our manufacturing needs with suppliers located around the world.
BACKLOG
Our sales are made primarily pursuant to standard purchase orders for delivery of products, with such purchase orders officially acknowledged by us according to our own terms and conditions. Due to industry practice, which allows customers to cancel orders with limited advance notice to us prior to shipment, and with little or no penalty, we believe that backlog as of any particular date is not a reliable indicator of our future revenue levels. We also deliver product to certain external customer “hubs” (consignment) where our significant customers will pull inventory from their existing consignment inventories when required. These consignment pulls trigger revenue recognition and we periodically replenish these inventory levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
Federal, state and local requirements relating to the discharge of substances into the environment, the disposal of hazardous wastes, and other activities affecting the environment have had, and will continue to have, an impact on our manufacturing operations. Thus far, compliance with environmental requirements and resolution of environmental claims has been accomplished without material effect on our liquidity and capital resources, competitive position or financial condition.
Most of our European customers have mandated that our products comply with local and regional lead free and other “green” initiatives. We believe that our current expenditures for environmental capital investment and remediation necessary to comply with present regulations governing environmental protection, and other expenditures for the resolution of environmental claims, will not have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and capital resources, competitive position or financial condition. We cannot assess the possible effect of compliance with future requirements.
CYCLICALITY/ SEASONALITY
The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and is characterized by rapid technological change. Product obsolescence, price erosion, evolving technical standards and shortened product life cycles may contribute to wide fluctuations in product supply and demand. These and other factors, together with changes in general economic conditions, may cause significant upturns and downturns in the industry, and in our business. We have experienced periods of industry downturns characterized by diminished product demand, production overcapacity, excess inventory levels and accelerated erosion of average selling prices. These factors may cause substantial fluctuations in our revenues and our operational performance. We have experienced these cyclical fluctuations in our business in the past and may experience cyclical fluctuations in the future.
Sales of our products are also subject to seasonal fluctuation and periods of increased demand in end-user consumer applications, such as mobile handsets. This generally occurs in the last calendar quarter ending in December. Sales of semiconductor products and system solutions used in these products generally increase just prior to this quarter and continue at a higher level through the end of the calendar year.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
For information regarding net revenues by geographic region for each of the last three fiscal years, see Note 16 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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EMPLOYEES
As of September 29, 2006, we employed approximately 4,000 persons. Approximately 700 employees in Mexico are covered by collective bargaining agreements. In September 2006, the Company exited its baseband product area and shortly thereafter reduced its global workforce by approximately 10%. These reductions are not reflected in the aforementioned employee census. We believe our future success will depend in large part upon our continued ability to attract, motivate, develop and retain highly skilled and dedicated employees.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
CERTAIN BUSINESS RISKS
We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks, many of which are beyond our control. This discussion highlights some of the risks, which may affect our future operating results. These are the risks and uncertainties we believe are most important for you to consider. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, which we currently deem immaterial or which are similar to those faced by other companies in our industry or business in general, may also impair our business operations. If any of the following risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition and operating results would likely suffer.
We operate in the highly cyclical wireless communications semiconductor industry, which is subject to significant downturns.
We operate primarily in the semiconductor industry, which is cyclical and subject to rapid change and evolving industry standards. From time to time, changes in general economic conditions, together with other factors, cause significant upturns and downturns in the industry. Periods of industry downturn are characterized by diminished product demand, production overcapacity, excess inventory levels and accelerated erosion of average selling prices. These characteristics, and in particular their impact on the level of demand for digital cellular handsets, may cause substantial fluctuations in our revenues and results of operations. Furthermore, downturns in the semiconductor industry may be severe and prolonged, and any prolonged delay or failure of the industry or the wireless communications market to recover from downturns would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The semiconductor industry also periodically experiences increased demand and production capacity and materials constraints, which may affect our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We have experienced these cyclical fluctuations in our business and may experience cyclical fluctuations in the future.
Uncertainties involving shifting marketplace dynamics.
Our operating results for fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006 were adversely affected by shifting marketplace dynamics which favored Tier I and Tier II handset manufacturers and suppliers. Consolidation of the global handset marketplace from smaller Tier III handset customers primarily located in developing countries to Tier I and Tier II customers accelerated in fiscal 2006. This trend led to a slowdown in customer orders, increasing channel inventories and customer defaults on accounts receivable. We responded to this rapidly changing dynamic by exiting our baseband product area in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. While this marketplace shift only affected our baseband product area there can be no assurances that future changes in marketplace conditions in our other product areas will not materially and adversely affect our operating results. We may not be able to respond to shifting customer demand in other product areas on a timely basis, if at all, and accordingly this could result in a material and adverse impact to our operating results.
We have incurred substantial operating losses in the past and may experience future losses.
Our operating results for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 were adversely affected by a global economic slowdown, decreased consumer confidence, reduced capital spending, and adverse business conditions and liquidity concerns in the telecommunications and related industries. These factors led to a slowdown in customer orders, an increase in the number of cancellations and reschedulings of backlog, higher overhead costs as a percentage of our reduced net revenue, and an abrupt decline in demand for many of the end-user products that incorporate our wireless communications semiconductor products and system solutions. Although we emerged from this period of economic

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weakness in fiscal 2004, should economic conditions deteriorate for any reason, it could result in underutilization of our manufacturing capacity, reduced revenues or changes in our revenue mix, and other impacts that would materially and adversely affect our operating results. Due to this economic uncertainty, although we were profitable in fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005, we cannot assure you that we will be able to sustain such profitability or that we will not experience future operating losses.
Additionally, the conflict in Iraq, as well as other contemporary international conflicts, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and civil and military unrest contributes to the economic uncertainty. These continuing and potentially escalating conflicts can also be expected to place continued pressure on economic conditions in the United States and worldwide. These conditions make it extremely difficult for our customers, our vendors and for us to accurately forecast and plan future business activities. If such uncertainty continues or economic conditions worsen (or both), our business, financial condition and results of operations will likely be materially and adversely affected.
The wireless semiconductor markets are characterized by intense competition.
The wireless communications semiconductor industry in general and the markets in which we compete in particular are intensely competitive. We compete with U.S. and international semiconductor manufacturers of all sizes in terms of resources and market share. We currently face significant competition in our markets and expect that intense price and product competition will continue. This competition has resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, declining average selling prices for our products and increased challenges in maintaining or increasing market share. Furthermore, additional competitors may enter our markets as a result of growth opportunities in communications electronics, the trend toward global expansion by foreign and domestic competitors and technological and public policy changes. We believe that the principal competitive factors for semiconductor suppliers in our markets include, among others:
    rapid time-to-market and product ramp,
 
    timely new product innovation,
 
    product quality, reliability and performance,
 
    product price,
 
    features available in products,
 
    compliance with industry standards,
 
    strategic relationships with customers, and
 
    access to and protection of intellectual property.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully address these factors. Many of our competitors enjoy the benefit of:
    long presence in key markets,
 
    name recognition,
 
    high levels of customer satisfaction,
 
    ownership or control of key technology or intellectual property, and
 
    strong financial, sales and marketing, manufacturing, distribution, technical or other resources.

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As a result, certain competitors may be able to adapt more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we can.
Current and potential competitors have established or may in the future establish, financial or strategic relationships among themselves or with customers, resellers or other third parties. These relationships may affect customers’ purchasing decisions. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among competitors could emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share. Furthermore, some of our customers have divisions that internally develop or manufacture products similar to ours, and may compete with us. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against current and potential competitors. Increased competition could result in pricing pressures, decreased gross margins and loss of market share and may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our manufacturing processes are extremely complex and specialized.
Our manufacturing operations are complex and subject to disruption, including for causes beyond our control. The fabrication of integrated circuits is an extremely complex and precise process consisting of hundreds of separate steps. It requires production in a highly controlled, clean environment. Minor impurities, contamination of the clean room environment, errors in any step of the fabrication process, defects in the masks used to print circuits on a wafer, defects in equipment or materials, human error, or a number of other factors can cause a substantial percentage of wafers to be rejected or numerous die on each wafer to malfunction. Because our operating results are highly dependent upon our ability to produce integrated circuits at acceptable manufacturing yields, these factors could have a material adverse affect on our business. In addition, we may discover from time to time defects in our products after they have been shipped, which may require us to pay warranty claims, replace products, or pay costs associated with the recall of a customer’s products containing our parts.
Additionally, our operations may be affected by lengthy or recurring disruptions of operations at any of our production facilities or those of our subcontractors. These disruptions may include electrical power outages, fire, earthquake, flooding, war, acts of terrorism, health advisories or risks, or other natural or man-made disasters. Disruptions of our manufacturing operations could cause significant delays in shipments until we are able to shift the products from an affected facility or subcontractor to another facility or subcontractor. In the event of such delays, we cannot assure you that the required alternative capacity, particularly wafer production capacity, would be available on a timely basis or at all. Even if alternative wafer production or assembly and test capacity is available, we may not be able to obtain it on favorable terms, which could result in higher costs and/or a loss of customers. We may be unable to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity to meet demand, either at our own facilities or through external manufacturing or similar arrangements with others.
Due to the highly specialized nature of the gallium arsenide integrated circuit manufacturing process, in the event of a disruption at the Newbury Park, California or Woburn, Massachusetts semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities, alternative gallium arsenide production capacity would not be immediately available from third-party sources. These disruptions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not be able to maintain and improve manufacturing yields that contribute positively to our gross margin and profitability.
Minor deviations or perturbations in the manufacturing process can cause substantial manufacturing yield loss, and in some cases, cause production to be suspended. Manufacturing yields for new products initially tend to be lower as we complete product development and commence volume manufacturing, and typically increase as we bring the product to full production. Our forward product pricing includes this assumption of improving manufacturing yields and, as a result, material variances between projected and actual manufacturing yields will have a direct effect on our gross margin and profitability. The difficulty of accurately forecasting manufacturing yields and maintaining cost competitiveness through improving manufacturing yields will continue to be magnified by the increasing process complexity of manufacturing semiconductor products. Our manufacturing operations will also face pressures arising from the compression of product life cycles, which will require us to manufacture new products faster and for shorter periods while maintaining acceptable manufacturing yields and quality without, in many cases, reaching the longer-term, high-volume manufacturing conducive to higher manufacturing yields and declining costs.

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We are dependent upon third parties for the manufacture, assembly and test of our products.
We rely upon independent wafer fabrication facilities, called foundries, to provide silicon-based products and to supplement our gallium arsenide wafer manufacturing capacity. There are significant risks associated with reliance on third-party foundries, including:
    the lack of ensured wafer supply, potential wafer shortages and higher wafer prices,
 
    limited control over delivery schedules, manufacturing yields, production costs and quality assurance, and
 
    the inaccessibility of, or delays in obtaining access to, key process technologies.
Although we have long-term supply arrangements to obtain additional external manufacturing capacity, the third-party foundries we use may allocate their limited capacity to the production requirements of other customers. If we choose to use a new foundry, it will typically take an extended period of time to complete the qualification process before we can begin shipping products from the new foundry. The foundries may experience financial difficulties, be unable to deliver products to us in a timely manner or suffer damage or destruction to their facilities, particularly since some of them are located in earthquake zones. If any disruption of manufacturing capacity occurs, we may not have alternative manufacturing sources immediately available. We may therefore experience difficulties or delays in securing an adequate supply of our products, which could impair our ability to meet our customers’ needs and have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Although we own and operate a test and assembly facility, we still depend on subcontractors to package, assemble and test certain of our products. We do not have long-term agreements with any of our assembly or test subcontractors and typically procure services from these suppliers on a per order basis. If any of these subcontractors experiences capacity constraints or financial difficulties, suffers any damage to its facilities, experiences power outages or any other disruption of assembly or testing capacity, we may not be able to obtain alternative assembly and testing services in a timely manner. Due to the amount of time that it usually takes us to qualify assemblers and testers, we could experience significant delays in product shipments if we are required to find alternative assemblers or testers for our components. Any problems that we may encounter with the delivery, quality or cost of our products could damage our customer relationships and materially and adversely affect our results of operations. We are continuing to develop relationships with additional third-party subcontractors to assemble and test our products. However, even if we use these new subcontractors, we will continue to be subject to all of the risks described above.
We are dependent upon third parties for the supply of raw materials and components.
Our manufacturing operations depend on obtaining adequate supplies of raw materials and the components used in our manufacturing processes. Although we maintain relationships with suppliers located around the world with the objective of ensuring that we have adequate sources for the supply of raw materials and components for our manufacturing needs, recent increased demand from the semiconductor industry for such raw materials and components has resulted in tighter supplies. We cannot assure you that our suppliers will be able to meet our delivery schedules, that we will not lose a significant or sole supplier, or that a supplier will be able to meet performance and quality specifications. If a supplier were unable to meet our delivery schedules, or if we lost a supplier or a supplier were unable to meet performance or quality specifications, our ability to satisfy customer obligations would be materially and adversely affected. In addition, we review our relationships with suppliers of raw materials and components for our manufacturing needs on an ongoing basis. In connection with our ongoing review, we may modify or terminate our relationship with one or more suppliers. We may also enter into other sole supplier arrangements to meet certain of our raw material or component needs. While we do not typically rely on a single source of supply for our raw materials, we are currently dependent on a sole-source supplier for epitaxial wafers used in the gallium arsenide semiconductor manufacturing processes at our manufacturing facilities. If we were to lose this sole source of supply, for any reason, a material adverse effect on our business could result until an alternate source is obtained. To the extent we enter into additional sole supplier arrangements for any of our raw materials or components, the risks associated with our supply arrangements would be exacerbated.

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Changes in the accounting treatment of share-based compensation have adversely affected our results of operations.
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” to require companies to expense employee stock options for financial reporting purposes. Such equity-based award expensing has required us to value our employee stock option grants and other equity-based awards pursuant to an option valuation formula and amortize that value against our earnings over the vesting period in effect for those options. Historically we accounted for stock-based awards to employees in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and had adopted the disclosure-only alternative of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Share-Based Compensation.” We implemented SFAS 123(R) in the reporting period starting October 1, 2005. This change in accounting treatment has materially affected our reported results of operations as the share-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be charged directly against our reported earnings but will have no impact on cash flows from operations. We anticipate that our share-based compensation expense will approximate $24.2 million in total from fiscal 2007 through 2010. This expense projection is calculated as of September 29, 2006 and does not take into account any future equity awards that we might issue nor does it account for future actual stock-based award forfeitures. We will be required to adjust future share-based compensation expense for actual future stock option forfeitures.
Our success depends upon our ability to develop new products and reduce costs in a timely manner.
The wireless communications semiconductor industry generally and, in particular, the markets into which we sell our products are highly cyclical and characterized by constant and rapid technological change, rapid product evolution, price erosion, evolving technical standards, short product life cycles, increasing demand for higher levels of integration, increased miniaturization, and wide fluctuations in product supply and demand. Our operating results depend largely on our ability to continue to cost-effectively introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis. The successful development and commercialization of semiconductor devices and modules is highly complex and depends on numerous factors, including:
    the ability to anticipate customer and market requirements and changes in technology and industry standards,
 
    the ability to obtain capacity sufficient to meet customer demand,
 
    the ability to define new products that meet customer and market requirements,
 
    the ability to complete development of new products and bring products to market on a timely basis,
 
    the ability to differentiate our products from offerings of our competitors,
 
    overall market acceptance of our products, and
 
    the ability to obtain adequate intellectual property protection for our new products.
Our ability to manufacture current products, and to develop new products, depends, among other factors, on the viability and flexibility of our own internal information technology systems (“IT Systems”).
We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient resources to make the substantial investment in research and development needed to develop and bring to market new and enhanced products in a timely manner. We will be required to continually evaluate expenditures for planned product development and to choose among alternative technologies based on our expectations of future market growth. We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop and introduce new or enhanced wireless communications semiconductor products in a timely and cost-effective manner, that our products will satisfy customer requirements or achieve market acceptance or that we will be able to anticipate new industry standards and technological changes. We also cannot assure you that we will be able to respond successfully to new product announcements and introductions by competitors or to changes in the design or specifications of complementary products of third parties with which our products interface. If we fail to

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rapidly and cost-effectively introduce new and enhanced products in sufficient quantities and that meet our customers requirements, our business and results of operations would be materially and adversely harmed.
In addition, prices of many of our products decline, sometimes significantly, over time. We believe that to remain competitive, we must continue to reduce the cost of producing and delivering existing products at the same time that we develop and introduce new or enhanced products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to reduce the cost of our products to remain competitive.
The markets into which we sell our products are characterized by rapid technological change.
The demand for our products can change quickly and in ways we may not anticipate. Our markets generally exhibit the following characteristics:
    rapid technological developments and product evolution,
 
    rapid changes in customer requirements,
 
    frequent new product introductions and enhancements,
 
    demand for higher levels of integration, decreased size and decreased power consumption,
 
    short product life cycles with declining prices over the life cycle of the product, and
 
    evolving industry standards.
These changes in our markets may contribute to the obsolescence of our products. Our products could become obsolete or less competitive sooner than anticipated because of a faster than anticipated change in one or more of the above-noted factors.
The ability to attract and retain qualified personnel to contribute to the design, development, manufacture and sale of our products is critical to our success.
As the source of our technological and product innovations, our key technical personnel represent a significant asset. Our success depends on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including executive officers and other key management and technical personnel. The competition for management and technical personnel is intense in the semiconductor industry, and therefore we cannot assure you that we will be able to attract and retain qualified management and other personnel necessary for the design, development, manufacture and sale of our products. We may have particular difficulty attracting and retaining key personnel during periods of poor operating performance, given, among other things, the use of equity-based compensation by us and our competitors. The loss of the services of one or more of our key employees or our inability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate our business.
If OEMs and Original Design Manufacturers (“ODMs”) of communications electronics products do not design our products into their equipment, we will have difficulty selling those products. Moreover, a “design win” from a customer does not guarantee future sales to that customer.
Our products are not sold directly to the end-user, but are components or subsystems of other products. As a result, we rely on OEMs and ODMs of wireless communications electronics products to select our products from among alternative offerings to be designed into their equipment. Without these “design wins,” we would have difficulty selling our products. If a manufacturer designs another supplier’s product into one of its product platforms, it is more difficult for us to achieve future design wins with that platform because changing suppliers involves significant cost, time, effort and risk on the part of that manufacturer. Also, achieving a design win with a customer does not ensure that we will receive significant revenues from that customer. Even after a design win, the customer is not obligated to purchase our products and can choose at any time to reduce or cease use of our products, for example, if its own products are not commercially successful, or for any other reason. We cannot assure you that we

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will continue to achieve design wins or to convert design wins into actual sales, and any failure to do so could materially and adversely affect our operating results.
Lengthy product development and sales cycles associated with many of our products may result in significant expenditures before generating any revenues related to those products.
After our product has been developed, tested and manufactured, our customers may need three to six months or longer to integrate, test and evaluate our product and an additional three to six months or more to begin volume production of equipment that incorporates the product. This lengthy cycle time increases the possibility that a customer may decide to cancel or change product plans, which could reduce or eliminate our sales to that customer. As a result of this lengthy sales cycle, we may incur significant research and development expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses, before we generate the related revenues for these products. Furthermore, we may never generate the anticipated revenues from a product after incurring such expenses if our customer cancels or changes its product plans.
Uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of, and payment for, our products could adversely affect our business.
Our sales are typically made pursuant to individual purchase orders and not under long-term supply arrangements with our customers. Our customers may cancel orders before shipment. Additionally, we sell a portion of our products through distributors, some of whom have rights to return unsold products. We may purchase and manufacture inventory based on estimates of customer demand for our products, which is difficult to predict. This difficulty may be compounded when we sell to OEMs indirectly through distributors or contract manufacturers, or both, as our forecasts of demand will then be based on estimates provided by multiple parties. In addition, our customers may change their inventory practices on short notice for any reason. The cancellation or deferral of product orders, the return of previously sold products, or overproduction due to a change in anticipated order volumes could result in us holding excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in inventory write-downs and, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
In addition, if a customer encounters financial difficulties of its own as a result of a change in demand or for any other reason, the customer’s ability to make timely payments to us for non-returnable products could be impaired.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded bad debt expense of $35.1 million. Specifically, the Company recorded charges related to two customers: Vitelcom Mobile and an Asian component distributor.
Our leverage and our debt service obligations may adversely affect our cash flow.
On September 29, 2006, we had total indebtedness of approximately $229.3 million, which represented approximately 25.2% of our total capitalization.
As long as our 4.75 percent convertible subordinated notes due November 2007 remain outstanding, we will have debt service obligations on such notes of approximately $8.5 million per year. If we issue other debt securities in the future, our debt service obligations will increase.
Based on our results of operations for fiscal 2006 and current trends, we expect our existing sources of liquidity, together with cash expected to be generated from operations and short term investments along with our ability to access financial markets for additional debt or equity financing, will allow us to sufficiently fund our research and development, capital expenditures, debt obligations (to replace existing or maturing debt instruments), purchase obligations, working capital and other cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. If necessary, among other alternatives, we may add lease lines of credit to finance capital expenditures and we may obtain other long-term debt, lines of credit and other financing.
Our indebtedness could have significant negative consequences, including:
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    limiting our ability to obtain additional financing,
 
    requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of any cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of cash flow available for other purposes, including capital expenditures,
 
    limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we compete, and
 
    placing us at a possible competitive disadvantage to less leveraged competitors and competitors that have better access to capital resources.
Despite our current debt levels, we are able to incur substantially more debt, which would increase the risks described above.
Our reliance on a small number of customers for a large portion of our sales could have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations.
Significant portions of our sales are concentrated among a limited number of customers. If we lost one or more of these major customers, or if one or more major customers significantly decreased its orders for our products, our business would be materially and adversely affected. Sales to our three largest customers, including sales to their manufacturing subcontractors, represented approximately 50.0% of our net revenue for fiscal 2006. We expect that our largest customers will continue to account for a substantial portion of our net revenue in fiscal 2007 and for the foreseeable future.
Average product life cycles in the semiconductor industry tend to be very short.
In the semiconductor industry, product life cycles tend to be short relative to the sales and development cycles. Therefore, the resources devoted to product sales and marketing may not result in material revenue, and from time to time we may need to write off excess or obsolete inventory. If we were to incur significant marketing expenses and investments in inventory that we are not able to recover, and we are not able to compensate for those expenses, our operating results would be materially and adversely affected. In addition, if we sell our products at reduced prices in anticipation of cost reductions but still hold higher cost products in inventory, our operating results would be harmed.
We face a risk that capital needed for our business will not be available when we need it.
We might obtain additional sources of financing in the future. Based on our results of operations for fiscal 2006 and current trends, we expect our existing sources of liquidity, together with cash expected to be generated from operations and short term investments along with our ability to access financial markets for additional debt or equity financing, will likely allow us to sufficiently fund our research and development, capital expenditures, debt obligations, purchase obligations, working capital and other cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. To the extent that existing cash and securities and cash from operations are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing. Conditions existing in the U.S. capital markets, if and when we seek additional financing as well as the then current condition of the Company, will affect our ability to raise capital, as well as the terms of any such financing. We may not be able to raise enough capital to meet our capital needs on a timely basis or at all. Failure to obtain capital when required would have a material adverse effect on us.
In addition, any strategic investments and acquisitions that we may make to help us grow our business may require additional capital resources. We cannot assure you that the capital required to fund these investments and acquisitions will be available in the future.

