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Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, we are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the Internet, instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each stockholder. On or about March 20, 2025, we commenced mailing of the Notice to our stockholders (other than those who had previously requested electronic or paper delivery) containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report. The Notice sets forth instructions on how to vote over the Internet and also how to request paper copies if that is your preference.
This process is designed to provide stockholders with easy access to our proxy materials, while reducing the printing, distribution, and environmental costs of the proxy process. However, if you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice.
Eliminating Duplicative Proxy Materials
To reduce the expense of delivering duplicate voting materials to our stockholders who may hold shares of Company common stock in more than one stock account, we are delivering only one set of our proxy materials to certain stockholders, as of the Record Date, who share an address, unless otherwise requested. A separate proxy card is included in the voting materials (either electronically or by mail, as applicable) for each of these stockholders.
We will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Annual Report or this Proxy Statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. To obtain an additional copy, you may write us at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, Attn: Investor Relations, or contact our Investor Relations department by telephone at (408) 626-6120.
Similarly, if you share an address with another stockholder and have received multiple copies of our proxy materials, you may contact us at the address or telephone number specified above to request that only a single copy of these materials be delivered to your address in the future. Stockholders sharing a single address may revoke their consent to receive a single copy of our proxy materials in the future at any time by contacting our distribution agent, Computershare, either by calling toll-free at 1-800-564-6253, or by writing to Computershare, at https://www-us.computershare.com/Investor/#Contact/Enquiry. It is our understanding that Computershare will remove such stockholder from the householding program within 30 days of receipt of such written notice, after which we will promptly deliver a separate copy of our proxy materials to each such stockholder.
Incorporation by Reference
To the extent that this Proxy Statement has been or will be specifically incorporated by reference into any other filing of the Company with the SEC, the sections of this Proxy Statement entitled “Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” shall not be deemed to be so incorporated (to the extent permitted by the rules of the SEC), unless specifically provided otherwise in such filing.
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Biographical Information
Robin Abrams, age 73, has served as a director of the Company since 2011. Ms. Abrams served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Zilog, Inc. from August 2006 to January 2007 and the Chief Executive Officer of Firefly Communications, Inc. from 2004 to 2006. In addition to leading several start-ups, Ms. Abrams also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Palm Computing, Inc. Prior to Palm, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriFone, a leading global debit/credit card authorization solutions provider. Ms. Abrams also held several key executive positions at Apple, including president of Apple Americas and managing director of Apple Asia. Previously, Ms. Abrams held senior product marketing positions at Norwest Bank (Wells Fargo) and Unisys. Ms. Abrams served on the board of directors of Sierra Wireless from 2009 to 2022 and HCL Technologies Ltd. from 2001 to 2024. Ms. Abrams currently serves on the board of directors of FactSet Research.
Ms. Abrams brings to the Company extensive executive management experience obtained at Fortune 500 companies, including experience in advanced technology and managing operations in both Asia and the United States. Additionally, Ms. Abrams contributes valuable governance experience based on her service on a number of public company boards.
Douglas Bettinger, 57, has served as a director of the Company since December 2022. Mr. Bettinger is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Lam Research Corporation, a manufacturer and provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. In this role, he oversees Lam’s finance, tax, treasury, and investor relations organizations. Prior to joining Lam in 2013, Mr. Bettinger was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avago Technologies Ltd. (currently Broadcom Inc.) and held a variety of executive finance positions with Xilinx, Inc., 24/7 Customer, and Intel Corp. Mr. Bettinger also sits on the Board of Industry Leaders of SEMI, an industry association focused on the semiconductor industry’s design, manufacturing and supply chain. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and an MBA degree in finance from the University of Michigan.
Mr. Bettinger brings to the Company more than 31 years of financial and operational experience in the semiconductor industry.
Que Thanh Dallara, 51, has served as a director of the Company since November 2023. Since May 2022, Ms. Dallara has been the Executive Vice President and Operating Unit President of the global Diabetes Operating Unit at Medtronic plc, a global leader in medical technology. Prior to joining Medtronic, from October 2018 to April 2022, Ms. Dallara was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Connected Enterprise, Honeywell International, Inc.’s software business. From January 2017 to October 2019, Ms. Dallara was Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Honeywell, leading its efforts in strategy, marketing, sales excellence, pricing, product innovation, including enterprise software, data analytics and IoT solutions. Prior to Honeywell, Ms. Dallara held various executive roles at TE Connectivity Ltd., Microsoft Corporation, McKinsey & Company, and Telstra Group Limited. Ms. Dallara earned an MBA from Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics, and a Bachelor of Commerce in finance from The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Ms. Dallara brings to the Company over 20 years of general management and enterprise transformation experience in multiple industries globally.
John Forsyth, 51, has served as a director of the Company since November 2023. Since January 2021, Mr. Forsyth has been the Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the board of directors at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a leading supplier of low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions for mobile and consumer applications. Prior to assuming the role of CEO, Mr. Forsyth was
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instrumental in driving Cirrus Logic’s product strategy as President, Chief Strategy Officer from June 2018 to January 2021, and Vice President of Marketing from August 2014 to June 2018. Mr. Forsyth also served as Vice President of Audio Products at Wolfson Microelectronics, which was acquired by Cirrus Logic in 2014. Prior to joining Wolfson in 2012, Mr. Forsyth led product development and strategy in several technology companies, including serving as chief technical officer of the Symbian Foundation and as vice president of strategy at Symbian Software. Mr. Forsyth earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Glasgow.
Mr. Forsyth brings to the Company extensive management experience and knowledge of the semiconductor industry.
