UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 28, 200326, 2004

 

OR

 

 ¨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 1-7882

 


 

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 94-1692300
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One AMD Place, Sunnyvale, California 94088
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(408) 749-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

(Title of each class)


 

(Name of each exchange

on which registered)


$.01 Par Value Common Stock New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  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.  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Aggregate market value of the votingcommon stock held by non-affiliates based on the reported closing price of common stock on March 1,June 25, 2004, ($14.89), as reported onwhich was the New York Stock Exchange:last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

$5,238,679,4765,488,863,023

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

351,825,351393,889,539 shares of common stock as of March 1, 2004February 22, 2005

 


 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 29, 2004,28, 2005, are incorporated into Part II and III hereof.

 


 

AMD, Advanced Micro Devices,the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Duron,Opteron, AMD Opteron,Sempron, AMD Turion, AMD PowerNow!, Alchemy, Geode and Geodecombinations thereof are either our trademarks or our registered trademarks in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.of AMD. Spansion FASL,and MirrorBit, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of FASL LLC in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.Spansion LLC. Vantis is a trademark of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation. Legerity is a trademark of Legerity, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT and MS-DOS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. MIPS is a registered trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium. NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Other terms used to identify companies and products may be trademarks of their respective owners.


Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

FORM 10-K

For The Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 200326, 2004

 

INDEX

 

PART I  1
    ITEM 1. 

BUSINESS

  1
    ITEM 2. 

PROPERTIES

  1615
    ITEM 3. 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  16
    ITEM 4. 

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

  1716
PART II  1817
    ITEM 5. 

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

  1817
    ITEM 6. 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

  1918
    ITEM 7. 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  20
    ITEM 7A. 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

  5566
    ITEM 8. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

  5869
    ITEM 9. 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

  98120
    ITEM 9A. 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

  98120
    ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION120
PART III  99121
    ITEM 10. 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

  99121
    ITEM 11. 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

  99121
    ITEM 12. 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

  99121
    ITEM 13. 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

  99121
    ITEM 14. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

  99121
PART IV  100122
    ITEM 15. 

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON
FORM 8-K

  100122

SIGNATURES

  110131

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1.BUSINESS

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statements in this report include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as predictions of future events as we cannot assure you that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements will be achieved or will occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology including “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements relate to, among other things,things: our ability to be profitable, our revenues, depreciationsales, operating results and amortization, operating results; anticipated cash flows; capital expenditures; gross margins; adequacydepreciation and amortization expenses; research and development expenses; marketing, general and administrative expenses; the development and timing of resources to fund operationsthe introduction of new products and capital investments;technologies, including our dual-core microprocessors, AMD Turion 64 microprocessors, ORNAND architecture and QuadBit technology; customer and market acceptance of our AMD Opteron and, AMD Athlon 64, microprocessors,AMD Turion 64 and the AMD64 technology upon which they are based;AMD Sempron microprocessors; customer and market acceptance of FASL LLC’s Spansion Flash memory products based on MirrorBit and floating gate technology;technology, including the ORNAND architecture; our ability to remain competitive and maintain or increase our market position; our ability to maintain and develop key relationships with our existing and new customers; the ability to produce theseour microprocessor and Flash memory products in the volumes and mix required by the market at acceptable yields and on a timely basis;market; our and FASL LLC’s ability to maintain the level of investment in research and development and capacity that is required to remain competitive; our and FASL LLC’s ability to transition to new products andadvanced manufacturing process technologies in a timely and effective way; our and FASL LLC’s ability to achieve cost reductions in the amounts and in the timeframes anticipated; our ability to produce microprocessors in the volume required by customers on a timely basis; our ability to maintain or improve average selling prices of our products despite aggressive marketing and pricing strategies of our competitors; our ability, and the ability of third parties, to provide timely infrastructure solutions, such as motherboards and chipsets, to support our microprocessors; the process technology transitions in our wafer fabrication facilities locatedfacilities; and our ability to gain market share in Dresden, Germany (Fab 30)high-growth global markets such as China, Latin America, India and FASL LLC’s wafer fabrication facilities in Austin, Texas (Fab 25) and in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan (JV1, JV2 and JV3); and the financing and construction of our 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility (Fab 36) in Dresden, Germany. Eastern Europe.

For a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, see the “Financial Condition” and “Risk Factors” sections set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on page 20 below and such other risks and uncertainties as set forth below in this report or detailed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission reports and filings. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

 

General

 

We are a leading semiconductor manufacturercompany with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe and Asia, and sales offices throughout the world. We design, manufacture and market industry-standard digital integrated circuits, or ICs, that are used in many diverse product applications such as desktop and mobile personal computers, or PCs, workstations, servers, communications equipment such as mobile telephones, and automotive and consumer electronics. Our products includeconsist primarily of microprocessors and Flash memory devices anddevices. In addition, we offer embedded microprocessors for personal connectivity devices which we refer to as our Personal Connectivity Solutions, or PCS, products.and specific consumer markets.

 

Developments in 2003

During 2003, we endeavored to position our company to take advantage of anticipated growth opportunities within the semiconductor market and anticipated increased demand for semiconductor products in 2004. In April 2003, we introduced our AMD Opteron microprocessors for servers and workstations, and in September 2003, we introduced our AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors for desktop and mobile PCs. We designed these high-performance microprocessors for both 32-bit and 64-bit processing, enabling users to protect their information technology investments by continuing to use their 32-bit software applications while implementing 64-bit software applications on the timetable of their choice.

In order to meet anticipated demand for these and other advanced microprocessor products, we are constructing a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility. This facility, Fab 36, will be located in Dresden, Germany, adjacent to our existing manufacturing facility, Fab 30.

In addition, in order to respond more quickly to changes in market trends in the Flash memory market and improve efficiencies in the production, marketing and design of our Flash memory products, we and Fujitsu Limited formed a new entity named FASL LLC, effective June 30, 2003. We own 60 percent of FASL LLC while Fujitsu owns 40 percent. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2003, we began consolidating the results of FASL LLC’s operations. FASL LLC is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and its manufacturing, research, test, and assembly operations are in the United States and Asia. FASL LLC engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and promotion of Flash memory products, which it markets under the Spansion global product brand name. We and Fujitsu are the distributors of FASL LLC’s Spansion Flash memory products. As part of this transaction, we contributed to FASL LLC our Flash memory inventory, our manufacturing facility located in Austin, Texas, known as Fab 25, our Flash memory research and development facility in Sunnyvale, California, known as the Submicron Development Center, or SDC, and our Flash memory assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China. Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory division, including related inventory, cash, and its Flash memory assembly and test operations in Malaysia. In addition, both we and Fujitsu contributed our respective investments in our previous manufacturing joint venture, Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Limited, located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, which became part of a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC named FASL JAPAN LIMITED, or FASL JAPAN. In this report we refer to the previous manufacturing joint venture with Fujitsu as the Manufacturing Joint Venture.

As part of the transaction, we entered into various contracts with FASL LLC and Fujitsu, including a non-competition agreement pursuant to which we agreed that we would not engage in the development, production, manufacture, marketing, distribution, promotion or sale of Flash memory devices outside of FASL LLC; a patent cross-license agreement pursuant to which each party has been granted a non-exclusive license under the other party’s respective licensed patents for the manufacture and sale of semiconductor products worldwide; services agreements pursuant to which we agreed to provide, among other things, certain information technology, facilities, logistics, legal, tax, finance, human resources, and environmental, health and safety services to FASL LLC; and a distribution agreement pursuant to which we obtained the right to distribute Spansion Flash memory products. The term of the distribution agreement is indefinite, subject to termination by mutual agreement of the parties, upon failure to cure a material breach or upon termination of the limited liability company operating agreement that governs FASL LLC, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Additional Information

 

We were incorporated under the laws of Delaware on May 1, 1969. Our mailing address and executive offices are located at One AMD Place, Sunnyvale, California 94088, and our telephone number is (408) 749-4000. With the exception of the sections of this report that discuss financial data, which is presented on a consolidated basis, referencesReferences in this report to “AMD,” “we”“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company” shall mean Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and “us” include our consolidated subsidiaries, but,including Spansion LLC and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated, do not include FASLthe context indicates otherwise.

Effective June 30, 2003, we established Spansion LLC, orour Flash memory majority-owned subsidiary in which we hold a 60 percent interest and Fujitsu Limited holds the remaining 40 percent. Spansion is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and its subsidiaries. manufacturing, research and assembly operations are in the United States and Asia. As part of the formation of Spansion, we and Fujitsu contributed to Spansion our respective interests in Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Limited, our former manufacturing joint venture, which we refer to as the Manufacturing Joint Venture in this report. We also contributed our Flash memory inventory, our manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas (Fab 25), our memory research and development facility in Sunnyvale, California (the SDC) and our Flash memory assembly and test facilities in Thailand, Malaysia and Suzhou, China. Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory division, including related inventory, cash and its Flash memory assembly and test facility in Malaysia. Spansion is managed by a ten-member board of managers of which we are currently entitled to appoint six managers and Fujitsu is entitled to appoint four managers.

For a description of certain financing arrangements for Spansion, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” beginning on page 20, below.

We post on the Investor Relations page of our Web site,www.amd.com, a link to our filings with the SEC, our Principles of Corporate Governance, Guidelines, our Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller and other senior finance executives, our other Code of Ethics entitled “Worldwide Standards of Business Conduct,” forwhich applies to our directors and all our employees, and the charters of our Audit, Compensation, Finance and Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees.committees. Our filings with the SEC are posted as soon as reasonably practical after they are filed electronically with the SEC. You can also obtain copies of these documents by writing to us at: Corporate Secretary, AMD, One AMD Place, M/S 68, Sunnyvale, California 94088, or emailing us atat:Corporate.Secretary@amd.com. All suchthese documents and filings are available free of charge.

For financial information about geographic areas and for segment information with respect to sales and operating results, refer to the information set forth in Note 9 of our consolidated financial statements, beginning on page 83,104, below.

 

For a discussion of the risk factors related to our business operations, please see the sections entitled, “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” above, and the “Risk Factors” and “Financial Condition” sections set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” beginning on page 20, below.

 

The Integrated Circuit MarketOur Industry

Semiconductors are critical components used in a variety of electronic products and systems. An IC is a semiconductor device that consists of many interconnected transistors on a single chip. Since the invention of the transistor in 1948, improvements in IC process and design technologies have led to the development of smaller, more complex and more reliable ICs at a lower cost per function. In order to satisfy the demand for faster, smaller and lower-cost ICs, semiconductor manufacturers have continually developed improvements in manufacturing and process technology. For example, ICs are increasingly being manufactured using smaller geometries. In addition, the size of silicon wafers from which ICs are produced has increased, with some semiconductor manufacturers migrating from 200-millimeter wafers to 300-millimeter wafers. Use of smaller process geometries can result in products that are higher performing, use less power and cost less to manufacture on a per unit basis. Use of larger wafers can contribute further to a decrease in manufacturing costs per unit and increase capacity by yielding more chips per wafer.

 

The integrated circuit market has grown dramatically over the past two decades, driven primarily by theavailability of low-cost semiconductors, together with increased customer demand for sophisticated electronic business and consumer products.systems, has led to the proliferation of semiconductors. Today, virtually all electronic products use integrated circuits,

semiconductors, including PCs and related peripherals, wired and wireless voice and data communications and networking products including cellular phones,mobile telephones, facsimile and photocopy machines, printers, home entertainment equipment, industrial control equipment and automobiles.

 

The market for integrated circuits can be divided into separate markets for digital and analog devices. WeWithin the global semiconductor industry, we primarily participate in the market for digital integrated circuits. The three types of digital integrated circuits used in most electronic systems are:two markets:

 

microprocessors, which are used for control and computing tasks, and complementary chipset devices,components, which perform essential logic functions that support the microprocessors; and

 

Flash memory circuits,devices, which are used to store data and programming instructions; and

logic circuits, which are employed to manage the interchange and manipulation of digital signals.instructions.

 

Within the digital integrated circuit market, we participate primarily in the microprocessor and Flash memory markets. In addition, we participate in theoffer embedded processor marketmicroprocessors for personal connectivity devices.devices and specific consumer markets.

 

Computation Products

 

The Microprocessor Market

 

A microprocessor is a silicon integrated circuitan IC that serves as the central processing unit, or CPU, of a computer. It generally consists of millions of transistors that process data and control other devices in the system, acting as the brain of the computer. The performance of a microprocessor is typically a critical factor impacting the performance of a PC and other similar devices. The principal indicators of microprocessor performance are work-per-cycle, or how many instructions are executed per cycle, and clock speed, representing the rate at which its internal logic operates, measured in units of hertz, or cycles processed per second. Other factors ofimpacting microprocessor performance include the amount of memory storagesize, data access speed and the speed at which data stored in memory can be accessed.power consumption. Developments in circuit design and manufacturing process technologies have resulted in dramaticsignificant advances in microprocessor performance over the past two decades. With the introduction of our AMD Athlon XP processor in October 2001, we began positioningWe market our processors based on overall performance, which is a function of both architecture and clock speed. We believe overall performance is a better indicator of CPU capability than simply clock speed.

 

The microprocessor market is characterized by short product life cycles and migration to ever-higher-performance microprocessors. To compete successfully in this market, microprocessor manufacturers must transition to new process technologies at a fast pace and offer higher-performance microprocessors in significantly greater volumes. They also must achieve manufacturing yield and volume goals in order to sell microprocessors at competitive prices.

A factor driving change in the microprocessor industry is the introduction of 64-bit computing. The bit rating of a microprocessor generally denotes the largest amount of numerical data that a microprocessor can handle in a single clock cycle. For approximately the last ten years, microprocessors have had 32-bit computing capabilities. While 32-bit processors have historically been sufficient, we believe that they will face challenges as new data and memory-intensive consumer and enterprise software applications gain popularity. Microprocessors with 64-bit processing capabilities enable systems to have greater performance by allowing software applications and operating systems to access more memory and process more data. From applications for multimedia and gaming, to grid computing and extensive enterprise databases, we believe the demand for 64-bit computing will increase across the computing industry. Additionally, we believe that the introduction of advanced operating systems, such as Microsoft®Windows®64, and software applications designed to take advantage of the 64-bit platform, will drive further adoption of 64-bit processors.

Another emerging trend in the microprocessor industry is the introduction of dual-core processors, which consist of two processor cores on one semiconductor die. Over the last ten years as microprocessors have increased in transistor density and overall performance capabilities, they have increasingly faced power consumption challenges. By enabling numerous operations to be executed simultaneously across two processor cores, we believe dual-core processors will increase processor performance with a minimal increase in power consumption.

Improvements in the performance characteristics of microprocessors and decreases in production costs resulting from advances in manufacturing process technology, as well as a corresponding decrease inlower selling prices, have increased the demand for microprocessors over time. The greatest demand for our microprocessors today is from PC manufacturers. With few exceptions, these manufacturers require x86 microprocessors that are compatible with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system.

The microprocessor market is characterized by short product life cycles and migration to ever-higher-performance microprocessors. To compete successfully in this market, we must transition to new process technologies at a fast pace and offer higher-performance microprocessors in significantly greater volumes. We also must achieve manufacturing yield and volume goals while producing these microprocessors in order to sell them at competitive prices. For more information about competition in the microprocessor market, see the section entitled “Competition,” below.

We believe that worldwide demand for PC microprocessors will increase in 2004 compared with 2003. Factors that we believe will stimulate growth in the demand for PC microprocessors include an anticipated replacement cycle for older PC systems, lower-priced PC systems, enhanced product features, and strategic purchases of new PC systems to deploy new tools and technologies, and improved economic conditions.technologies. In addition, we believe that there will be increased demand for microprocessors from server manufacturers as enterprises continue to upgrade their networks.

 

Microprocessor Products

 

We currently offer microprocessor products for desktop and mobile PCs, servers and workstations. Our microprocessors are based on the x86 architecture. In addition, we design them based on a superscalar reduced instruction set computer, or RISC, architecture. RISC architecture allows microprocessors to perform fewer types of computer instructions thereby allowing the microprocessor to operate at a higher speed. We also design our microprocessors to be compatible with operating system software such as Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT®®, Windows 98 (and Windows predecessor operating systems), Linux, NetWare®, Solaris and UNIX.

 

Desktop PCs.Our microprocessors for desktop PCs consist of four product brands: AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron processors. In September 2003, we introduced our AMD Athlon XP, and AMD Duron processors. We introduced64 microprocessor, the first Windows-compatible, x86 architecture-based 64-bit PC processor, the AMD Athlon 64 microprocessor, in September 2003, an introduction date that we changed from our originally stated date due to a combination of factors, including the features and functionality of these new processors in comparison to our existing PC processors, AMD Athlon XP, the fact that demand for our AMD Athlon XP processors was greater than expected, and the state of the microprocessor market at the time the introduction was planned.processor. AMD Athlon 64 processors are based on the AMD64 technology platform, which extends the industry-standard x86 instruction set architecture to 64-bit computing. We designed our AMD Athlon 64 processors to run bothallow simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit applications simultaneously,computing, enabling users to protect their information technology investments by continuing to use their 32-bit software applications while implementing 64-bit applications on the timetable of their choice. We design our AMD Athlon 64 processors for enterprises and sophisticated PC users and businesses that seek to access large amounts of data and physical memory. Simultaneously with our introduction of the AMD Athlon 64 processor, we introduced the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor, designed specifically for gamers, PC enthusiasts and digital content creators who require products that can perform graphic-intensive tasks. We design ourOur AMD Athlon XP processors for the value market and offer PC users and small to medium businesses affordable processors that can meet their core computing needs. We also design AMD Duron processors,Sempron microprocessors, which we sell primarilyintroduced in cost-sensitive emerging markets. MostJuly 2004, are designed for value-conscious consumers of our microprocessor product sales in 2003 were of our AMD Athlon XP microprocessors.desktop and notebook PCs.

 

Mobile PCs.Our microprocessors for the mobile computing market consist of mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors, mobile AMD Sempron processors and AMD Athlon XP-M processors. In January 2005, we announced our new AMD Turion 64 mobile technology, and we expect to introduce our AMD Turion 64 processors in the first half of 2005. Our original equipment manufacturer, or OEM customers incorporate theseour processors into a variety of notebook designs, including full-size and thin-and-light notebooks. We have designed our mobile processor products for high-performance computing and wireless connectivity. They feature advanced power management from AMD PowerNow! technology, which offers reduced power consumption and extended system battery life.During 2003, we primarily providedlife. We intend to continue to invest in our mobile computing products for the full-size or desktop-replacement segment of the mobile computing market. Our strategy for 2004 is to expand ourmicroprocessor product portfolio to address the thin-and-light segment of the mobile computing marketwith increasing emphasis on low-power computing.

Servers and increase our share in the full-size segment of this market.

Workstations.Our x86 microprocessors for servers and workstations consist of the AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon MP processors. A server is a powerful computer on a network that is dedicated to a particular purpose and stores large amounts of information and performs the critical functions for that purpose. A workstation is essentially a heavy-duty desktop, designed for tasks likesuch as computer-aided design. We introduced our first 64-bit microprocessor for servers and workstations, the AMD Opteron, processor, in April 2003, an introduction date that we changed from our originally planned date due to a combination of factors, including the state of the microprocessor market at the time the introduction was planned and our plans to introduce these products on 130-nanometer silicon-on-insulator, or SOI, manufacturing process technology.2003. Like the AMD Athlon 64 processors, the AMD Opteron processors for servers and workstations are based on the AMD64 technology and are designed to run bothallow simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit applications simultaneously.computing. AMD Opteron processors arewere the first processors to extend the industry-standard x86 instruction set architecture to 64-bit computing. AMD Opteron processors are available in one- to eight-way servers that can be used in a variety of server applications, including business processing (enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and supply chain management) and business intelligence. AMD Opteron processors arecan also available in one- to four-way workstation solutions that can be used in workstation applications such as engineering

and digital content creation software, and other information technology infrastructure applications such as intensive Web serving and messaging.

 

OurDual-Core Processors.We are currently developing dual-core processor technology, which we believe provides a path for increasing processor performance with a minimal increase in power consumption. In August 2004, we demonstrated the first x86 dual-core processor when we showed a Hewlett Packard HP Proliant server powered by our AMD Opteron dual-core processors. We plan to offer dual-core processors for servers and AMD Athlon 64workstations in mid-2005, followed by dual-core processors support HyperTransport technology, which is a high-bandwidth communications interface we developed, as well as integrated memory controllers that enable substantially higher performance than existing, non-integrated memory controller architectures. We expect our advanced architecture to provide users with even greater performance improvements as operating systems and software applications begin leveragingfor the benefitsPC market in the second half of our 64-bit architecture. To that end, in April 2002, we announced a collaboration with Microsoft to incorporate 64-bit support into the Windows operating system. Microsoft has indicated that they intend to release the 64-bit version of Windows XP in 2004. We believe that the backward compatibility of these processors will allow users to migrate more easily from current 32-bit operating systems and applications to future 64-bit operating systems and applications on a common hardware platform.2005.

 

Chipsets.We also sell chipset products and make available motherboard reference design kits, designed to support our microprocessors for use in PCs and embedded products. A chipset provides the interface between all of a PC’s subsystems and sends data from the microprocessor to all the input/output and storage devices, such as the keyboard, mouse, monitor and hard drive. The primary reason we offer these products to our customers is to provide them with a solution that will allow them to use our microprocessors and develop and introduce their products into the market more quickly. We report the revenue from sales of our chipset products in our Computation Products segment.

 

We believe the key factors impacting our ability to increase microprocessor revenues in 2004 are: our ability to increase market acceptance of ourOur AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processors support HyperTransport technology, which is a high-bandwidth communications interface we initially developed, as well as integrated memory controllers that enable substantially higher performance than existing, non-integrated memory controller architectures. We expect our advanced architecture to provide users with even greater performance improvements as operating systems and to produce them in a timely manner on new process technologies, including 90-nanometer SOI technology, insoftware applications begin leveraging the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers; market acceptance of the newest versionsbenefits of our AMD Athlon XP processors; growth in unit shipments of our microprocessor products; and our ability to maintain or increase average selling prices for our microprocessor products.

In 2004, one of our goals is to increase market acceptance of our AMD64 technology, particularly in the enterprise segment.64-bit architecture. To that end, we intendwork with Microsoft to focus on developingincorporate 64-bit support into the Windows operating system. Microsoft has indicated that it intends to release its Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems and introducing products forWindows XP 64-bit Extended Systems in the server and workstation markets and increasing our sharefirst half of these markets.Although we will continue to provide our AMD Athlon MP products pursuant to market demand, we intend to concentrate on developing and producing new versions2005. We believe that the backward compatibility of our AMD Opteron microprocessors for these markets.

Memory ProductsAMD64-based processors will allow users to migrate more easily from current 32-bit operating systems and applications to future 64-bit operating systems and applications on a common hardware platform.

 

The Flash Memory Market

Memory circuits store data and instructions and are characterized as either volatile or non-volatile. Volatile devices lose stored information after electrical power is shut off while non-volatile devices retain stored information. Volatile memory integrated circuits primarily consist of Dynamic Random Access Memory, or DRAM, devices and Static Random Access Memory, or SRAM, devices. Non-volatile memory integrated circuits include Flash memory, Read-Only Memory, or ROM, Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, or EPROM, and Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, or EEPROM, devices.

 

Flash memory devices have a size and cost advantage over EEPROM devices, which utilize a larger, more expensive memory cell. Flash memory devices also provide greater flexibility and ease of use when compared to other non-volatile memoryis an important semiconductor component used in electronic devices such as ROMmobile phones, digital cameras, DVD players, set top boxes, MP3 players and EPROM, becauseautomotive electronics such as navigation systems. Flash memory devices can be electrically rewrittendiffers from other types of memory due to update parametersits ability to retain stored information after power is turned off. Most electronic products use Flash memory to store important program instructions, or code, as well as multimedia content, or data. Code storage retains the basic operating instructions, operating system software. ROM devices cannot be rewrittensoftware or program code, which allows an electronic product to function while data storage retains digital content, such as multimedia files. For example, Flash memory in camera phones retains both the program code, which enables users to turn on and EPROM devices require information to be erased using ultraviolet light before they can be rewritten. operate the phone, and also stores data such as digital photos.

The Flash memory market has grown significantly in recent years. In particular,can be divided into three major categories based on application. Portable, battery-powered communications applications are categorized as “wireless.” Solid-state removable memory applications are categorized as “removable storage.” All other applications, such as consumer and automotive electronics, are categorized as “embedded.” Applications within the increasing usewireless category include mobile phones, smart phones and functionality ofpersonal digital assistants, or PDAs. Applications within the removable storage category include USB drives and memory cards. Applications within the embedded category include consumer electronics, automotive electronics and networking and telecom equipment such as cellular phones, MP3 players, DVD players, digital cameras,hubs, switches and personal storage USB drives has contributed to an increasing demand forrouters. Currently, we serve the wireless and embedded categories of the NOR Flash memory devices.market with our Spansion Flash memory products.

 

There are two major typesarchitectures of Flash memory employed in the non-volatile memory market today: Boolean logic-based NOR (Not Or) Flash memory and NAND (Not And) Flash memory.NAND. NOR Flash memory, which is generally more reliable than NAND Flash memory and less prone to data corruption. NOR Flash memorycorruption, is typically used to store program code in communication devices such as cellular telephones, and consumer products such as DVD players.code. NAND Flash memory has been generally been less expensive to manufacture and is typically used in devices that require high-capacity data storage such as memory cards for digital cameras and MP3 players. Within the Flash memory market, we sell primarily NOR Spansion Flash memory-based products. In 2003, we also sold a very limited number of our EPROM devices. Sales of EPROM devices have been steadily declining for the past few years as customers switch over to Flash memory devices. In 2004, we will continue to sell our existing inventory of EPROM products. However, we expect these sales to be minimal and we do not intend to manufacture any new EPROM products in 2004.

Flash Memory Products

 

Our Spansion Flash memory products encompass a broad spectrum of densities and features and are primarily designed to addresssupport code, or mixed code and data storage applications in the wireless mobile handset and embedded systems markets. Thesecategories of the Flash memory market. Our products are used in cellularmobile telephones, consumer electronics, automotive electronics, networking equipment and other applications that require memory to be non-volatile and electrically rewritten. Our Spansion Flash memory products may be categorized intoare based on two main technologies:technologies today: single bit-per-cell floating gate technology and two bits-per-cell MirrorBit technology.

 

Spansion Flash memory products using conventional floatingFloating Gate Technology. Floating gate technology are available in densities from one megabit to 128 megabits. Ais the conventional memory cell includestechnology that is utilized by most Flash memory companies today. A memory cell comprises a transistor having a source, and a drain and a control gate. The control gate to regulateregulates the current flow between the source and the drain, thereby defining whether the memory cell stores a “0” bit or a “1” bit. Floating gate technologybit by storing a charge in the cell storage medium. The “floating gate” is memory cell technology in which the memory cell includes a “floating gate”conductive storage medium between the control gate and the source and drain. AddingIt is referred to as a floating gate because it is electrically isolated or removing charge“floating” from the floating gate changes the threshold voltagerest of the cell. Productscell to ensure that stored charge does not leak away resulting in memory loss. Our products using conventional floating gate technology are typically used for their non-volatile code storage and code execution as well as in applications that take advantage of their ease of in-system re-programmability. In addition, floating gate technology has the ability to operate at very high read speeds and temperatures, which we believe is optimal for harsh environments such as automotive applications. Spansion Flash memory products using floating gate technology are available in densities from one megabit to 128 megabits. These products are designed to meet the requirements of a range of Flash memory market segments, from the low-end, low-density value segment to the high-performance, high-density wireless segment.

 

MirrorBit Technology.Our Spansion Flash memory products also include devices based on MirrorBit technology, aour proprietary technology that stores two bits of data in a single memory cell thereby doubling the density, or storage capacity, of each memory cell. Productscell and enabling higher density products. However, unlike the conductive storage medium used by floating gate technology, MirrorBit technology stores charge in a non-conductive storage medium without a floating gate. NOR Flash memory products based on MirrorBit technology require fewer wafer fabrication process steps to

manufacture and have a simpler layoutscell architecture compared to similar products based on single-bit-per-cell or multi-level-cell (MLC) floating gate technology. As a result, MirrorBit technology can contribute to a smaller die size and improved unit production yields. Due to these characteristics, for a given density, NOR Flash memory products based on MirrorBit technology can be less expensive to producemanufacture than similar products based on conventional floating gate single-bit-per-cell or multi-level cellMLC technology. We believe MirrorBit technology gives us an advantage in the manufacturing of these products equivalent to one lithography node over multi-level cell solutions and two lithography nodes over single-bit-per-cell solutions. Lithography is a process technology used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. In addition, we believe MirrorBit technology enables the production of NOR Flash memory products at higher densities than are commercially viable using single bit-per-cell technology.

 

Our Spansion Flash memory products using first-generationbased on MirrorBit technology are manufactured using 230-nanometer process technology and are available in densities ranging from 16 megabits through 256to 512 megabits. In September 2003, FASL LLC announcedWe believe the availabilitylower cost and higher yields of engineering samplesMirrorBit technology enable us to manufacture higher density NOR Flash products at a cost that is not achievable using competing NOR MLC floating gate technology. We believe our MirrorBit technology will allow us to compete in certain portions of the first 512 megabitFlash memory market, such as data storage, with die sizes that are similar to NAND Flash memory products on the same process geometry and where high densities and low cost-per-bit are important.

We are developing a new architecture, ORNAND, based on our MirrorBit technology, which we believe will allow us to develop products that combine some of the best attributes of NOR architecture and NAND architecture. We believe that ORNAND architecture will allow us to offer products with higher densities in our traditional NOR Flash memory product based on its second-generation MirrorBit technology. We believe this high density product will enable designersmarkets, while enabling us to create large memory arrays, simplify existing designsenter and compete in new markets that have traditionally been served by using only a single device, and reduce costs by migrating from floating gate technology-based products. InNAND-based products, such as removable storage. During 2004, products based on second-generationwe also demonstrated the ability of MirrorBit technology will be manufactured using primarily 110-nanometer process technology. Weto store four bits-per-cell, which we refer to as QuadBit, with a working proof-of-concept. If successful, we believe manufacturing costs for NOR Flash memory products based on MirrorBitour QuadBit technology that are manufactured using 110-nanometer process technology are similarwould enable us to ortarget the higher density and lower than manufacturing costs for comparable products based on conventional floating gate multi-level cell technology that are manufactured using 90-nanometer process technology.cost portions of the removable storage category, which is currently served by vendors of NAND-based products.

Our Spansion Flash memory products implement different architecturesfeatures and interfaces to address different customer requirements. These different architecturesfeatures and interfaces may be supported on both floating gate technology as well as onand MirrorBit technology. We address demand for lower-performance customer applications by providing asynchronous access products with slower read speeds. We address demand for higher-performance products by providing advanced architectureFor example, we provide products that support faster burst-modeburst- and page-mode read interfaces. Burst-mode products allow fast access to data in a continuous sequential operation, while page-mode products allow fast random access to data within a page. The wireless market in particular currently demands such high-performance solutions. We intend to continue to address the growing performance requirements of our customers in this market by expanding our product offerings and improving our products’ performance. In addition, to a high-performance architecture, Spansion products may also include benefitsfeatures such as Advanced Sector Protection, which improves security by protecting Flash memory content against inadvertent or deliberate changes to code or data, and simultaneous read/write, which improves system performance.performance by allowing a device to conduct read, write or erase operations simultaneously.

 

We also offerPackaging is an integral element of our Spansion Flash memory in multi-chip packages, or MCPs, acrossproducts. We offer a range of densities. Currently,packaging options, from single-die configurations and multi-chip products (MCPs) to package-less solutions, such as Known Good Die. Our packaging includes lead-frame and ball grid array or BGA, which describe the largest consumersmechanical connection between the package and the printed circuit board. Our packages in the embedded markets mostly use lead-frame solutions while our packages for the wireless markets almost exclusively use BGA solutions due to the small physical size or form factor enabled by BGA. A significant percentage of Flash memory devicesour products are shipped as MCPs due to increasing demand for smaller mobile phone manufacturers.phones. Mobile phone manufacturers require devices that allow them to make feature-rich products in small packages. They are especially interested in MCPs due to the single, space-saving package, low power consumption, and high performance. Our MCP products incorporate Spansion Flash memory devices ranging from 16 megabits to 128 megabits and third-party non-Flash memory die, such as static RAM, or SRAM, or pseudo-static RAM, or pSRAM devices, which FASL LLC purchaseswe purchase from outside vendors, ranging from two megabits to 64 megabits. We intend to continue to provide new products for this growing market, and we expect sales of MCP products to increase in 2004 in comparison to 2003.vendors.

 

We believe that the key factors impacting our ability to increase Flash memory product revenues in 2004 are the continued market acceptance of MirrorBit technology, our ability to maintain or increase average selling prices for Spansion Flash memory products, and growth in unit shipments of these Flash memory products. In addition, FASL LLC’s ability to successfully transition to 110-nanometer process technologies for specified Flash memory products and its ability to successfully increase manufacturing capacity at its fabrication, assembly and test facilities are key factors impacting our ability to increase Flash memory product revenues.

Other Products and ServicesThe Embedded Processor Market

 

In addition to our primary microprocessor and Flash memory markets, we also offer embedded microprocessors for personal connectivity devices and specific consumer markets. Personal connectivity devices can be classified into five main segments: computer devices such as thin clients; smart handheld devices and PDAs; access devices such as gateways and access points; entertainment devices such as media players and digital TVs; and automotive devices such as in-car navigation systems, telematics and media playback. The applications in these devices typically require highly integrated systems-on-chip, or SoCs, that include high-performance, low-power embedded processors and microcontrollers.

Personal Connectivity Solutions Products

 

We offer low-power, high-performance embedded microprocessor products for personal connectivity devices. Our PCS products include low-power x86 and MIPS® architecture-based embedded processors. We design these embedded processors to address customer needs in the non-PC markets where Internet appliance market.connectivity and/or low power processing is a priority. Typically these embedded processors are used in products that require high to moderate levels of performance where key features include reduced cost, mobility, low power and compactness.small form factor. Products that use our embedded processors also often have limited user interfaces and programmability when compared to PCs and servers.are targeted for specific market segments using SoC design techniques.

 

In August 2003, we acquiredOur embedded microprocessor products consist of the AMD Geode family and the AMD Alchemy family of microprocessor products from National Semiconductor Corporation.products. AMD Geode microprocessors are based on the x86 architecture and are optimized for high performance and low power. The Geode technology integrates complex functionality, such as processing, system logic, graphics, and audio and video decompression on toonto one integrated device. AMD Geode microprocessors are based on the x86 architecture and are optimized for power and performance. We target our AMD Geode processors for four mainat each of the five market segments: computer systems commonly referred to as “enterprise-thin clients” with low power consumption and minimal memory that leverage application software from a centralized server; low-cost network appliances; set-top boxes; and personal access devices.segments referenced above. With the AMD Geode family of microprocessors, we are able to extend the range of our x86-based product offerings to serve markets from embedded appliances to high-end servers.

 

We developdeveloped our AMD Alchemy embedded processors for portable media players, Internet access points, and gateways in which low-powerlow power consumption is a key factor. All of these products have an architecture that provides a 32-bit MIPS instruction set. They support operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, CE.NET, Linux, VxWorks, and other operating systems.

In October 2004, we launched the Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), a consumer device that we believe will help provide affordable Internet access to first time technology users in high-growth markets such as Brazil, the Caribbean, China, India, Mexico and Russia. Through the PIC, end users are provided with access to a variety of communication and productivity tools such as an Internet browser, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet applications and a presentation viewer. The PIC runs on an operating system powered by Microsoft Windows technology. The PIC is manufactured by third-parties, and is designed to be branded, marketed and sold by local service providers such as telecommunications companies and government-sponsored communications programs. We supply the embedded microprocessors for the PIC. We developed the PIC in support of our 50x15 initiative, which is our goal to deliver affordable, accessible Internet connectivity and computing capabilities to 50 percent of the world’s population by 2015.

 

We believe that our PCS productspersonal connectivity solutions offer our customers high performance at low power, faster time to market and lower product costs. Our strategy is to continue providing cost-effective PCS productsembedded microprocessors for personal connectivity devices that our customers can deploy quickly in their applications.

 

Foundry ServicesMarketing and Sales

 

Prior to 2003, we provided foundry services to our former voice communications products subsidiary, Legerity, Inc.,We market and to our former programmable logic devices subsidiary, Vantis Corporation. We had no revenue from these services in 2003 and will not have any revenue for these services in the future.

Research and Development; Manufacturing Process Technology

Manufacturing process technology is a key determinant in the improvement of most semiconductor products. Each new generation of manufacturing process technology has resulted in products with greater performance. We have devoted significant resources to developing and improving manufacturing process technologies used in the production of our products. In order to remain competitive, we must continue to maintain our process technology leadership. In particular, we have made and continue to make significant investments in manufacturing process technologies and in strategic relationships with industry-leading companies relating to manufacturing process technology development. We may not realize our expected return on these investments if we fail to increase market acceptance forsell our products, if the market for our microprocessor orother than Flash memory products, should significantly deteriorate or if we are unableunder the AMD trademark. We sell our products through our direct sales force and through third-party distributors and independent sales representatives in both domestic and international markets pursuant to realize the full benefit of our strategic relationships. In addition, if we are unable to remain competitive with respect to process technology, we will be materiallynon-exclusive agreements. Our AMD channel partner programs provide product information, training and adversely affected.marketing materials.

 

Our efforts concerning research and development of advanced process technologies are focused on logic technology used for manufacturing our microprocessors. FASL LLC’s efforts concerning research and development of advanced process technologies are focused on non-volatile memory technology used for

manufacturing Spansion Flash memory products.In December 2002, we executed an agreement with IBM to jointly develop new logic process technologies, particularly 65- and 45-nanometer technologies to be implemented on 300-millimeter silicon wafers, for use in producing future high-performance microprocessor products. The joint development agreement terminates on December 31, 2005 and may be extended by the mutual agreement of the parties. The agreement can also be terminated immediately by either party if the other party permanently ceases doing business, becomes bankrupt or insolvent, liquidates or undergoes a change of control, or terminated upon 30 days written notice upon a failure to perform a material obligation thereunder. The new process technologies are being developed at an IBM facility in New York and are aimed at improving microprocessor performance and reducing power consumption. The new process technologies will be based on advanced structures and materials such as high-speed SOI transistors, copper interconnects and improved “low-k dielectric” insulation. During 2002 and 2003, we paid approximately $190 million to IBM in connection with agreements and services related to research and development activities. In addition, in December 2003, we entered into license and consulting services agreements with IBM pursuant to which we licensed technology and know-how developed by IBM in connection with manufacturing products on 300-millimeter silicon wafers. In addition, some development work for logic process technologies took place at Fab 30. Research and development with respect to non-volatile memory technology used for manufacturing Spansion Flash memory products is conducted primarily at FASL LLC’s SDC facility located in Sunnyvale, California and at its facilities in Japan. Currently, FASL LLC is developing new non-volatile memory process technology, including 90-nanometer floating gate technology and 90-nanometer MirrorBit technology utilizing three-layer copper interconnect.

Our expenses for research and development were $852 million in 2003, $816 million in 2002, and $651 million in 2001. These expenses represented 24 percent of consolidated net sales in 2003, 30 percent of consolidated net sales in 2002, and 17 percent of consolidated net sales in 2001.

As of year-end 2003, all of our microprocessors were manufactured using our 130-nanometer process technology on 200-millimeter wafers at Fab 30. In 2004, we expect to convert our microprocessor manufacturing to primarily 90-nanometer process technology. We believe that use of 90-nanometer technology will allow us to provide products that are higher performing, use less power, and that cost less to manufacture.

In November 2003, we announced our intention to construct and facilitize a 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility, Fab 36. Fab 36 will be owned by a newly created partnership named AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, or AMD Fab 36, and will be located in Dresden, Germany, adjacent to Fab 30. We control the management of AMD Fab 36 through a wholly owned Delaware subsidiary, AMD Fab 36 LLC, which is a general partner of AMD Fab 36. We expect that Fab 36 will produce future generations of our microprocessor products, and that it will be in volume production in 2006. We believe using 300-millimeter wafers will decrease the manufacturing costs for certain of our microprocessor products and increase our capacity for producing these products because it allows us to produce more equivalent chips per wafer than 200-millimeter wafers.

FASL LLC’s Flash memory device production at year-end 2003 was on 130-, 170-, 230- and 320-nanometer process technologies. During 2004, FASL LLC intends to transition some of its Flash memory devices to production on 110-nanometer process technology with the goal that by the end of 2004, Fab 25 and JV3 will employ mostly 110-nanometer technology. In addition, we believe that the demand for our Flash memory products will increase in 2004. Therefore, FASL LLC intends to increase manufacturing capacity at its wafer fabrication facilities.

Manufacturing, Assembly and Test Facilities

Our microprocessor fabrication and FASL LLC’s Flash memory fabrication is conducted at the facilities described in the chart below:

Facility Location  

Wafer Size

(Diameter in
Inches)

  

Production

Technology

(in Nanometers)

  

Approximate

Clean Room

(Square Footage)


Computation Products

         

Dresden, Germany

         

Fab 30

  8  130  150,000

Flash Memory Products

         

Austin, Texas

         

Fab 25

  8  130 and 170  120,000

Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan

         

JV1

  8  230 and 320  70,000

JV2

  8  230  91,000

JV3

  8  130 and 170  118,000

We also have foundry arrangements with third parties for the production of our Personal Connectivity Solutions and chipset products.

The current assembly and test facilities for our microprocessor products are described in the chart set forth below:

Facility Location

Approximate
Facility

Square Footage

Activity

Penang, Malaysia

239,000(1)Assembly & Test

Singapore

234,000(2)Test

(1)Of the total 239,000 square feet, approximately 127,000 square feet is devoted to administrative offices.
(2)Of the total 234,000 square feet, approximately 40,000 square feet is devoted to administrative and sales offices.

Some assembly and final testing of our microprocessor products is also performed by subcontractors in the United States and Asia.

The current assembly and test facilities for FASL LLC’s Spansion Flash memory products are describedmarketed and sold under the Spansion trademark. We and Fujitsu act as distributors of Spansion Flash memory products and receive a commission from Spansion. We distribute Spansion products in the chart set forth below:same manner as we sell our other products, through our direct sales force and through third-party distributors and independent sales representatives.

 

Facility Location

Approximate

We market our products through our direct marketing and co-marketing programs. Our direct marketing activities include print and Web-based advertising as well as consumer and trade events and other industry and consumer communications. In addition, we have cooperative advertising and marketing programs with our customers, including market development programs. Under these programs, eligible customers can use market development funds in partial reimbursement for advertisements and marketing programs related to our products.

Assembly & Test

Square Footage

Activity

Bangkok, Thailand

78,000Assembly & Test

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

71,300Assembly & Test

Penang, Malaysia

71,000Assembly & Test

Suzhou, China

30,250Assembly & Test

 

Some assemblyCustomers

Our customers consist primarily of OEMs and final testingthird-party distributors in both domestic and international markets. We generally warrant that products sold to our customers will, at the time of FASL LLC’sshipment, be free from defects in workmanship and materials and conform to our approved specifications. Subject to certain exceptions, we offer a three-year limited warranty to end users for microprocessor products is performed by subcontractorsthat are commonly referred to as “processors in Asia, including Fujitsu’s final assemblya box” and testing facility in Kyushu, Japana one-year limited warranty to direct purchasers of all other microprocessor, Flash memory and embedded processor products. Under limited circumstances, we may offer an extended limited warranty to direct purchasers of Flash memory products or of microprocessor products that are intended for systems targeted at the commercial and embedded end markets. Generally, our customers may cancel orders 30 days prior to shipment without incurring a penalty.

.Original Equipment Manufacturers

 

The politicalWe focus on three types of OEMs: multi-nationals, selected regional accounts and economic risks associated with operations intarget market customers. Large multi-nationals and regional accounts are our core OEM customers. Our OEM customers for microprocessors include numerous foreign countries include:and domestic manufacturers of PCs and PC motherboards. Our OEM customers for Flash memory products include foreign and domestic manufacturers of mobile telephones, consumer electronics, automotive electronics and networking equipment companies. Generally, OEMs do not

have a right to return our products other than pursuant to the standard limited warranty. However, from time to time we may agree to repurchase a portion of these products pursuant to negotiated terms.

 

expropriation;

changesNo OEM customer accounted for ten percent or more of our consolidated gross sales in a specific country or region’s political or economic conditions;

trade protection measures2002. In 2003 and import or export licensing requirements;

difficulty in protecting2004, one of our intellectual property;

changes in foreign currency exchange ratescustomers, Fujitsu, accounted for approximately 13 percent and currency controls, which may impact, among other things22 percent of our consolidated gross margins;

changes in freight and interest rates;

disruption in air transportation between the United States andsales. Fujitsu primarily distributes Spansion Flash memory products. However, Fujitsu also is an OEM customer with respect to our overseas facilities; and

loss or modification of exemptions for taxes and tariffs.

In 2004, we plan to make additional capital investments in our assembly and test facilities.microprocessor products.

 

Certain Material Agreements.Third-Party Distributors    Descriptions

Our authorized distributors resell to sub-distributors and mid-sized and smaller OEMs and to electronic manufacturing service providers and other companies. Distributors typically maintain an inventory of certain material contractual relationshipsour products. In most instances, our agreements with distributors protect their inventory of our products against price reductions and provide return rights with respect to any product that we have relating to FASL LLC are set forth on page 2, above, and page 14, below, and relating to Fab 30 are set forth on page 34, below. A descriptionremoved from our price book or that is not more than twelve months older than the manufacturing code date. In addition, some agreements with our distributors may contain standard stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns.

No distributor accounted for ten percent or more of our principal contractual relationshipsconsolidated gross sales in 2002. In each of 2003 and 2004, one of our distributors, Avnet, Inc., accounted for approximately 13 percent of our consolidated gross sales. Avnet primarily distributes our microprocessor products. In addition, in 2003 and 2004, Fujitsu accounted for approximately 13 percent and 22 percent of our consolidated gross sales. Fujitsu primarily distributes Spansion Flash memory products. However, Fujitsu is also an OEM customer with IBM is set forth on page 9, above.respect to our microprocessor products.

 

Competition

 

The integrated circuitIC industry is intensely competitive. Products compete on performance, quality, reliability, price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility, marketing and distribution capability, brand recognition and availability. Technological advances in the industry result in frequent product introductions, regular price reductions, short product life cycles and increased product capabilities that may result in significant performance improvements.

 

In each area of the digital integrated circuit markets in which we participate, we face competition from different companies.

Competition in the Microprocessor Market

 

Intel Corporation has dominated the market for microprocessors used in desktop and mobile PCs for many years. Intel is also a significantdominant competitor in the server segment of the microprocessor market. Because of its dominant position in the microprocessor market, Intel has also been able to control x86 microprocessor and PC system standards and dictate the type of products the microprocessor market requires of Intel’s competitors. In addition, Intel’s significant financial resources allowenable it to market its products aggressively, to target our customers and our channel partners with special incentives, and to discipline customers who do business with us. These aggressive activities can result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for usour products, and adversely affect our margins and profitability. Intel also exerts substantial influence over PC manufacturers and their channels of distribution through the “Intel Inside” brand program and other marketing programs. As long as Intel remains in this dominant position, we may be materially and adversely affected by its:Intel’s:

 

pricing and allocation strategies and actions;actions, including aggressive pricing for microprocessors to increase market share;

 

product mix and introduction schedules;

 

product bundling, marketing and merchandising strategies;

 

exclusivity payments to its current and potential customers;

control over industry standards, PC manufacturers and other PC industry participants, including motherboard, memory, chipset and basic input/output system, or BIOS, suppliers; and

 

userstrong brand, loyalty.and marketing and advertising expenditures in support of the brand.

 

Intel also dominates the PC system platform.platform, which includes core logic chipsets, graphics chips, motherboards and other components necessary to assemble a PC system. As a result, PC OEMs are highly dependent on Intel, less innovative on their own and, to a large extent, are distributors of Intel technology. Additionally, Intel is able to drive de facto standards for x86 microprocessors that could cause us and other companies to have delayed access to such standards. In marketing our

microprocessors to OEMs, we depend on third-party companies other than Intel for the design and manufacture of core-logic chipsets, graphics chips, motherboards, BIOS software and other components. In recent years, many of these third-party designers and manufacturers have lost significant market share to Intel or exited the business. In addition, Intel has significant leverage over these companies produce chipsets, motherboards, BIOS software and other components tobecause they support each new generation of Intel’s microprocessors, and Intel has significant leverage over their business opportunities.microprocessors.

 

WeCurrently, we do not currently plan to develop microprocessors that are bus interface protocol compatible with Intel microprocessors because our patent cross-license agreement with Intel does not extend to microprocessors that areIntel’s proprietary bus interface protocol compatible with Intel’s sixth and subsequent generation processors.protocol. Thus, our microprocessors are not designed to function with motherboards and chipsets designed to work with Intel microprocessors. Our ability to compete with Intel in the market for microprocessors will depend on our ability to continue to developcontinued success in developing and maintaining relationships with infrastructure providers andin order to ensure that these third-party designers and manufacturers design PC platforms to support new generations of our microprocessors. A failure of the designers and producers of motherboards, chipsets and other system components to support our microprocessor offerings, particularly our new AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors, would have a material adverse effect on us.AMD64-based microprocessors.

 

Similarly, we offer OEMs and partnersother companies motherboard reference design kits designed to support our processors. The primary reason we offer these products is to provide our customers with a solution that will allow them to use our microprocessors and develop and introduce their products in the market more quickly. We cannot be certain, however, that our efforts will be successful.

 

We expect Intel to maintain its dominant position in the microprocessor market and to continue to invest heavily in research and development, new manufacturing facilities and other technology companies. Intel has substantially greater financial resources than we do and accordingly spends substantially greater amounts on research and development and production capacity than we do. We expect competition from Intel to continue and increase in 2004 and beyondthe future to the extent Intel reduces the prices for its products and as Intel introduces new competitive products. For example, in February 2004, Intel announced that it intends to introduceintroduced a 64-bit processorsprocessor for servers and workstations that will be able to runruns existing 32-bit software applications in mid-2004. We believe that theseapplications. These processors will compete with our AMD Opteron microprocessors. In addition, Intel recently announced that it will offer dual-core 64-bit processors for the desktop market and other market segments that will be able to run existing 32-bit software applications in a time frame based on both timing and availabilitythe second quarter of the infrastructure required to support them, and customer demand. These products would compete with our AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors.2005. Moreover, Intel currently manufactures certain of its microprocessor products on 300-millimeter wafers using 90-nanometer process technology. Use of 90-nanometer technology, which can result in products that are higher performing, use less power and that cost less to manufacture. Use ofWe are currently transitioning to 90-nanometer process technology for microprocessor manufacturing, and we expect to transition to using 300-millimeter wafers can decrease manufacturing costs and increase capacity by yielding more equivalent chips per wafer than 200-millimeter wafers. We have not yet made comparable transitions at our microprocessor manufacturing facilities. As a result, we may be more vulnerable to Intel’s aggressive pricing strategies for microprocessor products. Intel’s strong position in the microprocessor market, its existing relationships with top-tier OEMs and its aggressive pricing strategies could result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for our products, which could adversely affect our revenues.2006.

 

Competition in the Flash Memory Market

 

With respect to Flash memory products, our principal competitors are Intel, Samsung, Toshiba, STMicroelectronics N.V., Sharp Electronics Corporation, Renesas Technology, Silicon Storage Technology, and Macronix International. Most of these competitors market devices incorporating multi-level-cell floating gate technology that store fractional charge levels within a single cell thereby permitting the storage of two bits per cell. We believe many of our other competitors plan to develop multi-level-cell technology.

We expect competition in the market for Flash memory devices to increase in 2004 and beyond as existing manufacturers introduce new products, andnew manufacturers enter the market, industry-wide production capacity increases.increases and competitors aggressively price their Flash memory products to increase market share. In addition, we and certain of our competitors have licensed non-volatile memory technology called NROM technology from a third party.

NROM technology allows memory devices to store two bits of data in a memory cell using a nitride-based non-conducting storage medium. NROM technology has similar characteristics to our MirrorBit technology and may allow these competitors to develop Flash memory technology that is competitive with MirrorBit technology. Furthermore, in 2003, NAND Flash memory vendors gained an increasing share of the overall Flash memory market.market in 2003 and 2004. If further significant improvements in NAND Flash memory technology occur in the future, applications currently using NOR technologyFlash memory may transition to NAND technology.Flash memory. As a result, NAND Flash memory vendors may gain a substantial share of the overall Flash memory market.

Competition With Respect to Our Other ProductsPersonal Connectivity Solutions

 

With respect to PCS products,our embedded processors for personal connectivity devices, our principal competitors are Freescale (formerly Motorola Semiconductor), Hitachi, Intel, Motorola, Inc., NEC Corporation, Toshiba, Transmeta, and Via Technologies. We expect competition in the market for PCSthese devices to increase in 2004 as our principal competitors focus more resources on developing low-power embedded processor solutions.

 

MarketingResearch and SalesDevelopment

Our research and development is focused on product design and system and process development. We have devoted significant resources to product design and to developing and improving manufacturing process technologies. In order to remain competitive, we must continue to maintain our technology leadership. In particular, we have made and continue to make significant investments in manufacturing process technologies and in strategic relationships with industry-leading companies relating to manufacturing process technology development.

Our research and development expenses for fiscal 2004, 2003, and 2002 were $935 million, $852 million and $816 million.

Microprocessors

 

We marketconduct product and sellsystem research and development activities for our microprocessor products in the United States with additional design and development engineering teams located in Germany, China, Japan and India. With respect to process development, some research and development takes place at Fab 30. We also have a joint development agreement with IBM pursuant to which we work together to develop new microprocessor process technologies to be implemented on silicon wafers. On September 15, 2004, we amended our joint development agreement and extended the relationship for an additional three years, from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2008. Under the amended development agreement, we agreed to continue to develop jointly new microprocessor process technologies. In addition, we received a license from IBM to have our products made in 90-nanometer and 65-nanometer at a third-party foundry or a joint manufacturing facility owned by us and a third-party foundry. The development agreement may be extended further by the mutual agreement of the parties, and can also be terminated immediately by either party if the other thanparty permanently ceases doing business, becomes bankrupt or insolvent, liquidates or undergoes a change of control, or can be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice upon a failure of the other party to perform a material obligation thereunder.

Flash Memory

We conduct product and system research and development activities for our Flash memory products under the AMD trademark. We employ a direct sales force through our principal facilitiesprimarily in Sunnyvale, California and field sales offices throughoutin Japan, with additional design and development engineering teams located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, our primary development focus with respect to Flash memory is on products based on MirrorBit technology for the wireless and embedded business markets. In addition, we are developing new non-volatile memory process technology, including 90-nanometer floating gate technology and 90-nanometer MirrorBit technology utilizing three-layer copper interconnect. Our SDC facility is developing processes on 200-millimeter and 300-millimeter wafer technology.

As of December 26, 2004, our Spansion Flash memory products were manufactured on 110-, 130-, 170-, 200-, 230- and 320-nanometer process technologies. In addition, we plan to be in production on 90-nanometer process technology in the second half of 2005.

Manufacturing, Assembly and Test Facilities

We operate 12 owned manufacturing facilities, of which five are wafer fabrication facilities and seven are assembly and test facilities. In addition, we have substantially finished the construction of our Fab 36 wafer fabrication facility, and we are in the process of installing equipment. Fab 36 is located adjacent to Fab 30 and will be equipped to manufacture microprocessor products on 300-millimeter wafers at 65-nanometer geometries and below.

Our microprocessor and Flash memory fabrication is conducted at the facilities described in the chart below:

Facility Location  Wafer Size
(diameter in
millimeters)
  

Production
Technology

(in nanometers)

  

Approximate

Clean Room

Square
Footage

Microprocessor Products

         

Dresden, Germany

         

Fab 30

  200  90 and 130  150,000

Flash Memory Products

         

Austin, Texas

         

Fab 25

  200  110  120,000

Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan

         

JV1

  200  230 and 320  70,000

JV2

  200  200 and 230  91,000

JV3

  200  110, 130 and 170  118,000

As of December 26, 2004, we manufactured our microprocessor products at Fab 30, primarily on 90-nanometer process technology. With respect to our Flash memory products, JV3 employs mostly 110-nanometer technology in production. We are also manufacturing 90-nanometer MirrorBit technology development wafers in Fab 25 and plan to be in production with this technology in the second half of 2005. We use process technologies at 200-nanometers and above to manufacture our low-to medium-density Spansion Flash memory products. During 2004, we transitioned the manufacturing of certain of these products from 230-nanometer to 200-nanometer process technology to further reduce our manufacturing costs.