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Remaining competitive in the semiconductor industry requires transitioning to smaller geometry process technologies and achieving higher levels of design integration.
In order to remain competitive, we expect to continue to transition our semiconductor products to increasingly smaller line width geometries. This transition requires us to modify the manufacturing processes for our products, design new products to more stringent standards, and to redesign some existing products. In the past, we have experienced some difficulties migrating to smaller geometry process technologies or new manufacturing processes, which resulted in sub-optimal manufacturing yields, delays in product deliveries and increased expenses. We may face similar difficulties, delays and expenses as we continue to transition our products to smaller geometry processes in the future. In some instances, we depend on our relationships with our foundries to transition to smaller geometry processes successfully. We cannot assure you that our foundries will be able to effectively manage the transition or that we will be able to maintain our foundry relationships. If our foundries or we experience significant delays in this transition or fail to efficiently implement this transition, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. As smaller geometry processes become more prevalent, we expect to continue to integrate greater levels of functionality, as well as customer and third party intellectual property, into our products. However, we may not be able to achieve higher levels of design integration or deliver new integrated products on a timely basis, or at all.
We are subject to the risks of doing business internationally.
A substantial majority of our net revenues are derived from customers located outside the United States, primarily countries located in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe. In addition, we have suppliers located outside the United States, and third-party packaging, assembly and test facilities and foundries located in the Asia-Pacific region. Finally, we have our own packaging, assembly and test facility in Mexicali, Mexico. Our international sales and operations are subject to a number of risks inherent in selling and operating abroad. These include, but are not limited to, risks regarding:
    currency exchange rate fluctuations,
 
    local economic and political conditions, including social, economic and political instability,
 
    disruptions of capital and trading markets,
 
    inability to collect accounts receivable,
 
    restrictive governmental actions (such as restrictions on transfer of funds and trade protection measures, including export duties, quotas, customs duties, import or export controls and tariffs),
 
    changes in legal or regulatory requirements,
 
    natural disasters, acts of terrorism, widespread illness and war,
 
    limitations on the repatriation of funds,
 
    difficulty in obtaining distribution and support,
 
    cultural differences in the conduct of business,
 
    the laws and policies of the United States and other countries affecting trade, foreign investment and loans, and import or export licensing requirements,
 
    tax laws,
 
    the possibility of being exposed to legal proceedings in a foreign jurisdiction, and
 
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Additionally, we are subject to risks in certain global markets in which wireless operators provide subsidies on handset sales to their customers. Increases in handset prices that negatively impact handset sales can result from changes in regulatory policies or other factors, which could impact the demand for our products. Limitations or changes in policy on phone subsidies in South Korea, Japan, China and other countries may have additional negative impacts on our revenues.
Our operating results may be adversely affected by substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations and market downturns.
Our revenues, earnings and other operating results have fluctuated in the past and our revenues, earnings and other operating results may fluctuate in the future. These fluctuations are due to a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control.
These factors include, among others:
    changes in end-user demand for the products (principally digital cellular handsets) manufactured and sold by our customers,
 
    the effects of competitive pricing pressures, including decreases in average selling prices of our products,
 
    production capacity levels and fluctuations in manufacturing yields,
 
    availability and cost of products from our suppliers,
 
    the gain or loss of significant customers,
 
    our ability to develop, introduce and market new products and technologies on a timely basis,
 
    new product and technology introductions by competitors,
 
    changes in the mix of products produced and sold,
 
    market acceptance of our products and our customers, and
 
    intellectual property disputes.
The foregoing factors are difficult to forecast, and these, as well as other factors, could materially and adversely affect our quarterly or annual operating results. If our operating results fail to meet the expectations of analysts or investors, it could materially and adversely affect the price of our common stock.
Global economic conditions that impact the wireless communications industry could negatively affect our revenues and operating results.
Global economic weakness can have wide-ranging effects on markets that we serve, particularly wireless communications equipment manufacturers and network operators. Although the wireless communications industry has recovered somewhat from an industry-wide recession, such recovery may not continue. In addition, we cannot predict what effects negative events, such as war or other international conflicts, may have on the economy or the wireless communications industry. The continued threat of terrorism and heightened security and military action in response to this threat, or any future acts of terrorism, may cause further disruptions to the global economy and to the wireless communications industry and create further uncertainties. Further, a continued economic recovery may not benefit us in the near term. If it does not, our ability to increase or maintain our revenues and operating results may be impaired.

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Our gallium arsenide semiconductors may cease to be competitive with silicon alternatives.
Among our product portfolio, we manufacture and sell gallium arsenide semiconductor devices and components, principally power amplifiers and switches. The production of gallium arsenide integrated circuits is more costly than the production of silicon circuits. The cost differential is due to higher costs of raw materials for gallium arsenide and higher unit costs associated with smaller sized wafers and lower production volumes. Therefore, to remain competitive, we must offer gallium arsenide products that provide superior performance over their silicon-based counterparts. If we do not continue to offer products that provide sufficiently superior performance to justify the cost differential, our operating results may be materially and adversely affected. We expect the costs of producing gallium arsenide devices will continue to exceed the costs of producing their silicon counterparts. Silicon semiconductor technologies are widely used process technologies for certain integrated circuits and these technologies continue to improve in performance. We cannot assure you that we will continue to identify products and markets that require performance attributes of gallium arsenide solutions.
We may be subject to claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, or demands that we license third-party technology, which could result in significant expense and prevent us from using our technology.
The semiconductor industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights. From time to time, third parties have asserted and may in the future assert patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights to technologies that are important to our business and have demanded and may in the future demand that we license their technology or refrain from using it.
Any litigation to determine the validity of claims that our products infringe or may infringe intellectual property rights of another, including claims arising from our contractual indemnification of our customers, regardless of their merit or resolution, could be costly and divert the efforts and attention of our management and technical personnel. Regardless of the merits of any specific claim, we cannot assure you that we would prevail in litigation because of the complex technical issues and inherent uncertainties in intellectual property litigation. If litigation were to result in an adverse ruling, we could be required to:
    pay substantial damages,
 
    cease the manufacture, import, use, sale or offer for sale of infringing products or processes,
 
    discontinue the use of infringing technology,
 
    expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology, and
 
    license technology from the third party claiming infringement, which license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms.
We cannot assure you that our operating results or financial condition will not be materially adversely affected if we were required to do any one or more of the foregoing items.
Many of our products incorporate technology licensed or acquired from third parties.
We sell products in markets that are characterized by rapid technological changes; evolving industry standards, frequent new product introductions, short product life cycles and increasing levels of integration. Our ability to keep pace with this market depends on our ability to obtain technology from third parties on commercially reasonable terms to allow our products to remain in a competitive posture. If licenses to such technology are not available on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, and we cannot otherwise integrate such technology, our products or our customers’ products could become unmarketable or obsolete, and we could lose market share. In such instances, we could also incur substantial unanticipated costs or scheduling delays to develop substitute technology to deliver competitive products.

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If we are not successful in protecting our intellectual property rights, it may harm our ability to compete.
We rely on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property laws, as well as nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements and other methods, to protect our proprietary technologies, information, data, devices, algorithms and processes. In addition, we often incorporate the intellectual property of our customers, suppliers or other third parties into our designs, and we have obligations with respect to the non-use and non-disclosure of such third-party intellectual property. In the future, it may be necessary to engage in litigation or like activities to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights of others, including our customers. This could require us to expend significant resources and to divert the efforts and attention of our management and technical personnel from our business operations. We cannot assure you that:
    the steps we take to prevent misappropriation, infringement, dilution or other violation of our intellectual property or the intellectual property of our customers, suppliers or other third parties will be successful,
 
    any existing or future patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights or ours will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or
 
    any of the measures described above would provide meaningful protection.
Despite these precautions, it may be possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain and use our technology without authorization, develop similar technology independently or design around our patents. If any of our intellectual property protection mechanisms fails to protect our technology, it would make it easier for our competitors to offer similar products, potentially resulting in loss of market share and price erosion. Even if we receive a patent, the patent claims may not be broad enough to adequately protect our technology. Furthermore, even if we receive patent protection in the United States, we may not seek, or may not be granted, patent protection in foreign countries. In addition, effective patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited for certain technologies and in certain foreign countries.
There is a growing industry trend to include or adapt “open source” software that is generally made available to the public by its developers, authors or third parties. Often such software includes license provisions, requiring public disclosure of any derivative works containing open source code. There is little legal precedent in the area of open source software or its effects on copyright law or the protection of proprietary works. We take steps to avoid the use of open source works in our proprietary software, and are taking steps to limit our suppliers from doing so. However, in the event a copyright holder were to demonstrate in court that we have not complied with a software license, we may be required to cease production or distribution of that work or to publicly disclose the source code for our proprietary software, which may negatively affect our operations or stock price.
We attempt to control access to and distribution of our proprietary information through operational, technological and legal safeguards. Despite our efforts, parties, including former or current employees, may attempt to copy, disclose or obtain access to our information without our authorization. Furthermore, attempts by computer hackers to gain unauthorized access to our systems or information could result in our proprietary information being compromised or interrupt our operations. While we attempt to prevent such unauthorized access we may be unable to anticipate the methods used, or be unable to prevent the release of our proprietary information.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to effect suitable investments, alliances and acquisitions, and to integrate companies we acquire.
Although we have in the past and intend to continue to invest significant resources in internal research and development activities, the complexity and rapidity of technological changes and the significant expense of internal research and development make it impractical for us to pursue development of all technological solutions on our own. On an ongoing basis, we intend to review investment, alliance and acquisition prospects that would complement our product offerings, augment our market coverage or enhance our technological capabilities. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to identify and consummate suitable investment, alliance or acquisition transactions in the future. Moreover, if we consummate such transactions, they could result in:
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    large one-time write-offs,
 
    the incurrence of substantial debt and assumption of unknown liabilities,
 
    the potential loss of key employees from the acquired company,
 
    amortization expenses related to intangible assets, and
 
    the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns.
Moreover, integrating acquired organizations and their products and services may be difficult, expensive, time-consuming and a strain on our resources and our relationship with employees and customers and ultimately may not be successful. Additionally, in periods following an acquisition, we will be required to evaluate goodwill and acquisition-related intangible assets for impairment. When such assets are found to be impaired, they will be written down to estimated fair value, with a charge against earnings. For instance, we recorded a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in fiscal 2003 in the amount of $397.1 million as a result of the goodwill obtained in connection with the Merger.
Certain provisions in our organizational documents and Delaware law may make it difficult for someone to acquire control of us.
We have certain anti-takeover measures that may affect our common stock. Our certificate of incorporation, our by-laws and the Delaware General Corporation Law contain several provisions that would make more difficult an acquisition of control of us in a transaction not approved by our Board of Directors. Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws include provisions such as:
    the division of our Board of Directors into three classes to be elected on a staggered basis, one class each year,
 
    the ability of our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without further authorization of stockholders,
 
    a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent,
 
    elimination of the right of stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders,
 
    a requirement that stockholders provide advance notice of any stockholder nominations of directors or any proposal of new business to be considered at any meeting of stockholders,
 
    a requirement that the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3 percent of our shares be obtained to amend or repeal any provision of our by-laws or the provision of our certificate of incorporation relating to amendments to our by-laws,
 
    a requirement that the affirmative vote of at least 80% of our shares be obtained to amend or repeal the provisions of our certificate of incorporation relating to the election and removal of directors, the classified board or the right to act by written consent,
 
    a requirement that the affirmative vote of at least 80% of our shares be obtained for business combinations unless approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors and, in the event that the other party to the business combination is the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our shares, a majority of the members of Board of Directors in office prior to the time such other party became the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our shares,
 
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    a requirement that the affirmative vote of at least 90% of our shares be obtained to amend or repeal the fair price provision.
In addition to the provisions in our certificate of incorporation and by-laws, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law generally provides that a corporation shall not engage in any business combination with any interested stockholder during the three-year period following the time that such stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless a majority of the directors then in office approves either the business combination or the transaction that results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder or specified stockholder approval requirements are met.
Increasingly stringent environmental laws, rules and regulations may require us to redesign our existing products and processes, and could adversely affect our ability to cost-effectively produce our products.
The semiconductor and electronics industries have been subject to increasing environmental regulations. A number of domestic and foreign jurisdictions seek to restrict the use of various substances, a number of which have been used in our products or processes. For example, the European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive now requires that certain substances be removed from all electronics components. Removing such substances requires the expenditure of additional research and development funds to seek alternative substances, as well as increased testing by third parties to ensure the quality of our products and compliance with the RoHS Directive. While we have implemented a compliance program to ensure our product offering meets these regulations, there may be instances where alternative substances will not be available or commercially feasible, or may only be available from a single source, or may be significantly more expensive than their restricted counterparts. Additionally, if we were found to be non-compliant with any such rule or regulation, we could be subject to fines, penalties and/or restrictions imposed by government agencies that could adversely affect our operating results.
We may be liable for penalties under environmental laws, rules and regulations, which could adversely impact our business.
We have used, and will continue to use, a variety of chemicals and compounds in manufacturing operations and have been and will continue to be subject to a wide range of environmental protection regulations in the United States and in foreign countries. We cannot assure you that current or future regulation of the materials necessary for our products would not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Environmental regulations often require parties to fund remedial action for violations of such regulations regardless of fault. Consequently, it is often difficult to estimate the future impact of environmental matters, including potential liabilities. Furthermore, our customers increasingly require warranties or indemnity relating to compliance with environmental regulations. We cannot assure you that the amount of expense and capital expenditures that might be required to satisfy environmental liabilities, to complete remedial actions and to continue to comply with applicable environmental laws will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our stock price has been volatile and may fluctuate in the future. Accordingly, you might not be able to sell your shares of common stock at or above the price you paid for them.
The trading price of our common stock has and may continue to fluctuate significantly. Such fluctuations may be influenced by many factors, including:
    our performance and prospects,
 
    the performance and prospects of our major customers,
 
    the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock,
 
    investor perception of us and the industry in which we operate,
 
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    general financial and other market conditions, and
 
    domestic and international economic conditions.
Public stock markets have recently experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility, particularly in the technology sectors of the market. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many technology companies for reasons frequently unrelated to or disproportionately impacted by the operating performance of these companies. These broad market fluctuations may materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
In addition, fluctuations in our stock price, volume of shares traded, and our price-to-earnings multiple may have made our stock attractive to momentum, hedge or day-trading investors who often shift funds into and out of stocks rapidly, exacerbating price fluctuations in either direction, particularly when viewed on a quarterly basis. Our Company has been, and in the future may be, the subject of commentary by financial news media. Such commentary may contribute to volatility in our stock price. If our operating results do not meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors, our stock price may decline, possibly substantially over a short period of time. Accordingly, you may not be able to resell your shares of common stock at or above the price you paid.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
We own and lease manufacturing facilities and other real estate properties in the United States and a number of foreign countries. For information regarding property, plant and equipment by geographic region for each of the last two fiscal years, see Note 16 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We own and lease approximately 760,000 square feet and 62,000 square feet, respectively, of office and manufacturing space. In addition, we lease approximately 397,000 square feet of sales office and design center space with approximately 22% of this space located in foreign countries. We are headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts and have executive offices in Irvine, California. The following table sets forth our principal facilities measuring 50,000 square feet or more:
         
Location   Owned/Leased   Primary Function
Woburn, Massachusetts
  Owned   Corporate headquarters and manufacturing
Irvine, California
  Leased   Office space and design center
Newbury Park, California
  Owned   Manufacturing and office space
Newbury Park, California
  Leased   Design center
Adamstown, Maryland
  Owned   Manufacturing and office space
Mexicali, Mexico
  Owned   Assembly and test facility
Due to the exit of our baseband product area on September 29, 2006, we will be vacating a portion of the office and design center space in Irvine, California in fiscal year 2007 and certain of our sales office and design center space at foreign locations.
We believe our properties have been well maintained, are in sound operating condition and contain all the equipment and facilities necessary to operate at present levels.
Certain of our facilities, including our California and Mexico facilities, are located near major earthquake fault lines. We maintain no earthquake insurance with respect to these facilities.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time various lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been, and may in the future be, instituted or asserted against Skyworks, including those pertaining to patent infringement, intellectual property, environmental, product liability, safety and health, employment and contractual matters. The outcome of litigation cannot be

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predicted with certainty and some lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to Skyworks. Intellectual property disputes often have a risk of injunctive relief, which, if imposed against Skyworks, could materially and adversely affect the financial condition, or results of operations of Skyworks.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended September 29, 2006.

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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “SWKS”. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sale prices for our common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The number of stockholders of record of Skyworks’ common stock as of November 16, 2006, was approximately 33,558.
                 
    High   Low
Fiscal year ended September 29, 2006:
               
 
               
First quarter
  $ 7.14     $ 4.64  
Second quarter
    7.09       5.01  
Third quarter
    8.00       5.15  
Fourth quarter
    5.80       4.03  
 
               
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2005:
               
 
               
First quarter
  $ 10.91     $ 8.74  
Second quarter
    8.99       6.07  
Third quarter
    7.94       5.07  
Fourth quarter
    8.38       6.67  
Neither Skyworks nor its corporate predecessor, Alpha, have paid cash dividends on common stock since an Alpha dividend made in fiscal 1986, and Skyworks does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our expectation is to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance future growth.
The following table provides information regarding repurchases of common stock made by us during the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2006:
                         
                        Maximum Number
                        (or Approximately
                    Total Number of   Dollar Value) of
                    Shares Purchased   Shares that May
                    as Part of Publicly   Yet Be Purchased
    Total Number of   Averaged Price   Announced Plans or   Under the Plans or
Period   Shares Purchased   Paid per Share   Programs   Programs
August 14, 2006
    10,649 (1)   $ 4.36     N/A(2)   N/A(2)
September 5, 2006
    7,600 (1)   $ 5.10     N/A(2)   N/A(2)
 
(1)   All shares of common stock reported in the table above were purchased by us, at the fair market value of the common stock on August 14, 2006 and September 5, 2006, respectively, in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations under restricted stock agreements between us and certain of our key employees.
 
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
You should read the data set forth below in conjunction with Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to September 30. Fiscal 2006 consisted of 52 weeks and ended on September 29, 2006, and fiscal years 2005 and 2004 each consisted of 52 weeks and ended on September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004, respectively. The following balance sheet data and statements of operations data for the five years ended September 29, 2006, were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. Consolidated balance sheets at September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 29, 2006, and notes thereto appear elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Because the Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition, a purchase of Alpha by Washington/Mexicali, the historical financial statements of Washington/Mexicali became the historical financial statements of Skyworks after the Merger. The historical information provided below does not include the historical financial results of Alpha for periods prior to June 26, 2002, the date the Merger was consummated. The historical financial information may not be indicative of our future performance and does not reflect what the results of operations and financial position prior to the Merger would have been had Washington/Mexicali operated independently of Conexant during the periods presented prior to the Merger or had the results of Alpha been combined with those of Washington/Mexicali during the periods presented prior to the Merger.

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    Fiscal Year  
(In thousands)   2006 (8)     2005     2004     2003     2002 (1)  
     
Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Net revenues
  $ 773,750     $ 792,371     $ 784,023     $ 617,789     $ 457,769  
 
                                       
Cost of goods sold (7)
    511,071       484,599       470,807       370,940       329,701  
 
                             
 
                                       
Gross profit
    262,679       307,772       313,216       246,849       128,068  
 
                                       
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
                                       
Research and development
    164,106       152,215       152,633       156,077       133,614  
 
                                       
Selling, general and administrative (6)
    135,801       103,070       97,522       85,432       51,074  
 
                                       
Amortization of intangible assets (2)
    2,144       2,354       3,043       4,386       12,929  
 
                                       
Purchased in-process research and development (3)
                            65,500  
 
                                       
Restructuring and special charges (4)
    26,955             17,366       34,493       116,321  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total operating expenses
    329,006       257,639       270,564       280,388       379,438  
 
                             
Operating income (loss)
    (66,327 )     50,133       42,652       (33,539 )     (251,370 )
 
                                       
Interest expense
    (14,797 )     (14,597 )     (17,947 )     (21,403 )     (4,227 )
 
                                       
Other income (expense), net
    8,350       5,453       1,691       1,317       (56 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    (72,774 )     40,989       26,396       (53,625 )     (255,653 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    15,378       15,378       3,984       652       (19,589 )
 
                             
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    (88,152 )     25,611       22,412       (54,277 )     (236,064 )
 
                             
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax (5)
                      (397,139 )      
 
                             
Net income (loss)
  $ (88,152 )   $ 25,611     $ 22,412     $ (451,416 )   $ (236,064 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Per share information:
                                       
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, basic and diluted
  $ (0.55 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.15     $ (0.39 )   $ (1.72 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax, basic and diluted (5)
                      (2.85 )      
 
                             
Net income (loss), basic and diluted
  $ (0.55 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.15     $ (3.24 )   $ (1.72 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Working capital
  $ 245,223     $ 337,747     $ 282,613     $ 249,279     $ 79,769  
 
                                       
Total assets
    1,090,496       1,187,843       1,168,806       1,090,668       1,346,912  
 
                                       
Long-term liabilities
    185,783       237,044       235,932       280,677       184,309  
 
                                       
Stockholders’ equity
    729,093       792,564       751,623       673,175       1,014,976  
 
(1)   The Merger was completed on June 25, 2002. Financial statements for periods prior to June 26, 2002, represent Washington/Mexicali’s combined results and financial condition. Financial statements for periods after June 25, 2002, represent the consolidated results and financial condition of Skyworks, the combined company.

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(2)   Amounts in fiscal 2003 through 2006 primarily reflect amortization of current technology and customer relationships acquired in the Merger. Amounts in fiscal 2002 primarily reflect amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets related to the acquisition of Philsar Semiconductor, Inc. in fiscal 2000.
 
(3)   In fiscal 2002, we recorded purchased in-process research and development charges of $65.5 million related to the Merger.
 
(4)   In fiscal 2006, we recorded restructuring and other special charges of $27.0 million related to the exit of our baseband product area. Of the $27.0 million, $13.1 million related to severance and benefits, $7.4 million related to the write-down of technology licenses and design software associated with the baseband product area, $4.2 million related to the impairment of baseband related long-lived assets and $2.3 million related to other charges. In fiscal 2004, we recorded restructuring and special charges of $17.4 million, principally related to the impairment of legacy technology licenses related to our baseband product area. In fiscal 2003, we recorded restructuring and special charges of $34.5 million, principally related to the impairment of assets related to our infrastructure products. In fiscal 2002, we recorded special charges of $116.3 million, principally related to the impairment of the assembly and test machinery and equipment and the related facility in Mexicali, Mexico, and the write-off of goodwill and other intangible assets related to Philsar Semiconductor, Inc.
 
(5)   We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” on October 1, 2002. As a result of this adoption, we performed a transitional evaluation of our goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives. Based on this transitional evaluation, we determined that our goodwill was impaired and recorded a $397.1 million charge for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in fiscal 2003.
 
(6)   In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, we recorded bad debt expense of $35.1 million. Specifically, we recorded charges related to two customers: Vitelcom Mobile and an Asian component distributor.
 
(7)   In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, we recorded $23.3 million of inventory charges and reserves primarily related to the exit of our baseband product area.
 
(8)   We recorded $14.2 million in share-based compensation expense upon the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”) during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006. Approximately $2.2 million, $6.3 million and $5.7 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ substantially and adversely from those referred to herein due to a number of factors, including but not limited to those described below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
OVERVIEW
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks” or the “Company”) is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The Company’s power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion radios are at the heart of many of today’s leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.

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The wireless communications semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and is characterized by rapid technological change, rapid product obsolescence and price erosion, evolving standards, short product life cycles and wide fluctuations in product supply and demand. In the past, average selling prices of established products have generally declined over time and this trend is expected to continue in the future. Our operating results have been, and our operating results may continue to be, negatively affected by substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations and market downturns due to a number of factors, such as changes in demand for end-user equipment, the timing of the receipt, reduction or cancellation of significant customer orders, the gain or loss of significant customers, market acceptance of our products and our customers’ products, our ability to develop, introduce and market new products and technologies on a timely basis, availability and cost of products from suppliers, new product and technology introductions by competitors, changes in the mix of products produced and sold, intellectual property disputes, the timing and extent of product development costs and general economic conditions. In addition, we may discover from time to time defects in our products after they have been shipped, which may require us to pay warranty claims, replace products, or pay costs associated with the recall of a customer’s products containing our parts.
BUSINESS FRAMEWORK
At the end of the fourth fiscal quarter, Skyworks decided to immediately cease its baseband operations in order to sharpen focus on its high growth core business. Skyworks’ baseband product area developed complete reference designs, incorporating the digital signal processor and software functionality, in support of tier-three handset suppliers. This initiative was complex, research and development intensive and generated substantial operating losses. As tier-one OEMs increasingly dominate the landscape, the addressable market for the Company’s baseband solutions had significantly contracted. As a result of this decision, Skyworks restructured its business to focus on its core analog and RF product markets.
To address the wireless industry opportunities discussed above and to execute our strategy, we have aligned our product portfolio around two markets: mobile platforms and linear products. We believe we possess a broad technology capability and one of the most complete wireless communications product portfolios that, when coupled with key customer relationships with all major handset manufacturers, positions us well to meet industry needs. Below are just a few examples from each of our product portfolios.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Skyworks was formed through the merger (“Merger”) of the wireless business of Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”) and Alpha Industries, Inc. (“Alpha”) on June 25, 2002, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 16, 2001, and amended as of April 12, 2002, by and among Alpha Industries, Inc., Conexant Systems, Inc. and Washington Sub, Inc. (“Washington”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Conexant to which Conexant spun off its wireless communications business. Pursuant to the Merger, Washington merged with and into Alpha, with Alpha as the surviving corporation. Immediately following the Merger, Alpha purchased Conexant’s semiconductor assembly and test facility located in Mexicali, Mexico and certain related operations (the “Mexicali Operations”). For purposes of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Washington business and the Mexicali Operations are collectively referred to as “Washington/Mexicali.” Shortly thereafter, Alpha, which was incorporated in Delaware in 1962, changed its corporate name to Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to September 30. Fiscal 2006 consisted of 52 weeks and ended on September 29, 2006, and fiscal years 2005 and 2004 each consisted of 52 weeks and ended on September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004, respectively.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2006, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AND OCTOBER 1, 2004
The following table sets forth the results of our operations expressed as a percentage of net revenues for the fiscal years below:
                         
    2006   2005   2004
Net revenues
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Cost of goods sold
    66.1       61.2       60.1  
 
                       
Gross margin
    33.9       38.8       39.9  

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    2006   2005   2004
Operating expenses:
                       
Research and development
    21.2       19.2       19.5  
Selling, general and administrative
    17.6       13.0       12.4  
Amortization of intangible assets
    0.3       0.3       0.4  
Restructuring and special charges
    3.5             2.2  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    42.6       32.5       34.5  
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    (8.7 )     6.3       5.4  
Interest expense
    (1.9 )     (1.8 )     (2.3 )
Other income, net
    1.1       0.7       0.2  
 
                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (9.5 )     5.2       3.3  
Provision for income taxes
    2.0       2.0       0.5  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
    (11.5 )%     3.2 %     2.8 %
 
                       
GENERAL
During fiscal 2006, certain key factors contributed to our overall results of operations and cash flows from operations. More specifically:
  §   We exited our baseband product area in order to focus on our higher growth power amplifier, front-end modules, radio solution and linear product areas. We recorded charges of $90.4 million which included $35.1 million in bad debt expense (selling, general and administrative expense), $23.3 million of inventory charges and reserves (cost of goods sold), $13.1 million related to severance and benefits (restructuring and special charges), $7.4 million related to the write-down of technology licenses and design software (restructuring and special charges), $5.0 million related to revenue adjustments, $4.2 million related to the impairment of certain long-lived assets (restructuring and special charges) and $2.3 million related to other charges (restructuring and special charges);
 
  §   Revenues in the Mobile Platform and Linear Products areas (our core business areas) increased $77.9 million to $733.3 million, an 11.9% increase, in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005, despite an approximate 2% and 10% decline in average selling prices in the Mobile Platforms and Linear Products areas, respectively. We achieved a 26.9% increase in overall units sold in our core business areas;
 
  §   We experienced a decrease of $77.1 million in revenues (approximately 62.7%) from our baseband product area as the market share consolidation of worldwide handset original equipment manufacturers (“OEM”) accelerated in 2006. Lower tier, smaller handset manufacturers primarily located in developing countries lost significant market share to top tier OEM’s such as Nokia Corporation, Motorola, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and LG Electronics.
 