Mark Jensen, 74, has served as a director of the Company since June 2013. Mr. Jensen served as an executive of Deloitte & Touche LLP until his retirement in June 2012. He held a variety of positions, including U.S. Managing Partner-Audit and Enterprise Risk Services, Technology Industry and U.S. Managing Partner-Venture Capital Services Group. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche LLP, Mr. Jensen was the Chief Financial Officer of Redleaf Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jensen was an executive at Arthur Andersen LLP and served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Silicon Valley Office and leader of the firm’s Global Technology Industry Practice. Mr. Jensen has served on the board of directors of 23andMe Holding Co. since October 2024. Mr. Jensen served on the board of directors of a private firm, Exabeam, Inc., from 2022 to 2024, a cybersecurity company offering security analytics. Mr. Jensen served on the board of directors of Unwired Planet, Inc. (formerly Openwave Systems Inc.) from 2012 to 2015, Control4 Corporation from 2015 to 2019 and ForeScout Technologies, Inc. from 2013 to 2020.
Mr. Jensen brings to the Company business experience in a number of advanced technology industry segments and substantial financial expertise. Mr. Jensen has experience in executive management derived from his service as an executive officer, as the managing partner of a significant practice of a major accounting firm and service as a member of a public company board of directors.
James Lederer, 64, has served as a director of the Company since March 2018. Mr. Lederer is an executive with decades of experience leading a preeminent company in the semiconductor industry. He served as an Executive Vice President and Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a leading wireless technology company, including the dual Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer roles for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), its semiconductor division, from 2008 until his retirement in January 2014. Prior to that role, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s largest segment and additionally held a variety of senior management positions at Qualcomm, Inc., including Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Operations. Prior to joining Qualcomm in 1997, Mr. Lederer held a number of management positions at Motorola, General Motors and Scott Aviation. Mr. Lederer currently serves on the board of directors of Entegris, Inc. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration and an M.B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the School of Management.
Mr. Lederer brings to the Company broad management experience from the global semiconductor, mobile and wireless technology industries, including corporate finance, strategic planning, corporate development and worldwide operations.
D. Jeffrey Richardson, 60, has served as a director since December 2014 and as our Board chair since May 2018. Mr. Richardson joined LSI Corporation in 2005 and most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until the company’s acquisition by Avago Technologies in May 2014. He earlier served as executive vice president of various LSI divisions, including the Semiconductor Solutions Group, Networking and Storage Products Group, Custom Solutions Group and Corporate Planning and Strategy. Before joining LSI, Mr. Richardson held various management positions at Intel Corporation, including Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Server Platforms
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Group, and the company’s Enterprise Platforms and Services Division. Mr. Richardson’s career also includes serving in technical roles at Altera Corporation, Chips and Technologies, and Amdahl Corporation. Mr. Richardson has served on the board of directors of Ambarella Corporation since March 2014, and Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. since May 2020. Mr. Richardson also served on the board of directors of Volterra Corporation from 2011 to 2013 and Graphcore, Ltd from 2021 to 2024.
Mr. Richardson brings to the Company extensive management experience in the advanced technology company environment, including operations, marketing, engineering and strategic transactions.
Elizabeth Schwarting, 61, has served as a director of the Company since March 2023. From October 2015 to October 2024, Ms. Schwarting was the Principal Member of DBS Ventures, LLC. where she served as a consultant and advisor for various audiences relating to the automotive market, including automotive technology (with a special emphasis on ADAS, Automated Driving, Domain Controllers, and Power Electronics for Hybrid and Electric Systems), regulatory trends and business development. From 2009 to 2015, Ms. Schwarting served as Vice President of the Electronic Controls business unit for Delphi Corporation (now Aptiv PLC), an automotive parts company. As a member of the Executive Committee, she led a global team responsible for the Automotive ADAS and Safety Electronics product lines, the Body Electronics and Security product lines as well Power Electronics (for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles). From 1999 to 2009, Ms. Schwarting held several leadership positions at Delphi, including Vice President, Safety Systems, Global Director, Sales and Marketing, and General Motors Global Customer Director. Prior to joining Delphi, Ms. Schwarting held the position of General Manager and Vice President, Strategic Accounts for Eastman Kodak Company within the Consumer Imaging Division. Ms. Schwarting currently serves on the board of directors of Ambarella Corporation.
Ms. Schwarting brings to the Company extensive management experience and knowledge of the automotive industry, a key Company market segment, and governance experience from her service on another public company board.
Ford Tamer, 63, has served as director since joining the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Tamer, served as a Senior Operating Partner of Francisco Partners, a private equity company, which he joined in September 2022. Prior to that, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Inphi Corporation from February 2012 to April 2021, when it was acquired by Marvell Technology Inc. (“Marvell”). Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Telegent Systems, Inc. from June 2010 until August 2011. Prior to joining Telegent, Dr. Tamer was a Partner at Khosla Ventures from September 2007 to April 2010. Dr. Tamer also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager — Infrastructure Networking Group at Broadcom Corporation from June 2002 to September 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Agere Inc. from September 1998 until it was acquired by Lucent Technologies in April 2000, which Lucent then spun out as Agere Systems Inc. in March 2001. Dr. Tamer continued to serve as Vice President of Agere Systems until April 2002. Dr. Tamer served on the board of directors of Marvell from April 2021 until September 2024 and Groq Inc. from December 2021 to December 2024. Dr. Tamer currently serves on the board of directors of Teradyne and has announced he will step down from the Teradyne Board in May 2025. Dr. Tamer holds an M.S. degree and Ph.D. in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Tamer brings to the Company extensive industry and management experience spanning semiconductors, networking, and enterprise software.
Vote Required
A nominee shall be elected to the Board of Directors if the votes cast “FOR” such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast “AGAINST” such nominee’s election.
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operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. Copies of each of the committee charters are available on our website, https://www.latticesemi.com, at “About Us—Investor Relations—Corporate Governance.”
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee oversees the accounting and financial reporting process and the external audit process of the Company and assists the Board of Directors in the oversight and monitoring of (i) the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, (ii) the internal accounting and financial controls of the Company, (iii) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements including the intersection with the Company’s ethics and compliance programs, and (iv) the qualifications, performance and independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the Company’s internal audit function. In this capacity, the Audit Committee is responsible for appointing the independent registered public accounting firm and the audit engagement partner. In addition, the Audit Committee reviews and approves all work performed by the independent registered public accounting firm including the compensation for such services. The Audit Committee annually evaluates the qualifications, independence, and performance of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm including the senior audit engagement team and determines whether to reengage the current accounting firm or consider other audit firms.