We have foundry arrangements with third parties for the production of our embedded processor and chipset products. In addition, in November 2004 we entered into sourcing and manufacturing technology agreements with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing pursuant to which Chartered will become an additional manufacturing source for our AMD64-based microprocessors. We intend to use the additional capacity provided by Chartered to augment production at our manufacturing facilities. We expect that Chartered will commence production for us in 2006.

We have also developed an approach to manufacturing that we call Automated Precision Manufacturing, or APM. APM comprises a suite of automation, optimization and real-time data analysis technologies which automate the way decisions are made within our fabrication facilities. We use APM during process technology transitions, and believe APM enables greater efficiency, higher baseline yields, better binning and faster yield learning.

Our current assembly and test facilities for microprocessor and Flash memory products are described in the chart set forth below:

Facility LocationApproximate
Manufacturing
Area Square
Footage
Activity

Computation Products

Penang, Malaysia

112,000Assembly & Test

Singapore

194,000Test

Suzhou, China

44,310Test

Flash Memory Products

Bangkok, Thailand

78,000Assembly & Test

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

71,300Assembly & Test

Penang, Malaysia

71,000Assembly & Test

Suzhou, China

30,250Assembly & Test

Some assembly and final testing of our microprocessor and personal connectivity solutions products is also performed by subcontractors in the United States and Asia.

Intellectual Property and Licensing

We rely on a combination of protections provided by contracts, copyrights, patents, trademarks and other common law rights such as trade secret laws, to protect our products and technologies from unauthorized third-party copying and use. As of December 26, 2004, we had more than 6,500 U.S. patents and had over 2,000 patent applications pending in the United States. In certain cases, we have filed corresponding applications in foreign jurisdictions. We expect to file future patent applications in both the United States and abroad primarily Europeon significant inventions, as we deem appropriate. We do not believe that any individual patent, or the expiration thereof, is or would be material to our business.

In May 2001, we signed a patent cross-license agreement with Intel Corporation, under which we granted each other a non-exclusive license under each party’s patents for the manufacture and Asia Pacific.sale of semiconductor products worldwide. We also sellpay Intel a royalty for certain licensed microprocessor products sold by us or any AMD affiliate anywhere in the world. The license terminates in January 2010.

In connection with the formation of Spansion, we and Fujitsu transferred to Spansion an ownership interest in, or granted Spansion a license to, use all patents, copyrights, trade secrets (know-how), trademarks and maskwork rights necessary for Spansion’s business. Specifically, under an intellectual property contribution and assignment agreement, we and Fujitsu:

assigned our products through third-party distributorsrespective ownership interest in jointly held patents developed by the Manufacturing Joint Venture;

contributed ownership rights of the Manufacturing Joint Venture in patents held jointly by us, Fujitsu and independent representativesthe Manufacturing Joint Venture;

granted to Spansion joint ownership interest in both domesticall maskworks and international marketstrade secrets and copyrights in specified software necessary for Spansion’s business;

granted Spansion a license to copyrights in other software necessary for Spansion’s business; and

transferred our respective ownership interest in all trademarks necessary for Spansion’s business.

In addition, we and Fujitsu entered into cross license agreements with Spansion pursuant to which we and Fujitsu each granted Spansion a non-exclusive agreements. Distributors also sell products manufacturedlicense to all semiconductor patents wholly owned by our competitors. In 2003, oneus or as to which we had the right to grant licenses or sublicenses (without such grant resulting in the payment of royalties).

The agreements enable Spansion to use these patent rights within the scope of their business, but Spansion is not permitted to grant licenses or sublicenses to third parties with respect to these licensed patent rights.

Spansion granted to us and Fujitsu a license to its patents for use in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor products. The patent cross-license agreements terminate upon the later of July 1, 2013 or upon the transfer of all of our distributors, Avnet, Inc., accountedor Fujitsu’s ownership or economic interest in Spansion, unless earlier terminated upon 30 days notice following a change of control of the other party.

In addition to the patent cross-licenses, and for approximately 13 percent ofso long as we have a controlling interest in Spansion, we have the right to sublicense Spansion’s patents and patent applications. In return, for as long as we have a controlling interest in Spansion, we are required to enforce our consolidated net sales. Avnet primarily purchasespatents to minimize losses to Spansion from third party claims that Spansion is infringing such third party’s intellectual property rights. At such time as our microprocessor products. Alsodirect or indirect beneficial ownership interest in 2003, Fujitsu Limited accounted for approximately 13 percent of our consolidated net sales. Fujitsu primarily purchases Spansion Flash memory products from FASL LLC. No distributor accounted for tendecreases to fifty percent or more of our consolidated net salesless, we will no longer be contractually obligated to defend Spansion in 2002 and 2001. No OEM customer accounted for ten percent or more of our consolidated net sales in 2003, 2002 or 2001.connection with such third party claims.

 

FASL LLC’s Flash memory products are marketedEffective June 30, 2003, we entered into a patent cross-license with Fujitsu whereby each party was granted a non-exclusive license under certain of the other party’s respective semiconductor-related patents. This patent cross-license agreement terminates upon the tenth anniversary of the agreement, unless earlier terminated upon 30 days notice following a change of control of the other party. In addition, we entered into numerous cross-licensing and soldtechnology exchange agreements with other companies under the Spansion trademark. We and Fujitsu act as distributors of Spansion Flash memory productswhich we both transfer and receive a commission from FASL LLC. We distribute Spansion products in the same manner as we sell our other products, through our direct sales forcetechnology and through third-party distributors and independent representatives.intellectual property rights.

Backlog

 

We manufacture and market our products through our direct marketing and co-marketing programs. Our direct marketing activities include print and Web-based advertising as well as consumer and trade events and other industry and consumer communications. In 2003, we primarily focused our direct marketing activities on the launchstandard lines of products. Consequently, a significant portion of our AMD Opteronsales are made from inventory on a current basis. Sales are made primarily pursuant to purchase orders for current delivery or agreements covering purchases over a period of time, which orders or agreements may be revised or canceled without penalty. Generally, in light of current industry practice and AMD Athlon 64 microprocessor productsexperience, we do not believe that such agreements provide meaningful backlog figures or are necessarily indicative of actual sales for any succeeding period.

Employees

As of December 26, 2004, we had approximately 8,300 employees and the AMD64 technology platform. In addition, we have cooperative advertising and marketing programsSpansion had approximately 7,600 employees. Approximately 220 individuals remained employed by us or Fujitsu but were made available on a full-time basis to Spansion or its subsidiaries. We expect that substantially all of these individuals will become employees of Spansion or its subsidiaries in 2005. Certain employees of Spansion Japan are represented by a union. We believe that our relationship with our customers, including market development programs. Under these programs, eligible customers can use market development funds in partial reimbursement for advertisements and marketing programs related to our products.employees is good.

 

We intend to build upon our position as a global supplier of integrated circuits by expanding our focus to include emerging global markets. In 2003, we focused on expanding our participation in China’s microprocessor, embedded processor and Flash memory markets, and we expect to continue these efforts in 2004. For example, in order to strengthen and consolidate our efforts in China, effective in February 2004, we established a new entity, Advanced Micro Devices (China) Co., Ltd., which will serve as our regional headquarters in the region. We also established relationships with OEMs such as Dawning Information Industry Corp. Ltd., a server manufacturer in China. These activities expanded on our existing investments in China, including FASL LLC’s Flash memory assembly and test facility in Suzhou.

Distributors typically maintain an inventory of our products. Generally, we sell to distributors under terms allowing the distributors certain rights of return and price protection on any inventory of our products held by them. We defer the gross margin on these sales to distributors, resulting from both our deferral of revenue and related product costs, until the applicable products are re-sold by the distributors. The price protection and return rights we offer to our distributors could materially and adversely affect us if there is an unexpected significant decline in the price of our products.

In 2003, international sales as a percent of net sales were 80 percent. Our international sales operations entail political and economic risks, including expropriation, currency controls, exchange rate fluctuations, changes in freight rates and changes in rates and exemptions for taxes and tariffs.

Raw Materials

 

CertainOur manufacturing operations depend upon obtaining deliveries of equipment and adequate supplies of materials on a timely basis. We purchase equipment and materials from a number of suppliers. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supply to us or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Because some equipment and material that we purchase is complex, it is sometimes difficult for us to substitute one supplier for another or one piece of equipment for another. In addition, certain raw materials we use in the manufacture of our products and FASL LLC uses in the manufacture of its products are available from a limited number of suppliers. For example, we are largely dependent on one supplier for our 200-millimeter and 300-millimeter silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. Although there are alternative sources available for us to procure these wafers, we have not qualified these sources and do not believe that they currently have sufficient capacity to meet our requirements. We are also dependent on key chemicals from a limited number of suppliers and also rely on a fewlimited number of foreign companies to supply the majority of certain types of the integrated circuitIC packages we purchase. Similarly, FASL LLC purchaseswe purchase commercial non-Flash memory die, such as SRAM and pSRAM, from third-party suppliers and incorporatesincorporate these

die into its MCPSpansion multi-chip package products. Some of these suppliers are also our competitors. Interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry could cause shortages and price increases in various essential materials. If we or FASL LLC wereare unable to procure certain of these materials, we or FASL LLC mightmay have to reduce our manufacturing operations. Such a reduction could have a material adverse effect on us. To date, neither we nor FASL LLC have experienced significant difficulty in obtaining the raw materials required for our manufacturing operations.

 

In June 2002, we formed Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH and Co., KG, (AMTC)or AMTC, and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH and Co., KG, (BAC),or BAC, two joint ventures with Infineon Technologies AG and Dupont Photomasks, Inc., for the purpose of constructing and operating an advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. Photomasks are used during the production of integrated circuits.ICs. The purpose of the AMTC is to conduct research, development and pilot production of optical photomasks for advanced lithography technology. In October 2003, the AMTC announced the official commencement ofhas commenced pilot production of optical photomasks and has provided test photomasks to Fab 30 for qualification and production photomasks. In 2004, weWe intend to procure advanced photomasks from the AMTC pursuant to the terms of our joint venture arrangement and use these photomasks in the manufacture of certain of our microprocessor products.

 

Environmental Regulations

 

Many aspects of our and FASL LLC’s business operations and products are regulated by domestic and international environmental laws and regulations. These regulations include limitations on dischargesdischarge of pollutants to air, water, and water;soil; remediation requirements; product chemical content limitations; manufacturing chemical use and handling restrictions; pollution control requirements; waste minimization considerations; and hazardous materials transportation, treatment, transport, storage and disposal restrictions.of solid and hazardous wastes. If we or FASL LLC fail to comply with any of the applicable environmental regulations we may be subject to fines, suspension of production, alteration of our manufacturing processes, sales limitations, andand/or criminal and civil liabilities. Existing or future regulations could require us or FASL LLC to procure expensive pollution abatement or remediation equipment,equipment; to modify product designsdesigns; or to incur other expenses to comply with environmental regulations. Any failure to control the use, disposal or storage, or adequately restrict the discharge of hazardous substances could subject us to future liabilities and could have a material adverse effect on our business. We believe we are in material compliance with applicable environmental requirements, and do not expect those requirements to result in material expenditures in the foreseeable future.

 

Intellectual Property and LicensingITEM 2.     PROPERTIES

As of March 1, 2004, we had over 5,900 United States patents and had over two thousand patent applications pending in the United States. In certain cases, we have filed corresponding applications in foreign jurisdictions. We expect to file future patent applications in both the United States and abroad on significant inventions, as we deem appropriate. FASL LLC also has patents and pending patent applications in the United States and Japan. In certain cases, FASL LLC filed corresponding applications in foreign jurisdictions. We expect FASL LLC to file future patent applications in both the United States and abroad on significant inventions, as it deems appropriate.

In May 2001, we signed a ten-year cross-license agreement with Intel Corporation. In addition, we have entered into numerous cross-licensing and technology exchange agreements with other companies under which we both transfer and receive technology and intellectual property rights. As part of the FASL LLC transaction we entered into a patent cross-license agreement with FASL LLC whereby each party has been granted a non-exclusive license under the other party’s respective licensed patents for the manufacture and sale of

semiconductor products worldwide. In addition, FASL LLC has granted us the right to sublicense FASL LLC patents and patent applications. FASL LLC has entered into a similar cross-license agreement (without the grant of sublicense rights) with Fujitsu Limited. These patent cross-license agreements terminate upon the later of July 1, 2013 or upon the transfer of all of the respective party’s ownership or economic interest in FASL LLC, unless earlier terminated upon 30 days notice following a change of control of the other party. We have also entered into a patent cross-license with Fujitsu Limited whereby each party has been granted a non-exclusive license under certain of the other party’s respective semiconductor-related patents. This patent cross-license agreement terminates upon the tenth anniversary of the agreement, unless earlier terminated upon 30 days notice following a change of control of the other party.

Although we attempt to protect our intellectual property rights, in the United States and abroad through patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other measures, we may not be able to adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property or prevent others from independently developing similar technology. Any patent licensed by us or issued to us could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or rights granted thereunder may not provide a competitive advantage to us. Furthermore, patent applications that we file may not be issued. Despite our efforts to protect our rights, others may independently develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around our patents and other rights. In addition, it is difficult to cost-effectively monitor compliance with, and enforce, our intellectual property rights on a worldwide basis.

From time to time, we have been notified that we may be infringing intellectual property rights of others. If any such claims are asserted against us, we may seek to obtain a license under the third party’s intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain all necessary licenses on satisfactory terms, or at all. We could decide, in the alternative, to resort to litigation to challenge such claims. Such challenges could be extremely expensive and time-consuming and could have a material adverse effect on us. We cannot assure you that litigation related to the intellectual property rights of us or others will always be avoided or successfully concluded.

Backlog

We manufacture and market standard lines of products. Consequently, a significant portion of our sales are made from inventory on a current basis. Sales are made primarily pursuant to purchase orders for current delivery or agreements covering purchases over a period of time, which orders or agreements may be revised or canceled without penalty. Generally, in light of current industry practice and experience, we do not believe that such agreements provide meaningful backlog figures or are necessarily indicative of actual sales for any succeeding period.

Employees

As of March 1, 2004, we (excluding FASL LLC and its subsidiaries) employed approximately 7,400 employees, none of whom are represented by collective bargaining arrangements. Also, as of March 1, 2004, FASL LLC and its subsidiaries employed approximately 6,900 employees. In addition, approximately an aggregate of 180 individuals remained employed by us or Fujitsu but were made available on a full-time basis to FASL LLC or its subsidiaries. FASL LLC expects that substantially all of these individuals will become employees of FASL LLC or its subsidiaries in 2004 and 2005. Certain employees of FASL JAPAN are represented by a company union. We believe that our relationship with our employees is good and that FASL LLC’s relationship with its employees is good.

ITEM 2.PROPERTIES

 

Our principal engineering, manufacturing, warehouse and administrative facilities (excluding Spansion) comprise approximately 3.33.7 million square feet and are located in the United States, Germany, Singapore, China and Malaysia. Approximately 2.2 million square feet of this space is in buildings we own. We lease approximately 115,000 square feet of land in Singapore and 270,000 square feet of land in Suzhou, China for our microprocessor assembly and test facilities, and we lease the building for our microprocessor assembly and test facility in Suzhou, China. We acquired approximately 115 acres9.7 million square feet of land in Dresden, Germany for Fab 30. In August 2004, we transferred 5.4 million square feet to our German Subsidiary, AMD Fab 3036 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, or AMD Fab 36 KG, for Fab 36. Fab 36 and the land owned by AMD Fab 36 KG is encumbered by a lien securingwhich will secure AMD Saxony’sFab 36 KG’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements. For more detail regarding the Dresden Loan Agreements, seeFab 36 Term Loan. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—DresdenFab 36 Term Loan and DresdenGuarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements.”

Spansion’s principal engineering, manufacturing and administrative facilities comprise approximately 4.4 million square feet and are located in the United States, France, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and China. Approximately 4.2 million square feet of this space is in buildings Spansion owns. The remainder of this space is leased, primarily from us. Spansion also leases approximately 625,000 square feet of land in Suzhou, China for its assembly and test facility and approximately 3.9 million square feet of land in Japan for its wafer fabrication facilities. Spansion’s assembly and test facility in Suzhou, China is encumbered by a lien securing the Spansion Term Loan and its Fab 25 facility in Austin, Texas is encumbered by a lien securing the July 2003 Spansion Term Loan. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—July 2003 Spansion Term Loan and Guarantee,” and “—Spansion China Term Loan,” below.

In addition to principal engineering, manufacturing, warehouse and administrative facilities, we lease sales office facilities in 21 locations globally, totaling approximately 200,000 square feet. These facilities are generally located in commercial centers near our customers, principally in the United States, Latin America, Europe and the Asia region.

 

We have an operating lease on property containing two buildings with an aggregate of approximately 364,000 square feet, located on 45.6 acres of land in Sunnyvale, California (One AMD Place). This operating lease ends in December 2018. In 2000, we entered into a lease agreement for three buildings, totaling 175,000 square feet, located adjacent to One AMD Place, which we call AMD Square, to be used as engineering offices and lab facilities. During 2002, we determined that we no longer required AMD Square. As of December 28, 2003, AMD Square is vacant, and we are actively marketing it for sublease. During 2003, we also vacated approximately 75,000 square feet of leased administrative office space in Austin, Texas. We continue to have lease obligations with respect to these facilities ranging from 18 to 24 months, and we are marketing these facilities for sublease.

 

In addition to principal engineering, manufacturing, warehouse and administrative facilities, we lease sales office facilities in 20 locations globally, totalling approximately 150,000 square feet. These facilities are generally located in commercial centers near our customers, principally in Latin America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

FASL LLC’s principal engineering, manufacturing, warehouse and administrative facilities comprise approximately four million square feet and are located in the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and China. Over 3.9 million square feet of this space is in buildings FASL LLC owns. The remainder of this space is leased, primarily from us. FASL LLC leases approximately 15 acres of land in Suzhou, China for its assembly and test facility. In addition, FASL LLC also leases approximately 90 acres of land in Japan for its wafer fabrication facilities. Its Fab 25 facility in Austin, Texas is encumbered by a lien securing the July 2003 FASL Term Loan. For more detail regarding the July 2003 FASL Term Loan, see, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—July 2003 FASL Term Loan and Guarantee,” below.

Our and FASL LLC’sSpansion’s leases cover facilities with expiration terms of generally one to 20 years. We currently do not anticipate difficulty in either retaining occupancy of any of our facilities through lease renewals prior to expiration or through month-to-month occupancy, or replacing them with equivalent facilities.

 

ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

ITEM 3.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Environmental Matters

 

We are named as a responsible party on Superfund clean-up orders for three sites in Sunnyvale, California that are on the National Priorities List. Since 1981, we have discovered hazardous material releases to the groundwater from former underground tanks and proceeded to investigate and conduct remediation at these three sites. The chemicals released into the groundwater were commonly used in the semiconductor industry in the United States in the wafer fabrication process prior to 1979.

 

In 1991, we received four Final Site Clean-up Requirements Orders from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board relating to the three sites. We have entered into settlement agreements with other responsible parties on two of the orders. Under these agreements other parties have assumed most of the costs and primary responsibility foras well as the lead in conducting remediation activities under the orders. We remain responsible for these costs in the event that the other parties do not fulfill their obligations under the settlement agreements.

To address anticipated future remediation costs under the orders, we have computed and recorded an estimated environmental liability of approximately $3.3$3.7 million in accordance with applicable accounting rules and have not recorded any potential insurance recoveries in determining the estimated costs of the cleanup. The progress of future remediation efforts cannot be predicted with certainty, and these costs may change. Environmental charges to earnings have not been material during any of the last three fiscal years. We believe that the potential liability, if any, in excess of amounts already accrued, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operation.

In 1998, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified us as one of hundreds of Superfund “potentially responsible parties” as a result of disposal of waste at a regulated landfill in Santa Barbara County, California that was later abandoned by its owners and designated as a Superfund site by the EPA. We have reached a settlement with EPA and completed payment. However, the public notification, judicial review and issuance of a consent decree remain pending. The amount of the settlement did not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Other Matters

 

We are a defendant or plaintiff in various other actions that arose in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

ITEM 4.SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

PART II

 

ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Our common stock (symbol “AMD”) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. On March 1, 2004,February 22, 2005, there were 8,0417,653 registered holders of our common stock. We have never paid cash dividends on our stock and may be restricted from doing so pursuant to the loan agreementsagreement that we entered into with several domestic financial institutions. See discussionIn addition, under the July 2003 Spansion Term Loan, Spansion is prohibited from paying dividends to us in certain circumstances, and under the “Notes PayableFab 36 Loan Agreements, AMD Fab 36 KG and the affiliated limited partners are generally prohibited from paying any dividends or other payments to Banks” section set forth in,us. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”Operations” beginning on page 20, below. The high and low sales price per share of common stock (based on the intra-day high and low sales price) were as follows:

 

  High

  Low

Fiscal year ended December 29, 2002

      

First quarter

  $20.60  $12.63

Second quarter

   15.30   7.95

Third quarter

   10.88   5.20

Fourth quarter

   9.60   3.10
  High

  Low

  High

  Low

Fiscal year ended December 28, 2003

                  

First quarter

  $7.79  $4.78  $   7.79  $   4.78

Second quarter

   8.59   5.80     8.59     5.80

Third quarter

   12.87   6.25     12.87     6.25

Fourth quarter

   18.50   10.52     18.50     10.52
  High

  Low

Fiscal year ended December 26, 2004

            

First quarter

  $   17.50     13.60

Second quarter

     17.60     13.65

Third quarter

     16.00     10.76

Fourth quarter

     24.95     12.22

 

The information under the caption, “Equity Compensation Plan Information,” in our Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 29, 2004 (200428, 2005 (2005 Proxy Statement) is incorporated herein by reference.

 

During 2003,2004, we did not sell any of our equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.amended, except as previously disclosed by us in a Current Report on Form 8-K or a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Five Years Ended December 28, 200326, 2004

(ThousandsIn thousands except per share amounts)

 

  2003(1) 2002 2001 2000 1999 


   2004(1) 2003(1) 2002 2001 2000 

Net Sales

  $3,519,168  $2,697,029  $3,891,754  $4,644,187  $2,857,604   $5,001,435  $3,519,168  $2,697,029  $3,891,754  $4,644,187 

Expenses:

      

Cost of sales

   2,327,063   2,105,661   2,589,747   2,514,637   1,964,434    3,032,585   2,327,063   2,105,661   2,589,747   2,514,637 

Research and development

   852,075   816,114   650,930   641,799   635,786    934,574   852,075   816,114   650,930   641,799 

Marketing, general and administrative

   587,307   670,065   620,030   599,015   540,070    807,011   587,307   670,065   620,030   599,015 

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   (13,893)  330,575   89,305   —     38,230 

 
   3,752,552   3,922,415   3,950,012   3,755,451   3,178,520 

Restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net

   5,456   (13,893)  330,575   89,305   —   


    4,779,626   3,752,552   3,922,415   3,950,012   3,755,451 

Operating income (loss)

   (233,384)  (1,225,386)  (58,258)  888,736   (320,916)   221,809   (233,384)  (1,225,386)  (58,258)  888,736 

Gain on sale of Vantis

   —     —     —     —     432,059 

Gain on sale of Legerity

   —     —     —     336,899   —      —     —     —     —     336,899 

Interest income and other, net

   21,116   32,132   25,695   86,301   31,735    (31,150)(2)  21,116   32,132   25,695   86,301 

Interest expense

   (109,960)  (71,349)  (61,360)  (60,037)  (69,253)   (112,328)  (109,960)  (71,349)  (61,360)  (60,037)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interest, equity in net income of joint venture and extraordinary item

   (322,228)  (1,264,603)  (93,923)  1,251,899   73,625    78,331   (322,228)  (1,264,603)  (93,923)  1,251,899 

Minority interest in (income) loss of subsidiary

   44,761   —     —     —     —   

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

   18,663(1)  44,761(1)  —     —     —   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   2,936   44,586   (14,463)  256,868   167,350    5,838   2,936   44,586(4)  (14,463)  256,868 

 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of joint venture and extraordinary item

   (280,403)  (1,309,189)  (79,460)  995,031   (93,725)   91,156   (280,403)  (1,309,189)  (79,460)  995,031 

Equity in net income of joint venture

   5,913   6,177   18,879   11,039   4,789    —     5,913   6,177   18,879   11,039 

 

Income (loss) before extraordinary item

   (274,490)  (1,303,012)  (60,581)  1,006,070   (88,936)   91,156   (274,490)  (1,303,012)  (60,581)  1,006,070 

Extraordinary item—debt retirement, net of tax benefit

   —     —     —     (23,044)  —      —     —     —     —     (23,044)

 

Net income (loss)

  $(274,490) $(1,303,012) $(60,581) $983,026  $(88,936)  $91,156  $(274,490) $(1,303,012) $(60,581) $983,026 

 

Net income (loss) per share

      

Basic—income (loss) before extraordinary item

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $3.25  $(0.30)  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $3.25 

 

Diluted—income (loss) before extraordinary item

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $2.95  $(0.30)  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $2.95 

 

Basic—income (loss) after extraordinary item

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $3.18  $(0.30)  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $3.18 

 

Diluted—income (loss) after extraordinary item

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $2.89  $(0.30)  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18) $2.89 

 

Shares used in per share calculation

      

Basic

   346,934   342,334   332,407   309,331   294,577    358,886   346,934   342,334   332,407   309,331 

Diluted

   346,934   342,334   332,407   350,000   294,577    371,066   346,934   342,334   332,407   350,000 

 

Long-term debt, capital lease obligations and other, less current portion

  $2,328,435  $1,892,404  $672,945  $1,167,973  $1,427,282   $2,042,894  $2,328,435  $1,892,404  $672,945  $1,167,973 

Total assets

   $7,094,345  $5,710,318  $5,647,242  $5,767,735  $4,377,698 

 

Total assets(3)

  $7,844,210  $7,049,772  $5,694,453  $5,636,445  $5,767,735 
(1) 2004 and 2003 includesinclude consolidated FASL LLCSpansion results and isare not comparable to prior years. Minority interest consists primarily of the elimination of income or loss from Fujitsu, the holder of a minority ownership interest in Spansion.

(2)Interest income and other, net includes a charge of approximately $32 million associated with our exchange of $201 million of our 4.50% Notes for common stock and a charge of approximately $14 million in connection with the prepayment of the Dresden Term Loan.

(3)Total assets as of December 30, 2001 and December 29, 2002 reflect a reclassification of certain prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation.

(4)The 2002 income tax provision was recorded primarily for taxes due on income generated in certain state and foreign tax jurisdictions. No tax benefit was recorded in 2002 on pre-tax losses due to the establishment of a valuation allowance against the remainder of our U.S. deferred tax assets, net of U.S. deferred liabilities, in the fourth quarter, due to the incurrence of continuing substantial operating losses in the U.S.

ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002,28, 2003, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2003,26, 2004, which are included in this annual report. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Overview

 

We design, manufacture and market industry-standard digital integrated circuitsICs that are used in diverse product applications such as desktop and mobile PCs, workstations, and servers, communications equipment such as mobile phones and automotive and consumer electronics. Our products includeconsist primarily of microprocessors and Flash memory devices. We also sell embedded microprocessors for personal connectivity devices and Personal Connectivity Solutions products.other consumer markets.

 

The semiconductor industry has recently shown signsIn 2004, we continued to focus on customer-centric innovation by developing microprocessor and Flash memory products that assist our customers in adding functionality and enhancing the performance of recovery fromtheir products. We continued to design and develop microprocessor products based on AMD64 technology, which allow our customers to protect their existing investments by continuing to use their 32-bit software applications while transitioning to a 64-bit platform. As of December 26, 2004, sales of AMD64-based processors represented approximately one-half of our net sales for the downturn experienced during 2001Computation Products segment.

In Flash memory, we continued to manufacture products based on our MirrorBit technology, which we believe will enable our customers to cost effectively include next-generation applications, such as high-resolution cameras and 2002, which contributedstreaming video, on their mobile phone. We also introduced floating gate memory products manufactured on 110-nanometer technology and substantially completed the integration of our and Fujitsu’s Flash memory operations in Spansion.

We also continued to an improvementdevote resources to develop advanced manufacturing process technologies. During 2004, we successfully transitioned to smaller manufacturing geometries for both our microprocessor and Flash memory products. As of December 26, 2004, we were manufacturing our microprocessor products using primarily 90-nanometer technology and we were manufacturing our highest density and performance Flash memory products on 110-nanometer floating gate and MirrorBit technology.

In 2004, despite a net loss in our operating results during 2003 comparedthe fourth quarter, we returned to 2002.a full year of profitability. Total net sales for 20032004 of $3,519 million$5.0 billion increased 3042 percent compared with net sales of $2,697 million$3.5 billion for 2002.2003. This increase was driven primarily by increased sales of microprocessors and Flash memory products across all geographies as well as the consolidationeffects of FASL LLC’sconsolidating Spansion’s results of operations, which include sales by FASL LLCSpansion to Fujitsu. In addition,Fujitsu, for the restructuringtwelve months in 2004 as compared to six months in 2003.

Our transition to smaller manufacturing process geometries for both our microprocessor and cost-cutting measures that we initiated in 2002Flash memory products contributed to significant cost savings in 2003. These cost savings, combinedlower manufacturing costs per unit and higher overall gross margins, which, along with the increase in revenues,increased net sales, contributed to a 79 percent decrease in net loss from a net lossincome of $1,303$91 million in 20022004 compared to a net loss of $274 million in 2003.

 

During 2003, we reached an agreement with Fujitsu to form FASL LLC. The formation of FASL LLC has allowed us to combine our and Fujitsu’s product manufacturing and technology development efforts to respond more quickly toWe also substantially completed the demands of our Flash memory product customers. As a result of the transaction, we began consolidating FASL LLC’s results of operations on June 30, 2003. However, as FASL LLC did not exist prior to June 30, 2003, the results of operations for prior periods did not include the consolidation of FASL LLC’s operations. Accordingly, the segment operating information for our Memory Products segment for the year ended December 28, 2003, is not fully comparable to the segment information for all prior periods presented.

In addition, we introduced our 64-bit microprocessor products during 2003 with the launch of our AMD Opteron processor for servers and workstations in April and our AMD Athlon 64 processor for desktop and mobile PCs in September. In November 2003, we began construction of a newFab 36, our 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany and we are currently in the process of installing equipment. We believe the new capacity provided by this facility, which we expect to be in volume production in 2006. We believe the new capacity provided by this facility2006, will allow us to satisfy anticipated demand for our 64-bit microprocessors.

However, in 2004, the cyclical Flash memory market posed unique challenges for us. In the second half of 2004, Memory Products net sales decreased by $259 million, compared to the first half of 2004. Factors that

contributed to this decline included aggressive pricing by competitors and an imbalance in the supply and demand for Flash memory products. In addition, decreased demand from the wireless handset market in Asia, in part due to providing increased capacity, we believe that manufacturingchannel inventory accumulation by wireless handset OEMs in China, contributed to a decline in Memory Products net sales during the third quarter of 2004. The down-turn in the overall Flash memory market, lower than expected sales in Japan and a delay in our 64-bit processors on 300-millimeter silicon wafers, and employing advanced manufacturing process technologies, will allow usqualification of a Flash memory product for the wireless category contributed to reduce our manufacturing costs.lower Memory Products net sales during the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

For 2004,2005, we believe critical success factors include: increasingcontinuing to increase market acceptance of 64-bit computing; our AMD64 technology, particularly in the enterprise segment; taking products based on our second-generation MirrorBit technology to market and FASL LLC’s abilityeffectively ramping such products to mass production on a timely basis; strengthening our relationships with key customers and establishing relationships with new customers that are industry leaders in their markets; successfully developdeveloping and continuing to transition to the latest manufacturing process technologies;technologies for both our ability to developmicroprocessor and introduceFlash memory products; developing and introducing new microprocessor products for the mobile, server and workstation markets, including dual-core processors, on a timely basis and increasing our share of those markets; developing and introducing new Flash memory products on a timely basis; controlling costs; increasing the adoption of MirrorBit technology; and expanding our participation in emerginghigh-growth global markets, including China, Latin America, India and Eastern Europe; improving our share of the Flash memory market, including enabling the increased adoption of MirrorBit technology; and maximizing the synergies of FASL LLC.Europe.

 

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist you in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, the primary factors that resulted in those changes, and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.States accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to our revenues, inventories, asset impairments, restructuring charges and income taxes and commitments and contingencies.taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions 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. Although actual results have historically been reasonably consistent with management’s expectations, the actual results may differ from these estimates or our estimates may be affected by different assumptions or conditions.

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies are the most significant to the presentation of our financial statements and require the most difficult, subjective and complex judgments.

 

Revenue Reserves.    We record a provision for estimated sales returns and allowances on product sales and a provision for estimated future price reductions in the same period that the related revenues are recorded. We base these estimates on management judgment while considering actual historical sales returns, allowances, historical price reductions, market activity, allowances, and other known or anticipated trends and factors. ActualThese estimates are subject to management’s judgment, and actual provisions could be different from our estimates and current provisions, resulting in future adjustments to our revenues and operating results.

 

Inventory Valuation.    At each balance sheet date, we evaluate our ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analysis of sales levels by product and projections of future demand. These projections assist us in determining the carrying value of our inventory and are also used for near-term factory production planning. Inventories on hand in excess of forecasted demand of generally six months or less, are not valued. In addition, we write off inventories that are considered obsolete. We adjust remaining specific inventory balances to approximate the lower of our standard manufacturing cost or market value. Among other

factors, management considers forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, competitiveness of product offerings, market conditions and product life cycles when determining obsolescence and net realizable value. We adjust remaining inventory balances to approximate the lower of our standard manufacturing cost or market value. If we anticipate future demand or market conditions to be less favorable than our projections as forecasted, additional inventory write-downs may be required, and would be reflected in cost of sales in the period the revision is made. This would have a negative impact on our gross margins in that period. If in any period we are able to sell inventories that were not valued or that had been written off in a previous period, related revenues would be recorded without any offsetting charge to cost of sales, resulting in a net benefit to our gross margin in that period. To the extent these factors materially affect our gross margins, we would disclose them.them in our filings with the SEC.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.    We consider no less frequently than quarterly whether indicators of impairment of long-lived assets are present. These indicators may include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in the market value of an asset and significant changes in the extent or manner in which an asset is used. If these or other indicators are present, we determine whether the estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets in question are less than their carrying value. If less, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over their respective fair values. Fair value is determined by discounted future cash flows, appraisals or other methods. If the asset determined to be impaired is to be held and used, we recognize an impairment loss through a charge to our operating results to the extent the present value of anticipated net cash flows attributable to the asset is less than the asset’s carrying value, which we depreciate over the remaining estimated useful life of the asset. We may incur additional impairment losses in future periods if factors influencing our estimates of the undiscounted cash flows change.

 

Restructuring Charges.    We record and account for our restructuring activities following formally approved plans that identify the actions and timeline over which the restructuring activities will occur. Restructuring chargesOur remaining restructuring accruals include estimates pertaining to employee severancefacility exit costs and fringe benefit costs, facility exit

costs, subleasing assumptions and facility and equipment decommissioning costs resulting from exiting certain facilities. We review remaining restructuringthese accruals on a quarterly basis and adjust these accruals when changes in facts and circumstances suggest actual amounts will differ from our estimates. Although we do not anticipate significant changes, actual costs may be different than our original or revised estimates. These changes in estimates can result in increases or decreases to our results of operations in future periods and would be presented on the restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net, line of our consolidated operating statements.

 

Income Taxes.    In determining taxable income for financial statement reporting purposes, we must make certain estimates and judgments. These estimates and judgments are applied in the calculation of certain tax liabilities and in the determination of the recoverability of deferred tax assets, which arise from temporary differences between the recognition of assets and liabilities for tax and financial statement reporting purposes.

 

We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not likely, we must increase our provision for taxes by recording a charge to income tax expense, in the form of a valuation allowance, for the deferred tax assets that we estimate will not ultimately be recoverable. We consider past performance, future expected taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in determining the need for a valuation allowance. In fiscal 2002, we recorded a valuation allowance against all of our U.S. deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, based on past performance and the likelihood of realization of our deferred tax assets at the time. In fiscal 2003, we continued to provide a valuation allowance against all of our U.S. deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities. In fiscal 2004, a portion of the valuation allowance was utilized as a result of net operating profits. If we later determine that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realized, an appropriate amount of the previously provided valuation allowance will be reversed, resulting in a benefit to our earnings. Such benefits would be recorded on the income tax provision (benefit) line of our statement of operations.

 

In addition, the calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax rules and the potential for future adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing

jurisdiction. If our estimates of these taxes are greater or less than actual results, an additional tax benefit or charge will result.

 

Commitments and Contingencies.    From time to time we are a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. We are also a party to environmental matters, including local, regional, state and federal government cleanup activities at or near locations where we currently or have in the past conducted our business. We are also a guarantor of various third-party obligations and commitments. We are required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of reserves required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, that would be charged to earnings includes assessing the probability of adverse outcomes and estimating the amount of potential losses. The required reserves may change in the future due to new developments in each matter or changes in circumstances, such as a change in settlement strategy. Changes in required reserves could increase or decrease our earnings in the period the changes are made.

Results Of Operations

 

As discussed aboveIn March 1993, we and Fujitsu formed Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Limited, a joint venture for the purpose of manufacturing Flash memory devices. Through the Manufacturing Joint Venture, we and Fujitsu constructed and operated advanced integrated circuit manufacturing facilities in the section entitled, “Developments in 2003,” on page 1, effectiveAizu-Wakamatsu, Japan. Effective June 30, 2003, we and Fujitsu formed FASL LLC.executed agreements to integrate our Flash memory operations. The Manufacturing Joint Venture was contributed to a new entity, Spansion LLC, which is owned 60 percent by us and 40 percent by Fujitsu. As a result of thethis transaction, we began consolidating FASL LLC’sSpansion’s results of operations on June 30, 2003. Prior to June 30, 2003, we accounted for our share of the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s operating results under the equity method.

As FASL LLCSpansion did not exist prior to June 30, 2003, the results of our operations for periods prior to the third quarter of 2003 do not include the consolidation of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s results of operations. Accordingly, our operating results for the yearyears ended December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003 are not fully comparable with our results for prior periods. AsAlso, because we have a 60 percent controlling interest in FASL LLC,Spansion, Fujitsu’s 40 percent share in the net income (loss) of FASL LLCSpansion is reflected as a minority interest adjustment to our consolidated financial statements. This minority interest adjustment willdoes not correspond to operating income (loss) of our Memory Products segment because operating income (loss) becausefor our Memory Products segment operating income (loss) includes operations incremental to those of FASL LLC.Spansion. In addition, the minority interest calculation is based on FASL LLC’sSpansion’s net income (loss) rather than operating income (loss).

We review and assess operating performance using segment revenues and operating income before interest, taxes and minority interest. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments based on management judgment. Prior to the third quarter of 2003, we had two reportable segments: the Core Products segment, which consisted of the microprocessor, memory products and other IC products operating segments, and the Foundry Services segments. Primarily as a resultsegment, which consisted of the formation of FASL LLC, we re-evaluatedfees for products sold to Vantis Corporation, our reportable segments.former programmable logic devices subsidiary, and Legerity Inc., our former voice communication products subsidiary.

 

Beginning in the third quarter of 2003, we changed our reportable segments to:to the Computation Products segment, which includes microprocessor products for desktop and mobile PCs, servers and workstations and chipset products, and the Memory Products segment, which includes Flash memory products. We believe that separate reportingIn addition, in the fourth quarter of these2004, we began presenting our Personal Connectivity Solutions operating segments, given our new focus on FASL LLCsegment as a separate reportable segment because the operating companyloss from this operating segment exceeded 10 percent of the combined profit of all our operating segments and its separate market brand—Spansion, provides more useful information totherefore this operating segment became a reportable segment under the requirements of Statement of Financial Standards 131, “Segment Reporting” (FAS 131). Previously, we included our stockholders.

Personal Connectivity Solutions operating segment in our All Other category. The Personal Connectivity Solutions segment includes primarily low power, high performance x86 and MIPS architecture-based embedded microprocessors. In addition to our three reportable segments, we also have the All Other category, thatwhich is not a reportable segment, but rather it includes other small operating segments that are neither individually nor in the aggregate greater than ten percent of our consolidated revenues or assets. This category alsoand which includes certain operating expenses and credits that are not allocated to the operating segments. Prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. However, as FASL LLCbecause Spansion did not exist prior to June 30, 2003, the results of operations for periods prior periodsto June 30, 2003 did not include the consolidation of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s operations. Accordingly, the segment operating information for the Memory Products segment for the year ended December 28, 2003,26, 2004, is not fully comparable to the reclassified segment information for allthe prior periods presented.

 

We use a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in December. The years ended December 26, 2004, December 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002, and December 30, 2001, each included 52 weeks.

The following is a summary of our net sales and operating income (loss) by segment and category for 2004, 2003 2002 and 2001.2002.

 

  2003  2002  2001  2004 2003 2002 


  (in millions) 
  (Millions)

Net sales

   

Computation Products

  $1,960  $1,756  $2,466  $2,528  $1,960  $1,756 

Memory Products

   1,419   741   1,133   2,342   1,419   741 

Personal Connectivity Solutions

   131   140   166 

All Other

   140   200   293   —     —     34 

Total

  $3,519  $2,697  $3,892

Total Net Sales

  $5,001  $3,519  $2,697 

Operating income (loss)

   

Computation Products

  $303  $(23) $(661)

Memory Products

   35   (189)  (159)

Personal Connectivity Solutions

   (72)  (14)  (25)

All Other

   (44)  (7)  (380)

Total Operating Income (Loss)

  $222  $(233) $(1,225)

 

Net Sales Comparison for Years Ended December 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002Computation Products

Total net sales of $3,519 million in 2003 increased 30 percent compared to net sales of $2,697 million in 2002.

 

Computation Products net sales of $1,960 million$2.5 billion in 2004 increased 29 percent compared to net sales of $2.0 billion in 2003. The increase was primarily due to a 19 percent increase in average selling prices and a nine percent increase in microprocessor unit shipments. The increase in average selling prices was primarily due to increased sales of our higher-priced AMD64-based processors, particularly our AMD Athlon 64 processors, which contributed to a richer product mix. Similarly, the increase in unit shipments reflected the increased demand for these processors. As of December 26, 2004, sales of AMD64-based processors represented approximately one-half of our net sales for the Computation Products segment. Sales increased across all geographic regions, and growth was particularly strong in North America and Asia.

Computation Products net sales of $2.0 billion in 2003 increased 12 percent compared to net sales of $1,756 million$1.8 billion in 2002. The increase in net sales was primarily due to a 15 percent increase in microprocessor unit shipments due primarily to increased demand from our OEM customers,customers. The increase in net sales was partially offset by a decline of four percent in the average selling pricesprices.

Computation Products operating income of $303 million in 2004 increased by $326 million compared to an operating loss of $23 million in 2003. The increase was primarily due to a 29 percent increase in net sales, partially offset by a 12 percent increase in operating expenses. Operating expenses increased due primarily to an increase in marketing and cooperative advertising costs of $79 million in connection with our AMD64-based products, a nine percent increase in unit shipments, and a $28 million increase in research and development costs. The increase in research and development costs was due primarily to a $29 million increase in Fab 36 start-up costs and a $24 million increase in silicon design related to future generations of our microprocessor products. Unit shipment growthmicroprocessors offset by a $23 million decrease in Fab 30 research and development activities.

Computation Products operating loss of $23 million in 2003 improved by $638 million compared to an operating loss of $661 million in 2002. The improvement was particularly strongprimarily due to a 12 percent increase in Latin Americanet sales and China, which accounted for 77 percenta decrease in both manufacturing costs of overall unit growth.$330 million and marketing, general and administrative expenses of $39 million, as a result of our cost reduction initiatives and the 2002 Restructuring Plan. In addition, cooperative advertising and marketing expenses decreased by $55 million from 2002.

Memory Products

 

Memory Products net sales of $1,419 million$2.3 billion in 20032004 increased 9265 percent compared to net sales of $741 million$1.4 billion in 2002.2003. The increase in net sales was primarily attributabledue to increased demand for Flash memory products across all geographies, which resulted in a nine percent increase in average selling prices, and the effect of consolidating FASL LLC’sSpansion’s results of operations, which include FASL LLC’sSpansion’s sales to Fujitsu and increasedof $1.1 billion for 12 months in 2004 compared to $449 million for six months in 2003. In the second half of 2003, demand for Flash memory products began to increase significantly, and this trend continued through the first half of 2004. In the second half of 2004, however, our Memory Products net sales declined due to aggressive pricing by competitors and an imbalance in the supply and demand for Flash memory products. In addition, decreased demand from the wireless handset market in Asia, due in part to channel inventory accumulation by wireless OEMs in China, contributed to a decline in Memory Products net sales during the third quarter. The downturn in the overall Flash memory market, lower than expected sales in Japan and a delay in qualifying a new Flash memory product for the wireless category contributed to lower Memory Products net sales during the fourth quarter. Further quantification of the breakdown in the increase in net sales is not practical due to the reorganization of geographical sales territories between AMD and Fujitsu.

 

All OtherMemory Products net sales of $1.4 billion in 2003 increased 92 percent compared to net sales of $741 million in 2002. The increase was primarily due to the effect of consolidating Spansion’s results of operations, which include Spansion’s sales to Fujitsu during the last six months of fiscal 2003 and increased demand for Flash memory products, particularly in the second half of 2003. Further quantification of the breakdown in the increase in net sales is not practical due to the reorganization of geographical sales territories between AMD and Fujitsu.

Memory Products operating income of $35 million increased $224 million from an operating loss of $189 million in 2003. The increase was primarily due to the effect of consolidating Spansion’s results of operations, which include Spansion’s sales to Fujitsu, for 12 months in 2004 compared to six months in 2003. In addition, our manufacturing costs decreased due to our transition to 110-nanometer process technology for certain of our Flash memory products in 2004 and as a result of increased shipments of Flash memory products based on MirrorBit technology, which are less expensive to manufacture than Flash memory products based on floating gate technology. Further quantification of the changes is not practical due to the consolidation of Spansion on June 30, 2003.

Memory Products operating loss of $189 million in 2003 increased $30 million from an operating loss of $159 million in 2002. Further quantification of the changes is not practical due to the consolidation of Spansion on June 30, 2003.

Personal Connectivity Solutions

Personal Connectivity Solutions (PCS) net sales of $131 million in 2004 decreased seven percent compared to net sales of $140 million in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to a $43 million decrease in sales of certain end-of-life embedded microprocessors, partially offset by a $33 million increase in sales of AMD Geode products. We acquired the Geode product line from National Semiconductor in August 2003. Accordingly, the increase in sales of AMD Geode products in 2004 was due to the fact that in 2004 we had 12 months of sales whereas in 2003 we had approximately four months of sales.

PCS net sales of $140 million in 2003 decreased 3015 percent compared to net sales of $200$166 million in 2002 and consisted primarily of net sales of our Personal Connectivity Solutions products.2002. The decrease was primarily due

to a $53 million decrease in revenue resulting from discontinued productionsales of selected maturecertain end-of-life embedded processorsmicroprocessors and networking products, and a $34 million decrease in Foundry Services revenue,partially offset by a $28 million increase in revenues from sales of AMD Geode and wireless products.

 

Net Sales Comparison for Years Ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001

Total net salesPCS operating loss of $2,697$72 million in 2002 decreased 31 percent2004 increased compared to net salesan operating loss of $3,892$14 million in 2001.

Computation Products net sales of $1,756 million in 2002 decreased 29 percent compared to net sales of $2,466 million in 2001. This decrease was almost wholly due to a decrease in unit sales of 16 percent, and a decrease in average selling prices of 13 percent, reflecting industry-wide weakness in PC sales, competitive pricing pressure, and the execution of our plan to align our microprocessor inventory2003. The increase in the supply chain with forecasted customer demand, which included our decision to limit shipments and accept receipt of product returns from certain customers.

Memory Products net sales of $741 million in 2002 decreased 35 percent compared to net sales of $1,133 million in 2001. The decreaseoperating loss was primarily due to a decrease$48 million increase in average selling pricesoperating expenses. Operating

expenses increased due to an increase of 36 percent, reflecting continued weaknessapproximately $35 million in manufacturing costs as a result of a change in product mix, and an aggregate increase of $14 million in research and development expenses and marketing, general and administrative expenses as a result of activities related to our AMD Geode products and other product development. Manufacturing costs increased primarily because we manufactured more AMD Geode products, which generally are more expensive to manufacture than our other embedded processors.

PCS operating loss of $14 million in 2003 improved compared to the operating loss of $25 million in 2002. The improvement was primarily due to sales of $12 million of certain embedded microprocessors and networking products that had been previously written off.

All Other Category

There were no net sales generated in the telecommunications and networking equipment industries.All Other category in 2003 or 2004.

 

All Other net sales of $200zero in 2003 decreased from $34 million in 2002 decreased 32 percent compareddue to net salesthe discontinuation of $293our Foundry Services in 2002.

All Other operating loss of $44 million in 2001. The decrease was2004 increased from $6 million in 2003, primarily due to a decrease in Foundry Services revenuesan increase of approximately $64$30 million in corporate bonus and profit sharing expense. In addition, All Other operating loss in 2004 included approximately $5 million of restructuring and other special charges, while in 2003 we had a decrease$14 million credit adjustment to the restructuring charge.

All Other operating loss of $6 million in net sales2003 improved by $374 million compared to an operating loss of $31$380 million from embedded processorsin 2002, primarily due to $331 million of restructuring and networking products as a result of sustained market declinesother special charges included in the communications and networking equipment industries.All Other category for 2002, compared to a $14 million credit adjustment to the restructuring charge in 2003.

 

Comparison of Gross Margin, Percentage, Expenses, Interest Income and Other, Net, and Interest Expense and Taxes

 

The following is a summary of certain consolidated statement of operations data for 2004, 2003 and 2002:

   2004  2003  2002 
   (in millions except for
percentages)
 

Cost of sales

  $3,033  $2,327  $2,106 

Gross margin

   39%  34%  22%

Research and development expense

  $935  $852  $816 

Marketing, general and administrative expense

   807   587   670 

Restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net

   5   (14)  331 

Interest income and other, net

   31   (21)  (32)

Interest expense

   112   110   71 

Income tax provision

   6   3   45 

Gross margin percentage increased to 39 percent in 2004 compared to 34 percent in 2003. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to an increase in net sales of 42 percent and lower unit manufacturing costs resulting from our transition to smaller, more cost efficient, manufacturing process technologies for both of our microprocessors and Flash memory products. Further quantification of the improvement in gross margin percentage expenses and interest income and other, net, and interest expense for 2003, 2002 and 2001:is not practical due to the consolidation of Spansion’s operating results as of June 30, 2003.

   2003  2002  2001 

 
   

(Millions except for gross

margin percentage)

 

Cost of sales

  $2,327  $2,106  $2,590 

Gross margin percentage

   34%  22%  33%

Research and development

   852   816   651 

Marketing, general and administrative

   587   670   620 

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   (14)  331   89 

Interest income and other, net

   21   32   26 

Interest expense

   110   71   61 

Income tax provision (benefit)

   3   45   (14)

 

 

Gross margin percentage increased to 34 percent in 2003 compared to 22 percent in 2002. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to an increase in net sales of 30 percent, accompanied by an increase in cost of sales of only ten percent. Our cost of sales increased at a lower rate than net sales primarily due to cost reductions from the 2002 Restructuring Plan and other cost reduction initiatives. In addition, microprocessor unit sales

increased 15 percent while average selling prices of microprocessor products decreased by four percent, and we realized revenues of $63 million, or approximately two gross margin percentage points, resulting from the sale of microprocessor products that had been previously written off. Further quantification of the improvement in gross margin percentage is not practical due to the consolidation of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s operating results onas of June 30, 2003.

 

We amortize capital grants and allowances, interest subsidies and research and development subsidies that we receive from the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany for Fab 30 as they are earned. The

amortization of these grants and subsidies is recognized as creditsa credit to research and development expenses and cost of sales. The creditscredit to cost of sales totaled $67.1 million in 2004, $46.2 million in 2003 and $37.5 million in 2002.

 

Gross margin percentage decreasedResearch and development expenses of $935 million in 2004 increased ten percent from $852 million in 2003 due in part to 22 percent in 2002 compared to 33 percent in 2001. This decrease was primarily due to a 31 percent decrease in the combined sales of PC processorshigher research and Flash memory products,development expenses as a result of lower unit demandthe consolidation of Spansion’s results of operation, an increase in start-up costs of approximately $29 million associated with the Fab 36 project and average selling prices duea $24 million increase in silicon design related to weakened customer demand and industry-wide excess inventory,future generations of our microprocessors. These factors were partially offset by cost savings realized from the closure of certain facilities pursuant to the 2001 Restructuring Plan, which is discussed below.

a $23 million decrease in Fab 30 research and development activities. Research and development expenses of $852 million in 2003 increased four percent from $816 million in 2002, due primarilyin part to an increase inhigher research and development expenses as a result of the FASL LLC transaction,consolidation of Spansion’s results of operation, $23 million in research and development efforts related to new microprocessors, and $58 million in expenses related to amounts paid to IBM to jointly develop new logic process technologies for use in future high-performance microprocessor products. TheseThe increases in research and development expenses were offset by a $35 million reduction in internal research and development costs, from 2002 to 2003, primarily due to the reduction of research and development activities associated with our PCS products and the absence of the $42 million charge representing amounts paid to IBM in 2002 in exchange for consulting services relating to optimizing the performance of our manufacturing processes.

 

We amortize capital grants and allowances, interest subsidies and research and development subsidies that we receive from the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany for Fab 30 as they are earned. The amortization of these grants and subsidies is recognized as creditsa credit to research and development expenses and cost of sales. The creditscredit to research and development expenses totaled $29.0$20.7 million in 2004, $29 million in 2003 and $21.8 million in 2002.

 

ResearchMarketing, general and developmentadministrative expenses of $816$807 million in 20022004 increased 2537 percent compared to $651$587 million in 2001. This increase was2003, primarily due to an overall increaseincreased sales and cooperative advertising and marketing expenses of $112 million primarily associated with our AMD 64-based processors, expenses from Spansion of $153 million for 12 months of 2004 compared to $78 million for six months in research2003 and development efforts directed to our microprocessors. In addition, research and development expenses in 2002 included a $42 million charge for amounts paid to IBM in exchange for consulting services relating to optimizing the performance of our manufacturing processes in the fourth quarter of 2002, as well as the reallocation of $30 million from manufacturing resources, previously included innew regulatory compliance costs of goods sold, to research and development activities for microprocessors.$15 million.

 

Marketing, general and administrative expenses of $587 million in 2003 decreased 12 percent compared to $670 million in 2002. The decrease was primarily due to decreased cooperative advertising and marketing expenses of $55 million and cost reductions from the 2002 Restructuring Plan and other cost reduction initiatives.

 

Marketing, general and administrative expensesEffects of $670 million in 2002 increased eight percent compared to $620 million in 2001 primarily as a result of increased advertising and marketing expenses associated with the launch of our branding campaign.Restructuring Plan

 

In December 2002, we began implementing a restructuring plan (the 2002 Restructuring Plan) to further align our cost structure to industry conditions resulting from weak customer demand and industry-wide excess inventory.

 

As part of this plan, and as a result of our agreement with IBM to jointly develop future generations of our logicmicroprocessor manufacturing process technology, we ceased logicmicroprocessor related research and development in the SDC and eliminated most of thosethe related resources, including the sale or abandonment of certain equipment used in the SDC.

The 2002 Restructuring Plan resulted in the consolidation of facilities, primarily at our Sunnyvale, California site and at sales offices worldwide. We vacated and are attempting to sublease certain facilities

currently occupied under long-term operating leases through 2013.2011. We also terminated the implementation of certain partially completed enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other information technology implementation activities, resulting in the abandonment of certain software, hardware and capitalized development costs.

 

Pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, we recorded restructuring costs and other special charges of $330.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, consisting primarily of $68.8 million of anticipated severance and fringe benefit costs, an asset impairment charge of $32.5 million relating to a license that has no future use because of its association with discontinued logicmicroprocessor development activities, asset impairment charges of $30.6 million resulting from the abandonment of equipment previously used in logicmicroprocessor process development and manufacturing activities, anticipated exit costs of $138.9 million almost wholly related to vacating and consolidating our facilities and a charge of $55.5 million resulting from the abandonment of partially completed ERP software and other information technology implementation activities.