  §   We retired $50.7 million in long-term debt and invested $49.4 million in capital equipment in fiscal 2006 thereby expanding our capacity to efficiently manage future growth in operations;
 
  §   We recorded $14.2 million in share-based compensation expense upon the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”) during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006. Approximately $2.2 million, $6.3 million and $5.7 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively.
 
  §   Cash provided by operations was $27.2 million for fiscal 2006 as compared to $54.2 million in fiscal 2005.
SHARED-BASED PAYMENTS
We grant stock options to purchase our common stock to our employees and directors under our stock option plans. We also grant restricted stock to certain key employees, which may have service, market or performance based conditions attached, and we also granted performance shares to certain of our employees during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006. Eligible employees can also purchase shares of our common stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value on the first or the last day of the offering period under our employee stock purchase plan. The benefits provided under these plans are share-based payments subject to the provisions of revised Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004) (“SFAS 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment.” Effective October

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1, 2005, we use the fair value method to apply the provisions of SFAS 123(R) with a modified prospective application which provides for certain changes to the method for valuing share-based compensation. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123(R) apply to new awards and to awards that are outstanding on the effective date and subsequently modified or cancelled. Under the modified prospective application, prior periods are not revised for comparative purposes. Share-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 was $14.2 million. At September 29, 2006, total unrecognized estimated compensation expense related to non-vested stock options granted prior to that date was $20.1 million. The weighted average period over which the unrecognized estimated compensation expense related to non-vested stock options will be recognized is 1.8 years. Stock options, before forfeitures and cancellations, granted during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 represented 2.4% of the Company’s outstanding shares as of September 29, 2006.
At September 29, 2006, total unrecognized estimated compensation for restricted stock (nonvested awards) was $4.1 million.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to retain its method of valuation for share-based awards granted beginning in fiscal 2006 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (“Black-Scholes model”) which was also previously used for the Company’s pro forma information required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. The Company’s determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.
If factors change and we employ different assumptions in the application of SFAS 123(R) in future periods, the compensation expense that we record under SFAS 123(R) may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the current period. Therefore, we believe it is important for investors to be aware of the high degree of subjectivity involved when using option-pricing models to estimate share-based compensation under SFAS 123(R). Option-pricing models were developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting or hedging restrictions, are fully transferable and do not cause dilution. Certain share-based payments, such as employee stock options, may expire worthless or otherwise result in zero intrinsic value as compared to the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. Alternatively, value may be realized from these instruments that are significantly in excess of the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. There is currently no market-based mechanism or other practical application to verify the reliability and accuracy of the estimates stemming from these valuation models, nor is there a means to compare and adjust the estimates to actual values. Although the fair value of employee share-based awards is determined in accordance with SFAS 123(R) and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”), “Interaction Between FASB Statement No. 123(R), and Certain SEC Rules and Regulations Regarding the Valuation of Share-Based Payment Arrangements for Public Companies” using an option-pricing model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.
Estimates of share-based compensation expenses are significant to our financial statements, but these expenses are based on option valuation models and will never result in the payment of cash by us. For this reason, and because we do not view share-based compensation as related to our operational performance, we exclude estimated share-based compensation expense when evaluating the business performance of our operations.
The guidance in SFAS 123(R) and SAB 107 is relatively new, and best practices are still evolving. The application of these principles may be subject to further interpretation and refinement over time. There are significant differences among valuation models, and there is a possibility that we will adopt different valuation models in the future. This may result in a lack of consistency in future periods and materially affect the fair value estimate of share-based payments. It may also result in a lack of comparability with other companies that use different models, methods and assumptions.
Theoretical valuation models and market-based methods are evolving and may result in lower or higher fair value estimates for share-based compensation. The timing, readiness, adoption, general acceptance, reliability and testing of these methods is uncertain. Sophisticated mathematical models may require voluminous historical information, modeling expertise, financial analyses, correlation analyses, integrated software and databases, consulting fees, customization and testing for adequacy of internal controls. Market-based methods are emerging that, if employed

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by us, may dilute our earnings per share and involve significant transaction fees and ongoing administrative expenses. The uncertainties and costs of these extensive valuation efforts may outweigh the benefits to investors.
We did not modify any of our outstanding share options prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) with the exception of the acceleration of certain of our unvested “out of the money” stock options on September 2, 2005. Specifically, we accelerated the vesting of options previously awarded to employees and officers that had an exercise price per share over $9.00 and were granted prior to November 10, 2004. As a result of this action, options to purchase approximately 3.8 million shares of Skyworks common stock became immediately exercisable. The decision to accelerate vesting of these options was accounted for under APB Opinion Number 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and made to avoid recognizing compensation cost of approximately $21.0 million associated with certain “out-of-the-money” options in the statement of operations in future financial statements upon the effectiveness of SFAS 123(R). The decision to not accelerate the vesting of stock options with an exercise price under $9.01, as well as those granted after November 9, 2004, balanced our desire to manage compensation expense with our need to continue to motivate and retain employees. The options accelerated were “out-of-the money” by a minimum of $1.49 per share, based on the closing market price of Skyworks’ common stock on September 2, 2005.
During fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006, we elected to gradually transition more of our share-based compensation awards to restricted stock (with service, market or performance based conditions) from traditional stock options.
We granted 222,000 performance units during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006, pursuant to which recipients will receive Skyworks common stock if certain milestones are achieved. Of the 222,000 performance units, we issued 49,000 shares in fiscal 2006 as a result of milestone achievement. In addition, certain other milestones were deemed to be highly probable of achievement, thus we recorded total compensation expense of $0.3 million in fiscal 2006.
We used an arithmetic average of historical volatility and implied volatility to calculate our expected volatility at September 29, 2006. Historical volatility was determined by calculating the mean reversion of the daily-adjusted closing stock price over the past 4.25 years of our existence (post-Merger). The implied volatility was calculated by analyzing the 52-week minimum and maximum prices of publicly traded call options on our common stock. We concluded that an arithmetic average of these two calculations provided for the most reasonable estimate of expected volatility under the guidance of SFAS 123(R). Utilizing this methodology results in a volatility of 59.27% at September 29, 2006.
The expected life of employee stock options represents a calculation based upon the historical exercise experience of our stock options over the 4.25 years from June 2002 (post-Merger) to September 29, 2006. We determined that we had two populations with unique exercise behavior. These populations included stock options with a contractual life of 7 years and 10 years, respectively. This methodology results in an expected term calculation of 4.42 and 5.84 years, respectively.
The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield curve of U.S. Treasury strip securities for a period consistent with the contractual life of the option in effect at the time of grant (weighted-average of 4.55% at September 29, 2006).
The post-vesting forfeiture rate is estimated using historical option cancellation information (weighted-average of 8.59% at September 29, 2006).
NET REVENUES
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Net revenues
  $ 773,750       (2.4 )%   $ 792,371       1.1 %   $ 784,023  
We market and sell our semiconductor products (including power amplifiers, front-end modules, radio solutions and linear products among others) to top tier OEMs of communication electronics products, third-party Original Design Manufacturers (“ODMs”) and contract manufacturers, and indirectly through electronic components distributors.

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Revenues from our core Mobile Platforms and Linear product areas increased by $77.9 million, or 11.9%, from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006. Overall, net revenues decreased slightly in fiscal 2006 when compared to fiscal 2005 primarily as a result of a decrease in baseband revenues of $77.1 million (a 62.7% decrease). Additionally, we recorded a charge against revenue of $5.0 million in fiscal 2006 relating to the exit of the baseband product area in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Units sold in our core product areas increased by 33.2% somewhat offset by an overall average selling price decline of approximately 10% in our Linear Product area and approximately 2% in our Mobile Platforms product area.
Net revenues increased slightly overall in fiscal 2005 when compared to fiscal 2004 primarily as a result of increased demand in our Mobile Platform product area. Revenues in aggregate dollars from our highly integrated complex products more than doubled between fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005. This increase in revenues was partially offset by an overall decrease in average selling prices in nearly all of our product areas during these periods. Additionally, baseband revenues in aggregate dollars declined 13.9% and revenues from test and assembly declined by 62.7% due to the termination of the test and assembly services arrangement with Conexant. Our revenues from the test and assembly business were $37.8 million in fiscal 2004 and $14.1 million in fiscal 2005. We fulfilled our manufacturing support obligation to Conexant on June 30, 2005.
For information regarding net revenues by geographic region and customer concentration for each of the last three fiscal years, see Note 16 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
GROSS PROFIT
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Gross profit
  $ 262,679       (14.7 )%   $ 307,772       (1.7 )%   $ 313,216  
% of net revenues
    33.9 %             38.8 %             39.9 %
Gross profit represents net revenues less cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold consists primarily of purchased materials, labor and overhead (including depreciation) associated with product manufacturing, royalty and other intellectual property costs and sustaining engineering expenses pertaining to products sold.
Gross profit for fiscal 2006 decreased by $45.1 million from approximately $307.8 million in fiscal 2005 and gross profit margin decreased to 33.9% from 38.8% in fiscal 2005. Gross profit on our core Mobile Platforms and Linear product areas actually increased in aggregate dollars in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. The decrease in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily due to the $23.3 million (approximately 50% of the decrease in aggregate dollars) in inventory related charges associated with the exit of the baseband product area in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Additionally, the decline in baseband product area revenues in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005 of $77.1 million resulted in an approximate decline in contribution margin of $38.6 million. We also incurred approximately $2.2 million in share-based compensation expense in cost of goods sold in fiscal 2006 related to our adoption of SFAS 123(R). No share-based compensation expense was recorded in fiscal 2005 in cost of goods sold.
Gross profit for fiscal 2005 decreased by $5.4 million from approximately $313.2 million in fiscal 2004, and gross profit margin decreased from 39.9% to 38.8% from fiscal 2004. The decrease in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily due to 1) continued additional costs associated with the ongoing launch of a number of our more highly integrated products, 2) an unfavorable shift in product mix in the fourth fiscal quarter, and 3) a one time payment to a customer of $3.2 million in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005. A decline in the assembly and test services provided to Conexant in conjunction with fixed overhead and manufacturing costs in the assembly and test area also contributed to the decreased gross profit margin between fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004.

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Research and development
  $ 164,106       7.8 %   $ 152,215       (0.3 )%   $ 152,633  
% of net revenues
    21.2 %             19.2 %             19.5 %
Research and development expenses consist principally of direct personnel costs, costs for pre-production evaluation and testing of new devices, and design and test tool costs.
Although research and development expenses in fiscal 2006 increased when compared to fiscal 2005, we anticipate that we will achieve a reduction in research and development costs in future periods due to our exit of the baseband product area in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. The aforementioned increase is primarily attributable to increased labor and benefit costs incurred to support our next generation multimode radios and precision analog semiconductors. We anticipate continued acceleration in the development and commercialization of our Helios EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) radio, CDMA (“Code Division Multiple Access”) solutions and next generation front-end modules and power amplifiers with several of our top customers in fiscal 2007. The increase in research and development costs primarily supports new product introductions, as well as new product development, focused on diversifying our product portfolio within our Linear Products area outside of the cellular handset market. We also incurred $6.3 million in research and development related share-based compensation expense in fiscal 2006 related to our adoption of SFAS 123(R). No research and development related share-based compensation expense was recorded in fiscal 2005.
Research and development expenses in fiscal 2005 declined slightly when compared to fiscal 2004. The decline is principally due to decreased incentive compensation costs. We also reduced research and development expenditures in the baseband product area during this period as we focused our product development on core front-end modules, RF subsystems, infrastructure and next-generation solutions.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 135,801       31.8 %   $ 103,070       5.7 %   $ 97,522  
% of net revenues
    17.6 %             13.0 %             12.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses include personnel costs (legal, accounting, treasury, human resources, information systems, customer service, etc.), bad debt expense, sales representative commissions, advertising and other marketing costs.
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005 is principally due to our recording of $35.1 million in bad debt expense in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Specifically, we recorded charges related to two customers: Vitelcom Mobile and an Asian component distributor, on accounts receivable associated with our baseband products. We also incurred $5.7 million in selling, general and administrative related share-based compensation expense in 2006 related to our adoption of SFAS 123(R). The increased bad debt and SFAS 123(R) expenses were partially offset by reductions in legal expenses incurred to protect our intellectual property portfolio.
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2005, as compared to fiscal 2004 is primarily due to an increase in bad debt expense of $4.8 million between fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004. Additionally, costs incurred to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) contributed to the increase. The increased bad debt expense and Sarbanes-Oxley fees were partially offset by reductions in incentive compensation costs and legal costs due to the settlement of an intellectual property lawsuit.

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AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND WARRANTS
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Amortization
  $ 2,144       (8.9 )%   $ 2,354       (22.6 )%   $ 3,043  
% of net revenues
    0.3 %             0.3 %             0.4 %
In 2002, we recorded $36.4 million of intangible assets related to the Merger consisting of developed technology, customer relationships and a trademark. These assets are principally being amortized on a straight-line basis over a 10-year period. Amortization expense in fiscal 2006, 2005, and 2004 primarily represents the amortization of these intangible assets.
Amortization expense on intangible assets declined in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005, is primarily due to the recognition of amortization expense on a warrant of $0.2 million in fiscal 2005. The warrant expired without being exercised on January 20, 2005.
The decrease in amortization expense on intangible assets between fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 is the result of $0.8 million in amortization expense recognized on certain warrants in 2004, while only $0.2 million was recognized in fiscal 2005.
For additional information regarding goodwill and intangible assets, see Note 6 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
RESTRUCTURING AND SPECIAL CHARGES
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Restructuring and special charges
  $ 26,955       100.0 %   $       (100.0 )%   $ 17,366  
% of net revenues
    3.5 %             0.0 %             2.2 %
No special charges were recorded in fiscal 2005.
Restructuring and special charges consist of charges for asset impairments and restructuring activities, as follows:
2006 RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, ASSET IMPAIRMENTS AND SPECIAL CHARGES
On September 29, 2006, we exited our baseband product area in order to focus on our core business encompassing linear products, radio solutions, power amplifiers and front-end modules. We recorded various charges associated with this action. We recorded charges which included the following:
We recorded $13.1 million related to severance and benefits, $7.4 million related to the write-down of technology licenses and design software, $4.2 million related to the impairment of certain long-lived assets and $2.3 million related to other charges. These charges total $27.0 million and are recorded in restructuring and special charges.
We anticipate recording additional restructuring charges of approximately $7.0 million related to the exit of the baseband product area in the first fiscal quarter of 2007. These charges primarily relate to costs to exit certain operating leases and the write down of a technology license.

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2004 RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, ASSET IMPAIRMENTS AND SPECIAL CHARGES
During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we recorded a $13.2 million charge primarily related to the impairment of obsolete baseband technology licenses that were established prior to the Merger. The impairment charge was based on a recoverability analysis prepared by management in response to the decision to discontinue certain products and the related impact on its current and projected outlook. Management believed these factors indicated that the carrying value of the related assets (intangible assets, machinery and equipment) was impaired and that an impairment analysis should be performed. In performing the analysis for recoverability, management estimated the future cash flows expected to result from these products (salvage value). Since the estimated undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying value of the related assets, it was concluded that an impairment loss should be recognized. In accordance with SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the impairment charge was determined by comparing the estimated fair value of the related assets to their carrying value. The write down established a new cost basis for the impaired assets.
During fiscal 2004, we consolidated baseband product area software design centers in an effort to improve our overall time-to market for next-generation multimedia systems development. These actions aligned our structure with our current business environment. We implemented reductions in force at three remote facilities and recorded restructuring charges of approximately $4.2 million for costs related to severance benefits for affected employees and lease obligations. All amounts accrued for these actions have been paid as of September 29, 2006.
For additional information regarding restructuring charges and liability balances, see Note 14 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
INTEREST EXPENSE
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Interest expense
  $ 14,797       1.4 %   $ 14,597       (18.7 )%   $ 17,947  
% of net revenues
    1.9 %             1.8 %             2.3 %
Interest expense is comprised principally of payments in connection with the $50.0 million credit facility between Skyworks USA, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (“Facility Agreement”) and the Company’s 4.75% convertible subordinated notes (the “Junior Notes”).
Interest expense increased for fiscal 2006 as compared to the previous year primarily due to a higher interest rate paid on the Facility Agreement resulting from an increase in LIBOR during such period, as well as an increase in the amortization of capitalized deferred financing costs of $0.6 million due to the retirement of $50.7 million of our Junior Notes. This was partially offset by a decrease in required interest payments due to the retirement of $50.7 million of our Junior Notes in fiscal 2006.
The decrease in interest expense for fiscal 2005, when compared to fiscal 2004 is due to the conversion of our $45 million of senior subordinated notes into shares of our common stock during fiscal 2004. Specifically, we recorded $12.5 million in interest expense and deferred financing costs amortization on our $230 million Junior notes payable and $2.1 million in interest expense on our $50 million line of credit facility.
For additional information regarding our borrowing arrangements, see Note 7 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
OTHER INCOME, NET
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Other income, net
  $ 8,350       53.1 %   $ 5,453       222.5 %   $ 1,691  
% of net revenues
    1.1 %             0.7 %             0.2 %

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Other income, net is comprised primarily of interest income on invested cash balances, other non-operating income and expense items and foreign exchange gains/losses.
The increase in other income, net between fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006, as well as between fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005 is primarily due to an increase in interest income on invested cash balances as a result of increased interest rates earned on our auction rate securities.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
                                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,           September 30,           October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   Change   2005   Change   2004
     
Provision for income taxes
  $ 15,378       0.0 %   $ 15,378       286.0 %   $ 3,984  
% of net revenues
    2.0 %             2.0 %             0.5 %
Based upon our history of operating losses, management has determined that it is more likely than not that historic and current year income tax benefits will not be realized except for certain future deductions associated with our foreign operations. Consequently, no United States income tax benefit has been recognized for the Company’s United States operating losses. As of September 29, 2006, we have established a valuation allowance against all of our net United States deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets have been recognized for foreign operations when management believes that is more likely than not that they will be recovered.
During fiscal 2006 the carrying value of our gross deferred tax assets increased by $38.8 million. This increase is primarily due to charges included in United States income related to the exit of our baseband product area that were not tax benefited.
The provision for income taxes for fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005 consists of approximately $(0.1) million and $11.1 million, respectively, of United States income taxes. The credit of $(0.1) million represents a favorable adjustment between fiscal 2005’s tax provision and tax return liability. The provision for income tax for fiscal 2005 represents a charge reducing the carrying value of goodwill.
In addition, the provision for income taxes for fiscal 2006, 2005, and 2004 consists of foreign income taxes of $15.4 million, $4.9 million, and $4.0 million, respectively. In fiscal 2006, the Company completed a legal reorganization of its Mexico operations to reduce its future operating costs. In connection with this reorganization, ownership of machinery and equipment used in Mexico’s operations was transferred to a United States subsidiary. In 2002, the Company recorded a tax benefit of approximately $23.0 million related to the impairment of this equipment. The carrying value of the deferred tax asset related to these assets was $16.3 million as of September 30, 2005. Consequently, the fiscal 2006 foreign tax provision includes the write off of this deferred tax asset, reduced by the establishment of a $1.7 million deferred tax charge in connection with this reorganization. The deferred tax asset allowable for U.S. tax purposes is included in the Company’s United States deferred tax assets subject to a valuation allowance.
The fiscal year 2005 foreign tax provision included a charge of $2.2 million resulting from a reduction of the statutory income tax rate in Mexico. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A charge of $2.3 million related to normal amortization of the tax benefit for tax over book depreciation. A favorable foreign translation adjustment of $0.8 million increased the deferred tax asset’s carrying value. In addition, the provision for income taxes for fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 consists of foreign income taxes incurred by foreign operations.
No provision has been made for United States, state, or additional foreign income taxes related to approximately $12.1 million of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries which have been or are intended to be permanently reinvested. It is not practicable to determine the United States federal income tax liability, if any, which would be payable if such earnings were not permanently reinvested.

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In fiscal 2005, we repatriated approximately $25.6 million of earnings, which were not subject to Mexican withholding tax and could be applied against United States net operating loss carryforwards, resulting in no United States income tax. We provide for United States income tax on current earnings attributable to our operations in Mexico.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,   September 30,   October 1,
(dollars in thousands)   2006   2005   2004
     
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    $116,522       $123,505       $161,506  
 
                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
    27,226       54,197       91,913  
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    42,383       (66,424 )     (141,044 )
 
                       
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (49,382 )     5,244       11,130  
 
                       
 
                       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    $136,749       $116,522       $123,505  
 
                       
FISCAL 2006
Based on our results of operations for fiscal 2006 and current trends, we expect our existing sources of liquidity, together with cash expected to be generated from operations and short term investments along with our ability to access financial markets for additional debt or equity financing, will allow us to sufficiently fund our research and development, capital expenditures, debt obligations (to replace existing or maturing debt instruments), purchase obligations, working capital and other cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, we cannot assure you that the capital required to fund these expenses will be available in the future. In addition, any strategic investments and acquisitions that we may make to help us grow our business may require additional capital resources. If we are unable to obtain enough capital to meet our capital needs on a timely basis or at all, our business and operations could be materially adversely affected.
Our cash and cash equivalent balances increased by $20.2 million to $136.7 million at September 29, 2006 from $116.5 million at September 30, 2005. Cash and cash equivalent balances and short-term investments decreased by $64.7 million to $171.2 million at September 29, 2006 from $235.9 million at September 30, 2005. The number of days sales outstanding for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 decreased to 73 from 82 as compared to fiscal 2005 partially due to the recording of allowance for doubtful accounts relating to the exit of our baseband product area.
During fiscal 2006, we generated $27.2 million in cash from operating activities. Offsetting these positive operating cash flows were net losses of $88.2 million which included total charges incurred to exit our baseband product area. We also incurred multiple non-cash charges (e.g., depreciation, amortization, contribution of common shares to savings and retirement plans, share-based compensation expense, non-cash restructuring expense, asset impairment charges and provision for deferred income taxes) totaling $75.7 million. In fiscal 2006, we also experienced an increase in other accrued liabilities and expenses of $16.0 million (principally related to restructuring accruals in the fourth fiscal quarter) and a decrease in deferred tax assets of $16.5 million and an increase of $31.2 million in the provision for losses on accounts receivable (principally related to the reserves recorded on two baseband customers). These increases were offset by uses of cash caused by increases of $18.2 million in accounts receivable and $3.5 million in inventory. However, on a net basis accounts receivable actually declined by $13.0 million when accounting for the impact of the afore-mentioned $31.2 million increase in the provision for losses on accounts receivable.
During fiscal 2006, we generated $42.4 million in cash from investing activities. Cash provided by investing activities in fiscal 2006 consisted of net proceeds of $85.2 million from the sale of auction rate securities and proceeds received from the sale of a building and land of $6.6 million. Capital expenditures of $49.4 million offset these amounts and were primarily related to the purchase of equipment utilized to support an anticipated expanded level of highly integrated product demand requiring more technologically enhanced manufacturing capacity.

