Fiscal period ending 2025-09-28 versus 2024-09-29
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Apple's confirmed modem in-sourcing transition poses a material, explicitly quantified threat to QCT revenues and cash flows, representing the single largest demand-side risk shift in this filing. Simultaneously, the completed Huawei license revocation — carrying a $560M prior-year revenue impact — and expanded exposure to Chinese-affiliated entities and supply chains compound geopolitical concentration risk. Together, these changes signal meaningful deterioration across both customer concentration and geopolitical dimensions.
5 company-specific
· 1 eased/removed
· 1 common-mode
Company-specific changes
Revised
New explicit disclosure that Apple will increasingly use its own modem products rather than the company's products, with significant negative impact on QCT revenues and cash flows.
Risk Factors: RISKS RELATED TO OUR OPERATING BUSINESSES We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of…
Revised
Apple explicitly added as major customer vertically integrating; new language stating "significant negative impact" on QCT revenues and cash flows from Apple's modem transition.
Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products). Certain of our largest…
Revised
Huawei license revocation now disclosed as completed fact (May 2024) with $560M prior-year revenue impact. Expanded scope to "Chinese-affiliated" entities and supply chain risks materially escalates geopolitical exposure.
A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions. We derive a significant portion…
Revised
New disclosure of AI IP risks: loss of patent rights, infringement exposure, and regulatory uncertainty as company integrates AI into products.
RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The enforcement and protection of our intellectual property may be expensive, could fail to prevent misappropriation or unauthorized use of our intellectual…
Revised
New disclosure of AI-related IP infringement risk. Company explicitly identifies increasing AI use as exposing it to copyright and IP misappropriation claims—a substantive new risk vector.
Claims by third parties that we infringe their intellectual property could adversely affect our business. From time to time, third parties have asserted, and may again assert, patent, copyright…
Eased / removed
Removed
Removal of explicit disclosure that Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi each comprised 10%+ of revenues signals reduced customer concentration risk or improved diversification—material for investors assessing revenue stability.
Revenue Concentrations and Significant Customers A small number of customers/licensees historically have accounted for a significant portion of our consolidated revenues. In fiscal 2024, revenues…
Also disclosed — common-mode (Tariffs trade policy)
Tariffs trade policy
Revised
New disclosure of trade policy risks: tariffs, trade tensions, and economic uncertainty now explicitly identified as material threats to pricing, demand, costs, and margins.
GENERAL RISK FACTORS We operate in the highly cyclical semiconductor industry, which is subject to significant downturns. We are also susceptible to declines in global, regional and local economic…