Related Parties - Equity Joint Ventures |
12 Months Ended |
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| Related Parties - Equity Joint Ventures | Related Parties—Equity Joint Ventures
ATMP Joint Ventures
The Company holds a 15% equity interest in two joint ventures (collectively, the ATMP JV) with affiliates of Tongfu Microelectronics Co., Ltd, a Chinese joint stock company. The Company has no obligation to fund the ATMP JV. The Company accounts for its equity interests in the ATMP JV under the equity method of accounting due to its significant influence over the ATMP JV.
The ATMP JV provides assembly, test, mark and packaging (ATMP) services to the Company. The Company assists the ATMP JV in its management of certain raw material inventory. The purchases from and resales to the ATMP JV of inventory under the Company’s inventory management program are reported within purchases and resales with the ATMP JV and do not impact the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
The Company’s purchases from the ATMP JV during 2021 and 2020 amounted to $1.1 billion and $831 million, respectively. As of December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the amounts payable to the ATMP JV were $85 million and $78 million, respectively, and are included in Payables to related parties on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s resales to the ATMP JV during 2021 and 2020 amounted to $28 million for each year. As of December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the Company had receivables from ATMP JV of $2 million and $10 million, respectively, included in Receivables from related parties on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
During 2021, the Company recorded a gain of $6 million in Equity income in investee on its consolidated statement of operations. During 2020, the Company recorded a gain of $5 million in Equity income in investee on its consolidated statement of operations. During 2019, the Company did not record any gain or loss in Equity income in investee. As of December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the carrying value of the Company’s investment in the ATMP JV was approximately $69 million and $63 million, respectively.
THATIC Joint Ventures
The Company holds equity interests in two joint ventures (collectively, the THATIC JV) with Higon Information Technology Co., Ltd. (THATIC), a third-party Chinese entity. As of December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the carrying value of the investment was zero.
In February 2016, the Company licensed certain of its intellectual property (Licensed IP) to the THATIC JV, payable over several years upon achievement of certain milestones. The Company also receives a royalty based on the sales of the THATIC JV’s products developed on the basis of such Licensed IP. The Company classifies Licensed IP and royalty income associated with the February 2016 agreement as Licensing gain within operating income. During 2021, the Company recognized $12 million of licensing gain from royalty income under the agreement. The Company recognized $60 million as licensing gain associated with the Licensed IP during 2019. As of December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, the Company had no receivables from the THATIC JV.
In June 2019, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce added certain Chinese entities to the Entity List, including THATIC and the THATIC JV. The Company is complying with U.S. law pertaining to the Entity List designation.
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