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The proceeds from the net sales of our auction rate securities were utilized, in part, to retire $50.7 million of our Junior Notes. We believe a focused program of capital expenditures will be required to sustain our current manufacturing capabilities. Future capital expenditures will be funded by the generation of positive cash flows from operations. We may also consider acquisition opportunities to extend our technology portfolio and design expertise and to expand our product offerings.
During fiscal 2006, we utilized $49.4 million in cash from financing activities. This principally resulted from the retirement of $50.7 million in our Junior Notes and the pledge of $0.3 million in cash on a new insurance policy offset by stock option exercises of $1.7 million. As of September 29, 2006, our Facility Agreement of $50.0 million is fully drawn. Our Junior Notes of approximately $179.3 million become due in November 2007. We paid approximately $13.7 million in interest to service this debt during fiscal 2006. For additional information regarding our borrowing arrangements, see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In connection with the exit of the baseband product area, we anticipate making cash payments of approximately $25.6 million in future periods. We anticipate the majority of these payments will be remitted in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2007. We expect our existing sources of liquidity, together with cash expected to be generated from operations and short term investments, will be sufficient to fund these costs associated with the exit of our baseband product area.
FISCAL 2005
During fiscal 2005, we generated $54.2 million in cash from operating activities. This was principally attributable to increased revenues and lower overall operating expenses combined with reduced interest expense and higher other income (primarily interest income). Non-cash charges (including depreciation, charge in lieu of income tax expense, amortization and contribution of common shares to savings and retirement plans) totaled $62.8 million. This was offset by a reduction in liabilities of $21.1 million primarily related to payment of prior year incentive compensation. Annualized inventory turns for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 were 6.2. Inventory management remained an area of focus as we balance the need to maintain strategic inventory levels to ensure competitive lead times against the risk of inventory obsolescence because of rapidly changing technology and customer requirements. Other decreases to cash provided by operating activities resulted from a net increase in our receivable balances of $18.8 million offset by bad debt provisions of $5.1 million. The increase in accounts receivable balances is due to the timing and collection of customer receivables. The timing of purchasing patterns by our customers in our industry affects the timing of our revenue recognition and our collections and is one of the principal reasons for the increase in days sales outstanding from 66 at the end of fiscal 2004 to 82 at the end of fiscal 2005.
Cash used in investing activities for the year ended September 30, 2005 consisted of $28.3 million of net investments in auction rate securities and capital expenditures of $38.1 million.
Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended September 30, 2005, consisted of $5.2 million of proceeds received from the exercise of stock options. There were no changes to the long-term and short-term debt balances in fiscal 2005.
FISCAL 2004
During fiscal 2004 we focused our efforts on both cash and inventory management. Days sales outstanding in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 was 66. Annualized inventory turns for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 were 6.6. During fiscal 2004, we also converted our 15 percent convertible senior subordinated notes into shares of our common stock, ultimately reducing our future cash outflows and expenses related to the interest incurred on these senior subordinated notes.
In fiscal 2004, we generated $91.9 million in cash from operating activities. This was principally attributable to net revenues in fiscal 2004 of $784.0 million primarily resulting from increased demand for our wireless product portfolio. More specifically, we had launched a number of more highly integrated product offerings, added to our customer base and expanded our geographical market presence. In addition, we reduced research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of net revenues to 31.9% in fiscal 2004. During fiscal 2004, we invested $60.0 million in capital equipment primarily related to the design of new highly

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integrated products and processes, enabling us to address new opportunities and to meet our customers’ demands. In fiscal 2004 we made net investments of approximately $81.0 million in short-term auction rate securities.
Cash provided by financing activities in fiscal 2004 primarily represents an increase in borrowings under our $50.0 million credit facility secured by the purchased accounts receivable with Wachovia Bank, N.A.
CONTRACTUAL CASH FLOWS
Following is a summary of our contractual payment obligations for consolidated debt, purchase agreements, operating leases, other commitments and long-term liabilities at September 29, 2006 (see Notes 7 and 11 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K), in thousands:
                                         
    Payments Due By Period  
            Less Than 1                    
Obligation   Total     Year     1-3 years     3-5 Years     Thereafter(1)  
Long-Term Debt Obligations
  $ 179,335     $     $ 179,335     $     $  
Other Commitments
    12,669       6,681       5,988              
Operating Lease Obligations
    28,132       7,600       12,944       6,924       664  
Purchase Obligations
                             
Other Long-Term Liabilities
    6,448       479       930       488       4,551  
 
                             
 
                                       
 
  $ 226,584     $ 14,760     $ 199,197     $ 7,412     $ 5,215  
 
                             
 
(1)   Other Long-Term Liabilities includes $3.7 million of Executive Deferred Compensation for which there is a corresponding long term asset.
Based on our results of operations for fiscal 2006 and current trends, we expect our existing sources of liquidity, together with cash expected to be generated from operations and short term investments along with our ability to access financial markets for additional debt or equity financing, will allow us to sufficiently fund our research and development, capital expenditures, debt obligations (to replace existing or maturing debt instruments), purchase obligations, working capital and other cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, we cannot assure you that the capital required to fund these expenses will be available in the future. In addition, any strategic investments and acquisitions that we may make to help us grow our business may require additional capital resources. If we are unable to obtain enough capital to meet our capital needs on a timely basis or at all, our business and operations could be materially adversely affected.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us 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 period. We regularly evaluate our estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. To the extent actual results differ from those estimates, our future results of operations may be affected. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenues from product sales are recognized upon shipment and transfer of title, in accordance with the shipping terms specified in the arrangement with the customer. Revenue from license fees and intellectual property is recognized when these fees are due and payable, and all other criteria of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, (“Revenue Recognition”) have been met. We ship product on consignment to certain customers and only recognize revenue when the customer notifies us that the inventory has been consumed. Revenue recognition is deferred in all instances where the earnings process is incomplete. Certain product sales are made to electronic component distributors under agreements allowing for price protection and/or a right of return on unsold products. A reserve for

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sales returns and allowances for customers is recorded based on historical experience or specific identification of an event necessitating a reserve.
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, our actual losses may exceed our estimates, and additional allowances would be required.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or market. The Company provides for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. The recoverability of inventories is assessed through an on-going review of inventory levels in relation to sales backlog and forecasts, product marketing plans and product life cycles. When the inventory on hand exceeds the foreseeable demand (generally in excess of twelve months), the value of such inventory that is not expected to be sold at the time of the review is written down. The amount of the write-down is the excess of historical cost over estimated realizable value (generally zero).
Once established, these write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the excess inventory. If actual demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Some or all of the inventories that have been written-down may be retained and made available for sale. In the event that actual demand is higher than originally projected, a portion of these inventories may be able to be sold in the future. Inventories that have been written-down and are identified as obsolete are generally scrapped.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On October 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options, employee stock purchases related to the Company’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, restricted stock and other special equity awards based on estimated fair values. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) for periods beginning in fiscal 2006. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, “Share Based Payment” (“SAB 107”), providing interpretative guidance relating to SFAS 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R).
The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the applicable accounting standard as of October 1, 2005, the first day of the Company’s fiscal year 2006.
The Company’s practice in general is to issue shares of common stock upon exercise or settlement of options and to issue shares in connection with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) from previously unissued shares.
Share-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted on or before, but not yet vested as of, September 30, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123, and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to September 30, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). As share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

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Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to retain its method of valuation for share-based awards using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (“Black-Scholes model”) which was also previously used for the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS 123. The Company’s determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to; the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.
SFAS 123(R) requires the Company to evaluate and periodically validate several assumptions in conjunction with calculating share-based compensation expense. These assumptions include the expected life of a stock option or other equity based award, expected volatility, pre-vesting forfeiture, risk free rate and expected dividend yield. All of these assumptions affect to one degree or another, the valuation of the Company’s equity based awards or the recognition of the resulting share-based compensation expense. The most significant assumptions in the Company’s calculations are described below.
Expected Life of an Option or other Equity Based Award
Since employee options are non-transferable, SFAS 123(R) allows the use of an expected life to more accurately estimate the value of an employee stock option rather than using the full contractual term.
The vesting of the majority of the Company’s stock options are graded over four years (25% at each anniversary) and the contractual term is either 7 years or 10 years. The Company analyzed its historical exercise experience and exercise behavior by job group. The Company analyzed the following three exercise metrics: exercise at full vesting, exercise at midpoint in the contractual life and exercise at the end of the full contractual term. The Company chose the mid-point alternative as the estimate which most closely approximated actual exercise experience of its employee population. The valuation and resulting share-based compensation expense recorded is sensitive to what alternative is chosen and the choice of another alternative in the future could result in a material difference in the amount of share-based compensation expense recorded in a reporting period.
Expected Volatility
Expected volatility is a statistical measure of the amount by which a stock price is expected to fluctuate during a period. SFAS 123(R) does not specify a method for estimating expected volatility; instead it provides a list of factors that should be considered when estimating volatility: historical volatility that is generally commensurate with the expected option life, implied volatilities, the length of time a stock has been publicly traded, regular intervals for price observations, corporate and capital structure and the possibility of mean reversion. The Company analyzed its volatility history and determined that the selection of a weighting of 50% to historical volatility and 50% to implied volatility (as measured by examining the underlying volatility in the open market of publicly traded call options) would provide the best estimate of expected future volatility of the stock price. The selection of another methodology to calculate volatility or even a different weighting between implied volatility and historical volatility could materially impact the valuation of stock options and other equity based awards and the resulting amount of share-based compensation expense recorded in a reporting period.
Pre-Vesting Forfeiture
SFAS 123(R) specifies that initial accruals of share-based compensation expense should be based on the estimated number of instruments for which the requisite service is expected to be rendered. The Company examined its options forfeiture history and computed an average annualized forfeiture percentage. The Company determined that a weighted average of historical annualized forfeitures is the best estimate of future actual forfeiture experience. The application of a different methodology for calculating estimated forfeitures could materially impact the amount of share-based compensation expense recorded in a reporting period.

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VALUATION OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
Carrying values for long-lived assets and definite lived intangible assets, which excludes goodwill, are reviewed for possible impairment as circumstances warrant in connection with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Impairment reviews are conducted at the judgment of management whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any such asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset and its eventual disposition. The estimate of cash flows is based upon, among other things, certain assumptions about expected future operating performance. The Company’s estimates of undiscounted cash flows may differ from actual cash flows due to, among other things, technological changes, economic conditions, changes to the Company’s business model or changes in its operating performance. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of an asset or asset group, the Company recognizes an impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows.
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested at least annually for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The goodwill and other intangible asset impairment test is a two-step process. The first step of the impairment analysis compares the Company’s fair value to its net book value to determine if there is an indicator of impairment. In determining fair value, SFAS No. 142 allows for the use of several valuation methodologies, although it states quoted market prices are the best evidence of fair value. The Company calculates fair value using the average market price of its common stock over a seven-day period surrounding the annual impairment testing date of the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter and the number of shares of common stock outstanding on the date of the annual impairment test (the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter). Step two of the analysis compares the implied fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets to its carrying amount in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation for a business combination. If the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to that excess. We test our goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment annually as of the first day of our fourth fiscal quarter and in interim periods if certain events occur indicating that the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets may be impaired. Indicators such as unexpected adverse business conditions, economic factors, unanticipated technological change or competitive activities, loss of key personnel, and acts by governments and courts, may signal that an asset has become impaired.
INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. This method also requires the recognition of future tax benefits such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
The carrying value of the Company’s net deferred tax assets assumes that the Company will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions, based on estimates and assumptions. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. Management evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets and assesses the adequacy of the valuation allowance quarterly. Likewise, in the event that the Company was to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of its net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would increase income or decrease the carrying value of goodwill in the period such determination was made.

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It was the Company’s intention to permanently reinvest the undistributed earnings of all its foreign subsidiaries in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 23, “Accounting for Income Taxes — Special Areas”. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the Company reversed its policy of permanently reinvesting the earnings of its Mexican business. This policy reversal increased the 2005 tax provision by $9.0 million. For the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006, U.S. income tax was provided on current earnings attributable to our operations in Mexico. No provision has been made for U.S. federal, state, or additional foreign income taxes that would be due upon the actual or deemed distribution of undistributed earnings of the other foreign subsidiaries, which have been, or are intended to be, permanently reinvested.
On November 10, 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” the “FASB Staff Position”). The Company adopted the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of share-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R) during the year ended September 29, 2006. The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee share-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS 123(R). Under the simplified method the Company’s beginning APIC pool is zero and the ending APIC pool balance at September 29, 2006 remains zero.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs — an amendment to APB No. 23, Chapter 4” (“SFAS No. 151”). The amendments made by SFAS No. 151 clarify that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges and require the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The guidance is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 151 on October 1, 2005 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements during fiscal 2006.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29” (“SFAS No. 153”). The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions” (“APB No. 29”) is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance in APB No. 29, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. SFAS No. 153 amends APB No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. SFAS No. 153 is effective for such exchange transactions occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 153 on October 1, 2005 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements during fiscal 2006.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3” (“SFAS No. 154”). This Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and FASB Statement No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 28,” and also changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 applies to all voluntary changes in an accounting principle. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. When a pronouncement includes specific transition provisions, those provisions should be followed. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and error corrections occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 154 on September 30, 2005 and it did not have a material effect on its financial statements during fiscal 2006.
On November 10, 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” the “FASB Staff Position”). The Company adopted the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of share-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R) during the year ended September 29, 2006. The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on

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the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee share-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS 123(R). Under the simplified method the Company’s beginning APIC pool is zero.
In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF Issue No. 04-13, “Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty” (“EITF 04-13”). EITF 04-13 clarifies the circumstances under which two or more transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single nonmonetary transaction. In addition the EITF reached a consensus that there are circumstances under which nonmonetary exchanges of inventory within the same line of business should be recognized at fair value. Issue 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into in reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2006. The Company adopted the provisions of EITF 04-13 in the three month period ended June 30, 2006 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company expects to adopt FIN48 on September 29, 2007, the first day of fiscal 2008 and has not yet determined the impact this interpretation will have on our results from operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not yet determined the impact this FASB will have on our results from operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (“SFAS 158”) which requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status; (b) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year; and (c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur. Those changes will be reported in other comprehensive income. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements are effective as of the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008, although earlier adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet determined the impact that SFAS 158 will have on our results from operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”), which provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the impact of SAB 108 will be material to its financial statements.
OTHER MATTERS
Inflation did not have a material impact upon our results of operations during the three-year period ended September 29, 2006.
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
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with only high-credit-quality issuers and we limit the amount of our credit exposure to any one issuer. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative or investment purposes.
Our cash and cash equivalents are not subject to significant interest rate risk due to the short maturities of these instruments. As of September 29, 2006, the carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.
Our short-term debt primarily consists of borrowings under our credit facility with Wachovia Bank, N.A. As of September 29, 2006, we had borrowings of $50.0 million outstanding under this credit facility. Interest related to our short-term debt is at LIBOR plus 0.4% and was approximately 5.7% at September 29, 2006. Consequently, we do not have significant cash flow exposure on our short-term debt.
We issued fixed-rate debt, which is convertible into our common stock at a predetermined conversion price. Convertible debt has characteristics that give rise to both interest-rate risk and market risk because the fair value of the convertible security is affected by both the current interest-rate environment and the price of the underlying common stock. For the year ended September 29, 2006, our convertible debt, on an if-converted basis, was not dilutive and, as a result, had no impact on our net income (loss) per share (assuming dilution). In future periods, the debt may be converted, or the if-converted method may be dilutive and net income per share (assuming dilution) would be reduced. Our long-term debt consists of $179.3 million of 4.75% unsecured convertible subordinated notes due November 2007. We do not believe that we have significant cash flow exposure on our long-term debt.
Based on our overall evaluation of our market risk exposures from all of our financial instruments at September 29, 2006, a near-term change in interest rates would not materially affect our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is primarily the result of foreign subsidiaries domiciled in various foreign countries. We do not currently use financial derivative instruments to hedge foreign currency exchange rate risks associated with our foreign subsidiaries. We estimate that we do not have any significant foreign exchange rate fluctuation risk.

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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
      The following consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 are included herewith:
     
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 29, 2006. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 for the years ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 29, 2006 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the years ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share- Based Payment,” effective October 1, 2005.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Skyworks Solutions, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated December 13, 2006, expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, and the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2006

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Net revenues
  $ 773,750     $ 792,371     $ 784,023  
Cost of goods sold (includes share-based compensation expense of $2,174 for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006)
    511,071       484,599       470,807  
 
                 
Gross profit
    262,679       307,772       313,216  
 
                       
Operating expenses:
                       
Research and development (includes share-based compensation expense of $6,311 for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006)
    164,106       152,215       152,633  
Selling, general and administrative (includes share-based compensation expense of $5,734 for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006)
    135,801       103,070       97,522  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,144       2,354       3,043  
Restructuring and special charges
    26,955             17,366  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    329,006       257,639       270,564  
 
                 
Operating income (loss)
    (66,327 )     50,133       42,652  
Interest expense
    (14,797 )     (14,597 )     (17,947 )
Other income, net
    8,350       5,453       1,691  
 
                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (72,774 )     40,989       26,396  
Provision for income taxes
    15,378       15,378       3,984  
 
                 
Net income (loss) )
  $ (88,152 )   $ 25,611     $ 22,412  
 
                 
 
                       
Per share information:
                       
 
                       
Net income (loss), basic and diluted
  $ (0.55 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.15  
 
                 
Number of weighted-average shares used in per share computations, basic
    159,408       157,453       152,090  
 
                 
Number of weighted-average shares used in per share computations, diluted
    159,408       158,857       154,242  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
    As of  
    September 29,     September 30,  
    2006     2005  
     
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 136,749     $ 116,522  
Short-term investments
    28,150       113,325  
Restricted cash
    6,302       6,013  
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $37,022 and $5,815, respectively
    158,798       171,454  
Inventories
    81,529       77,400  
Other current assets
    9,315       11,268  
 
           
Total current assets
    420,843       495,982  
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $250,195 and $260,731, respectively
    150,383       144,208  
Property held for sale
          6,630  
Goodwill
    493,389       493,389  
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $11,055 and $8,911, respectively
    15,586       17,730  
Deferred tax assets
    251       16,052  
Other assets
    10,044       13,852  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 1,090,496     $ 1,187,843  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term debt
  $ 50,000     $ 50,000  
Accounts payable
    73,071       72,276  
Accrued compensation and benefits
    25,297       19,679  
Other current liabilities
    27,252       16,280  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    175,620       158,235  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    179,335       230,000  
Other long-term liabilities
    6,448       7,044  
 
           
Total liabilities
    361,403       395,279  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11 and Note 12)
               
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, no par value: 25,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
           
Common stock, $0.25 par value: 525,000 shares authorized; 161,690 shares issued and 161,659 shares outstanding at September 29, 2006 and 158,625 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2005
    40,414       39,656  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,351,190       1,327,631  
Treasury Stock
    (173 )      
Accumulated deficit
    (661,739 )     (573,586 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (599 )     (1,137 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    729,093       792,564  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,090,496     $ 1,187,843  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (88,152 )   $ 25,611     $ 22,412  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Share-based compensation expense
    14,219              
Depreciation
    38,217       37,277       35,829  
Charge in lieu of income tax expense
          11,104       1,022  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,144       2,354       3,043  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    1,992       1,596       2,176  
Contribution of common shares to Savings and Retirement Plans
    8,064       10,437       8,162  
Non-cash restructuring expense
    6,426              
Deferred income taxes
    16,547       3,253       3,055  
Gain on sales of assets
    73       28       34  
Asset impairments
    4,197             10,853  
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
    31,206       5,127       377  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Receivables
    (18,177 )     (18,809 )     (13,882 )
Inventories
    (3,454 )     2,172       (21,404 )
Other assets
    (3,395 )     (3,706 )     3,794  
Accounts payable
    795       (1,129 )     23,036  
Other liabilities
    16,524       (21,118 )     13,406  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    27,226       54,197       91,913  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Capital expenditures
    (49,359 )     (38,135 )     (59,998 )
Receipts from property held for sale
    6,567              
Sale of short-term investments
    1,094,985       1,223,181       1,049,082  
Purchase of short-term investments
    (1,009,810 )     (1,251,470 )     (1,130,128 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    42,383       (66,424 )     (141,044 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Proceeds from short-term debt
                8,290  
Payments on long-term debt
    (50,665 )           29  
Restricted cash
    (290 )           (701 )
Repurchase of treasury stock
    (173 )            
Exercise of stock options
    1,746       5,244       3,512  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (49,382 )     5,244       11,130  
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    20,227       (6,983 )     (38,001 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    116,522       123,505       161,506  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 136,749     $ 116,522     $ 123,505  
 
                 
 
                       
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
                       
Taxes paid
  $ 2,023     $ 1,221     $ 2,206  
 
                 
Interest paid
  $ 13,787     $ 13,030     $ 15,845  
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
                       
Senior Notes conversion
  $     $     $ 45,000  
 
                 
Non-cash proceeds received from non-monetary exchange
  $ 760     $     $  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands)
                                                                 
            Par value                                     Accumulated        
    Shares of     of     Shares of     Value of     Additional             Other     Total  
    Common     Common     Treasury     Treasury     Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Stockholders’  
    Stock     Stock     Stock     Stock     Capital     Deficit     Loss     Equity  
Balance at September 30, 2003
    148,604       37,151                   1,258,265       (621,609 )     (632 )     673,175  
 
                                                               
Net income
                                  22,412             22,412  
 
                                                               
Pension adjustment
                                        (154 )     (154 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Other comprehensive loss
                                        (154 )     (154 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Comprehensive income
                                              22,258  
 
                                                               
Issuance of common shares for stock purchase plans, 401(k) and stock option plans
    1,690       423                   11,251                   11,674  
 
                                                               
Issuance of common shares in conversion of senior notes, net of expenses
    5,718       1,429                   42,908                   44,337  
 
                                                               
Adjustment to issuance of common shares in offering, net of expenses
                            179                   179  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance at October 1, 2004
    156,012       39,003                   1,312,603       (599,197 )     (786 )     751,623  
 
                                                               
Net income
                                  25,611             25,611  
 
                                                               
Pension adjustment
                                        (351 )     (351 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Other comprehensive loss
                                        (351 )     (351 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Comprehensive income
                                              25,260  
 
                                                               
Issuance of common shares for stock purchase plans, 401(k) and stock option plans
    2,452       613                   14,932                   15,545  
 
                                                               
Issuance and expense of restricted stock and acceleration of options
    161       40                   96                   136  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance at September 30, 2005
    158,625     $ 39,656           $     $ 1,327,631     $ (573,586 )   $ (1,137 )   $ 792,564  
 
                                                               
Net loss
                                  (88,153 )           (88,153 )
 
                                                               
Pension adjustment
                                        538       538  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Other comprehensive income
                                        538       538  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Comprehensive loss
                                              (87,615 )
 
                                                               
Issuance and expense of common shares for stock purchase plans, 401(k) and stock option plans
    1,982       496                   22,528                   23,024  
 
                                                               
Issuance and expense of common shares for restricted stock and performance shares
    1,083       270                   1,023                   1,293  
Shares withheld for taxes
    (31 )     (8 )     31       (173 )     8                   (173 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance at September 29, 2006
    161,659     $ 40,414       31     $ (173 )   $ 1,351,190     $ (661,739 )   $ (599 )   $ 729,093  
 
                                               

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1.   DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks” or the “Company”) is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The Company’s power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion radios are at the heart of many of today’s leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.
Skyworks was formed through the merger (“Merger”) of the wireless business of Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”) and Alpha Industries, Inc. (“Alpha”) on June 25, 2002, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 16, 2001, and amended as of April 12, 2002, by and among Alpha, Conexant and Washington Sub, Inc. (“Washington”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Conexant to which Conexant spun off its wireless communications business. Pursuant to the Merger, Washington merged with and into Alpha, with Alpha as the surviving corporation. Immediately following the Merger, Alpha purchased Conexant’s semiconductor assembly and test facility located in Mexicali, Mexico and certain related operations (the “Mexicali Operations”). The Washington business and the Mexicali Operations are collectively referred to as “Washington/Mexicali.” Shortly thereafter, Alpha, which was incorporated in Delaware in 1962, changed its corporate name to Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
NOTE 2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenues from product sales are recognized upon shipment and transfer of title, in accordance with the shipping terms specified in the arrangement with the customer. Revenue from license fees and intellectual property is recognized when these fees are due and payable, and all other criteria of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, (“Revenue Recognition”) have been met. We ship product on consignment to certain customers and only recognize revenue when the customer notifies us that the inventory has been consumed. Revenue recognition is deferred in all instances where the earnings process is incomplete. Certain product sales are made to electronic component distributors under agreements allowing for price protection and/or a right of return on unsold products. A reserve for sales returns and allowances for customers is recorded based on historical experience or specific identification of an event necessitating a reserve.
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, our actual losses may exceed our estimates, and additional allowances would be required.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
All majority owned subsidiaries are included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and all intercompany balances are eliminated in consolidation.
FISCAL YEAR
The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to September 30. Fiscal 2006 consisted of 52 weeks and ended on September 29, 2006, and fiscal years 2005 and 2004 each consisted of 52 weeks and ended on September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004, respectively.
USE OF ESTIMATES
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and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based upon currently available information. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents include cash deposited in demand deposits at banks and highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less as well as commercial paper with original maturities of 90 days or less.
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
The Company’s short-term investments are classified as available for sale. These investments consist of auction rate securities which have long-term underlying maturities (ranging from 20 to 40 years), however the market is highly liquid and the interest rates reset every 28 or 31 days. The Company’s intent is not to hold these securities to maturity, but rather to use the interest rate reset feature to sell securities to provide liquidity as needed. The Company’s practice is to invest in these securities for higher yields compared to cash equivalents. Such short-term investments are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, due to the short period of time to maturity. Gains and losses are included in investment income in the period they are realized.
RECLASSIFICATION
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.
RESTRICTED CASH
Restricted cash is primarily used to collateralize the Company’s obligation under a receivables purchase agreement under which it has agreed to sell from time to time certain of its accounts receivable to Skyworks USA, Inc. (“Skyworks USA”), a wholly-owned special purpose entity that is fully consolidated for accounting purposes. Concurrently, Skyworks USA entered into an agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. providing for a $50 million credit facility (“Facility Agreement’’) secured by the purchased accounts receivable. For further information regarding the Facility Agreement, please see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or market. The Company provides for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. The recoverability of inventories is assessed through an on-going review of inventory levels in relation to sales backlog and forecasts, product marketing plans and product life cycles. When the inventory on hand exceeds the foreseeable demand (generally in excess of twelve months), the value of such inventory that is not expected to be sold at the time of the review is written down. The amount of the write-down is the excess of historical cost over estimated realizable value (generally zero).
Once established, these write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the excess inventory. If actual demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Some or all of the inventories that have been written-down may be retained and made available for sale. In the event that actual demand is higher than originally projected, a portion of these inventories may be able to be sold in the future. Inventories that have been written-down and are identified as obsolete are generally scrapped.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method. Significant renewals and betterments are capitalized and equipment taken out of service is written off. Maintenance and repairs, as well as renewals of a minor amount, are expensed as incurred.