The Audit Committee meets regularly with management and with our independent registered public accounting firm, which has access to the Audit Committee without the presence of management representatives. The Audit Committee reviews and discusses with management and the independent auditors the Company’s disclosures included in the Company’s SEC filings related to environmental, social and governance matters. In addition, the Audit Committee oversees management’s enterprise risk management process, including the Company’s financial and tax risk exposure, and the Company’s cybersecurity policies, controls, procedures, and risk management program.
During fiscal 2024, the Audit Committee was composed of Mr. Jensen (chair), Ms. Abrams, Mr. Bettinger, and Mr. Lederer. The Audit Committee met eight times in fiscal 2024. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the Audit Committee members meets the financial literacy requirements under applicable Nasdaq rules and that each of the Audit Committee members qualifies as an Audit Committee Financial Expert under applicable SEC rules and as “independent” under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee evaluates and, subject to obtaining the agreement of all the independent directors, approves our CEO’s compensation, approves the compensation of our other executive officers, and reviews succession planning for the CEO position. The Compensation Committee also administers our equity plans and handles other compensation matters. During fiscal 2024, the Compensation Committee was composed of Mr. Lederer (chair), Mr. Richardson, Ms. Skillern (member until May 3, 2024), Ms. Dallara, and Mr. Forsyth (beginning May 3, 2024). The Compensation Committee met nine times in fiscal 2024. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the Compensation Committee members qualifies as “independent” under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq.
The Compensation Committee annually evaluates and, subject to obtaining the agreement of all the independent directors, approves the CEO’s and other executive officers’ compensation, including (i) the annual base salary, (ii) the annual variable compensation program, including the specific goals and target award amounts, (iii) equity compensation, (iv) any employment agreement, severance arrangement, or change in control agreement/provision, and (v) any other benefits, compensation, or
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Leadership Transitions Driving the Next Phase of Growth
During 2024 and through the first quarter of 2025, the Company transitioned several key leadership positions resulting in a strengthened Executive Leadership Team. The new leadership team benefits from the knowledge and experience of those leaders that drove the Company’s strategic transformation during the past six years, while bringing new leaders with extensive experience developing and growing successful companies within the semiconductor industry. During this transition period, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee were determined to identify and attract additional talented leaders while retaining many of our exceptional leadership team members. To achieve these goals, the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee took certain special compensation actions in fiscal 2024, including the development of a new hire compensation package to attract our new CEO, and providing equity awards to our Named Executive Officers to enhance holding power. See Fiscal 2024 Executive Compensation Highlights for more information.
Effective June 3, 2024, James Anderson resigned as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, and the Company appointed Esam Elashmawi, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, as the Interim Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his existing position at the Company. Since joining the Company in 2018, Mr. Elashmawi has been instrumental in executing the strategies that have led to rapid product portfolio expansion and the launch of multiple new hardware and software solutions.
Following a rigorous and extensive search, the Board of Directors appointed Ford Tamer as our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board member effective September 16, 2024. Mr. Tamer brings to the Company extensive industry experience and leadership spanning semiconductors, networking, and enterprise software. He is a dynamic and transformative CEO, with a proven track record of operational excellence and driving growth. Following Mr. Tamer’s appointment, Mr. Elashmawi continues to serve as our Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, providing continuity and stability to the Company.
Effective October 10, 2024, Sherri Luther resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and the Board of Directors appointed Tonya Stevens, Corporate Vice President, Corporate Controller, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, in addition to her existing position at the Company. During Ms. Stevens’ six years at the Company, she has driven initiatives that helped the Company optimize its operations and strengthen its financial foundation.
Effective February 10, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Lorenzo Flores as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Flores has more than 30 years of semiconductor and financial leadership experience driving all aspects of financial planning and operations, reporting, accounting, treasury, tax, mergers and acquisitions, government affairs, and investor relations, including as CFO of Intel Foundry, Xilinx, and UXComm. Concurrently with Mr. Flores’ appointment on February 10, 2025, Ms. Stevens was appointed as Corporate Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and continues to serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Effective February 10, 2025, the Company also announced the retirement of Mark Nelson, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, along with the promotion of Erhaan Shaikh to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Mr. Shaikh has more than 35 years of technology industry experience spanning sales, marketing, and engineering. Since joining Lattice in 2020, his leadership has transformed the company’s worldwide distribution and channel strategy, pricing policy, and customer supply management, and helped deepen the company’s customer and partner relationships. Before joining Lattice, Mr. Shaikh was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Fungible (acquired by Microsoft).
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Pravin Desale, 55, joined the Company in September 2023 and serves as Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Desale served as Senior Vice President of IoT Engineering at Semtech Technologies from January 2023 to September 2023. Prior to Semtech’s acquisition of Sierra Wireless, he was the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Sierra Wireless from November 2021 to January 2023, where he was responsible for all hardware and software development. Prior to his time at Semtech/Sierra Wireless, he held senior technical leadership roles at Veritas Technologies from June 2019 to October 2021, Seagate from May 2014 to June 2019, and LSI Corporation from March 2005 to May 2014.
Esam Elashmawi, 56, joined the Company in September 2018 and serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, and for a period in 2024 served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer before returning to his current position. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Elashmawi served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Microsemi Corporation. Mr. Elashmawi previously served as Vice President of Product Development at Actel Corporation, which Microsemi Corporation acquired in 2010. Earlier in his career, Mr. Elashmawi co-founded SiliconExpert Technologies, a component management software company, which was acquired by Arrow Electronics.
Tracy Feanny, 51, joined the Company in November 2021 and serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Feanny held various positions at National Instruments Corporation from September 2012 to November 2021, including Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary. Prior to her time at National Instruments, Ms. Feanny served in various positions at Amazon Web Services and Dell Technologies.