 

During 2003, management approved the sale of additional equipment primarily equipment used in the SDC that was identified as no longer useful in our operations. As a result, we recorded approximately $11 million of asset impairment charges in the first quarter of 2003, including $3.3 million of charges for decommission costs necessary to complete the sale of the equipment.

 

During 2003, we also revised our estimates of the number of positions to be eliminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan from 2,000 to 1,800 in response to the additional resources required due to the FASL LLCSpansion transaction. As a result, we reversed $8.9 million of the estimated severance and fringe benefit accrual. As of December 28, 2003, 1,73626, 2004, 1,786 employees had been terminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulting in cumulative cash payments of $53$60 million in severance and employee benefit costs.

During 2004, we adjusted the restructuring accrual related to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, which resulted in an additional $5.2 million restructuring charge for the period. The remaining accrualadjustment was primarily related to a change in our estimate of $6.7 million represents the severance benefits cost obligations for individuals whose employments terminated but who elected to defer receipt of severance benefits until 2004 and for employees who were pre-notifiedpotential sublease opportunities associated with abandoned facilities located in 2003 of their employment terminations, which will occur in 2004.Sunnyvale, California.

 

With the exception of exit costs consisting primarily of remaining lease payments on abandoned facilities net of estimated sublease income that are payable through 2011, we have substantially completed the activities associated with the 2002 Restructuring Plan asPlan. With the formation of December 28, 2003. As a result ofSpansion and other business changes, we no longer track the overall cost savings from the 2002 Restructuring Plan because we realized overall cost reductions of approximately $150 million in 2003. We also implemented other cost reduction initiatives incremental to the specific expense reductions resulting from the 2002 Restructuring Plan.do not believe this information would be useful.

The following table summarizes activities under the 2002 Restructuring Plan through December 28, 2003:26, 2004:

 

  Severance
and employee
benefits
 Asset
impairment
 Exit costs Other
restructuring
charges
 Total 


   Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
 Asset
Impairment
 Exit and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs
 Other
Restructuring
Charges
 Total 
  (Thousands)   (in thousands) 

2002 provision

  $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575   $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575 

Non-cash charges

   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)

Cash charges

   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)

 

Accrual at December 29, 2002

   54,420   —     138,105   4,315   196,840 

 

2003 Provision

   —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105 

Accruals at December 29, 2002

  $54,420   —    $138,105  $4,315  $196,840 

2003 provision

   —    $7,791  $3,314   —    $11,105 

Cash charges

   (38,816)  —     (20,796)  (4,300)  (63,912)   (38,816)  —     (20,796)  (4,300)  (63,912)

Non-cash charges

   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)

Non-cash adjustment

   (8,864)  —     (15)  (8,879)

 

Accrual at December 28, 2003

  $6,740  $—    $120,623  $—    $127,363 

 

Non-cash adjustments

   (8,864)  —     —     (15)  (8,879)

Accruals at December 28, 2003

  $6,740   —    $120,623   —    $127,363 

Cash charges

   (6,789)  (20,150)  (26,939)

Non-cash adjustments

  $49  $5,203  $5,252 

Accruals at December 26, 2004

   —     —    $105,676   —    $105,676 

Effects of 2001 Restructuring Plan

 

In 2001, we announced a restructuring plan (the 2001 Restructuring Plan) duein response to the continued slowdown in the semiconductor industry and a resulting decline in revenues.revenues, we implemented a restructuring plan (the 2001 Restructuring Plan). We substantially completed our execution of the

2001 Restructuring Plan as of December 28, 2003. 26, 2004.

During 2003, we reduced the estimated accrual of the facility and equipment decommission costs by $12.2 million based on the most current information available. During 2003,available and we also realized a recovery of approximately $3.9 million for the excess of the sale price over the estimated fair value of equipment that waswe determined to bewas impaired as a result of the 2001 Restructuring Plan. Both amounts were included in restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net. As a resultWith the formation of Spansion and other business changes, we no longer track the overall cost savings from this 2001 Restructuring Plan because we have realized overall cost reductions of $211 million as of December 28, 2003.do not believe the information would be useful.

 

The following table summarizes activity under the 2001 Restructuring Plan from December 30, 2001 through December 28, 2003:26, 2004:

 

   Severance
and employee
benefits
  Facility and
equipment
impairment
  Facilities and
equipment
decommission
costs
  Other
facilities
exit costs
  Total 

 
   (Thousands) 

2001 provision

  $34,105  $39,000  $15,500  $700  $89,305 

2001 cash charges

   (7,483)  —     —     (54)  (7,537)

2001 non-cash charges

   —     (39,000)  —     —     (39,000)

 

Accrual at December 30, 2001

   26,622   —     15,500   646   42,768 

2002 cash charges

   (26,622)  —     (445)  —     (27,067)

 

Accrual at December 29, 2002

   —     —     15,055   646   15,701 

Non-cash adjustments

   —     —     (11,574)  (646)  (12,220)

Cash charges

   —     —     (2,485)  —     (2,485)

 

Accrual at December 28, 2003

  $—    $—    $996  $—    $996 

 
   Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
  

Facilities

and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs

  Other
Facilities
Exit
Costs
  Total   
   (in thousands)   

Accruals at December 30, 2001

  $26,622  $15,500  $646  $42,768   

Cash charges

   (26,622)  (445)  —     (27,067)  

Accruals at December 29, 2002

  $—    $15,055  $646  $15,701   

Non-cash adjustments

   —     (11,574)  (646)  (12,220)  

Cash charges

   —     (2,485)  —     (2,485)  

Accruals at December 28, 2003

  $—    $996  $—    $996   

Cash charges

   —     (991)  —     (991)  

Non-cash adjustments

   —     (5)  —     (5)  

Accruals at December 26, 2004

  $—    $—    $—    $—     

Interest Income and Other, Net

We recorded a net charge of interest income and other, net of $31 million in 2004 compared to interest income and other, net of approximately $21 million in 2003. This charge was due primarily to a charge of approximately $32 million related to a series of transactions pursuant to which we exchanged $201 million of our 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007 (the 4.50% Notes) for our common stock. The charge represented the difference between the fair value of the common stock issued in the transactions and the fair value of common stock issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms of the 4.50% Notes. In addition, interest income and other, net, in 2004 included a charge of approximately $14 million in connection with our prepayment of the Dresden Term Loan, and a loss of approximately $6 million during the second quarter of 2004 resulting from the mark-to-market of certain foreign currency forward contracts that we used as economic hedges of forecasted capital contributions to AMD Fab 36 KG, which do not qualify as accounting hedges.

 

Interest income and other, net, of approximately $21 million in 2003 decreased 34 percent from $32 million in 2002. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in investment income of $16 million caused by lower cash equivalents and short-term investment balances and a charge of $2.3 million in charges in 2003 for other-than-temporary declines in our equity investments. This decrease was offset by a gain of approximately $6 million based on the difference between the carrying value and fair value of assets contributed by us to FASL LLC.Spansion. Fujitsu now owns a 40 percent interest in these assets. The gain on the deemed sale of these assets to FASL LLCSpansion was limited to the difference in carrying value of our interest in the assets following the completion of the transaction and the carrying value of the assets immediately prior to the transaction.

 

Interest income and other, net,Expense

Interest expense of $32$112 million increased $6 million or 23 percent in 20022004 was flat compared to $26$110 million in 2001. The increase2003. On October 29, 2004, we sold $600 million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2012 (the 7.75% Notes). Interest accrued on the 7.75% Notes was primarily duepartially offset by the absence of interest expense, as of November 2, 2004, for amounts outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan, which we prepaid on November 2, 2004, and the absence of interest expense with respect to $4.7$201 million of our 4.50% Notes, which we exchanged for our common stock in a series of transactions during the fourth quarter of 2004. We also capitalized interest during 2004 of $9 million in charges for other-than-temporary declinesconnection with our Fab 36 construction activities in our equity investments as compared to $27 million in charges in 2001, offset by a decrease of $20 million in interest income as a result of lower interest rates on our investment portfolio and lower cash equivalents and short term investment balances.Dresden, Germany.

 

Interest expense of $110 million in 2003 increased 55 percent compared to $71 million in 2002. The increase was due primarily to the effect of our 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007 (4.50% Notes), issued in November 2002, which resulted in annual interest charges of $18 million intereston our 4.50% Notes sold in November 2002, $5 million of $5 millioninterest on $110 million drawn at the end of September 2002outstanding under our July 2003 Loan Agreement,revolving credit facility, and the FASL LLCSpansion transaction, which resulted in additional interest expense of approximately $9 million in 2003. In addition, in 2002 we capitalized interest of $10.7 million on continued expansion and facilitization of Fabs 25 and 30 compared to only $1.5 million in 2003.

 

Interest expense of $71 million in 2002 increased 16 percent compared to $61 million in 2001. The increase was due primarily to the effect of interest expense incurred on our 4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022 (4.75% Debentures), issued in January 2002, which resulted in interest charges of $22 million, partially offset by an increase in capitalized interest associated with conversion of Fab 25 to a Flash memory facility, facilitization activities at Fab 30, and a decrease of $11 million in interest expense due to a partial repayment of the outstanding loans under the Dresden Loan Agreements in 2002.

Income Taxes

We recorded an income tax provision of $6 million in 2004, $3 million in 2003 anand $45 million in 2002. The income tax provision in 2004 primarily reflects U.S. income taxes, including taxes on the dividends repatriated from controlled foreign corporations, partially offset by foreign tax benefits because of $45 millionlosses in 2002 and an income tax benefit of $14 million in 2001.certain foreign jurisdictions. The income tax provision in 2003 primarily reflected income tax expense generated in certain foreign tax jurisdictions, offset by a benefit of a U.S. federal tax refund from a carryback claim we filed in 2003. No net tax benefit was recorded in 2003 on pre-tax losses due to continuing operating losses. Our tax provision for 2003 does not reflect an increase in our net deferred tax liability of approximately $46 million. This net deferred tax liability was recognized by the Japanese subsidiary of FASL LLC, FASL JAPAN, as tax expense in periods prior to our consolidation of FASL LLC on June 30, 2003, and therefore has not been recorded as a component of our tax expense for 2003. The 2002 income tax provision was recorded primarily for taxes due on income generated in certain state and foreign tax jurisdictions. No tax benefit was recorded in 2002 on pre-tax losses due tojurisdictions and the establishment of a valuation allowance against the remainder of our U.S. deferred tax assets, net of U.S. deferred tax liabilities in the fourth quarter, due to the incurrence of continuing substantial operating losses in the United States.

As of December 26, 2004, we had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $930 million and $45 million. We also had foreign loss carryforwards of approximately $88 million. We also had

federal and state tax credit carryforwards of approximately $246 million and $86 million. The net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards will expire at various dates beginning in 2005 through 2024, if not utilized. We maintain a full valuation allowance against all our net U.S. The effective benefit ratefederal and state deferred tax assets and certain of 15.4 percent for 2001 was less than the statutory rateour foreign deferred tax assets ($694 million at December 26, 2004) because of a lower than U.S. statutory 24 percent tax benefit rate on the 2001 restructuring charges, reflecting the allocationour history of the charges between the U.S. and foreign lower-taxed jurisdictions, and a provision for U.S. taxes on certain previously undistributed earnings of lower-taxed foreign subsidiaries.recent losses.

 

Other Items

 

International sales as a percent of net sales were 79 percent in 2004, 80 percent in 2003 compared toand 73 percent in 20022002. During 2004 and 67 percent in 2001. During 2003, approximately 22 and 15 percent of our net sales were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Japanese yen, as compared to one percent during 2002. The increase in the percentage in 2004 and 2003 compared to 2002 was primarily due to the consolidation of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s results of operations, effective June 30, 2003, which include sales by FASL LLCSpansion to Fujitsu, which are denominated in yen. Our foreign exchange risk exposure resulting from these sales is partially mitigated as a result of our yen-denominated manufacturing costs. In addition, we are subject to foreign currency risk related to our manufacturing costs in Fab 30, which are denominated in euros.euro. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to reduce our exposure to the euro, but future exchange rate fluctuations may cause increases or decreases to our Fab 30 and Fab 36 manufacturing costs. The impact on our operating results from changes in foreign currency rates individually and in the aggregate has not been material, on an annual basis, principally as a result of our foreign currency hedging activities. See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk,” below.

 

Comparison of Operating Income (Loss)

The following is a summary of operating income (loss) for 2003, 2002 and 2001:

   2003  2002  2001 

 
   (Millions) 

Computation Products

  $(23) $(661) $(191)

Memory Products

   (189)  (159)  268 

All Other

   (21)  (405)  (135)

 

Total

  $(233) $(1,225) $(58)

 

Computation Products operating loss of $23 million in 2003 improved by $638 million compared to $661 million in 2002. The improvement was primarily due to incremental net sales of $204 million and a decrease in both manufacturing costs of $330 million and marketing, general and administrative expenses of $39 million, which resulted primarily from our cost reduction initiatives and the 2002 Restructuring Plan. In addition, cooperative advertising and marketing expenses decreased by $55 million from 2002.

Computation Products operating loss of $661 million in 2002 increased by $470 million compared to $191 million in 2001 primarily due to a decrease in net sales. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in average selling prices of 13 percent and a decline in unit sales of 16 percent for microprocessors as a result of the sustained downturn in the PC industry.

Memory Products operating loss of $189 million in 2003 increased $30 million from 2002. Further quantification of the changes is not practical due to the consolidation of FASL LLC on June 30, 2003.

Memory Products operating loss was $159 million in 2002 compared to $268 million of operating income in 2001. The change in the operating result was primarily due to decrease in net sales of $392 million as a result of a 36 percent decline in average selling prices due to continued weakness in the Flash memory market.

Our All Other operating loss of $21 million in 2003 improved by $384 million compared to 2002, primarily due to $331 million of restructuring and other special charges included in the 2002 results, and a $14 million credit adjustment to the restructuring charge in 2003.

Our All Other operating loss of $405 million in 2002 increased by $270 million compared to 2001. The operating loss included $331 million of restructuring and other special charges in 2002 compared to approximately $89 million in 2001. The remaining increase of operating loss was primarily due to an increase in operating loss of Personal Connectivity Solutions products, partially offset by approximately $27 million of improvement of operating results in Foundry Services.

Financial ConditionFINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at December 28, 200326, 2004 totaled $1.1$1.2 billion, which included approximately $330$196 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments maintained by FASL LLC. FASL LLC’sof Spansion. Spansion’s operating agreement governs its ability to use this cash balance for operations or to distribute it to us and Fujitsu. Pursuant to the operating agreement, and subject to restrictions contained in third party loan agreements, FASL LLCSpansion must first distribute any cash balance to us and Fujitsu in an amount sufficient to cover each party’s estimated tax liability, if any, related to FASL LLC’sSpansion’s taxable income for each fiscal year. Any remaining cash balance after the tax liability distribution would be used by FASL LLCSpansion to fund its operations in accordance with its budget. If any cash remains, it must be used to repay FASL LLC’sSpansion’s outstanding debt to us and Fujitsu. Any remaining cash after such distributions ismay be distributed at the discretion of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s Board of Managers, to us and Fujitsu, pro rata, based on each party’s membership interest at the time of distribution, which currently is 60 percent and 40 percent.

Due to our repayment of amounts outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan on November 2, 2004 and the related termination of the Dresden Loan Agreements effective December 23, 2004, we are no longer required to maintain a compensating cash balance. Therefore, as of December 26, 2004, our compensating cash balance was zero as compared to $218 million as of December 28, 2003.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $1.1 billion in 2004. Net income of $91 million, non-cash charges, consisting primarily of $1.2 billion of depreciation and amortization expense and a $32 million charge associated with our exchange of $201 million of our 4.50% Notes for common stock, contributed to the positive cash flows from operations. The net changes in operating assets in 2004 as compared to 2003 included an increase in accounts receivable due to higher net sales, and increased inventories due primarily to an increase in microprocessor inventories resulting from a higher percentage of AMD64-based processors and improved market conditions. For fiscal 2004, Fujitsu accounted for approximately 23 percent of our consolidated accounts receivable and approximately 22 percent of our consolidated gross sales.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $296 million in 2003. Although we had a net loss of $274 million for the year, adjustments for non-cash charges, which were primarily depreciation and

amortization, resulted in a positive cash flow from operations. The net changes in operating assets in 2003 as compared to 2002 included an increase in accounts receivable due to higher net sales and the consolidation of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s results of operations, which include FASL LLC’sSpansion’s sales to Fujitsu, and an increase in net inventory due to the consolidation of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s results of operations. At December 28,For fiscal 2003, Fujitsu accounted for approximately 31 percent of our consolidated net accounts receivable and approximately 13 percent of our consolidated netgross sales. TheIn 2003, the net changes in payables and accrued liabilities primarily included payments in 2003 of $90 million for a technology license from IBM and approximately $64 million of payments in 2003 under the 2002 Restructuring Plan and an accrual of $29 million in December 2003 related to our license from IBM for technology and know-how related to manufacturing products on 300-millimeter silicon wafers.Plan.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $120 million in 2002, primarily as a result of our net loss of $1,303 million,$1.3 billion, adjusted by non-cash related charges. Changes in operating assets and liabilities in 2002 as compared to 2001 were attributable to a decrease in accounts receivable due to a 31 percent decrease in net sales. At December 29, 2002, inventory increased as compared to December 29, 2001 due to an increase of products to support anticipated 2003 sales, a change in the mix of inventory, and the impact of Flash memory production from Fab 25 following its conversion from logic manufacturing.

a microprocessor manufacturing facility.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

Net cash provided by operatingused in investing activities was $168$1.6 billion in 2004, primarily as a result of $1.4 billion used to purchase property, plant and equipment, including approximately $569 million used to construct Fab 36, and a net cash outflow of $150 million from sales and purchases of available-for-sale securities, offset by $34 million in 2001. Although we had a net lossproceeds from sales of $61 million, adjustments for non-cash charges resulted in a positive cash flow from operations. These adjustments included: $623 million of depreciationproperty, plant and amortization expense, $82 million of restructuring charges, $27 million of impairment charges on equity investments and $10 million of provision for doubtful accounts, offset by non-cash credits of $98 million from net charges in deferred income taxes and foreign grant and subsidy income, and other uses of cash in operating activities of approximately $423 million due to net changes in operating assets and liabilities.equipment.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was $83 million in 2003, primarily as a result of net cash inflowproceeds of $482 million from sales and purchases of available-for-sale securities, $148 million of cash acquired fromin conjunction with the FASL LLCSpansion transaction and $30 million in proceeds from salesales of property, plant and equipment, offset by $570 million used to purchase property, plant and equipment.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $854 million in 2002, including $705 million used for purchases of property, plant and equipment primarily for Fab 30 and Fab 25, $27 million, net of cash acquired, used to acquire Alchemy Semiconductor, Inc., and $131 million from net purchases of available-for-sale securities, offset by $9 million of proceeds from the salesales of property, plant and equipment.

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash used in investingprovided by financing activities was $554$413 million in 2001, primarily2004. This amount included $745 million of proceeds from financing activities, including $588 million in proceeds, net of $13 million in debt issuance costs, from the issuance of our 7.75% Notes, approximately $250 million in investments from the non-affiliated limited partners of AMD Fab 36 KG, $60 million of proceeds from equipment sale and leaseback transactions, $30 million of capital investment grants and allowances from the Federal Republic of Germany and the Free State of Saxony for the Fab 36 project, $124 million in proceeds from the issuance of stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the exercise of stock options and the elimination of our $224 million compensating cash balance due to $679the prepayment of our Dresden Term Loan. These amounts were offset by $898 million in payments on debt and capital lease obligations, including approximately $647.2 million used forto prepay amounts outstanding under the purchases of property, plant,Dresden Term Loan, including accrued and equipment, primarily for Fab 30 and our assembly and test facilities in Asia, and $122 million for additional equity investments in the Manufacturing Joint Venture, offset by $246 million of net proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities.unpaid interest.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $267 million in 2003, primarily due to $245 million received from equipment sale and leaseback transactions completed by FASL LLC,Spansion, a $40 million cash note to FASL LLCSpansion from Fujitsu as part of the FASL LLCSpansion transaction, $155 million of capital investment allowances received from the Federal Republic of Germany as part offor the Fab 30 project and $35 million of proceeds from saleissuance of stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and employeethe exercise of stock option exercises,options, offset by $141 million in payments on debt and capital lease obligations, and a $74 million increase in a compensating cash balance. Theour compensating cash balance, representswhich represented the minimum cash balance that must be maintained by AMD Saxony was required to maintain in order to comply with the minimum liquidity covenant set forth in the Dresden Loan Agreements.Term Loan.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $907 million in 2002, primarily due to $486 million in proceeds, net of $14 million in debt issuance costs, from issuingthe issuance of our 4.75% Debentures, $391 million in proceeds, net of $11 million in debt issuance costs, from issuingthe issuance of our 4.50% Notes, $108 million drawn pursuant to the September 2002 Term Loan Agreement (currently referred to asunder the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan),Loan, net of $2 million in debt issuance costs, $120 million drawn pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement dated July 13, 1999 (currently referred to as the July 2003 Loan Agreement),under our revolving credit facility, $21 million in proceeds from equipment lease financing,financings, $29 million in proceeds from the saleissuance of stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and employeethe exercise of stock option exercises,options, and $76 million of net capital investment allowances and interest subsidies received from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony as part offor the Fab 30 project. These amounts were offset by payments of $325 million in payments on debt and capital lease obligations.

 

NetLiquidity

We believe that cash provided byflows from operations and current cash balances, together with currently available credit facilities (see “Revolving Credit Facilities,” below) and external financing, activities was $141 millionwill be sufficient to fund our operations and capital investments in 2001, primarilythe short term and long term. We also believe that we have sufficient financing arrangements in place to fund the estimated $2.5 billion required to facilitize Fab 36. See “Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements,” below. Should additional funding be required, such as to meet payment obligations of our long-term debts when due, we may need to $63 million in proceedsraise the required funds through borrowings or public or private sales of debt or equity securities. Such funding may be obtained through bank borrowings, or from issuances of additional debt or equity securities, which may be issued from time to time under an effective registration statement; through the issuance of notes payable to banks, $308 million drawn pursuant tosecurities in a transaction exempt from registration under the Dresden Loan Agreements, $38 million in capital investment allowances and interest subsidies received from the Federal RepublicSecurities Act of Germany and the State1933; or a combination of Saxony as partone or more of the Fab 30 project, and $37 million in proceeds from the sale of stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and employee stock option exercises, offset by $137 million in payments on debt and capital lease obligations, $77 million used to repurchase our common stock and a $91 million increaseforegoing. We believe that, in the compensating cash balance discussed above.

event of such requirements, we will be able to access the capital markets on terms and in amounts adequate to meet our objectives. However, given the possibility of changes in market conditions or other occurrences, there can be no certainty that such funding will be available in quantities or on terms favorable to us.

Notes Payable to BanksRevolving Credit Facilities

 

On July 7, 2003, we amended and restated our 1999 Loan and Security Agreement with a consortium of banks led by a domestic financial institution (the July 2003 Loan Agreement). We further amended the July 2003 Loan Agreement on October 3, 2003. The July 2003 Loan Agreement currentlyAMD Revolving Credit Facility

Our revolving credit facility provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $125$100 million that expires in July 2007. We can borrow, subject to amounts set aside by the lenders, up to 85 percent of our eligible accounts receivable from OEMs and 50 percent of our eligible accounts receivable from distributors. As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, no amount wasborrowings were outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

Pursuant to the July 2003 Loan Agreement. Weterms of our revolving credit facility, we have to comply, among other things, with the following financial covenants if our net domestic cash (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement)our revolving credit facility) declines below $125 million:

 

restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock;

 

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement)our revolving credit facility) as follows:

 

Measurement DateAmount

Measurement Date  Amount
   (in millions)

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2004

  $1,425

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2005

  $1,850

Last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

  $2,000

December 31, 2003

$1.25 billion

Last day of each calendar quarter in 2004

$1.425 billion

Last day of each calendar quarter in 2005

$1.85 billion

March 31, 2006 and on the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

$2.0 billion

achieve EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) according to the following schedule:

 

PeriodAmount

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2003

$400 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2004

$550 million

Four fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2004

$750 million

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2004

$850 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

$950 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and on each fiscal quarter thereafter

$1,050 million

Period  Amount
   (in millions)

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

  $950

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and four fiscal quarters ending each fiscal quarter thereafter

  $1,050

 

As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, net domestic cash, as defined, totaled $567$831 million and the preceding financial covenants were not applicable. Our obligations under the July 2003 Loan Agreementour revolving credit facility are secured by all of our accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds, excluding FASL LLC’sSpansion’s accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles.

 

Spansion Japan Revolving Loan Agreement

In March 2004, Spansion Japan Limited, a subsidiary of Spansion, entered into a revolving credit facility agreement with certain Japanese financial institutions in the aggregate amount of 15 billion yen (approximately $145 million as of December 26, 2004). Spansion Japan can draw under the facility until March 24, 2005.

The revolving facility consists of two tranches: tranche A in the aggregate amount of up to nine billion yen (approximately $87 million as of December 26, 2004) and tranche B in the aggregate amount of up to six billion yen (approximately $58 million as of December 26, 2004). However, as described in more detail below, the total amount that Spansion Japan can draw is limited based on the value of Spansion Japan’s accounts receivable from Fujitsu, which are pledged as security to the lenders. As of December 26, 2004, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility.

Amounts borrowed under tranche A bear interest at a rate of TIBOR plus 0.55 percent. Amounts borrowed under tranche B bear interest at a rate of TIBOR plus 1.2 percent. Spansion Japan must first fully draw under tranche A prior to drawing amounts under tranche B. Borrowings must be used for working capital purposes and must be repaid no later than April 24, 2005.

Pursuant to the terms of the revolving credit facility agreement, Spansion Japan is required to comply with the following financial covenants:

ensure that assets exceed liabilities as of the end of each fiscal year and each six-month (mid-year) period;

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the agreement) at an amount not less than 60 billion yen (approximately $579 million as of December 26, 2004) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter;

maintain total net income plus depreciation of $213 million as of the last day of fiscal year 2004; and

ensure that as of the last day of each of the third and fourth quarter of 2004, the ratio of (a) net income plus depreciation to (b) the sum of interest expenses plus the amount of scheduled debt repayments plus capital expenditures for its facilities located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, for such period, is not less than 120%.

As of December 26, 2004, Spansion Japan was in compliance with these financial covenants.

As security for amounts outstanding under the revolving facility, Spansion Japan pledged its accounts receivable from Fujitsu. The accounts receivable are held in trust pursuant to the terms of a trust agreement. Under the trust agreement, Spansion Japan is required to maintain the value of its accounts receivable at specified thresholds (as defined by the trust agreement), based upon the amounts outstanding under tranche A and tranche B. In addition, the trustee collects payments from Fujitsu into a separate trust account and releases these amounts to Spansion Japan, subject to the calculated thresholds, upon instruction from the agent for the lenders. At any

time when the accounts receivable balance in the trust account is less than the required thresholds, Spansion Japan is required to do one of the following to cure the shortfall:

provide additional cash to the trust; or

repay a specified portion of the outstanding loans.

Amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility may become automatically due and payable upon the occurrence of specified events with respect to Spansion Japan, including: filings or proceedings in bankruptcy, failure to pay any obligations under the revolving credit facility that have become due, failure to pay other third-party indebtedness where such debt exceeds 200 million yen (approximately $2 million as of December 26, 2004), or if the value of the accounts receivable from Fujitsu held in trust is below the required thresholds and such shortfall is not remedied within three business days. In addition, amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility may become automatically due and payable upon the occurrence of specified events with respect to Fujitsu including: filings or proceedings in bankruptcy, default by Fujitsu with respect to payments to Spansion Japan or other obligations under their purchase and sale agreement, or default by Fujitsu with respect to other third-party indebtedness where such debt exceeds one billion yen (approximately $10 million as of December 26, 2004). As of December 26, 2004, the amount of accounts receivable held in the trust was approximately $166 million.

Because most amounts under the Spansion Japan Revolving Loan are denominated in yen, the dollar amounts stated above are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. We used the exchange rate as of December 26, 2004 of 103.62 yen to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in yen into U.S. dollars.

Contractual Cash Obligations and Guarantees

 

The following tables summarizetable summarizes our principal contractual cash obligations that are recorded on our consolidated balance sheets and principal guarantees of such indebtedness at December 28, 2003,26, 2004, and areis supplemented by the discussion following the tables.

table.

Principal contractual cash obligations that are recorded on our consolidated balance sheets at December 28, 200326, 2004 were:

 

   Payments due by period

   Total  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 and
beyond

   (Thousands)

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022

  $500,000  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $500,000

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007

   402,500   —     —     —     402,500   —     —  

Dresden Term Loan

   664,056   37,307   335,759   290,990   —     —     —  

July 2003 FASL Term Loan

   72,500   27,500   27,500   17,500   —     —     —  

FASL JAPAN Term Loan

   167,926   44,780   44,780   44,780   33,586   —     —  

Fujitsu cash note

   40,000   —     10,000   30,000   —     —     —  

Capital lease obligations

   245,958   83,680   84,022   74,228   3,899   129   —  

Other long-term liabilities

   116,091   —     33,911   15,262   15,555   16,123   35,240

Total Principal Contractual Cash Obligations

  $2,209,031  $193,267  $535,972  $472,760  $455,540  $16,252  $535,240

   Total  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010 and
beyond
   (in thousands)

4.75% Debentures

  $500,000  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $500,000

4.50% Notes

   201,500   —     —     201,500   —     —     —  

7.75% Notes

   600,000   —     —     —     —     —     600,000

Repurchase Obligations to Fab 36 Partners(1)

   121,931   16,242   26,422   26,422   26,422   26,423   —  

July 2003 Spansion Term Loan

   44,599   27,500   17,099   —     —     —     —  

Spansion Japan Term Loan

   127,389   46,323   46,323   34,743   —     —     —  

Fujitsu Cash Note

   40,000   10,000   30,000   —     —     —     —  

AMD Penang Term Loan

   6,325   1,518   1,518   1,518   1,518   253   —  

Spansion China Loan

   32,499   32,499   —     —     —     —     —  

Capital Lease Obligations

   184,853   96,746   83,079   4,816   212   —     —  

Operating Leases

   430,854   76,865   63,812   51,007   44,547   39,071   155,552

Unconditional Purchase Commitments(2)(3)

   1,281,200   281,662   205,951   209,301   183,774   43,074   357,438

Total principal contractual cash obligations

  $3,571,150  $589,355  $474,204  $529,307  $256,473  $108,821  $1,612,990

 

Guarantees of Indebtedness Recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of December 28, 2003 related to underlying liabilities that are already recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 28, 2003 and their expected expiration dates by year:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

   Amounts
Guaranteed*
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 and
Beyond

      (Thousands)

Dresden intercompany guarantee

  $332,028  $18,653  $167,880  $145,495  $—    $ —  $ —

July 2003 FASL Term Loan guarantee

   43,500   16,500   16,500   10,500   —        

FASL JAPAN Term Loan guarantee

   100,756   26,868   26,868   26,868   20,152      

FASL capital lease guarantees

   147,303   53,655   49,494   40,422   3,732      

Total guarantees

  $623,587  $115,676  $260,742  $223,285  $23,884  $  $

*(1) RepresentThis is the principal amount of silent partnership contributions received by AMD Fab 36 KG as of December 26, 2004 from the underlyingunaffiliated limited partners under the Fab 36 partnership agreements. Assuming certain milestones are met by AMD Fab 36 KG, we expect to receive a total of up to $189 million of silent partnership contributions. AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are required to repurchase each partner’s silent partnership contribution in annual installments one year after the partner has contributed the full amount required under the partnership agreements. As of December 26, 2004, Fab 36 Beteiligungs had contributed the full amount required under the partnership agreements, but Leipziger Messe had not contributed the full amount. Therefore, the condition precedent to our repurchase obligations guaranteedwith respect to Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership contribution had not been met. See “Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements,” below.
(2)Purchase orders for goods and services that are exclusivecancelable upon notice and without significant penalties are not included in the amounts above.
(3)We have unconditional purchase commitments for goods and services where payments are based, in part, on volume or type of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.services we require. In those cases, we only included the minimum volume or purchase commitment in the table above.

 

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022

 

On January 29, 2002 we issued $500 million of our 4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Duedue 2022 (the 4.75% Debentures) in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act.

 

The interest rate payable on the 4.75% Debentures will reset on August 1, 2008, August 1, 2011 and August 1, 2016 to a rate per annum equal to the interest rate payable 120 days prior to the reset dates on 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes, plus 43 basis points. The interest rate will not be less than 4.75 percent and will not exceed 6.75 percent. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of our 4.75% Debentures on February 1, 2009, February 1, 2012, and February 1, 2017. The holders of the 4.75% Debentures also have the ability to require us to repurchase the 4.75% Debentures in the event that we undergo specified fundamental changes, including a change of control. In each such case, the redemption or repurchase price would be 100 percent of the principal amount of the 4.75% Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 4.75% Debentures are convertible by the holders into our common stock at a conversion price of $23.38 per share at any

time. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.75% Debentures will be convertible into approximately 43 shares of our common stock. Issuance costs incurred in the amount of approximately $14 million are amortized ratably, which approximates the effective interest method, over the term of the 4.75% Debentures, as interest expense.

 

Beginning onAs of February 5, 2005, the 4.75% Debentures are redeemable by us for cash at our option at specified prices expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, at our option, provided that we may not redeem the 4.75% Debentures prior to February 5, 2006, unless the last reported sale price of our common stock is at least 130 percent of the then effectivethen-effective conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending within five trading days of the date of the redemption notice.

 

The redemption prices for the specified periods are as follows:

 

Period  

Price as
percentage a

Percentage of
principal amount


Principal Amount

 

Beginning on February 5, 2005 through February 4, 2006

  102.375%

Beginning on February 5, 2006 through February 4, 2007

  101.583%

Beginning on February 5, 2007 through February 4, 2008

  100.792%

Beginning on February 5, 2008

  100.000%

 

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire our bonds4.75% Debentures with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer when we believe that market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007

 

On November 25, 2002, we soldissued $402.5 million of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Duedue 2007 (the 4.50% Notes) in a registered offering. Interest on the 4.50% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning June 1, 2003. Beginning on December 4, 2005, the 4.50% Notes are redeemable by us at our option for cash at specified prices expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that we may not redeem the 4.50% Notes unless the last reported sale price of our common stock is at least 150 percent of the then effectivethen-effective conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 trading days ending within five trading days of the date of the redemption notice.

 

The redemption prices for the specified periods are as follows:

 

Period  

Price as
percentage a

Percentage of
principal amount


Principal Amount

 

Beginning on December 4, 2005 through November 30, 2006

  101.8101.800%

Beginning on December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007

�� 100.9100.900%

On December 1, 2007

  100.0100.000%

 

The 4.50% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of December 1, 2007, unless previously redeemed or repurchased, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $7.37 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.50% Notes will be convertible into approximately 135 shares of our common stock. Issuance costs incurred in the amount of approximately $12 million are amortized ratably, over the term of the 4.50% Notes, as interest expense, approximating the effective interest method.

Holders have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of our 4.50% Notes in the event that we undergo specified fundamental changes, including a change of control. In each such case, the redemption or repurchase price would be 100 percent of the principal amount of the 4.50% Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

As of December 26, 2004 we had exchanged an aggregate of $201 million of our 4.50% Notes for 29,391,261 shares of our common stock in a series of transactions. As a result of these transactions, we recognized a charge of approximately $32 million, which represented the difference between the fair value of the shares issued in the transactions and the fair value of shares issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms of the 4.50% Notes.

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire the remainder of our 4.50% Notes with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer when we believe that market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

7.75% Senior Notes Due 2012

On October 29, 2004, we issued $600 million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2012 (the 7.75% Notes) in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We used the net proceeds from the sale of the 7.75% Notes plus existing cash to prepay the full amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan, including accrued and unpaid interest and a prepayment premium. See “Repayment of Dresden Term Loan,” below. The 7.75% Notes mature on November 1, 2012. Interest on the 7.75% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, beginning May 1, 2005. Prior to November 1, 2008, we may redeem some or all of the 7.75% Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and

unpaid interest plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the agreement. Thereafter, we may redeem the 7.75% Notes for cash at the following specified prices plus accrued and unpaid interest:

PeriodPrice as
Percentage of
Principal Amount

Beginning on November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009

103.875%

Beginning on November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010

101.938%

Beginning on November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2011

100.000%

On November 1, 2011

100.000%

In addition, on or prior to November 1, 2007, we may redeem up to 35 percent of the 7.75% Notes with the proceeds of certain sales of our equity securities at 107.75 percent of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Holders have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of our 7.75% Notes in the event that we undergo a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing the 7.75% Notes at a repurchase price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The indenture governing the 7.75% Notes contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries, which include all of our subsidiaries except Spansion and its subsidiaries, from:

incurring additional indebtedness;

paying dividends and making other restricted payments;

making certain investments, including investments in our unrestricted subsidiaries;

creating or permitting certain liens;

creating or permitting restrictions on the ability of the restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us;

using the proceeds from sales of assets;

entering into certain types of transactions with affiliates; and

consolidating or merging or selling our assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety.

We also entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the 7.75% Notes, which granted the holders certain exchange and registration rights with respect to the 7.75% Notes. We agreed to:

file a registration statement within 90 days after October 29, 2004 enabling holders to exchange 7.75% Notes for publicly registered notes with substantially identical terms;

use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective within 180 days after October 29, 2004;

use commercially reasonable efforts to effect an exchange offer of the 7.75% Notes for registered notes within 225 days after October 29, 2004; and

file a shelf registration statement for the resale of the 7.75% Notes if we cannot effect the exchange offer within the time periods listed above.

If we do not meet these deadlines, additional interest of 0.25% per instance will be paid on the 7.75% Notes until the obligations under the registration rights agreement are fulfilled. On January 20, 2005 we filed a registration statement on Form S-4 in order to enable holders to exchange the outstanding 7.75% Notes for publicly registered notes with substantially identical terms.

Issuance costs incurred in connection with this transaction in the amount of approximately $13 million will be amortized ratably over the term of the 7.75% Notes as interest expense, approximating the effective interest method.

Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements

 

We are facilitizing our new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility, Fab 36, in Dresden, Germany, which is located adjacent to Fab 30. Fab 36 is owned by a German limited partnership named AMD Saxony,Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, or AMD Fab 36 KG. We control the management of AMD Fab 36 KG through a wholly owned Delaware subsidiary, AMD Fab 36 LLC, which is a general partner of AMD Fab 36 KG. Accordingly, AMD Fab 36 KG is our indirect wholly owned German subsidiary, continues to facilitizeconsolidated subsidiary. We expect that Fab 30, which began36 will produce future generations of our microprocessor products, and that it will be in volume production in the second quarter2006. AMD, Leipziger Messe GmbH, a nominee of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, an investment consortium arranged by M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH, the general contractor for the project, and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project. Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are limited partners in AMD Fab 36 KG. We currently estimatealso anticipate receiving up to approximately $735 million in grants and allowances from federal and state German authorities for the Fab 36 project. We expect that the construction and facilitization costs ofcapital expenditures for Fab 3036 through 2007 will be approximately $2.5 billion when it is fully equippedin the aggregate.

The funding to construct and facilitize Fab 36 consists of:

Equity contributions from us of $792 million under the partnership agreements, revolving loans from us of up to approximately $1.0 billion, and guarantees from us for amounts owed by AMD Fab 36 KG and its affiliates to the lenders and unaffiliated limited partners;

investments of up to approximately $433 million from Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs;

loans of up to approximately $947 million from a consortium of banks;

up to approximately $735 million of subsidies consisting of grants and allowances, from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony; and

a loan guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony of 80 percent of the losses sustained by the lenders referenced above after foreclosure on all other security.

As of December 26, 2004, we had contributed $248 million of equity in AMD Fab 36 KG and no loans were outstanding. These amounts have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

On April 21, 2004, AMD, AMD Fab 36 KG, AMD Fab 36 LLC, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, a German company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMD that owns substantially all of our limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG, and AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, a German company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMD Fab 36 Holding that owns the remainder of our limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG, (collectively referred to as the AMD companies) entered into a series of agreements (the partnership agreements) with the unaffiliated limited partners of AMD Fab 36 KG, Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs, relating to the rights and obligations with respect to their limited partner and silent partner contributions in AMD Fab 36 KG. The partnership has been established for an indefinite period of time. A partner may terminate its participation in the partnership by giving twelve months advance notice to the other partners. The termination becomes effective at the end of 2005. As ofthe year following the year during which the notice is given. However, other than for good cause, a partner’s termination will not be effective before December 28, 2003, we had invested $2.3 billion in AMD Saxony and we currently estimate that during 2004 we will invest approximately $160 million.31, 2015.

 

In March 1997,Also on April 21, 2004, AMD SaxonyFab 36 KG entered into a term loan agreement and other related agreements (the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, in order to finance the project.purchase of equipment and tools required to operate Fab 36. The consortium of banks agreed to make available up to $947 million in loans to AMD SaxonyFab 36 KG upon its achievement of specified milestones, including attainment of “technical completion” at Fab 36, which requires certification by the banks’

technical advisor that AMD Fab 36 KG has a wafer fabrication process suitable for high-volume production of advanced microprocessors and has achieved specified levels of average wafer starts per week and average wafer yields, as well as cumulative capital expenditures of approximately $1.4 billion. We currently anticipate that AMD Fab 36 KG will attain these milestones and first be able to draw on the loans in 2006. The amounts borrowed under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements are repayable in quarterly installments commencing in September 2007 and terminating in March 2011.

AMD Fab 36 KG pledged substantially all of its propertycurrent and future assets as security under the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements, we pledged our equity interest in AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 LLC, AMD Fab 36 Holding pledged its equity interest in AMD Fab 36 Admin and its partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG and AMD Fab 36 Admin and AMD Fab 36 LLC pledged all of their partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG. We guaranteed the obligations of AMD Fab 36 KG to the lenders under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements. We also guaranteed repayment of grants and allowances by AMD Fab 36 KG, should such repayment be required pursuant to the terms of the subsidies provided by the federal and state German authorities. Pursuant to the terms of the guarantee, we have to comply with specified adjusted tangible net worth and EBITDA financial covenants if the sum of our and our subsidiaries’ cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, less the amount outstanding under any third-party revolving credit facility or term loan agreement with an original maturity date for amounts borrowed of up to one year (group consolidated cash), declines below the following amounts:

Amount

(in thousands)

if Moody’s

Rating is at least

if Standard & Poor’s Rating

is at least

$500,000B1 or lowerandB+ or lower
425,000Ba3andBB-
400,000Ba2andBB
350,000Ba1andBB+
300,000Baa3 or betterandBBB-or better

As of December 26, 2004, group consolidated cash was greater than $500 million, and therefore, the preceding financial covenants were not applicable.

The Dresden Loan Agreements were amended in February 2004partnership agreements set forth each limited partner’s aggregate capital contribution to accommodateAMD Fab 36 KG and the milestones for such contributions. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreements, AMD, through AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin, agreed to provide an aggregate of $792 million, Leipziger Messe agreed to provide an aggregate of $271 million and Fab 36 Beteiligungs agreed to provide an aggregate of $162 million. The capital contributions of Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are comprised of limited partnership contributions and silent partnership contributions. These contributions are due at various dates upon the achievement of milestones relating to the construction facilitization, and operation of Fab 36.

 

Because mostThe partnership agreements also specify that the unaffiliated limited partners will receive a guaranteed rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent per annum on their total investment depending upon the amounts under the Dresden Loan Agreements are denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros), the dollar amounts are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates.monthly wafer output of Fab 36. We used the exchange rate that was permanently fixed on January 1, 1999, of 1.95583 deutsche marks to one euro for the conversion of deutsche marks to euros, and then used exchange rate as of December 28, 2003, of 0.804 euro to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks into U.S. dollars.guaranteed these payments by AMD Fab 36 KG.

 

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, provide for the funding of the construction and facilitization of Fab 30. The funding consists of:

equity contributions, subordinated and revolving loans and loan guarantees from, and full cost reimbursement through, AMD;

loans from a consortium of banks; and

investment grants, investment allowances, interest subsidies, and loan guarantees from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony.

The Dresden Loan Agreements require that we partially fund Fab 30 project costs in the form of subordinated and revolving loansPursuant to or equity investments in, AMD Saxony. In accordance with the terms of the Dresden Loan Agreements, aspartnership agreements and subject to the prior consent of December 28, 2003 we had provided $179 million of subordinated loans and $286 million of equity investments in AMD Saxony. These amounts have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

In addition to support from us, the consortium of banks referred to above made available $954 million in loans to AMD Saxony to help fund Fab 30 project costs. The loans have been fully drawn and a portion has been repaid. AMD Saxony had $664 million of such loans outstanding as of December 28, 2003, which are included in our consolidated balance sheet.

Finally, pursuant to a Subsidy Agreement, the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin have a call option over the limited partnership interests held by Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs, first exercisable three and one-half years after the relevant partner has completed the applicable capital contribution and every three years thereafter. Also, commencing five years after completion of the relevant partner’s capital contribution, Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs each have the right to sell their limited partnership interest to third parties (other than competitors), subject to a right of first refusal held by AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin, or to put their limited partnership interest to AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. The put option is thereafter exercisable every three years. Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs also have a put option in the event they are supportingoutvoted at AMD Fab 36 KG partners’ meetings with respect to certain specified matters such as increases in the partners’ capital contributions beyond those required by the partnership agreements, investments

significantly in excess of the business plan, or certain dispositions of the limited partnership interests of AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. The purchase price under the put option is the partner’s capital account balance plus accumulated or accrued profits due to such limited partner. The purchase price under the call option is the same amount, plus a premium of $4.7 million to Leipziger Messe and a premium of $2.8 million to Fab 36 Beteiligungs. The right of first refusal price is the lower of the put option price or the price offered by the third party that triggered the right. We guaranteed the payments under the put options.

In addition, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are obligated to repurchase the silent partnership interest of Leipziger Messe’s and Fab 36 Beteiligungs’ contributions over time. Specifically, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are required to repurchase Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership interest of $108 million in annual 25 percent installments commencing one year after Leipziger Messe has completed its limited partnership and silent partnership contributions, and Fab 36 Beteiligungs’ silent partnership interest of $81 million in annual 20 percent installments commencing in October 2005.

For accounting and financial reporting purposes under United States generally accepted accounting principles, we classified the silent partnership contributions as debt, based on their fair value because of the mandatory redemption features described in the prior paragraph. Each accounting period, we increase the carrying value of this debt towards our ultimate redemption value of the silent partnership contributions by the guaranteed annual rate of return of between 11 percent to 13 percent. We classify this periodic accretion to redemption value as interest expense.

The limited partnership contributions that AMD Fab 36 KG expects to receive from Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are subject to the put and call provisions referenced above. These contributions are not mandatorily redeemable, but rather are subject to redemption outside of the control of AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. Upon consolidation, we initially record these contributions as minority interest, based on their fair value. Each accounting period, we increase the carrying value of this minority interest toward our ultimate redemption value of these contributions by the guaranteed rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent. We classify this periodic accretion of redemption value as an additional minority interest allocation. No separate accounting is required for the put and call options because they are not freestanding instruments and not considered derivatives under SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.

As of December 26, 2004, AMD Fab 36 KG received $122 million of silent partnership contributions and $128 million of limited partnership contributions from the unaffiliated limited partners. These contributions were recorded as debt and minority interest, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

In addition to support from us and the consortium of banks referred to above, the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony have agreed to support the Fab 3036 project in accordance with the Dresden Loan Agreements, in the form of:

 

guaranteesa loan guarantee equal to 6580 percent of AMD Saxony bank debt, or $432 million;the losses sustained by the lenders after foreclosure on all other security; and

 

capital investmentsubsidies consisting of grants and allowances totaling up to approximately $453 million; and$735 million.

 

interest subsidies totaling $191 million.

Of these amounts, AMD Saxony received approximately $412 million in capital investment grants and allowances and $131 million in interest subsidies. In addition, AMD Saxony has received advance payments for interest subsidies amounting to $22 million asAs of December 28, 2003.26, 2004, AMD Saxony alsoFab 36 KG received $55cash allowances of $5 million in research and development subsidies through December 28, 2003. Amounts received under the Subsidy Agreement are recorded as a long-term liability on our financial statements and are being amortized to operations ratably over the contractual life of the Subsidy Agreement as a reduction to operating expenses through December of 2008. Historical exchange rates in effect at the time these investment grants and allowances and interest subsidies were received were used to translate amounts denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros) into U.S. dollars.

Under the Subsidy Agreement, for the construction and financing of Fab 30, AMD Saxony undertook to attain a certain employee headcount by Decemberinvestments made in 2003 and to maintain such headcount until December 2008. Noncompliance with the conditionscash grants of the grants, allowances$25 million for investments made in 2003 and subsidies contained in the Subsidy Agreement could result in the forfeiture of all or a portion of the future amounts to be received, as well as the repayment of all or a portion of amounts received to date. In December 2002, AMD Saxony reduced its anticipated employment levels as a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan. Consequently, as of December 2003, headcount was below the level agreed to by AMD Saxony at which AMD Saxony would be entitled to receive the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available. However, the aggregate amount of grants and allowances actually received by AMD Saxony to date, calculated as a percentage of the maximum amount of grants and allowances available, does not exceed the actual headcount at AMD Saxony at December 2003, calculated as a percentage of the headcount target undertaken in the Subsidy Agreement. Accordingly, AMD Saxony does not believe it has received grants and allowances in excess of its entitlement under the Subsidy Agreement. However, we anticipate that the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available under the Subsidy Agreement will be reduced from an originally anticipated amount of $517 million to approximately $453 million. We adjusted the quarterly amortization of these amounts accordingly.2004.

 

The DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements as amended, also require that we:

 

provide interim funding to AMD SaxonyFab 36 KG if either the remaining capital investment grants and allowances or the remaining interest subsidies are delayed, suchcash shortfalls occur, including funding to be repaid to AMD, as AMD Saxony receives the investment grants and allowances or subsidies from the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany;

fund shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any default under the Subsidy Agreementdefaults caused by AMD SaxonyFab 36 KG or its affiliates; and

 

guarantee of up to 50100 percent of AMD Saxony’sFab 36 KG’s obligations under the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements which guarantee must not be less than $138 million or more than $373 million, until the bank loans are repaid in full. As of December 28, 2003,

Under the amount outstanding under the guarantee was $332 million.

As AMD Saxony’s obligations under the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements, AMD Fab 36 KG, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are included in our consolidated financial statements, no incremental liability is recorded under the Dresden guarantee.

generally prevented from paying dividends or making other payments to us. In addition, AMD SaxonyFab 36 KG would be in default under the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements if we or any of the AMD Saxony or AMD Saxony Holding GmbH (AMD Holding)companies fail to comply with certain obligations thereunder or upon the occurrence of certain events and if, after the occurrence of the event, the lenders determine that their legal or risk position is materially adversely affected. Circumstances that could result in a default include:

 

failure of any limited partner to make contributions to AMD Fab 36 KG as required under the partnership agreements or our failure to fund equity contributions orprovide loans or otherwise comply with our obligations relating to AMD Fab 36 KG as required under the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements;

 

the sale of shares in AMD Saxony or AMD Holding;

the failure to pay material obligations;

any amount due under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements within five days of the due date;

occurrence of any event which the lenders reasonably believe has had or is likely to have a material adverse changeeffect on the business, assets or condition of AMD Fab 36 KG or AMD or their ability to perform under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements;

filings or proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us, AMD SaxonyFab 36 KG or AMD Holding;any limited partner;

 

the occurrence of a default underchange in control (as defined in the July 2003Fab 36 Loan Agreement;Agreements) of AMD;

AMD Fab 36 KG’s noncompliance with certain affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on payment of profits, dividends or other distributions except in limited circumstances and restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness, disposing of assets and repaying subordinated debt; and

 

AMD Saxony’sFab 36 KG’s noncompliance with certain financial covenants, including minimum tangible net worth, minimum interest cover ratio, loan to fixed asset covervalue ratio and a minimum liquiditycash covenant.

 

Generally,In general, any default with respect to borrowings madeother indebtedness of AMD or guaranteed by AMD that results in recourse to us of more than $2.5 million, andFab 36 KG that is not cured, by us, would result in a cross-default under the Dresden Loan Agreements. As of December 28, 2003, we were in compliance with all conditions of the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements.

 

In the event we are unable to meet our obligations to AMD Saxony as required under the Dresden Loan Agreements and the lenders determine that their legal or risk position is materially adversely affected, we will be inThe occurrence of a default under the DresdenFab 36 Loan Agreements which would permit accelerationthe lenders to accelerate the repayment of all amounts outstanding under the outstanding loans of approximately $664 million. TheFab 36 Loan Agreements. In addition, the occurrence of a default under these agreements would likelycould result in a cross-default under our loan agreements, including the Indenturesindentures governing our 4.75% Debentures, 4.50% Notes and 4.50%7.75% Notes. We cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain the funds necessary to fulfill these obligations. Any such failure would have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Generally, the amounts under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements and the partnership agreements are denominated in euros. However, we report these amounts in U.S. dollars, which are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. We used the exchange rate at December 26, 2004, of 0.739 euro to one U.S. dollar, to translate the amounts denominated in euros into U.S. dollars. However, with respect to amounts of limited partnership and other equity contributions, investment grants, allowances and subsidies received by AMD Fab 36 KG through December 26, 2004, we used the historical exchange rates that were in effect at the time AMD Fab 36 KG received these amounts to convert amounts denominated in euros into U.S. dollars.

July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan and Guarantee

 

OnUnder our July 11, 2003 we amended our September 2002 Loan Agreement and assigned it to FASL LLC. Under the Amended and RestatedSpansion Term Loan, Agreement (the July 2003 FASL Term Loan),as amended, amounts borrowed bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.145.98 percent at December 28, 2003.26, 2004. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal and interest installments ending in September 2006. As of December 28, 2003, $72.526, 2004, $45 million was outstanding under the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan, of which 60 percent is guaranteed by us and 40 percent is guaranteed by Fujitsu. FASL LLC hasSpansion granted a security interest in certain property, plant and equipment as security under the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan. In addition, as security for our guarantee obligations, we granted a security interest in certain of our assets, including our accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds.

ThePursuant to the terms of the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan, Agreement restricts FASL LLC’s abilitySpansion is required to pay cash dividends in respect of membership interestscomply with the following financial covenants during an enhanced covenant period, which occurs if FASL LLC’seither Spansion’s net domestic cash balance (as defined in the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan) declinesas of the last day of any fiscal quarter is below $130$60 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million from the second quarter of 2004 to the end of 2005 and $100 million during 2006. FASL LLC must also comply with additional financial covenantsor if its net domesticworldwide cash balance declines(as defined in the July 2003 Spansion Term Loan) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter is below $130 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million from the second quarter of 2004 to the end of 2005 and $100 million during 2006. At any time that net domestic cash falls below these thresholds, FASL LLC must comply with, among other things, the following financial covenants:

million:

 

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan) of not less than $850 million;

 

achieve EBITDA according to the following schedule:

 

PeriodAmount

For the six months ending December 2003
Period  Amount
   (in millions)

For the four quarters ending December 2004

  $550

For the four quarters ending in 2005

  $640

For the four quarters ending in 2006

  $800

$75 million

For the nine months ending March 2004

$170 million

For the four quarters ending June 2004

$285 million

For the four quarters ending September 2004

$475 million

For the four quarters ending December 2004

$550 million

For the four quarters ending in 2005

$640 million

For the four quarters ending in 2006

$800 million

maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan) according to the following schedule:

 

Period  Ratio

Fourth fiscal quarter of 2003

0.2 to 1.00

First fiscal quarter of 2004

0.25 to 1.00

Period ending June 2004

0.4 to 1.00

Period ending September 2004

0.8 to 1.00

Period ending December 2004

  

1.0 to 1.00

Full fiscal yearFiscal Year 2005

  

1.0 to 1.00

Full fiscal yearFiscal Year 2006

  

0.9 to 1.00

 

AtIn addition, during an enhanced covenant period, Spansion is restricted in its ability to pay cash dividends to us or Fujitsu.

As of December 28, 2003, FASL LLC’s26, 2004, Spansion’s net domestic cash totaled $208balance was $119 million and its net worldwide cash balance was $196 million. Because Spansion was not in an enhanced covenant period, the preceding financial covenants were not applicable.