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Estimated useful lives used for depreciation purposes are 5 to 30 years for buildings and improvements and 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of the economic life or the life of the associated lease.
VALUATION OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
Carrying values for long-lived assets and definite lived intangible assets, which excludes goodwill, are reviewed for possible impairment as circumstances warrant in connection with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Impairment reviews are conducted at the judgment of management whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any such asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset and its eventual disposition. The estimate of cash flows is based upon, among other things, certain assumptions about expected future operating performance. The Company’s estimates of undiscounted cash flows may differ from actual cash flows due to, among other things, technological changes, economic conditions, changes to the Company’s business model or changes in its operating performance. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value of an asset or asset group, the Company recognizes an impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows.
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested at least annually for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The goodwill and other intangible asset impairment test is a two-step process. The first step of the impairment analysis compares the Company’s fair value to its net book value to determine if there is an indicator of impairment. In determining fair value, SFAS No. 142 allows for the use of several valuation methodologies, although it states quoted market prices are the best evidence of fair value. The Company calculates fair value using the average market price of its common stock over a seven-day period surrounding the annual impairment testing date of the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter and the number of shares of common stock outstanding on the date of the annual impairment test (the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter). Step two of the analysis compares the implied fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets to its carrying amount in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation for a business combination. If the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to that excess. We test our goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment annually as of the first day of our fourth fiscal quarter and in interim periods if certain events occur indicating that the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets may be impaired. Indicators such as unexpected adverse business conditions, economic factors, unanticipated technological change or competitive activities, loss of key personnel, and acts by governments and courts, may signal that an asset has become impaired.
DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS
Financing costs are capitalized as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the financing. The Company amortized additional deferred financing costs during fiscal 2006 due to the early extinguishment of $50.7 million of its long-term debt as more fully described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. This method also requires the recognition of future tax benefits such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are

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expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
The carrying value of the Company’s net deferred tax assets assumes that the Company will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions, based on estimates and assumptions. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets resulting in additional income tax expense in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. Management evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets and assesses the adequacy of the valuation allowance quarterly. Likewise, in the event that the Company was to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of its net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would increase income or decrease the carrying value of goodwill in the period such determination was made.
It was the Company’s intention to permanently reinvest the undistributed earnings of some of its foreign subsidiaries in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 23, “Accounting for Income Taxes — Special Areas”. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the Company reversed its policy of permanently reinvesting the earnings of its Mexican business. This policy reversal increased the 2005 tax provision by $9.0 million. For the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006, U.S. income tax was provided on current earnings attributable to our operations in Mexico. No provision has been made for U.S. federal, state, or additional foreign income taxes that would be due upon the actual or deemed distribution of undistributed earnings of the other foreign subsidiaries, which have been, or are intended to be, permanently reinvested.
On November 10, 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” the “FASB Staff Position”). The Company adopted the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of share-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R) during the year ended September 29, 2006. The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee share-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS 123(R). Under the simplified method the Company’s beginning APIC pool is zero and the ending APIC pool balance at September 29, 2006 remains zero.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term debt and accrued liabilities approximates fair value due to short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities. Fair values of long-term debt and short-term investments are based on quoted market prices at the date of measurement.
FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNTING
The foreign operations of the Company are subject to exchange rate fluctuations and foreign currency transaction costs. The functional currency for the Company’s foreign operations is the U.S. dollar. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations for the year. Inventories, property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, costs of goods sold, and depreciation and amortization are remeasured from the foreign currency into U.S. dollars at historical exchange rates; other accounts are translated at current exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of the Company’s long-term deferred tax assets denominated in foreign currencies are included in the provision (benefit) for income taxes and increased tax expense by $0.2 million and $2.2 million in fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2004, respectively reduced tax expense by $0.8 million in fiscal 2005. Gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of all other accounts are included in other income, net. The Company recognized a gain of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.5 million related to these remeasurements in fiscal 2006, fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004, respectively.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On October 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options, employee stock purchases related to the Company’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), restricted stock and other special equity awards based on estimated fair values. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) for periods beginning in fiscal 2006. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, “Share Based Payment” (“SAB 107”), providing interpretative guidance relating to SFAS 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R).
The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of October 1, 2005, the first day of the Company’s fiscal year 2006.
The Company’s practice in general is to issue shares of common stock upon exercise or settlement of options and to issue shares in connection with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) from previously unissued shares.
Share-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted on or before, but not yet vested as of, September 30, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123, and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to September 30, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). As share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company elected to retain its method of valuation for share-based awards using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (“Black-Scholes model”) which was also previously used for the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS 123. The Company’s determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to; the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.
PENSIONS AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS
In connection with Conexant’s spin-off of its Washington/Mexicali business, Conexant transferred obligations to Washington/Mexicali for its pension plan and retiree benefits. The amounts that were transferred relate to twenty Washington/Mexicali employees that had enrolled in Conexant’s Voluntary Early Retirement Plan (“VERP”) in 1998. The VERP also provides health care benefits to members of the plan. The Company currently does not offer pension plans or retiree benefits to its employees.
The costs and obligations of the Company’s pension and retiree medical plans are calculated using many assumptions, the amount of which cannot be completely determined until the benefit payments cease. The most significant assumptions, as presented in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, include discount rate, expected return on plan assets and future trends in health care costs. The selection of assumptions is based on historical trends and known economic and market conditions at the time of valuation. Actual results may differ substantially from these assumptions. These differences may significantly impact future pension or retiree medical expenses.
Annual pension and retiree medical expense is principally the sum of three components: 1) increase in liability from interest; less 2) expected return on plan assets; and 3) other gains and losses as described below. The expected return on plan assets is calculated by applying an assumed long-term rate of return to the fair value of plan assets. In any given year, actual returns can differ significantly from the expected return. Differences between the actual and expected return on plan assets are combined with gains or losses resulting from the revaluation of plan liabilities. Plan liabilities are revalued annually, based on updated assumptions and information about the individuals covered by the plan. The combined gain or loss is generally expensed evenly over the remaining years that employees are expected to work.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The Company accounts for comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (“SFAS No. 130”). SFAS No. 130 is a financial statement presentation standard that requires the Company to disclose non-owner changes included in equity but not included in net income or loss. Other items of comprehensive income (loss) presented in the financial statements consists of adjustments to the Company’s minimum pension liability as follows (in thousands):
                 
            Accumulated  
            Other  
    Pension     Comprehensive  
    Adjustments     Loss  
Balance as of October 1, 2004
  $ (786 )   $ (786 )
Change in period
    (351 )     (351 )
 
           
Balance as of September 30, 2005
    (1,137 )     (1,137 )
Change in period
    538       538  
 
           
Balance as of September 29, 2006
  $ (599 )   $ (599 )
 
           
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs — an amendment to APB No. 23, Chapter 4” (“SFAS No. 151”). The amendments made by SFAS No. 151 clarify that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges and require the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The guidance is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 151 on October 1, 2005 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements in fiscal 2006.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29” (“SFAS No. 153”). The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions” (“APB No. 29”) is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance in APB No. 29, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. SFAS No. 153 amends APB No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. SFAS No. 153 is effective for such exchange transactions occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 153 on October 1, 2005 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements in fiscal 2006.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3” (“SFAS No. 154”). This Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and FASB Statement No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 28,” and also changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 applies to all voluntary changes in an accounting principle. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. When a pronouncement includes specific transition provisions, those provisions should be followed. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and error corrections occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 154 on September 30, 2005 and it did not have a material effect on its financial statements in fiscal 2006.
On November 10, 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” (the “FASB Staff Position”). The Company adopted the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of share-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R) during the year ended September 29, 2006. The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee share-based compensation

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awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS 123(R). Under the simplified method the Company’s beginning APIC pool is zero.
In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF Issue No. 04-13, “Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty” (“EITF 04-13”). EITF 04-13 clarifies the circumstances under which two or more transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single nonmonetary transaction. In addition the EITF reached a consensus that there are circumstances under which nonmonetary exchanges of inventory within the same line of business should be recognized at fair value. Issue 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into in reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2006. The Company adopted the provisions of EITF 04-13 in the three month period ended June 30, 2006 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements in fiscal 2006.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company expects to adopt FIN48 on September 29, 2007, the first day of fiscal 2008 and has not yet determined the impact this interpretation will have on our results from operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not yet determined the impact this FASB will have on our results from operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (“SFAS 158”) which requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status; (b) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year; and (c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur. Those changes will be reported in other comprehensive income. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements are effective as of the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008, although earlier adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet determined the impact that SFAS 158 will have on our results from operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”), which provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the impact of SAB 108 will be material to its financial statements.
NOTE 3.   MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Marketable securities are categorized as available for sale and are summarized as follows as of September 29, 2006 (in thousands):
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Market  
Short term available for sale securities:   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
Auction rate securities
  $ 28,150     $     $     $ 28,150  
 
                       
Total marketable securities
  $ 28,150     $     $     $ 28,150  
 
                       

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Marketable securities are categorized as available for sale and are summarized as follows as of September 30, 2005 (in thousands):
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Market  
Short term available for sale securities:   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
Auction rate securities
  $ 113,325     $     $     $ 113,325  
 
                       
Total marketable securities
  $ 113,325     $     $     $ 113,325  
 
                       
NOTE 4.   INVENTORY
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    As of  
    September 29,     September 30,  
    2006     2005  
     
Raw materials
  $ 9,476     $ 8,080  
Work-in-process
    52,097       49,329  
Finished goods
    19,956       19,991  
 
           
 
  $ 81,529     $ 77,400  
 
           
NOTE 5.   PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    As of  
    September 29,     September 30,  
    2006     2005  
     
Land
  $ 9,423     $ 9,423  
Land and leasehold improvements
    3,990       4,284  
Buildings
    55,983       59,586  
Machinery and equipment
    308,618       317,334  
Construction in progress
    22,564       14,312  
 
           
 
    400,578       404,939  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (250,195 )     (260,731 )
 
           
 
  $ 150,383     $ 144,208  
 
           
NOTE 6.   GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and intangible assets are principally the result of the Merger completed on June 25, 2002. The Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually as of the first day of its fourth fiscal quarter and in interim periods if certain events occur indicating that the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test for fiscal 2006 and determined that as of July 1, 2006, its goodwill was not impaired.
Goodwill and intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
                                                         
            As of  
            September 29, 2006     September 30, 2005  
    Weighted                                          
    Average     Gross             Net     Gross             Net  
    Amortization     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
    Period (Years)     Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amount     Amortization     Amount  
Goodwill
          $ 493,389     $     $ 493,389     $ 493,389     $     $ 493,389  
 
                                           
Amortized intangible assets
                                                       
 
                                                       
Developed technology
    10     $ 10,550     $ (5,525 )   $ 5,025     $ 10,550     $ (4,651 )   $ 5,899  
 
                                                       
Customer relationships
    10       12,700       (5,408 )     7,292       12,700       (4,138 )     8,562  
 
                                                       
Other
    3       122       (122 )           122       (122 )      
 
                                           
 
                                                       
 
            23,372       (11,055 )     12,317       23,372       (8,911 )     14,461  

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            As of  
            September 29, 2006     September 30, 2005  
    Weighted                                          
    Average     Gross             Net     Gross             Net  
    Amortization     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
    Period (Years)     Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amount     Amortization     Amount  
Unamortized intangible assets
                                                       
 
                                                       
Trademarks
            3,269             3,269       3,269             3,269  
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Total intangible assets
          $ 26,641     $ (11,055 )   $ 15,586     $ 26,641     $ (8,911 )   $ 17,730  
 
                                           
Annual amortization expense related to intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,   September 30,   October 1,
    2006   2005   2004
     
Amortization expense
  $ 2,144     $ 2,165     $ 2,286  
The changes in the gross carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets are as follows:
                                                 
    Goodwill and Intangible Assets  
            Developed     Customer                    
    Goodwill     Technology     Relationships     Trademarks     Other     Total  
Balance as of October 1, 2004
  $ 504,493     $ 10,550     $ 12,700     $ 3,269     $ 122     $ 531,134  
Deductions during year
    (11,104 )                             (11,104 )
 
                                   
Balance as of September 30, 2005
  $ 493,389     $ 10,550     $ 12,700     $ 3,269     $ 122     $ 520,030  
Deductions during year
                                   
 
                                   
Balance as of September 29, 2006
  $ 493,389     $ 10,550     $ 12,700     $ 3,269     $ 122     $ 520,030  
 
                                   
The reduction to goodwill in fiscal 2005 results from the utilization of deferred tax assets for which no tax benefit was recognized as of the date of the Merger. The remaining pre-Merger deferred tax assets that could reduce goodwill in future periods are $31.9 million as of September 29, 2006.
Annual amortization expense related to intangible assets is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
                                         
    2007   2008   2009   2010   2011
Amortization expense
  $ 2,144     $ 2,144     $ 2,144     $ 2,144     $ 2,144  
NOTE 7.   BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
LONG-TERM DEBT
     Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,  
    2006     2005  
     
Junior notes
  $ 179,335     $ 230,000  
Less-current maturities
           
 
           
 
  $ 179,335     $ 230,000  
 
           
Junior notes represent the Company’s 4.75% convertible subordinated notes due November 2007. These Junior notes can be converted into 110.4911 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal balance, which is the equivalent of a conversion price of approximately $9.05 per share. The Company may redeem the Junior notes at any time after November 20, 2005. The redemption price of the Junior notes between the period November 20, 2005 through November 14, 2006, will be $1,011.875 per $1,000 principal amount of notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The redemption price of the notes beginning on November 15, 2006 and thereafter will be $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Holders may require the Company to repurchase the Junior notes upon a change in control of the Company. The Company pays interest in cash semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximated $178.2 million at September 29, 2006. The Company retired $50.7 million of its 4.75% convertible subordinated notes through an open market repurchase transaction during fiscal 2006, recording a gain of approximately $50,000 and expensing approximately $572,000 in previously capitalized deferred financing costs.

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Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):
         
Fiscal Year        
2007
     
2008
    179,335  
 
     
 
  $ 179,335  
 
     
SHORT-TERM DEBT
On July 15, 2003, the Company entered into a receivables purchase agreement under which it has agreed to sell from time to time certain of its accounts receivable to Skyworks USA, Inc. (“Skyworks USA”), a wholly-owned special purpose entity that is fully consolidated for accounting purposes. Concurrently, Skyworks USA entered into an agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. providing for a $50.0 million credit facility (“Facility Agreement’’) secured by the purchased accounts receivable. As a part of the consolidation, any interest incurred by Skyworks USA related to monies it borrows under the Facility Agreement is recorded as interest expense in the Company’s results of operations. The Company performs collections and administrative functions on behalf of Skyworks USA. Interest related to the Facility Agreement is at LIBOR plus 0.4%. As of September 29, 2006, Skyworks USA had borrowed $50.0 million under this agreement.
NOTE 8.   INCOME TAXES
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle consists of the following components (in thousands):
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
United States
  $ (87,169 )   $ 23,885     $ 15,029  
Foreign
    14,395       17,104       11,367  
 
                 
 
  $ (72,774 )   $ 40,989     $ 26,396  
 
                 
The provision for income taxes from operations consists of the following (in thousands):
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Current tax expense (benefit):
                       
Federal
  $ (52 )   $ 367     $  
State
          (1,032 )     (1,040 )
Foreign
    438       1,178       837  
 
                 
 
    386       513       (203 )
 
                       
Deferred tax expense:
                       
Federal
                 
State
                 
Foreign
    14,992       3,761       3,165  
 
                 
 
    14,992       3,761       3,165  
Charge in lieu of tax expense
          11,104       1,022  
 
                 
Provision for income taxes
  $ 15,378     $ 15,378     $ 3,984  
 
                 
The actual income tax expense reported for operations is different than that which would have been computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle. A reconciliation of income tax expense as computed at the United States Federal statutory income tax rate to the provision for income tax expense follows (in thousands):
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Tax (benefit) expense at United States statutory rate
  $ (25,471 )   $ 14,346     $ 9,239  

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    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Foreign tax rate difference
    10,391       (1,048 )     23  
Deemed dividend from foreign subsidiary
          8,956        
Nondeductible interest expense
                1,162  
Research and development credits
    (1,500 )     (5,000 )     (4,600 )
State income taxes
          (1,032 )     (1,040 )
Change in valuation allowance
    31,261       (13,436 )     (2,466 )
Charge in lieu of tax expense
          11,104       1,022  
Other, net
    697       1,488       644  
 
                 
Provision for income taxes
  $ 15,378     $ 15,378     $ 3,984  
 
                 
The charge in lieu of tax expense resulted from partial recognition of certain acquired tax benefits that were subject to a valuation allowance at the time of acquisition, the realization of which required a reduction of goodwill.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the tax effects of temporary differences related to the following (in thousands):
                 
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,  
    2006     2005  
     
Current:
               
Inventories
  $ 10,550     $ 4,920  
Bad debts
    13,431       2,004  
Accrued compensation and benefits
    4,242       2,919  
Product returns, allowances and warranty
    1,648       1,247  
Restructuring
    7,845       393  
Prepaid insurance
    (772 )     (818 )
Other — net
    (535 )     1,085  
 
           
Current deferred tax assets
    36,409       11,750  
Less valuation allowance
    (36,070 )     (10,665 )
 
           
Net current deferred tax assets
    339       1,085  
 
           
Long-term:
               
Property, plant and equipment
    9,859       18,474  
Intangible assets
    7,439       7,406  
Retirement benefits and deferred compensation
    5,712       1,183  
Net operating loss carryforwards
    62,768       65,936  
Federal tax credits
    23,934       21,399  
State investment credits
    5,560       4,419  
Restructuring
          1,506  
Other — net
    3,733       1,136  
 
           
Long-term deferred tax assets
    119,005       121,459  
Less valuation allowance
    (118,755 )     (105,408 )
 
           
Net long-term deferred tax assets
    250       16,051  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
  $ 589     $ 17,136  
 
           
Based upon a history of significant operating losses, management has determined that it is more likely than not that historic and current year income tax benefits will not be realized except for certain future deductions associated with the Company’s foreign operations. Consequently, no United States income tax benefit has been recognized relating to the United States operating losses. As of September 29, 2006, the Company has established a valuation allowance against all of its net United States deferred tax assets. The net change in the valuation allowance of $38.8 million is principally due to restructuring charges recorded against the Company’s United States operations that were not tax benefited. As noted above, the Company has a valuation allowance of $154.8 million against its United States deferred tax assets as of September 29, 2006. When recognized, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets at September 29, 2006 will be accounted for as follows: approximately $119.0 million will be recognized as a reduction of income tax expense, $31.9 million will be recognized as a reduction of goodwill and $3.9 million will be recognized as an increase to shareholders’ equity for certain tax deductions from employee stock options.

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The provision for income taxes for fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005 consists of approximately $0.0 million and $11.1 million, respectively, of United States income taxes recorded as a charge reducing the carrying value of goodwill. No benefit has been recognized for utilizing certain acquisition related deferred tax assets. The utilization of these deferred items reduces the carrying value of goodwill, i.e., charge in lieu of tax expense, instead of reducing income tax expense. We evaluate the realization of these deferred tax assets periodically and adjust the provision for income taxes accordingly based on whether the Company believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized during the carryforward period.
Deferred tax assets have been recognized for foreign operations when management believes they will more likely than not be recovered during the carryforward period. The Company does not expect to recognize any income tax benefits relating to future operating losses generated in the United States until management determines that such benefits are more likely than not to be realized.
In 2002, the Company recorded a tax benefit of approximately $23.0 million related to the impairment of its Mexico assets. A valuation allowance had not been established because the Company believed that the related deferred tax asset would more likely than not be recovered during the carryforward period. During the first quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company reduced the carrying value of its deferred tax assets by $2.2 million. This charge resulted from a reduction of the statutory income tax rate in Mexico. Accordingly, the deferred tax asset was remeasured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the temporary difference is expected to be recovered.
In 2006, the Company reorganized its Mexico operations. As a result, the long term deferred tax asset relating to the impairment of its Mexico assets was written off because the machinery and equipment was transferred to a United States company. The write-off increased tax expense by $14.6 million net of a deferred tax charge associated with this reorganization. The deferred tax asset allowable for United States tax purposes is included in the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets subject to a valuation allowance as previously discussed.
Gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of the Company’s long-term deferred tax assets denominated in foreign currencies are included in the provision (benefit) for income taxes and increased tax expense by $0.2 million and $2.2 million in fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2004, respectively. The aforementioned gains and losses reduced tax expense by $0.8 million in fiscal 2005.
As of September 29, 2006, the Company has United States federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $187.1 million, which will expire at various dates through 2026 and aggregate state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $17.5 million, which will expire at various dates through 2010. The Company also has United States federal and state income tax credit carryforwards of approximately $29.5 million. The United States federal tax credits expire at various dates through 2025.
No provision has been made for United States federal, state, or additional foreign income taxes related to approximately $12.1 million of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries which have been or are intended to be permanently reinvested. It is not practicable to determine the United States federal income tax liability, if any, which would be payable if such earnings were not permanently reinvested.
In fiscal 2005 our subsidiary in Mexico issued a dividend of approximately $25.6 million of earnings to the United States. Such earnings, which were not subject to Mexico withholding tax and could be applied against United States net operating loss carryforwards, resulted in no significant United States income tax expense. Earnings of our Mexico subsidiary are no longer considered permanently reinvested, and accordingly, United States income taxes are provided on current earnings attributable to our earnings in Mexico.
On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“AJCA”) was signed into law. The AJCA provides incentives for United States multinational corporations, subject to certain limitations. The incentives include an 85% dividends received deduction for certain dividends from controlled foreign corporations that repatriate accumulated income abroad. Due to the existence and amount of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards, the Company did not benefit from this provision in the AJCA.

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NOTE 9.   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
COMMON STOCK
The Company is authorized to issue (1) 525,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share, and (2) 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value.
Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by the Company’s Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. Dividends may not be paid on common stock unless all accrued dividends on preferred stock, if any, have been paid or declared and set aside. In the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock will be entitled to share pro rata in the assets remaining after payment to creditors and after payment of the liquidation preference plus any unpaid dividends to holders of any outstanding preferred stock.
Each holder of the Company’s common stock is entitled to one vote for each such share outstanding in the holder’s name. No holder of common stock is entitled to cumulate votes in voting for directors. The Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, unless otherwise determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, no holder of common stock has any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any stock of any class which the Company may issue or sell.
On August 11, 2003 the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC with respect to the issuance of up to $250 million aggregate principal amount of securities, including debt securities, common or preferred shares, warrants or any combination thereof. This registration statement, which the SEC declared effective on August 28, 2003, provides the Company with greater flexibility and access to capital. On September 9, 2003, the Company issued 9.2 million shares of common stock under its shelf registration statement. Currently, approximately $144 million remains on this 2003 shelf registration. The Company may from time to time issue securities under the remaining balance of the shelf registration statement for general corporate purposes.
At September 29, 2006, the Company had 161,689,853 shares of common stock issued and 161,658,561 shares outstanding.
PREFERRED STOCK
The Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation permits the Company to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and with rights and preferences that may be fixed or designated by the Company’s Board of Directors without any further action by the Company’s stockholders. The designation, powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series will be fixed by the certificate of designation relating to such series, which will specify the terms of the preferred stock. At September 29, 2006, the Company had no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
EMPLOYEE STOCK BENEFIT PLANS
Net loss for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 included share-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R) of $14.2 million including $11.2 million on employee stock options, $0.7 million on non-vested restricted stock with service and market conditions, $0.3 million on non-vested restricted stock with service conditions, $0.3 million on performance shares, and $1.7 million on the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Net income for fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 reflected share-based compensation expense of $26,000 for restricted stock awards issued during the period. There was no share-based compensation expense for fiscal 2004 relating to restricted stock awards. No share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options or ESPP purchases was recognized prior to October 1, 2005 because the Company had not adopted the recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”).
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company maintains a domestic and an international employee stock purchase plan. Under these plans, eligible employees may purchase common stock through payroll deductions of up to 10% of compensation. The price per share is the lower of 85% of the market price at the beginning or end of each offering period (generally six months).