Erhaan Shaikh, 57, joined the Company in October 2020 and serves as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shaikh served as the Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Fungible, Inc. from May 2018 to October 2020. Prior to that Mr. Shaikh served at Intel Corporation as Vice President & General Manager of the Programable Solutions Group’s Auto, Military & Embedded Division. Mr. Shaikh also served in various leadership roles at Altera Corporation supporting Altera’s Infrastructure Division, Asia Pacific Sales Organization, and Field Applications Engineering Organization. Prior to joining Altera, Mr. Shaikh was the European Managing Director for Simplicity Inc., and a Sales Manager for Xilinx, Inc.
Tonya Stevens, 53, joined the Company in May 2019 and serves as Corporate Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Stevens served as Interim CFO from October 10, 2024 until February 9, 2025. While at the Company, Ms. Stevens has led key strategic transformations that helped the Company optimize its operations and strengthen its financial foundation. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Stevens held finance leadership roles at a variety of companies, including Intel Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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Mr. Tamer’s CEO Base Salary and Cash Incentive Awards
Mr. Tamer’s annual base salary was set at $800,000, and under our Corporate Incentive Plan (“CIP”) he is eligible for an annual target bonus equal to 125% of his base salary. For fiscal 2024, the maximum bonus payout percentage was 200% of target and was prorated based on the number of days Mr. Tamer was employed as CEO during fiscal 2024. As previously stated, thresholds for our CIP were not met during fiscal 2024 and as a result, Mr. Tamer did not receive any payments under the CIP.
Mr. Tamer’s CEO Long-Term Incentive Compensation Awards for Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2025
All equity awards were granted on Mr. Tamer’s start date, with the number of shares of Company common stock subject to each award determined by dividing the dollar value of the applicable award by the 30-day trailing average of the Company’s common stock as of the start date, rounded down to the next whole share. All vesting is subject to Mr. Tamer’s continued service as CEO through the applicable vesting date.
For the portion of fiscal 2024 following Mr. Tamer’s appointment, Mr. Tamer received a RSA grant with a grant date fair value of $1,700,000, with 25% of the shares of restricted stock subject to the RSA scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the start date and vesting thereafter at a rate of 6.25% per quarter. For that same period, Mr. Tamer received a grant of PRSUs with grant date fair value of $1,700,000, with vesting tied to the Company’s total shareholder return relative to the companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The PRSUs will be tested for vesting on the third anniversary of the start date and will have a multiplier provision up to 250% in the event of extraordinary performance.
For fiscal 2025, Mr. Tamer received a RSA with a grant date fair value of $5,000,000, with 25% of the shares of restricted stock subject to the RSA scheduled to vest on February 15, 2026 and vesting thereafter at a rate of 6.25% per quarter. For fiscal 2025, Mr. Tamer also received a grant of PRSUs with a grant date fair value of $5,000,000, with vesting tied to the Company’s total shareholder return relative to the companies in the Russell 3000 Index. These PRSUs will be tested for vesting on February 15, 2028, and will have a multiplier provision up to 250% in the event of extraordinary performance. It currently is expected that no additional equity awards will be granted to Mr. Tamer prior to 2026.
Mr. Tamer’s CEO Sign-On Award
Additionally, Mr. Tamer received sign-on awards in the form of PRSUs and RSAs with an aggregate target grant date fair value of $30,000,000 (“Sign-On Award”), to support driving the Company’s strategy, aligning with shareholder returns, and in part to recognize equity awards that Mr. Tamer forfeited from his prior employer, Francisco Partners, a private equity firm.
Approximately 33% of the Sign-On Award value, or $10,000,000, was granted as PRSUs with vesting tied to the Company’s year over year revenue growth (“Revenue Growth PRSU”). The Revenue Growth PRSUs are divided into four equal tranches and for each tranche, revenue growth will be measured by comparing organic revenue for that year to the revenue achieved in the prior year. At the
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Changes to Mr. Elashmawi’s Compensation for his service as Interim CEO.
Following Mr. Elashmawi’s appointment as Interim CEO, Mr. Elashmawi’s annualized base salary was set at $650,000 and his CIP target bonus was set at 100% of his base salary, pro-rated for his period of service as our Interim CEO. Following Mr. Elashmawi’s return to his former position, in recognition of his continued contributions to the Company and to bring his compensation up to levels consistent with his experience and value to the Company, the Compensation Committee set his annualized base salary at $541,000. Mr. Elashmawi also received a retention RSU Award with a grant date fair value of $1,500,000, with one-third of these Retention RSUs vesting on January 1, 2025, and the remaining two-thirds vesting on January 1, 2026, as described in this CD&A. Following Mr. Tamer’s appointment, Ms. Luther’s departure, the Compensation Committee’s market analysis of the retention holding power of our key executives’ existing equity awards that was conducted with the assistance of our independent compensation consultant, and to promote Executive Leadership stability, Mr. Elashmawi received an additional retention RSU with a grant date fair value of $1,200,000, with 50% of these Retention RSUs vesting on the anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date.
Changes to Ms. Stevens’ Compensation for her service as Interim CFO.
Following Ms. Stevens’ appointment as Interim CFO, she received a grant of RSUs with a grant date fair value of $1,500,000. The initial $500,000 has 50% of the shares vesting upon the first anniversary of the grant date and 50% of the shares vesting upon the second anniversary of the grant date; and the balance of $1,000,000 has 25% of the shares scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and vesting thereafter at a rate of 6.25% per quarter. Ms. Stevens’ annualized base salary was set at $450,000 during her period of service as our Interim CFO and her CIP target bonus was set at 70% of her base salary, pro-rated for her period of service as our Interim CFO.
Performance and Transition Equity Awards
Revenue Growth PRSUs
The Compensation Committee, working with its independent consultant, made the decision in June 2024 to grant Revenue Growth PRSUs to certain executive officers. These PRSUs were designed to align executive incentives with revenue growth by granting awards that pay out at or above target amounts only if revenue growth of 10% or greater is achieved and revenue growth exceeds the market benchmark. In addition, the Compensation Committee desired to provide additional unvested holding power to the recipient executive officers.