 

FASL JAPANSpansion Japan Term Loan and Guarantee

Because most amounts under the FASL JAPAN Term Loan are denominated in yen, the dollar amounts are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. We used the exchange rate as of December 28, 2003 of 107.19 yen to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in yen into U.S. dollars.

 

As a result of the FASL LLC transaction,formation of Spansion, the third-party loans of the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s third-party loansVenture were refinanced from the proceeds of a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of 18 billion yen (approximately $168 million on December 28, 2003) entered into between FASL JAPANSpansion Japan, which owns the assets of the Manufacturing Joint Venture, and a Japanese financial institution. Under the agreement, the amounts borrowed bear an interest rate of TIBOR plus a spread that is determined by Fujitsu’s current debt rating and FASL JAPAN’sSpansion Japan’s non-consolidated net asset value as of the last day of its fiscal year. The interest rate was 0.98 percent as of December 28, 2003.26, 2004. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal installments ending in June 2007. FASL JAPAN’sAs of December 26, 2004, $127 million was outstanding under this term loan agreement. Spansion Japan’s assets are pledged as security for its borrowings under this agreement. Also, Fujitsu guaranteed 100 percent of the amounts outstanding under this facility. We agreed to reimburse Fujitsu 60 percent of any amount paid by Fujitsu under its guarantee of this loan. Under this loan agreement, FASL JAPANPursuant to the terms of the Spansion Japan Term Loan, Spansion Japan is required to comply with the following financial covenants:

 

Ensureensure that assets exceed liabilities as of the end of each fiscal year and each six-month period during such fiscal year;

 

Maintainmaintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the loan agreement), as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, of not less than 60 billion yen;yen (approximately $579 million based on the exchange rate as of December 26, 2004);

Maintainmaintain total net income plus depreciation, as of the last day of each fiscal period, as follows:

 

PeriodAmount

Fiscal year 2003

$78 million

First fiscal quarter of 2004

$23 million

First and second fiscal quarters of 2004

$68 million

Fiscal year 2004

$214 million

Fiscal year 2005

$197 million

Fiscal year 2006

$182 million

Period  Amount
   (in millions)

Fiscal year 2004

  $221

Fiscal year 2005

  $204

Fiscal year 2006

  $188

Ensureensure that as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) net income plus depreciation to (b) the sum of (i) interest expense for such period plus (ii) scheduled amortization of debt for borrowed money (as defined in the loan agreement) for such period, including lease rentals plus (iii) maintenance capital expenditures for FASL JAPAN’sSpansion Japan’s existing and after acquired real property and improvements at its manufacturing facilities located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, is not less than:

 

Period  Percentage 

First through Fourth Fiscal Quarters of 2003

90%

First Fiscal Quarter of 2004

100%

Second Fiscal Quarter of 2004

110%

Third and Fourth Fiscal Quartersfourth fiscal quarters of 2004

  120%

Fiscal Yearyear 2005

  120%

Fiscal Yearyear 2006

  120%

 

As of December 28, 2003, FASL JAPAN26, 2004, Spansion Japan was in compliance with these financial covenants.

 

Because most amounts under the Spansion Japan Term Loan are denominated in yen, the dollar amounts are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. We used the exchange rate as of December 26, 2004 of 103.62 yen to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in yen into U.S. dollars.

Fujitsu Cash Note

 

As a result of the FASL LLCSpansion transaction, Fujitsu also loaned $40 million to FASL LLCSpansion pursuant to a promissory note. The note bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.145.98 percent as of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, and has a term of three years. The interest rate cannot exceed seven percent. The note is repayable in four equal payments including interest, on September 30, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006. Interest is payable quarterly.

 

Capital Lease ObligationsAMD Penang Term Loan

 

On July 16, 2003, FASL JAPANJanuary 29, 2004, our subsidiary in Malaysia, AMD Export Sdn. Bhd., or AMD Penang, entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for certain equipmentterm loan agreement with a third-partylocal financial institution ininstitution. Under the amount of 12 billion yen (approximately $100 million on July 16, 2003) in cash proceeds. Upon executionterms of the loan agreement, the equipment had a net book value of approximately $168 million. As the term on the leaseback transaction is more than 75 percent of the remaining economic lives of the equipment, we are accounting for the transaction as a capital lease. We recognized an immediate loss of $16AMD Penang can borrow up to 30 million on the transaction due to the fact that the fair market value of the equipment was less than its net book value at the time of the transaction. We also recorded a deferred loss of approximately $52 million which is being amortized over the term of the lease in proportion to the amortization of the underlying leased assets. We guaranteed 50 percent of the outstanding obligations, under the lease arrangement. As of December 28, 2003, the outstanding lease obligations under this agreement were approximately $86 million. In addition, FASL LLC and its subsidiaries also entered into other capital lease and leaseback transactions during the third quarter of 2003, which resulted in additional capital lease obligations of $159Malaysian Ringgit (approximately $8 million as of December 28, 2003. Accordingly,26, 2004) in order to fund the purchase of equipment. The loan bears a fixed annual interest rate of 5.9 percent and is payable in equal, consecutive, monthly principal and interest installments through February 2009. The total amount outstanding as of December 28, 2003, FASL LLC26, 2004 was approximately $6 million.

Spansion China Loan

During the second quarter of 2004, Spansion (China) Limited, a subsidiary of Spansion, entered into two revolving loan agreements with a local financial institution. Under the terms of the revolving foreign exchange loan agreement, Spansion China can borrow in U.S. dollars up to an amount of $18 million. Under the terms of the revolving Renminbi (RMB) loan agreement, Spansion China can borrow up to RMB 120 million (approximately $14.5 million as of December 26, 2004). The interest rate on the U.S. dollar denominated loans is LIBOR plus one percent and the interest rate on the RMB denominated loans is fixed at 4.779 percent. The maximum term of each loan is 12 months from the date of each drawdown. As of December 26, 2004, Spansion China had fully drawn on the loans.

Capital Lease Obligations

As of December 26, 2004, we had aggregate outstanding capital lease obligations of approximately $245$185 million. Obligations under these lease agreements are collateralized by the assets leased and are payable through 2007.2008. Leased assets consist principally of machinery and equipment. We guaranteed approximately $147$87 million of FASL LLC’sSpansion’s and its subsidiaries’ aggregate outstanding capital lease obligations as of December 28, 2003.26, 2004.

 

Other Long-term Liabilities

Included in other long-term liabilities as of December 28, 2003 is approximately $99 million of restructuring accrual that will be paid through 2011 and approximately $18 million in customer cash deposits related to multi-year supply agreements for Spansion Flash memory products that will be paid through 2005, which guarantee customers’ purchases of these products. Excluded from contractual cash obligations is approximately $263 million of deferred grants and subsidies related to the Fab 30 project and a $23 million deferred gain as a result of the sale and leaseback of our corporate marketing, general and administrative facility in Sunnyvale, California in 1998, as these liabilities do not require cash payments.

Principal contractual cash obligations that are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets at December 28, 2003 were:

   Total  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 and
beyond

   (In Thousands)

Operating leases

  $466,846  $74,288  $61,096  $47,969  $40,340  $39,967  $203,186

Unconditional purchase commitments

   630,136   480,109   98,301   27,239   19,154   2,710   2,623

Total Principal Contractual Cash Obligations

  $1,096,982  $554,397  $159,397  $75,208  $59,494  $42,677  $205,809

Operating Leases and Unconditional Purchase Commitments

 

We lease certain of our facilities, including our executive offices in Sunnyvale, California, and in some jurisdictions we lease the land on which these facilities are built, under lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2018.2032. We lease certain of our manufacturing and office equipment for terms ranging from one to five years. Total future lease obligations as of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, were approximately $467$431 million, of which $126$106 million was recorded as a liability for certain facilities that were included in our 2002 Restructuring Plan.

 

We enter into purchase commitments for manufacturing supplies and services. Unconditional Purchase Commitments

Total non-cancelable purchase commitments as of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, were approximately $630 million$1.3 billion for periods through 2009. In November 2003, we announced our intention2020. These purchase commitments include approximately $546 million related to constructcontractual obligations to purchase energy and facilitize a 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility,gas for Fab 36. Fab 36 will be owned by a newly created partnership named AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, or AMD30 and Fab 36 and will be located in Dresden, Germany, adjacent to Fab 30. In November 2003, AMD Fab 36 entered into an agreement with a German entity, M+W Zander, pertaining to the design and construction of the manufacturing facility. As of December 28, 2003, AMD Fab 36 is required to make payments to M+W Zander through May 2005 in an aggregate amount of approximately $440 million. The amounts payable under the construction agreement are denominated in euro. We used the exchange rate of 0.804 euro to one U.S. dollar as of December 28, 2003 to translate the amounts into U.S. dollars. As of December 28, 2003, our purchase commitments also included $80$250 million representing future payments to IBM under ourpursuant to the joint development agreement. As IBM’s services are being performed ratably over the life of the agreement, we expense the payments as incurred. PurchaseOur non-cancelable purchase commitments also includedinclude approximately $71$141 million to M+W Zander for the design and construction of Fab 36 and other related services. These payments will be made to M+W Zander as services are performed. In addition, unconditional purchase commitments also include approximately $68 million for software maintenance agreements that require periodic payments through 2007.2009. As a result, we have not recorded any liabilities relating to these agreements. The remaining $39 millioncommitments primarily consistsconsist of non-cancelable contractual obligations to purchase agreements for raw materials, natural resources and office supplies. Purchase orders for goods and services that are cancelable without significant penalties are not included in the amount set forth in the table above.

Other Long-Term Liabilities

The only component of Other Long-Term Liabilities that requires us to make cash payments is a net restructuring accrual of approximately $87 million relating to the net future operating lease payments on certain facilities that were included in our 2002 Restructuring Plan. We will make these payments through 2011. We included these amounts in the operating lease total in the table above. The other components of Other Long-Term Liabilities do not require us to make cash payments and primarily consist of approximately $274 million of deferred grants and subsidies related to the Fab 30 and Fab 36 projects and a $22 million deferred gain as a result of the sale and leaseback of our corporate marketing, general and administrative facility in Sunnyvale, California in 1998.

Repayment of Dresden Term Loan

AMD Saxony, our indirect, wholly owned German subsidiary, continues to facilitize Fab 30, which began production in the second quarter of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony and a consortium of banks provided financing for the Fab 30 project. We currently estimate that the construction and facilitization costs of Fab 30 will be $2.5 billion when it is fully equipped by the end of 2005. As of December 26, 2004, we had invested approximately $2.4 billion in the Fab 30 project.

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a loan agreement and other related agreements (the Dresden Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, in order to finance the project. On November 2, 2004, AMD Saxony prepaid the full amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan plus accrued and unpaid interest and a prepayment premium, and the Dresden Term Loan

and related security agreements were terminated effective December 23, 2004. We recognized a charge of approximately $14 million (included in interest income and other, net) associated with the prepayment of the Dresden Term Loan, which included the prepayment premium of approximately $8.5 million and write-off of remaining capitalized financing costs of approximately $5.3 million.

Also in March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a Subsidy Agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony in support of the Fab 30 project. Under this agreement, the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony agreed to provide:

guarantees equal to 65 percent of the amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan, which was zero as of December 26, 2004;

capital investment grants and allowances totaling up to approximately $493 million as of December 26, 2004; and

interest subsidies totaling $208 million as of December 26, 2004.

Of these amounts, AMD Saxony received approximately $411 million in capital investment grants and allowances and $153 million in interest subsidies through December 26, 2004. AMD Saxony also received $58 million in research and development subsidies through December 26, 2004. Amounts received under the Subsidy Agreement are recorded as a long-term liability on our financial statements and are amortized to operations ratably over the contractual life of the Subsidy Agreement as a reduction to operating expenses. As of December 26, 2004, these amounts were being amortized ratably through December 2007. AMD Saxony has received substantially all investment grants and allowances and interest subsidies to which it is entitled. Noncompliance with the conditions of the grants, allowances and subsidies contained in the Subsidy Agreement could result in the forfeiture of all or a portion of the future amounts to be received, as well as the repayment of all or a portion of amounts received to date.

Under the original Subsidy Agreement, AMD Saxony undertook to attain a certain employee headcount by December 2003 and to maintain such headcount until December 2008. In April 2004, the German governmental authorities advised AMD Saxony that rather than maintaining employee headcount attained by December 2003 through December 2008, it would be required to maintain employee headcount attained as of December 2002 through December 2007. Beginning in April 2004, we adjusted the quarterly amortization of the grants and allowances until December 2007.

In December 2002, AMD Saxony reduced its anticipated employment levels as a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan. Consequently, as of December 26, 2004, headcount was below the level agreed to by AMD Saxony at which AMD Saxony would be entitled to receive the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available. Although the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available under the Subsidy Agreement was reduced from $563 million to approximately $493 million, this reduction did not result in a repayment of capital investment grants and allowances already received. We adjusted the quarterly amortization of these amounts accordingly.

Sachsische Aufbaubank GmbH, (the SAB) an entity acting on behalf of the Free State of Saxony, requested that AMD Saxony exchange investment grants that it had previously received in the amount of approximately $101 million for an equivalent amount of investment allowances. AMD Saxony has agreed to repay these investment grants in 2005. AMD Saxony will receive the corresponding amount of investment allowances from the German tax authorities. There is no right of setoff between these two amounts because investment grants are co-financed by the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany whereas investment allowances are financed only by the Federal Republic of Germany. Accordingly, as of December 26, 2004, we recorded a receivable for the investment allowances and a payable in a corresponding amount for the investment grants. The receivable and payable are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. We believe that the exchange will not have an impact on our operating results and cash flows.

Guarantees

Guarantees of Indebtedness not Recorded on Our Consolidated Balance SheetsSheet

 

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of December 28, 200326, 2004 related to underlying liabilities that are already recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 26, 2004 and their expected expiration dates by year. No incremental liabilities are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet for these guarantees. For more information on these guarantees, see “Contractual Cash Obligations and Guarantees,” above.

   Amounts
Guaranteed (1)
  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010
and
Beyond
   (in thousands)

July 2003 Spansion term loan guarantee

  $26,759  $16,500  $10,259   —     —     —    —  

Spansion Japan term loan guarantee

  $76,433  $27,794  $27,794  $20,845   —     —    —  

Spansion capital lease guarantees

  $87,303  $49,557  $34,475  $3,271   —     —    —  

Repurchase Obligations to Fab 36 partners(2)

  $121,931  $16,242  $26,422  $26,422  $26,422  $26,423  —  

Total guarantees

  $312,426  $110,093  $98,950  $50,538  $26,422  $26,423  —  
(1)Amounts represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations guaranteed and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.
(2)This is the amount of silent partnership contributions received by AMD Fab 36 KG, as of December 26, 2004 from the unaffliated limited partners under the Fab 36 partnership agreements. Assuming certain milestones are met by AMD Fab 36 KG, we expect to receive a total of up to $189 million of silent partnership contributions. AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are required to repurchase each partner’s silent partnership contribution in annual installments one year after the partner has contributed the full amount required under the partnership agreements. We guaranteed these obligations. As of December 26, 2004, Fab 36 Beteiligungs had contributed the full amount required under the partnership agreements, but Leipziger Messe had not contributed the full amount. Therefore, the condition precedent to our repurchase obligations with respect to Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership contribution had not been met. See “Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements,” above.

Guarantees of Indebtedness not Recorded on Our Consolidated Balance Sheet

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of December 26, 2004 for which the related underlying liabilities are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheetssheet as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and their expected expiration dates:

 

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

 
   Amounts
Guaranteed*
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 and
Beyond
 

 
   (In Thousands) 

FASL LLC operating lease guarantees

  $26,604  $12,279  $8,367  $5,958  $—    $ —  $—   

AMTC payment guarantee

   39,793   —     —     —     39,793      —   

AMTC term loan guarantee

   31,088   31,088   —     —     —        —   

AMTC rental guarantee

   145,811   —     —     —     —        145,811**

Total guarantee

  $243,296  $43,367  $8,367  $5,958  $39,793  $  $145,811 

 
   Amounts
Guaranteed (1)
  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010 and
Beyond
   (in thousands)

Spansion operating lease guarantees

  $24,414  $13,267  $8,069  $2,052  $1,026  —     —  

AMTC revolving loan guarantee

  $43,308   —     —    $43,308   —    —     —  

AMTC rental guarantee(2)

  $153,489   —     —     —     —    —    $153,489

Other

  $5,629  $1,813  $3,816   —     —    —     —  

Total guarantees

  $226,840  $15,080  $11,885  $45,360  $1,026  —    $153,489
*(1) Amounts guaranteed represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations guaranteed and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.
**(2) Amounts outstanding will diminish until the expirationAmount of the guarantee.guarantee diminishes as the rent is paid.

Spansion Operating Lease Guarantees

 

We guaranteed certain operating leases entered into by Spansion and its subsidiaries totaling approximately $24 million as of December 26, 2004. The amounts guaranteed are reduced by the lease payments paid by Spansion over the lease term. Under the provision of FIN 45, we have not recorded any liability in our consolidated financial statements associated with thethese guarantees because they were issued prior to the effective date of FIN 45.are for our subsidiary’s performance obligations.

 

FASL LLC Operating Lease Guarantees

We guaranteed certain operating leases entered into by FASL LLC and its subsidiaries totaling approximately $27 million as of December 28, 2003. The amounts guaranteed are reduced by the actual amount of lease payments paid by FASL LLC over the lease terms.

AMTC and BAC Guarantees

 

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co., KG (BAC) are joint ventures formed by us, Infineon Technologies AG and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing and operating a newan advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. The results of operations of AMTC, which we account for following the equity method of accounting, are immaterial to our consolidated financial statements. To finance the project, BAC and AMTC entered into a $149$162 million revolving credit facility and a $93$102 million term loan in December 2002. Also in December 2002, in order to occupy the photomask facility, AMTC entered into a rental agreement with BAC. With regard to these commitments by BAC and AMTC, as of December 26, 2004, we guaranteed up to approximately $31 million plus interest and expenses under the term loan, up to approximately $40$43 million plus interest and expenses under the revolving loan, and up to approximately $17$20 million, initially, under the rental agreement. The obligations under the rental agreement guarantee diminish over time through 2011 as the term loan is repaid. However, under certain circumstances of default by the other tenant of the photomask facility under its rental agreement with BAC and certain circumstances of default by more than one joint venture partner under its rental agreement guarantee obligations, the maximum potential amount of our obligations under the rental agreement guarantee is approximately $146$153 million. As of December 28, 2003, $7326, 2004, $80 million was drawn under the revolving credit facility, and $81$78 million was drawn under the term loan. These borrowings are subjectWe have not recorded any liability in our consolidated financial statements associated with these guarantees because they were issued prior to December 31, 2002, the aforementioned guarantees except that our guarantee obligations with respect to the term loan terminated in February 2004 because the AMTC occupied the photomask facility under the rental agreement during 2003 and the rental guarantee replaced the term loan guarantee.effective date of FIN 45.

 

Other Financial Matters

 

Fab 36.    A significant amount of the costs of the Fab 36 project are denominated in euro. We used the exchange rate of 0.804 euro to one U.S. dollar as of December 28, 2003 to translate the amounts set forth below into U.S. dollars. We expect that over the next four years capital expenditures for Fab 36 will be approximately

$2.5 billion, of which approximately $600 million will occur in 2004. In connection with the Fab 36 project, we expect to obtain external financing of approximately $870 million in the form of loans from a consortium of banks, and up to approximately $675 million in grants and allowances from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony. We also expect to obtain financing of approximately $398 million from the State of Saxony, through an investment entity, and a group of European investors led by the project engineer and general contractor, M+W Zander. We will provide the balance of the funding to construct and facilitize Fab 36. In addition, upon the execution of final documentation, which we expect will occur in the first half of 2004, we will be required to guarantee 100 percent of the obligations of AMD Fab 36 under the loan agreements with the banks and to fund any shortfalls in government grants and allowances. As of December 28, 2003, we have invested approximately $25 million in exchange for our equity interest in AMD Fab 36.

FASLSpansion LLC.    During the four-year period commencing on June 30, 2003, we are obligated to provide FASL LLCSpansion with additional funding to finance operations shortfalls, if any. Generally, FASL LLCSpansion is first required to seek any required financing from external sources. However, if such third-party financing is not available, we must provide funding to FASL LLCSpansion equal to our pro-rata ownership interest, in FASL LLC, which is currently 60 percent. At this time, we believe that FASL LLCSpansion would be able to obtain such external financing when needed. However, there is no assurance that this will happen and currently we cannot estimate the amount of such additional funding, if any, that we are required to provide during this four-year period.

 

OutlookSale Leaseback Transaction

 

In general,January 2005, Spansion Japan entered into a sale and leaseback transaction for certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the amount of approximately 8.2 billion yen (approximately $79 million based on the exchange rate as of December 26, 2004). As the sales proceeds slightly exceed the net book value of the equipment, there is a minimal deferred gain to be recognized on the sale. Under the agreement, the lease payments will be made in six equal semi-annual payments and the lease will terminate on December 31, 2007. At the expiration of the lease term, Spansion Japan has the option to purchase the equipment at an agreed upon price, which we look aheadbelieve to 2004, we are encouraged bybe a recovering economybargain purchase option. In addition, Spansion Japan can renew the lease if the lessor and positive projections forSpansion Japan both agree upon the semiconductor industry.renewal terms not later than six months prior to the expiration of the lease term. During 2004 we expectthe term of the lease, Spansion Japan is required to take advantage of additional cost efficiencies from our FASL LLC integration and from FASL LLC’s conversion to 110-nanometer manufacturing process technology oncomply with certain of its products and our conversion to 90-nanometer manufacturing process technology for our microprocessor products. financial covenants.

Outlook

During the first quarter of 2004,2005, for our Computation Products segment, we expect net sales to decline slightly in accordance with industry seasonal patterns.compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. For our Memory Products segment, notwithstanding typical seasonal patterns, we expect net sales to be approximately flat for the quarter due to our position in the market and improving average selling prices, which we expect will be driven by increased average bit densities in the products sold and increased shipments of products based on MirrorBit technology. In the aggregate, we believe seasonal patterns will prevail and aggregate net sales will decline slightly induring the first quarter of 2004.2005 compared to the fourth quarter of 2004 due to continued imbalance in supply and demand, continued pressure on average selling prices and seasonality.

 

WeIn fiscal 2005, we expect our capital investments in 2004 to increase in comparison with 2003. We plan to make capital investmentsexpenditures of approximately $1.5 billion during 2004, including Fab 36 construction and some equipment purchases, equipment purchases for FASL LLC’s wafer fabrication and assembly and test facilities and to complete the transition to 90-nanometer manufacturing process technology at Fab 30.billion. We expect depreciation and amortization expense to be approximately $1.2 billion, for 2004.and research and development expenses, both in total dollars and as a percentage of sales, to increase primarily due to Fab 36 start-up costs of approximately $200 million. We also expect total marketing, general and administrative expenses to increase in 2005, but to decline as a percentage of sales.

 

We believe that we will be profitable for fiscal 2004In 2005, our strategy is to expand our position in the enterprise segment with our AMD64-based processors; to leverage our Spansion product portfolio to expand our position in the Flash memory market, and that gross margins will improve in comparison to 2003.increase the adoption of our MirrorBit technology. However, economic and industry conditions remain uncertain and continue to make it particularly difficult to forecast product demand. If economic conditions do not continue to improve in the near term in accordance with our expectations, or if the semiconductor industry experiences a significant downturn, our revenues and profitability will be adversely affected.

 

We believe that cash flows from operations and current cash balances, together with external financing will be sufficient to fund operations and capital investments in the short term. Should additional funding be required such as to meet payment obligations of our long term debts when due, or to finance the construction and facilitization of Fab 36, we may need to raise the required funds through borrowings or public or private sales of debt or equity securities. Such funding may be obtained through bank borrowings or from the issuance of additional debt or equity securities, which may be issued from time to time under an effective registration

statement; through the issuance of securities in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933; or a combination of one or more of the foregoing. We believe, that in the event of such requirements, we will be able to access the capital markets on terms and in amounts adequate to meet our objectives. However, given the possibility of changes in market conditions or other occurrences, there can be no certainty that such funding will be available in quantities or on terms favorable to us.

Supplementary Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Disclosures

 

Section I.    Option Program Description

 

Our stock option programs are intended to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified employees. We have several stock optionOn April 29, 2004, our stockholders approved the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2004 Plan), which had previously been approved by our Board of Directors. Stock options available for grant under our equity compensation plans under whichthat were in effect before April 29, 2004, (the Prior Plans), including those that were not approved by our stockholders, were consolidated into the 2004 Plan. As of April 29, 2004, equity awards are made only from the 2004 Plan. Under our Prior Plans key employees have beengenerally were, and under the 2004 Plan key employees generally are, granted incentive (ISOs) and nonqualified (NSOs) stock options (NSOs) to purchase our common stock. Generally, options vest and become exercisable over a four yearfour-year period from the date of grant and expire five to ten years after the date of grant. ISOsAny incentive stock options (ISOs) granted under the plansPrior Plans or the 2004 Plan have exercise prices of not less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Exercise prices of NSOs range from $0.01 to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Under the 2004 Plan, we have also granted awards of restricted stock. The purchase price for an award of restricted stock is $0.01 per share. Restricted stock can be granted to any employee or consultant. Restricted stock that vests based on continued service does not fully vest for three years from the date of grant. Restricted stock that vests based on performance does not vest for at least one year from the date of grant.

Section II.    General Option Information

 

The following is a summary of stock option activity for the years ended December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002:28, 2003:

 

   

Year Ended

December 28, 2003


  

Year Ended

December 29, 2002


   Number of
Shares
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
  Number of
Shares
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

   (Thousands except share price)

Options:

              

Outstanding at beginning of period

  60,408  $18.58  52,943  $20.44

Granted

  5,575   9.46  11,829   5.62

Canceled

  (22,642)  27.69  (3,413)  20.34

Exercised

  (2,372)  7.86  (951)  6.23

Outstanding at end of period

  40,969  $12.92  60,408  $18.58

Exercisable at end of period

  28,624  $13.66  33,807  $19.55

Available for grant at beginning of period

  13,019      21,146    

Available for grant at end of period

  29,613      13,019    
   

Year-ended

December 26, 2004


  

Year-ended

December 28, 2003


   Number of
Shares
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
  Number of
Shares
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   (in thousands except share price)

Options:

              

Outstanding at beginning of year

  40,969  $12.92  60,408  $18.58

Granted

  26,121  $14.54  5,575  $9.46

Canceled

  (3,425) $23.20  (22,642) $27.69

Exercised

  (9,981) $10.08  (2,372) $7.86

Outstanding at end of year

  53,684  $13.58  40,969  $12.92

Exercisable at end of year

  32,250  $13.72  28,624  $13.66

Available for grant at beginning of year

  29,613      13,019    

Available for grant at end of year

  23,901      29,613    

 

In-the-money and out-of-the-money stock option information as of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, was as follows:

 

  Exercisable

  Unexercisable

 Total

  Exercisable

  Unexercisable

 Total

As of End of Quarter  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Shares Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Shares Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


  (in thousands except share price)
  (Thousands except share price)

In-the-Money

  20,981  $9.21  8,933  N/A(3) 29,914  $8.99  29,071  $11.84  21,079  N/A(3) 50,150  $12.40

Out-of-the-Money(1)

  7,643   25.88  3,412  N/A(3) 11,055   23.55  3,179  $30.86  355  N/A(3) 3,534  $30.23

Total Options Outstanding

  28,624   13.66  12,345   40,969(2)  12.92  32,250  $13.72  21,434   53,684(2) $13.58

(1) Out-of-the-money stock options have an exercise price equal to or above $14.70,$22.12, the market valueclosing price of AMD’s common stock, on the last trading day of theour fiscal year, December 26, 2003.23, 2004.
(2) Includes 404,344232,088 shares outstanding from treasury stock as non-plan grants.
(3) Weighted average exercise price information is not available.

Section III.    Distribution and Dilutive Effect of Options

 

Options granted to employees, including officers, and non-employee directors were as follows:

 

  2003 2002 2001 


   2004 2003 2002 

Net grants(1) during the period as % of outstanding shares(2)

  (4.87)% 2.44% 3.71%  5.79% -4.87% 2.44%

Grants to listed officers(3) during the period as % of total options granted

  11.77% 14.33% 7.87%  3.59% 11.77% 14.33%

Grants to listed officers(3) during the period as % of outstanding shares(2)

  0.19% 0.49% 0.33%

Cumulative options held by listed officers(3) as % of total options outstanding

  22.90% 17.93% 16.51%

Grants to listed officers during the period as % of outstanding shares

  0.24% 0.19% 0.49%

Cumulative options and awards held by listed officers as % of total options and awards outstanding

  11.94% 22.90% 17.93%
(1) Options grants are net of options canceled.
(2) Outstanding sharesShares outstanding are as of December 26, 2004, December 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001.2002.
(3) The “listed officers” are those executive officers listed in the summary compensation table in our proxy statements for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 28, 2005, and the annual meetings of stockholders held in 2004 2003 and 2002.2003.

On June 27, 2003, we filed a Tender Offer Statement with the SEC and made an offer, which was approved by our stockholders, to exchange certain stock options to purchase shares of our common stock, outstanding under eligible option plans and held by eligible employees, for replacement options to be granted no sooner than six months and one day from the cancellation of the surrendered options. The offer to exchange expired on July 25, 2003. Options to purchase approximately 19 million shares of our common stock were tendered for exchange and cancelled on July 28, 2003. On January 30, 2004, we granted options to purchase 12,111,371approximately 12 million shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $14.86, whichthat represented the closing price of our common stock on that date, in exchange for options cancelled. On that date, we also granted additional options to purchase 25,165 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $15.55 to employees of one of our foreign subsidiaries in exchange for options cancelled. We did not record compensation expense as a result of the exchange.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003,December 2004, the Financial Accounting StandardsStandard Board (FASB) issued Interpretationa revision to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 46, “Consolidation123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R eliminates our ability to use the intrinsic value method of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). Variable interest entities are often createdaccounting under APB Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and generally requires a single specified purpose, for example, to facilitate securitization, leasing, hedging, research and development, or other transactions or arrangements. In December 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003) (FIN 46R) which replaces FIN 46. This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” defines what these variable interest entities are and provides guidelines on identifying them and assessing an enterprise’s interests in a variable interestpublic entity to decide whetherreflect on its income statement, instead of pro forma disclosures in its financial footnotes, the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The grant-date fair value will be estimated using option-pricing models adjusted for the unique characteristics of those equity instruments. Among other things, SFAS 123R also requires entities to consolidateestimate the number of instruments for which the requisite service is expected to be rendered and, if the terms or conditions of an equity award are modified after the grant date, to recognize incremental compensation cost for such a modification by comparing the fair value of the modified award with the fair value of the award immediately before the modification. In addition, SFAS 123R amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” to require that entity. FIN 46Rexcess tax benefits be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid. SFAS 123R is effective generally for public companies as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. SFAS 123R applies at different dates to different typesall awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after that date. As of enterprises and entities, and special provisions apply to enterprises that have fully or partially applied FIN 46 prior to issuance of FIN 46R. Generally, application of FIN 46R isthe required in financial statements ofeffective date, all public entities that have interests in variable interestused the fair-value-based method for either recognition or disclosure under the original Statement 123 will apply this revised statement using a modified version of prospective application. Under that transition method, compensation cost is recognized on or after the required effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under the original Statement 123 for either recognition or pro forma disclosures. For periods before the required effective date, those entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referredmay elect to as special-purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other typesapply a modified version of entities is required inretrospective application under which financial statements for prior periods ending after March 15, 2004. Theare adjusted on a basis consistent with the pro forma disclosures required for those periods by the original Statement 123. We are currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 123R and will adopt this statement at the effective date. Although we cannot estimate the exact amount at this time, we expect that the adoption of FIN 46 or FIN 46R did notthis statement will have a material impacteffect on our results of operations or financial condition.statements.

Risk FactorsRISK FACTORS

 

We must achieve further market acceptance forIf we cannot generate sufficient operating cash flow or obtain external financing, we may be unable to make all of our AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors,planned capital expenditures or we will be materially adversely affected.    We introducedfulfill our AMD Opteron processors in April 2003, and weobligations to Fab 36 or Spansion.

introduced our AMD Athlon 64 processors in September 2003. We designed these processors to provide users with theOur ability to take advantage of 64-bit applications while preserving their ability to run existing 32-bit applications on servers and workstations and on desktop and mobile PCs. The success of these processors is subject to risks and uncertainties including:

market acceptance of our new 64-bit technology, AMD64, including the willingness of users to purchase products with 64-bit capability prior to having transitioned to 64-bit computing;

our ability to produce these processors in a timely manner on new process technologies, including 90-nanometer silicon-on-insulator technology, in the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers;

our ability to successfully transition to 90-nanometer manufacturing process technology on a timely basis;

the availability, performance and feature set of motherboards and chipsets designed for these processors; and

the support of operating system and application program providers for our 64-bit instruction set, including timely development of 64-bit applications.

We cannot be certain that our substantial investments for research and development of process technologies will lead to timely improvements in technology and equipment used to fabricate our products or that we will have sufficient resources to invest in the level of research and development that is required to remain competitive.    We make substantial investments in research and development for process technologies in an effort to improve the technologies and equipment used to fabricate our products. In December 2002 we executed an agreement with IBM to jointly develop new logic process technologies, particularly 65- and 45-nanometer technologies to be implemented on 300-millimeter silicon wafers, for use in producing future high-performance microprocessor products. The successful and timely development and implementation of silicon-on-insulator technology and the achievement of other milestones set forth in this agreement are critical to our AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors and to our ability to commence operations at Fab 36fund capital expenditures in accordance with our planned schedule. During 2002 and 2003, we paid approximately $190 million to IBM in connection with agreements and services related to research and development activities. We cannot be certain that we will be able to develop, or obtain or successfully implement leading-edge process technologies needed to fabricate future generations of our products profitably or on a timely basis. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient resources to maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required for us to remain competitive or that our partnerships will be successful.

We have experienced substantial fluctuations in revenues since 2001, and we may experience declines in revenues and increases in operating losses in the future.    Our historical financial results have been, and our future financial results are anticipated to be, subject to substantial fluctuations. Our total revenues were $3,519 million for 2003 and $2,697 million for 2002 compared to $3,892 million for 2001. The decline from 2001 to 2002 was due primarily to a decrease in unit sales and in average selling prices for our Computation Products, resulting from the industry-wide weakness in PC sales, and a decrease in average selling prices for our Memory Products, reflecting continued weakness in the telecommunications and networking equipment industries, and the execution of ourbusiness plan to align our microprocessor inventory in the supply chain with forecasted demand, which included our decision, primarily in the third and fourth quarters of 2002, to limit shipments and to accept receipt of product returns from certain customers. We incurred a net loss of $274 million for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2003, and $1.3 billion for 2002, compared to a net loss of $61 million for 2001. If conditions do not continue to improve in the microprocessor or Flash memory markets in accordance with our expectations we may experience declines in revenue and operating losses. We cannot assure you that we will be able to return to profitability or that, if we do, we will be able to sustain it.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has until recently been in a severe downturn that adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, our business.    The highly cyclical semiconductor industry has experienced significant downturns, often in connection with maturing product cycles, manufacturing overcapacity and declines in general economic conditions. The most recent downturn, which began in the fourth

quarter of 2000, was severe and prolonged, and future downturns may also be severe and prolonged. Our financial performance has been negatively affected by these downturns, including the incurrence of substantial losses during the most recent downturn, as a result of:

the cyclical nature of the supply/demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry;

a decline in demand for end-user products that incorporate our semiconductors;

excess inventory levels in the channels of distribution, including our customers;

excess production capacity; and

accelerated declines in average selling prices.

If conditions do not continue to improve in the near term in accordance with our expectations, or if these conditions in the semiconductor industry occur in the future, as they likely will to a lesser or greater degree, our business will be adversely affected.

Fluctuations in the personal computer market may continue to materially adversely affect us.    The Computation Products segment of our business is dependent upon the PC market. Industry-wide fluctuations in the PC marketplace have materially adversely affected us in the past and may materially adversely affect us in the future. Depending on the growth rate of PCs sold, sales of our microprocessors may not grow and may even decrease. If end user demand for PCs is below our expectations, we may be adversely affected.

In addition, current trends of consolidation within the personal computer industry, as evidenced by the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger, as well as potential market share increases by customers who exclusively purchase microprocessors from Intel Corporation, such as Dell, Inc., could further materially adversely affect us.

We plan for significant capital expenditures in 2004, and if we cannot generate the capital required for these capital expenditures and other ongoing operating expenses through operating cash flow and external financing activities, we may be materially adversely affected.    We plan for capital expenditures of approximately $1.5 billion in 2004. Our ability to fund these expenditures depends on generating sufficient cash flow from operations and the availability of external financing, including third-party loans and investmentsfinancing. In 2005, we plan to make approximately $1.5 billion in capital expenditures.

Moreover, under the partnership agreement for theAMD Fab 36 project and third-party financing for FASL LLC’s expansion plans. Our capital expenditures for 2004 include approximately $600 million for theKG, our German subsidiaries, AMD Fab 36 projectHolding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are obligated to invest approximately $160$792 million for theinto AMD Fab 30 project.36 KG. In addition, FASL LLC expectsunder the revolving credit agreement among AMD, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 KG, we or AMD Fab 36 Holding are required to spendprovide up to approximately $583 million in connection with its plans$1.0 billion to increaseAMD Fab 36 KG. Loans provided to AMD Fab 36 KG under this revolving credit agreement are unsecured and subordinated to the manufacturing capacityrights of its wafer fabrication and assembly and test facilities and for other research and development activities.the consortium of banks that will also be providing financing to AMD Fab 36 KG.

 

During the four-year period commencing on June 30, 2003, weWe are also obligated through June 30, 2007 to provide FASL LLCSpansion with additional funding to finance operational cash flow needs. Generally, FASL LLC is first required toSpansion must seek any required financing from external sources. However, if such third-party financing is not available, either on a non-recourse basis to us or with guarantees based on our pro rata ownership interest, we must provide funding to FASL LLCSpansion equal to our pro-ratapro rata ownership interest in FASL LLC,Spansion, which is currently 60 percent. An inability to meet our funding obligations for Spansion could, among other things, result in additional equity in Spansion being issued to Fujitsu or third parties, which would reduce our ownership in and control over Spansion.

 

In addition, a significant amount of the costs of the Fab 36 project are denominated in euro. When we initially forecasted our budget for the Fab 36 project, we modeled certain financial assumptions, including that the foreign exchange rate, over time, would be one euro to one U.S. dollar. Since our initial forecast, the U.S. dollar has depreciated against the euro. If the U.S. dollar continues to depreciate against the euro, the costs of the Fab 36 project would be higher than we planned, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

TheseOur capital expenditures, together with ongoing operating expenses, will be a substantial drain on our cash flow and willmay decrease our cash balances. The timing and amount of our capital requirements cannot be precisely determined at this time and will depend on a number of factors, including demand for products, product mix, changes in semiconductor industry conditions and competitive factors.market competition. We regularly assess markets for external

financing opportunities, including debt and equity. Additional debt or equity financing may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on satisfactory terms. Our inability to obtain needed debt and/or equity financing or to generate sufficient cash from operations may require us to abandon planned projects or curtail capital expenditures. If we curtail capital expenditures or abandon projects, such aswe could be materially adversely affected. For example, if we abandon the Fab 36 project, we maywill have to write off related costs that we capitalized and we maywill be required to continue to make payments or otherwise be liable pursuant to then-existing contracts that we cannot terminate at will or without significant penalties, which would have a material adverse effect on us.penalties.

 

We have a substantial amount of debt and debt service obligations, and may incur additional debt, whichindebtedness that could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the agreements governing our indebtedness.position.    We have a substantial amount

As of December 26, 2004, we had consolidated debt and we may incur additional debt in the future. At December 28, 2003, our total debt was $2.1 billion and stockholders’ equity was $2.4of approximately $1.9 billion. In addition, at December 28, 2003, we had up to $125guaranteed approximately $227 million of availability under our July 2003 Loan Agreement (subject to our borrowing base). We had also guaranteed approximately $243 million of debt,obligations, which isare not reflected as debt on our balance sheet. Our substantial indebtedness may:

 

make it difficult for us to satisfy our financial obligations, including making scheduled principal and interest payments;

Our high degree of leverage may:

limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate and other purposes;

 

limit our ability to use our cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes;

 

require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments;

 

limit our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and industry;

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and

 

increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantially more debt, including secured debt, in the future.

Subject to the restrictions in the agreements governing our existing indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may incur significant additional debt, including secured debt, in the future. In particular, as of December 26, 2004, we and our subsidiaries would have had the following additional borrowings available:

Up to $100 million under our revolving credit facility. Amounts borrowed under this facility are secured by all of our accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds, excluding Spansion’s accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles.

Spansion Japan had up to 15 billion yen (approximately $145 million as of December 26, 2004) available under a revolving credit facility.

AMD Fab 36 KG will have the ability, subject to achieving certain milestones, to borrow up to $947 million (based on an exchange rate of 0.739 euro to one U.S. dollar as of December 26, 2004) from a consortium of banks under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements during 2006 and 2007.

Although the terms of the agreements governing our existing indebtedness contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt, these restrictions are subject to a number of important exceptions, and debt incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our debt obligations.

 

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt, or our guarantees of other parties’ debts, will depend on our financial and operating performance, which may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

We cannot assure you that we will continue to generate sufficient cash flow or that we will be able to borrow funds under our credit facilities in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our debt, or to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow sufficient funds to service our debt due to borrowing base restrictions or otherwise, we may be required to sell assets or equity, reduce capital expenditures, refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance our debt, sell assets or equity or borrow more funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 

If we are not successful in integrating the operations of FASL LLC, we could be materiallyOur debt instruments impose restrictions on us that may adversely affectedaffect our ability to operate our business..    Effective June 30, 2003, we

The indentures governing our 4.50% Notes, 4.75% Debentures and Fujitsu Limited executed several agreements7.75% Notes contain various covenants that resulted in the integration oflimit our ability to:

incur additional indebtedness;

pay dividends and Fujitsu’s Flash memory operations. We contributed Flash memory inventory, Fab 25 in Austin, Texas, the SDC, and our Flash memory assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China. Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory division,make other restricted payments;

make certain investments, including related inventory, cash, and its Flash memory assembly and test operations in Malaysia. In addition, both we and Fujitsu contributed our respective investments in our previous Manufacturing Joint Venture, Fujitsuunrestricted subsidiaries;

create or permit certain liens;

create or permit restrictions on the ability of certain restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us;

use the proceeds from sales of assets;

enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates; and

consolidate or merge or sell our assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety.

In addition:

The guarantees associated with the Fab 36 Loan Agreements contain restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on the ability of AMD Semiconductor Limited, located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, which becameFab 36 KG and its affiliated limited partners to pay us dividends and other payments, and also require us to maintain specified financial ratios when group consolidated cash is below specified amounts.

Our revolving credit facility contains restrictive covenants, including a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC.prohibition on our ability to pay dividends, and also requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests when our net domestic cash is below specified amounts.

The July 2003 Spansion Term Loan, as amended, contains restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on Spansion’s ability to pay dividends and also requires Spansion to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests when its net domestic cash or its net worldwide cash is below specified amounts.

 

Our anticipated benefits from this transaction are subjectability to among other things,satisfy the following risks:

the possibility that FASL LLC will notcovenants, financial ratios and tests of our debt instruments can be successful because of problems integrating the operations and employees of the two companies or achieving the efficiencies and other advantages intendedaffected by the transaction; and

the possibility that global business and economic conditions will worsen, resulting in lower than currently expected demand for Flash memory products.

events beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will meet those requirements. A breach of any of these covenants, financial ratios or tests could result in a default under the applicable agreement.

In addition, our agreements contain cross-default provisions whereby a default under one agreement would likely result in cross default under agreements covering other borrowings. For example, the occurrence of a default with respect to any indebtedness that results in acceleration of the maturity date or any failure to repay debt when due in an amount in excess of $50 million would cause a cross default under the indenture governing our 7.75% Notes. Similarly, a default with respect to any indebtedness in excess of $25 million would cause a cross-default under the indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures and 4.50% Notes. The occurrence of a default under any of these borrowing arrangements would permit the applicable lenders or note holders to declare all amounts outstanding under those borrowing arrangements to be ableimmediately due and payable and would permit the lenders to successfully integrateterminate all commitments to extend further credit. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. We have granted a security interest in substantially all of our inventory and accounts receivable under our revolving credit facility, and in certain property, plant and equipment under the July 2003 Spansion Term Loan Agreement. If the lenders under any of the credit facilities or the note holders or the trustee under the indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures, 4.50% Notes and 7.75% Notes accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay those borrowings and our other indebtedness.

If we lose Microsoft Corporation’s support for our products, or if there is a significant delay in Microsoft’s release of an operating system that works with our AMD64 technology, our ability to sell our microprocessors could be materially adversely affected.

Our ability to innovate beyond the x86 instruction set controlled by Intel depends partially on Microsoft designing and developing its operating systems to run on or support our microprocessor products. If Microsoft does not continue to design and develop its operating systems so that they work with our x86 instruction sets, including the timely introduction of an operating system that works with our AMD64 technology, independent software providers may forego designing their software applications to take advantage of our innovations and customers may not purchase PCs with our microprocessors. If we fail to retain the support of Microsoft, our ability to market our microprocessors could be materially adversely affected.

In July 2004, Microsoft announced a delay in the release of its Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems and Windows XP 64-bit for 64-bit Extended Systems. The new Windows editions are designed to take advantage of 64-bit extensions to the standard x86 instruction set. Microsoft estimated that the release of this software will occur in the first half of 2005. Previously, Microsoft

estimated the release date for this software would be in late 2004. This delay could adversely impact the timing of development of 64-bit applications by independent software providers and the adoption of 64-bit computing by end users. As a result, this delay could have a material adverse effect on our ability to sell our AMD 64-based processors.

We must achieve further market acceptance of our 64-bit technology, AMD64, or we will be materially adversely affected.

We designed our AMD64-based processors to provide users with the ability to take advantage of 64-bit applications while preserving their ability to run existing 32-bit applications on servers and workstations and on desktop and mobile PCs. Market acceptance of these operationsprocessors is subject to risks and uncertainties including:

the support of operating system and application program providers for our 64-bit instruction set, including timely development of 64-bit applications;

the willingness of users to purchase products with 64-bit capability prior to the availability of operating systems and software applications that take full advantage of our AMD64 technology;

our ability to produce these processors in a timely manner on advanced process technologies, in the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers; and

the availability, performance and feature set of motherboards, memory and chipsets designed for these processors.

If we are unable to achieve further market acceptance of our AMD64 technology, we will be materially adversely affected.

We cannot be certain that our substantial investments in research and development of process technologies will lead to timely improvements in technology and equipment used to fabricate our products or that we will have sufficient resources to invest in the level of research and development that is required to remain competitive.

We make substantial investments in research and development for process technologies in an effort to design and manufacture leading-edge microprocessors. We cannot be certain that we will be able to achievedevelop, or obtain or successfully implement leading-edge process technologies needed to manufacture future generations of our products profitably or on a timely basis. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient resources to maintain the level of investment in research and sustaindevelopment that is required for us to remain competitive.

For example, we have a joint development agreement with IBM, pursuant to which we work together to develop new process technologies. In September 2004, we amended this agreement and extended its termination date from December 2005 to December 2008. Under this amended agreement, we anticipate that from December 26, 2004 through December 2008, we would pay fees to IBM of between approximately $220 million and $250 million in connection with joint development projects. In addition, from the beginning of 2002 through December 26, 2004, we paid approximately $247 million to IBM in connection with agreements and services related to license grants and research and development activities.

If this agreement were to be terminated, we would either have to resume research and development activities for microprocessors internally or find an alternative partner. In either case, our research and development costs could increase, and we could experience delays or other setbacks in the development of new process technologies, any benefit from FASL LLC’s creation.of which could materially adversely affect us. Moreover, the successful and timely development and implementation of silicon-on-insulator technology and the achievement of other milestones set forth in the joint development agreement are critical to our AMD64-based processors and to our ability to commence operations at Fab 36 in accordance with our planned schedule.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns that materially adversely affected, and may in the future materially adversely affect, our business.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced significant downturns, often in connection with maturing product cycles, manufacturing overcapacity and declines in general economic conditions. Our historical financial results have also been subject to substantial fluctuations. Our financial performance has been, and may in the future be, negatively affected by these downturns. We incurred substantial losses in recent downturns, due to:

the cyclical nature of supply/demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry;

a decline in demand for end-user products that incorporate our semiconductors;

excess inventory levels in the channels of distribution, including our customers;

excess production capacity; and

accelerated declines in average selling prices.

For example, in 2001 and 2002, we implemented restructuring plans due to weak customer demand associated with the downturn in the semiconductor industry. Similarly, in the fourth quarter of 2004, the downturn in the Flash memory market contributed to a decline in our Memory Product net sales. If these conditions in the semiconductor industry occur, we could be materially adversely affected.

 

Fluctuations in demand for PCs and mobile telephones and other consumer electronics may adversely affect sales of our products.

The Computation Products segment of our business is dependent upon the market for computers, including PCs. Industry-wide fluctuations in the computer marketplace have materially adversely affected us in the past and may materially adversely affect us in the future. Depending on the growth rate of computers sold, sales of our microprocessors may not grow and may even decrease. If end-user demand for computers is below our expectations, we could be materially adversely affected. In addition, potential market share increases by customers who exclusively purchase microprocessors from Intel Corporation, such as Dell, Inc., could further materially adversely affect us.

The Memory Products segment of our business is dependent to a large degree upon demand for mobile telephones as well as consumer electronics, automotive electronics and other embedded applications. If demand for these devices is below our expectations or if the manufacturers of successive generations of these devices do not require NOR-based Flash memory products or increasing Flash memory content, we could be materially adversely affected.

Intense competition in the microprocessor and Flash memory markets could materially adversely affect us.

The IC industry is intensely competitive. With respect to our microprocessor products, our competitor is Intel. Microprocessor products compete on performance, quality, reliability, price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility, marketing and distribution capability, brand recognition and availability. After a product is introduced, costs and average selling prices normally decrease over time as production efficiency improves, and successive generations of products are developed and introduced for sale. We may not be able to compete effectively if we fail to reduce our costs on existing products or fail to develop and introduce, on a cost-effective and timely basis, new products or enhanced versions of existing products with higher margins.

Our principal competitors in the Flash memory market are Intel, Samsung, Toshiba, STMicroelectronics N.V., Sharp Electronics Corporation, Silicon Storage Technology and Macronix International. The Flash memory market is characterized by migration to higher density and lower cost devices and a competitive pricing

environment. In addition, ample capacity for manufacturing Flash memory products exists due to recent capital investment by some of our competitors, which is likely to further contribute to a competitive pricing environment. In the past, including the second half of 2004, the net increases of supply, meaning the difference of capacity additions less capacity reductions due to obsolescence, exceeded demand requirements leading to oversupply situations and downturns in the industry. In the second half of 2004, fluctuations in the rate at which industry capacity grew relative to the growth rate in demand for Flash memory products, particularly NOR-based products, contributed to a decrease in our average selling prices and hurt our results of operations. If this continues in the future we would be materially adversely affected.

To compete successfully, we must transition to technologies that meet the increasing demand for higher Flash memory content in mobile phones, consumer electronics and automotive applications, among other markets, at competitive prices. We expect competition in the Flash memory market to increase as existing manufacturers introduce new products, new manufacturers enter the market, industry-wide production capacity increases, to the extent potential customers choose NAND-based products over NOR-based products and competitors aggressively price their Flash memory products. In addition, we and certain of our competitors have licensed non-volatile memory technology called NROM technology from a third party. NROM technology allows memory devices to store two bits of data in a memory cell. NROM technology has similar characteristics to our MirrorBit technology, which may allow these competitors to develop Flash memory technology that is competitive with MirrorBit technology.

Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market, its position in the Flash memory market and its business practices may limit our ability to compete effectively.

Intel has dominated the market for microprocessors used in desktop and mobile PCs for many years.years. Intel is also a significantdominant competitor in the server segment of the microprocessor market and a significant competitor in the Flash memory market. Because of its dominant position, Intel has been able to control x86 microprocessor and PC system standards and dictate the type of products the microprocessor market requires of Intel’s competitors. In addition, Intel’s significant financial resources allowenable it to market its products aggressively, to target our customers and our channel partners with special incentives, and to discipline customers who do business with us. These aggressive activities can result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for our products, particularly microprocessors and Flash memory products, and adversely affect our margins and profitability. Intel also exerts substantial influence over PC manufacturers and their channels of distribution through the “Intel Inside” brand program and other marketing programs. As long as Intel remains in this dominant position, we may be materially adversely affected by its:Intel’s:

 

pricing and allocation strategies and actions;actions, including aggressive pricing for Flash memory products and microprocessors to increase market share;

 

product mix and introduction schedules;

 

product bundling, marketing and merchandising strategies;

 

exclusivity payments to its current and potential customers;

 

control over industry standards, PC manufacturers and other PC industry participants, including motherboard, memory, chipset and basic input/output system, or BIOS, suppliers; and

 

userstrong brand, loyalty.and marketing and advertising expenditures in support of the brand.

 

For example, with respect to the microprocessor market, Intel exerts substantial influence over PC manufacturers and their channels of distribution through the “Intel Inside” brand program and other marketing programs. Because of its dominant position in the microprocessor market, Intel has been able to control x86 microprocessor and PC system standards and dictate the type of products the microprocessor market requires of Intel’s competitors. Intel also dominates the PC system platform.platform, which includes core logic chipsets, graphics chips, motherboards and other components necessary to assemble a PC system. As a result, PC OEMs are highly dependent on Intel, less innovative on their own and, to a large extent, are distributors of Intel technology. Additionally, Intel is able to drive de facto standards for x86 microprocessors that could cause us and other companies to have delayed access to such standards. In marketing our microprocessors to OEMs, we depend on

third-party companies other than Intel for the design and manufacture of core-logic chipsets, graphics chips, motherboards, BIOS software and other components. In recent years, many of these third-party designers and manufacturers have lost significant market share to Intel or exited the business. In addition, Intel has significant leverage over these companies produce chipsets, motherboards, BIOS software and other components tobecause they support each new generation of Intel’s microprocessors, and Intel has significant leverage over their business opportunities.microprocessors.

 

We do not currently plan to develop microprocessors that are bus interface protocol compatible with Intel microprocessors because our patent-cross license agreement with Intel does not extend to microprocessors that areIntel’s proprietary bus interface protocol compatible with Intel’s six and subsequent generation processors.protocol. Thus, our microprocessors are not designed to function with motherboards and chipsets designed to work with Intel microprocessors. Our ability to compete with Intel in the market for microprocessors will depend on our ability to developcontinued success in developing and maintaining relationships with infrastructure providers andin order to ensure that these third-party designers and manufacturers design PC platforms toof motherboards, chipsets and other system components support new generations of our microprocessor offerings, particularly AMD64-based microprocessors. A failure of the designers and producersmanufacturers of motherboards, chipsets and other system components to support our microprocessor offerings, particularly our new AMD Athlon 64 and AMD OpteronAMD64-based microprocessors, wouldcould have a material adverse effect on us.

 

We expect Intel to maintain its dominant position in the microprocessor market, as well asto continue to be a significant competitor in the Flash memory market and to continue to invest heavily in research and development, new manufacturing facilities and other technology companies. Intel has substantially greater financial resources than we do and accordingly spends substantially greater amounts on research and development and production capacity than we do. We also expect competition from Intel to increase in 2004 and beyond to the

extent Intel reduces prices foron its microprocessor and/or Flash memory products and as Intel introduces new competitive products. For example, in February 2004 Intel announced that it intends to introduceintroduced a 64-bit processorsprocessor for servers and workstations that will be able to runruns existing 32-bit software applications in mid-2004. We believe that these processors will competeapplications. This processor competes with our AMD Opteron microprocessors.microprocessor. In addition, Intel recently announced that it will offer dual-core 64-bit processors for the desktop market and other market segments that will be able to run existing 32-bit software applications in a time frame based on both timing and availabilitythe second quarter of the infrastructure required to support them, and customer demand. These products would compete with our AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors.2005. Moreover, Intel currently manufactures certain of its microprocessor products on 300-millimeter wafers using 90-nanometer process technology. Use of 90-nanometer technology, which can result in products that are higher performing, use less power and that cost less to manufacture. Use ofWe are currently completing our transition to 90-nanometer process technology for microprocessor manufacturing, and we expect to transition to 300-millimeter wafers can decrease manufacturing costsin 2006. To the extent Intel manufactures its microprocessor products on larger wafers and increase capacity by yielding more equivalent chips per wafersmaller process technologies earlier than 200-millimeter wafers. We have not yet made comparable transitions at our microprocessor manufacturing facilities. As a result,we do, we may be more vulnerable to Intel’s aggressive pricing strategies for microprocessor products. Intel’s strongdominant position in the microprocessor market, its existing relationships with top-tier OEMs and its aggressive pricing strategies could result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for our products, which could adversely affect our revenues.have a material adverse effect on us.

