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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Transactions
Note 5: Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Transactions

The Company pursues strategic acquisitions and divestitures from time to time to leverage its existing capabilities and further build its business. Acquisition costs are not included as components of consideration transferred and instead are accounted for as expenses in the period in which the costs are incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred acquisition and divestiture related costs of approximately $11.3 million and $4.5 million, respectively, which are included in operating expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
2019 Acquisition

On June 19, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Quantenna, a global leader and innovator of high performance Wi-Fi solutions, whereby Quantenna became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition of Quantenna creates a strong platform for addressing connectivity solutions for industrial IoT by combining the Company's expertise in power management and bluetooth technologies with Quantenna's Wi-Fi technologies and software capabilities. Following the acquisition, Quantenna changed its name to ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions, Inc.

The purchase price consideration for the acquisition totaled $1,039.3 million, of which $1,026.6 million was paid in cash during the year ended December 31, 2019. The remaining amount of $12.7 million will be paid in multiple installments through 2023. The acquisition was funded by a combination of a draw of $900.0 million against the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand. See Note 9: ''Long-Term Debt'' for further information on the Revolving Credit Facility.

From the closing date of the Quantenna acquisition through December 31, 2019, the Company recognized approximately $84.8 million in revenue and $39.3 million in net loss relating to Quantenna, which included the amortization of fair market value step-up of inventory and intangible assets and restructuring charges.

The following table presents the allocation of the purchase price of Quantenna for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their relative fair values, which has been finalized during the year ended December 31, 2019 (in millions):

Purchase Price Allocation   
Cash and cash equivalents $ 133.4   
Receivables 22.2   
Inventories 41.8   
Other current assets 4.3   
Property, plant and equipment 16.9   
Goodwill 726.7   
Intangible assets (excluding IPRD) 87.1   
IPRD 23.8   
Deferred tax assets 29.2   
Other non-current assets 12.7   
Total assets acquired 1,098.1   
Accounts payable 22.6   
Other current liabilities 17.5   
Deferred tax liabilities 3.3   
Other non-current liabilities 15.4   
Total liabilities assumed 58.8   
Net assets acquired/purchase price $ 1,039.3   

Acquired intangible assets of $110.9 million include developed technology of $58.3 million (which are estimated to have a useful life of eight years). The value assigned to developed technology was determined using the income approach. The total weighted average amortization period for the acquired intangibles is eight years.

IPRD assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets upon successful completion of the related projects. The value assigned to IPRD was determined by estimating the net cash flows from the projects when completed and discounting the net cash flows to their present value using a discount rate of approximately 12.0%. The cash flows from IPRD’s significant products are expected to commence from 2020 onwards.
The acquisition produced $726.7 million of goodwill, which has been assigned to a reporting unit within ASG. The goodwill is attributable to a combination of Quantenna's assembled workforce, expectations regarding a more meaningful engagement by the customers due to the scale of the combined company and other product and operating synergies. Goodwill arising from the Quantenna acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

Pro-Forma Results of Operations

The following unaudited pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 have been prepared as if the acquisition of Quantenna had occurred on January 1, 2018 and includes adjustments for amortization of intangibles, interest expense from financing, restructuring, and the effect of purchase accounting adjustments including the step-up of inventory (in millions, except per share data):

Year Ended
December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Revenue $ 5,613.2    $ 6,098.8   
Net income 218.2    567.2   
Net income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation 216.0    564.7   
Net income per common share attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation:
   Basic 0.53    1.33   
   Diluted 0.52    1.30   

Pending Acquisition of Manufacturing Facility and Related Assets

On April 22, 2019, through SCI LLC, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") with GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc. (“GFUS”) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. pursuant to which the Company will acquire GFUS’s East Fishkill, New York site and fabrication facilities, including a post-fabrication facility, support buildings and related assets (the “Transferred Assets”), and assume certain liabilities, including those relating to Company's ownership and operation of the Transferred Assets (collectively, the “Asset Purchase”). The closing of the Asset Purchase is expected to occur on or around December 31, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing as specified in the Asset Purchase Agreement. The aggregate purchase price for the Asset Purchase is $400.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment as described in the Asset Purchase Agreement, of which a non-refundable deposit of $70.0 million, subject to downward adjustment, was paid by SCI LLC to GFUS in cash on April 22, 2019. The remaining $330.0 million will be paid on or around the closing date of the Asset Purchase.

In connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties entered into certain ancillary agreements (the "Ancillary Agreements") pursuant to which SCI LLC will be provided with technology transfer and development services as well as foundry services prior to the closing date, and GFUS will be provided foundry services for a limited period of time following the closing date. Pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements, on April 22, 2019, SCI LLC paid GFUS a license fee in the amount of $30.0 million in cash, subject to upward adjustment, for certain technology. This amount has been recorded as an intangible asset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019 and will be amortized when the revenue from the sale of products under the Ancillary Agreement commences.

The Company incurred approximately $4.0 million of expenses in connection with these transactions and expects to incur an additional $5.0 million in legal fees, advisory fees and other third party costs on or around the closing date.

2018 Acquisition

On May 8, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of SensL, a company specializing in SiPM, single photon avalanche diode and LiDAR sensing products for the automotive, medical, industrial and consumer markets, for $71.6 million, funded with cash on hand. This acquisition positions the Company to extend its products in automotive sensing applications for ADAS and autonomous driving by adding LiDAR capabilities to the Company’s existing capabilities in imaging and radar.
The following table presents the allocation of the purchase price of SensL for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values (in millions):
Purchase Price Allocation   
Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $0.7)
$ 4.2   
Property, plant and equipment and other non-current assets 1.8   
Goodwill 18.9   
Intangible assets (excluding IPRD) 31.4   
IPRD 20.0   
Total assets acquired 76.3   
Current liabilities 0.7   
Other non-current liabilities 4.0   
Total liabilities assumed 4.7   
Net assets acquired/purchase price $ 71.6   

Acquired intangible assets of $31.4 million include developed technology of $30.0 million (which are estimated to have a weighted-average useful life of seven years). The total weighted average amortization period for the acquired intangibles is seven years. IPRD assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets upon successful completion of the related projects. The value assigned to IPRD was determined by estimating the net cash flows from the projects when completed and discounting the net cash flows to their present value using a discount rate of 30.0%. The cash flows from IPRD’s significant products commenced in 2019.

The acquisition produced $18.9 million of goodwill, which was allocated to ISG. Goodwill is attributable to a combination of SensL’s assembled workforce, expectations regarding a more meaningful engagement by the customers due to the scale of the combined company and other product and operating synergies. Goodwill arising from the SensL acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

Unaudited pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are not included considering the significance of the acquisition to the results of the Company.

2018 Divestiture

On June 25, 2018, the Company divested the transient voltage suppressing diodes business it acquired from Fairchild to TSC America, Inc. for $5.6 million in cash and recorded a gain of $4.6 million after writing off the carrying values of the assets and liabilities disposed. There were certain other insignificant transactions resulting in a total gain of $5.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2018.

2017 Divestiture

On September 29, 2017, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with mCube, whereby mCube acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Xsens Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, for cash consideration of $26.0 million (collectively, the “Xsens Transaction”). Twenty percent of the consideration, or $5.2 million, was deposited into an escrow account and the remaining $20.8 million was received on September 29, 2017. There were no indemnification liabilities identified, and the escrow amount was considered as part of the consideration in calculating the gain of $12.5 million after writing off the carrying value of the assets and liabilities sold of $7.0 million and goodwill of $6.5 million. The escrow amount was released to the Company during the year ended December 31, 2019.

Licensing Transactions

During 2016 and 2017, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Huaian Imaging Device Manufacturer Corporation (“HIDM”) pursuant to which the Company received $52.5 million in cash in 2017 and provided perpetual, non-exclusive licenses relating to certain technologies to HIDM. Of this, $42.5 million and $10.0 million was recognized as licensing income during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
On November 29, 2017, the Company and QST Co. Ltd (“QST”) entered into an IP license and technology transfer agreement (“IP Agreement”) to grant QST patent licenses and IP rights to certain of the Company’s technologies. Pursuant to the IP Agreement, QST receives perpetual, worldwide, nonexclusive and nontransferable patents licenses and IP rights upon the payment of license fees of $13.0 million and other fees of $8.5 million in its entirety. Such amounts were paid by QST during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, and the Company recognized licensing income of $22.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company also recognized certain insignificant amounts of licensing income relating to other transactions during the year ended December 31, 2018.