The Revenue Growth PRSUs are divided into four equal tranches and for each tranche, revenue growth is measured by comparing organic revenue for that year to the revenue achieved in the prior year. At the time of award, the first measuring period was fiscal 2025 as compared to fiscal 2024. The size of the revenue growth percentage determines the extent to which any tranche would be eligible to vest and can range from 0% to 250% of target, with payment at or above 100% possible with achievement of revenue growth at or above 10%. Additionally, for each measurement period, the revenue growth must exceed the Gartner Non-Memory Semiconductor Revenue Growth market benchmark to be eligible to vest. Vesting of any tranche would occur 13-months following the annual measurement period for that tranche.
On February 28, 2025, the Compensation Committee modified the performance periods and vesting for the Revenue Growth PRSU Awards granted to the Company’s executive officers in 2024 and the beginning of 2025 to align the Revenue Growth PRSU Awards with the Company’s growth strategy under the Company’s new executive team. The modified Revenue PRSUs continue to be divided into
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PRSU awards granted to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Elashmawi, Mr. Nelson, and Ms. Luther. The Compensation Committee Chair determined that our TSR ranked above the 75th percentile and, therefore, that the following percentage of the target number of PRSUs awarded had vested: (i) 250% for Mr. Anderson and (ii) 200% for Mr. Elashmawi, Mr. Nelson, and Ms. Luther.
In September 2024, the Compensation Committee Chair, pursuant to a delegation of authority by the Compensation Committee, determined the level of achievement with respect to the September 11, 2023 PRSU awards granted to Mr. Desale. The Compensation Committee Chair determined that our TSR ranked below the 25th percentile and, therefore, that 0% of the target number of PRSUs covered by the first tranche of the awards had vested.
In November 2024, the Compensation Committee Chair, pursuant to a delegation of authority by the Compensation Committee, determined the level of achievement with respect to the November 3, 2021 PRSU awards granted to Ms. Feanny. The Compensation Committee Chair determined that our TSR ranked at the 51st percentile and, therefore, that 86% of the target number of PRSUs covered by the third tranche of the awards had vested.
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Named Executive Officer |
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PRSU Award Grant Date |
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Target Number of Shares in Tranche of PRSU Award |
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Percentage of Shares Earned in Tranche of PRSU Award |
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Actual Number of Shares in Tranche of PRSU Award Earned |
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Mr. Elashmawi |
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February 19, 2021 |
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12,543 |
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200% |
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25,086 |
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Mr. Nelson |
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February 19, 2021 |
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11,403 |
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200% |
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22,806 |
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Mr. Anderson |
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February 19, 2021 |
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54,736 |
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250% |
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136,840 |
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Ms. Luther |
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February 19, 2021 |
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14,254 |
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200% |
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28,508 |
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Mr. Desale |
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September 11, 2023 |
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9,095 |
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0% |
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0 |
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Ms. Feanny |
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November 3, 2021 |
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2,954 |
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86% |
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2,541 |
2024 Revenue Growth PRSU
In June 2024, the Compensation Committee, working with its independent consultant, granted Revenue Growth PRSUs in the following amounts to: Ms. Luther, $8,100,000; Mr. Elashmawi, $7,500,000; Mr. Nelson, $7,500,000; Mr. Desale, $7,500,000; and Ms. Feanny, $6,000,000; and in September 2024, in connection with his hiring, the Board of Directors granted Revenue Growth PRSUs to: Mr. Tamer, $10,000,000. The Revenue Growth PRSUs were awarded to incentivize top-line revenue growth and enhance the holding power for each recipient executive officer. Each Revenue Growth PRSU is divided into four equal tranches and for each tranche, revenue growth is measured by comparing organic revenue for that year to the highest revenue achieved in any prior year. On February 28, 2025, the Compensation Committee modified the performance periods and vesting of the Revenue Growth PRSU Awards granted to the Company’s executive officers in 2024 and 2025. The modified Revenue Growth PRSUs continue to be divided into four equal tranches and for each tranche, revenue growth will still be measured by comparing organic revenue for that year to the revenue achieved in the prior year. The first measuring period for the modified Revenue Growth PRSU awards will be fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025 and the last measurement period will be fiscal 2029 as compared to fiscal 2028. Measurement and vesting for each tranche will occur on the later of the filing date of the Company’s Form 10-K for the applicable measurement period, or the date the Gartner Non-Memory Semiconductor Revenue Growth benchmark is published. All other terms of the Revenue Growth PRSU Awards including the size of the awards and performance criteria remain the same. If there is inorganic revenue growth via an acquisition in a given year, such inorganic growth is excluded for both the first partial year and for the first full year, and is added following the second year. The size of the revenue growth percentage determines the extent to which any tranche will be eligible to vest. This can range from 0% to 250%, with payment only possible with actual achievement of revenue growth that exceeds the Gartner Non-Memory Semiconductor Revenue Growth threshold. The
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trailing 60 trading days up to and including the day prior to Mr. Tamer’s start date. Share price increase goal achievement will be measured based on the simple average of the closing Company share price for the trailing 60 trading days up to and including the measurement date. The number of shares that become eligible to vest can range from 25% of the target number of shares (at a 25% share price increase) to 250% of the target number of shares (at a 200% share price increase). Assuming achievement of the applicable increased share price goal, (a) 50% of the shares achieved will vest on the third anniversary of the start date, (b) 75% of the shares achieved but not yet paid out will vest on the fourth anniversary of the start date, (c) 100% of the shares achieved but not yet paid out will vest on the fifth anniversary of the start date, and (d) 100% of any remaining shares achieved but not yet paid out will vest on the sixth anniversary of the start date.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards
Our standard time-based RSU awards vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the units subject to the awards vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining units vesting at the rate of 6.25% of the total number of units subject to the awards as of the end of each three-month period thereafter, contingent upon the recipient’s continued service with us through each applicable vesting date. Upon vesting, the RSU awards may be settled by issuing that number of shares of our common stock that equal the number of units that have vested.