 

If we are unable to develop, produce and successfully market higher-performing microprocessor products, we may be materially adversely affected.    The microprocessor market is characterized by short product life cycles and migration to ever-higher performance microprocessors. To compete successfully, we must transition to new process technologies at a fast pace and offer higher-performance microprocessors in significantly greater volumes at competitive prices. If we fail to achieve yield and volume goals or to offer higher-performance microprocessors in significant volume on a timely basis and at competitive prices, we could be materially adversely affected.

To be successful, we must increase sales of our x86 microprocessor products to existing customers and develop new customers in both consumer and commercial markets, particularly the latter. Our production and sales plans for microprocessors are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including:

market acceptance for the AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors, which rely on market acceptance and demand for our AMD64 technology;

our ability to fund our planned 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility and develop associated process technologies that will be required for long-term competitiveness;

our ability to increase our share of the enterprise market with tier-one OEM customers in order to have the demand necessary to utilize the capacity of our planned 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility;

our ability to successfully market the AMD Athlon XP, AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Duron processors, which rely in part on market acceptance of a metric based on overall processor performance versus processor clock speed (measured in megahertz frequency);

the pace at which we expect to be able to convert production in Fab 30 to 90-nanometer process technology;

our ability to maintain adequate selling prices of microprocessors despite increasingly aggressive Intel pricing strategies, marketing programs, new product introductions and product bundlings of microprocessors, motherboards and chipsets;

our ability, on a timely basis, to produce microprocessors in the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers;

our ability to attract and retain engineering and design talent;

our ability to expand system design capabilities; and

the availability and acceptance of motherboards and chipsets designed for our microprocessors.

Our ability to increase microprocessor product revenues and benefit fully from the substantial investments we have made and continue to make related to microprocessors depends on the success of our AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processors and the continuing success of our AMD Athlon XP and AMD Duron microprocessors. If we fail to achieve continued and expanded market acceptance of our microprocessors, we may be materially adversely affected.

If we were to lose Microsoft Corporation’s support for our products, our ability to market our processors would be materially adversely affected.    Our ability to innovate beyond the x86 instruction set controlled by Intel depends on Microsoft’s designing and developing its operating systems to run on or support our microprocessor products. If Microsoft does not continue to design and develop its operating systems so that they work with our x86 instruction sets, including our AMD64 technology introduced with our AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processors, independent software providers may forego designing their software applications to take advantage of our innovations and customers may not purchase PCs with our microprocessors. If we fail to retain the support of Microsoft, our ability to market our processors could be materially adversely affected.

The loss of a significant customer for our Spansion Flash memory products in the high-end mobile telephone market, or a lack of market acceptance of FASL LLC’s MirrorBit technology may have a material adverse effect on us.    Since the third quarter

Collectively, our top five OEM and distributor customers (including Fujitsu) accounted for approximately 50 percent of 2002,our total gross revenues in 2004. In addition, our Flash memory product sales growth was almost entirely basedis dependent to a large extent on strength in thedemand for high-end mobile phone market. To date,telephones and our sales in thatthe wireless market have been concentrated in a limited group of customers. If we were to lose a significant customer, or if one of our top customers downsizes or otherwise contracts its operations, demand for our products could decrease and we would be materially adversely affected.

If we fail to keep pace with new product designs and improvements or if we pursue technologies that do not become commercially accepted, customers may not buy our products and we may be adversely affected.

Our success depends to a fewsignificant extent on the development, qualification, implementation and acceptance of new product designs and improvements that provide value to our customers. Our ability to develop and qualify such products and related technologies to meet evolving industry requirements and at prices acceptable to our customers are significant factors in determining our competitiveness in our target markets. If we are delayed in developing or qualifying new technologies, we could be materially adversely affected. For

example, during the second half of 2004 we experienced a delay in qualifying a new Spansion Flash memory product for the wireless segment. This delay contributed to lower than anticipated Flash memory product revenues for the quarter ended December 26, 2004. Qualifying this product in accordance with our specifications and our revised schedule is critical to our ability to increase sales of our Memory Products segment.

In addition, we expect competitionplan to introduce our dual-core microprocessors for servers and workstations in mid-2005, followed by dual-processors for the PC market in the second half of 2005. If we are not able to introduce dual-core processors on a timely basis or if our dual-core processors do not achieve market for Flash memory devices to continue to increase as new competitors enter the Flash memoryacceptance, we will be materially adversely affected.

A lack of market particularly the NOR segment, existing competing manufacturers introduce new products or pursue aggressive pricing strategies and industry-wide production capacity increases. We may be unable to maintain or increase our market share in Flash memory devices as the market develops and other competitors introduce new competing products. A decline in unit salesacceptance of our Flash memory devices, lower average selling prices, a downturn in the mobile phone market or a loss of a significant mobile phone customer, wouldMirrorBit technology could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

In July 2002, we commenced production shipmentsWe believe that market acceptance of MirrorBit technology is a critical factor impacting our ability to increase Flash memory product revenues and market share and decrease the first product with MirrorBit technology.cost of products in our Memory Products segment. MirrorBit technology is a memory cell architecture that enables Flash memory products to hold twice as muchstore two bits of data as standard Flashin a single memory devices.cell thereby doubling the density or storage capacity of each memory cell. A lack of customer orcontinued market acceptance of MirrorBit technology, adoption of such technology at a slower rate than we anticipate, or any substantial difficulty in transitioning Flash memory products, including those based on MirrorBit technology, to any future process technology could reduce FASL LLC’sour ability to be competitive in the market and could have a material adverse effect on us.market.

 

Spansion Flash memory products are based on the NOR architecture, and a significant market shift to the NAND architecture could materially adversely affect us.    Spansion

Flash memory products are generally based on either NOR architecture or NAND architecture. NAND has historically been the Boolean logic-basedpreferred architecture for data storage because of attributes such as high densities and fast write and erase speeds. NOR (Not Or)has been the preferred architecture which is typically used for code execution. FASL LLC doesstorage because of its fast read performance and superior reliability. To date, our Flash memory products have been based on NOR architecture, and we do not manufacture products based on NAND (Not And) architecture, which typically offers greater storage capacity. architecture.

During 2003 and 2004, industry sales of products based on NAND architecture have growngrew at higher rates than sales of NORNOR-based products. This has resulted in the NAND vendors gaining a greater share of the overall Flash memory market. As mobile telephones and other consumer-driven applications become more advanced they will require higher density Flash memory to meet increased data storage requirements. Because storage requirements will increase to accommodate data-intensive applications, customers may increasingly choose NAND-based products. Any significant shift in the marketplace to products based on NAND architecture or other architectures may reduce the total market available to us and therefore reduce our revenues and market share, whichshare.

We intend to address end markets traditionally served by NAND-based products with products based on our ORNAND architecture. We are currently developing these products and if they, or any future products based on our MirrorBit technology and ORNAND architecture, fail to achieve acceptance in markets traditionally served by NAND architecture, or at all, we could have a material adverse effect on us.be materially adversely affected.

We are required to reach agreement with Fujitsu regarding certain actions of our majority-owned subsidiary, Spansion, and our interests may not be aligned.

 

Worldwide economicWe own 60 percent of the equity interest in Spansion while Fujitsu owns the remaining 40 percent. Although we are entitled to appoint a majority of the board of managers, which generally manages the affairs of Spansion, certain actions by Spansion require Fujitsu’s consent for as long as Fujitsu maintains specific levels of equity ownership in Spansion. In addition, based upon designated thresholds of Fujitsu’s percentage interest in Spansion, certain actions require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the managers appointed by Fujitsu. These actions, which primarily represent protective rights for Fujitsu as a minority member, include:

major investments, acquisitions and political conditions may affect demand for our products and slow payment by our customers.    The recent economic slowdowndispositions of assets;

a merger or consolidation resulting in the United Statestransfer of more than 50% of the equity interests;

settlement of major legal proceedings and worldwide, exacerbated byother actions;

approval of certain material contracts between us and Spansion;

changes to the occurrenceequity capital structure of the Spansion; and threat

winding-up Spansion or one of terrorist attacksits material subsidiaries.

There can be no guarantee that our interests and consequencesthose of sustained military actionFujitsu will be aligned with respect to such decisions and we may be unable to take steps that we believe are desirable. In addition, a reduction in our percentage interest may result in our inability to appoint a majority of Spansion’s board of managers, which could result in the Middle East, adversely affected demand forloss of effective control of Spansion, although the results of operations of Spansion may continue to impact significantly our products. Although economic conditions beganresults of operations and we still may be required to improvemake loans to, and guarantee indebtedness of, Spansion.

Our operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns.

A substantial portion of our quarterly sales have historically been made in the second half of 2003, another declinelast month of the worldwide semiconductorquarter. This uneven sales pattern makes prediction of net sales for each financial period difficult and increases the risk of unanticipated variations in quarterly results and financial condition. In addition, our operating results tend to vary seasonally. For example, demand in the retail sector of the PC market or a future decline in economic conditions in any significant geographic area would likely decreaseis often stronger during the overall demand for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on us. If the economic slowdown returnsfourth quarter as a result of terrorist activities, military action or otherwise, it could adversely impactthe winter holiday season. European sales are often weaker during the summer months. Many of the factors that create and affect seasonal trends are beyond our customers’ ability to pay us in a timely manner.

control.

Manufacturing capacity constraints and manufacturing capacity utilization rates may adversely affect us.

There may be situations in which our manufacturing facilities are inadequate to meet the demand for certain of our products. Our inability to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity to meet demand, either in our own facilities or through foundry or similar arrangements with others,third parties, could have a material adverse effect on us. If we do not transition to 90-nanometer manufacturing process technology at Fab 30 on a timely basis, we may not be able to meet the demand for certain of our microprocessor products. In addition, FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities may be inadequate to meet our demand for certain Flash memory products. As a result, FASL LLC may not be able to provide us with sufficient quantities of these products to allow us to meet demand for these products from our customers.

 

At times we may underutilize our manufacturing facilities as a result of reduced demand for certain of our products. During such times, many of our costs remain fixed and cannot be reduced in proportion to the reduced revenues for such a period. We are substantially increasing our manufacturing capacity by buildingfacilitizing Fab 36, transitioning to smaller manufacturing process technologies and making significant capital investments in Fab 30. In addition, FASL LLC is increasing itsour existing manufacturing capacity by transitioning to smaller manufacturing process technologies, expanding Fab 25, JV1, JV2, and JV3 and increasing the capacity of its assembly and test facilities to accommodate both a growth in units that transition to higher densities and an increase in MCP products.facilities. If the increase in demand for our products is not consistent with our expectations, we and FASL LLC may underutilize manufacturing facilities, and we could be materially adversely affected.facilities. This has in the past had, and in the future may have, a material adverse effect on our earnings and cash flow.

We believe that at this time, the most significant risk is manufacturing capacity constraint.us.

 

Unless we maintain manufacturing efficiency, our future profitability could be materially adversely affected.

Manufacturing semiconductor componentsour products involves highly complex processes that require advanced equipment. WeOur manufacturing efficiency is an important factor in our profitability, and we cannot be sure that we will be able to maintain or increase our competitorsmanufacturing efficiency to the same extent as our competitors. We continuously modify thesemanufacturing processes in an effort to improve yields and product performance and decrease costs. During 2004,We may fail to achieve acceptable yields or experience product delivery delays as a result of, among other things, capacity constraints, construction delays, delays in the development of new process technologies, changes in our process technologies, upgrades or expansion of existing facilities, or impurities or other difficulties in the manufacturing process.

We are currently completing the transition to 90-nanometer process technology for our microprocessor products. In addition, we plan to transition our microprocessor production to 90-nanometer process technology, and FASL LLC intends to transition the productionmanufacture of certain of itsFlash memory products to 110-nanometer 90-nanometer

process technology.technology in the second half of 2005. During periods when we or FASL LLC are implementing new process technologies, our or FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities may not be fully productive. SubstantialA substantial delay in the technology transitions in Fab 30 to smaller process technologies employing silicon-on-insulator technology and in FASL LLC’s wafer fabrication facilities to smaller geometries could have a material adverse effect on us, particularly if our competitors transition to more cost effective technologies earlier than we do. For example, Intel currently manufactures certain microprocessor products on 300-millimeter wafers using 90-nanometer process technology. Use of 90-nanometer technology can result in products that are higher performing, use less power and that cost less to manufacture. Use of 300-millimeter wafers can decrease manufacturing costs and increase capacity by yielding more equivalent chips per wafer than 200-millimeter wafers. We have not yet made comparable transitions at our microprocessor manufacturing facilities. Furthermore, impurities or other difficulties in the manufacturing process can lower yields. Our manufacturing efficiency will be an important factor in our future profitability, and we cannot be sure that we will be able to maintain our manufacturing efficiency or increase manufacturing efficiency to the same extent as our competitors.

We may experience manufacturing problems in achieving acceptable yields or product delivery delays in the future as a result of, among other things, capacity constraints, construction delays, delays in meeting the milestones set forth in our joint development agreement with IBM, upgrading or expanding existing facilities, or changing our process technologies, which could result in a loss of future revenues. Our results of operations could also be adversely affected by the increase in fixed costs and operating expenses related to increases in production capacity if revenues do not increase proportionately.

 

External factors, such as the SARS virus, bird flu and potential terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war, may materially adversely affect us.    In early 2003, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus

had an adverse effect upon the Asian economies and affected demand for our products in Asia. A new outbreak of the virus, or a new virus such as the recent bird flu virus, could have a similar impact on demand for our products in Asia. In addition, if there were to be a case of SARS discovered in any of our operations in Asia, the measures to prevent the spread of the virus could disrupt our operations at that location.

Terrorist attacks may negatively affect our operations directly or indirectly and such attacks or related armed conflicts may directly impact our physical facilities or those of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, these attacks may make travel and the transportation of our products more difficult and more expensive, and ultimately affect our sales.

Also as a result of terrorism, the United States may be involved in armed conflicts that could have a further impact on our sales, our supply chain and our ability to deliver products to our customers. Political and economic instability in some regions of the world may also result and could negatively impact our business. The consequences of armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our business.

More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility to the United States economy and worldwide financial markets. Any of these occurrences could have a significant impact on our operating results and financial condition, and also may result in the volatility of the market price for our securities and on the future prices of our securities.

Intense competition in the integrated circuit industry may materially adversely affect us.    The integrated circuit industry is intensely competitive. Products compete on performance, quality, reliability, price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility, marketing and distribution capability, brand recognition, and availability. After a product is introduced, costs and average selling prices normally decrease over time as production efficiency improves, competitors enter the market, and successive generations of products are developed and introduced for sale. Failure to reduce our costs on existing products or to develop and introduce, on a cost-effective and timely basis, new products or enhanced versions of existing products with higher margins, would have a material adverse effect on us.

If our microprocessors are not compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware, we could be materially adversely affected.

Our microprocessors may not be fully compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware. Further, we may be unsuccessful in correcting any such compatibility problems in a timely manner. If our customers are unable to achieve compatibility with software or hardware after our products are shipped in volume, we could be materially adversely affected. In addition, the mere announcement of an incompatibility problem relating to our products could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Our debt instruments impose restrictions on us that may adversely affect our ability to operate our business.Our July 2003 Loan Agreement, as amended, contains restrictive covenants and also requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests when our net domestic cash is below specified amounts, and the Dresden Loan Agreements impose restrictive covenants on AMD Saxony, including a restriction on its ability to pay dividends. The July 2003 FASL Term Loan contains restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on FASL LLC’s ability to pay dividends and also requires FASL LLC to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests when its net domestic cash is below specified amounts.

Our ability to satisfy the covenants, financial ratios and tests of our debt instruments, and FASL LLC’s ability to satisfy the covenants, financial ratios and tests of the July 2003 FASL Term Loan, can be affected by events beyond our or FASL LLC’s control. We cannot assure you that we or FASL LLC will meet those requirements. A breach of any of these covenants, financial ratios or tests could result in a default under our July 2003 Loan Agreement, the July 2003 FASL Term Loan and/or the Dresden Loan Agreements. In addition, these agreements contain cross-default provisions whereby a default under one agreement would likely result in

cross-default under agreements covering other borrowings. For example, the occurrence of a default under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan would cause a cross-default under the July 2003 Loan Agreement and a default under the July 2003 Loan Agreement or under the indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures and our 4.50% Notes would cause a cross-default under the Dresden Loan Agreements. The occurrence of a default under any of these borrowing arrangements would permit the applicable lenders or note holders to declare all amounts outstanding under those borrowing arrangements to be immediately due and payable and would permit the lenders to terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If we or FASL LLC were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders under the July 2003 Loan Agreement, the July 2003 FASL Term Loan Agreement and the Dresden Loan Agreements could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. We have granted a security interest in substantially all of our inventory and accounts receivable under our July 2003 Loan Agreement, FASL LLC has granted a security interest in certain property, plant and equipment as security under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan Agreement, and AMD Saxony has pledged substantially all of its property as security under the Dresden Loan Agreements. If the lenders under any of the credit facilities or the note holders or the trustee under the indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures and our 4.50% Notes accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay those borrowings and our other indebtedness.

Costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on us.

One or more of our products may be found to be defective after the product has been shipped to customers in volume. The cost of a recall, software fix, product replacements and/or product returns may be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, modifications needed to fix the defect may impede performance of the product.

 

If essential rawequipment or materials are not available to manufacture our products, we could be materially adversely affected.    Certain

Our manufacturing operations depend upon obtaining deliveries of equipment and adequate supplies of materials on a timely basis. We purchase equipment and materials from a number of suppliers. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supply to us or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Because some equipment and material that we purchase is complex, it is sometimes difficult for us to substitute one supplier for another or one piece of equipment for another. In addition, certain raw materials we use in the manufacture of our products and FASL LLC uses in the manufacture of its products are available from a limited number of suppliers.

For example, we are largely dependent on one supplier for our 200-millimeter and 300-millimeter silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. Although there are alternative sources available, we have not qualified these sources and we do not believe that they currently have sufficient capacity to meet our requirements for SOI wafers. We are also dependent on key chemicals from a limited number of suppliers and rely on a fewlimited number of foreign companies to supply the majority of certain types of integrated circuitIC packages we purchase. Similarly, FASL LLC purchaseswe purchase commercial non-Flash memory die, such as SRAM and pSRAM, from third partythird-party suppliers and incorporatesincorporate these die into itsSpansion MCP products. Some of these suppliers are also our competitors in the Flash memory market. Interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry could cause shortages and price increases in various essential materials. If we or FASL LLC are unable to procure certain of these materials, we or FASL LLC mightmay have to reduce our manufacturing operations. Such a reduction could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Our operations in foreign countries are subject to political and economic risks, which could have a material adverse effect on us.    Nearly all product assembly and final testing of our microprocessor products are performed at our manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, and Singapore; or by subcontractors in the United States and Asia. Nearly all product assembly and final testing of Spansion products are performed at FASL LLC’s facilities in Malaysia, Thailand, and China. We manufacture our microprocessors in Germany. We also depend on foreign foundry suppliers for the production of our Personal Connectivity Solutions and chipset products, international joint ventures for the manufacture of optical photomasks that we intend to use in the manufacture of our microprocessors, and we have international sales operations.

The political and economic risks associated with our operations in foreign countries include:

expropriation;

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions;

trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

difficulty in protecting our intellectual property;

changes in foreign currency exchange rates and currency controls;

changes in freight and interest rates;

disruption in air transportation between the United States and our overseas facilities; and

loss or modification of exemptions for taxes and tariffs;

Any of the above risks, should they occur, could have a material adverse effect on us.

As part of our business strategy, we are continuing to seek expansion of product sales in emerging overseas markets. Expansion into emerging overseas markets presents similar political and economic risks as described above, and we may be unsuccessful in our strategy to penetrate these emerging overseas markets.

Also, a significant portion of the manufacturing costs for our microprocessor products is denominated in euros while sales of those products are denominated primarily in U.S. dollars. If the U.S. dollar continues to depreciate against the euro in the foreign exchange market, our gross margins may deteriorate.

Our inability to continue to attract and retain keyqualified personnel may hinder our product development programs.

Our future success depends upon the continued service of numerous keyqualified engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and executive personnel. If we are not able to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel necessary for our business, the progress of our product development programs could be hindered, and we could be otherwise materially adversely affected.

Our inability to effectively implement new modules of our enterprise resource planning system could have a material adverse effect on us.    In November 2003, we restarted the implementation of the sales and distribution modules of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that we initially began implementing in early 2002 and postponed from September 2002 to November 2003 as part of our cost-cutting initiatives. The ERP system is intended to provide an integrated information system to serve all of AMD. We are heavily dependent on the proper function of our internal systems to conduct our business. System failure or malfunctioning may result in disruption of operations and the inability to process transactions. If we encounter unforeseen problems with regard to system operations or these additional module implementations, we could be materially adversely affected. In addition, if the semiconductor industry does not continue to improve in accordance with our expectations or undergoes another downturn or if demand for our products is lower than our expectations, we may again postpone implementation of these modules.

We rely onoutsource to third parties to providecertain supply-chain logistics functions, including physical distribution of our products, and co-source some information technology services.

We rely on a third-party provider to deliver our products to our customers and to distribute materials for Fab 25 and the SDC.our manufacturing facilities. In addition, we rely on a third-party provider in India to provide certain information technology services to us, including helpdesk support, desktop application services, business and software support applications, server and storage administration, data center operations, database administration, and voice, video and remote access. Our relationships with these providers isare governed by fixed term contracts. We cannot guarantee that these providers will fulfill their respective responsibilities in a timely manner in accordance with the contract terms, in which case our internal operations, the distribution of our products to our customers and the distribution of materials for Fab 25 and the SDC mayour facilities could be materially adversely affected. Also, we cannot guarantee that our contracts with these third-party providers will be renewed, in which case we would have to transition these functions in-house or secure new providers, which maycould have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.us.

 

In addition, we decided to outsource or co-source these functions to third parties primarily to lower our operating expenses and to create a more variable cost structure for the company.structure. However, if the costs related to administration, communication and coordination of these third-party providers are greater than we expect, then we will not realize our anticipated cost savings.

 

Our operating results are subject to substantial seasonal fluctuations.    Our operating results tend to vary seasonally. For example, our revenues are generally higher in the fourth quarter than the third quarter of each year. This seasonal pattern is largely a result of decreased demand in Europe during the summer months and higher demand in the retail sector of the PC market during the winter holiday season. In recent quarters, a substantial portion of our quarterly sales have been made in the last month of the quarter.

Uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of, and payment for, our products could materially adversely affect us.    Our sales

Sales of our products are typically made pursuant to individual purchase orders, and weorders. We generally do not have long-term supply arrangements with our microprocessor customers. From time to time, we enter into long-term supply arrangements with our Flash memory customers. Generally, our customers may cancel orders 30 days prior to shipment without incurring a significant penalty. We base our inventory levels on customers’ estimates of demand for their products, which isare difficult to predict. This difficulty may be compounded when we sell to OEMs indirectly through distributors, as our forecasts for demand are then 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 failure of anticipated orders to materialize could result in excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in write-downs of inventory. While we believe inventories in the supply chain are currently at reasonable levels,Because market conditions are uncertain, and these and other factors could materially adversely affect our revenues.us.

Our reliance on third-party distributors subjects us to certain risks.

 

Our price-protection obligationsWe market and return rights under specific provisionssell our products directly and through third-party distributors pursuant to agreements that can generally be terminated for convenience by either party upon prior notice to the other party. In addition, these agreements are non-exclusive and permit our distributors to offer our competitors’ products. In 2004, one of our distributors, Avnet, accounted for approximately 13 percent of our consolidated gross sales. In addition, Fujitsu accounted for approximately 22 percent of our consolidated gross sales in 2004. Fujitsu primarily distributes Spansion Flash memory products. Accordingly, we are dependent on our agreementsdistributors to supplement our direct marketing and sales efforts. If any significant distributor or a substantial number of our distributors terminated their relationship with distributors mayus or decided to market our competitors’ products over our products, our ability to bring our products to market would be impacted and we could be materially adversely affect us.    Distributorsaffected. Additionally, distributors typically maintain an inventory of our products. In most instances, our agreements with distributors protect their inventory of our products against price reductions, as well as productsprovide return rights for any product that are slow movingwe have removed from our price book or have been discontinued. Thesethat is not more than twelve months older than the manufacturing code date. In addition, some agreements which may be canceled by either party on a specified notice, generally allow for the returnwith our distributors contain standard stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of our products.product returns. We defer the gross margins on our sales to distributors, resulting from both our deferral of revenue and related product costs, until the applicable products are re-sold by the distributors. TheHowever, in the event of an unexpected significant decline in the price of our products, the price

protection and return rights we offer to our distributors could materially adversely affect us if distributors exercisebecause our revenue would decline.

Our operations in foreign countries are subject to political and economic risks, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We have international sales operations and as part of our business strategy, we are continuing to seek expansion of product sales in high growth markets. Our international sales as a percentage of our total consolidated net sales were approximately 80 percent and 79 percent in 2003 and 2004. Nearly all product assembly and final testing of our products are performed at manufacturing facilities in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. We manufacture our microprocessors in Germany and certain Spansion Flash memory products are manufactured in Japan. We also depend on foreign foundry suppliers for the production of certain of our embedded microprocessors for personal connectivity devices and we depend on an international joint venture for the manufacture of optical photomasks that we intend to use in the manufacture of our microprocessors. The political and economic risks associated with our operations in foreign countries include, without limitation:

expropriation;

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions;

trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

difficulty in protecting our intellectual property;

changes in foreign currency exchange rates;

restrictions on transfers of funds and other assets of our subsidiaries between jurisdictions;

changes in freight and interest rates;

disruption in air transportation between the United States and our overseas facilities; and

loss or modification of exemptions for taxes and tariffs.

Any of the above events could have a material adverse effect on us.

Worldwide economic and political conditions may adversely affect demand for our products.

The last economic slowdown in the United States and worldwide adversely affected demand for our products. Although economic conditions have improved since the second half of 2003, another decline in the worldwide semiconductor market or a future decline in economic conditions or consumer confidence in any significant geographic area would likely decrease the overall demand for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on us. For example, China’s economy has been growing at a fast pace over the past several years, and Chinese authorities have recently introduced various measures to slow down the pace of economic growth. For example, during the third quarter of 2004, decreased demand from the wireless handset market in Asia, in part due to channel inventory accumulation by wireless handset OEMs in China, contributed to a decline in Memory Products net sales. If Chinese authorities are not able to stage an orderly slowdown, China’s economy could be affected. If economic conditions decline, whether in China or worldwide, we could be materially adversely affected.

In addition, the occurrence and threat of terrorist attacks and the consequences of sustained military action in the Middle East have in the past, and may in the future, adversely affect demand for our products. Terrorist attacks may negatively affect our operations directly or indirectly and such attacks or related armed conflicts may directly impact our physical facilities or those of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, these rightsattacks may make travel and the transportation of our products more difficult and more expensive, ultimately affecting our sales.

Also as a result of terrorism, the United States has been and may continue to be involved in armed conflicts that could have a further impact on our sales, our supply chain and our ability to deliver products to our customers. Political and economic instability in some regions of the world may also result and could negatively impact our business. The consequences of armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have a material adverse effect on us. More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility to the United States economy and worldwide financial markets. Any of these occurrences could have a material adverse effect on us and also may result in volatility of the market price for our securities.

Unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect us.

As a result of our foreign operations, we have sales, costs, assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the European Union euro and the Japanese yen. For example:

a significant portion of our manufacturing costs for our microprocessor products is denominated in euro while sales of those products are denominated primarily in U.S. dollars;

certain manufacturing costs for our Spansion Flash memory products are denominated in yen;

some fixed asset purchases are denominated in euro and yen;

sales of our Flash memory products in Japan are denominated in yen; and

certain costs of our Fab 36 project are denominated in euro.

As a consequence, movements in exchange rates could cause our U.S. dollar-denominated expenses to increase as a percentage of net sales, affecting our profitability and cash flows. Whenever we believe appropriate, we hedge a portion of our foreign currency exchange exposure to protect against fluctuations in currency exchange rates. As of December 26, 2004 we had an unexpected significant declineaggregate of $483 million (notional amount) of short-term foreign currency forward contracts and purchased call option contracts denominated in euro and yen. However, generally, we hedge only a portion of our foreign currency exchange exposure. Moreover, we determine our total foreign currency exchange exposure using projections of long-term expenditures for items such as equipment and materials used in manufacturing. We cannot assure you that our hedging activities will eliminate foreign exchange rate exposure. Failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

In addition, even where revenues and expenses are matched, we must translate euro and yen denominated results of operations, assets and liabilities for our foreign subsidiaries to U.S. dollars in our consolidated financial statements. Consequently, increases and decreases in the pricevalue of the U.S. dollar versus the euro or yen will affect our reported results of operations and the value of our assets and liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet, even if our results of operations or the value of those assets and liabilities has not changed in their original currency. These transactions could significantly affect the comparability of our results between financial periods and/or result in significant changes to the carrying value of our assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity.

Our inability to effectively control the sales of our products or otherwise.on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

We market and sell our products directly to OEMs and through authorized third-party distributors. From time to time, our products are diverted from our authorized distribution channels and are sold on the “gray market.” Gray market products entering the market result in shadow inventory that is not visible to us, thus making it difficult to forecast demand accurately. Also, when gray market products enter the market, we and our distribution channel compete with heavily discounted products, which adversely affects demand for our products. In addition, our inability to control gray marketing activities could result in customer satisfaction issues, because any time products are purchased outside our authorized distribution channel, there is a risk that our customers are

buying counterfeit or substandard products, including products that may have been altered, mishandled or damaged, or used products represented as new. Our inability to control sales of our products on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on us.

If we cannot adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, we may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expenses.

We may notrely on a combination of protections provided by contracts, copyrights, patents, trademarks and other common law rights, such as trade secrets, to protect our intellectual property. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property from third party infringement or from misappropriation in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures.abroad. Any patent licensed by us or issued to us could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented or rights granted thereunder may not provide a competitive advantage to us. Furthermore, patent applications that we file may not result in issuance of a patent.patent or, if a patent is issued, the patent may not be issued in a form that is advantageous to us. Despite our efforts to protect our rights, others may independently develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around our patents and other rights. In addition, it is difficult to cost-effectively monitor compliance with, and enforce, our intellectual property on a worldwide basis.basis in a cost-effective manner.

We may become a party to intellectual property claims or litigation that could cause us to incur substantial costs or pay substantial damages or prohibit us from selling our products.

 

From time to time, we have been notified that we may be infringing intellectual property rights of others. If any such claims are asserted against us, we may seek to obtain a license under the third party’s intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain all necessary licenses can be obtained on satisfactory terms, if at all. In the event we cannot obtain a license, we may be prevented from using some technology, which could result in our having to stop the sale of some of our products, increase the costs of selling some of our products, or damage our reputation. We could decide, in the alternative, to resort to litigation to challenge such claims. Such challenges could be extremely expensive and time-consuming and could have a material adverse effect on us. We cannot assure you that litigation related to the intellectual property rights of us and others will always be avoided or successfully concluded.

 

Our failure to comply with any applicable environmental regulations could result in a range of consequences, including fines, suspension of production, alteration of manufacturing processes, sales limitations, and criminal and civil liabilities.

Failure to comply with any applicable environmental regulations could result in a range of consequences including fines, suspension of production, alteration of manufacturing process, sales limitations, and criminal and civil liabilities.

Existing or future regulations could require us or FASL LLC to procure expensive pollution abatement or remediation equipment,equipment; to modify product designsdesigns; or to incur other expenses associated with compliance with environmental regulations. Any failure to control the use of, disposal or storage of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances could subject us to future liabilities and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Future litigation proceedings may materially adversely affect us.

From time to time we are a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions. Litigation can involve complex factual and legal questions and its outcome is uncertain.

Any claim that is successfully asserted against us may cause us to pay substantial damages. In addition, future litigation may result in injunctions against future product sales. Even if we were to prevail, any litigation could be costly and time-consuming and would divert the

attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Our corporate headquarters in California and FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities in Japan are located in earthquake zones and theseworldwide operations could be interrupted in the event of an earthquake.subject to natural disasters and other business disruptions, which could harm our future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses.

Our worldwide operations could be subject to natural disasters and other business disruptions, which could harm our future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses. For example, our corporate headquarters are located near major earthquake fault lines in California and FASL LLC’s wafer fabricationmanufacturing facilities for Spansion Flash memory products are located near major earthquake fault lines in Japan. In the event of a major earthquake, or other natural or manmade disaster, we and FASL LLC could experience business interruptions, destruction of facilities and/or loss of life, all of which could materially adversely affect us.

 

The conversion of our outstanding 4.50% Notes could have a significant negative impact on our earnings per share and the market price of our common stock.    On November 25, 2002, we sold $402.5 million of our 4.50% Notes in a registered offering. The 4.50% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of December 1, 2007, unless previously redeemed or repurchased, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $7.37 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.50% Notes will be convertible into approximately 135 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate potential issuance of approximately 54 million additional shares. On March 1, 2004, the closing price of our common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $14.89. If the holders of our 4.50% Notes elect to convert all or some of their notes into common stock, our existing stockholders could experience significant dilution.ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk.    Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio. In order to reduce this interest rate risk, we usually invest our cash in investments with short maturities. As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, substantially all of our investments in our portfolio were short-term investments and consisted primarily of bank notes, short-term corporate notes, short-term money market auction rate preferred stocks and short-term federal agency notes.

 

The majority of our debt obligations are fixed rate and long term. We continually monitor market conditions and enter into hedges when appropriate. We do not currently have any hedges of interest rate risk in place. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

 

Default Risk.    We mitigate default risk by investing in only the highest credit quality securities and by constantly positioning our portfolio to respond appropriately to a significant reduction in a credit rating of any investment issuer or guarantor. The portfolio includes only marketable securities with active secondary or resale markets to ensure portfolio liquidity. We are averse to principal loss and ensure the safety and preservation of our invested funds by limiting default risk and market risk.

 

We use proceeds from debt obligations primarily to support general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and working capital needs. However, we used the net proceeds from the sale of our 7.75% Notes along with existing cash, to prepay the full amount owed by AMD Saxony under the Dresden Term Loan, including accrued and unpaid interest through the prepayment date and a prepayment premium.

The following table presents the cost basis, fair value and related weighted-average interest rates by year of maturity for our investment portfolio and debt obligations as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and comparable fair values as of December 29, 2002:28, 2003:

 

 2004 2005 2006 2007  2008 Thereafter Total 2003
Fair value
 2002
Fair value


 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thereafter Total 

2004

Fair value

 

2003

Fair value

 (Dollars in Thousands) (Dollars in Thousands)

Investment Portfolio

     

Cash equivalents:

     

Fixed rate amounts

 $256,558 $—   $—   $—    $—   $—   $256,558 $256,515 $14,276 $511,566 $—   $—   $—   $—   $—   $511,566 $511,566 $256,515

Weighted-average rate

  1.05%  —    —    —     —    —     2.19%  —    —    —    —    —    2.19%  2.19% 

Variable rate amounts

 $575,614  —    —    —     —    —   $575,614 $576,204 $109,076 $281,000  —    —    —    —    —   $281,000 $281,000 $576,204

Weighted-average rate

  1.01%  —    —    —     —    —     2.21%  —    —    —    —    —    2.21%  2.21% 

Short-term investments:

     

Fixed rate amounts

 $18,331 $8,387 $—   $—    $—   $—   $26,718 $26,703 $336,494 $2,879 $  $  $  $  $  $2,879 $2,557 $26,703

Weighted-average rate

  2.41%  2.38%  —    —     —    —     2.50%  —    —    —    —    —    2.50%  2.50% 

Variable rate amounts

 $100,774  —    —    —     —    —   $100,774 $100,860 $272,463 $274,625  —   $—   $—   $—   $—   $274,625 $274,625 $100,860

Weighted-average rate

  1.30%  —    —    —     —    —     2.35%  —    —    —    —    —    2.35%  2.35% 

Long-term investments:

     

Equity investments

 $—   $—   $—   $—    $—   $7,765 $7,765 $16,845 $7,885 $—   $—   $—   $—   $—   $3,492 $3,492 $6,653 $16,845

Fixed rate amounts

 $12,100  —    —    —     —    —   $12,100 $12,163 $12,554 $13,676 $—   $—   $—   $—   $—   $13,676 $13,676 $12,163

Weighted-average rate

  1.30%  —    —    —     —    —     2.26%  —    —    —    —    —    2.26%  2.26% 

Total Investment Portfolio

 $963,377 $8,387 $—   $—    $—   $7,765 $979,529 $989,290 $752,748 $1,083,746 $—   $—   $—   $—   $3,492 $1,087,238 $1,090,077 $989,290

Debt Obligations

     

Debt—fixed rate amounts

 $—   $—   $—   $402,500  $—   $500,000 $902,500 $902,500 $902,500 $17,760 $27,940 $229,440 $27,940 $26,676 $1,100,000 $1,429,756 $1,927,626 $902,500

Weighted-average rate

  —    —    —    4.50%   —    4.75%  4.64%  4.64%  —    6.15%  6.19%  6.19%  6.49%  6.49%  6.39%  6.51%  6.51%  4.64%

Debt—variable rate amounts

 $109,586 $418,040 $383,270 $33,586  $—   $—   $944,482 $944,482 $697,234 $116,322 $93,423 $34,742 $—   $—   $—   $244,487 $244,487 $944,482

Weighted-average rate

  3.53%  4.90%  4.86%  0.98%   —    —    4.60%  4.60%  —    3.96%  3.96%  1.11%  —    —    —    3.55%  3.55%  4.60%

Notes payable to banks

 $—   $—   $—   $—    $—   $—   $—   $—   $913

Weighted-average rate

  —    —    —    —     —    —    —    —    —  

Capital leases

 $83,680 $84,022 $74,228 $3,899  $129 $—   $245,958 $244,641 $37,229 $96,746 $83,079 $4,816 $212 $—   $—   $184,853 $183,406 $244,641

Weighted-average rate

  5.40%  5.15%  4.89%  9.59%   3.90%  —    5.50%  5.50%  —    4.76%  3.82%  7.43%  0.64%  —    —    4.40%  4.40%  5.50%

Total Debt Obligations

 $193,266 $502,062 $457,498 $439,985  $129 $500,000 $2,092,940 $2,091,623 $1,637,876 $230,828 $204,442 $268,998 $28,152 $26,676 $1,100,000 $1,859,096 $2,355,519 $2,091,623

 

Foreign Exchange Risk.    As a result of our foreign operations, we have sales, costs, assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the European Union euro and the Japanese yen. For example:

a significant portion of our manufacturing costs for our microprocessor products is denominated in euro while sales of those products are denominated primarily in U.S. dollars;

certain manufacturing costs for our Spansion Flash memory products are denominated in yen;

some fixed asset purchases are denominated in euro and yen;

sales of our Flash memory products in Japan are denominated in yen; and

certain costs of our Fab 36 project are denominated in euro.

As a consequence, movements in exchange rates could cause our U.S. dollar-denominated expenses to increase as a percentage of net sales, affecting our profitability and cash flows. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to reduce our exposure to currency fluctuations on our foreign currency exposures in our foreign sales subsidiaries and AMD Saxony and for foreign currency denominated fixed-asset purchase commitments.exposures. The objective of these contracts is to minimize the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on our operating results and on the cost of capital asset acquisitions. Our accounting policy for these instruments is based on our designation of such instruments as hedges of underlying exposure to variability in cash flows. We do not use these contracts for speculative or trading purposes.

 

WeAs of December 26, 2004, we had an aggregate of $421$483 million (notional amount) of short-term foreign currency forward contracts and purchased call option contracts denominated in Japanese yen and European Union euro outstanding as of December 28, 2003.outstanding.

Unrealized gains and losses related to the foreign currency forward and option contracts for the year ended December 28, 200326, 2004 were not material. We do not anticipate any material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows resulting from the use of these instruments in the future. However, we cannot give any assurance that these strategies will be effective or that transaction losses can be minimized or forecasted accurately.

In particular, generally, we hedge only a portion of our foreign currency exchange exposure. Moreover, we determine our total foreign currency exchange exposure using projections of long-term expenditures for items such as equipment and materials used in manufacturing. We cannot assure you that our hedging activities will eliminate foreign exchange rate exposure. Failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

In addition, even where revenues and expenses are matched, we must translate euro and yen denominated results of operations, assets and liabilities for our foreign subsidiaries to U.S. dollars in our consolidated financial statements. Consequently, increases and decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the euro or yen will affect our reported results of operations and the value of our assets and liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet, even if our results of operations or the value of those assets and liabilities has not changed in their original currency. These transactions could significantly affect the comparability of our results between financial periods and/or result in significant changes to the carrying value of our assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity.

The following table provides information about our foreign currency forward and option contracts as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002.28, 2003. All of our foreign currency forward contracts and option contracts mature within the next 12 months.

 

  2003

  2002

  Notional
amount
  Average
contract
rate
  Estimated
fair value
  Notional
amount
  Average
contract
rate
  Estimated
fair value
  2004

 2003



  Notional
amount
  Average
contract
rate
  Estimated
fair value
 Notional
amount
  Average
contract
rate
  Estimated
fair value
  (Thousands except contract rates)  (Thousands except contract rates)

Foreign currency forward contracts:

                                 

Japanese yen

  $—    —    $—    $30,394  123.38  $872  $10,542  104.34  $(73) $—    —    $—  

European Union euro

   199,458  1.1398   17,616   224,267  0.9344   24,328   11,846  1.1846   1,685   199,458  1.1398   17,616

Foreign currency option contracts:

Foreign currency option contracts:

               

Japanese yen

   58,260  115.00   4,605   29,600  125.00   1,326  $—    —    $—    $58,260  115.00  $4,605

European Union euro

   163,400  1.1671   11,034   207,450  0.9430   20,064   460,707  1.2869   28,375   163,400  1.1671   11,034
  $421,118     $33,255  $491,711     $46,590

Total:

  $483,095     $29,987  $421,118     $33,255

ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

ITEM 8.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Financial Statements

 

Consolidated Statements ofOf Operations

 

  Three Years Ended December 28, 2003 


  Three Years Ended December 26, 2004 
  2003 2002 2001   2004 2003 2002 


   (In thousands except per share amounts) 
  (Thousands except per share amounts)     

Net sales

  $3,070,228  $2,697,029  $3,891,754   $3,924,339  $3,070,228  $2,697,029 

Net sales to related party (see Note 3)

   448,940   —     —      1,077,096   448,940   —   


    

Total net sales

   3,519,168   2,697,029   3,891,754    5,001,435   3,519,168   2,697,029 

Expenses:

      

Cost of sales

   2,327,063   2,105,661   2,589,747    3,032,585   2,327,063   2,105,661 

Research and development

   852,075   816,114   650,930    934,574   852,075   816,114 

Marketing, general and administrative

   587,307   670,065   620,030    807,011   587,307   670,065 

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   (13,893)  330,575   89,305 

Restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net

   5,456   (13,893)  330,575 


    
   3,752,552   3,922,415   3,950,012    4,779,626   3,752,552   3,922,415 


    

Operating loss

   (233,384)  (1,225,386)  (58,258)

Operating income (loss)

   221,809   (233,384)  (1,225,386)

Interest income and other, net

   21,116   32,132   25,695    (31,150)  21,116   32,132 

Interest expense

   (109,960)  (71,349)  (61,360)   (112,328)  (109,960)  (71,349)


    

Loss before minority interest, income taxes, and equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   (322,228)  (1,264,603)  (93,923)

Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes, and equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   78,331   (322,228)  (1,264,603)

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

   44,761   —     —      18,663   44,761   —   


    

Loss before income taxes and equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   (277,467)  (1,264,603)  (93,923)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   2,936   44,586   (14,463)

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   96,994   (277,467)  (1,264,603)

Provision for income taxes

   5,838   2,936   44,586 


    

Loss before equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   (280,403)  (1,309,189)  (79,460)

Income (loss) before equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   91,156   (280,403)  (1,309,189)

Equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   5,913   6,177   18,879    —     5,913   6,177 


    

Net loss

   (274,490) $(1,303,012) $(60,581)

Net income (loss)

  $91,156  $(274,490) $(1,303,012)


    

Net loss per common share:

   

Net income (loss) per common share:

   

Basic

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18)  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81)


    

Diluted

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18)  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81)


    

Shares used in per share calculations:

   

Shares used in per share calculation:

   

Basic

   346,934   342,334   332,407    358,886   346,934   342,334 
   

Diluted

   346,934   342,334   332,407    371,066   346,934   342,334 
   

 

See accompanying notes

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  

December 28,

2003

 

December 29,

2002

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 


   December 26,
2004
 December 28,
2004
 
  

(Thousands except par value

and share amounts)

   (In thousands except par
value and share amounts)
 
ASSETS          

Current Assets:

   

Current assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $968,183  $289,839   $918,377  $968,183 

Compensating balance

   217,621   107,859    —     217,621 

Short-term investments

   127,563   608,957    277,182   127,563 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents, compensating balance and short-term investments

   1,313,367   1,006,655    1,195,559   1,313,367 

Accounts receivable

   442,217   414,734    571,415   397,644 

Accounts receivable from related party (see Note 3)

   187,898   —      165,994   187,898 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   (20,658)  (18,906)   (17,837)  (20,658)

 

Total accounts receivable, net

   609,457   395,828    719,572   564,884 

Inventories:

      

Raw materials

   42,925   22,741    63,875   42,925 

Work-in-process

   504,861   254,957    571,651   504,861 

Finished goods

   149,872   154,905    239,264   149,872 

 

Total inventories

   697,658   432,603    874,790   697,658 

Deferred income taxes

   102,651   91,137    87,836   102,651 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   177,145   184,592    350,240   177,145 

 

Total current assets

   2,900,278   2,110,815    3,227,997   2,855,705 

Property, plant and equipment:

      

Land

   61,002   34,443    64,401   61,002 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

   2,277,947   1,392,972    2,462,965   2,277,947 

Equipment

   7,581,241   5,256,502    7,920,517   7,581,241 

Construction in progress

   152,204   355,746    589,700   152,204 

 

Total property, plant and equipment

   10,072,394   7,039,663    11,037,583   10,072,394 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (6,223,902)  (4,158,854)   (6,803,776)  (6,223,902)

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   3,848,492   2,880,809    4,233,807   3,848,492 

Investment in Manufacturing Joint Venture

   —     382,942 

Other assets

   345,575   335,752    382,406   345,575 

 

Total assets

  $7,094,345  $5,710,318   $7,844,210  $7,049,772 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          

Current liabilities:

      

Notes payable to banks

  $—    $913 

Accounts payable

   460,271   352,438   $636,229  $460,271 

Accounts payable to related party (see Note 3)

   32,345   —      18,894   32,345 

Accrued compensation and benefits

   160,644   131,324    191,431   160,644 

Accrued liabilities

   327,122   435,657    437,161   319,317 

Accrued royalties to related party (see Note 3)

   8,180   7,805 

Restructuring accruals, current portion

   29,770   99,974    18,997   29,770 

Income taxes payable

   41,370   21,246    47,145   41,370 

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

   116,949   57,184    141,738   72,376 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

   193,266   71,348    220,828   193,266 

Current portion of long-term debt payable to related party (see Note 3)

   10,000   —   

Other current liabilities

   90,533   89,428    115,773   90,533 

 

Total current liabilities

   1,452,270   1,259,512    1,846,376   1,407,697 

Deferred income taxes

   157,690   91,137    104,246   157,690 

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

   1,859,674   1,568,707    1,598,268   1,859,674 

Long-term debt payable to related party (see Note 3)

   40,000   —      30,000   40,000 

Other long-term liabilities

   428,761   323,697    414,626   428,761 

Minority interest

   717,640   —      840,641   717,640 

Commitments and contingencies

      

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Capital stock:

      

Common stock, par value $0.01; 750,000,000 shares authorized in 2003 and 2002; shares issued: 357,119,809 in 2003 and 351,442,331 in 2002; shares outstanding: 350,252,591 in 2003 and 344,528,152 in 2002

   3,502   3,445 

Common stock, par value $0.01; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 398,505,543 on December 26, 2004 and 357,119,809 on December 28, 2003; shares outstanding: 391,738,648 on December 26, 2004 and 350,252,591 on December 28, 2003

   3,917   3,502 

Capital in excess of par value

   2,051,254   2,014,464    2,407,770   2,051,254 

Treasury stock, at cost (6,867,218 shares in 2003 and 6,914,179 shares in 2002)

   (92,421)  (93,217)

Treasury stock, at cost (6,766,895 shares on December 26, 2004 and 6,867,218 shares on December 28, 2003)

   (91,101)  (92,421)

Retained earnings

   217,891   492,668    308,497   217,891 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   258,084   49,905    380,970   258,084 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   2,438,310   2,467,265    3,010,053   2,438,310 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $7,094,345  $5,710,318   $7,844,210  $7,049,772 

 

 

See accompanying notes

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Three Years Ended December 28, 200326, 2004

 

  Common Stock

  Capital in
excess of
par value
 Treasury
Stock
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
  Total
stockholders’
equity
 
 Number
of
shares
  Amount      

 
  (Thousands) 

December 31, 2000

 314,137  $3,141  $1,419,451 $(13,161) $1,856,261  $(94,025) $3,171,667 

 

Comprehensive loss:

                          

Net loss

 —     —     —    —     (60,581)  —     (60,581)

Other comprehensive loss:

                          

Net unrealized losses on investments, net of taxes of $5,166

 —     —     —    —     —     (9,655)  (9,655)

Plus: Reclassification adjustment for losses included in earnings

 —     —     —    —     —     1,583   1,583 

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

 —     —     —    —     —     (27,751)  (27,751)

Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

 —     —     —    —     —     (3,399)  (3,399)
                        


Total other comprehensive loss

                        (39,222)
                        


Total comprehensive loss

                        (99,803)
                        


Issuance of shares:

                          

Employee stock plans

 4,734   47   47,147  (3,118)  —     —     44,076 

Conversion of 6% Subordinated Notes

 27,943   280   509,310  —     —     —     509,590 

Common stock repurchases

 (6,311)  (63)  —    (77,157)  —     —     (77,220)

Premium from put options issued in Company stock

 —     —     2,153  —     —     —     2,153 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

 —     —     4,592  —     —     —     4,592 

 

December 30, 2001

 340,503   3,405   1,982,653  (93,436)  1,795,680   (133,247)  3,555,055 

 

Comprehensive loss:

                          

Net loss

 —     —     —    —     (1,303,012)  —     (1,303,012)

Other comprehensive income:

                          

Net unrealized gains on investments, net of taxes of $1,397

 —     —     —    —     —     2,415   2,415 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($3,086)

 —     —     —    —     —     (5,334)  (5,334)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

 —     —     —    —     —     153,593   153,593 

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $33,700

 —     —     —    —     —     62,504   62,504 

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($16,189)

 —     —     —    —     —     (30,026)  (30,026)
                        


Total other comprehensive income

                        183,152 
                        


Total comprehensive loss

                        (1,119,860)
                        


Issuance of shares:

                          

Employee stock plans

 4,025   40   28,920  219   —     —     29,179 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

 —     —     2,891  —     —     —     2,891 

 

December 29, 2002

 344,528   3,445   2,014,464  (93,217)  492,668   49,905   2,467,265 

 

Comprehensive loss:

                          

Net loss

 —     —     —    —     (274,490)  —     (274,490)

Other comprehensive income:

                          

Net unrealized gains on investments, net of taxes of $3,692

 —     —     —    —     —     7,723   7,723 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($1,371)

 —     —     —    —     —     (3,736)  (3,736)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

 —     —     —    —     —     219,123   219,123 

Net change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $(5,088)

 —     —     —    —     —     (11,057)  (11,057)

Net change in minimum pension liability

 —     —     —    —     —     (3,874)  (3,874)
                        


Total other comprehensive income

                        208,179 
                        


Total comprehensive loss

                        (66,311)
                        


Issuance of shares:

                          

Employee stock plans

 5,724   57   34,870  796   (287)  —     35,436 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

 —     —     1,920  —     —     —     1,920 

 

December 28, 2003

 350,252  $3,502  $2,051,254 $(92,421) $217,891  $258,084  $2,438,310 

 

  Common Stock

         

Accumulated
other

comprehensive
income (loss)


  

Total

stockholders’
equity


 
  Number
of
shares
 Amount Capital in
excess of
par value
 Treasury
stock
  Retained
earnings
   
  (In thousands) 

December 30, 2001

 340,503 $3,405 $1,982,653 $(93,436) $1,795,680  $(133,247) $3,555,055 

Comprehensive loss:

                        

Net loss

 —    —    —    —     (1,303,012)  —     (1,303,012)

Other comprehensive income:

                        

Net unrealized gains on investment, net of taxes of $1,397

 —    —    —    —     —     2,415   2,415 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($3,086)

 —    —    —    —     —     (5,334)  (5,334)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

 —    —    —    —     —     153,593   153,593 

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $33,700

 —    —    —    —     —     62,504   62,504 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($16,189)

 —    —    —    —     —     (30,026)  (30,026)
                      


Total other comprehensive income

                      183,152 
                      


Total comprehensive loss

                      (1,119,860)
                      


Issuance of shares:

                        

Employee stock plans

 4,025  40  28,920  219   —     —     29,179 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

 —    —    2,891  —     —     —     2,891 

December 29, 2002

 344,528 $3,445 $2,014,464 $(93,217) $492,668  $49,905  $2,467,265 

Comprehensive loss:

                        

Net loss

 —    —    —    —     (274,490)  —     (274,490)

Other comprehensive income:

                        

Net unrealized gains on investment, net of taxes of $3,692

 —    —    —    —     —     7,723   7,723 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($1,371)

 —    —    —    —     —     (3,736)  (3,736)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

 —    —    —    —     —     219,123   219,123 

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $28,612

 —                  51,447   51,447 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($33,700)

 —    —    —    —     —     (62,504)  (62,504)

Minimum Pension Liability

 —    —    —    —     —     (3,874)  (3,874)
                      


Total other comprehensive income

                      208,179 
                      


Total comprehensive loss

                      (66,311)
                      


Issuance of shares:

                        

Employee stock plans

 5,724  57  34,870  796   (287)  —     35,436 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

 —    —    1,920  —     —     —     1,920 

December 28, 2003

 350,252 $3,502 $2,051,254 $(92,421) $217,891  $258,084  $2,438,310 

Comprehensive loss:

                        

Net income

 —    —    —    —     91,156   —     91,156 

Other comprehensive income:

                        

Net unrealized gains on investment, net of taxes of ($57)

 —    —    —    —     —     73   73 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of ($2,412)

 —    —    —    —     —     (4,215)  (4,215)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

 —    —    —    —     —     114,850   114,850 

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $20,636

 —    —    —    —     —     63,625   63,625 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in earnings, net of taxes of (28,612)

 —    —    —    —     —     (51,447)  (51,447)
                      


Total other comprehensive income

                      122,886 
                      


Total comprehensive loss

                      214,042 
                      


Issuance of shares:

                        

Employee stock plans

 12,096  121  122,786  1,320   (550)  —     123,677 

Induced conversion of convertible debt

 29,391  294  232,716              233,010 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

 —    —    1,014  —     —     —     1,014 

December 26, 2004

 391,739 $3,917 $2,407,770 $(91,101) $308,497  $380,970  $3,010,053 

See accompanying notes

Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   Three Years Ended December 28, 2003 

   2003  2002  2001 

 
   (Thousands) 

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net loss

  $(274,490) $(1,303,012) $(60,581)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

             

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

   (44,761)  —     —   

Depreciation

   955,560   739,608   601,673 

Amortization

   40,103   16,561   21,194 

Provision for doubtful accounts

   1,831   1,456   9,791 

Other than temporary impairment of equity investments

   2,339   4,654   27,164 

Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes

   2,971   35,427   (36,052)

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   (9,994)  311,250   81,768 

Foreign grant and subsidy income

   (75,302)  (59,324)  (61,843)

Gain from partial sale of net assets to FASL LLC (see Note 3)

   (5,681)  —     —   

Net loss on equipment sale and lease back transaction (see Note 7)

   16,088   —     —   

Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

   3,862   11,930   22,371 

Net loss (gain) realized on sale of available-for-sale securities

   (3,736)  (5,334)  1,565 

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

   1,920   2,891   4,592 

Undistributed income of joint venture

   (5,913)  (6,177)  (18,879)

Recognition of deferred gain on sale of building

   (1,681)  (1,681)  (1,681)

Tax expense allocated to minority interest

   (1,766)  —     —   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

             

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable

   39,090   259,505   (122,174)

Increase in accounts receivable from related party

   (187,898)  —     —   

Increase in inventories

   (77,426)  (51,975)  (36,975)

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

   70,247   (31,848)  28,560 

Increase in other assets

   (12,614)  (100,221)  (88,775)

Decrease (increase) in tax refund receivable

   (6,555)  63,384   (33,716)

Increase (decrease) in tax payable

   19,882   (34,988)  (18,572)

Refund of customer deposits under LT purchase agreements

   (26,500)  (39,000)  (39,000)

Net (decrease) increase in payables and accrued liabilities

   (156,335)  66,931   (112,785)

Increase in accounts payable to related party

   32,345   —     —   

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   295,586   (119,963)  167,645 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (570,316)  (705,147)  (678,865)

Net cash acquired from formation and consolidation of FASL LLC

   147,616   —     —   

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

   29,939   8,618   1,737 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   (6,265)  (26,509)  —   

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

   (1,029,884)  (4,465,252)  (4,130,769)

Proceeds from sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities

   1,512,093   4,333,901   4,376,732 

Investment in joint venture

   —     —     (122,356)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   83,183   (854,389)  (553,521)

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Proceeds from notes payable to banks

   7,350   121,251   63,363 

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

   —     1,006,027   308,457 

Proceeds from borrowings from related party (see Note 3)

   40,000   —     —   

Payments on debt and capital lease obligations

   (140,933)  (324,744)  (137,104)

Proceeds from foreign grants and subsidies

   155,349   75,727   37,510 

Proceeds from sale leaseback transactions

   244,647   —     —   

Increase in compensating balance

   (74,447)  —     (90,821)

Proceeds from issuance of stock

   35,436   29,179   36,706 

Repurchase of common stock

   —     —     (77,220)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   267,402   907,440   140,891 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   32,173   22,884   (12,605)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   678,344   (44,028)  (257,590)

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

   289,839   333,867   591,457 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   968,183  $289,839  $333,867 

 

See accompanying notes

   Three Years Ended December 26, 2004 
   2004  2003  2002 
   (In thousands) 

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net income (loss)

  $91,156  $(274,490) $(1,303,012)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

             

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

   (18,663)  (44,761)  —   

Depreciation

   1,173,598   955,560   739,608 

Amortization

   50,654   40,103   16,561 

Provision for doubtful accounts

   (2,821)  1,752   (364)

Other than temporary impairment of equity investments

   —     2,339   4,654 

(Benefit) Provision for deferred income taxes

   (39,240)  2,971   35,427 

Restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net

   5,456   (9,994)  311,250 

Charge from induced conversion of 4.5% Notes (See Note 7)

   31,767   —     —   

Interest expense paid with stock

   3,769   —     —   

Charge for early extinguishment of Dresden Term Loan

   6,012   —     —   

Foreign grant and subsidy income

   (87,485)  (75,302)  (59,324)

Gain from partial sale of net assets to Spansion LLC (see Note 3)

   —     (5,681)  —   

Net loss on equipment sale and lease back transaction (see Note 7)

   —     16,088   —   

Net (gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

   (3,775)  3,862   11,930 

Net (gain) loss realized on sale of available-for-sale securities

   (7,464)  (3,736)  (5,334)

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

   1,014   1,920   2,891 

Undistributed income of joint venture

   —     (5,913)  (6,177)

Recognition of deferred gain on sale of building

   (1,681)  (1,681)  (1,681)

Tax benefit (expense) allocated to minority interest

   5,938   (1,766)  —   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

             

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

   (171,769)  67,877   266,393 

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable from related party

   21,904   (187,898)  —   

Increase in inventories

   (179,981)  (77,426)  (51,975)

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

   35,062   70,247   (31,848)

Increase in other assets

   (21,061)  (12,614)  (100,221)

(Increase) decrease in tax refund receivable

   (12,600)  (6,555)  63,384 

Increase (decrease) in taxes payable

   5,775   19,882   (34,988)

Refund of customer deposits under long-term purchase agreements

   (20,500)  (26,500)  (39,000)

Net increase (decrease) in payables and accrued liabilities

   234,532   (192,848)  61,863 

(Decrease) increase in payables and accrued liabilities to related party

   (13,076)  40,150   —   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   1,086,521   295,586   (119,963)

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (1,440,137)  (570,316)  (705,147)

Net cash acquired from formation and consolidation of Spansion LLC

   —     147,616   —   

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

   34,183   29,939   8,618 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   —     (6,265)  (26,509)

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

   (377,087)  (1,029,884)  (4,465,252)

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

   227,257   1,512,093   4,333,901 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

   (1,555,784)  83,183   (854,389)

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Proceeds from notes payable to banks

   —     7,350   121,251 

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

   745,377   —     1,006,027 

Proceeds from borrowings from related party (see Note 3)

   —     40,000   —   

Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations

   (897,619)  (140,933)  (324,744)

Proceeds from foreign grants and subsidies

   30,110   155,349   75,727 

Proceeds from sale leaseback transactions (see Note 7)

   59,531   244,647   —   

Proceeds from limited partners’ contribution (see Note 7)

   127,916   —     —   

Change in compensating balance

   223,808   (74,447)  —   

Proceeds from issuance of stock

   123,677   35,436   29,179 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   412,800   267,402   907,440 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   6,657   32,173   22,884 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (49,806)  678,344   (44,028)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

   968,183   289,839   333,867 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—(Continued)

 

  Three Years Ended December 28, 2003  Three Years Ended December 26, 2004 


  2004  2003 2002 
  2003 2002 2001  (In thousands) 

  (Thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $918,377  $968,183  $289,389 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

         

Cash paid (refunded) during the year for:

         

Interest, net of amounts capitalized

  $81,303  $45,246  $52,749

Interest, net of amounts capitalized (see Note 8)

  $69,814  $81,303  $45,246 

Income taxes

  $(7,309) $(14,853) $68,220  $33,550  $(7,309) $(14,853)

Non-cash financing activities:

         

Debt converted to common stock

  $—    $—    $509,590

Equipment sale leaseback transaction

  $273,131  $—    $—    $34,366  $273,131  $—   

Equipment capital leases

  $12,157  $—    $24,255  $—    $12,157  $—   

Induced conversion of senior convertible debt

  $201,000  $—    $—   

Non-cash investing activities:

         

Equipment purchased through acquisition

  $2,932  $—    $—    $—    $2,932  $—   

Formation and consolidation of FASL LLC (see Note 3):

   

Total non-cash net assets from Manufacturing Joint Venture

  $768,000  $—    $—  

Total non-cash net assets from Fujitsu

  $154,000  $—    $—  

Contribution of investment in Manufacturing Joint Venture

  $390,069  $—    $—  

Formation and consolidation of Spansion LLC (see Note 3):

      

Total non-cash net assets of Manufacturing Joint Venture

  $—    $768,000  $—   

Total non-cash net assets contributed by Fujitsu

  $—    $154,000  $—   

AMD contribution of investment in Manufacturing Joint Venture

  $—    $390,069  $—   

 

See accompanying notes

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

December 26, 2004, December 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001

 

NOTE 1:    Nature of Operations

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the Company or AMD) is a semiconductor manufacturer with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia and sales offices throughout the world. The Company includes FASLReferences herein to the “Company” means AMD and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Spansion LLC and its subsidiaries. The Company designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard digital integrated circuits, or ICs, that are used in many diverse product applications such as desktop and mobile personal computers, workstations, servers, communications equipment such as mobile telephones, and automotive and consumer electronics. The Company’s products include microprocessors, Flash memory devices and Personal Connectivity Solutions products.embedded microprocessors for personal connectivity devices and specific consumer markets.