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The plans provide for purchases by employees of up to an aggregate of 4.6 million shares through December 31, 2012. Shares of common stock purchased under these plans in fiscal 2006, 2005, and 2004 were 835,621, 824,211, and 616,760, respectively. At September 29, 2006, there are 1.7 million shares available for purchase. The Company recognized compensation expense of $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006. The Company did not recognize any compensation expense under these plans in fiscal 2005 or 2004.
Employee Stock Option Plans
The Company has share-based compensation plans under which employees and directors may be granted options to purchase common stock. Options are generally granted with exercise prices at not less than the fair market value on the grant date, generally vest over 4 years and expire 7 or 10 years after the grant date. As of September 29, 2006, a total of 46.8 million shares are authorized for grant under the Company’s share-based compensation plans. The number of common shares reserved for granting of future awards to employees and directors under these plans was 15.0 million at September 29, 2006. In addition, options outstanding as of September 29, 2006 include 9.7 million options issued in connection with the Merger. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense on stock options at September 29, 2006 was $18.9 million. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is approximately 1.8 years.
Pursuant to an exchange offer dated June 16, 2003 (the “Exchange Offer”), the Company offered a stock option exchange program to its employees, other than its executive officers under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, giving them the right to tender outstanding stock options with an exercise price of $13.00 per share or more in exchange for new options to be issued six months and one day after the close of the Exchange Offer. On July 3, 2003, the expiration date of the Company’s Exchange Offer, the Company accepted for exchange from eligible employees, options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 5.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock. These stock options were cancelled as of that date. Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a ratio was applied to the options accepted for exchange from eligible employees and on January 5, 2004, the Company issued new options to purchase approximately 3.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price at fair market value ($9.60) in exchange for the options cancelled in connection with the offer. These new options vest ratably over the 18 month period from the date of grant. The Exchange Offer qualified for fixed accounting, and thus the Company did not recognize compensation expense in connection with the grant of the replacement options pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
As of September 29, 2006, the Company had 10 equity compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance to our employees and/or directors:
  the 1986 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
 
  the 1994 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
 
  the 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
  the Directors’ 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
 
  the 1999 Employee Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
  the Directors’ 2001 Stock Option Plan
 
  the Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
  the 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
  the Washington Sub, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan and
 
  the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Except for the 1999 Employee Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Washington Sub, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan and the Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each of the foregoing equity compensation plans was approved by our stockholders.
Non-Vested (“Restricted”) Stock Awards With Service Conditions
The Company’s share-based compensation plans provide for awards of restricted shares of common stock and other stock-based incentive awards to officers, other employees and certain non-employees. Restricted stock awards are subject to forfeiture if employment terminates during the prescribed retention period (generally within four years of the date of award). The Company granted 106,000 restricted shares in fiscal 2006 and 160,500 restricted shares in fiscal 2005 with a four year graded vesting. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense on restricted stock

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with service conditions outstanding at September 29, 2006 was $0.9 million, and the weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is 3.0 years.
Non-Vested (“Restricted”) Stock Awards With Market Conditions and Service Conditions
The Company granted 493,125 shares of restricted common stock with market conditions and service conditions during fiscal 2006. The market condition allows for accelerated vesting of the award as of the first, second, and, if not previously accelerated, the third anniversary of the grant date. Specifically, if the Company’s stock performance meets or exceeds the 60th percentile of its selected peer group for the years ended on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, then 50% of the award vests upon each anniversary (up to 100%). If the restricted stock recipient meets the service condition but not the market condition in years 1, 2 and 3, then the restricted stock vests 50% at the end of year 3 and 50% at the end of year 4. The Company calculated a derived service period of approximately 2.5 years using a Monte-Carlo simulation to simulate a range of possible future stock prices for the Company and the members of the Company’s selected peer group. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense on restricted stock with market and service condition vesting at September 29, 2006 was $1.3 million. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is approximately 1.6 years.
Non-Vested (“Restricted”) Stock Awards
The Company granted 446,000 shares of restricted common stock during fiscal 2006. This restricted stock will vest over a three year period (50% at the end of year 1, and 25% at the end of both year 2 and year 3). The remaining unrecognized compensation expense on restricted stock with market and service condition vesting at September 29, 2006 was $1.9 million. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is approximately 2.0 years.
Performance Units With Milestone-Based Performance Conditions
The Company granted 222,000 performance units to non-executives with milestone-based performance conditions during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006. The units will convert to common stock at such time that the performance conditions are deemed to be achieved. The performance units will be expensed over implicit performance periods ranging from 11-23 months. The Company will utilize both quantitative and qualitative criteria to judge whether the milestones are probable of achievement. If the milestones are deemed to be not probable of achievement no expense will be recognized until such time as they become probable of achievement. If a milestone is initially deemed probable of achievement and subsequent to that date it is deemed to be not probable of achievement the Company will discontinue recording expense on the units. If the milestone is deemed to be improbable of achievement any expense recorded on those units will be reversed. The fair value of the performance units at the date of grant was $1.2 million in the aggregate. Of the 222,000 performance units, we issued 49,000 shares in fiscal 2006 as a result of milestone achievement. In addition, certain other milestones were deemed to be probable of achievement thus we recorded total compensation expense of $0.3 million in fiscal 2006.
Share-Based Compensation Plans for Directors
The Company has three share-based compensation plans for non-employee directors — the 1994 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, the 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and the Directors’ 2001 Stock Option Plan. Under the three plans, a total of 1.5 million shares have been authorized for option grants. As of September 29, 2006, under the three plans, a total of 0.2 million shares are available for new grants. The three plans have substantially similar terms and conditions and are structured to provide options to non-employee directors as follows: a new director receives a total of 45,000 options upon becoming a member of the Board; and continuing directors receive 15,000 options after each Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The maximum contractual term of the Director stock options is 10 years. Under these plans, the option price is the fair market value at the time the option is granted. Beginning in fiscal 2001, all options granted became exercisable 25% per year beginning one year from the date of grant. Options granted prior to fiscal 2001 became exercisable at a rate of 20% per year beginning one year from the date of grant. During the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006, there were 165,000 options granted under these plans at a weighted average exercise price of $6.85. At September 29, 2006, a total of 0.9 million options at a weighted average exercise price of $9.89 per share are outstanding under these three plans, and 0.6 million shares were exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of $11.63 per share. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense on director stock options at September 29, 2006 was $1.2 million. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is approximately 2.0 years. During the fiscal year ended October 1, 2004, there were 15,000 options exercised under these plans. For the fiscal years ended September 29, 2006 and September 30,

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2005, there were no options exercised. The above-mentioned activity for the share-based compensation plans for directors is included in the option tables below.
Distribution and Dilutive Effect of Options
The following table illustrates the grant dilution and exercise dilution:
                         
(In thousands)   Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,   September 30,   October 1,
    2006   2005   2004
     
Shares of common stock outstanding
    161,659       158,625       156,012  
 
                       
 
                       
Granted
    3,869       4,668       7,351  
Granted for options accepted for exchange
                  3,377  
Cancelled/forfeited
    (4,176 )     (3,918 )     (4,043 )
Expired
                 
 
                       
Net options granted
    (307 )     750       6,685  
 
                       
Grant dilution (1)
    (0.2 %)     0.5 %     4.3 %
 
                       
Exercised
    393       935       685  
 
                       
Exercise dilution (2)
    0.2 %     0.6 %     0.4 %
 
(1)   The percentage for grant dilution is computed based on net options granted as a percentage of shares of common stock outstanding.
 
(2)   The percentage for exercise dilution is computed based on options exercised as a percentage of shares of common stock outstanding.
General Option Information
A summary of stock option transactions follows (shares in thousands):
                         
            Options Outstanding  
    Shares             Weighted average  
    Available for             exercise price of  
    Grant     Shares     shares under plan  
     
Balance outstanding at September 30, 2003
    14,193       25,763     $ 15.44  
Granted
    (7,351 )     7,351       9.16  
Granted for options accepted for exchange
    (3,377 )     3,377       9.60  
Exercised
          (685 )     5.05  
Cancelled
    2,245       (4,043 )     15.61  
 
                 
Balance outstanding at October 1, 2004
    5,710       31,763     $ 13.63  
Granted (1)
    (4,908 )     4,668       8.47  
Exercised
          (935 )     5.57  
Cancelled/forfeited (2)
    2,113       (3,918 )     13.66  
Additional shares reserved
    5,500              
 
                 
Balance outstanding at September 30, 2005
    8,415       31,578     $ 12.99  
Granted (1)
    (5,770 )     3,869       5.19  
Exercised
          (393 )     4.44  
Cancelled/forfeited (2)
    2,386       (4,176 )     12.65  
Additional shares reserved
    10,000              
 
                 
Balance outstanding at September 29, 2006
    15,031       30,878     $ 12.17  
 
                 
 
(1)   “Granted” under “Shares Available for Grant” includes restricted stock grants for the year ended September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005 of 1.0 million and 0.2 million shares, respectively. Pursuant to the plan under which they were awarded, these restricted stock grants are deemed equivalent to the issue of 1.6 million and 0.2 million stock options, respectively. “Granted” under “Shares Available for Grant” also includes performance awards granted at September 29, 2006 of 0.2 million shares. Pursuant to the plan

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    under which they were awarded, these performance shares are deemed equivalent to the issue of 0.3 million stock options.
 
(2)   “Cancelled” under “Options Available for Grant” do not include any cancellations under terminated plans. For the years ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004, cancellations under terminated plans were 1.8 million.
Options exercisable at the end of each fiscal year (shares in thousands):
                 
            Weighted average
    Shares   exercise price
     
2006
    23,136     $ 14.05  
2005
    24,053     $ 14.68  
2004
    17,671     $ 17.59  
The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding and exercisable options as of September 29, 2006 (Shares and Aggregate Intrinsic Value in thousands):
                                                                 
    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
     
            Weighted                             Weighted              
            average     Weighted                     average     Weighted        
            remaining     average     Aggregate             remaining     average     Aggregate  
Range of exercise   Number     contractual     exercise price     Intrinsic     Options     contractual     exercise price     Intrinsic  
prices   outstanding     life (years)     per share     Value     exercisable     life (years)     per share     Value  
 
$0.83 — $4.99
    6,055       6.8     $ 4.73     $ 2,772       2,625       5.5     $ 4.51     $ 1,798  
$5.01 — $8.93
    6,001       8.0     $ 7.64       21       2,051       7.3     $ 7.54       5  
$8.96 — $9.60
    6,446       7.3     $ 9.32             6,198       7.3     $ 9.33        
$9.67 — $17.12
    6,805       3.2     $ 15.14             6,691       3.1     $ 15.21        
$17.20 — $39.80
    5,388       4.0     $ 23.82             5,388       4.0     $ 23.82        
$40.13 — $170.44
    183       3.1     $ 53.95             183       3.0     $ 53.95        
 
                                               
 
    30,878       5.8     $ 12.17     $ 2,793       23,136       5.1     $ 14.05     $ 1,803  
 
                                               
The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $5.19 as of September 29, 2006, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised for the fiscal years ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004 were $0.7 million, $3.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively. The fair value of stock options vested at September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004 were $63.2 million, $61.8 million, and $15.0 million, respectively. The total number of in-the-money options exercisable as of September 29, 2006 was 2.7 million.
General Nonvested (“Restricted”) Shares and Performance Award Information
A summary of the restricted share transactions follows (shares in thousands):
                 
            Weighted average  
            Grant-date  
    Shares     fair value  
     
Balance outstanding at October 1, 2004
        $  
Granted
    161       5.20  
Vested
    (— )      
Forfeited
    (— )      
 
           
Balance Outstanding at September 30, 2005
    161     $ 5.20  
Granted
    1,094       5.14  
Vested(1)
    (89 )     4.94  
Forfeited
    (12 )     5.14  
 
           
Balance Outstanding at September 29, 2006
    1,154     $ 5.17  
 
           

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(1)   Restricted stock awards and performance awards vested at September 29, 2006 were 40,127 shares and 49,000 shares, respectively.
Valuation and Expense Information under SFAS 123(R)
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options, employee stock purchases, and restricted stock grants under SFAS 123(R) for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 which was allocated as follows:
         
(In thousands)   Fiscal Year Ended  
    September 29, 2006  
Cost of sales
    2,174  
Research and development
    6,311  
Selling, general and administrative
    5,734  
 
     
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses
  $ 14,219  
 
     
As of September 29, 2006, the Company had capitalized share-based compensation expense of $0.3 million in inventory. The Company did not recognize any tax benefit on the share-based compensation recorded in the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 because we have established a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets.
The table below reflects net (loss) income per share, basic and diluted, for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 compared with the pro forma information for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004.
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)   September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Net income-as reported for prior periods (1)
    N/A     $ 25,611     $ 22,412  
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options, employee stock purchases, and restricted stock grants (2)
    (14,219 )     (47,183 )     (17,992 )
Restricted stock expense as calculated under APB 25
          79        
Restricted stock expense as calculated under FAS 123
          (70 )      
 
                 
Net (loss) income, including the effect of share-based compensation expense (3)
  $ (88,152 )   $ (21,563 )   $ 4,420  
 
                 
 
                       
Per share information, basic and diluted:
                       
 
                       
Net income, as reported for the prior period (1)
    N/A     $ 0.16     $ 0.15  
Net (loss) income, including the effect of share-based compensation expense (3)
  $ (0.55 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03  
 
                 
 
(1)   Net income and net income per share prior to fiscal 2006 did not include share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and ESPP purchases under SFAS 123 because we did not adopt the recognition provisions of SFAS 123.
 
(2)   Share-based compensation expense prior to fiscal 2006 is calculated based on the pro forma application of SFAS 123 as previously disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Reflected in the 2005 pro forma stock-based compensation expense is the effect of the acceleration of the vesting of certain employee stock options in September 2005 in the amount of $21.0 million.
 
(3)   Net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share prior to fiscal 2006 represents pro forma information based on SFAS 123 as previously disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The weighted-average estimated grant date fair value of employee stock options granted during the fiscal years ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004 were $3.19 per share, $4.86 per share and $3.80 per share, respectively using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

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    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,   September 30,   October 1,
    2006   2005   2004
     
Expected volatility
    59.27 %     71.00 %     91.00 %
Risk free interest rate
    4.55 %     3.90 %     1.90 %
Dividend yield
    0.00       0.00       0.00  
Expected option life (7 year contractual life options)
    4.42       3.5       5.0  
Expected option life (10 year contractual life options)
    5.84       3.5       5.0  
The Company used an arithmetic average of historical volatility and implied volatility to calculate its expected volatility during the year ended September 29, 2006. Historical volatility was determined by calculating the mean reversion of the daily-adjusted closing stock price over the past 4.25 years of the Company’s existence (post-Merger). The implied volatility was calculated by analyzing the 52-week minimum and maximum prices of publicly traded call options on the Company’s common stock. The Company concluded that an arithmetic average of these two calculations provided for the most reasonable estimate of expected volatility under the guidance of SFAS 123(R).
The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed Treasury bill interest rates (risk free) appropriate for the term of the Company’s employee stock options.
The expected life of employee stock options represents a calculation based upon the historical exercise, cancellation and forfeiture experience for the Company over the 4.25 years between June 2002 (post-Merger) and September 29, 2006. The Company deemed that exercise, cancellation and forfeiture experience in 2006 was consistent with historical norms thus expected life was not recalculated at September 29, 2006. The Company determined that it had two populations with unique exercise behavior. These populations included stock options with a contractual life of 7 years and 10 years, respectively.
As share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 is actually based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for annualized estimated forfeitures of 8.59%. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical experience.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004, the estimated fair value of the options is assumed to be amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period on a straight-line basis.
STOCK OPTION DISTRIBUTION
The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding options as of September 29, 2006 (shares in thousands):
                 
            % of total
            common
    Number   stock
    outstanding   outstanding
     
Stock options held by employees and directors
    23,333       14.4 %
Stock options held by non-employees (excluding directors)
    7,545       4.7 %
 
               
 
    30,878       19.1 %
 
               
As of September 29, 2006, the Company’s ratio of options outstanding as a percentage of total common stock outstanding (“overhang”) was 19.1%. The overhang attributable to options held by non-employees (other than its non-employee directors) was 4.7% and the overhang attributable to employees and directors was 14.4%.
In connection with the Merger, as of September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005, non-employees, excluding directors, held 7.5 million and 8.6 million options at a weighted average exercise price of $20.44 and $20.46, respectively. Effective June 25, 2002, in connection with the Merger, each Conexant option holder, other than holders of options granted to employees of Conexant’s former Mindspeed Technologies segment on March 30, 2001 and options held by persons in certain foreign locations, received an option to purchase an equal number of shares

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of common stock of the Washington subsidiary. In the Merger, each outstanding Washington option was converted into an option to purchase Skyworks common stock. The conversion of Washington options into Skyworks’ options was done in such a manner that (1) the aggregate intrinsic value of the options immediately before and after the conversion was the same, (2) the ratio of the exercise price per option to the market value per option was not reduced, and (3) the vesting provisions and options period of the Skyworks’ options were the same as the original vesting terms and option period of the corresponding Washington options. As a result, there are a large number of options held by persons other than Skyworks’ employees and directors.
STOCK WARRANTS
In connection with the Merger, the Company issued to Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. (“Jazz Semiconductor”) a warrant to purchase 1.0 million shares of Skyworks common stock at a price of $24.02 per share. This warrant became exercisable in increments of 25% as of June 25, 2002, March 11, 2003, September 11, 2003 and March 11, 2004. The Company applied the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value estimate and approximately $0.2 million and $0.8 million was included in amortization of intangible assets related to this item in fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004, respectively. The warrant expired without being exercised on January 20, 2005.
NOTE 10.   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PENSIONS AND OTHER RETIREE BENEFITS
The Company maintains a 401(k) plan covering substantially all of its employees. All of the Company’s employees who are at least 21 years old are eligible to receive discretionary Company contributions under the 401(k) plan. Discretionary Company contributions are determined by the Board of Directors and may be in the form of cash or the Company’s stock. The Company has generally contributed a match of up to 4.0% of an employee’s annual eligible compensation. For those employees employed by Alpha for five (5) years or more prior to the Merger, the Company contributes an additional match of up to 0.75% of the employee’s annual eligible compensation. For fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company contributed and recognized expense for 0.8 million, 0.7 million, and 0.4 million shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock valued at $4.1 million, $5.1 million, and $3.6 million, respectively, to fund the Company’s obligation under the 401(k) plan.
In connection with Conexant’s spin-off of its Washington/Mexicali business, Conexant transferred obligations to Washington/Mexicali for its pension plan and retiree benefits. The amounts that were transferred relate to approximately twenty Washington/Mexicali employees that had enrolled in Conexant’s Voluntary Early Retirement Plan (“VERP”) in 1998. The VERP also provides health care benefits to members of the plan. The Company currently does not offer defined benefit pension plans or retiree health benefits to its employees. The Company incurred net periodic benefit costs of $0.1 million for pension benefits and $0.1 million for retiree medical benefits in each of the fiscal years ending September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004.
The funded status of the Company’s principal defined benefit and retiree medical benefit plans and the amounts recognized in the balance sheet are as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Pension Benefits     Retiree Medical Benefits  
     
    Fiscal Years Ended     Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,     September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004     2006     2005     2004  
     
Benefit obligations in excess of plan assets
  $ 599     $ 1,137     $ 969     $ 1,238     $ 1,238     $ 1,210  
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
    (981 )     (1,301 )     (786 )                  
 
                                   
Net (prepaid) accrued benefit cost
  $ (382 )   $ (164 )   $ 183     $ 1,238     $ 1,238     $ 1,210  
 
                                   
NOTE 11.   COMMITMENTS
The Company has various operating leases primarily for computer equipment and buildings. Rent expense amounted to $9.3 million in fiscal 2006 and $9.8 million in both fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004. Purchase options may be exercised, at fair market value, at various times for some of these leases. Future minimum payments under these non-cancelable leases are as follows (in thousands):
         
Fiscal Year        
2007
    7,600  
2008
    6,813  

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Fiscal Year        
2009
    6,131  
2010
    5,090  
2011
    1,834  
Thereafter
    664  
 
     
 
  $ 28,132  
 
     
The Company is attempting to sublet certain properties that were vacated upon the exit of the baseband product area and, if successful, future operating lease commitments will be somewhat offset by proceeds received from the sublessors.
In addition, the Company has entered into licensing agreements for intellectual property rights and maintenance and support services. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the Company is committed to aggregate payments of $6.7 million, $4.8 million and $1.2 million in fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively.
NOTE 12.   CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, various lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been, and may in the future be, instituted or asserted against the Company, including those pertaining to patent infringement, intellectual property, environmental, product liability, safety and health, employment and contractual matters.
Additionally, the semiconductor industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights. From time to time, third parties have asserted and may in the future assert patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights to technologies that are important to our business and have demanded and may in the future demand that we license their technology. The outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty and some lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to the Company. Intellectual property disputes often have a risk of injunctive relief, which, if imposed against the Company, could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, or results of operations.
From time to time we are involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We believe that there is no such ordinary course litigation pending that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE 13.   GUARANTEES AND INDEMNITIES
The Company does not currently have any guarantees. The Company generally indemnifies its customers from third-party intellectual property infringement litigation claims related to its products. In connection with certain facility leases, the Company has indemnified its lessors for certain claims arising from the facility or the lease.
The Company indemnifies its directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the state of Delaware. The duration of the indemnities varies, and in many cases is indefinite. The indemnities to customers in connection with product sales generally are subject to limits based upon the amount of the related product sales and in many cases are subject to geographic and other restrictions. In certain instances, the Company’s indemnities do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to make. The Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 14.   RESTRUCTURING AND SPECIAL CHARGES
Restructuring and special charges consists of the following (in thousands):
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Asset impairments
  $ 4,197     $     $ 13,183  
Restructuring and special charges
    22,758             4,183  
 
                 
 
  $ 26,955     $     $ 17,366  
 
                 
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2006 RESTRUCTURING CHARGES AND OTHER
On September 29, 2006, the Company exited its baseband product area in order to focus on its core business encompassing linear products, power amplifiers, front-end modules and radio solutions. The Company recorded various charges associated with this action. In total, the Company recorded charges of $90.4 million which included the following:
The Company recorded $13.1 million related to severance and benefits, $7.4 million related to the write-down of technology licenses and design software, $4.2 million related to the impairment of certain long-lived assets and $2.3 million related to other charges. These charges total $27.0 million and are recorded in restructuring and special charges.
The Company also recorded charges of $35.1 million in bad debt expense principally for two baseband product area customers, $23.3 million of excess and obsolete baseband and other inventory charges and reserves and $5.0 million related to baseband product area revenue adjustments. These charges were recorded against selling, general and administrative expenses, cost of goods sold and revenues, respectively.
The Company anticipates recording additional restructuring charges of approximately $7.0 million related to the exit of the baseband product area in the first fiscal quarter of 2007. These charges primarily relate to costs to exit certain operating leases and the write down of a technology license. The Company anticipates the completion of the restructuring activities by December 31, 2006.
Activity and liability balances related to the fiscal 2006 restructuring actions are as follows (in thousands):
                                         
            License and                    
            Software     Workforce     Asset        
    Facility Closings     Write-offs     Reductions     Impairments     Total  
     
Charged to costs and expenses
  $ 105     $ 9,583     $ 13,070     $ 4,197     $ 26,955  
Non-cash items
          (6,426 )           (4,197 )     (10,623 )
Cash payments
                             
 
                             
Restructuring balance, September 29, 2006
  $ 105     $ 3,157     $ 13,070     $     $ 16,332  
 
                             
2004 ASSET IMPAIRMENTS
During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company recorded a $13.2 million charge primarily related to the impairment of obsolete baseband technology licenses that were established prior to the Merger. This charge included approximately $1.8 million of contractual payment obligations, which have been paid in full as of September 29, 2006. The impairment charge was based on a recoverability analysis prepared by management based on the decision to discontinue certain products and the related impact on its current and projected outlook. Management believed these factors indicated that the carrying value of the related assets (intangible assets, machinery and equipment) was impaired and that an impairment analysis should be performed. In performing the analysis for recoverability, management estimated the future cash flows expected to result from these products (salvage value). Since the estimated undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying value of the related assets, it was concluded that an impairment loss should be recognized. In accordance with SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the impairment charge was determined by comparing the estimated fair value of the related assets to their carrying value. The write down established a new cost basis for the impaired assets.
2004 Corporate Restructuring Plan
During fiscal 2004, the Company consolidated cellular systems software design centers in an effort to improve the Company’s overall time to market for next-generation multimedia systems development. These actions aligned the Company’s structure with its current business environment. The Company implemented reductions in force at three remote facilities and recorded restructuring charges of approximately $4.2 million for costs related to severance benefits for affected employees and lease obligations. All amounts accrued for have been paid as of September 29, 2006.