In fiscal 2024, following the departure of the Chief Executive Officer, James Anderson, additional Transition RSU grants were made to motivate and retain members of our high-performing executive team during our critical transition period and to provide incentives aligned with our high expectations for our team. On July 9, 2024, the Compensation Committee, and in the case of our Mr. Elashmawi, then-Interim CEO, the Board of Directors, approved Transition RSU grants with grant date fair values of $1,500.000 to: Ms. Luther, Mr. Elashmawi, and Mr. Nelson each individually. One-third of these Transition RSUs vested on January 1, 2025, and the remaining two-thirds vest on January 1, 2026. Following the appointment of our new CEO, the departure of Ms. Luther, and the Compensation Committee’s market analysis of the retention holding power of our key executives’ existing equity awards, on December 17, 2024, the Compensation Committee approved Transition RSU grants with the following grant date fair values: Mr. Elashmawi, $1,200,000; Mr. Nelson, $1,000,000; Mr. Desale, $3,500,000; and Ms. Feanny, $2,000,000. 50% of these Transition RSUs vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% of these Transition RSUs vest on the second anniversary of the grant date.
Restricted Stock Awards
The time-based RSAs granted to our CEO in 2024 vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the awards vesting on the first anniversary of the start date or vesting on February 15, 2026, as applicable, and the remaining shares vesting at the rate of 6.25% of the total number of shares subject to the awards as of the end of each three-month period thereafter, contingent upon continued employment as our CEO through each applicable vesting date. Upon vesting, the common stock shares granted under the RSAs are released from escrow.
Employee Benefits
Our Named Executive Officers are eligible to participate in the same employee benefit plans, and on the same terms and conditions, as all other full-time, salaried U.S. employees. These benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, business travel insurance, an employee assistance program, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and commuter benefits. We also maintain a tax-qualified Section 401(k) retirement savings plan (the “Section 401(k) Plan”) that provides eligible employees, including our Named Executive Officers, with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis. Participants may make pre-tax contributions to the
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Section 401(k) Plan from their eligible earnings up to the statutorily prescribed annual limit on pre-tax contributions under the Code. An employee’s interest in his or her pre-tax deferrals is 100% vested when contributed. Currently, we match 100% of the first 3% of a participant’s contributions and 50% of the next 3% of the participant’s contributions to the Section 401(k) Plan, subject to an applicable annual statutory maximum per employee.
We design our employee benefits programs to be affordable and competitive in relation to the market as well as compliant with applicable laws and practices. We adjust our employee benefits programs as needed based upon regular monitoring of applicable laws and practices and the competitive market.
Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
Currently, we do not view perquisites or other personal benefits as a significant component of our executive compensation program. Accordingly, we do not provide significant perquisites or other personal benefits to our Named Executive Officers, except as generally made available to all our employees, or in situations where we believe it is appropriate to assist an individual in the performance of his or her duties, to make an individual more efficient and effective, and for recruitment and retention purposes. During fiscal 2024, none of our Named Executive Officers received perquisites or other personal benefits that were, in the aggregate, $10,000 or more for each individual.
In the future, we may provide perquisites or other personal benefits in limited circumstances, such as those described in the preceding paragraph. All future practices with respect to perquisites or other personal benefits will be approved and subject to periodic review by the Compensation Committee.
Employment Agreements
Each of our Named Executive Officers has entered into an employment agreement with the Company, except for Ms. Stevens, our Interim CFO through February 9, 2025, who is not party to an employment agreement. The Compensation Committee regularly reviews our form of employment agreement to align with current market practices. We believe these agreements provide for the best interests of the Company, support the retention of our Named Executive Officers, and help achieve consistency among similar officers.
Each of these employment agreements provides for “at will” employment (meaning that either we or the Named Executive Officer may terminate the employment relationship at any time without cause) and sets forth the then current compensation arrangements for the Named Executive Officer, including a base salary and participation in our employee benefit programs. In addition, these employment agreements provide that our Named Executive Officers will be eligible to receive certain severance payments and benefits in connection with certain involuntary terminations of employment, including in connection with a change in control of the Company. These post-employment compensation arrangements are discussed in “Post-Employment Compensation” below.
For detailed descriptions of the employment agreements we maintained with our Named Executive Officers during fiscal 2024, see “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” below.
Post-Employment Compensation
The employment agreements with our Named Executive Officers contain certain protections in the event of their involuntary termination of employment under specified circumstances, including following a change in control of the Company. These arrangements provide reasonable compensation to the Named Executive Officer if he or she leaves our employ under certain circumstances to facilitate his or her transition to new employment. Further, in some instances we seek to mitigate any potential employer liability and avoid future disputes or litigation by requiring a departing Named Executive Officer to sign a separation and release agreement acceptable to us as a condition to receiving post-
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ANNUAL REPORT
Our 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders was provided to our stockholders together with this Proxy Statement. We will furnish without charge, upon the written request of any person who was a stockholder or a beneficial owner of our common stock at the close of business on March 3, 2025, an additional copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our most recent fiscal year filed with the SEC on February 14, 2025, including financial statement schedules but not including exhibits. Requests should be directed to the attention of the Secretary, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors does not intend to present any business for action at the Annual Meeting other than the election of directors and the proposals set forth herein, nor does it have knowledge of any matters that may be presented by others. If any other matter properly comes before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend or if no such recommendation is given, in the discretion of such persons.
METHOD AND COST OF SOLICITATION
The cost of solicitation of proxies will be paid by the Company. In addition to solicitation by mail, certain of our employees, for no additional compensation, may request the return of proxies personally or by telephone, fax, or e-mail. We will, on request, reimburse brokers and other persons holding shares for the benefit of others for their expenses in forwarding proxies and accompanying material and in obtaining authorization from beneficial owners of our stock to execute proxies. The Company may also engage the services of a third-party firm to aid in the solicitation of proxies.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Stockholder Proposals for Inclusion in Next Year’s Proxy Statement
To be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to next year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder proposal must be received at our principal executive offices no later than November 20, 2025. Such proposals also will need to comply with SEC regulations under Rule 14a-8 regarding the inclusion of stockholder proposals in Company-sponsored proxy materials. Proposals should be addressed to the Secretary, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124.
