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| Everett Tackett | Dan Martin | |
| Director Public Relations | Director Investor Relations | |
| ON Semiconductor | ON Semiconductor | |
| (602) 244-4534 | (602) 244-4905 |
ON Semiconductor Updates First Quarter Estimates
PHOENIX, Ariz. – March 8, 2001– ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN) today announced that product revenues for the first quarter of 2001 are expected to be down approximately 30% from the fourth quarter of 2000, with an expected loss per share of 13 —15 cents, excluding restructuring charges, amortization of goodwill and other intangibles.
Previously the Company had expected a sequential product revenue reduction of 18% —20% and earnings per share between breakeven and a 3 cent loss. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000, the Company reported product revenues of $491 million and net income of approximately $21 million, or 12 cents per share, excluding amortization of goodwill and other intangibles.
Commenting on the near-term outlook, Steve Hanson, president and CEO of ON Semiconductor stated “Overall demand for our products continues to be soft. Customers continue to delay or cancel bookings in order to manage their inventories in line with their incoming business. Consequently, orders for the current quarter are trending below the fourth quarter of 2000. Our customers are unable to give us much visibility as to expected requirements. As a result, we are managing our resources prudently, staying close to our customers for signals of an upturn and continuing our new product development efforts. From a cost perspective, as we discussed during our January 31, 2001 earnings call, we will be focusing on our cost structure to adapt to the lower revenue expectation and at the same time strengthen our competitive cost position. We expect to accomplish this primarily by accelerating our manufacturing moves into lower cost regions, transitioning higher-cost external supply to internal manufacturing, working with our materials suppliers to further lower cost, and aggressively streamlining our overhead.”
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About ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) is a global supplier of high-performance broadband and power management integrated circuits and standard semiconductors used in numerous advanced devices ranging from high-speed fiber optic networking equipment to the precise power management functions in today’s advanced portable electronics. For more information visit ON Semiconductor’s Web site at http://www.onsemi.com.
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