 

NOTE 2:    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Fiscal Year.    The Company uses a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in December. Fiscal 2004, 2003 2002 and 20012002 were 52-week years, which ended on December 28,26, December 2928 and December 30, respectively.29.

 

Principles of Consolidation.    The consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its majority and wholly owned subsidiaries, including Spansion LLC (see Note 3 FASL LLC)and Note 7). Upon consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated, and amounts pertaining to the noncontrolling ownership interests held by a third partyparties in the operating results and financial position of the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, FASL LLC,subsidiaries, are reported as “minority interest.” Also, included in the financial statements, under the equity method of accounting, are the Company’s percentage equity share of certain investees’ operating results, where the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of the investee.

 

Reclassification.    Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Use of Estimates.    The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principlesU.S. generally accepted in the United Statesaccounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements. Areas where management uses subjective judgment include, but are not limited to, revenue reserves, inventory valuation, impairment of long-lived assets, restructuring charges, deferred income taxes and commitments and contingencies.

 

Revenue Recognition.    The Company recognizes revenue from products sold directly to customers, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, shipment is made and collectibility is reasonably assured. Estimates of product returns, allowances and future price reductions, based on actual historical experience and other known or anticipated trends and factors, are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. The Company sells to distributors under terms allowing the distributors certain rights of return and price protection on unsold merchandise held by them. The distributor agreements, which may be canceled by either party upon specified notice, generally contain a provision for the return of the Company’s products in the event the agreement with the distributor is terminated and the distributor’s products have not been sold. Accordingly, the Company defers the gross margin resulting from the deferral of both revenue and related product costs from sales to distributors with agreements that have the aforementioned terms until the merchandise is resold by the distributors. The Company also sells its products to distributors with substantial independent operations under sales arrangements whose terms do not allow for

rights of return or price protection on unsold products held by them. In these instances, the Company recognizes revenue when it ships the product directly to the distributors. The Company records estimated reductions to

revenue under distributor and customer incentive programs, including certain advertising and marketing promotions and volume based incentives and special pricing arrangements, at the time the related revenues are recognized. For transactions whereby the Company reimburses customers for a portion of the customer’s cost to perform specific product advertising or marketing and promotional activities, such amounts are recorded as a reduction of revenue unless they qualify for cost recognition under EITF Issue No. 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products).” Shipping and handling costs associated with product sales are included in cost of sales.

 

Inventories.    Inventories are stated at standard cost adjusted to approximate the lower of actual cost (first-in, first-out method) or market (net realizable value). Generally inventories on hand in excess of forecasted demand for six months or less are not valued. Obsolete inventories are written off.

 

Impairment of Long-livedLong-Lived Assets.    For long-lived assets used in operations, the Company records impairment losses when events and circumstances indicate that these assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. If less, the impairment losses are based on the excess of the carrying amounts of these assets over their respective fair values. Their fair values would then become the new cost basis. Fair value is determined by discounted future cash flows, appraisals or other methods. For assets held for sale, impairment losses are measured at the lower of the carrying amount of the assets or the fair value of the assets less costs to sell. For assets to be disposed of other than by sale, impairment losses are measured as their carrying amount less salvage value, if any, at the time the assets cease to be used.

 

Restructuring Charges.    The Company accounted for restructuring charges and subsequent changes in original estimates in accordance with EITF 94-3 for exit and disposal activities as they were initiated prior to December 30, 2002. Under EITF 94-3 restructuring charges are recorded upon approval of a formal management plan and are included in the operating results of the period in which such plans have been approved. The Company reviews remaining restructuring accruals on a quarterly basis and adjusts these accruals when changes in facts and circumstances suggest actual amounts will differ from the initial estimates. Changes in estimates occur when it is apparent that exit and other costs accrued will be more or less than originally estimated.

 

In July 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, “Accounting for Costs associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (SFAS 146). SFAS 146 addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies EITF Issue NO.No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)” (EITF 94-3). The principal difference between SFAS 146 and EITF 94-3 relates to SFAS 146’s timing for recognition of a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity. SFAS 146 requires that a liability for an exit cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. The Company adoptedhas applied SFAS 146 prospectively as of December 30, 2002, the beginning of fiscal year 2003, and2003. Because the Company has not initiated any restructuring activity since its adoption, didSFAS 146 has not havehad a material impact on the Company’s operating results.

 

Commitments and Contingencies.    From time to time the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The Company is also a party to environmental matters, including local, regional, state and federal government cleanup activities at or near locations where the Company currently or has in the past conducted business. The Company is also a guarantor of various third-party obligations and commitments. The Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of reserves required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, that would be charged to earnings, includes assessing the probability of adverse outcomes and estimating the amount of potential losses. The required reserves, if any, may change in the future due to new developments in each matter or changes in circumstances,

such as a change in settlement strategy. Changes in required reserves could increase or decrease our earnings in the period the changes are made. (See Note 15.)

 

Cash Equivalents.    Cash equivalents consist of financial instruments that are readily convertible into cash and have original maturities of three months or less at the time of acquisition.

 

Investments.    The Company classifies its marketable debt and equity securities at the date of acquisition as either held to maturity or available for sale.

Substantially all of the Company’s marketable debt and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale. These securities are reported at fair market value with the related unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, a component of stockholders equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in the value of securities determined to be other-than-temporary are included in interest income and other, net. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

 

The Company classifies investments with maturities between three and 12 months as short-term investments. Short-term investments consist of money market auction rate preferred stocks and debt securities such as commercial paper, corporate notes, certificates of deposit and marketable direct obligations of United States governmental agencies. Available-for-sale securities with maturities greater than twelve months are classified as short term when they represent investments of cash that are intended to be used in current operations.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments.    The Company hasis subject to foreign currency intercompanyrisks for transactions denominated in yen and euros. Therefore, in the normal course of business, the Company’s financial position is routinely subjected to market risk associated with foreign currency rate fluctuations. The Company’s general practice is to ensure that material business exposure to foreign exchange risks are identified, measured and minimized using the most effective and efficient methods to eliminate or reduce such exposures. To protect against the reduction in value of forecasted yen and euro denominated cash flows resulting from these transactions, the Company has instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. Under this program, the Company purchases foreign currency forward contracts and sells or purchases foreign currency option contracts, generally expiring within twelve months, to hedge portions of its forecasted foreign currency denominated cash flows. These foreign currency contracts are carried on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value, and are reflected in prepaid expenses and other current assets or accrued liabilities, with the effective portion of the contracts’ gain or loss initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently recognized in operationscost of sales in the same period the hedged forecasted transaction affects operations. Generally, the gain or loss on derivative contracts, when recognized in operations,cost of sales, offsets the gain or loss on the hedged foreign currency assets, liabilities or firm commitments. As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, the Company expects to reclassify the amount accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss) to operations within the next twelve months upon the recognition in operations of the hedged forecasted transactions. The Company does not use derivatives for speculative or trading purposes.

 

The effectiveness test for these foreign currency contracts utilized by the Company is the fair value to fair value comparison method. Under this method, the Company includes the time value portion of the change in value of the currency forward contract in its effectiveness assessment. Any ineffective portionsportion of the hedges areis recognized currently in interest income and other, net.net, which has not been significant.

 

If a cash flow hedge should be discontinued because it is probable that the original forecasted transaction will not occur, the net gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into operations as a component of interest income and other, net.

 

Premiums paid for foreign currency forward and option contracts are immediately charged to operations.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment.    Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, except for assets deemed to have been sold as part of the FASLSpansion LLC transaction (see Note 3). Depreciation and amortization are

provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets for financial reporting purposes. Estimated useful lives for financial reporting purposes are as follows: machinery and equipment, two to five years; buildings and building improvements, up to 26 years; and leasehold improvements, the shorter of the remaining terms of the leases or the estimated economic useful lives of the improvements.

 

Treasury Stock.    The Company accounts for treasury stock acquisitions using the cost method. For reissuance of treasury stock, to the extent that the reissuance price is more than the cost, the excess is recorded as an increase to Paid in Capital. If the reissuance price is less than the cost, the difference is also recorded to Paid

in Capital to the extent there is a cumulative treasury stock paid in capital balance. Once the cumulative balance is reduced to zero, any remaining difference resulting from the sale of treasury stock below cost is recorded to Retained Earnings.

 

Product Warranties.    The Company generally offers a three-year limited warranty to end users for certain of its boxed microprocessor products that are commonly referred to as “processors in a box” and a one-year limited warranty to direct purchasers for all other microprocessor, Flash memory and embedded processor products. At the time revenue is recognized,Under limited circumstances, the Company providesmay offer an extended limited warranty to direct purchasers of Flash memory products or of microprocessor products that are intended for estimated costs that may be incurred under product warranties, withsystems targeted at the corresponding expense recognized in cost of sales. Estimates of warranty expense are based on historical experience. Remaining warranty accruals are evaluated periodicallycommercial and are adjusted for changes in experience.embedded end markets.

 

Foreign Currency Translation/Transactions.    The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, except AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG (AMD Saxony), AMD Fab 36 LLC & Co. KG (AMD Fab 36 KG), and FASL JAPAN,Spansion Japan, is the U.S. dollar. Translation adjustments resulting from remeasuring the foreign currency denominated financial statements of subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar are included in operations, except for AMD Saxony, AMD Fab 36 LLC & Co. KG, and FASL JAPAN.Spansion Japan, whose functional currencies are their local currencies. The functional currency of AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG and AMD Fab 36 LLC & Co. KG is the euro. The functional currency of FASL JAPANSpansion Japan is the yen. Adjustments resulting from translating the foreign currency financial statements of AMD Saxony, AMD Fab 36 LLC & Co. KG, and FASL JAPANSpansion Japan into the U.S. dollar are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In addition, the gains or losses resulting from transactions denominated in currency other than the functional currencies are recorded in net income (loss). The aggregate exchange gain included in determining net income (loss) was $40 million in 2004, $88 million in 2003 and $31 million in 2002. The aggregate exchange loss included in determining net income (loss) was $16 million in 2001.

 

Guarantees.    The Company accounts for guarantees in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45), “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” Under FIN 45, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee is recognized; however,recognized. However, this is limited to those guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The recognition of fair value is not required for certain guarantees such as the parent’s guarantee of a subsidiary’s debt to a third party or guarantees on product warranties. For those guarantees excluded from FIN 45’s fair value recognition provision, financial statement disclosures of their terms are made (see Note 12).

 

Foreign Grants and Subsidies.    The Company receives investment grants and allowances as well as interest subsidies under a Subsidy Agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony in connection with the construction and facilitization of Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany. Generally, such grants and subsidies are subject to forfeiture in declining amounts over the life of the agreement, if the Company does not maintain certain levels of employment or meet other agreement conditions. Accordingly, amounts received under the Subsidy Agreement are recorded as a long-term liability on the Company’s financial statements and are being amortized to operations ratably over the contractual life of the Subsidy Agreement as a reduction to operating expenses through December of 2008. 2007.

From time to time, the Company also applies for subsidies forrelating to certain research and development projects. TheThese research and development subsidies are recorded as a reduction of research and development expenses when all conditions and requirements are met. In addition, the Company also receives investment

grants and allowances in connection with the construction and facilitization of Fab 36 in Dresden, Germany. Accounting for these grants and allowances is similar to those for Fab 30.

 

Advertising Expenses.    Advertising expenses for 2004, 2003 and 2002 were approximately $225 million, $148 million and $199 million, respectively. Cooperative advertising funding obligations under customer incentive programs are accrued and the costs recorded at the same time the related revenue is recognized. Cooperative advertising expenses are recorded as marketing, general and administrative expense to the extent the cash paid does not exceed the fair value of the advertising benefit received. Any excess of cash paid over the fair value of the advertising benefit received is recorded as a reduction of revenue. Advertising expensesrevenue in accordance with EITF 01-09, “Accounting for 2003, 2002 and 2001 were approximately $148 million, $199 million and $184 million, respectively.Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products).”

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share.    Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Potential dilutive common shares may include incremental shares issuablethat would be issued upon the assumed exercise of outstanding employee stock options and the shares issuable upon the assumed conversion of outstanding convertible notes and debentures. AsBasic and diluted net income per common share for 2004 were both 0.25 per share. Weighted-average common shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income per share were approximately 359 million and weighted average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share were approximately 371 million, which included approximately 12 million incremental shares assuming exercise of outstanding employee stock options. Potential dilutive common shares of approximately 48.7 million for the year ended December 26, 2004, which were associated with the assumed conversion of outstanding convertible notes and debentures, were not included in the net income per common share calculation, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive. The Company incurred net losses for all periods presented, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share.2003 and 2002. Potential dilutive common shares of approximately 79.0 million 27.4 million, and 14.427.4 million for the years ended December 28, 2003, and December 29, 2002, which included both shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of outstanding employee stock options and December 30, 2001the assumed conversion of outstanding convertible notes and debentures, were not included in the net loss per common share calculation, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).    Unrealized gains or losses on the Company’s available-for-sale securities, deferred gains and losses on derivative financial instruments qualifying as cash flow hedges, changes in minimum pension liabilities, and foreign currency translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

The following are the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

   2003  2002

   (Thousands)

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $3,479 in 2003 and $1,250 in 2002

  $6,139  $2,152

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $7,976 in 2003 and $17,511 in 2002

   18,022   29,079

Minimum pension liability

   (3,874)  —  

Cumulative translation adjustments

   237,797   18,674

   $258,084  $49,905

   2004  2003 
   (in thousands) 

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $1,010 in 2004 and $3,479 in 2003

  $1,997  $6,139 

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $0 in 2004 and $7,976 in 2003

   30,200   18,022 

Minimum Pension Liability

   (3,874)  (3,874)

Cumulative translation adjustments

   352,647   237,797 
   $380,970  $258,084 

 

Stock-based Compensation and Employee Stock Plans.    The Company has elected to use the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employee” (APB 25), as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123), subsequently amended by SFAS 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure” to account for stock options issued to its employees under its stock option plans, and amortizes deferred compensation, if any, ratably over the vesting period of the options.

Compensation expense resulting from the issuance of fixed term stock option awards is measured as the difference between the exercise price of the option and the fair market value of the underlying share of company stock subject to the option on the award’s grant date. The Company also makes pro forma fair value disclosures required by SFAS 123 which reflects the impact on net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share had the Company applied the fair value method of accounting for its stock-based awards to employees. The Company estimates the fair value of its stock-based awards to employees using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. See Note 10 for detailed assumptions used by the Company to compute the fair value of stock-based awards for purposes of pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123. Following is the pro forma effect on net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share for all periods presented had the Company applied SFAS 123’s fair value method of accounting for stock-based awards issued to its employees.

 

  2003 2002 2001 


   2004 2003 2002 
  (Thousands except per share amounts)   (In thousands except per share amounts) 

Net income (loss)—as reported

  $(274,490) $(1,303,012) $(60,581)  $91,156  $(274,490) $(1,303,012)

Plus: compensation expense recorded under APB 25

   1,920   2,891   4,592    995   1,920   2,891 

Less: SFAS 123 compensation expenses

   (80,464)  (149,827)  (122,929)   (155,519)  (80,464)  (149,827)

 

Net income (loss)—pro forma

  $(353,034) $(1,449,948) $(178,918)  $(63,368) $(353,034) $(1,449,948)

 

Basic net income (loss) per share—as reported

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18)

Diluted net income (loss) per share—as reported

  $(0.79) $(3.81) $(0.18)

Basic net income (loss) per share—pro forma

  $(1.02) $(4.24) $(0.54)

Diluted net income (loss) per share—pro forma

  $(1.02) $(4.24) $(0.54)

 

Basic net income (loss) per common share—as reported

  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81)

Diluted net income (loss) per common share—as reported

  $0.25  $(0.79) $(3.81)

Basic net loss per common share—pro forma

  $(0.18) $(1.02) $(4.24)

Diluted net loss per common share—pro forma

  $(0.18) $(1.02) $(4.24)

New Accounting Pronouncements.    In January 2003,December 2004, the Financial Accounting StandardsStandard Board (FASB) issued Interpretationa revision to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 46, “Consolidation123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R eliminates the Company’s ability to use the intrinsic value method of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). Variable interest entities are often created foraccounting under APB 25, and generally requires a single specified purpose, for example, to facilitate securitization, leasing, hedging, research and development, or other transactions or arrangements. In December 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003) (FIN 46R) which replaces FIN 46. This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” defines what these variable interest entities are and provides guidelines on identifying them and assessing an enterprise’s interests in a variable interestpublic entity to decide whetherreflect on its income statement, instead of pro forma disclosures in its financial footnotes, the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The grant-date fair value will be estimated using option-pricing models adjusted for the unique characteristics of those equity instruments. Among other things, SFAS 123R also requires entities to consolidateestimate the number of instruments for which the requisite service is expected to be rendered, and if the terms or conditions of an equity award are modified after the grant date, to recognize incremental compensation cost for such a modification by comparing the fair value of the modified award with the fair value of the award immediately before the modification. In addition, SFAS 123R amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” to require that entity. FIN 46Rexcess tax benefits be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid. SFAS 123R is effective generally for public companies as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. SFAS 123R applies at different dates to different typesall awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after that date. As of enterprises and entities, and special provisions apply to enterprises that have fully or partially applied FIN 46 prior to issuance of FIN 46R. Generally, application of FIN 46R isthe required in financial statements ofeffective date, all public entities that have interests in variable interestused the fair-value-based method for either recognition or disclosure under the original Statement 123 will apply this revised statement using a modified version of prospective application. Under that transition method, compensation cost is recognized on or after the required effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under the original Statement 123 for either recognition or pro forma disclosures. For periods before the required effective date, those entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referredmay elect to as special-purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other typesapply a modified version of entities is required inretrospective application under which financial statements for prior periods ending after March 15, 2004.are adjusted on a basis consistent with the pro forma disclosures required for those periods by the original Statement 123. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 123R and will adopt this statement at the effective date. Although the exact amount cannot be estimated at this time, the Company expects that the adoption of FIN 46 or FIN 46R did notthis statement will have a material impacteffect on the Company’s results of operations orits financial condition.statements.

NOTE 3:    FASL LLCRelated-Party Transactions

 

The Company and Fujitsu Limited formed FASL LLC, later renamed Spansion LLC, effective June 30, 2003. FASLSpansion LLC is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and its manufacturing, research and assembly operations are in the United States and Asia. As the Company has a 60 percent controlling equity interest in FASLSpansion LLC, it began consolidating the results of FASLSpansion LLC’s operations on June 30, 2003, the effective date of the transaction. The Company is accounting for the FASLSpansion LLC transaction as a partial step acquisition and purchase business combination under the provision for SFAS 141, Business Combinations, and EITF Consensus No. 01-02, Interpretations“Interpretations of APB Opinion No. 29, [Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions].29.”

 

As part of the formation of FASLSpansion LLC, both the Company and Fujitsu contributed their respective investments in theFujitsu AMD Semiconductor Limited, their former Manufacturing Joint Venture, (formerly referred to as FASL) to the new venture. As a result of this transaction, the Company acquired an incremental 10.008 percent controlling interest in the net assets of the Manufacturing Joint Venture (the difference between the Company’s 60 percent ownership of these net assets after their contribution to FASLSpansion LLC and its previous 49.992 percent ownership in these same net assets prior to their contribution to FASLSpansion LLC). Accordingly, the Company recorded its acquired incremental 10.008 percent interest in the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s contributed net assets based on the assets’ fair value on the effective date of the transaction. The remaining 89.992 percent interest in the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s net assets was recorded at historical carrying value.

 

The Company also contributed its Flash memory inventory, its manufacturing facility located in Austin, Texas (Fab 25), its Flash memory research and development facility in Sunnyvale, California, and its Flash memory assembly and test operationsfacilities in Thailand, Malaysia and Suzhou, China to FASLSpansion LLC. The Company recorded its continuing 60 percent interest in these net assets at their historical carrying values. The remaining 40 percent interest in these net assets was treated as being sold to Fujitsu and, accordingly, 40 percent of the carrying values of these net assets were adjusted to and recorded based on the net assets’ fair value on the effective date of the transaction. During the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company completed its determination of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of FASLSpansion LLC. The excess of the fair value of the net assets treated as sold over their historical carrying value was approximately $57 million. However, the gain of approximately six million dollars recognized by the Company and recorded in interest income and other, net, was limited to the excess of the fair value of the consideration received by the Company in the form of the Company’s 60 percent equity interest in Fujitsu’s contributions and the incremental 10.008 percent interest in the former Manufacturing Joint Venture’s net assets less direct costs of the transaction, over the 40 percent interest in the book value of the net assets contributed by the Company to FASLSpansion LLC.

 

Fujitsu also contributed its Flash memory division to FASLSpansion LLC, including related inventory, cash, and its Flash memory assembly and test operationsfacility in Malaysia. The Company is deemed to have acquired a 60 percent

interest in the net assets contributed by Fujitsu and, accordingly, 60 percent of the carrying values of these net assets were recorded based on the net assets’ fair value. The remaining 40 percent interest in these net assets was recorded at historical carrying value.

 

As part of the transaction, the Company and Fujitsu entered into various service contracts with FASLSpansion LLC. The Company will continue to provide, among other things, certain information technology, facilities, logistics, legal, tax, finance, human resources, and environmental health and safety services to FASLSpansion LLC. Under these contracts, Fujitsu will provide, among other things, certain information technology, research and development, quality assurance, insurance, facilities, environmental, and human resources services primarily to FASLSpansion LLC’s manufacturing facilities in Japan. Fees earned by the Company and incurred by FASLSpansion LLC for these services are eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company alsoIn connection with the above transaction, Fujitsu loaned FASL LLC $120 million pursuant to a promissory note. The note has a term of three years and bears interest at LIBOR plus four percent but is eliminated in the Company’s financial statements upon consolidation of FASL LLC. Fujitsu also loaned FASLSpansion LLC $40 million pursuant to a promissory note. The note has a term of three years and is repayable in four equal payments, including interest, on September 30, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006. The note bears interest at LIBOR plus four

percent (5.14but in no event can the interest rate exceed seven percent (5.98 percent at December 28, 2003) to be repaid26, 2004). Interest is payable quarterly.

 

The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation to the assets and liabilities of FASLSpansion LLC at June 30, 2003, the effective date of the transaction, including the fair values of the assets and liabilities attributable to the Manufacturing Joint Venture, the Company’s contributions and Fujitsu’s contributions. Upon consolidation, all amounts pertaining to Fujitsu’s interest in FASLSpansion LLC are reported as minority interest on the accompanying financial statements. Management considered a number of factors, including independent appraisals and valuations, in determining the final purchase price allocation.

 

   Manufacturing
Joint Venture
  AMD’s
Contributions
  Fujitsu’s
Contributions
  Total 
   (Dollars in millions) 

Cash

  $—    $122  $189  $311 

Inventory

   55   220   128   403 

Fixed assets

   963   1,017   33   2,013 

Intangible assets

   46   24   1   71 

Debt and capital lease obligations

   (148)  (609)  (40)  (797)

Other assets (liabilities), net

   (100)  (2)  (1)  (103)

Fair value of net assets exchanged/acquired on acquisition date

   816   772   310   1,898 

Percent of fair value recorded in the purchase business combination

   10.008%  40%  60%    

Fair value recorded

  $82  $309  $186  $577 

Net book value of contributions on acquisition date

   762   629   293   1,684 

Percent of book value recorded in the purchase business combination

   89.992%  60%  40%    

Historical carrying value recorded

  $686  $377  $117  $1,180 

Initial purchase combination basis of net assets acquired

  $768  $686  $303  $1,757 

 

The intangible assets recorded consist of the estimated fair value of the manufacturing and product distribution contracts between FASLSpansion LLC and the Company and FASLSpansion LLC and Fujitsu, which are determined to have an estimated useful life of four years, as well as the estimated fair value of the assembled work force, which is reflected as goodwill. No value was assigned to in-process research and development because the Company and Fujitsu performed all research and development activities for the Manufacturing Joint Venture,

and the Company and Fujitsu did not convey in-process technology rights to FASLSpansion LLC. Additionally, FASLSpansion LLC pays intellectual property royalties to the Company and Fujitsu for technological know-how used in its business operations at royalty rates deemed to approximate fair market values. No additional intangible assets were identified in connection with the transaction.

 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information includes the combined results of operations of the Company and the Manufacturing Joint Venture as though the Manufacturing Joint Venture had been consolidated by the Company at the beginning of the years ended December 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002. The historically reported operating results of the Manufacturing Joint Venture do not include Flash memory sales and related operating expenses recorded by Fujitsu’s former Flash memory operations in periods preceedingpreceding June 30, 2003 because the information is not available to the Company. Depreciation and amortization expenses were estimated for the unaudited pro forma periods based on the amounts at which fixed and intangible assets were recorded at the acquisition date. Unaudited pro forma interest income and expense are not material and are not included in the unaudited pro forma financial information. On an unaudited pro forma basis, had the transaction occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2003, revenue, net loss and net loss per share for 2003 would have been $3,741 million,$3.7 billion, $278 million and $0.80. On an unaudited pro forma basis, had the transaction occurred at the beginning

of 2002, revenue, net loss and net loss per share for 2002 would have been $3,117 million, $1,290 million,$3.1 billion, $1.3 billion, and $3.77. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the transaction had been completed at the beginning of the periods indicated. The unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results.

 

In addition, the Manufacturing Joint Venture provided a defined benefit pension plan and a lump-sum retirement benefit plan to certain employees. TheseAlthough these multiemployer plans continue to be administered by Fujitsu, andthe Company has assumed related pension liabilities. These plans cover FASL JAPAN’sSpansion Japan’s employees formerly assigned from Fujitsu and employees hired directly by FASL JAPAN. A full actuarial valuation has not been completed for the specific portion of the plans that relate to FASL JAPAN’s employees. As a result, the Company estimated FASL LLC’s proportionate allocationSpansion Japan. The amount of pension obligations,cost and the unfunded pension assets and elements of pension expense based on information provided by actuariesliability related to determinethese employees are not material to the amounts to be recorded on itsCompany’s consolidated financial statements. For the six month periodyear ended December 28, 2003, since the inception of FASLSpansion LLC, the Company recorded an estimated pension cost of approximately $7 million and has recorded an estimated pension benefit obligation liability of approximately $26 million. For the year ended December 26, 2004, the Company recorded pension cost of approximately $7 million and as of December 26, 2004, the Company has recorded a pension benefit obligation liability of approximately $26 million. As of December 28, 2003,March 31, 2004, the date of the latest actuarial analysis of pension liability, the estimated projected benefit obligations under the plan related to FASL JAPAN’sSpansion Japan’s employees was approximately $35$41 million and the estimated total pension plan assets related to Spansion Japan’s employees were approximately $4$14 million. Although the Company believes that the estimates and assumptions used are reasonable, the actual amounts recorded could vary when a full actuarial valuation is completed as of Fujitsu’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2004. However, the Company does not expect that any such difference will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The following tables presenttable presents the significant related party transactions and account balances between the Company and the Manufacturing Joint Venture for the periods in which the former investment was accounted for under the equity method (through June 29, 2003):

 

  Six months ended
June 29, 2003
  Year ended
2002
  Year ended
2001


  (Thousands)  Six months ended
June 29, 2003
  Year ended
December 29, 2002

Royalty income from Manufacturing Joint Venture

  $24,611  $38,488  $44,342  $24,611  $38,488

Purchases from Manufacturing Joint Venture

   356,595   443,209   509,642   356,595   443,209

Sales to Manufacturing Joint Venture

   222,570   25,780   —     222,570   25,780

 

   December 29,
2002

   (Thousands)

Royalty receivable from Manufacturing Joint Venture

  $11,551

Accounts receivable from Manufacturing Joint Venture

   96,814

Accounts payable from Manufacturing Joint Venture

   108,890

The following is condensed unaudited financial data for the Manufacturing Joint Venture for periods through June 29, 2003:

 

   Six months ended
June 29, 2003
  Year
ended
2002
  Year
ended
2001

   (Thousands)

Net sales

  $565,037  $854,199  $978,059

Gross profit (loss)

   (12,955)  66,798   165,115

Operating income (loss)

   (14,958)  63,099   160,298

Net income (loss)

   (9,618)  5,051   34,924

   December 29,
2002

   (Thousands)

Current assets

  $287,050

Non-current assets

   1,056,107

Current liabilities

   549,015
   Six months ended
June 29, 2003
  Year ended
December 29, 2002

Net sales

  $565,037  $854,199

Gross profit (loss)

   (12,955)  66,798

Operating income (loss)

   (14,958)  63,099

Net income (loss)

   (9,618)   5,051

 

The Company’s share of the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s net income (loss) differed from the equity in net income previously reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The difference was due to adjustments resulting from intercompany profit eliminations and differences in U.S. and Japanese tax treatment of the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s income, which were reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company never received cash dividends from the Manufacturing Joint Venture.

As a result of the FASLSpansion LLC transaction, Fujitsu became a related party of the Company effective June 30, 2003. The following tables present the significant transactions and account balances between the Company and Fujitsu for the year ended December 26, 2004 and from June 30, 2003 to December 28, 2003 and balances receivable from or payable to Fujitsu at December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003:2003, respectively:

 

  From June 30,
2003 to
December 28,
2003


  

Year ended

December 26, 2004

  

Six Months ended

December 28, 2003

  (Thousands)  (in thousands)

Sales to Fujitsu

  $448,940  $1,077,096  $448,940

Royalty expenses to Fujitsu

   8,672

Distributor commission to Fujitsu

   29,706

Service fees to Fujitsu

   21,261

Royalty expenses due to Fujitsu

   18,080   8,672

Distributor commissions due to Fujitsu

   67,996   29,706

Service fees due to Fujitsu

   33,048   21,261
  December 28,
2003


  December 26, 2004  December 28, 2003
  (Thousands)  (in thousands)

Accounts receivable from Fujitsu

  $187,898  $165,994  $187,898

Accounts payable to Fujitsu

   32,345   18,894   32,345

Accrued royalties to Fujitsu

   8,180   7,805

Notes payable to Fujitsu

   40,000   40,000

 

The royalty expense due to Fujitsu represents the payments from FASLSpansion LLC for its use of Fujitsu’s intellectual property. The distributor commission expense due to Fujitsu represents the compensation that FASLSpansion LLC pays to Fujitsu for being a distributorin connection with Fujitsu’s distribution of Spansion Flash memory products.

 

The Company’s transactions with Fujitsu are based on terms that are consistent with those of similar arms-length transactions executed with third parties.

NOTE 4:    Financial Instruments

 

Available-for-sale securities held by the Company as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 200228, 2003 are as follows:

 

  Cost  Gross
unrealized
gains
  Gross
unrealized
losses
 Fair
market
value
  Amortized
Cost
  Gross
unrealized
gains
  Gross
unrealized
losses
 Fair Market
Value


  (In thousands)
  (Thousands)

2004

         

Cash equivalents:

         

Time deposits

  $129,918  $—    $—    $129,918

Federal agency notes

   17,429   —     —     17,429

Money market funds

   281,000   —     —     281,000

Commercial paper

   364,219   —     —     364,219

Total cash equivalents

  $792,566  $—    $—    $792,566

Short-term investments:

         

Corporate notes

  $2,879  $—    $(322) $2,557

Auction rate preferred stocks

   274,625   —     —     274,625

Total short-term investments

  $277,504  $—    $(322) $277,182

Long-term investments:

         

Equity investments

  $3,492  $3,161  $—    $6,653

Total long-term investments (included in other assets)

  $3,492  $3,161  $—    $6,653

Grand Total

  $1,073,562  $3,161  $(322) $1,076,401

2003

                  

Cash equivalents:

                  

Time deposits

  $240,340  $—    $(7) $240,333  $240,340  $—    $(7) $240,333

Federal agency notes

   16,218   —     (36)  16,182   16,218   —     (36)  16,182

Money market funds

   575,614   590   —     576,204   575,614   590   —     576,204

Total cash equivalents

  $832,172  $590  $(43) $832,719  $832,172  $590  $(43) $832,719

Short-term investments:

                  

Bank notes

  $2,728  $246  $—    $2,974  $2,728  $246  $—    $2,974

Corporate notes

   8,516   —     (334)  8,182   8,516   —     (334)  8,182

Money market auction rate preferred stocks

   100,774   86   —     100,860

Auction rate preferred stocks

   100,774   86   —     100,860

Federal agency notes

   15,474   73   —     15,547   15,474   73   —     15,547

Total short-term investments

  $127,492  $405  $(334) $127,563  $127,492  $405  $(334) $127,563

Long-term investments:

                  

Equity investments

  $7,765  $9,080  $—    $16,845  $7,765  $9,080  $—    $16,845

Total Long-term investments

  $7,765  $9,080  $—    $16,845

Total long-term investments (included in other assets)

  $7,765  $9,080  $—    $16,845

Grand Total

  $967,429  $10,075  $(377) $977,127  $967,429  $10,075  $(377) $977,127

2002

         

Cash equivalents:

         

Commercial paper

  $12,465  $8  $—    $12,473

Federal agency notes

   1,800   —     —     1,800

Money market funds

   108,908   171   —     109,079

Total cash equivalents

  $123,173  $179  $—    $123,352

Short-term investments:

         

Bank notes

  $13,326  $313  $—    $13,639

Corporate notes

   95,933   976   (129)  96,780

Money market auction rate preferred stocks

   268,071   171   —     268,242

Federal agency notes

   226,192   2,016   —     228,208

Municipal bonds

   2,080   8   —     2,088

Total short-term investments

  $605,602  $3,484  $(129) $608,957

Long-term investments:

         

Equity investments

  $8,023  $988  $(1,126) $7,885

Total Long-term investments

  $8,023  $988  $(1,126) $7,885

Grand Total

  $736,798  $4,651  $(1,255) $740,194

 

Long-term equity investments consist of marketable equity securities that, while available for sale, are not intended to be used to fund current operations.

The amortized cost and estimated fair valueAll contractual maturities of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities at December 28, 2003, by contractual maturity,26, 2004 are shown below.within one year. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties. The Company does not have any available-for-sale marketable securities with maturities greater than five years from December 28, 2003.

   Amortized
Cost
  Estimated
Fair Value

   (thousands)

Due in one year or less

  $119,105  $119,191

Due after one year through five years

   8,387   8,372

Total

  $127,492  $127,563

The Company realized net gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $7.5 million in 2004, $3.7 million in 2003 and $5.3 million in 2003 and 2002, and net losses of $1.6 million in 2001.2002.

 

At December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002,28, 2003, the Company had approximately $12$14 million and $13$12 million of investments classified as held to maturity, consisting of commercial paper and treasury notes used for long-term workers’ compensation and leasehold deposits, that are included in other assets. The fair market value of these investments approximates their cost at December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002.28, 2003.

 

The compensating balance of $218 million at December 28, 2003 represents the minimum cash balance thatOn November 2, 2004, AMD Saxony must maintain pursuantprepaid the full amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan plus accrued and unpaid interest and a prepayment premium, and the Dresden Term Loan and related security agreements were terminated. The Company recognized a charge of approximately $14 million (included in interest income and other, net) associated with the prepayment of the Dresden Term Loan, which included the pre-payment premium of approximately $8.5 million and write-off of remaining capitalized financing costs of approximately $5.3 million.

Due to our repayment of amounts outstanding under the termsDresden Term Loan on November 2, 2004 and the related termination of the Dresden Loan Agreements (see Notes 7 and 12).

Included in other current assets is $22 millioneffective December 23, 2004, we are no longer required to maintain a compensating cash balance. Therefore, as of restricted cash associated with the advance receipt of interest subsidies from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony. Restrictions overDecember 26, 2004, the Company’s accesscompensating cash balance was zero as compared to the restricted cash will lapse$218 million as the Company incurs qualifying interest expense on the Dresden term loans (see Notes 7 and 12) over the next four quarters.of December 28, 2003.

 

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments.    The Company estimates the fair value of itsthe Company’s long-term debt instruments using a discounted cash flow analysisis estimated based on estimated interestthe quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for similar typesdebt of currently available instruments with similarthe same remaining maturities. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments are as follows:

 

  2003  2002  2004  2003


  

Carrying

amount

  

Estimated

Fair Value

  

Carrying

amount

  

Estimated

Fair Value

  Carrying
amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
  Carrying
amount
  Estimated
Fair Value
  (in thousands)

  (Thousands)

Notes payable to banks

  $—    $—    $913  $913

Long-term debt and capital leases:

                        

Capital leases

   245,958   244,641   40,321   37,229  $184,853  $183,406  $245,958  $244,641

Long-term debt (excluding capital leases)

   1,846,982   1,846,982   1,599,734   1,599,734   1,674,243   2,172,113   1,846,982   1,846,982

Total long-term debt and capital leases

   2,092,940   2,091,623   1,640,055   1,636,963   1,859,096   2,355,519   2,092,940   2,091,623

Less: current portion

   193,266   192,725   71,348   70,192   230,828   230,855   193,266   192,725

Total long-term debt and capital leases, less current portion

  $1,899,674  $1,898,898  $1,568,707  $1,566,771  $1,628,268  $2,124,664  $1,899,674  $1,898,898

 

The fair value of the Company’s accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate bookcarrying value based on existing payment terms.

NOTE 5:    Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade receivables and derivative financial instruments used in hedging activities.

 

The Company places its cash equivalents and short-term investments with high credit quality financial institutions and, by policy, limits the amount of credit exposure with any one financial institution. The Company invests in time deposits and certificates of deposit from banks having combined capital, surplus and undistributed profits of not less than $200 million. Investments in commercial paper and money market auction rate preferred stocks of industrial firms and financial institutions are rated AI, PI or better. Investments in tax-exempt securities, including municipal notes and bonds, are rated AA, Aa or better, and investments in repurchase agreements must have securities of the type and quality listed above as collateral.

Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the Company’s customer base, thus spreading the trade credit risk. Accounts receivable from one of the Company’s customersFujitsu accounted for approximately 3123 percent and 33 percent of total consolidated accounts receivable balance.balance for fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003. (See Note 3). Accounts receivable from the Company’s next largest customer accounted for 16 percent and 11 percent of total consolidated accounts receivable balance for fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003. However, the Company does not thinkbelieve the receivable balance from this customerthese customers represents a credit risk based on past collection experience. The Company manages credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company performs in-depth credit evaluations of all new customers and requires letters of credit, bank or parentalcorporate guarantees andor advance payments, if deemed necessary, but generally does not require collateral from its customers.

 

The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Company’s derivative financial instruments consist of a number of large international financial institutions. The Company does not believe that there is significant risk of nonperformance by these counterparties because the Company monitors their credit ratings and limits the financial exposure and the amount of agreements entered into with any one financial institution. While the notional amounts of financial instruments are often used to express the volume of these transactions, the potential accounting loss on these transactions if all counterparties failed to perform is limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the contracts exceed the Company’s obligations to the counterparties, or approximately $33$30 million, at December 28, 2003.26, 2004.

 

NOTE 6:    Income Taxes

 

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of:

 

  2003 2002  2001   2004 2003 2002


   (in thousands)
  (Thousands) 

Current:

   

U.S. Federal

  $(20,288) $—    $—     $14,436  $(20,288) $—  

U.S. State and Local

   —     —     (6)   —     —     —  

Foreign National and Local

   20,253   9,159   21,595    20,216   20,253   9,159

Total

   (35)  9,159   21,589    34,652   (35)  9,159

 

Deferred:

         

U.S. Federal

   7,090   9,757   (30,192)   —     7,090   9,757

U.S. State and Local

   —     24,602   (7,321)   —     —     24,602

Foreign National and Local

   (4,119)  1,068   1,461    (28,814)  (4,119)  1,068

 

Total

   2,971   35,427   (36,052)   (28,814)  2,971   35,427

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

  $2,936  $44,586  $(14,463)

 

Provision for income taxes

  $5,838  $2,936  $44,586

Pre-tax loss from foreign operations was $30 million in 2004 after elimination of minority interest. Pre-tax income from foreign operations was $120 million in 2003 after elimination of minority interest. Pre-tax loss from foreign operations was $17 million in 2002. The current U.S. Federal provision includes $8.6 million of income tax expense for dividends from foreign controlled corporations repatriated under the special one-time repatriation provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of tax carryovers and temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the balances for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 200228, 2003 are as follows:

 

  2003 2002 


   2004 2003 
  (Thousands)   (in thousands) 

Deferred tax assets:

      

Net operating loss carryforward

  $393,076  $307,802 

Net operating loss carryovers

  $359,352  $393,076 

Deferred distributor income

   36,513   19,774    45,097   36,513 

Inventory valuation

   75,979   85,173    66,638   75,979 

Accrued expenses not currently deductible

   108,773   110,758    140,641   108,773 

Investments

   34,958   43,805    27,920   34,958 

Federal and state tax credit carryforward

   269,462   135,398 

Federal and state tax credit carryovers

   301,721   269,462 

Other

   68,949   89,777    99,135   68,949 

 

Total deferred tax assets

   987,710   792,487    1,040,504   987,710 

Less: valuation allowance

   (731,006)  (567,155)   (693,619)  (731,006)


    346,885   256,704 
   256,704   225,332 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

      

Depreciation

   (212,326)  (128,612)

Capitalized Interest

   (24,610)  (35,245)

Property, plant and equipment

   (189,665)  (212,326)

Capitalized interest

   (14,333)  (24,610)

Unrealized gain on investments

   (10,570)  —   

Unrealized gain on balance sheet translation

   (90,009)  —   

Unremitted foreign earnings

   (30,400)  (30,400)   —     (30,400)

Other

   (42,561)  (31,075)   (52,599)  (42,561)

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

   (309,897)  (225,332)   (357,176)  (309,897)

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

  $(53,193) $—     $(10,291) $(53,193)

 

 

As of December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003, non-current deferred tax assets of approximately $6 million and $2 million, respectively, were included in Other Assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The change in net deferred taxes will not equal the deferred portion of the current year’s provision as a result of minority interest.

In 2004, the net valuation allowance decreased by $37 million primarily due to the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards. In 2003, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets increased by $164 million to continue providing a valuation allowance against all of the Company’s net deferred tax assets in the United States. In 2002, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets increased by $542 million to provide a valuation allowance against all of the Company’s net deferred tax assets. Approximately $62 million and $33 million of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003, respectively, is for the stock option deduction arising from activity under the Company’s stock option plans, the benefits of which will increase capital in excess of par value when realized. In 2002, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets increased by $542 million to provide a valuation allowance against all of the Company’s net deferred tax assets. Pre-tax income from foreign operations was $120 million in 2003 after elimination of minority interest. Pre-tax loss from foreign operations was $17 million in 2002. Pre-tax income from foreign operations was $52 million in 2001.

 

As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry-forwardscarryforwards of approximately $1,070$930 million and $102$45 million, respectively. The Company also has foreign loss carryforwards of approximately $88 million. The Company also had federal and state tax credit carry-forwards of approximately $215$246 million and $83$86 million, respectively. The net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards will expire at various dates beginning in 20062005 through 2023,2024, if not utilized.

The table below displays reconciliation between statutory federal income taxes and the total provision (benefit) for income taxes.

 

   Tax  Rate 

 
   

(Thousands

except percent)

 

2003

     

Statutory federal income tax benefit

  $(97,113) (35.0)%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

   —    —   

Tax-exempt foreign sales corporation income

   —    —   

Foreign income at other than U.S. rates

   (21,579) (7.7)

Residual U.S. tax on previously reinvested earnings

   —    —   

Restructuring charges at other than U.S. rates

   —    —   

Tax credits

   —    —   

Net operating losses not currently benefited

   118,464  42.7 

Other

   3,164  1.1 

 
   $2,936  1.1%

 
   Tax  Rate 

 
   

(Thousands

except percent)

 

2002

     

Statutory federal income tax benefit

  $(442,611) (35.0)%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

   24,602  1.9 

Tax-exempt foreign sales corporation income

   —    —   

Residual U.S. tax on previously reinvested earnings

   —    —   

Restructuring charges at other than U.S. rates

   —    —   

Tax credits

   —    —   

Net operating losses not currently benefited

   462,595  36.6 

Other

   —    —   

 
   $44,586  3.5%

 
   Tax  Rate 

 
   

(Thousands

except percent)

 

2001

     

Statutory federal income tax benefit

  $(32,872) (35.0)%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

   (4,762) (5.1)

Tax-exempt foreign sales corporation income

   (2,394) (2.5)

Residual U.S. tax on previously reinvested earnings

   21,663  23.1 

Restructuring charges at other than U.S. rates

   11,082  11.8 

Tax credits

   (6,018) (6.4)

Other

   (1,162) (1.3)

 
   $(14,463) (15.4)%

 
(In thousands except percent)  Tax  Rate 

2004

        

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $33,948  35.0%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

   —    0.0%

Foreign income at other than U.S. rates

   (20,689) -21.3%

Foreign losses not benefited

   22,482  23.1%

Benefit for net operating losses utilized

   (38,513) -39.7%

Tax on repatriated dividends

   8,610  8.9%

Other

   —    —   
    $5,838  6.0% 

2003

        

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $(97,113) -35.0%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

   —    0.0%

Foreign income at other than U.S. rates

   (21,579) -7.7%

Net operating losses not currently benefited

   118,464  42.7%

Other

   3,164  1.1%
    $2,936  1.1% 

2002

        

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $(442,611) -35.0%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

   24,602  1.9%

Net operating losses not currently benefited

   462,595  36.6%

Other

   —    —   
    $44,586  3.5% 

 

The Company has made no provision for U.S. income taxes on approximately $430$500 million of cumulative undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries through December 26, 2004 because it is the Company’s intention to permanently reinvest such earnings. If such earnings were distributed, the Company would accrue additional income tax expense of approximately $126$104 million.

NOTE 7:    Debt

 

Notes PayableRevolving Credit Facilities

 

On July 7, 2003, the Company amended and restated its 1999 Loan and Security Agreement with a consortium of banks led by a domestic financial institution (the July 2003 Loan Agreement). AMD Revolving Credit Facility

The Company further amended the July 2003 Loan Agreement on October 3, 2003. The July 2003 Loan Agreement currentlyCompany’s revolving credit facility provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $125$100 million that expires in July 2007. The Company can borrow, subject to amounts set aside by the lenders, up to 85 percent of itsthe Company’s eligible accounts receivable from OEMs and 50 percent of its eligible accounts receivable from distributors. TheAs of December 26, 2004, no borrowings were outstanding under this revolving credit facility.

Pursuant to the terms of this revolving credit facility, the Company has to comply, among other things, with the following financial covenants if its net domestic cash (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement)revolving credit facility) declines below $125 million:

 

restrictions on itsthe Company’s ability to pay cash dividends on its common stock;

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement)revolving credit facility) as follows:

 

Measurement DateAmount

December 31, 2003

$1.25 billion

Last day of each calendar quarter in 2004

$1.425 billion

Last day of each calendar quarter in 2005

$1.85 billion

March 31, 2006 and on the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

$2.0 billion

Measurement Date  Amount
   (in millions)

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2004

  $1,425

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2005

  $1,850

Last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

  $2,000

 

achieve EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) according to the following schedule:

 

PeriodAmount

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2003

$400 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2004

$550 million

Four fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2004

$750 million

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2004

$850 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

$950 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and on each fiscal quarter thereafter

$1,050 million

Period  Amount
   (in millions)

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

  $950

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and on each fiscal quarter thereafter

  $1,050

 

As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, net domestic cash, as defined, totaled $567$831 million and the preceding financial covenants were not applicable.

The Company’s obligations under the July 2003 Loan Agreementrevolving credit facility are secured by all of its accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds, excluding FASLSpansion LLC’s accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles.

Spansion Japan Revolving Loan Agreement

In March 2004, Spansion Japan Limited, a subsidiary of Spansion LLC, entered into a revolving credit facility agreement with certain Japanese financial institutions in the aggregate amount of 15 billion yen (approximately $145 million as of December 26, 2004). Spansion Japan can draw under the facility until March 24, 2005.

The revolving facility consists of two tranches: tranche A, in the aggregate amount of up to nine billion yen (approximately $87 million as of December 26, 2004), and tranche B, in the aggregate amount of up to six billion yen (approximately $58 million as of December 26, 2004). However, as described in more detail below, the total amount that Spansion Japan can draw is limited based on the value of Spansion Japan’s accounts receivable from Fujitsu, which are pledged as security to the lenders. As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility.

Amounts borrowed under tranche A bear interest at a rate of TIBOR plus 0.55 percent. Amounts borrowed under tranche B bear interest at a rate of TIBOR plus 1.2 percent. Spansion Japan must first fully draw under tranche A before drawing amounts under tranche B. Borrowings must be used for working capital purposes and must be repaid no later than April 24, 2005.