Other Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
If a stockholder wishes to present a stockholder proposal at next year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders that is not intended to be included in the proxy statement or to nominate a person for election to our Board of Directors at next year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholder must provide the information required by our bylaws and give timely notice to our corporate secretary in accordance with our bylaws, which, in general, require that the notice be received by the corporate secretary:
(1) not earlier than 8:00 a.m., Pacific time, on January 2, 2026, and
(2) not later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on February 1, 2026.
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE In accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, we provide the following disclosure regarding executive compensation for our principal executive officer (“PEO”) and other named executive Officers (“Non-PEO NEOs”) and Company performance for the fiscal years listed below. The Compensation Committee did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure below in making its pay decisions for any of the years shown.
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Summary Compen- sation Table Total for James R. Anderson 1 ($) |
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Paid to James R. Anderson 1,2,3 ($) |
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sation Table Total for Esam Elashmawi 1 ($) |
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Paid to Esam Elashmawi 1,2,3 ($) |
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Summary Compen- sation Table Total for Ford Tamer 1 ($) |
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Compen- sation Actually Paid to |
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Average Summary Compen- sation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs (1) ($) |
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Average Compen- sation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs 1,2,3 ($) |
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Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment based on: 4 |
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TSR Percentile Rank Relative to the Russell 3000 Index 5 |
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2024 |
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16,287,952 |
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(21,719,177) |
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13,579,214 |
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4,114,264 |
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69,154,980 |
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56,448,465 |
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10,446,083 |
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1,955,462 |
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306.60 |
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294.12 |
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61.1 |
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27 th percentile |
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2023 |
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14,379,579 |
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22,039,109 |
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4,523,440 |
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5,492,714 |
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358.76 |
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237.57 |
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259.1 |
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43 rd percentile |
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2022 |
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11,653,423 |
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8,548,319 |
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3,395,414 |
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(392,017) |
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337.39 |
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142.26 |
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178.9 |
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59 th percentile |
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2021 |
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18,387,422 |
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70,640,501 |
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4,764,499 |
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15,839,660 |
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400.73 |
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218.45 |
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95.9 |
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7,226,551 |
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49,899,940 |
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15,086,398 |
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238.27 |
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(1) |
James R. Anderson, Esam Elashmawi, and Ford Tamer were our PEOs for year 2024, with James R. Anderson being the PEO from 2020 to 2024. The individuals comprising the Non-PEO NEOs for each year presented are listed below. |
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Sherri Luther |
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Esam Elashmawi |
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Esam Elashmawi |
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Mark Nelson |
Stephen Douglass |
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Stephen Douglass |
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Stephen Douglass |
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Mark Nelson |
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Pravin Desale |
Mark Nelson |
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Tonya Stevens |
(2) |
The amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by the Company’s NEOs. These amounts reflect the Summary Compensation Table Total with certain adjustments as described in footnote 3 below. |
(3) |
Compensation Actually Paid reflects the exclusions and inclusions of certain amounts for the PEO and the Non-PEO NEOs as set forth below. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in the Exclusion of Stock Awards column are the totals from the Stock Awards column set forth in the Summary Compensation Table. |
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Summary Compensation Table Total for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Exclusion of Stock Awards for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Inclusion of Equity Values for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Compensation Actually Paid to James R. Anderson ($) |
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2024 |
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16,287,952 |
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Inclusion of Equity Values for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Compensation Actually Paid to Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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2024 |
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Inclusion of Equity Values for Ford Tamer ($) |
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Compensation Actually Paid to Ford Tamer ($) |
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2024 |
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69,154,980 |
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56,231,907 |
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56,448,465 |
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Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs ($) |
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Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs ($) |
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Vesting- Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Vesting- Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwise Included for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Total - Inclusion of Equity Values for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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5,156,612 |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Ford Tamer |
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Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Ford Tamer |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Ford Tamer |
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Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Average Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Average Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwise Included for Non-PEO NEOs |
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(4) |
The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table utilizes the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (“PHLX Semiconductor Index”), which we also utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 28, 2024. The comparison assumes $100 was invested for the period starting December 28, 2019, through the end of the listed year in the Company and in the PHLX Semiconductor, respectively. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance. |
(5) |
We determined TSR Percentile Rank relative to the Russell 3000 Index to be the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs in 2024. We present one-year percentile ranks in this table. This performance measure may not have been the most important financial performance measure for years 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 and we may determine a different financial performance measure to be the most important financial performance measure in future years. |
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Named Executive Officers, Footnote |
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Sherri Luther |
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Sherri Luther |
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Sherri Luther |
Esam Elashmawi |
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Esam Elashmawi |
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Mark Nelson |
Stephen Douglass |
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Stephen Douglass |
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Stephen Douglass |
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Mark Nelson |
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Pravin Desale |
Mark Nelson |
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Mark Nelson |
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Mark Nelson |
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Pravin Desale |
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Peer Group Issuers, Footnote |
The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table utilizes the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (“PHLX Semiconductor Index”), which we also utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 28, 2024. The comparison assumes $100 was invested for the period starting December 28, 2019, through the end of the listed year in the Company and in the PHLX Semiconductor, respectively. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.
