Summary
This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus supplement and does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making your investment decision. You should read this summary together with the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, as well as the information in the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters discussed in the sections titled “Risk factors” in this prospectus supplement, in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2020, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended
January 1, 2021 and
April 2, 2021, and other filings we may make from time to time with the SEC. In addition, certain statements include forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary statement concerning forward-looking statements” above.
Our company
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is empowering the wireless networking revolution. Our highly innovative analog semiconductors are connecting people, places, and things, spanning a number of new and previously unimagined applications within the aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, entertainment and gaming, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets.
We operate worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Our key customers include Amazon, Apple, Arris, Bose, Cisco, DJI, Ericsson, Foxconn, Garmin, Gemalto (a Thales company), General Electric, Fibocom, Google, Honeywell, Huawei, Itron, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Motorola, Netgear, Northrop Grumman, OPPO, Rockwell Collins, Samsung, Sierra Wireless, Sonos, Technicolor, VIVO, Xiaomi, and ZTE. Our competitors include Analog Devices, Broadcom, Cirrus Logic, Maxim Integrated Products, Murata Manufacturing, NXP Semiconductors, Qorvo, and Qualcomm.
In August 2018, we acquired Avnera Corporation (“Avnera”) and expanded our leadership in wireless connectivity by adding ultra-low power analog circuits to enable smart interfaces via acoustic signal processing, sensors, and integrated software. The acquisition of Avnera enables us to capitalize on the rapid proliferation of audio functionality and its convergence with our advanced connectivity solutions. With our global sales channels, strong customer relationships and operational scale, we are leveraging Avnera’s innovative product portfolio and systems expertise to increase our footprint in automotive, industrial, home automation, enterprise, and high-end consumer markets.
Agreement with Silicon Laboratories Inc.
On April 22, 2021, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Silicon Laboratories Inc. (“Silicon Labs”), pursuant to which we agreed to acquire (the “Acquisition”) certain assets, rights, and properties, and assume certain liabilities, comprising Silicon Labs’ infrastructure and automotive business (the “I&A business”) for a purchase price of $2.75 billion in cash. The I&A business consists of Silicon Labs’ timing, power/isolation and broadcast products, which span several markets, including the consumer, communications, automotive and industrial markets. The I&A business, which offers a product portfolio that we believe is complementary to ours and in attractive markets, has a broad and diverse customer base with over 4,000 customers. The Acquisition is expected to diversify the sources of Skyworks’ revenue. A team of more than 350 employees, including senior management of the I&A business, would join Skyworks as part of the Acquisition.