Pursuant to the terms of the revolving facility agreement, Spansion Japan is required to comply with the following financial covenants:

ensure that assets exceed liabilities as of the end of each fiscal year and each six-month (mid-year) period;

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the agreement) at an amount not less than 60 billion yen (approximately $579 million as of December 26, 2004) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter;

maintain total net income plus depreciation of $213 million as of the last day of fiscal year 2004; and

ensure that, as of the last day of each of the third and fourth quarter of 2004, the ratio of (a) net income plus depreciation to (b) the sum of interest expenses plus the amount of scheduled debt repayments plus capital expenditures for its facilities located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, for such period, is not less than 120%.

As of December 26, 2004, Spansion Japan was in compliance with these financial covenants.

As security for amounts outstanding under the July 2003 Loan Agreement.revolving facility, Spansion Japan pledged its accounts receivable from Fujitsu. The accounts receivable are held in trust pursuant to the terms of a trust agreement. Under the trust agreement, Spansion Japan is required to maintain the value of its accounts receivable at specified thresholds (as defined by the trust agreement), based upon the amounts outstanding under tranche A and tranche B. In addition, the trustee collects payments from Fujitsu into a separate trust account and releases these amounts to Spansion Japan, subject to the calculated thresholds, upon instruction from the agent for the lenders. At any time when the accounts receivable balance in the trust account is less than the required thresholds, Spansion Japan is required to do one of the following to cure the shortfall:

provide additional cash to the trust; or

repay a specified portion of the outstanding loans.

Amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility may become automatically due and payable upon the occurrence of specified events with respect to Spansion Japan, including: filings or proceedings in bankruptcy, failure to pay any obligations under the revolving credit facility that have become due, failure to pay other third-party indebtedness where such debt exceeds 200 million yen (approximately $2 million as of December 26, 2004), or if the value of the accounts receivable from Fujitsu held in trust is below the required thresholds and such shortfall is not remedied within three business days. In addition, amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility may become automatically due and payable upon the occurrence of specified events with respect to Fujitsu including: filings or proceedings in bankruptcy, default by Fujitsu with respect to payments to Spansion Japan or other obligations under their purchase and sale agreement, or default by Fujitsu with respect to other third-party indebtedness where such debt exceeds one billion yen (approximately $10 million as of December 26, 2004). As of December 26, 2004, the amount of accounts receivable held in the trust was approximately $166 million.

 

Interest ratesBecause most amounts under the Spansion Japan Revolving Loan are denominated in yen, the dollar amounts stated above are subject to change based on foreign and short-term domestic borrowings are negotiatedapplicable exchange rates. The Company used the exchange rate at December 26, 2004 of 103.62 yen to one U.S. dollar to translate the time of borrowing.amounts denominated in yen into U.S. dollars.

Long-term DebtBorrowings and Obligations

 

The Company’s long-term debt and capital lease obligations for the years ended 20032004 and 20022003 consist of:

 

   2003  2002

   (Thousands)

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2022

  $500,000  $500,000

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007

   402,500   402,500

Term loan under the Dresden Loan Agreement with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.44 percent and principal payments due through December 2005, secured by the Fab 30 facility and equipment (see Note 12)

   664,056   587,234

July 2003 FASL Term Loan

   72,500   110,000

FASL JAPAN Term Loan

   167,926   —  

Fujitsu cash note (see Note 3)

   40,000   —  

Obligations under capital leases

   245,958   40,321

    2,092,940   1,640,055

Less: current portion

   193,266   71,348

Less: Fujitsu cash note

   40,000   —  

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

  $1,859,674  $1,568,707

   2004  2003
   (in thousands)

4.75% Debentures

  $500,000  $500,000

4.50% Notes

   201,500   402,500

7.75% Notes

   600,000   —  

Term loan under the Dresden Loan Agreement

   —     664,056

Repurchase Obligations to Fab 36 Partners

   121,931   —  

July 2003 Spansion Term Loan

   44,599   72,500

Spansion Japan Term Loan

   127,389   167,926

Fujitsu Cash Note (see Note 3)

   40,000   40,000

AMD Penang Term Loan

   6,325   —  

Spansion China Loan

   32,499   —  

Obligations under capital leases

   184,853   245,958
    1,859,096   2,092,940

Less: current portion

   230,828   193,266

Less: Fujitsu cash note

   30,000   40,000

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

  $1,598,268  $1,859,674

 

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022

 

On January 29, 2002, the Company issued $500 million of its 4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Duedue 2022 (the 4.75% Debentures) in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act.

 

The interest rate payable on the 4.75% Debentures will reset on each of August 1, 2008, August 1, 2011 and August 1, 2016 to a rate per annum equal to the interest rate payable 120 days prior to the reset dates on 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes, plus 43 basis points. The interest rate will not be less than 4.75 percent and will not exceed 6.75 percent. Holders have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the Company’sits 4.75% Debentures on February 1, 2009, February 1, 2012, and February 1, 2017. The holders of the 4.75% Debentures also have the ability to require the Company to repurchase the 4.75% Debentures in the event that the Company undergoes specified fundamental changes, including a change of control. In each such case, the redemption or repurchase price would be 100 percent of the principal amount of the 4.75% Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 4.75% Debentures are convertible by the holders into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $23.38 per share at any time. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.75% Debentures will be convertible into approximately 43 shares of the Company’s common stock. Issuance costs incurred in the amount of approximately $14 million are being amortized ratably, which approximates the effective interest method, over the term of the 4.75% Debentures, as interest expense.

 

Beginning on February 5, 2005, the 4.75% Debentures are redeemable by the Company for cash at its option at specified prices expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, at the Company’s option, provided that the Company may not redeem the 4.75% Debentures prior to February 5, 2006, unless the last reported sale price of the Company’sits common stock is at least 130 percent of the then effectivethen-effective conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending within five trading days of the date of the redemption notice.

The redemption prices for the specified periods are as follows:

 

Period  

Price as
percentage a

Percentage of
principal amount


Principal Amount

 

Beginning on February 5, 2005 through February 4, 2006

  102.375%

Beginning on February 5, 2006 through February 4, 2007

  101.583%

Beginning on February 5, 2007 through February 4, 2008

  100.792%

Beginning on February 5, 2008

  100.000%

 

The Company may elect to purchase or otherwise retire its 4.75% Debentures with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer when the Company believes that market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007

 

InOn November 25, 2002, the Company soldissued $402.5 million of its 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due December 1, 2007 (the 4.50% Notes) in a registered offering. Interest on the 4.50% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning June 1, 2003. Beginning on December 4, 2005, the 4.50% Notes are redeemable by the Company at itsthe Company’s option for cash at specified prices expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest provided that the Company may not redeem the 4.50% Notes unless the last reported sale price of its common stock is asat least 150 percent of the then-effective conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 trading days ending within five trading days of the date of the redemption notice.

 

The redemption prices for the specified periods are as follows:

 

Period  

Price as
percentage a

Percentage of
principal amount


Principal Amount

 

Beginning on December 4, 2005 through November 30, 2006

  101.8101.800%

Beginning on December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007

  100.9100.900%

On December 1, 2007

  100.0100.000%

 

The 4.50% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of December 1, 2007, unless previously redeemed or repurchased, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $7.37 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.50% Notes will be convertible into approximately 135 shares of the Company’sits common stock. Issuance costs incurred in the amount of approximately $12 million are being amortized ratably, over the term of the 4.50% Notes, as interest expense, approximating the effective interest method.

 

Holders have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of its 4.50% Notes in the event that itthe Company undergoes specified fundamental changes, including a change of control. In each such case, the redemption or repurchase price would be 100 percent of the principal amount of the 4.50% Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

On October 22, 2004, the Company exchanged $70 million of its 4.50% Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, for 10,550,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. On November 8, 2004, the Company exchanged $60 million of its 4.50% Notes for 8,748,612 shares of the Company’s common stock. On November 18, 2004, the Company exchanged $71 million of its 4.50% Notes for 10,092,649 shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of these transactions, the Company recognized a charge of approximately $32 million, which represented the difference between the fair value of the shares issued in the transactions and the fair value of shares issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms of the 4.50% Notes (see Note 8).

The Company may elect to purchase or otherwise retire the remainder of its 4.50% Notes with cash, stock or other assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries, or by tender offer when the Company believes that market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on its liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

July 2003 FASL Term Loan7.75% Senior Notes Due 2012

 

On July 11, 2003,October 29, 2004, the Company issued $600 million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2012 (the 7.75% Notes) in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company used the net proceeds from the sale of the 7.75% Notes plus existing cash to prepay the full amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan, including accrued and unpaid interest and a prepayment premium. See “Dresden Term Loan and Dresden Term Loan Guarantee,” below. The 7.75% Notes mature on November 1, 2012. Interest on the 7.75% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, beginning May 1, 2005. Prior to November 1, 2008, the Company may redeem some or all of the 7.75% Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the agreement. Thereafter, the Company may redeem the 7.75% Notes for cash at the following specified prices plus accrued and unpaid interest:

PeriodPrice as
Percentage of
Principal Amount

Beginning on November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009

103.875%

Beginning on November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010

101.938%

Beginning on November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2011

100.000%

On November 1, 2011

100.000%

In addition, on or prior to November 1, 2007, the Company may redeem up to 35 percent of the 7.75% Notes with the proceeds of certain sales of the Company’s equity securities at 107.75 percent of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Holders have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of its 7.75% Notes in the event that the Company undergoes a change of control, as defined in the indenture governing the 7.75% Notes at a repurchase price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The indenture governing the 7.75% Notes contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries, which include all of the Company’s subsidiaries except Spansion LLC and its subsidiaries, from:

incurring additional indebtedness;

paying dividends and making other restricted payments;

making certain investments, including investments in the Company’s unrestricted subsidiaries;

creating or permitting certain liens;

creating or permitting restrictions on the ability of the restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company;

using the proceeds from sales of assets;

entering into certain types of transactions with affiliates; and

consolidating or merging or selling the Company’s assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety.

The Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the 7.75% Notes, which granted the holders certain exchange and registration rights with respect to the 7.75% Notes. The Company agreed to:

file a registration statement within 90 days after October 29, 2004 enabling holders to exchange 7.75% Notes for publicly registered notes with substantially identical terms;

use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective within 180 days after October 29, 2004;

use commercially reasonable efforts to effect an exchange offer of the 7.75% Notes for registered notes within 225 days after October 29, 2004; and

file a shelf registration statement for the resale of the 7.75% Notes if the Company cannot effect the exchange offer within the time periods listed above.

If the Company does not meet these deadlines, additional interest of 0.25% per instance will be paid on the 7.75% Notes until the obligations under the registration rights agreement are fulfilled. On January 20, 2005, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-4 in order to enable holders to exchange the outstanding 7.75% Notes for publicly registered notes with substantially identical terms.

Issuance costs incurred in connection with this transaction in the amount of approximately $13 million will be amortized ratably over the term of the 7.75% Notes as interest expense, approximating the effective interest method.

Dresden Term Loan and Subsidy

AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, (AMD Saxony, formerly known as AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH), an indirect wholly owned German subsidiary of AMD, continues to facilitize Fab 30, which began production in the second quarter of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony, and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project.

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a loan agreement and other related agreements (the Dresden Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, in order to finance the project.

Because most of the amounts under the Dresden Loan Agreements are denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros), the dollar amounts are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. The Company used the exchange rate that was permanently fixed on January 1, 1999, of 1.95583 deutsche marks to one euro for the conversion of deutsche marks to euros, and then used exchange rate as of December 26, 2004, of 0.739 euro to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks into U.S. dollars.

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, its September 2002provide for the funding of the construction and facilitization of Fab 30. The funding consists of:

equity contributions, subordinated and revolving loans and loan guarantees from, and full cost reimbursement through, AMD;

loans from a consortium of banks; and

investment grants, investment allowances, interest subsidies, and loan guarantees from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony.

The Dresden Loan AgreementAgreements require that the Company partially fund Fab 30 project costs in the form of subordinated and assigned itrevolving loans to, FASL LLC. or equity investments in, AMD Saxony. In accordance with the terms of the

Dresden Loan Agreements, as of December 26, 2004 the Company had provided $192 million of subordinated loans and $286 million of equity investments in AMD Saxony. These amounts have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

In addition to support from the Company, the consortium of banks referred to above made available approximately $1.0 billion in loans to AMD Saxony to help fund Fab 30 project costs. The loans have been fully drawn. On November 2, 2004, AMD Saxony prepaid the full amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loans plus accrued and unpaid interest and a prepayment premium. The Dresden Loan Agreements were terminated effective December 23, 2004. The Company recognized an approximately $14 million loss (included in interest income and other, net) associated with the prepayment of the Dresden Term Loan, which included the prepayment premium of approximately $8.5 million and write-off of remaining capitalized financing costs of approximately $5.3 million.

Under the AmendedDresden Loan Agreements, AMD Saxony and Restatedits limited partners were prevented from paying dividends or making other payments to us. In addition, the Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, also required that the Company:

provide interim funding to AMD Saxony if either the remaining capital investment grants and allowances or the remaining interest subsidies are delayed, such funding to be repaid to AMD, as AMD Saxony receives the investment grants and allowances or subsidies from the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany;

fund shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any default under the Subsidy Agreement caused by AMD Saxony or its affiliates; and

guarantee up to 50 percent of AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which guarantee must not be less than $151 million or more than $406 million, until the bank loans are repaid in full.

Due to the full repayment of the outstanding amount under the Dresden Term Loan on November 2, 2004 and the termination of the Dresden Loan Agreements effective December 23, 2004, the above restrictions were no longer effective as of December 26, 2004.

Pursuant to a Subsidy Agreement the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony are supporting the Fab 30 project, in accordance with the Dresden Loan Agreements, in the form of:

guarantees equal to 65 percent of the amount outstanding under the Dresden Term Loan, which was zero as of December 26, 2004;

capital investment grants and allowances totaling approximately $493 million as of December 26, 2004; and

interest subsidies totaling $208 million as of December 26, 2004.

Of these amounts, AMD Saxony received approximately $411 million in capital investment grants and allowances and $153 million in interest subsidies through December 26, 2004. AMD Saxony also received $58 million in research and development subsidies through December 26, 2004. Amounts received under the Subsidy Agreement are recorded as a long-term liability on the Company’s financial statements and are amortized to operations ratably over the contractual life of the Subsidy Agreement as a reduction to operating expenses. As of December 26, 2004, these amounts were being amortized ratably through December 2007. AMD Saxony has received substantially all investment grants and allowances and interest subsidies to which it is entitled. Noncompliance with the conditions of the grants, allowances and subsidies contained in the Subsidy Agreement could result in the forfeiture of all or a portion of the future amounts to be received, as well as the repayment of all or a portion of amounts received to date.

Under the original Subsidy Agreement, AMD Saxony undertook to attain a certain employee headcount by December 2003 and to maintain such headcount until December 2008. In April 2004, the German governmental

authorities advised AMD Saxony that rather than maintaining employee headcount attained by December 2003 through December 2008, it would be required to maintain employee headcount attained as of December 2002 through December 2007. Beginning in April 2004, the Company adjusted the quarterly amortization of the grants and allowances until December 2007.

In December 2002, AMD Saxony reduced its anticipated employment levels as a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan. Consequently, as of December 26, 2004, headcount was below the level agreed to by AMD Saxony at which AMD Saxony would be entitled to receive the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available. Although the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available under the Subsidy Agreement was reduced from $563 million to approximately $493 million, this reduction did not result in a repayment of capital investment grants and allowances already received. The Company adjusted the quarterly amortization of these amounts accordingly.

Sachsische Aufbaubank GmbH, (the SAB) an entity acting on behalf of the Free State of Saxony, requested that AMD Saxony exchange investment grants that it had previously received in the amount of approximately $101 million for an equivalent amount of investment allowances. AMD Saxony has agreed to repay these investment grants in 2005. AMD Saxony will receive the corresponding amount of investment allowances from the German tax authorities. There is no right of setoff between these two amounts because investment grants are co-financed by the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany whereas investment allowances are financed only by the Federal Republic of Germany. Accordingly, as of December 26, 2004, the Company recorded a receivable for the investment allowances and a payable in a corresponding amount for the investment grants. The receivable and payable are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company believes that the exchange will not have an impact on its operating results and cash flows.

Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements

The Company is facilitizing its new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility, Fab 36, in Dresden, Germany, which is located adjacent to Fab 30. Fab 36 is owned by a German limited partnership named AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, or AMD Fab 36 KG. The Company controls the management of AMD Fab 36 KG through a wholly owned Delaware subsidiary, AMD Fab 36 LLC, which is a general partner of AMD Fab 36 KG. Accordingly, AMD Fab 36 KG is an indirect consolidated subsidiary of the Company. The Company expects that Fab 36 will produce future generations of its microprocessor products, and that it will be in volume production in 2006. AMD, Leipziger Messe GmbH, a nominee of the State of Saxony, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, an investment consortium arranged by M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH, the general contractor for the project, and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project. Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are limited partners in AMD Fab 36 KG. The Company also anticipates receiving up to approximately $735 million in grants and allowances from federal and state German authorities for the Fab 36 project. The Company expects that capital expenditures for Fab 36 through 2007 will be approximately $2.5 billion in the aggregate.

The funding to construct and facilitize Fab 36 consists of:

Equity contributions from the Company of $792 million under the partnership agreements, revolving loans from the Company of up to approximately $1.0 billion, a guarantee from the Company for amounts owed by AMD Fab 36 KG and its affiliates to the lenders and unaffiliated partners;

investments of up to approximately $433 million from Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs;

loans of up to approximately $947 million from a consortium of banks;

up to approximately $735 million of subsidies consisting of grants and allowances, from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony; and

a loan guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony of 80 percent of the losses sustained by the lenders referenced above after foreclosure on all other security.

As of December 26, 2004, the Company had contributed $248 million of equity in AMD Fab 36 KG and no loans were outstanding. These amounts have been eliminated in its consolidated financial statements.

On April 21, 2004, AMD, AMD Fab 36 KG, AMD Fab 36 LLC, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, a German company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMD that owns substantially all of the Company’s limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG, and AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, a German company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMD Fab 36 Holding that owns the remainder of the Company’s limited partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG, (collectively referred to as the AMD companies) entered into a series of agreements (the partnership agreements) with the unaffiliated limited partners of AMD Fab 36 KG, Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs, relating to the rights and obligations with respect to their limited partner and silent partner contributions in AMD Fab 36 KG. The partnership has been established for an indefinite period of time. A partner may terminate its participation in the partnership by giving twelve months advance notice to the other partners. The termination becomes effective at the end of the year following the year during which the notice is given. However, other than for good cause, a partner’s termination will not be effective before December 31, 2015.

Also on April 21, 2004, AMD Fab 36 KG entered into a term loan agreement and other related agreements (the Fab 36 Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, to finance the purchase of equipment and tools required to operate Fab 36. The consortium of banks agreed to make available up to $947 million in loans to AMD Fab 36 KG upon its achievement of specified milestones, including attainment of “technical completion” at Fab 36, which requires certification by the banks’ technical advisor that AMD Fab 36 KG has a wafer fabrication process suitable for high-volume production of advanced microprocessors and has achieved specified levels of average wafer starts per week and average wafer yields, as well as cumulative capital expenditures of approximately $1.4 billion. The Company currently anticipates that AMD Fab 36 KG will attain these milestones and first be able to draw on the loans in 2006. The amounts borrowed under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements are repayable in quarterly installments commencing in September 2007 and terminating in March 2011.

AMD Fab 36 KG pledged substantially all of its current and future assets as security under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements, the Company pledged its equity interest in AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 LLC, AMD Fab 36 Holding pledged its equity interest in AMD Fab 36 Admin and its partnership interest in AMD Fab 36 KG and AMD Fab 36 Admin and AMD Fab 36 LLC pledged all of their partnership interests in AMD Fab 36 KG. AMD guaranteed the obligations of AMD Fab 36 KG to the lenders under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements. (See Note 12). AMD also guaranteed repayment of grants and allowances by AMD Fab 36 KG, should such repayment be required pursuant to the terms of the subsidies provided by the federal and state German authorities. Pursuant to the terms of the guarantee, the Company has to comply with specified adjusted tangible net worth and EBITDA financial covenants if the sum of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, less the amount outstanding under any third-party revolving credit facility or term loan agreement with an original maturity date for amounts borrowed of up to one year (group consolidated cash), declines below the following amounts:

Amount

(in thousands)

if Moody’s

Rating is at least

if Standard & Poor’s Rating

is at least

$500,000B1 or lowerandB+ or lower
425,000Ba3andBB-
400,000Ba2andBB
350,000Ba1andBB+
300,000Baa3 or betterandBBB-or better

As of December 26, 2004, group consolidated cash was greater than $500 million, and therefore, the preceding financial covenants were not applicable.

The partnership agreements set forth each limited partner’s aggregate capital contribution to AMD Fab 36 KG and the milestones for such contributions. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreements, AMD, through AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin, agreed to provide an aggregate of $792 million, Leipziger Messe agreed to provide an aggregate of $271 million and Fab 36 Beteiligungs agreed to provide an aggregate of $162 million. The capital contributions of Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are comprised of limited partnership contributions and silent partnership contributions. These contributions are due at various dates upon the achievement of milestones relating to the construction and operation of Fab 36.

The partnership agreements also specify that the unaffiliated limited partners will receive a guaranteed rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent per annum on their total investment depending upon the monthly wafer output of Fab 36. The Company guaranteed these payments by AMD Fab 36 KG.

Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreements and subject to the prior consent of the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin have a call option over the limited partnership interests held by Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs, first exercisable three and one-half years after the relevant partner has completed the applicable capital contribution and every three years thereafter. Also, commencing five years after completion of the relevant partner’s capital contribution, Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs each have the right to sell their limited partnership interest to third parties (other than competitors), subject to a right of first refusal held by AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin, or to put their limited partnership interest to AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. The put option is thereafter exercisable every three years. Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs also have a put option in the event they are outvoted at AMD Fab 36 KG partners’ meetings with respect to certain specified matters such as increases in the partners’ capital contributions beyond those required by the partnership agreements, investments significantly in excess of the business plan, or certain dispositions of the limited partnership interests of AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. The purchase price under the put option is the partner’s capital account balance plus accumulated or accrued profits due to such limited partner. The purchase price under the call option is the same amount, plus a premium of $4.7 million to Leipziger Messe and a premium of $2.8 million to Fab 36 Beteiligungs. The right of first refusal price is the lower of the put option price or the price offered by the third party that triggered the right. The Company guaranteed the payments under the put options.

In addition, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are obligated to repurchase the silent partnership interest of Leipziger Messe’s and Fab 36 Beteiligungs’ contributions over time. Specifically, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are required to repurchase Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership interest of $108 million in annual 25 percent installments commencing one year after Leipziger Messe has completed its limited partnership and silent partnership contributions, and Fab 36 Beteiligungs’ silent partnership interest of $81 million in annual 20 percent installments commencing in October 2005.

For accounting and financial reporting purposes under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company classified the silent partnership contributions as debt, based on their fair value because of the mandatory redemption features described in the prior paragraph. Each accounting period, the Company increases the carrying value of this debt towards its ultimate redemption value of the silent partnership contributions by the guaranteed annual rate of return of between 11 percent to 13 percent. The Company is classifying this periodic accretion to redemption value as interest expense.

The limited partnership contributions that AMD Fab 36 KG expects to receive from Leipziger Messe and Fab 36 Beteiligungs are subject to the put and call provisions referenced above. These contributions are not mandatorily redeemable, but rather are subject to redemption outside of the control of AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin. Upon consolidation, the Company initially recorded these contributions as minority interest, based on their fair value. Each accounting period, the Company increases the carrying value of this

minority interest toward its ultimate redemption value of these contributions by the guaranteed rate of return of between 11 percent and 13 percent. The Company is classifying this periodic accretion of redemption value as an additional minority interest allocation. No separate accounting is required for the put and call options because they are not freestanding instruments and not considered derivatives under SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

As of December 26, 2004, AMD Fab 36 KG received $122 million of silent partnership contributions and $128 million of limited partnership contributions from the unaffiliated limited partners. These contributions were recorded as debt and minority interest, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

In addition to support from the Company and the consortium of banks referred to above, the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony have agreed to support the Fab 36 project in the form of:

a loan guarantee equal to 80 percent of the losses sustained by the lenders after foreclosure on all other security; and

subsidies consisting of grants and allowances totaling up to approximately $735 million.

As of December 26, 2004, AMD Fab 36 KG received cash allowances of $5 million for investments made in 2003 and cash grants of $25 million for investments made in 2003 and 2004.

The Fab 36 Loan Agreements also require that the Company:

provides funding to AMD Fab 36 KG if cash shortfalls occur, including funding shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any defaults caused by AMD Fab 36 KG or its affiliates; and

guarantees 100 percent of AMD Fab 36 KG’s obligations under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements until the bank loans are repaid in full.

Under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements, AMD Fab 36 KG, AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are generally prevented from paying dividends or making other payments to the Company. In addition, AMD Fab 36 KG would be in default under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements if the Company or any of the AMD companies fail to comply with certain obligations thereunder or upon the occurrence of certain events and if, after the occurrence of the event, the lenders determine that their legal or risk position is adversely affected. Circumstances that could result in a default include:

failure of any limited partner to make contributions to AMD Fab 36 KG as required under the partnership agreements or the Company’s failure to provide loans to AMD Fab 36 KG as required under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements;

failure to pay any amount due under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements within five days of the due date;

occurrence of any event which the lenders reasonably believe has had or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or condition of AMD Fab 36 KG or AMD or their ability to perform under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements;

filings or proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us, AMD Fab 36 KG or any limited partner;

occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Fab 36 Loan Agreements) of AMD;

AMD Fab 36 KG’s noncompliance with certain affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on payment of profits, dividends or other distributions except in limited circumstances and restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness, disposing of assets and repaying subordinated debt; and

AMD Fab 36 KG’s noncompliance with certain financial covenants, including minimum tangible net worth, minimum interest cover ratio, loan to fixed asset value ratio and a minimum cash covenant.

In general, any default with respect to other indebtedness of AMD or AMD Fab 36 KG that is not cured, would result in a cross-default under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements.

The occurrence of a default under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements would permit the lenders to accelerate the repayment of all amounts outstanding under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements. In addition, the occurrence of a default under these agreements could result in a cross-default under our loan agreements, including the indentures governing the Company’s 4.75% Debentures, 4.50% Notes and 7.75% Notes. The Company cannot assure that it would be able to obtain the funds necessary to fulfill these obligations. Any such failure would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Generally, the amounts under the Fab 36 Loan Agreements and the partnership agreements are denominated in euros. However, the Company reports these amounts in U.S. dollars, which are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. The Company used the exchange rate at December 26, 2004, of 0.739 euro to one U.S. dollar, to translate the amounts denominated in euros into U.S. dollars. However, with respect to amounts for limited partnership and other equity contributions, investment grants, allowances and subsidies received by AMD Fab 36 KG through December 26, 2004, the Company used historical exchange rates that were in effect at the time AMD Fab 36 KG received these amounts to convert amounts denominated in euros into U.S. dollars.

July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan),Loan and Guarantee

Under the July 2003 Spansion Term Loan, as amended, amounts borrowed bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.145.98 percent at December 28, 2003.26, 2004. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal and interest installments ending in September 2006. As of December 28, 2003, $72.526, 2004, $45 million was outstanding under the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan, of which 60 percent is guaranteed by the Company (see Note 12) and 40 percent is guaranteed by Fujitsu. FASLSpansion LLC has granted a security interest in certain property, plant and equipment as security under the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan.

In addition, as security for its guarantee obligations, the Company granted a security interest in certain of its assets, including its accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds.

ThePursuant to the terms of the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan, Agreement restricts FASLSpansion LLC is required to comply with the following financial covenants during an enhanced covenant period, which occurs if either Spansion LLC’s ability to pay cash dividends in respect of membership interests if its net domestic cash balance (as defined in the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan) dropsas of the last day of any fiscal quarter is below $130$60 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million from the second quarter of 2004 to the end of 2005 and $100 million during 2006. FASL LLC must also comply with additional financial covenantsor if its net domesticworldwide cash balance declines(as defined in the July 2003 Spansion Term Loan) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter is below $130 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million from the second quarter of 2004 to the end of 2005, and $100 million during 2006. At any time that net domestic cash falls below these thresholds, FASL LLC must comply with, among other things, the following financial covenants:million:

 

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan) of not less than $850 million;

 

achieve EBITDA according to the following schedule:

 

PeriodAmount

For the six months ending December 2003

$75 million

For the nine months ending March 2004

$170 million

For the four quarters ending June 2004

$285 million

For the four quarters ending September 2004

$475 million

For the four quarters ending December 2004

$550 million

For the four quarters ending in 2005

$640 million

For the four quarters ending in 2006

$800 million

Period  Amount
   (in millions)

For the four quarters ending December 2004

  $550

For the four quarters ending in 2005

  $640

For the four quarters ending in 2006

  $800

 

maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratiofixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan) according to the following schedule:

 

Period  Ratio

Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2003

0.2 to 1.00

First Fiscal Quarter of 2004

0.25 to 1.00

Period ending June 2004

0.4 to 1.00

Period ending September 2004

0.8 to 1.00

Period ending December 2004

  1.0 to 1.00

Full Fiscal Year 2005

  1.0 to 1.00

Full Fiscal Year 2006

  0.9 to 1.00

In addition, during an enhanced covenant period, Spansion LLC is restricted in its ability to pay cash dividends to the Company or Fujitsu.

 

AtAs of December 28, 2003, FASL26, 2004, Spansion LLC’s net domestic cash totaled $208balance was $119 million and its net worldwide cash balance was $196 million. Because Spansion LLC was not in an enhanced covenant period, the preceding financial covenants were not applicable.

 

FASL JAPANSpansion Japan Term Loan and Guarantee

 

As a result of the FASLformation of Spansion LLC transaction,(see Note 3), the third-party loans of the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s third-party loansVenture were refinanced from the proceeds of a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of 18 billion yen (approximately $168 million on December 28, 2003) entered into between FASL JAPANSpansion Japan, which owns the assets of the Manufacturing Joint Venture, and a Japanese financial institution. Under the agreement, the amounts borrowed bear an interest rate of TIBOR plus a spread that is determined by Fujitsu’s current debt rating and FASL JAPAN’sSpansion Japan’s non-consolidated net asset value as of the last day of its fiscal year. The interest rate was 0.98 percent as of December 28, 2003.26, 2004. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal installments ending in June 2007. FASL JAPAN’sAs of December 26, 2004, $127 million was outstanding under this term loan agreement. Spansion Japan’s assets are pledged as security for its borrowings under this agreement. Also, Fujitsu has guaranteed 100 percent of the amounts outstanding under itsthis facility. The Company has agreed to reimburse Fujitsu 60 percent of any amount paid by Fujitsu under its guarantee of this loan (see Note 12). Under this loan agreement, FASL JAPANloan. Pursuant to the terms of the Spansion Japan Term Loan, Spansion Japan is required to comply with the following financial covenants:

 

Ensureensure that assets exceed liabilities as of the end of each fiscal year and each six-month period during such fiscal year;

 

Maintainmaintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the loan agreement), as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, of not less than 60 billion yen;yen (approximately $579 million based on the exchange rate as of December 26, 2004);

Maintainmaintain total net income plus depreciation, as of the last day of each fiscal period, as follows:

 

PeriodAmount 

Fiscal year 2003

$78 million

First fiscal quarter of 2004

$23 million

First and second fiscal quarters of 2004

$68 million

Fiscal year 2004

$214 million

Fiscal year 2005

$197 million

Fiscal year 2006

$182 million

Period  Amount
   (in millions)

Fiscal year 2004

  $221

Fiscal year 2005

  $204

Fiscal year 2006

  $188

 

Ensureensure that as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) net income plus depreciation to (b) the sum of (i) interest expense for such period plus (ii) scheduled amortization of debt for borrowed money (as defined in the loan agreement) for such period, including lease rentals plus (iii) maintenance capital expenditures for FASL JAPAN’sSpansion Japan’s existing and after acquired real property and improvements at its manufacturing facilities located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, is not less than:

 

Period  Percentage 

First through fourth fiscal quarters of 2003

90%

First fiscal quarter of 2004

100%

Second fiscal quarter of 2004

110%

Third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2004

  120%

Fiscal year 2005

  120%

Fiscal year 2006

  120%

 

As of December 28, 2003, FASL JAPAN26, 2004, Spansion Japan was in compliance with these financial covenants.

 

Because most amounts under the Spansion Japan Term Loan are denominated in yen, the dollar amounts are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. The Company used the exchange rate as of December 26, 2004 of 103.62 yen to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in yen into U.S. dollars.

AMD Penang Term Loan

On January 29, 2004, the Company’s subsidiary in Malaysia, AMD Export Sdn. Bhd., or AMD Penang, entered into a term loan agreement with a local financial institution. Under the terms of the loan agreement, AMD Penang can borrow up to 30 million Malaysian Ringgit (approximately $8 million as of December 26, 2004) in order to fund the purchase of equipment. The loan bears a fixed annual interest rate of 5.9 percent and is payable in equal, consecutive, monthly principal and interest installments through February 2009. The total amount outstanding as of December 26, 2004 was approximately $6 million.

Spansion China Loan

During the second quarter of 2004, Spansion (China) Limited, a subsidiary of Spansion LLC, entered into two revolving loan agreements with a local financial institution. Under the terms of the revolving foreign exchange loan agreement, Spansion China can borrow in U.S. dollars up to an amount of $18 million. Under the terms of the revolving Renminbi (RMB) loan agreement, Spansion China can borrow up to RMB 120 million (approximately $14.5 million as of December 26, 2004). The interest rate on the U.S. dollar denominated loans is LIBOR plus one percent and the interest rate on the RMB denominated loans is fixed at 4.779 percent. The maximum term of each loan is 12 months from the date of each drawdown. As of December 26, 2004, Spansion China had fully drawn on the loans.

Capital Lease and Sale Leaseback Transactions

 

On July 16, 2003, FASL JAPANSpansion Japan entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for certain equipment with a third-party financial institution in the amount of 12 billion yen (approximately $100 million on July 16, 2003) of cash proceeds. Upon execution of the agreement, the equipment had a net book value of approximately $168 million. As the term on the leaseback transaction was more than 75 percent of the remaining estimated economic lives of the equipment, the Company is accounting for the transaction as a capital lease. The Company recognized an immediate loss of $16 million on the transaction due to the fact that the estimated fair market value of the equipment was less than its net book value at the time of the transaction. The Company also recorded a deferred loss of approximately $52 million, which is being amortized over the term of the lease in proportion to the amortization of the underlying leased assets. The Company guaranteed 50 percent of the outstanding obligations under the lease arrangement (see Note 12). As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, the outstanding lease obligation under this agreement werewas approximately $86$60 million. In addition, FASLSpansion LLC and its subsidiaries also entered into other capital lease and leaseback transactions. These transactions during the third quarter of 2003, which resulteddid not result in additional capital lease obligations of $159 million as of December 28, 2003.significant gain or loss. Accordingly, as of December 28, 2003, FASL26, 2004, Spansion LLC had aggregate outstanding capital lease obligations of approximately $245$184 million. Obligations under these lease agreements are collateralized by the assets leased and are payable through 2007. Leased assets consist principally of machinery and equipment. The Company has guaranteed approximately $147$87 million of FASLSpansion LLC’s aggregate outstanding capital lease obligations as of December 28, 200326, 2004 (see Note 12).

 

The gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases totaled approximately $335$361 million and $109$335 million as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002,28, 2003, and are included in the related property, plant and equipment category. Amortization of assets recorded under capital leases is included in depreciation expense. Accumulated amortization of these leased assets was approximately $83$158 million and $74$83 million as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002.28, 2003.

For each of the next five years and beyond, the Company’s debt and capital lease payment obligations are:

 

  

Long-term debt

(Principal only)

  Capital
leases
  Total  Long-term
debt
(Principal
only)
  Capital
leases
  Total


  (in thousands)
  (Thousands)

2004

  $109,587  $94,102  $203,689

2005

   418,039   90,048   508,087  $134,081  $103,205  $237,286

2006

   383,270   75,669   458,939   121,362   84,698   206,060

2007

   436,086   3,939   440,025   264,183   4,861   269,044

2008

   —     129   129   27,941   212   28,153

Beyond 2008

   500,000   —     500,000

2009

   26,676   —     26,676

Beyond 2010

   1,100,000   —     1,100,000

Total

   1,846,982   263,887   2,110,869   1,674,243   192,976   1,867,219

Less: amount representing interest

   —     17,929   17,929   —     8,123   8,123

Total at present value

  $1,846,982  $245,958  $2,092,940  $1,674,243  $184,853  $1,859,096

 

NOTE 8:    Interest Income and Other, Net & Interest Expense

 

Interest Income and Other, Net

 

  2003  2002 2001 


   2004 2003  2002 
  (Thousands)   (in thousands) 

Interest income

  $19,702  $35,390  $56,424   $18,013  $19,702  $35,390 

Other income (loss), net

   1,414   (3,258)  (30,729)   (49,163)  1,414   (3,258)


    $(31,150)   $21,116   $32,132 
  $21,116  $32,132  $25,695 

 

 

Other income (loss), net in 2003, 2002, and 2001 consisted2004 included a charge of chargesapproximately $32 million related to a series of transactions pursuant to which the Company exchanged $201 million of its 4.50% Notes for other than temporary declines inits common stock. The charge represented the difference between the fair value of the Company’s marketable debtcommon stock issued in the transactions and equity securities investments totaling approximately $2.3 million, $4.7 million and $27 million.the fair value of the common stock issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms of the 4.50% Notes. In addition, interestother income and(loss), net in 2004 included a charge of approximately $14 million in connection with the prepayment of the Dresden Term Loan. Other income (loss), net, in 2004 also included a loss of approximately $6 million during the second quarter of 2004 as a result of the mark-to-market of certain of foreign currency forward contracts being used as economic hedges of forecasted capital contributions to AMD Fab 36 KG, which do not qualify as accounting hedges. In addition, other income (loss), net, in 2004 included a gain of $7.5 million from sale of available-for-sale investments, compared to a gain of $3.7 million in 2003.

Other income (loss), net, in 2003 included a gain of approximately $6 million resulting from the partial sale of assets in connection with the formation of FASLSpansion LLC (see Note 3)., and $2.3 million in charges for other-than-temporary declines in the Company’s equity investments as compared to $4.7 million in 2002.

 

Interest Expense

 

  2003 2002 2001 


   2004 2003 2002 
  (Thousands)   (in thousands) 

Total interest charges

  $111,433  $82,060  $68,403   $121,726  $111,433  $82,060 

Less: interest capitalized

   (1,473)  (10,711)  (7,043)   (9,398)  (1,473)  (10,711)

 

Interest expense

  $109,960  $71,349  $61,360   $112,328  $109,960  $71,349 

 

 

In 2004 and 2003, interest expense consisted primarily of interest incurred under the Dresden Loan Agreements, interest on the Company’s 4.75% Debentures issued in January 2002 and 4.50% Notes issued in

November 2002, interest on the July 2003 FASLSpansion Term Loan and interest on other FASLSpansion LLC’s long-term debt and capital lease obligations. In 2002, interest expense consisted primarily of interest incurred under the Dresden Loan Agreements and interest on the Company’s 4.75% Debentures issued in January 2002. In 2001,The Company also capitalized interest expense consisted primarilyduring 2004 of interest incurred under the$9 million in connection with its Fab 36 construction activities in Dresden, Loan Agreements and interest on the Company’s 6% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2005 issued in May 1998, which were redeemed in May 2001. Interest capitalized is associated with conversion of Fab 25 to a Flash memory facility and facilitization activities at Fab 30.

Germany.

NOTE 9:    Segment Reporting

 

Management reviews and assesses operating performance using segment revenues and operating income before interest, taxes and minority interest. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments based on management judgment. Prior to the third quarter of 2003, the Company had two reportable segments, the Core Products and Foundry Services segments. Primarily as a result of the formation of FASLSpansion LLC, during the third quarter of 2003, the Company re-evaluated its reportable segments under SFAS 131.

 

Beginning in the third quarter of 2003, theThe Company changed its reportable segments to: the Computation Products segment, which includes microprocessor products for desktop and mobile PCs, servers and workstations and chipset products, and the Memory Products segment, which includes Flash memory products.

The In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company began presenting its Personal Connectivity Solutions operating segment as a separate reportable segment because the operating loss from this operating segment exceeded 10 percent of the combined profit of all its operating segments, and therefore this operating segment became a reportable segment under the requirements of Statement of Financial Standards 131, “Segment Reporting.” Previously, the Company included the Personal Connectivity Solutions operating segment in its All Other category. The Personal Connectivity Solutions segment includes primarily low power, high performance x86 and MIPS architecture-based embedded microprocessors. In addition to these three reportable segments, the Company also has the All Other category, which is not a reportable segment but rather it includes other small operating segments (Personal Connectivity Solutions products, which include low power MIPS and x86 solutions, and Foundry Services, which included fees from our former voice communications and programmable logic products subsidiaries) that represent less than ten percent of the Company’s consolidated revenues and assets individually and in the aggregate. This category also includes certain operating expenses and credits that are not allocated to the operating segments. All other revenues in 2003 and 2002 were derived from foundry services which were discontinued in 2002.

Prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. However, as FASLbecause Spansion LLC did not exist prior to June 30, 2003, the Company’s results of operations for prior periods did not include the consolidation of FASLSpansion LLC’s operations. Accordingly, the segment operating information for the Memory Products segment for the year ended December 28, 200326, 2004 is not comparable to the reclassified segment information for allthe prior periods presented.

The following table is a summary of operating income (loss) by segment and category for 2004, 2003 2002 and 2001.2002.

 

  2003 2002 2001 


   2004 2003 2002 
  (Thousands)   (in thousands) 

Computation Products

      

Revenue

  $1,959,759  $1,756,016  $2,465,576 

Net sales

  $2,527,674  $1,959,759  $1,756,016 

Operating income (loss)

  $(23,194) $(660,596) $(190,609)   302,798   (23,194)  (660,596)

Memory Products

      

Revenue

   1,418,948   740,895   1,132,921 

Net sales

   2,342,542   1,418,948   740,895 

Operating income (loss)

   34,906   (189,552)  (159,585)

Personal Connectivity Solutions Products

   

Net sales

   131,219   140,359   165,953 

Operating income (loss)

   (189,552)  (159,585)  267,817    (71,632)  (14,283)  (25,453)

All Other

      

Revenue

   140,461   200,118   293,257 

Net sales

   —     102   34,165 

Operating income (loss)

   (20,638)  (405,205)  (135,466)   (44,263)  (6,355)  (379,752)

Total AMD

   

Revenue

   3,519,168   2,697,029   3,891,754 

Total

   

Net sales

   5,001,435   3,519,168   2,697,029 

Operating income (loss)

   (233,384)  (1,225,386)  (58,258)   221,809   (233,384)  (1,225,386)

Interest income and other, net

   21,116   32,132   25,695    (31,150)  21,116   32,132 

Interest expense

   (109,960)  (71,349)  (61,360)   (112,328)  (109,960)  (71,349)

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

   44,761   —     —      18,663   44,761   —   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   2,936   44,586   (14,463)

Provision for income taxes

   5,838   2,936   44,586 

Equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   5,913   6,177   18,879    —     5,913   6,177 

 

Net loss

  $(274,490) $(1,303,012) $(60,581)

 

Net income (loss)

  $91,156  $(274,490) $(1,303,012)

 

The Company does not discretely allocate assets to its operating segments, nor does management evaluate operating segments using discrete asset information.

The Company’s operations outside the United States include both manufacturing and sales activities. The Company’s manufacturing subsidiaries are located in Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and China. Its sales subsidiaries are located in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

The following table summarizes sales for each of the three years ended December 26, 2004 and long-lived assets by geographic areas as of and for each of the threetwo years ended December 28, 2003:26, 2004:

 

  2003  2002  2001


  2004  2003 2002 
  (Thousands)  (in thousands)   

Sales to external customers:

               

United States(1)

  $720,679  $736,566  $1,282,663  $1,037,924  $720,679  $736,566 

Japan

   575,479   251,673   217,667   1,084,465   575,479   251,673 

Korea

   316,893   339,740   279,898   167,130   316,893   339,740 

China

   464,373   —  (2)  —  (2)

Europe

   1,179,474   945,836   1,492,428   1,312,613   1,179,474   945,836 

Other Countries

   726,643   423,214   619,098   934,930   726,643   423,214 

  $3,519,168  $2,697,029  $3,891,754


  $5,001,435  $3,519,168  $2,697,029 

Long-lived assets:

               

United States

  $1,045,194  $1,020,914     $982,191  $1,045,194  

Germany

   1,530,687   1,552,486      1,983,032   1,530,687  

Japan

   974,473   1,922      882,109   974,473  

Other Countries

   298,138   305,487      386,475   298,138  


   $4,233,807   $3,848,492  
  $3,848,492  $2,880,809   

(1) Includes an insignificant amount of sales in CanadaCanada.
(2)Breakdown was not available in 2002 and 2003. Sales to China in 2002 and 2003 were included in sales to Other Countries.

 

Sales to external customers are based on the customer’s billing location. Long-lived assets are those assets used in each geographic area.

 

The Company markets and sells its products primarily to a broad base of customers comprising distributors and OEMs of computer and communications equipment. In 2004, gross sales to one of the Company’s distributors was approximately $631 million, which accounted for approximately 13 percent of the Company’s consolidated gross sales. The revenue from this customer was primarily attributable to the Computation Products segment. In 2004, gross sales to Fujitsu were approximately $1.1 billion, which accounted for approximately 22 percent of the Company’s consolidated gross sales. The revenue from Fujitsu was primarily attributable to the Memory Products segment, although Fujitsu is also an OEM customer with respect to the Company’s Computation Products segment. In 2003, netgross sales to one of the Company’s distributors was approximately $458 million, which accounted for approximately 13 percent of the Company’s consolidated netgross sales. The revenue from this customer was primarily attributable to the Computation Products segment. In 2003, netgross sales to another one of the Company’s distributors wasFujitsu were approximately $463$449 million, which accounted for approximately 13 percent of the Company’s consolidated netgross sales. The revenue from this customerFujitsu was primarily attributable to the Memory Products segment, although Fujitsu is also an OEM customer with respect to the Company’s Computation Products segment. No distributor accounted for ten percent or more of consolidated netgross sales in 20022002. Other than Fujitsu who is both an OEM and 2001. Nodistributor customer, no OEM customer accounted for more than ten percent of consolidated netgross sales in 2003 2002 and 2001.2002.

 

NOTE 10:    Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

 

Stock Option PlansEquity Incentive Program Description.    The Company has severalCompany’s stock option programs are intended to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified employees. On April 29, 2004, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2004 Plan), which had previously been approved by its Board of Directors. Stock options available for grant under the Company’s equity compensation plans under whichthat were in effect before April 29, 2004, (the Prior Plans), including those that were not approved by the Company’s stockholders, were consolidated into the 2004 Plan. As of April 29, 2004, equity awards are made only from the 2004 Plan. Under

the Company’s Prior Plans key employees have beengenerally were, and under the 2004 Plan key employees generally are, granted incentive (ISOs) and nonqualified (NSOs) stock options (NSOs) to purchase the Company’sits common stock. Compensation expense, if any, recorded upon the issuance of stock options, is computed using the intrinsic value method. Generally, options vest and become exercisable over a four-year period from the date of grant and expire five to ten years after the date of grant. ISOsAny incentive stock options (ISOs) granted under the plansPrior Plans or the 2004 Plans have exercise prices of not less than 100%100 percent of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Exercise prices of NSOs range from $0.01 to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Under the 2004 Plan, the Company has also granted awards of restricted stock. The purchase price for an award of restricted stock is $0.01 per share. Restricted stock can be granted to any employee or consultant. Restricted stock that vests based on continued service does not fully vest for three years from the date of grant. Restricted stock that vests based on performance does not vest for at least one year from the date of grant.

 

On June 27, 2003, the Company filed a Tender Offer Statement with the SEC and made an offer, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders to exchange certain stock options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding under eligible option plans and held by eligible employees, for replacement options to be granted no sooner than six months and one day from the cancellation of the surrendered options. The offer to exchange

expired on July 25, 2003. Options to purchase approximately 19 million shares of the Company’s common stock were tendered for exchange and cancelled on July 28, 2003 (see Note 17).2003. On January 30, 2004, the Company granted options to purchase approximately 12 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise prices which represented the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date, in exchange for options cancelled. The Company did not record compensation expense as a result of the exchange.

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity and related information for the fiscal years presented:

 

  2003  2002  2001


  Number
of shares
 Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Number
of
shares
 Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Number
of
shares
 Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  2004  2003  2002


  Number
of
shares
 Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Number
of shares
 Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Number
of
shares
 Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  (Shares in thousands)  (Shares in thousands)

Options:

                  

Outstanding at beginning of year

  60,408  $18.58  52,943  $20.44  43,852  $20.70  40,969  $12.92  60,408  $18.58  52,943  $20.44

Granted

  5,575   9.46  11,829   5.62  14,088   16.91  26,121   14.54  5,575   9.46  11,829   5.62

Canceled

  (22,642)  27.69  (3,413)  20.34  (1,444)  25.31  (3,425)  23.20  (22,642)  27.69  (3,413)  20.34

Exercised

  (2,372)  7.86  (951)  6.23  (3,553)  7.56  (9,981)  10.08  (2,372)  7.86  (951)  6.23

Outstanding at end of year

  40,969  $12.92  60,408  $18.58  52,943  $20.44  53,684  $13.58  40,969  $12.92  60,408  $18.58

Exercisable at end of year

  28,624  $13.66  33,807  $19.55  22,465  $17.63  32,250  $13.72  28,624  $13.66  33,807  $19.55

Available for grant at beginning of year

  13,019    21,146    11,803    29,613    13,019    21,146  

Available for grant at end of year

  29,613    13,019    21,146    23,901    29,613    13,019  

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding as of December 28, 2003:26, 2004:

 

   Options outstanding  Options exercisable

Range of exercise prices  Number of
shares
  Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
  Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Number of
shares
  Weighted-
average
exercise
price

   (Shares in thousands)

$  0.01 – $  8.19

  11,372  6.27  $6.62  6,697  $6.78

$  8.22 – $  9.72

  10,368  6.03   8.96  8,732   8.97

$  9.75 – $16.05

  10,533  7.36   13.06  5,914   12.73

$16.19 – $45.50

  8,696  6.27   25.71  7,281   26.38

$  0.01 – $45.50

  40,969  6.49  $12.92  28,624  $13.66

   Options outstanding

  Options exercisable

Range of exercise prices  Number of
shares
  Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
  Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Number of
shares
  Weighted-
average
exercise
price
   (Shares in thousands)

$  0.01 – $   9.56

  14,609  5.41  $7.57  11,511  $7.73

$  9.57 – $ 14.64

  15,842  7.21   12.88  6,153   12.47

$14.65 – $ 15.50

  14,653  6.50   14.98  8,063   14.87

$15.55 – $ 45.50

  8,580  6.03   22.69  6,523   24.03

$  0.01 – $ 45.50

  53,684  6.34  $13.58  32,250  $13.72

 

Stock Purchase Plan.    The Company has an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that allows eligible and participating employees to purchase, through payroll deductions, shares of the Company’s common stock at 85 percent of the lower of the fair market value on the first or the last business day of the three-month offering period. As of December 28, 2003, 6,754,48126, 2004, 4,603,182 common shares remained available for issuance under the plan. A summary of stock purchased under the plan for the specified fiscal years is shown below:

 

  2003  2002  2001


  2004  2003  2002
  (Thousands)  (in thousands)

Aggregate purchase price

  $17,060  $23,488  $16,816�� $24,345  $17,060  $23,488

Shares purchased

   3,414   3,177   1,220   2,151   3,414   3,177

 

The weighted-average fair value of shares purchasedrights granted under the Company’s ESPP during 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $2.66, $4.86 and 2001 were $4.86, $2.26 and $3.82 per share, respectively.share.

 

Restricted Stock Awards.    In 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan under which the Company was authorized to issue two million shares of common stock to employees who are not covered by Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subject to terms and conditions determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. To date,As of December 26, 2004, the Company has canceled agreements covering

48,291 shares without issuance and the Company hashad issued 370,524 shares pursuant to prior agreements. As of December 28, 2003, agreements covering 18,42526, 2004, there are no awards outstanding and no shares were outstanding.available for future grants. Activity under this plan is included in the accompanying tables summarizing activity under the Company’s employee stock plans.

Under its 2004 Plan, the Company is authorized to issue nine million shares of common stock to employees as restricted stock or as stock options with an exercise price of no less than 85% of fair market value on the date of grant. As of December 26, 2004, the Company issued 43,000 shares of restricted stock under this plan. Compensation expense recognized for these shares is not significant.

 

Shares Reserved for Issuance.    The Company had a total of approximately 77,337,83128,504,077 shares of common stock reserved as of December 28, 200326, 2004 for issuance under employee stock option plans and the ESPP, including restricted stock awards.

 

Stock-Based Compensation—Pro Forma Disclosures.    For pro forma disclosure purposes only, the Company estimates the fair value of its stock-based awards to employees using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model was developed for use in estimating fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, the Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including expected stock price volatility. Because our stock-based awards to employees have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do

may not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our stock-based awards to employees. The fair value of our stock-based awards to employees was estimated assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

  Options ESPP 


  2003 2002 2001 2003 2002 2001   Options ESPP 


   2004 2003 2002 2004 2003 2002 

Expected life (years)

  3.27  3.17  3.02  0.25  0.25  0.25   3.68  3.27  3.17  0.25  0.25  0.25 

Expected stock price volatility

  82.91% 84.68% 83.43% 63.66% 99.00% 85.03%  78.33% 82.91% 84.68% 45.21% 63.66% 99.00%

Risk-free interest rate

  1.99% 2.93% 3.57% 1.49% 1.87% 2.58%  2.74% 1.99% 2.93% 1.69% 1.49% 1.87%

 

The Company granted a total of 25,999,480 stock-based awards during 2004 with exercise prices equal to the closing price of its common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $14.56 and $8.20. The Company granted a total of 80,265 stock-based awards during 2004 with exercise prices greater than the closing price of its common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $14.54 and $6.34. The Company granted 41,000 stock-based awards in 2004 at less than the closing price of its common stock on the grant date, excluding 43,000 shares of restricted stock granted in 2004 at less than closing price of its common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $1.39 and $13.61.

 

The Company granted a total of 5,566,484 stock-based awards during 2003 with exercise prices equal to the marketclosing price of theits common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $9.46 and $5.67, respectively.$5.67. The Company granted a total of 8,745 stock-based awards during 2003 with exercise prices greater than the marketclosing price of theits common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $9.54 and $4.05, respectively.$4.05. The Company did not grant stock-based awards during 2003 with exercise prices less than the marketclosing price of theits common stock on the grant date.

 

The Company granted a total of 11,527,551 stock-based awards during 2002 with exercise prices equal to the marketclosing price of theits common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $9.86 and $5.48, respectively.$5.48. The Company granted a total of 114,980 stock-based awards during 2002 with exercise prices greater than the marketclosing price of theits common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $12.73 and $5.89, respectively.$5.89. The Company granted a total of 186,157 stock-based awards during 2002 with exercise prices less than the marketclosing price of theits common stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $0.08 and $13.70, respectively. The Company granted a total of 13,870,950 stock-based awards during 2001 with exercise prices equal to the market price of the stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $16.93 and $9.27, respectively. The Company granted a total of 157,476 stock-based awards during 2001 with exercise prices greater than the market price of the stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $21.21 and $0.11, respectively. The Company granted a total of 59,115 stock-based awards during 2001 with exercise prices less than the market price of the stock on the grant date. The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of these awards were $1.08 and $22.54, respectively.

$13.70.

NOTE 11:    Other Employee Benefit Plans

 

Profit Sharing Program.    The Company has a profit sharing program to which the Board of Directors may authorize quarterly contributions. All employees who have worked with the Company for three months or more are eligible to participate in this program. Profit sharing expense was approximately $14 million in 2004 and $4 million in 2003. There was no profit sharing expense in 2002. Profit sharing expense was approximately $4 million in 2003 and $25 million in 2001.

 

Retirement Savings Plan.    The Company has a retirement savings plan, commonly known as a 401(k) plan, that allows participating employees in the United States to contribute from oneup to 15100 percent of their pre-tax salary subject to Internal Revenue Service limits. The Company matches employee contributions at a rate of 50 cents on each dollar of the first six percent of participants’ contributions, to a maximum of three percent of eligible compensation. The Company’s contributions to the 401(k) plan were approximately $12 million in 2004, $10 million in 2003 and $14 million in 2002 and $11 million in 2001.2002.

