Qorvo Forms a Strategic Partnership With Luxshare
December 18 2023 - 4:00PM
Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of
connectivity and power solutions, today announced that it has
reached a definitive agreement with Luxshare Precision Industry
Co., Ltd. (“Luxshare, 002475.SZ”), a global advanced contract
manufacturer, under which Luxshare will acquire Qorvo’s assembly
and test facilities in Beijing and Dezhou, China.
The companies anticipate completing the transaction by the first
half of calendar 2024, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals
and the satisfaction or waiver of other closing conditions. Upon
closing, Luxshare will acquire each facility’s operations and
assets, which include the property, plant and equipment, as well as
the existing workforce, to enable seamless continuity of
operations. Qorvo will continue to maintain its sales, engineering
and customer support employees in China to continue serving
customers.
Following the close of the transaction, Luxshare will assemble
and test products for Qorvo under a newly established long-term
supply agreement. The Beijing and Dezhou facilities primarily
support Qorvo’s highly integrated advanced cellular products.
Luxshare is a trusted supplier to many of the world’s leading
electronics companies and will provide seamless and flexible access
to best-in-class production capacity while expanding its offerings
and capabilities.
Bob Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer of Qorvo,
said, “The Beijing and Dezhou facilities have been an important
part of our history and manufacturing network for decades. After
carefully considering multiple alternatives over the past few
years, we feel that we have found the right partner to continue
supporting our customers from these factories. Given Luxshare’s
scale and well-established, high volume manufacturing competency,
we are confident that they will ensure continuity, maintain high
levels of quality, and be another outstanding strategic partner in
our supply chain that allows us to serve our customers
worldwide.”
Grant Brown, chief financial officer of Qorvo, said, “This
transaction furthers our efforts to reduce capital intensity while
supporting our long-term gross margin objectives and ensuring
continuity for our customers in China.”
The Beijing and Dezhou facilities will continue to operate as
part of Qorvo’s global manufacturing network until the closing of
the transaction. After the closing, Qorvo’s assembly, packaging and
test network will continue to include its facilities in the United
States, Costa Rica, and Germany, as well as valued leading global
outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) partners.
About Qorvo
Qorvo (Nasdaq:QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions
that make a better world possible. We combine product and
technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global
manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex
technical challenges. Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of
large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart
home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network
infrastructure, and aerospace/defense. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn
how our diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect and
power our planet.
Qorvo is a registered trademark of Qorvo, Inc. in the U.S. and
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respective owners.
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required under U.S. federal securities laws. Our business is
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those
relating to fluctuations in our operating results on a quarterly
and annual basis; our substantial dependence on developing new
products and achieving design wins; our dependence on several large
customers for a substantial portion of our revenue; a loss of
revenue if defense and aerospace contracts are canceled or delayed;
continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; our dependence on third
parties; risks related to sales through distributors; risks
associated with the operation of our manufacturing facilities;
business disruptions; poor manufacturing yields; increased
inventory risks and costs, including under long-term supply
agreements, due to timing of customers' forecasts; our inability to
effectively manage or maintain evolving relationships with chipset
suppliers; our ability to continue to innovate in a very
competitive industry; underutilization of manufacturing facilities;
unfavorable changes in interest rates, pricing of certain precious
metals, utility rates and foreign currency exchange rates; our
acquisitions and other strategic investments failing to achieve
financial or strategic objectives; our ability to attract, retain
and motivate key employees; warranty claims, product recalls and
product liability; changes in our effective tax rate; enactment of
international or domestic tax legislation, or changes in regulatory
guidance; changes in the favorable tax status of certain of our
subsidiaries; risks associated with environmental, health and
safety regulations, and climate change; risks from international
sales and operations; economic regulation in China; changes in
government trade policies, including imposition of tariffs and
export restrictions; we may not be able to generate sufficient cash
to service all of our debt; restrictions imposed by the agreements
governing our debt; our reliance on our intellectual property
portfolio; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual
property rights; security breaches and other similar disruptions;
theft, loss or misuse of personal data by or about our employees,
customers or third parties; provisions in our governing documents
and Delaware law may discourage takeovers and business combinations
that our stockholders might consider to be in their best interests;
and volatility in the price of our common stock. These and other
risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail under
"Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2023, and Qorvo's subsequent
reports and statements that we file with the SEC, could cause
actual results and developments to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking
statements.
At Qorvo®Doug DeLietoVP, Investor Relations1.336.678.7968
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