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Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote |
(3) |
Compensation Actually Paid reflects the exclusions and inclusions of certain amounts for the PEO and the Non-PEO NEOs as set forth below. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in the Exclusion of Stock Awards column are the totals from the Stock Awards column set forth in the Summary Compensation Table. |
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Summary Compensation Table Total for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Exclusion of Stock Awards for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Inclusion of Equity Values for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Compensation Actually Paid to James R. Anderson ($) |
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2024 |
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16,287,952 |
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(15,948,933 |
) |
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(22,058,196 |
) |
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(21,719,177 |
) |
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Year |
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Summary Compensation Table Total for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Exclusion of Stock Awards for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Inclusion of Equity Values for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Compensation Actually Paid to Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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2024 |
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13,579,214 |
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(13,009,192 |
) |
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3,544,242 |
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4,114,264 |
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Year |
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Summary Compensation Table Total for Ford Tamer ($) |
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Exclusion of Stock Awards for Ford Tamer ($) |
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Inclusion of Equity Values for Ford Tamer ($) |
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Compensation Actually Paid to Ford Tamer ($) |
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2024 |
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69,154,980 |
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(68,938,422 |
) |
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56,231,907 |
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56,448,465 |
| The amounts in the Inclusion of Equity Values in the tables above are derived from the amounts set forth in the f ollowin g tables:
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Year |
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Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Vesting- Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwise Included for James R. Anderson ($) |
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Total - Inclusion of Equity Values for James R. Anderson ($) |
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2024 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(11,372 |
) |
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(22,046,824 |
) |
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— |
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(22,058,196 |
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Year |
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Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Vesting- Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwise Included for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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Total - Inclusion of Equity Values for Esam Elashmawi ($) |
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2024 |
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5,156,612 |
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(1,467,360 |
) |
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— |
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(145,010 |
) |
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— |
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— |
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3,544,242 |
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Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Ford Tamer |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Ford Tamer |
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Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Ford Tamer |
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Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Ford Tamer |
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Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Ford Tamer |
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Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwise Included for Ford Tamer |
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Equity Values for Ford Tamer |
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2024 |
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56,231,907 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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56,231,907 |
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Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount |
$ 10,446,083
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$ 4,523,440
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$ 3,395,414
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$ 4,764,499
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$ 2,356,257
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Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount |
$ 1,955,462
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5,492,714
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(392,017)
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15,839,660
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15,086,398
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Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote |
(3) |
Compensation Actually Paid reflects the exclusions and inclusions of certain amounts for the PEO and the Non-PEO NEOs as set forth below. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Amounts in the Exclusion of Stock Awards column are the totals from the Stock Awards column set forth in the Summary Compensation Table. |
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Year |
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Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs ($) |
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Average Exclusion of Stock Awards for Non-PEO NEOs ($) |
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Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs ($) |
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Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs ($) |
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2024 |
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10,446,083 |
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(10,107,649 |
) |
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1,617,028 |
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1,955,462 |
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Average Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Average Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Average Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwise Included for Non-PEO NEOs |
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Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs |
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2024 |
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3,707,206 |
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(639,785 |
) |
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— |
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(180,932 |
) |
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(1,269,461 |
) |
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— |
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1,617,028 |
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return |
Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) and Peer Group TSR The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s cumulative TSR for the fiscal years indicated, and the PHLX Semiconductor Index TSR over the same period.
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income |
Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and our net income during the four most recently completed fiscal years.
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure |
Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company-Selected Measure The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and our TSR Percentile Rank Relative to the Russell 3000 Index during the four most recently completed fiscal years.
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group |
Description of Relationship Between PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) and Peer Group TSR The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO, the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEOs, and the Company’s cumulative TSR for the fiscal years indicated, and the PHLX Semiconductor Index TSR over the same period.
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Tabular List, Table |
Tabular List of Most Important Financial Performance Measures The following table presents the financial performance measures that the Company considers to have been the most important in linking Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs for 2024 to Company performance. The measures in this table are not ranked.
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TSR relative to the Russell 3000 Index Non-GAAP Operating Income Revenue |
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Total Shareholder Return Amount |
$ 306.6
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358.76
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337.39
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400.73
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238.27
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Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount |
294.12
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237.57
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142.26
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218.45
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152.93
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Net Income (Loss) |
$ 61,100,000
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$ 259,100,000
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$ 178,900,000
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$ 95,900,000
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$ 47,400,000
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Company Selected Measure Amount |
0.27
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0.43
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0.59
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0.89
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0.93
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PEO Name |
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James R. Anderson
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James R. Anderson
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James R. Anderson
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James R. Anderson
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Measure:: 1 |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Name |
TSR relative to the Russell 3000 Index
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Measure:: 2 |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Name |
Non-GAAP Operating Income
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Measure:: 3 |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Name |
Revenue
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James R. Anderson [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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PEO Total Compensation Amount |
$ 16,287,952
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$ 14,379,579
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$ 11,653,423
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$ 18,387,422
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$ 7,226,551
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PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
$ (21,719,177)
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22,039,109
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8,548,319
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70,640,501
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49,899,940
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PEO Name |
James R. Anderson
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Esam Elashmawi [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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PEO Total Compensation Amount |
$ 13,579,214
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0
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0
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0
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0
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PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
$ 4,114,264
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0
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0
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0
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0
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PEO Name |
Esam Elashmawi
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Ford Tamer [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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PEO Total Compensation Amount |
$ 69,154,980
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0
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0
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0
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0
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PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
$ 56,448,465
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$ 0
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$ 0
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$ 0
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$ 0
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PEO Name |
Ford Tamer
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PEO | James R. Anderson [Member] | Equity Awards Adjustments |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
$ (22,058,196)
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PEO | James R. Anderson [Member] | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(11,372)
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PEO | James R. Anderson [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(22,046,824)
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PEO | James R. Anderson [Member] | Exclusion of Stock Awards [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(15,948,933)
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PEO | Esam Elashmawi [Member] | Equity Awards Adjustments |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
3,544,242
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PEO | Esam Elashmawi [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
5,156,612
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PEO | Esam Elashmawi [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(1,467,360)
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PEO | Esam Elashmawi [Member] | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(145,010)
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PEO | Esam Elashmawi [Member] | Exclusion of Stock Awards [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(13,009,192)
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PEO | Ford Tamer [Member] | Equity Awards Adjustments |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
56,231,907
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PEO | Ford Tamer [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
56,231,907
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PEO | Ford Tamer [Member] | Exclusion of Stock Awards [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(68,938,422)
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Non-PEO NEO | Equity Awards Adjustments |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
1,617,028
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Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
3,707,206
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Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(639,785)
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Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(180,932)
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Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
(1,269,461)
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Non-PEO NEO | Exclusion of Stock Awards [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
$ (10,107,649)
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