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Activity and liability balances related to the fiscal 2004 restructuring actions are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Workforce     Facility        
    Reductions     Closings     Total  
     
Charged to costs and expenses
  $ 3,685     $ 498     $ 4,183  
Cash payments
    (3,530 )     (287 )     (3,817 )
 
                 
Restructuring balance, October 1, 2004
  $ 155     $ 211     $ 366  
 
                 
Cash payments
    (155 )     (198 )     (353 )
 
                 
Restructuring balance, September 30, 2005
  $     $ 13     $ 13  
 
                 
Cash payments
          (13 )     (13 )
 
                 
 
                       
Restructuring balance, September 29, 2006
  $     $     $  
 
                 
Pre-Merger Alpha Restructuring Plan
In addition, the Company assumed approximately $7.8 million of restructuring reserves from Alpha in connection with the Merger. During fiscal 2006 and the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, payments related to the restructuring reserves assumed from Alpha were $0.4 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million, respectively. In addition, the Company reduced this restructuring reserve by approximately $0.5 million in fiscal 2004 primarily related to a reduction in facility closure costs. This reduction of expenses is reflected in the special charges line of the Company’s results of operations. As of September 29, 2006, the restructuring reserve balance related to Alpha was $0.7 million and primarily relates to estimated future payments on a lease that expires in 2008.
NOTE 15.   EARNINGS PER SHARE
                         
(In thousands, except per share amounts)   Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
Net (loss) income
  $ (88,152 )   $ 25,611     $ 22,412  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    159,408       157,453       152,090  
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock
          1,404       2,152  
 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    159,408       158,857       154,242  
 
                 
 
                       
Net (loss) income per share — basic
  $ (0.55 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.15  
Effect of dilutive stock options
                 
 
                 
Net (loss) income per share — diluted
  $ (0.55 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.15  
 
                 
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of stock options and a stock warrant through its expiration in January 2005, using the treasury stock method, and debt securities on an if-converted basis, if their effect is dilutive.
Debt securities convertible into approximately 19.8 million shares and equity based awards exercisable for approximately 23.7 million shares were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. If the Company had earned at least $93.9 million in net income for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2006 the debt securities would have been dilutive to earnings per share. Debt securities convertible into approximately 25.4 million shares and equity based awards exercisable for approximately 25.5 million shares were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Debt securities convertible into approximately 25.4 million shares and equity based awards exercisable into approximately 19.0 million shares and a warrant to purchase 1.0 million shares were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2004 as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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NOTE 16.   SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATIONS
The Company follows SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (“SFAS No. 131”). SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the way public business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and in interim reports to shareholders. The method for determining what information to report is based on the way that management organizes the segments within the Company for making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. In evaluating financial performance, management uses sales and operating profit as the measure of the segments’ profit or loss. Based on the guidance in SFAS No. 131, the Company has one operating segment for financial reporting purposes, which designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary semiconductor products, including intellectual property, for manufacturers of wireless communication products.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Net revenues by geographic area are presented based upon the country of destination. Net revenues by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended  
    September 29,     September 30,     October 1,  
    2006     2005     2004  
     
United States
  $ 43,180     $ 66,429     $ 74,105  
Other Americas
    18,925       39,541       51,537  
 
                 
Total Americas
    62,105       105,970       125,642  
 
                       
China
    224,539       215,082       206,364  
South Korea
    114,926       107,225       188,090  
Taiwan
    116,073       92,171       69,126  
Other Asia-Pacific
    173,523       144,940       64,570  
 
                 
Total Asia-Pacific
    629,061       559,418       528,150  
 
                       
Europe, Middle East and Africa
    82,584       126,983       130,231  
 
                 
 
                       
 
  $ 773,750     $ 792,371     $ 784,023  
 
                 
The Company’s revenues by geography do not necessarily correlate to end handset demand by region. For example, if the Company sells a power amplifier module to a customer in South Korea, the sale is recorded within the South Korea account although that customer, in turn, may integrate that module into a product sold to a service provider (its customer) in Africa, China, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas or within South Korea.
The increase in net revenues derived from Other Asia-Pacific in fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 is due to the continuing consolidation of the purchasing and manufacturing functions of several of the Company’s significant customers to Singapore and Malaysia from European and American locations.
Geographic property, plant and equipment balances, including property held for sale, are based on the physical locations within the indicated geographic areas and are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    As of  
    September 29, 2006     September 30, 2005  
     
United States
  $ 88,896     $ 85,072  
Mexico
    59,234       60,594  
Other
    2,253       5,172  
 
           
 
  $ 150,383     $ 150,838  
 
           
CONCENTRATIONS
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable. Trade receivables are primarily derived from sales to manufacturers of communications and consumer products. Ongoing credit evaluations of customers’ financial condition are performed and collateral, such as letters of credit and bank guarantees, are required whenever deemed necessary. As of September 29, 2006, Motorola, Inc.

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and RTI Industries Co. Ltd., accounted for approximately 18% and 13%, respectively of the Company’s gross accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2005, Motorola, Inc. and RTI Industries Co. Ltd., accounted for approximately 16% and 15%, respectively of the Company’s gross accounts receivable. As of October 1, 2004 Motorola, Inc. represented approximately 12% and Samsung Electronics Co. and RTI Industries Co. Ltd., each accounted for approximately 10% of the Company’s gross accounts receivable.
The following customers accounted for 10% or more of net revenues:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended
    September 29,   September 30,   October 1,
    2006   2005   2004
     
Motorola, Inc.
    23 %     21 %     14 %
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    16 %     10 %     *  
Asian Information Technology, Inc
    11 %     *       *  
Samsung Electronics Co.
    *       *       12 %
 
*   Customers accounted for less than 10% of net revenues.
NOTE 17.   QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)
                                         
    First     Second     Third     Fourth        
    Quarter (2)     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter(3)     Year  
     
Fiscal 2006
                                       
Net revenues
  $ 198,325     $ 185,234     $ 197,058     $ 193,133     $ 773,750  
Gross profit
    74,723       69,350       73,347       45,259       262,679  
Net income(loss)
    4,287       926       3,005       (96,370 )     (88,152 )
Per share data (1)
                                       
Net income(loss), basic
    0.03       0.01       0.02       (0.60 )     (0.55 )
Net income(loss), diluted
    0.03       0.01       0.02       (0.60 )     (0.55 )
 
                                       
Fiscal 2005
                                       
Net revenues
  $ 220,160     $ 190,505     $ 191,532     $ 190,174     $ 792,371  
Gross profit
    88,019       72,599       77,874       69,280       307,772  
Net income
    13,917       1,244       7,389       3,061       25,611  
Per share data (1)
                                       
Net income, basic
    0.09       0.01       0.05       0.02       0.16  
Net income, diluted
    0.09       0.01       0.05       0.02       0.16  
 
(1)   Earnings per share calculations for each of the quarters are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and included common stock equivalents in each period. Therefore, the sums of the quarters do not necessarily equal the full year earnings per share.
 
(2)   During the first quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company reduced the carrying value of its deferred tax assets by $2.2 million. This charge resulted from a reduction of the statutory income tax rate in Mexico. This reduction is being reported in the provision for income taxes line of the statement of operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2005.
 
(3)   The Company recorded charges of $90.4 million which included $35.1 million in bad debt expense, $23.3 million of inventory charges and reserves, $13.1 million related to severance and benefits, $7.4 million related to the write-down of technology licenses and design software, $5.0 million related to revenue adjustments, $4.2 million related to the impairment of certain long-lived assets and $2.3 million related to other charges.

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ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Skyworks’ management, with the participation of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of Skyworks’ disclosure controls and procedures as of September 29, 2006. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of Skyworks’ disclosure controls and procedures as of September 29, 2006, Skyworks’ chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, Skyworks’ disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s report on Skyworks’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) and the independent registered public accounting firm’s related audit report are included below in this Item 9A. of this Form 10-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
No change in Skyworks’ internal control over reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over reporting.
Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the company. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
    Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
 
    Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
 
    Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become

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inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Based on our assessment, management concluded that, as of September 29, 2006, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
The Company’s independent auditors have issued an audit report on our assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. This report appears on page 83.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.:
We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Skyworks Solutions, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Skyworks Solutions, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, management’s assessment that Skyworks Solutions, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by COSO. Also, in our opinion, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 29, 2006 and our report dated December 13, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. Such report includes as explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share- Based Payment,” effective October 1, 2005.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2006

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ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information relating to our directors, nominees for election as directors and executive officers under the headings “Election of Directors”, “Directors and Executive Officers”, “Corporate Governance” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference to such proxy statement.
We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. We make available our code of business conduct and ethics free of charge through our website, which is located at www.skyworksinc.com. We intend to disclose any amendments to, or waivers from, our code of business conduct and ethics that are required to be publicly disclosed pursuant to rules of the SEC and the NASDAQ Global Select Market by filing such amendment or waiver with the SEC and by posting it on our website.
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information required by this item is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Compensation of Executive Officers and Directors” is incorporated herein by reference, provided that the sections entitled “Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation” and “Comparative Stock Performance Graph” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are not incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Information required by this item relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and is incorporated herein by reference. Information required by this item relating to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Stock Based Compensation Plan Information” and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information required by this item is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Information required by this item is contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Audit Fees” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a)   The following are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
         
1.
  Index to Financial Statements   Page number in this report
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  Page 51
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004
  Page 52
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005
  Page 53
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005 and October 1, 2004
  Page 54
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended September 29, 2006, September 30, 2005, and October 1, 2004
  Page 55
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
  Pages 56 through 80
         
2.
  The schedule listed below is filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:   Page number in this report
 
 
  Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts   Page 88
    All other required schedule information is included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements or is omitted because it is either not required or not applicable
 
3.   The Exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the Exhibits are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
(b)   Exhibits
 
    The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed herewith and incorporated by reference herein. The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted under Item 15 (a) (3).

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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.
Date: December 13, 2006
             
    SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.    
                     Registrant    
 
 
  By:   /s/ DAVID J. ALDRICH
 
   
 
      David J. Aldrich    
 
      Chief Executive Officer    
 
      President    
 
      Director    

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on December 13, 2006.

     
Signature and Title
 
   
/s/ DWIGHT W. DECKER
 
   
Dwight W. Decker
   
Chairman of the Board
   
 
   
/s/ DAVID J. ALDRICH
 
   
David J. Aldrich
   
Chief Executive Officer
   
President and Director (principal
   
executive officer)
   
 
   
/s/ ALLAN M. KLINE
 
   
Allan M. Kline
   
Chief Financial Officer Director
   
Vice President (principal accounting and
   
financial officer)
   
     
Signature and Title
 
   
/s/ KEVIN L. BEEBE
 
   
Kevin L. Beebe
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ MOIZ M. BEGUWALA
 
   
Moiz M. Beguwala
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ TIMOTHY R. FUREY
 
   
Timothy R. Furey
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER
 
   
Balakrishnan S. Iyer
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ THOMAS C. LEONARD
 
   
Thomas C. Leonard
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ DAVID P. MCGLADE
 
   
David P. McGlade
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ DAVID J. MCLACHLAN
 
   
David J. McLachlan
   
Director
   
 
   
/s/ ROBERT A. SCHRIESHEIM
 
   
Robert A. Schriesheim
   
Director
   


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SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(In thousands)
                                         
            Charged to                    
            Cost and                   Ending
Description   Beginning Balance   Expenses   Deductions   Misc.   Balance
 
Year Ended October 1, 2004
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 1,979     $ 377     $ (369 )   $     $ 1,987  
Reserve for sales returns
  $ 5,009     $ 9,200     $ (9,300 )   $     $ 4,909  
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventories
  $ 25,305     $ 535     $ (12,105 )   $     $ 13,735  
 
                                       
Year Ended September 30, 2005
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 1,987     $ 5,127     $ (1,299 )   $     $ 5,815  
Reserve for sales returns
  $ 4,909     $ 4,986     $ (6,884 )   $ 48     $ 3,059  
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventories
  $ 13,735     $ 11,482     $ (13,238 )   $     $ 11,979  
 
                                       
Year Ended September 29, 2006
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 5,815     $ 35,959     $ (4,752 )   $     $ 37,022  
Reserve for sales returns
  $ 3,059     $ 4,867     $ (3,803 )   $ (19 )   $ 4,104  
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventories
  $ 11,979     $ 23,154     $ (7,428 )   $     $ 27,705  

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EXHIBIT INDEX
                             
Exhibit               Incorporated by Reference   Filed
Number   Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing Date   Herewith
 
2.A
  Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of December 16, 2001, as amended as of April 12, 2002, by and among the Company, Washington Sub, Inc. and Conexant Systems, Inc.   S-4   333-83768     2.a     5/10/2002    
 
                           
2.B
  Contribution and Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2001, as amended as of June 25, 2002, by and between Washington Sub, Inc. the Company and Conexant Systems, Inc.   8-K   001-5560     2.2     6/28/2002    
 
                           
2.C
  Mexican Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2002, by and between the Company and Conexant Systems, Inc.   8-K   001-5560     2.3     6/28/2002    
 
                           
2.D
  Amended and Restated Mexican Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2002, by and between the Company and Conexant Systems, Inc.   8-K   001-5560     2.4     6/28/2002    
 
                           
2.E
  U.S. Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2001 by and between the Company and Conexant Systems, Inc.   8-K   001-5560     2.5     6/28/2002    
 
                           
3.A
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation   10-K   001-5560     3.A     12/23/2002    
 
                           
3.B
  Second Amended and Restated By-laws   10-K   001-5560     3.B     12/23/2002    
 
                           
4.A
  Specimen Certificate of Common Stock   S-3   333-92394     4     7/15/2002    
 
                           
4.B
  Form of 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Note of the Company   10-K   001-5560     4.D     12/23/2002    
 
                           
4.C
  Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2002, by and between the Company and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (as Trustee)   10-K   001-5560     4.E     12/23/2002    
 
                           
4.D
  First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 15, 2003 between Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (as Trustee)   S-3   333-102157     4.03     1/16/2003    
 
                           
10.A*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc., 1986 Long-Term Incentive Plan as amended   10-K   001-5560     10.A     12/14/2005    
 
                           
10.B*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Long-Term Compensation Plan dated September 24, 1990; amended March 28, 1991; and as further amended October 27, 1994   10-K   001-5560     10.B     12/14/2005    
 
                           
10.C*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1994 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors   10-K   001-5560     10.C     12/14/2005    

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Exhibit               Incorporated by Reference   Filed
Number   Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing Date   Herewith
 
10.D*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Executive Compensation Plan dated January 1, 1995 and Trust for the Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Executive Compensation Plan dated January 3, 1995   10-K   001-5560     10.D     12/14/2005    
 
                           
10.E*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors   10-K   001-5560     10.E     12/14/2005    
 
                           
10.F*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan                       X
 
                           
10.G*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1999 Employee Long-Term Incentive Plan   10-K   001-5560     10.L     12/23/2002    
 
                           
10.H*
  Washington Sub Inc., 2002 Stock Option Plan   S-3   333-92394     99.A     7/15/2002    
 
                           
10.I*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan   10-K   001-5560     10.N     12/23/2002    
 
                           
10.J
  Form of Shareholders Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2001, entered into between each of the directors and certain executive officers of the Company as of the date thereof and Conexant Systems, Inc.   S-4   333-83768     10     5/10/2002    
 
                           
10.K
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2002, by and among the Company and Credit Suisse First Boston (as representative for the several purchasers)   10-K   001-5560   10.AA   12/23/2002    
 
                           
10.L*
  2002 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan   10-K   001-5560   10.CC   12/23/2002    
 
                           
10.M
  Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2003, by and between Skyworks USA, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A.   10-Q   001-5560     10.A     8/11/2003    
 
                           
10.N
  Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2003, by and between the Company and Skyworks USA, Inc.   10-Q   001-5560     10.B     8/11/2003    
 
                           
10.O
  Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2003, by and between Skyworks USA, Inc. and the Company   10-Q   001-5560     10.C     8/11/2003    
 
                           
10.P
  Terms Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2003, by and among the Company and Credit Suisse First Boston   8-K   001-5560     1.1     9/10/2003    
 
                           
10.Q*
  Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option for the Company’s 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan   8-K   001-5560     10.1     11/17/2004    
 
                           
10.R*
  Fiscal 2007 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan                       X

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Exhibit               Incorporated by Reference   Filed
Number   Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing Date   Herewith
 
10.S*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan   8-K   001-556     10.1     5/04/2005    
 
                           
10.T*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Directors’ 2001 Stock Option Plan   8-K   001-556     10.2     5/04/2005    
 
                           
10.U*
  Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option for the Company’s 2001 Directors Plan   8-K   001-556     10.3     5/04/2005    
 
                           
10.V*
  Form of Notice of Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan   10-Q   001-5560     10.A     5/11/2005    
 
                           
10.W*
  Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Company’s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan   10-Q   001-5560     10.B     5/11/2005    
 
                           
10.X*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement, dated May 31, 2005, between the Company and David J. Aldrich   8-K   001-5560     10.1     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.Y*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Liam K. Griffin   8-K   001-5560     10.2     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.Z*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Allan M. Kline   8-K   001-5560     10.3     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.AA*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and George M. LeVan   8-K   001-5560     10.4     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.BB*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Gregory L. Waters   8-K   001-5560     10.5     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.CC*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Kevin D. Barber   8-K   001-5560     10.6     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.DD*
  Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Mark V. B. Tremallo   8-K   001-5560     10.7     5/31/2005    
 
                           
10.EE*
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Restricted Stock Agreement Granted Under 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan   8-K   001-5560     10.1     11/15/2005    
 
                           
10.FF*
  Amended and Restated Severance and Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Kevin D. Barber                       X
 
                           
11
  Statement regarding calculation of per share earnings [see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements]                       X
 
                           
12
  Computation of Ratios                       X
 
                           
21
  Subsidiaries of the Company                       X
 
                           
23.1
  Consent of KPMG LLP.                       X
 
                           
31.1
  Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act                        

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Exhibit               Incorporated by Reference   Filed
Number   Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing Date   Herewith
 
 
  Rules 13a- 14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                       X
 
                           
31.2
  Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                       X
 
                           
32.1
  Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                       X
 
                           
32.2
  Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                       X
 
*   Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Exhibit 10.F
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Section I. Purpose of the Plan.
The purposes of this Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1996 Long-term Incentive Plan (the “1996 Plan”) are (i) to provide long-term incentives and rewards to those key employees (the “Employee Participants”) of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and its subsidiaries (if any), and any other persons (the “Non-employee Participants”) who are in a position to contribute to the long-term success and growth of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, (ii) to assist the Corporation in retaining and attracting executives and key employees with requisite experience and ability, and (iii) to associate more closely the interests of such executives and key employees with those of the Corporation’s stockholders.
Section II. Definitions.
“Code” is the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Common Stock” is the $.25 per value common stock of the Corporation.
“Committee” is defined in Section III, paragraph (a).
“Corporation” is defined in Section I.
“Corporation ISOs” are all stock options (including 1996 Plan ISOs) which (i) are Incentive Stock Options and (ii) are granted under any plans (including this 1996 Plan) of the Corporation, a Parent Corporation and/or a Subsidiary Corporation.
“Employee Participants” is defined in Section 1.
“Expiration Date” is defined in Section IV(a)(ii).
“Fair Market Value” of any property is the value of the property as reasonably determined by the Committee.
“Free Shares” are Restricted Shares as to which the restrictions against disposition and the obligation of resale to the Corporation have lapsed.
“Incentive Stock Option” is a stock option which is treated as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
“1996 Plan” is defined in Section 1.
“1996 Plan ISOs” are Stock Options which are Incentive Stock Options.
“Non-employee Participants” is defined in Section I.
“Non-qualified Option” is a Stock Option which does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option or for which the Committee provides, in the terms of such option and at the time such option is granted, that the option shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option.
“Parent Corporation” has the meaning provided in Section 424(e) of the Code.
“Participants” are all persons who are either Employee Participants or Non- employee Participants.

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“Permanent and Total Disability” has the meaning provided in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
“Restricted Share Awards” are grants of Restricted Shares.
“Restricted Shares” are shares of Common Stock acquired by a Participant subject to the restrictions set forth in Section IV.
“Section 16” means Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar or successor statute, and any rules, regulations, or policies adopted or applied thereunder.
“Stockholder Approval” means the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock present and entitled to vote at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, unless a greater vote is required by state law or Section 16, if applicable to the Corporation, in which case such greater requirement shall apply. Stockholder approval may be obtained by written consent or other means, to the extent permitted by applicable state law. Awards may be made hereunder prior to the date of, but subject to, such approval.
“Stock Options” are rights granted pursuant to this 1996 Plan to purchase shares of Common Stock at a fixed price.
“Subsidiary Corporation” has the meaning provided in Section 424(f) of the Code.
“Ten Percent Stockholder” means, with respect to a 1996 Plan ISO, any individual who directly or indirectly owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Parent Corporation or any Subsidiary Corporation at the time such 1996 Plan ISO is granted.
Section III. Administration.
(a) The Committee. This 1996 Plan shall be administered by a compensation committee designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, which may include any persons (including any or all of the directors) designated by the Board of Directors (the administering body is hereafter referred to as the “Committee”). The Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, which may from time to time, and in its sole discretion, discharge any member, appoint additional new members in substitution for those previously appointed and/or fill vacancies however caused. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the Committee. No person shall be eligible to be a member of the Committee if that person’s membership would prevent the plan from complying with Section 16, if applicable to the Corporation. At such time as any class of equity security of the Corporation is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), (i) the Committee shall consist of at least two members of the Board of Directors and (ii) to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Act, each member of the Committee while a member thereof shall be a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3.
(b) Authority and Discretion of the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of This 1996 Plan and provided that all actions taken shall be consistent with the purposes of this 1996 Plan, and subject to ratification by the Board of Directors only if required by applicable law, the Committee shall have frill and complete authority and the sole discretion to: (i) determine those persons who shall constitute key employees eligible to be Employee Participants; (ii) select the Participants to whom awards shall be granted under this 1996 Plan; (iii) determine the size and the form of the award or, if any, to be granted to any Participant; (iv) determine the time or times such awards shall be granted including the grant of Stock Options and Restricted Share Awards in connection with other awards made, or compensation paid, to the Participant; (v) establish the terms and conditions upon which such awards may be exercised and/or transferred, including the exercise of Stock Options in connection with other awards made, or compensation paid, to the Participant; (vi) make or alter any restrictions and conditions upon such awards; and (vii) adopt such rules and regulations, establish, define and/or interpret these and any other terms and conditions, and make all determinations (which may be on a case-by-case basis) deemed necessary or desirable for the administration of this 1996 Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of this 1996 Plan to the contrary, only Employee Participants shall be eligible to receive 1996 Plan ISOs.

