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requirements will not become more stringent or costly in the future. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our
costs of complying with current and future environmental and health and safety laws, and our liabilities arising
from past and future releases of, or exposure to, hazardous substances will not have a material adverse effect on
us.
Our business is subject to potential tax liabilities.
We are subject to income taxes in the United States, Canada and other foreign jurisdictions. Significant
judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. In the ordinary course of our
business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.
Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the final determination of any
tax audits and litigation will not be materially different from that which is reflected in historical income tax
provisions and accruals. Should additional taxes be assessed as a result of an audit or litigation, there could be a
material effect on our cash, income tax provision and net income in the period or periods for which that
determination is made.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
We have not received any written comments that were issued not less than 180 days before December 26,
2009, the end of the fiscal year covered by this report, from the Securities and Exchange Commission staff
regarding our periodic or current reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that remain unresolved.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
At December 26, 2009, we owned principal research and development, engineering, manufacturing,
warehouse and administrative facilities located in the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Malaysia.
These facilities totaled approximately 2.4 million square feet.
Our main facility with respect to our graphics and chipset products is located in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
This facility consists of approximately 240,000 square feet of office and research and development space. We
occupy two other facilities in Markham, Ontario that comprise over 215,000 square feet, including approximately
65,000 square-feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. We also currently own and operate three
microprocessor assembly and test facilities comprising an aggregate of approximately 1 million square feet. Our
current microprocessor assembly and test facilities are located in Malaysia, Singapore and China and are
described in further detail in the “Manufacturing, Assembly and Test Facilities,” above.
In some cases, we lease all or a portion of the land on which our facilities are located. We lease
approximately 218,000 square feet of land in Singapore and 422,000 square feet of land in Suzhou, China for our
microprocessor assembly and test facilities.
As of December 26, 2009, we also leased approximately 3.2 million square feet of space for engineering,
manufacturing, warehouse and administrative use, including a number of smaller regional sales offices located in
commercial centers near customers, principally in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. These
leases expire at varying dates through 2018.
We also have approximately 325,000 square feet of building space that is currently vacant. We continue to
have lease obligations with respect to this space that expire at various dates through 2012. We are actively
marketing this space for sublease.
We currently do not anticipate difficulty in either retaining occupancy of any of our facilities through lease
renewals prior to expiration or through month-to-month occupancy, or replacing them with equivalent facilities.
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