NOTE 12:    Commitments and Guarantees

 

The Company leases certain of its facilities, as well as the underlying land in certain jurisdictions, under agreements that expire at various dates through 2018.2032. The Company also leases certain of its manufacturing and office equipment for terms ranging from one to five years. Rent expense was approximately $63 million, $53 million and $65 million in 2004, 2003 and $62 million in 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively.

 

For each of the next five years and beyond, noncancelable long-term operating lease obligations, including facilities vacated in connection with restructuring activities, and unconditional commitments to construct the 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility and purchase manufacturing supplies and services are as follows:

 

  Operating
leases
  Unconditional
purchase
commitments
  Operating
leases
  Purchase
commitments


  (in thousands)
  (Thousands)

2004

  $74,288  $480,109

2005

   61,096   98,301  $76,865  $281,662

2006

   47,969   27,239   63,812   205,951

2007

   40,340   19,154   51,007   209,301

2008

   39,967   2,710   44,547   183,774

Beyond 2008

   203,186   2,623

2009

   39,071   43,074

Beyond 2009

   155,552   357,438


  $430,854  $1,281,200
  $466,846  $630,136

 

The previous operating lease for the Company’s corporate marketing, general and administrative facility in Sunnyvale, California expired in December 1998, at which time the Company arranged for the sale of the facility to a third party and leased it back under a new operating lease. The Company deferred the gain ($37 million) on the sale and is amortizing it over a period of 20 years, the life of the lease. The lease expires in December 2018. At the beginning of the fourth lease year and every three years thereafter, the rent will be adjusted by 200 percent of the cumulative increase in the consumer price index over the prior three-year period, up to a maximum of 6.9 percent. Certain other operating leases contain provisions for escalating lease payments subject to changes in the consumer price index. Total future lease obligations as of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, were approximately $467$431 million, of which $126$106 million was recorded as a liability for certain facilities that were included in our 2002 Restructuring Plan. (See Note 14.)

 

The Company, in the normal course of business, entered into purchase commitments for manufacturing supplies and services. Total non-cancelable purchase commitments as of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, were approximately $630 million$1.3 billion for periods through 2009. In November 2003, the Company announced its intention2020. These purchase commitments include approximately $546 million related to constructcontractual obligations to purchase energy and facilitize a 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility,gas for Fab 36. Fab 36 will be owned by a newly created partnership named AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, or AMD30 and Fab 36 and will be located in Dresden, Germany, adjacent to Fab 30. In November 2003, AMD Fab 36 entered into an agreement with a German entity, M+W Zander, pertaining to the

design and construction of the manufacturing facility. As of December 28, 2003, AMD Fab 36 is required to make payments to M+W Zander through May 2005 in an aggregate amount of approximately $440 million. As of December 28, 2003, the Company’s purchase commitments also included $80$250 million representing future payments to IBM underpursuant to the Company’s joint development agreement, which calls for a quarterly payment of $10 million.agreement. As theIBM’s services are being performed ratably over the life of the agreement, the Company expenses the payments as incurred. PurchaseThe Company’s non-cancelable purchase commitments also includedinclude approximately $71$141 million to M+W Zander for the design and construction of Fab 36 and other related services. These payments will be made to M+W Zander as services are performed. In addition, unconditional purchase commitments also include approximately $68 million for various software maintenance agreements the Company enters into that require periodic payments through 2007.2009. As a result, the Company has not recorded any liabilities relating to these agreements. The remaining $39 millioncommitments primarily consistsconsist of non-cancelable contractual obligations to purchase agreements for raw materials, natural resources and office supplies. Purchase orders for goods and services that are cancelable without significant penalties are not included in the total amount.

 

The Company accounts for guarantees in accordance with FIN 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.”

Guarantees of indebtedness recordedIndebtedness Recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheetsConsolidated Balance Sheet

 

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of December 28, 200326, 2004 related to underlying liabilities that are already recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheetssheet as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and their expected expiration dates by year:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

   Amounts
Guaranteed*
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 and
Beyond

   (Thousands)

Dresden intercompany guarantee

  $332,028  $18,653  $167,880  $145,495  $—    $ —  $ —

July 2003 FASL term loan guarantee (see Note 7)

   43,500   16,500   16,500   10,500   —        

FASL JAPAN term loan guarantee (see Note 7)

   100,756   26,868   26,868   26,868   20,152      

FASL capital lease guarantees (see Note 7)

   147,303   53,655   49,494   40,422   3,732      

Total guarantees

  $623,587  $115,676  $260,742  $223,285  $23,884  $  $

*Represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations guaranteed andyear. No incremental liabilities are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.

Dresden Term Loan and Dresden Term Loan Guarantee

AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, (AMD Saxony, formerly known as AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH), an indirect wholly owned German subsidiary of AMD, continues to facilitize Fab 30, which began production in the third quarter of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony, and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project.

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a loan agreement and other related agreements (the Dresden Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, in order to finance the project. AMD Saxony has pledged substantially all of its property as security under the Dresden Loan Agreements. The Dresden Loan Agreements were amended in February 2004 to accommodate the construction, facilitization, and operation of Fab 36.

Because most of the amounts under the Dresden Loan Agreements are denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros), the dollar amounts are subject to change based on applicable exchange rates. The Company used the exchange rate that was permanently fixed on January 1, 1999, of 1.95583 deutsche marks to one euro for the conversion of deutsche marks to euros, and then used exchange rate as of December 28, 2003, of 0.804 euro to one U.S. dollar to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks into U.S. dollars.

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, provide for the funding of the construction and facilitization of Fab 30. The funding consists of:

equity contributions, subordinated and revolving loans and loan guarantees from, and full cost reimbursement through, AMD;

loans from a consortium of banks; and

investment grants, investment allowances, interest subsidies, and loan guarantees from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony.

The Dresden Loan Agreements require that the Company partially fund Fab 30 project costs in the form of subordinated and revolving loans to, or equity investments in, AMD Saxony. In accordance with the terms of the Dresden Loan Agreements, as of December 28, 2003 the Company had provided $179 million of subordinated loans and $286 million of equity investments in AMD Saxony. These amounts have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

In addition to support from the Company, the consortium of banks referred to above made available $954 million in loans to AMD Saxony to help fund Fab 30 project costs. The loans have been fully drawn and a portion has been repaid. AMD Saxony had $664 million of such loans outstanding as of December 28, 2003, which are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Finally, pursuant to a Subsidy Agreement the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony are supporting the Fab 30 project, in accordance with the Dresden Loan Agreements, in the form of:

guarantees equal to 65 percent of AMD Saxony bank debt, or $432 million;

capital investment grants and allowances totaling approximately $453 million; and

interest subsidies totaling $191 million.

Of these amounts, AMD Saxony received approximately $412 million in capital investment grants and allowances and $131 million in interest subsidies. In addition, AMD Saxony has received advance payments for interest subsidies amounting to $22 million as of December 28, 2003. AMD Saxony also received $55 million in research and development subsidies through December 28, 2003. Amounts received under the Subsidy Agreement are recorded as a long-term liability on the Company’s financial statements and are being amortized to operations ratably over the contractual life of the Subsidy Agreement as a reduction to operating expenses through December of 2008. Historical exchange rates in effect at the time these investment grants and allowances and interest subsidies were received were used to translate amounts denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros) into U.S. dollars.

Under the Subsidy Agreement, for the construction and financing of Fab 30, AMD Saxony undertook to attain a certain employee headcount by December 2003 and to maintain such headcount until December 2008. Noncompliance with the conditions of the grants, allowances and subsidies contained in the Subsidy Agreement could result in the forfeiture of all or a portion of the future amounts to be received, as well as the repayment of all or a portion of amounts received to date. In December 2002, AMD Saxony reduced its anticipated employment levels as a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan. Consequently, as of December 2003, headcount was below the level agreed to by AMD Saxony at which AMD Saxony would be entitled to receive the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available. However, the aggregate amount of grants and allowances actually received by AMD Saxony to date, calculated as a percentage of the maximum amount of grants and allowances available, does not exceed the actual headcount at AMD Saxony at December 2003, calculated as a percentage of the headcount target undertaken in the Subsidy Agreement. Accordingly,

AMD Saxony does not believe it has received grants and allowances in excess of its entitlement under the Subsidy Agreement. However, the Company anticipates that the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available under the Subsidy Agreement will be reduced from an originally anticipated amount of $517 million to approximately $453 million. The Company adjusted the quarterly amortization of these amounts accordingly.

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, also require that the Company:

provide interim funding to AMD Saxony if either the remaining capital investment grants and allowances or the remaining interest subsidies are delayed, such funding to be repaid to AMD, as AMD Saxony receives the investment grants and allowances or subsidies from the State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany;

fund shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any default under the Subsidy Agreement caused by AMD Saxony or its affiliates; and

guarantee of up to 50 percent of AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which guarantee must not be less than $138 million or more than $373 million, until the bank loans are repaid in full. As of December 28, 2003, the amount outstanding under the guarantee was $332 million.

As AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, no incremental liability is recorded under the Dresden guarantee.

AMD Saxony would be in default under the Dresden Loan Agreements if the Company, AMD Saxony or AMD Saxony Holding GmbH (AMD Holding) fails to comply with certain obligations thereunder or upon the occurrence of certain events and if, after the occurrence of the event, the lenders determine that their legal or risk position is materially adversely affected. Circumstances that could result in a default include:

failure to fund equity contributions or loans or otherwise comply with the Company’s obligations relating to the Dresden Loan Agreements;

the sale of shares in AMD Saxony or AMD Holding;

the failure to pay material obligations;

the occurrence of a material adverse change or filings or proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company, AMD Saxony or AMD Holding;

the occurrence of a default under the July 2003 Loan Agreement; and

AMD Saxony’s noncompliance with certain financial covenants, including minimum tangible net worth, minimum interest cover ratio, asset cover ratio and a minimum liquidity covenant.

Generally, any default with respect to borrowings made or guaranteed by AMD that results in recourse to the Company of more than $2.5 million, and that is not cured by the Company, would result in a cross-default under the Dresden Loan Agreements. As of December 28, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all conditions of the Dresden Loan Agreements.

In the event the Company is unable to meet its obligations to AMD Saxony as required under the Dresden Loan Agreements and the lenders determine that their legal or risk position is materially adversely affected, the Company will be in default under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which would permit acceleration of the

outstanding loans of approximately $664 million. The occurrence of a default under these agreements would likely result in a cross-default under the Indentures governing the Company’s 4.75% Debentures and 4.50% Notes. The Company cannot assure that it would be able to obtain the funds necessary to fulfill these obligations. Any such failure would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Guarantees of indebtedness not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheetssheet for these guarantees:

 

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of December 28, 2003 for which underlying liabilities are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 28, 2003. These guarantees are described below the following table:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

 
   Amounts
Guaranteed*
  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 and
Beyond
 

 
   (Thousands) 

FASL LLC operating lease guarantees

  $26,604  $12,279  $8,367  $5,958  $—    $ —  $—   

AMTC payment guarantee

   39,793   —     —     —     39,793      —   

AMTC term loan guarantee

   31,088   31,088   —     —     —        —   

AMTC rental guarantee

   145,811   —     —     —     —        145,811**

Total guarantees

   $243,296   $43,367   $8,367   $5,958   $39,793   $ —   $145,811 

 
   Amounts
Guaranteed(1)
  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010 and
Beyond
   (in thousands)

July 2003 Spansion term loan guarantee (see Note 7)

  $26,759  $16,500  $10,259  $—    $—    $—    $    —  

Spansion Japan term loan guarantee (see Note 7)

   76,433   27,794   27,794   20,845   —     —     —  

Spansion capital lease guarantees

   87,303   49,557   34,475   3,271   —     —     —  

Repurchase Obligations to Fab 36 partners(2)

   121,931   16,242   26,422   26,422   26,422   26,423   —  

Total guarantees

  $312,426  $110,093  $98,950  $50,538  $26,422  $26,423  $—  
*(1) RepresentAmounts represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations guaranteed and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.
**(2) Amounts outstanding will diminish untilThis is the expirationamount of silent partnership contributions received by AMD Fab 36 KG, as of December 26, 2004 from the guarantee.unaffiliated limited partners under the Fab 36 partnership agreements. Assuming certain milestones are met by AMD Fab 36 KG, the Company expects to receive a total of up to $189 million of silent partnership contributions. AMD Fab 36 Holding and AMD Fab 36 Admin are required to repurchase each partner’s silent partnership contribution in annual installments one year after the partner has contributed the full amount required under the partnership agreements. The Company guaranteed these obligations. As of December 26, 2004, Fab 36 Beteiligungs had contributed the full amount required under the partnership agreements, but Leipziger Messe had not contributed the full amount. Therefore, the condition precedent to the Company’s repurchase obligations with respect to Leipziger Messe’s silent partnership contribution had not been met. See “Fab 36 Term Loan and Guarantee and Fab 36 Partnership Agreements,” in Note 7.

 

FASLGuarantees of Indebtedness not Recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of December 26, 2004 for which the related underlying liabilities are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 26, 2004 and their expected expiration dates.

   Amounts
Guaranteed(1)
  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010 and
Beyond
   (in thousands)

Spansion LLC operating lease guarantees

  $24,414  $13,267  $8,069  $2,052  $1,026  $—    $—  

AMTC revolving loan guarantee

   43,308   —     —     43,308   —     —     —  

AMTC rental guarantee(2)

   153,489   —     —     —     —     —     153,489

Other

   5,629   1,813   3,816   —     —     —     —  

Total guarantees

  $226,840  $15,080  $11,885  $45,360  $1,026  $—    $153,489
(1)Amounts represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations guaranteed and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.
(2)Amount of the guarantee diminishes as the rent is paid.

Spansion LLC Operating Lease Guarantees

 

The Company has guaranteed certain operating leases entered into by FASLSpansion LLC and its subsidiaries totaling approximately $27$24 million as of December 28, 2003.26, 2004. The amount of the guarantees will beamounts guaranteed are reduced by the actual amount of lease payments paid by FASLSpansion LLC over the lease term. No liability has been recognized for this guarantee underUnder the provisionsprovision of FIN 45, the Company has not recorded any liability in its consolidated financial statements associated with these guarantees because the guarantee isthey are for aits subsidiary’s performance obligations.

 

AMTC and BAC Guarantees

 

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC), and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co., KG (BAC), are joint ventures formed by AMD, Infineon Technologies AG and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing and operating a newan advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. The results of operations of AMTC, which the Company accounts for following the equity method of accounting, are immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. To finance the project, BAC and AMTC entered into a $149$162 million revolving credit facility and a $93$102 million term loan in December 2002. Also in December 2002, in order to occupy the photomask facility, AMTC entered into a rental agreement with BAC. With regard to these commitments by BAC and AMTC, as of December 26, 2004, the Company guaranteed up to approximately $31 million plus interest and expenses under the term loan, up to approximately $40$43 million plus interest and expenses under the revolving loan, and up to approximately $17$20 million, initially, under the rental agreement. The obligations under the rental agreement guarantee diminish over time through 2011 as the term loan is repaid. However, under certain circumstances of default by the other tenant of the photomask facility under its rental agreement with BAC and certain circumstances of default by more than one joint venture partner under its rental agreement guarantee obligations, the maximum potential amount of the Company’s obligations under the rental agreement guarantee is approximately $146$153 million. As of December 28, 2003, $7326, 2004, $80 million was drawn under the revolving credit facility, and $81$78 million was drawn under the term loan. These borrowings are subject to the aforementioned guarantees except that the Company’s guarantee obligations with respect to the term loan terminated in February 2004 because the AMTC occupied the photomask facility under the rental agreement in 2003 and the rental guarantee replaced the term loan guarantee.

The Company has not recorded any liability in its consolidated financial statements associated with thesethe guarantees because they were issued prior to December 31, 2002, the effective date of FIN 45.

 

Warranties and Indemnities

 

The Company generally offers a three-year limited warranty to end users for certain of its boxed microprocessor products that are commonly referred to as “processors in a box” and a one-year limited warranty to direct purchasers for all other microprocessor, Flash memory and embedded processor products. Under limited circumstances, the Company may offer an extended limited warranty to direct purchasers of Flash memory products or of microprocessor products that are intended for systems targeted at the commercial and embedded end markets.

 

Changes in the Company’s potential liability for product warranty during the years ended December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002 are as follows (in thousands):28, 2003:

 

  Year Ended   Year Ended

 


  December 26,
2004
 December 28,
2003
 
  December 28,
2003
 December 29,
2002
   (in thousands) 

 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $19,369  $16,730 

Balance, beginning of period

  $24,668  $19,369 

New warranties issued during the period

   40,011   34,574    42,471   40,011 

Settlements during the period

   (24,560)  (51,935)   (16,482)  (24,560)

Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations

   (10,152)  20,000    (28,614)  (10,152)

 

Balance, end of period

  $24,668  $19,369   $22,043  $24,668 

 

 

In addition to product warranties, the Company, from time to time in its normal course of business, indemnifies other parties with whom it enters into contractual relationships, including customers, lessors and

parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the other party harmless against specified losses, such as those arising from a breach of representations or covenants, third-party claims that the Company’s products when used for their intended purpose(s) infringe the intellectual property rights of such third-partya third party or other claims made against certain parties. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of liability under these indemnification obligations due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances that are likely to be involved in each particular claim.claim and indemnification provision. Historically, payments made by the Company under these obligations have not been material.

 

NOTE 13:    Other Long-term Liabilities

 

The Company’s other long-term liabilities at December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 200228, 2003 consisted of:

 

  December 28,
2003
  December 29,
2002
  December 26,
2004


  December 28,
2003




  (in thousands)
  (Thousands)

Dresden deferred grants and subsidies (see Note 2)

  $262,941  $146,346

Dresden deferred grants and subsidies (see Note 7)

  $274,150  $262,941

Customer deposits

   17,500   38,000   —     17,500

Deferred gain on building (see Note 12)

   23,488   25,169

Deferred gain on sale leaseback of building (see Note 12)

   21,807   23,488

Restructuring accrual (see Note 14)

   98,590   112,567   86,680   98,590

FASL LLC pension liability (see Note 3)

   26,242   —  

Spansion LLC pension liability (see Note 3)

   25,890   26,242

Other

   —     1,615   6,099   —  


  $414,626  $428,761
  $428,761  $323,697

 

Customer deposits are related to multi-year supply agreements for Spansion Flash memory products that will be repaid through 2005, which guarantee customers’ purchases of these products.

NOTE 14:    Restructuring and Other Special Charges

 

2002 Restructuring Plan

 

In December 2002, the Company began implementing a restructuring plan (the 2002 Restructuring Plan) to further align its cost structure to industry conditions resulting from weak customer demand and industry-wide excess inventory.

 

As part of this plan, and as a result of the Company’s agreement with IBM to jointly develop future generations of the Company’s logicmicroprocessor manufacturing process technology, the Company ceased logicmicroprocessor-related research and development in itsthe Submicron Development Center (SDC) in Sunnyvale, California and eliminated most of thosethe related resources, including the sale or abandonment of certain equipment used in the SDC.

 

The 2002 Restructuring Plan resulted in the consolidation of facilities, primarily at the Company’s Sunnyvale, California site and at sales offices worldwide. The Company vacated, and is attempting to sublease, certain facilities currently occupied under long-term operating leases through 2013.2011. The Company also terminated the implementation of certain partially completed enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other information technology implementation activities, resulting in the abandonment of certain software, hardware and capitalized development costs.

 

Pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, the Company recorded restructuring costs and other special charges of $330.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, consisting primarily of $68.8 million of anticipated severance and fringe benefit costs, an asset impairment charge of $32.5 million relating to a license that has no future use because of its association with discontinued logicmicroprocessor process development activities, asset impairment charges of $30.6 million resulting from the abandonment of equipment previously used in logicmicroprocessor process development and manufacturing activities, anticipated exit costs of $138.9 million almost wholly related to vacating and consolidating the Company’s facilities and a charge of $55.5 million resulting from the abandonment of partially completed ERP software and other information technology implementation activities.

During 2003, management approved the sale of additional equipment primarily equipment used in the SDC that was identified as no longer useful in the Company’s operations. As a result, the Company recorded approximately $11 million of asset impairment charges in the first quarter of 2003, including $3.3 million of charges for decommission costs necessary to complete the sale of the equipment.

 

During 2003, the Company revised its estimates of the number of positions to be eliminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan from 2,000 to 1,800 in response to the additional resources required due to the FASLSpansion LLC transaction. As a result, the Company reversed $8.9 million of the estimated severance and fringe benefit accrual. As of December 28, 2003, 1,73626, 2004, 1,786 employees had been terminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulting in cumulative cash payments of $53$60 million in severance and employee benefit costs.

During 2004, the Company adjusted the restructuring accrual related to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, which resulted in an additional $5.2 million restructuring charge for the period. The remaining accrualadjustment was primarily related to a change in the Company’s estimate of approximately $6.7 million represents the severance benefit cost obligations for individuals whose employments terminated but who elected to defer receipt of severance benefits until 2004 and for employees who were pre-notifiedpotential sublease opportunities associated with abandoned facilities located in 2003 of their employment terminations, which will occur in 2004.Sunnyvale, California.

 

With the exception of the exit costs whichconsisting primarily of remaining lease payments on abandoned facilities, net of estimated sublease income that are payable through 2011, the Company has substantially completed the activities associated with the 2002 Restructuring Plan as of December 28, 2003.

Plan.

The following table summarizes activities under the 2002 Plan through December 28, 2003:26, 2004:

 

  Severance
and
employee
benefits
 Asset
impairment
 Exit costs Other
restructuring
charges
 Total 


   Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
 Asset
Impairment
 Exit and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs
 Other
Restructuring
Charges
 Total 
  (Thousands)   (in thousands) 

2002 provision

  $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575   $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575 

Non-cash charges

   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)

Cash charges

   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)

Accruals at December 29, 2002

  $54,420  $—    $138,105   4,315  $196,840   $54,420  $—    $138,105  $4,315  $196,840 

 

2003 Provision

   —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105    —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105 

Cash charges

   (38,816)  —     (20,796)  (4,300)  (63,912)   (38,816)  —     (20,796)  (4,300)  (63,912)

Non-cash charges

   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)

Non-cash adjustments

   (8,864)  —     —     (15)  (8,879)   (8,864)  —     —     (15)  (8,879)

Accruals at December 28, 2003

  $6,740  $—    $120,623  $—    $127,363   $6,740  $—    $120,623  $—    $127,363 

 

Cash charges

   (6,789)  (20,150)  (26,939)

Non-cash adjustments

   49   5,203   5,252 

Accruals at December 26, 2004

  $—    $—    $105,676  $—    $105,676 

 

2001 Restructuring Plan

 

In 2001, the Company announced a restructuring plan (the 2001 Restructuring Plan) duein response to the continued slowdown in the semiconductor industry and a resulting decline in revenues.revenues, the Company implemented a restructuring plan (the 2001 Restructuring Plan). The Company had substantially completed its execution of the 2001 Restructuring Plan as of December 28, 2003. 26, 2004.

During 2003, the Company reduced the estimated accrual of the facility and equipment decommission costs by $12.2 million based on the most current information available. During 2003,available and the Company also realized a recovery of approximately $3.9 million for the excess of the sale price over the estimated fair value of equipment that the Company determined was impaired as a result of the 2001 Restructuring Plan, previously held-for-sale at amounts in excess of its initially estimated fair value.Plan. Both amounts were included in restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net.

The following table summarizes activity under the 2001 Restructuring Plan from December 30, 2001 through December 28, 2003:26, 2004:

 

   Severance
and
employee
benefits
  Facility
and
equipment
impairment
  Facilities and
equipment
decommission
costs
  Other
facilities
exit costs
  Total 

 
   (Thousands) 

2001 provision

  $34,105  $39,000  $15,500  $700  $89,305 

2001 cash charges

   (7,483)  —     —     (54)  (7,537)

2001 non-cash charges

   —     (39,000)  —     —     (39,000)

 

Accrual at December 30, 2001

   26,622   —     15,500   646   42,768 

2002 cash charges

   (26,622)  —     (445)  —     (27,067)

 

Accrual at December 29, 2002

   —     —     15,055   646   15,701 

Non-cash adjustments

   —     —     (11,574)  (646)  (12,220)

Cash charges

   —     —     (2,485)  —     (2,485)

 

Accrual at December 28, 2003

  $—    $—    $996  $—    $996 

 
   Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
  Facilities and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs
  Other
Facilities
Exit
Costs
  Total 
   (in thousands) 

Accruals at December 30, 2001

  $26,622  $15,500  $646  $42,768 

Cash charges

   (26,622)  (445)  —     (27,067)

Accruals at December 29, 2002

  $—    $15,055  $646  $15,701 

Non-cash adjustments

   —     (11,574)  (646)  (12,220)

Cash charges

   —     (2,485)  —     (2,485)

Accruals at December 28, 2003

  $—    $996  $—    $996 

Cash charges

   —     (991)  —     (991)

Non-cash adjustments

   —     (5)  —     (5)

Accruals at December 26, 2004

  $—    $—    $—    $—   

 

As of December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003, and December 29, 2002, $99$87 million and $113$99 million of the total restructuring accruals of $128$106 million and $213$128 million were included in other liabilities (long-term) on the balance sheets. (See Note 13.)

 

NOTE 15:    Share Repurchase Program

On January 29, 2001, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had authorized a program to repurchase up to $300 million worth of the Company’s common stock over a period of time to be determined by

management. Any such repurchases will be made, from time to time, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. This program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of its common stock, and the program may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The Company did not purchase any shares under this program during fiscal 2003 or 2002. As of December 28, 2003, 6,310,580 shares had been repurchased at an aggregate price of approximately $77 million under the program.

NOTE 16:    Contingencies

 

I.    Environmental Matters

 

Superfund Clean-Up Orders.    The Company is named as a responsible party on Superfund clean-up orders for three sites in Sunnyvale, California that are on the National Priorities List. Since 1981, the Company has discovered hazardous material releases to the groundwater from former underground tanks and proceeded to investigate and conduct remediation at these three sites. The chemicals released into the groundwater were commonly used in the semiconductor industry in the United States in the wafer fabrication process prior to 1979.

 

In 1991, the Company received four Final Site Clean-up Requirements Orders from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board relating to the three sites. The Company has entered into settlement agreements with other responsible parties on two of the orders. Under these agreements other parties have assumed most of the costs andas well as the primary responsibility forrole in conducting remediation activities under the orders. The Company remains responsible for these costs in the event that the other parties do not fulfill their obligations under the settlement agreements.

 

To address anticipated future remediation costs under the orders, the Company has computed and recorded an estimated environmental liability of approximately $3.3$3.7 million in accordance with applicable accounting rules and has not recorded any potential insurance recoveries in determining the estimated costs of the cleanup. The progress of future remediation efforts cannot be predicted with certainty, and these costs may change. Environmental charges to earnings have not been material during any of the last three fiscal years. The Company believes that the potential future liability, if any, in excess of amounts already accrued will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

Potentially Responsible Party Designation.    In 1998, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified the Company as one of hundreds of Superfund “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs) as a result of the disposal of waste at a regulated landfill in Santa Barbara County, California that was later abandoned by its owners and designated as a Superfund site by the EPA. The Company has reached a settlement agreement with the EPA and completed payment. However, the public notification, judicial review and issuance of a consent decree remain pending. The amount of settlement did not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

II.    Other Matters

 

The Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various other actions, which arose in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

NOTE 17:    Subsequent Event (unaudited)

Pursuant to the Company’s Tender Offer (Note 10), on January 30, 2004, the Company granted options to purchase 12,111,371 shares of common stock to employees at an exercise price of $14.86, which represented the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date, in exchange for options cancelled. The Company also granted options to purchase 25,165 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $15.55 in exchange for options cancelled. The Company did not record a compensation expense as a result of the tender offer and exchange.

Report of Ernst & Young LLP,

Independent AuditorsRegistered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002,28, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2003.26, 2004. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditingthe standards generally accepted inof the United States.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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. as of December 28, 200326, 2004 and December 29, 2002,28, 2003, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2003,26, 2004, in conformity with accounting principlesU.S. generally accepted in the United States.accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 26, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 21, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

 

San Jose, California

January 16, 2004February 21, 2005

2003 and 2002 by Quarter

(Unaudited)

(Thousands except per share and market price amounts)

 

 
  2003  2002 

  Dec. 28(1)  Sept. 28(1)  June 29  Mar. 30  Dec. 29  Sept. 29  June 30  Mar. 31 

 

Net Sales

 $1,205,593  $953,759  $645,261  $714,555  $686,430  $508,227  $600,299  $902,073 

Expenses:

                                

Cost of sales

  778,506   626,880   425,085   496,592   506,613   453,884   558,290   586,874 

Research and development

  226,503   213,997   208,513   203,062   244,848(2)  220,959   178,425   171,882 

Marketing, general and administrative

  162,807   151,111   135,161   138,228   194,389   158,568   160,248   156,860 

Restructuring and other special charges

  (8,039)  (8,000)  —     2,146   330,575   —     —     —   

 
   1,159,777   983,988   768,759   840,028   1,276,425   833,411   896,963   915,616 

 

Operating income (loss)

  45,816   (30,229)  (123,498)  (125,473)  (589,995)  (325,184)  (296,664)  (13,543)

Interest income (expense) and other, net

  8,912   493   4,971   6,740   992   12,941   8,661   9,538 

Interest expense

  (30,943)  (26,848)  (26,364)  (25,805)  (22,296)  (21,166)  (15,729)  (12,158)

 

Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes, equity in net income of joint venture

  23,785   (56,584)  (144,891)  (144,538)  (611,299)  (333,409)  (303,732)  (16,163)

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

  19,408   25,353   —     —     —     —     —     —   

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

  —     —     —     2,936   243,470   (73,350)  (121,493)  (4,041)

 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of joint venture

  43,193   (31,231)  (144,891)  (147,474)  (854,769)  (260,059)  (182,239)  (12,122)

Equity in net income (loss) of joint venture

  —     —     4,795   1,118   29   5,888   (2,699)  2,959 

 

Net income (loss)

 $43,193  $(31,231) $(140,096) $(146,356) $(854,740) $(254,171) $(184,938) $(9,163)

 

Net income (loss) per share

                                

Basic

  0.12   (0.09)  (0.40)  (0.42)  (2.49)  (0.74)  (0.54)  (0.03)

Diluted

  0.12   (0.09)  (0.40)  (0.42)  (2.49)  (0.74)  (0.54)  (0.03)

 

Shares used in per share calculation

                                

Basic

  357,090   347,334   346,320   345,012   343,949   342,780   341,782   340,806 

Diluted

  416,190   347,334   346,320   345,012   343,949   342,780   341,782   340,806 

 

Common stock market price range

                                

High

 $18.50  $12.87  $8.59  $7.79  $9.60  $10.88  $15.30  $20.60 

Low

 $10.52  $6.25  $5.80  $4.78  $3.10  $5.20  $7.95  $12.63 

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our 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:

(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 managements 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.

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company.

Management has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control—Integrated Framework” published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of the end of the most recent fiscal year. Ernst & Young has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which is included immediately following this report.

Hector de. J. Ruiz

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Robert J. Rivet

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 26, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Advanced Micro Devices, 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 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 26, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 26, 2004, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. as of December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 26, 2004 of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and our report dated February 21, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

February 21, 2005

Supplementary Financial Information

2004 and 2003 by Quarter

(Unaudited)

  2004  2003 
  Dec. 26(1)  Sep. 26(1)  Jun. 27(1)  Mar. 28(1)  Dec. 28(1)  Sep. 28(1)  Jun. 29  Mar. 30 

Net sales

 $1,263,706  $1,239,459  $1,261,837  $1,236,433  $1,205,593  $953,759  $645,261  $714,555 

Expenses:

                                

Cost of sales

  742,650   738,026   783,069   768,840   778,506   626,880   425,085   496,592 

Research and development

  252,767   230,896   224,821   226,090   226,503   213,997   208,513   203,062 

Marketing, general and administrative

  245,622   202,179   178,993   180,217   162,807   151,111   135,161   138,228 

Restructuring and other special charges

  2,942   —     2,514   —     (8,039)  (8,000)  —     2,146 
   1,243,981   1,171,101   1,189,397   1,175,147   1,159,777   983,988   768,759   840,028 

Operating income (loss)

  19,725   68,358   72,440   61,286   45,816   (30,229)  (123,498)  (125,473)

Interest and other income (expense), net

  (42,430)  2,502   (2,203)  10,981   8,912   493   4,971   6,740 
Interest expense  (29,070)  (25,148)  (27,956)  (30,154)  (30,943)  (26,848)  (26,364)  (25,805)

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in net income of joint venture

  (51,775)  45,712   42,281   42,113   23,785   (56,584)  (144,891)  (144,538)

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

  16,831   3,008   (6,527)  5,351   19,408   25,353   —     —   
Provision (benefit) for income taxes  (4,981)  4,872   3,574   2,373   —     —     —     2,936 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of joint venture

  (29,963)  43,848   32,180   45,091   43,193   (31,231)  (144,891)  (147,474)
Equity in net income (loss) of joint venture  —     —     —     —     —     —     4,795   1,118 
Net income (loss) $(29,963) $43,848  $32,180  $45,091  $43,193  $(31,231) $(140,096) $(146,356)

Net income (loss) per share

                                

Basic

  (0.08)  0.12   0.09   0.13   0.12   (0.09)  (0.40)  (0.42)

Diluted

  (0.08)  0.12   0.09   0.12   0.12   (0.09)  (0.40)  (0.42)

Shares used in per share calculation

                                

Basic

  375,308   355,254   353,655   351,328   357,090   347,334   346,320   345,012 

Diluted

  375,308   417,576   420,053   417,963   416,190   347,334   346,320   345,012 

Common stock market price range

                                

High

 $24.95  $16.00  $17.60  $17.50  $18.50  $12.87  $8.59  $7.79 

Low

 $12.22  $10.76  $13.65  $13.60  $10.52  $6.25  $5.80  $4.78 
(1) Includes consolidated FASLSpansion LLC results and is not comparable to periods prior to the quarter ended September 28, 2003.
(2) Includes a $42charge of approximately $32 million associated with the Company’s exchange of $201 million of its 4.50% Notes for common stock and a charge for amounts paid to IBMof approximately $14 million in exchange for consulting services relating to optimizingconnection with the performanceprepayment of our manufacturing processes.the Dresden Term Loan.

ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As of December 28, 2003,26, 2004, the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

See “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” set forth on page 117 in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, immediately following the financial statement audit report of Ernst & Young LLP.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

 

ITEM 10.DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

The information under the captions, “Item 1—Election of Directors,” “Corporate Governance,” “Committees and Meetings of the Board of Directors,” “Executive Officers of the Registrant” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our 20042005 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information under the captions, “Committees and Meetings of the Board of Directors—Compensation Committee,” “Directors’ Compensation and Benefits,” “Executive Compensation,” “2003“2004 Option Grants,” “Aggregate“Aggregated Option Exercises in 20032004 and Fiscal Year-End Option Values,” “Long-Term Incentive Awards,” “Special Retirement Benefits,” “Employment Agreements” and “Change in Control Arrangements” in our 20042005 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The information under the captions, “Principal Stockholders,” “Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our 20042005 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The information under the caption, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in our 20042005 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

The information under the captions, “Item 2—Ratification of Independent Auditors—Independent Auditor’s Fees” in our 20042005 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

With the exception of the information specifically incorporated by reference in Part II and Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K from our 20042005 Proxy Statement, our 20042005 Proxy Statement shall not be deemed to be filed as part of this report. Without limiting the foregoing, the information under the captions, “Board Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation,” “Board Audit Committee Report” and “Performance Graph” in our 20042005 Proxy Statement is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PART IV

 

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)

ITEM 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

1. Financial Statements

 

The financial statements are set forth in Item 8 of this report on Form 10-K

 

AllOther than Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, attached to this Form 10-K, all other schedules have been omitted because the required information is not present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedules or because the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.

 

2. Exhibits

 

The exhibits listed in the accompanying Index to Exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following is a list of such Exhibits:

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibits

2.1  

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 20, 1995, between AMD and NexGen, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2 to AMD’s Quarterly Report for the period ended October 1, 1995, and as amended as Exhibit 2.1 to AMD’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.2  

Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 11, 1996, between AMD and NexGen, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.2 to AMD’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.3  

Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of April 21, 1999, by and between Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and AMD, filed as Exhibit 2.3 to AMD’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.3(a)  

First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 7, 1999, between AMD and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.3(a) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.3(b)  

Second Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 15, 1999, between AMD and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.3(b) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.4  

Reorganization Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2000, by and between AMD and BoldCo, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.1 to AMD’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 21, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.5  

Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2000, by and between BraveTwo Acquisition, L.L.C., AMD and BoldCo, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.2 to AMD’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 21, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

3.1  

Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to AMD’s Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

3.2  

Bylaws, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to AMD’s Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3 Registration Statement (No. 333-84028), are hereby incorporated by reference.

3.3  

Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated May 25, 2000, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibits

  4.1  

AMD hereby agrees to file on request of the Commission a copy of all instruments not otherwise filed with respect to AMD’s long-term debt or any of its subsidiaries for which the total amount of securities authorized under such instruments does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of AMD and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

  4.2  

Indenture governing 4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2022, dated as of January 29, 2002, between AMD and The Bank of New York, filed as Exhibit 4.14 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  4.3  

Form of AMD 4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures DueDebenture due 2022, filed as Exhibit 4.15 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  4.4  

Registration Rights Agreement,Indenture governing 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007, dated asNovember 25, 2002, between AMD and The Bank of January 29, 2002, by and among AMD, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation and Salomon Smith Barney Inc.,New York, filed as Exhibit 4.164.1 to AMD’s AnnualCurrent Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001,8-K dated November 26, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  4.5  

Form of AMD 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes DueNote due 2007, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to AMD’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 26, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  4.6

Indenture governing 7.75% Senior Notes due 2012, dated October 29, 2004, between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.1 to AMD’s Form 8-K dated November 2, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  4.7

Form of 7.75% Senior Note due 2012, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to AMD’s Form 8-K dated November 2, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  4.8

Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 29, 2004, by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.1 to AMD’s Form 8-K dated November 2, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.210.1  

AMD 1986 Stock Option Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.310.2  

AMD 1992 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.4

AMD 1980 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.5

AMD 1986 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.610.3  

Forms of Stock Option Agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.8 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1991, are hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.7

Form of Limited Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, filed as Exhibit 4.11 to AMD’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-26266), is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.8

AMD 1987 Restricted Stock Award Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.10 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.910.4  

Forms of Restricted Stock Agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1991, are hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.1010.5  

Resolution of Board of Directors on September 9, 1981, regarding acceleration of vesting of all outstanding stock options and associated limited stock appreciation rights held by officers under certain circumstances, filed as Exhibit 10.10 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1985, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.1110.6  

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2000, between AMD and W. J. Sanders III, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.1210.7  

AMD 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.13*10.8  

AMD’s U.S. Stock Option Program for options granted after April 25, 2000, filed as Exhibit 10.14 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10.9

Vice President Performance Recognition Program.

Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibits

  *10.14

Vice President Performance Recognition Plan.

  *10.15  *10.10  

AMD Executive Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.14(b) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.16  *10.11  

Form of Bonus Deferral Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 30, 1986, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.17  *10.12  

Form of Executive Deferral Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.17 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.18  *10.13  

Form of Management Continuity Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2110.18 to AMD’s AnnualQuarterly Report on Form 10-K10-Q for the fiscal yearperiod ended December 29, 2002,September 26, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.19  *10.14  

AMD’s Stock Option Program for Employees Outside the U.S. for options granted after April 25, 2000, filed as Exhibit 10.24 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.20(a)**10.15  

AMD’s U.S. Stock Option Program for options granted after April 24, 2001, filed as Exhibit 10.23(a) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.21    10.16  

Patent License Agreement, dated as of December 3, 1998, between AMD and Motorola, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.26 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.22  *10.17  

Lease Agreement, dated as of December 22, 1998, between AMD and Delaware Chip LLC, filed as Exhibit 10.27 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 1998 is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.23  *10.18  

AMD Executive Savings Plan (Amendment and Restatement, effective as of August 1, 1993), filed as Exhibit 10.30 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.24(a)  *10.18(a)  

First Amendment to the AMD Executive Savings Plan (as amended and restated, effective as of August 1, 1993), filed as Exhibit 10.28(b) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.25(b)  *10.18(b)  

Second Amendment to the AMD Executive Savings Plan (as amended and restated, effective as of August 1, 1993), filed as Exhibit 10.28(b) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.18(c)

Amendment Number Three to the AMD Executive Savings Plan, effective as of April 1, 1998.

  *10.26*10.19  

Form of Split Dollar Agreement, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.31 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.27  *10.20  

Form of Collateral Security Assignment Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.32 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1993, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.28  *10.21  

Forms of Stock Option Agreements to the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to AMD’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-46577), are hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.29  *10.22  

1992 United Kingdom Share Option Scheme, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to AMD’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-46577), is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.30  *10.23  

AMD 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.32 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits

  *10.31*10.24  

Form of indemnification agreements with officers and directors of AMD, filed as Exhibit 10.38 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.32Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
    10.25  

1995 Stock Plan of NexGen, Inc., as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.34 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.33    10.26  

Contract for Transfer of the Right to the Use of Land between AMD (Suzhou) Limited and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd., filed as Exhibit 10.39 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.34

NexGen, Inc. 1987 Employee Stock Plan, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to AMD’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-64911), is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.35

Form of indemnity agreement between NexGen, Inc. and its directors and officers, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement of NexGen, Inc. on Form S-1 (No. 33-90750), is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.3610.27  

C-4 Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement dated June 11, 1996, between AMD and IBM Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.48 to AMD’s Amendment No. 1 to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended September 29, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.36(a)10.27(a)  

Amendment No. 1 to the C-4 Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement, dated as of February 23, 1997, between AMD and International Business Machine Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.48(a) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.27(b)

Letter Agreement, effective as of September 13, 2004, between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. filed as Exhibit 10.36(b) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 26, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.3710.28  

Design and Build Agreement dated November 15, 1996, between AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH and Meissner and Wurst GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.49(a) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.37(a)**10.28(a)  

Amendment to Design and Build Agreement dated January 16, 1997, between AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH and Meissner and Wurst GmbH filed as Exhibit 10.49(b) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38

Syndicated Loan Agreement with Schedules 1, 2 and 17, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as Exhibit 10.50(a) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(a-1)

Supplemental Agreement to the Syndicated Loan Agreement dated February 6, 1998, among AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as Exhibit 10.50(a-2) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (No.1) for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(a-2)

Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Syndicated Loan Agreement as of March 11, 1997, dated as of June 29, 1999, among AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as Exhibit 10.50 (a-3) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits

**10.38(a-3)

Amendment Agreement No. 3 to the Syndicated Loan Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001, among AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and the banks party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.50(a-4) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(a-4)

Amendment Agreement No. 4 to the Syndicated Loan Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2002, among AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and the banks party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.43(a-4) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(a-5)

Amendment Agreement No. 5 to the Syndicated Loan Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2002, among AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company and Co. KG, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg, S.A., Dresdner Bank AG, and the banks party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.43(a-5) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(a-6)

Amendment Agreement No. 6 to the Syndicated Loan Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2004, among AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company and Co. KG, Dresdner Bank AG, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and the banks party thereto.

**10.38(b)

Determination Regarding the Request for a Guarantee by AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(b) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(c)    10.29(a)  

AMD Subsidy Agreement, between AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(c) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(d)10.29(b)  

Subsidy Agreement, dated February 12, 1997, between Sachsische Aufbaubank and Dresdner Bank AG, with Appendices 1, 2a, 2b, 3 and 4, filed as Exhibit 10.50(d) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(e)

AMD, Inc. Guaranty, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(e) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(f-1)

Sponsors’ Support Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(f) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(f-2)

First Amendment to Sponsors’ Support Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1998, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(f-2) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(f-3)

Second Amendment to Sponsors’ Support Agreement, dated as of June 29, 1999, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as Exhibit 10.50 (f-3) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(f-4)

Third Amendment to Sponsors’ Support Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A, filed as Exhibit 10.50(f-4) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits

**10.38(f-5)

Accession Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Sponsor’s Support Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2002, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony LLC, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as Exhibit 10.43(f-5) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(f-6)

Fifth Amendment to Sponsors’ Support Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2002, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony LLC, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as 10.43(f-6) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year-ended December 29, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(g-1)

Sponsors’ Loan Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(g) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(g-2)

First Amendment to Sponsors’ Loan Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1998, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(g-2) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(g-3)

Second Amendment to Sponsors’ Loan Agreement, dated as of June 25, 1999, among AMD and AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(g-3) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(g-4)

Third Amendment to Sponsors’ Loan Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2002, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.43(g-4) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(h)

Sponsors’ Subordination Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(h) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(h-1)

First Amendment to Sponsors’ Subordination Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and Dresdner Bank A.G., filed as Exhibit 10.43(h-1) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(h-2)

Accession Agreement and Second Amendment to Sponsors’ Subordination Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2002, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony LLC, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH, AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and Dresdner Bank AG., filed as Exhibit 10.43(h-2) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(h-3)

Third Amendment to Sponsors’ Subordination Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2004 among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony LLC, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH, AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company and Co. KG, and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., and Dresdener Bank AG.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits

    10.38(i)

Sponsors’ Guaranty, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(i) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(i-1)

Second Amendment to Sponsors’ Guaranty, dated as of December 20, 2002, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.43 (i-1) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(j-1)10.29(c-1)  

AMD Holding Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, among AMD and AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(j) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(j-2)10.29(c-2)  

First Amendment to AMD Holding Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001, between AMD and AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(j-1) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(k)10.29(d)  

AMD Holding Research, Design and Development Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, between AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD, filed as Exhibit 10.50(k) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
**10.38(l-1)10.29(e-1)  

AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, between AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(l) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(l-2)**10.29(e-2)  

First Amendment to AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1998, between AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50 (l-2) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(l-3)10.29(e-3)  

Second Amendment to AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001, between AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(1-3) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(l-4)    10.29(e-4)  

Third Amendment to AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2002, between AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.43(l-4) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(l-5)    10.29(e-5)  

Fourth Amendment to AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2004, between AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Limited Liability and Co. KG.KG, filed as Exhibit 10.38(l-5) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(m)10.29(f)  

AMD Saxonia Research, Design and Development Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, between AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH and AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(m) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(n)    10.29(g)  

License Agreement, dated March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(n) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits

    10.38(o)

AMD, Inc. Subordination Agreement, dated March 11, 1997, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH and Dresdner Bank AG, filed as Exhibit 10.50(o) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(o-1)

First Amendment to AMD Inc. Subordination Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and Dresdner Bank A.G., filed as Exhibit 10.43(o-1) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.38(o-2)

Accession Agreement and Second Amendment to AMD, Inc. Subordination Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2002, among AMD, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, AMD Saxony LLC, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A. and Dresdner Bank A.G., filed as Exhibit 10.43(o-2) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(p-1)10.29(h-1)  

ISDA Agreement, dated March 11, 1997, between AMD and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(p) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.38(p-2)10.29(h-2)  

Confirmation to ISDA Agreement, dated February 6, 1998, between AMD and AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.50(p-2) to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.39    10.30  

Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2003, among AMD, AMD International Sales and Service, Ltd. and Bank of America NT&SA as agent, filed as Exhibit 10.44 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.39(a-1)    10.30(a)  

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2003, among AMD, AMD International Sales & Service, Ltd. and Bank of America NT&SA, as agent, filed as Exhibit 10.44(a-1) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.40Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
      10.30(b)  

Management ContinuitySecond Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement betweendated April 19, 2004, by and among AMD, AMD International Sales & Service Ltd., the several financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and Robert R. Herb,a Lender, Congress Financial Corporation as syndication agent, The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. as documentation agent and a Lender, and Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as collateral agent and a Lender, filed as Exhibit 10.5410.39(a-2) to AMD’s AnnualQuarterly Report on Form 10-K10-Q for the fiscal yearperiod ended December 26, 1999,June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      10.30(c)

Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD International Sales & Service, Ltd., and the several financial institutions party thereto, dated September 20, 2004, filed as Exhibit 10.39(a-3) to AMD’s Form 8-K dated September 21, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    *10.41*10.31  

Employment Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2002, between AMD and Hector de J. Ruiz, filed as Exhibit 10.47 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    *10.31(a)

Amendment to Employment Agreement between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Hector Ruiz, dated as of October 27, 2004, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to AMD’s Form 8-K dated November 2, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    *10.42*10.32  

Form of indemnification agreements with officers and directors of AMD, filed as Exhibit 10.56 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.43    *10.33  

Employment Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2000, between AMD and Robert J. Rivet, filed as Exhibit 10.57 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.44  **10.34  

Patent Cross-License Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2001, between AMD and Intel Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.58 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  *10.45

Loan Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2001, between AMD and Hector and Judy Ruiz, filed as Exhibit 10.59 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits

  **10.4610.35  

Joint Development Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2002, between AMD and United Microelectronics Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.52 to AMD’s Amendment No. 1 to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended March 31, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  **10.4710.36  

“S”Amended and Restated “S” Process Development Agreement, datedeffective as of December 28, 2002, between AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. and IBM,International Business Machines Corp., filed as Exhibit 10.5410.47 to AMD’s AnnualQuarterly Report on Form 10-K10-Q for the fiscal yearperiod ended December 29, 2002,September 26, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      10.48  **10.37  

Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2003, among FASL LLC, General Electric Capital Corporation, as agent, and the financial institutions named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.51 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      10.37(a)

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 29, 2004, by and among FASL LLC, General Electric Capital Corporation and the Majority Lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.48(a-1) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

***10.4910.38  

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.52 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.2003.

      10.50Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
      10.39  

Contribution and Assumption Agreement by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD Investments, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Microelectronics Holdings, Inc., and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.53 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      10.51      10.40  

Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Fujitsu Limited and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.54 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

***10.5210.41  

AMD-FASL Patent Cross-License Agreement by and between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.55 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.2003.

***10.5310.42  

AMD Distribution Agreement by and between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.56 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.2003.

***10.5410.43  

Non-Competition Agreement by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD Investments, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Microelectronics Holding, Inc. and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.57 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.2003.

    *10.55    *10.44  

AMD 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.58 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

***10.56  **10.45  

Loan Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2003, among FASL JAPAN LIMITED, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., and the banksbank party thereto.thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.56 to AMD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      10.57      10.46  

Master Rental Agreement, dated July 16, 2003, among GE Capital Leasing Corporation, as Lessor, FASL JAPAN LIMITED, as Lessee, and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. as Guarantor, filed as Exhibit 10.64 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.

***10.5810.47  

Agreement between SI Investment Limited Liability Company & Co KG and M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH, dated November 20, 2003.

***10.5910.48  

Cooperation Agreement between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the Free State of Saxony and M+W Zander Fünfte Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, dated November 20, 2003.

      21  **10.49(a)  

List of AMD subsidiaries.Revolving Line Agreement (A) dated March 25, 2004 among FASL Japan Limited, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and the banks party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.60(a) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 28, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      23  **10.49(b)  

Consent of Independent Auditors.Revolving Line Agreement (B) dated March 25, 2004 among FASL Japan Limited, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and the banks party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.60(b) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 28, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

  **10.49(c)

Accounts Receivables Trust Agreement between FASL Japan Limited and Mizuho Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., filed as Exhibit 10.60(c) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 28, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

      10.49(d)

Floating Pledge Agreement dated March 25, 2004 among FASL Japan Limited and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and the financial institutions specified therein, filed as Exhibit 10.60(d) to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 28, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibits

**10.50

EUR 700,000,000 Term Loan Facility Agreement dated April 21, 2004, between AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank AG, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, Girozentrale, Landesbank Sachsen Girozentrale, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., Dresdner Bank AG and the financial institutions specified in Schedule 1, filed as Exhibit 10.61 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.51

Subordination Agreement dated April 20, 2004, between AMD, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, Leipziger Messe GmbH, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, AMD Fab 36 LLC and LM Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, KFW, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, Girozentrale and Landesbank Sachsen Girozentrale, as Mandated Lead Arrangers, Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., as Facility Agent, with Dresdner Bank AG as Security Agent, and the financial institutions specified therein, filed as Exhibit 10.62 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.52

Guarantee Agreement dated April 21, 2004, between AMD, AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, Dresdner Bank AG and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg S.A., filed as Exhibit 10.63 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.53

License Agreement dated April 21, 2004, between AMD, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH and AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, filed as Exhibit 10.64 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.54

Limited Partnership Agreement of AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG dated April 21, 2004, by and between AMD Fab 36 LLC, LM Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, Leipziger Messe GmbH, and Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.65 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

**10.55

Agreement on the Formation of a Silent Partnership dated April 21, 2004, by and between AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, Leipziger Messe GmbH, and Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, filed as Exhibit 10.66 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.56

Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Limited Partner’s Interests dated April 21, 2004, by and between Leipziger Messe GmbH, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, and AMD, filed as Exhibit 10.67 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.57

Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Silent Partner’s Interests dated April 21, 2004, by and between AMD, Leipziger Messe GmbH, Fab 36 Beteiligungs GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH, AMD Fab 36 Admin GmbH, and AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, filed as Exhibit 10.68 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.58

AMD Fab 36 Holding Cost Plus Reimbursement Agreement dated April 21, 2004, between AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH and AMD, filed as Exhibit 10.69 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

    10.59

AMD Fab 36 Cost Plus Reimbursement Agreement dated April 21, 2004, between AMD Fab 36 Holding GmbH and AMD Fab 36 Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, filed as Exhibit 10.70 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
10.60

Management Service Agreement dated October 31, 2003, between AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, SI Investment Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, SI Investment Holding GmbH and AMD, filed as Exhibit 10.71 to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.

10.61

Master Lease Agreement dated January 5, 2005, between SumiCrest Leasing Ltd. and Spansion Japan Limited.

10.62

Master Purchase Agreement dated January 5, 2005, between Spansion Japan Limited and SumiCrest Leasing Ltd.

21

List of AMD subsidiaries.

23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

24  

Power of Attorney.

31.1  

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2  

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1  

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2  

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


    * Management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as an Exhibit to comply with Item 14(a)(3) of Form 10-K.
  ** ConfidentialPortions of this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment, which has been granted as to certaingranted. These portions of these Exhibits.have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*** Confidential treatment hasPortions of this Exhibit have been requested asomitted pursuant to certaina request for confidential treatment. These portions of these Exhibits.have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

AMD will furnish a copy of any exhibit on request and payment of AMD’s reasonable expenses of furnishing such exhibit.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

1.A Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 20, 2003 reporting under Item 5—Other Events was filed announcing the ground-breaking of a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany.

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

March 8, 2004February 24, 2005   

ADVANCEDMICRO DEVICES, INC.

      By: 

/s/    ROBERT J. RIVET


        

Robert J. Rivet

SeniorExecutive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer

 

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 and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature


  

Title


 

Date


*


W.Hector de. J. Sanders IIIRuiz

  

Chairman of the Board,

March 8, 2004

*


Hector de. J. Ruiz

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

/s/    ROBERT J. RIVET


Robert J. Rivet

  

SeniorExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

*


W. Michael Barnes

  

Director

 March 8, 2004

*


Friedrich Baur

Director

March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

*


Charles M. Blalack

  

Director

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

*


R. Gene Brown

  

Director

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

*


Bruce Claflin

  

Director

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

*


H. Paulett Eberhart

Director

February 24, 2005

*


David J. Edmondson

Director

February 24, 2005

*


Robert B. Palmer

  

Director

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

*


Leonard Silverman

  

Director

 March 8, 2004February 24, 2005

By:*


Morton L. Topfer

  

Director

February 24, 2005

/s/By:             /s/    ROBERT J. RIVET


(Robert J. Rivet, Attorney-in-Fact)

     

SCHEDULE II

 

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

 

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 

Years Ended

December 30, 2001, December 29, 2002, and December 28, 2003 and December 26, 2004

(inIn thousands)

 

  

Balance

Beginning

of Period

  

Additions

Charged

(Reductions

Credited)
To Operations

  Deductions(1) 

Balance

End of

Period



  Balance
Beginning
of Period


  Additions
Charged
(Reductions
Credited)
To Operations


  Deductions(1)

 Balance
End of
Period


Allowance for doubtful accounts:

                  

Years ended:

                  

December 30, 2001

  22,712  9,791  (13,233) 19,270

December 29, 2002

  19,270  1,456  (1,820) 18,906  19,270  1,456  (1,820) 18,906

December 28, 2003

  18,906  23,541  (21,789) 20,658  18,906  23,541  (21,789) 20,658

December 26, 2004

  20,658  8,763  (11,584) 17,837

(1) Accounts (written off) recovered, net.

 

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