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(c) Applicable Law. This 1996 Plan, and all awards shall be governed by the law of the state in which the Corporation is incorporated.
Section IV. Awards
Awards under this 1996 Plan may include Stock Options and Restricted Share Awards, all as described herein.
(a)   Stock Options.
(i) Form of Agreement. Stock Options shall be evidenced by a writing or written agreement between the Corporation and the Participant awarded the Stock Option. This document shall be in such form, and contain such terms and conditions (not inconsistent with this 1996 Plan) as the Committee may determine. If the Stock Option described therein is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, but otherwise qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option, the agreement shall include the following, or a similar, statement: “This stock option is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, as that term is described in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.”
(ii) Period of Exercisability. Stock Options shall be for such periods as may be determined by the Committee. In no event may a 1996 Plan ISO be exercisable (including provisions, if any, for exercise in installments) subsequent to ten years after the date of grant, or, in the case of 1996 Plan ISOs granted to Ten Percent Stockholders, more than five years after the date of grant. The date upon which a Stock Option ceases to be exerciseable is the Stock Option’s “Expiration Date’.
(iii) Purchase Price and Payment. The purchase price of shares purchased pursuant to any Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee, and shall be paid by the Participant or other person permitted to exercise the Stock Option in full upon exercise, (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock (valued at theft Fair Market Value on the date of such exercise), (C) any other property (valued at its Fair Market Value on the date of such exercise), or (D) any combination of cash, stock and other property, with any payment made pursuant to clauses (B), (C) or (D) only as permitted by the Committee, in its sole discretion. In no event will the purchase price of Common Stock be less than the greater of Fair Market Value on the date of issuance of the Stock Option or the par value of the Common Stock, provided that in the case of 1996 Plan ISOs granted to Ten Percent Stockholders, the purchase price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of issuance of the 1996 Plan ISO.
(iv) Incentive Options Over $100,000. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Common Stock with respect to which Corporation ISOs (determined without regard to this section) are exercisable for the first time by any Employee Participant during any calendar year exceeds $109,000, such Corporation ISOs shall be treated as options which are not Incentive Stock Options. For the purpose of this limitation, options shall be taken into account in the order granted, and the Committee may designate that portion of any Corporation ISO that shall be treated as not an Incentive Stock Option in the event that the provisions of this paragraph apply to a portion of any option, unless otherwise required by the Code or regulations of the Internal Revenue Service. The designation described in the preceding sentence may be made at such time as the Committee considers appropriate, including after the issuance of the Stock Option or at the time of its exercise. For the purpose of this section, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. For the purposes of this limitation, options shall be taken into account in the order granted.
(v) Vesting and Transferability. At the discretion of the Committee, the Common Stock issued pursuant to the Stock Options granted hereunder may be subject to restrictions on vesting or transferability.
(vi) Termination of Employment and Other Events. If a Participant’s employment or relationship with the Corporation is terminated, then that Participant’s Stock Options may be exercised as to all shares that have not been previously purchased only in accordance with the following provisions and notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan —

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a. In the event of termination by reason of a Participant’s death, the Participant’s Stock Options may be exercised as to all vested and unvested shares until the earlier of the Expiration Date or twelve (12) months after the date of death.
b. In the event of termination by reason of a Participant’s permanent and total disability, the Participant’s Stock Options may be exercised as to all shares vested as of the date of the termination until the earlier of the Expiration Date or six (6) months after the date of termination. Shares not vested as of the date of the termination may not be exercised.
c. In the event of termination for Cause, the Participant’s Stock Options may not be exercised as to any shares, whether or not they were previously vested. “Cause” shall mean: (i) deliberate dishonesty significantly detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation or any subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) conduct constituting an act of moral turpitude; (iii) willful disloyalty to the Corporation Or refusal or failure to obey the directions of supervisors; or (iv) inadequate performance or inattention to or neglect of duties. The Corporation’s appropriate management personnel shall determine whether termination was for Cause.
d. In the event of termination for any other reason, including without limitation termination without Cause and voluntary resignation, the Participant’s Stock Options may be exercised as to all shares vested as of the date of the termination until the earlier of the Expiration Date or three (3) months after the date of termination. Shares not vested as of the date of the termination may not be exercised.
(b) Restricted Share Awards. Restricted Shares may be issued for any lawful consideration and on such terms as may be determined by the Committee, subject to the restrictions described in the following subsections.
(i) Nontransferability and Repurchase. Shares may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, pledged or otherwise encumbered, except (A) if they become Free Shares in accordance with their terms and the terms of this 1996 Plan, (B) if the Corporation declines to repurchase such shares, as provided in this paragraph, or (C) as provided in paragraph (g) of Section VIII. In the event of the recipient’s termination of employment for any reason except death, retirement or permanent disability, Restricted Shares which have not become Free Shares shall be delivered to the Corporation within 30 days following such termination. Within 60 days following a timely delivery of said shares, the Corporation may repurchase all or a portion of said shares by paying to the recipient the original acquisition price, if any, for the number of shares that the Corporation elects to purchase, and the Corporation will return to the recipient any shares not so purchased. The restrictions against disposition and the obligation of resale to the Corporation shall lapse as to any shares which the Corporation declines to purchase. Any of such shares which are not delivered to the Corporation within 30 days following the termination of employment shall be deemed void for all corporate purposes, and shall remain subject to the restrictions imposed thereon which restrictions shall not lapse as otherwise provided. Nothing in this Section shall require the Company to repurchase Restricted Shares issued to Participants under the 1996 Plan.
(ii) Transferability after Death, Retirement or Disability. Upon the occurrence of the earlier of the death, retirement or permanent disability of the recipient of a Restricted Share Award, the restrictions against disposition and the obligation of resale to the Corporation of shares as to which such restrictions and obligations have not otherwise lapsed shall immediately lapse.
(iii) Terms of Restricted Shares Discretionary with Committee. In addition to or in lieu of the terms provided in paragraph (b)(ii) above, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide terms pursuant to which Restricted Shares issued to a Participant shall become Free Shares. In this regard, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide that the Restricted Shares shall immediately become Free Shares upon issuance. Such terms shall be incorporated into the terms of the Restricted Share Award at the time of the granting of the award, and may also be made a part of an agreement between the Corporation and the recipient at the time of the transfer of the Restricted Shares.

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(iv) Registration and Legend. Certificates issued in respect of Restricted Shares awarded under the 1996 Plan shall be registered in the name of the recipient but shall bear the following legend if such Restricted Shares do not immediately become Free Shares:
“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby is restricted and the shares are subject to the further terms and conditions contained in the Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan and in a repurchase agreement executed pursuant thereto. Copies of said plan and agreement are on file in the office of the Treasurer of the Company at the Company’s offices in Woburn, Massachusetts.”
(v) Deposit of Restricted Shares. In order to enforce the restrictions, terms and conditions on Restricted Shares, the Committee may in its discretion require each recipient thereof, immediately upon receipt of a certificate or certificates representing such shares, to deposit such certificates together with stock powers and other instructions of transfer as the Committee may require, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Corporation as Escrow Agent under an escrow agreement in such form as shall be determined by the Committee.
(vi) Restricted Shares Subject to the Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section VII below, the total number of Restricted Shares which may be awarded under this 1996 Plan shall not exceed 200,000.
Section V. Amendment and Termination; Adjustments Upon Changes in Stock.
(a) Power to Amend and Restrictions on Amendment. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may at any time, and from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate this 1996 Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, neither the Board of Directors nor the Committee may amend or modify the definition of Employee Participants, or increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for purposes of this 1996 Plan, without Stockholder Approval in compliance with the Code and the rules and regulations thereunder. Except as provided herein, no amendment, suspension or termination of this 1996 Plan may affect the rights of a Participant to whom an award has been granted without such Participant’s consent. The Committee is specifically authorized to convert, in its discretion, the unexercised portion of any 1996 Plan ISO granted to an Employee Participant to a Non-qualified Option at any time prior to the exercise, in full, of such 1996 Plan ISO.
(b) Merger or Consolidation, If the Corporation is a party to any merger or consolidation, any purchase or acquisition of property or stock, or any separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Board of Directors (or, if the Corporation is not the surviving corporation, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) shall have the power to make arrangements, which shall be binding upon the holders of Restricted Shares and unexpired Stock Options, for the substitution of new options for, or the assumption by another corporation of, any Restricted Shares or unexpired Stock Options then outstanding hereunder.
(c) Adjustment of Exercise Price after Corporate Event. If by reason of recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, separation (including a spin-off) or dividend on the stock payable in shares of Common Stock, the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall conclusively determine the appropriate adjustment in the exercise prices of outstanding Stock Options and repurchase price of outstanding Restricted Shares and in the number and kind of shares as to which outstanding Stock Options shall be exercisable.
(d) Adjustment of Number of Shares after Corporate Event. In the event of a transaction of the type described in paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the total number of shares of Common Stock on which Stock Options or as to which Restricted Shares may be granted under this 1996 Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors.

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Section VI. Change of Control Provisions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change of Control, any Options outstanding as of the date such Change of Control is determined to have occurred and not then exercisable shall become fully exercisable to the full extent of the original grant.
(b) A “Change in Control” will be deemed to have occurred if the Continuing Board of Skyworks shall have ceased for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Skyworks. For this purpose, a “Continuing Director” will include any member of the Board of Directors of Skyworks as of the Effective Date and any person nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Skyworks by a majority of the then Continuing Directors.
Section VII. Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan.
The number of shares of Common Stock that may be the subject of awards under this 1996 Plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 1,400,000 shares. Shares to be delivered under this 1996 Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or treasury shares. My shares subject to a Stock Option hereunder which for any reason terminates, is canceled or otherwise expires unexercised, shares reacquired by the Corporation because restrictions do not lapse and any shares reacquired by the Corporation due to restrictions imposed on the shares, shares returned because payment is made hereunder in stock of equivalent value rather than in cash, and/or shares reacquired from a recipient for any other reason shall, at such time, no longer count towards the aggregate number of shares which have been the subject of Stock Options and Restricted Shares issued hereunder, and such number of shares shall be subject to further awards under this 1996 Plan.
Section VIII. Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a) Indemnity. Neither the Board of Directors nor the Committee, nor any members of either, nor any employees of the Corporation or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with their responsibilities with respect to this 1996 Plan, and the Corporation hereby agrees to indemnify the members of the Board of Directors, the members of the Committee, and the employees of the Corporation and its parent or subsidiaries in respect of any claim, loss, damage, or expense (including reasonable counsel fees) arising from any such act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination to the full extent permitted by law.
(b) Participation by Foreigners. Without amending this 1996 Plan, except to the extent required by the Code in the case of Incentive Stock Options, the Committee may modify grants made to participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States so as to recognize differences in local law, tax policy, or custom.
(c) Rights of Recipients of Awards. The holder of any Stock Option granted under the 1996 Plan shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Corporation with respect thereto unless and until certificates for shares are issued. Except as otherwise provided herein, the holder of Restricted Shares will be entitled to receive any dividends on such shares in the same amount and at the same time as declared on shares of Common Stock of the Company and shall be entitled to vote such shares as a stockholder of record.
(d) Assignment of Stock Options. No Stock Option or Restricted Shares or any rights or interests of the recipient therein shall be assignable or transferable by such recipient except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the recipient, such Stock Option shall be exercisable only by, or payable only to, the recipient thereof.
(e) Legal and Other Requirements. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued or transferred upon grant or exercise of any award under the 1996 Plan unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares and such other requirements as are consistent with the 1996 Plan have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee. Furthermore, the Corporation is not obligated to register or qualify Restricted Shares or the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of a Stock Option under federal or

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state securities laws (or to register them at any time thereafter), and it may refuse to issue such shares if, in its sole discretion, registration or exemption from registration is not practical or available. The Committee may require that prior to the issuance or transfer of Common Stock hereunder, the recipient thereof shall enter into a written agreement to comply with any restrictions on subsequent disposition that the Committee or the Company deem necessary or advisable under any applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof. Certificates of stock issued hereunder may be legended to reflect such restrictions.
(f) Withholding of Taxes. Pursuant to applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, the Corporation may be required to collect income or other taxes upon the grant of awards to, or exercise of a Stock Option by, a holder. The Corporation may require, as a condition to the issuance of Restricted Shares or the exercise of a Stock Option, or demand, at such other time as it may consider appropriate, that the Participant pay the Corporation the amount of any taxes which the Corporation may determine is required to be withheld or collected, and the Participant shall comply with the requirement or demand of the Corporation. In its discretion, the Corporation may withhold shares to be received upon exercise of a Stock Option if it deems this an appropriate method for withholding or collecting taxes.
(g) Pledge of Shares. Notwithstanding restrictions against disposition of any award made pursuant to the 1996 Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may permit any shares acquired under the 1996 Plan to be pledged or otherwise encumbered to secure borrowing by the recipient thereof solely for the purpose of obtaining the acquisition price to be paid for such shares, provided, that the amount of such borrowing may not exceed the acquisition price of such shares, and the recipient must provide the Corporation with a copy of the documents executed in connection with such borrowing. Any borrowing made by the recipient of an award pursuant to this paragraph (g) must permit the Corporation to repay the outstanding indebtedness and reacquire the pledged shares in the event of a default by the recipient under the borrowing documents. Nothing in this paragraph (g) shall require the Corporation to repay any indebtedness of a Participant or reacquire shares pledged hereunder.
(h) Right to Awards. No employee of the Corporation or other person shall have any claim or right to be a Participant in this 1996 Plan or to be granted an award hereunder. Neither this 1996 Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Corporation. Nothing contained hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant or any other person any equity or interest of any kind in any assets of the Company or creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Company and any such person. As to any claim for any unpaid amounts under the 1996 Plan, any Participant or any other person having a claim for payments shall be an unsecured creditor.
Section IX. Effective Date and Term of this Plan.
Provided there is Stockholder Approval on or before June 14, 1997, the effective date of this 1996 Plan is June 14, 1996 (the “Effective Date”) and awards under this 1996 Plan may be made for a period of ten years commencing on the Effective Date. The period during which a Stock Option or other award may be exercised may extend beyond that time as provided herein.
As amended through June 26, 2002.

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EXHIBIT 10.R
FY07 Executive Incentive Plan
1.   Purpose: The FY07 Executive Incentive Plan (the”FY07 Plan”) is designed to reward key management employees for achieving certain financial and business objectives.
 
2.   Plan Period: The FY07 Plan covers the period from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.
 
3.   Eligibility: This program applies to the Chief Executive Officer and his direct reporting senior executives. Other key employees may be added based upon the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer and subsequent approval of the Compensation Committee. Those employees not covered by this plan may be eligible for other programs established by Skyworks.
 
4.   Incentive Targets: Participants are eligible to earn a percentage of their base salary for attaining certain performance objectives. Nominal, target and stretch incentive awards have been established as follows (shown as a percentage of the participant’s base salary):
                         
    Incentive At   Incentive At   Incentive At
Name   Nominal   Target   Stretch
CEO
    30 %     100 %     200 %
CFO, VP Sales, Business Unit
General Managers, VP Ops
    20 %     60 %     120 %
Other VPs
    20 %     50 %     100 %
Special Participants
    10 %     40 %     80 %
5.   FY07 Metrics: The performance metrics for FY07 are as follows:
1st Half
             
Metric
  Nominal   Target   Stretch
Revenue
  REDACTED   REDACTED   REDACTED
Operating Income $
  REDACTED   REDACTED   REDACTED
Operating Income %
  REDACTED   REDACTED   REDACTED
2nd Half1
             
Metric
  Nominal   Target   Stretch
Revenue
  REDACTED   REDACTED   REDACTED
Operating Income $
  REDACTED   REDACTED   REDACTED
Operating Income %
  REDACTED   REDACTED   REDACTED
 
    1 Preliminary. To be updated after second quarter
     Performance periods are semi-annual. The individual metrics on the prior page are for normal operations and any extraordinary events and/or charges will be brought to the Compensation Committee for review and approval.
     Metrics will be weighted based on corporate performance for FY07 as follows:
                 
 
Period
  Revenue
Growth
  Operating
Income $
  Operating
Income %
  Quality
1st Half of Fiscal Year
    0 %     45 %     45 %     10 %
2nd Half of Fiscal Year*
    30 %     30 %     30 %     10 %
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6.   How the Plan Works: Upon completion of the first six months of the Fiscal Year, the Chief Executive Officer will provide the Compensation Committee with recommendations for incentive award payments to the named participants of the plan. The Committee will review the recommendations and approve the actual amount to be paid to each participant. The Committee will rely upon the CEO for the appropriate distribution of the authorized incentive pool. The same process will occur for the second six months of the Fiscal Year.
 
7.   Administration: Actual performance between the Nominal and Target metrics will be paid on a linear sliding scale beginning at the Nominal percentage and moving up to the Target percentage. The same linear scale will apply for performance between Target and Stretch metrics. In order to fund the incentive plans and insure the overall Company’s financial performance, the following terms apply.
    No incentive award will be paid unless the Company meets its Nominal operating income goal after accounting for any incentive award payments.
 
    Payout for the first six month performance period will be capped at 80% of earnings with 20% being held back until the end of the fiscal year based on sustained performance.
 
    Skyworks’ CEO, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee, retains discretion to award below nominal or above Stretch.
8.   Taxes: All awards are subject to federal, state, local and social security taxes. Payments under this Plan will not affect the base salary, which is used as the basis for Skyworks’ benefits program.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.FF
(Skyworks Logo)
October 16, 2006
Mr. Kevin Barber
Re: Amended and Restated Change in Control / Severance Agreement
Dear Kevin:
This letter sets out the severance arrangements concerning your employment with Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks”).
1.   Change of Control
  1.1.   If: (i) a Change of Control occurs while you are employed by Skyworks and (ii) your employment with Skyworks is involuntarily terminated without Cause or you terminate your employment with Skyworks for Good Reason, in either case within one (1) year after the Change of Control, then you will receive the benefits provided in Section 1.4 below.
 
  1.2.   “Change of Control” means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change of Control under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such subsection):
     (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 40% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) of this Section 1.2; or
781.376.3000 www.skyworksinc.com 20 Sylvan Rd. Woburn, MA 01801 USA

 


 

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     (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board on the date of the execution of this Agreement or (ii) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (ii) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or
     (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or
     (d) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
  1.3.   “Good Reason” will mean (i) you are no longer assigned the duties of your current position, (ii) you have been assigned duties inconsistent in any respect with your current position, (iii) your annual base salary has been reduced, or (iv) the location at which you perform your principal duties for Skyworks is moved to a new location that is more than 50 miles from the location at which you are performing your principal duties for Skyworks on the date of this agreement.
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  1.4.   On the date of any termination described in Section 1.1, (i) Skyworks will at its election either (a) provide you with salary continuation payments for twelve (12) months based on an amount equal to two (2) times your total annual compensation for the twelve month period prior to the Change of Control, including all wages, salary, bonus (as described below) and incentive compensation, whether or not includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or (b) provide you with a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the total of the salary continuation payments in (a) immediately preceding; and (ii) all of your Skyworks stock options will become immediately exercisable and, except as otherwise stated in this agreement, remain exercisable for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the termination date, subject to their other terms and conditions; and each outstanding restricted stock award and any other award that is based upon the common stock of Skyworks shall become immediately vested. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the bonus to be taken into account shall be the greater of your average bonus for the three years prior to the year in which the Change of Control occurs or your target bonus for the year in which the Change of Control occurs. Skyworks agrees to make you whole for any payments owed by you pursuant to so-called Section 409A (referenced in full in Section 5 of this Agreement) if Skyworks election to pay you in either a lump sum or as salary continuation shall have triggered such tax obligation.
 
  1.5.   If any excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) is payable by you by reason of the occurrence of a change in the ownership or effective control of Skyworks or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of Skyworks, determined in accordance with Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, then Skyworks shall pay you, in addition to the amount payable under Section 1.3, an amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) equal to the sum of the Excise Tax and the amount necessary to pay all additional taxes imposed on (or economically borne by) you (including the Excise Tax, state and federal income taxes and all applicable employment taxes) attributable to the receipt of the Gross-Up Payment. For purposes of the proceeding sentence, all taxes attributed to the receipt of the Gross-Up Payment shall be computed assuming the application of the maximum tax rate provided by law.
2.   Termination Without Cause
  2.1.   If, while you are employed by Skyworks, your employment with Skyworks is involuntarily terminated without Cause, then you will receive the benefits specified in Section 2.3 below. If your employment is terminated involuntarily by Skyworks for Cause or by you, you will not be entitled to receive the benefits specified in Section 2.3 below. This Section 2.1 shall not apply if you are entitled to receive the benefits set forth in Section 1.3 above. Your role and title at Skyworks commencing on the date hereof shall be “Special Advisor” to the Chief Executive Officer, and you agree as of today’s date to resign as an executive officer of Skyworks, and to sign a standard form of release on or about December 31, 2006 before receiving salary continuation payments pursuant to this Agreement. You will remain on the Company payroll until December 31, 2006, after which you will receive the payments set forth in Section 2.3 below. There may be further opportunities, for example in the area of mergers and acquisitions, for you to contribute to the organization going forward; that
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      relationship in the future would be the subject of a new agreement between you and Skyworks.
 
  2.2.   “Cause” will mean: (i) deliberate dishonesty significantly detrimental to the best interests of Skyworks or any subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) conduct on your part constituting an act of moral turpitude; (iii) willful disloyalty to Skyworks or refusal or failure to obey the directions of the Board of Directors; (iv) incompetent performance or substantial or continuing inattention to or neglect of duties assigned to you. Any determination of Cause must be made by the full Board of Directors at a meeting duly called.
 
  2.3.   On the date of any termination described in Section 2.1, (i) Skyworks will provide you with salary continuation payments for twelve (12) months based on an amount equal to one and one-quarter (1 1/4) times your then current annual base salary; and (ii) all of your Skyworks stock options will, except as otherwise stated in this agreement, remain exercisable for a period of 18 months after the termination date, subject to their other terms and conditions.
3.   Non-Solicitation
 
    You agree that while employed by the Company and for one year (1 year) thereafter, you will not, either directly or through others, raid, solicit, or attempt to solicit any employee of the Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company in order to become an employee to or for any person or entity. You further agree that you will not disrupt or interfere or attempt to disrupt or interfere with the Company’s relationships with such employees. You also agree that in addition to any damages that may be recovered, the prevailing party in any legal action to enforce this non-solicitation agreement shall be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys’ fees from the other party.
 
4.   Death or Disability
 
    In the event of your death at any time during your employment by Skyworks, all of your then outstanding Company stock options, whether or not by their terms then exercisable, will become immediately exercisable and remain exercisable for a period of one year thereafter, subject to their other terms and conditions.
 
    In the event of your disability at any time during your employment by Skyworks, all of your then outstanding Company stock options, whether or not by their terms then exercisable, will become immediately exercisable and remain exercisable so long as you remain an employee or officer of Skyworks and for a period of one year thereafter, subject to their other terms and conditions.
 
5.   Miscellaneous
 
    All claims by you for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of Directors of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to you in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board of Directors shall afford a reasonable opportunity to you for a review of
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    the decision denying a claim. Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. The Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal, accounting and other fees and expenses which you may reasonably incur as a result of any claim or contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, you or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by you regarding the amount of any payment or benefits pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code.
 
    Notwithstanding anything in this letter to the contrary, no provision of this letter will operate to extend the term of any option beyond the term originally stated in the applicable option grant or option agreement. This agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties concerning its subject matter. This agreement may be modified only by a written instrument executed by both parties. This agreement replaces and supersedes all prior agreements relating to your employment or severance. This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
 
    Neither you nor the Company shall have the right to accelerate or to defer the delivery of the payments to be made under Section 1.4 or Section 2.3; provided, however, that if you are a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and any of the payments to be made to you hereunder constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then the commencement of the delivery of any such payments will be delayed to the date that is 6 months after your date of termination.
Please sign both copies of this letter and return one to Skyworks.
     
Sincerely,
  AGREED TO:
 
   
/s/ David J. Aldrich
  /s/ Kevin Barber
 
   
David J. Aldrich, President and CEO
  Kevin Barber
 
   
Date: October 18, 2006
  Date: October 18 , 2006
 
   
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EXHIBIT 12
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                         
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for taxes on income
  $ (72,774 )   $ 40,989     $ 26,396     $ (53,625 )   $ (255,653 )
 
                                       
Add — Fixed charges net of capitalized Interest
    17,882       17,874       21,221       24,868       6,587  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income before taxes and fixed charges (net of capitalized interest)
    (54,892 )     58,863       47,617       (28,757 )     (249,066 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges:
                                       
 
                                       
Interest
    12,805       13,001       15,771       19,467       4,227  
Amortization of debt issuance costs
    1,992       1,596       2,176       1,936        
 
                                       
Estimated interest component of rental expense
    3,085       3,277       3,274       3,465       2,360  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total
    17,882       17,874       21,221       24,868       6,587  
 
                             
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings before taxes and fixed charges, to fixed charges
    (1 )     3.3       2.2       (2 )     (3 )
 
                                   
 
(1)   As a result of losses incurred in fiscal 2006, the Company was unable to fully cover fixed charges. The amount of such deficiency during this period was approximately $73 million
 
(2)   As a result of losses incurred in fiscal 2003, the Company was unable to fully cover fixed charges. The amount of such deficiency during this period was approximately $54 million
 
(3)   As a result of the loss incurred in fiscal 2002, the Company was unable to fully cover fixed charges. The amount of such deficiency during fiscal 2002 was approximately $256 million

 

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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
     
Name
  Jurisdiction Of Incorporation
 
Skyworks Communications Technology Development (Shanghai)
   
Company, Limited
  China
Skyworks International Investments, Inc.
  Delaware
Skyworks Semiconductor
  France
Skyworks Solutions Canada, Limited
  Canada
Skyworks Solutions Company, Limited
  Japan
Skyworks Solutions de Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico
Skyworks Solutions India Private Limited
  India
Skyworks Solutions Korea Limited
  Korea
Skyworks Solutions Limited
  United Kingdom
Skyworks Solutions Limited, Denmark — Representative Office
  Denmark
Skyworks Solutions Mauritius, Limited
  Mauritius
Skyworks Solutions Oy
  Finland
Skyworks Solutions, S.A. DE C.V
  Mexico
Skyworks Solutions Worldwide, Inc.
  Delaware
Skyworks Solutions Worldwide, Inc., Beijing Representative Office
  China
Skyworks Solutions Worldwide, Inc., Hong Kong Branch
  Hong Kong
Skyworks Solutions Worldwide, Inc., Singapore Representative Office
  Singapore
Skyworks Solutions Worldwide, Inc., Taiwan Branch
  Taiwan
Skyworks Solutions Worldwide, Inc., Zweigniederlassung Deutschland
  Germany
Skyworks USA, Inc.
  Delaware
Trans-Tech, Inc.
  Maryland

 

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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements of Alpha Industries, Inc. on Form S-8 (No. 033-63541, No. 033-63543, No. 333-71013, No. 333-71015, No. 333-38832, No. 333-48394 and No. 333-85024) and in the registration statements of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. on Form S-8 (No. 333-91524, No. 333-91758, No. 333-100312, No. 333-100313, No. 333-122333, No. 333-131628, No. 333-131629, No. 333-132880 and No. 333-134375) and Form S-3 (No. 333-92394, No. 333-102157, No. 333-103073 and No. 333-107846) of our reports dated December 13, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 29, 2006 and September 30, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 29, 2006 and related financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2006, which reports appear in the September 29, 2006 annual report on Form 10-K of Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share - Based Payment,” effective October 1, 2005.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, David J. Aldrich, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Skyworks Solutions, Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
 
  d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 13, 2006
/s/ David J. Aldrich
David J. Aldrich
Chief Executive Officer
President
Director

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Allan M. Kline, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Skyworks Solutions, Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report and
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
 
  d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 13, 2006
/s/ Allan M. Kline
Allan M. Kline
Chief Financial Officer
Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending September 29, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David J. Aldrich, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
/s/ David J. Aldrich
David J. Aldrich
Chief Executive Officer
President
Director
December 13, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending September 29, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Allan M. Kline, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
/s/ Allan M. Kline
Allan M. Kline
Chief Financial Officer
Vice President
December 13, 2006