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Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Standards | 9 Months Ended
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Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Standards | Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Standards Overview Wolfspeed, Inc. (the Company), formerly known as Cree, Inc., is an innovator of wide bandgap semiconductors, focused on Silicon Carbide and gallium nitride (GaN) materials and devices for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. The Company’s product families include Silicon Carbide and GaN materials, power-switching devices and RF devices targeted for various applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging, 5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace and defense. Previously, the Company designed, manufactured and sold specialty lighting-class light emitting diode (LED) products targeted for use in indoor and outdoor lighting, electronic signs and signals and video displays. As discussed more fully below in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” on March 1, 2021, the Company completed the sale of certain assets and subsidiaries comprising its former LED Products segment (the LED Business Divestiture) to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (SGH) and its wholly owned newly-created acquisition subsidiary CreeLED, Inc. (CreeLED and collectively with SGH, SMART). Unless otherwise noted, discussion within these notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to the Company's continuing operations. The Company’s materials products and power devices are used in electric vehicles, motor drives, power supplies, solar and transportation applications. The Company’s materials products and RF devices are used in military communications, radar, satellite and telecommunication applications. On October 4, 2021, the Company changed its corporate name from Cree, Inc. to Wolfspeed, Inc. In addition, the Company transferred the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from The Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq). The Company ceased trading as a Nasdaq-listed company at the end of the day on October 1, 2021 and commenced trading as a NYSE-listed company at market open on October 4, 2021 under the new ticker symbol ‘WOLF’. The majority of the Company's products are manufactured at its production facilities located in North Carolina, California and Arkansas. The Company also uses contract manufacturers for certain products and aspects of product fabrication, assembly and packaging. Additionally, the Company recently opened its Silicon Carbide device fabrication facility in New York. The Company operates research and development facilities in North Carolina, California, Arkansas, Arizona and New York. Wolfspeed, Inc. is a North Carolina corporation established in 1987, and its headquarters are in Durham, North Carolina. Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements presented herein have been prepared by the Company and have not been audited. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to fairly state the consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss, shareholders' equity and cash flows at March 27, 2022, and for all periods presented, have been made. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated balance sheet at June 27, 2021 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2021 (fiscal 2021) (the 2021 Form 10-K). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 27, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be attained for the entire fiscal year ending June 26, 2022 (fiscal 2022). Additionally, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the results of operations remains uncertain. Certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information were assessed regarding impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 27, 2022 and through the date of this Quarterly Report using reasonably available information as of those dates. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived tangible and intangible assets, the potential impact to earnings of unrealized losses on investments, valuation allowances for tax assets and the ability to estimate an annual effective tax rate. While the assessments resulted in no material impacts to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended March 27, 2022, the Company believes the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain and will continue to assess if ongoing developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause future material impacts to its consolidated financial statements. Change in Estimate The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual amounts could differ materially from those estimates. As a result of the LED Business Divestiture and the Company's continued investment in 200mm technology, the Company evaluated the useful lives applied to certain machinery and equipment assets by considering industry standards and reviewing the assets' historical and estimated future use. In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company increased the expected useful lives of these assets by two to five years to more closely reflect the estimated economic lives of those assets. This change in estimate was applied prospectively effective for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and resulted in a decrease in depreciation expense of $8.3 million and $25.2 million for the three and nine months ended March 27, 2022, respectively. Approximately $10.4 million of the decrease in depreciation expense for the nine months ended March 27, 2022 resulted in a net reduction of inventory as of March 27, 2022 and will impact cost of revenue, net in future periods as the inventory is relieved. The remaining $14.8 million of the decrease in depreciation expense resulted in the following for the three and nine months ended March 27, 2022: (1) an improvement in gross profit of $7.3 million and $12.2 million, respectively; (2) an improvement in both loss before income taxes and net loss of $8.2 million and $14.8 million, respectively; and (3) an improvement in basic and diluted loss per share of $0.07 and $0.12 per share, respectively. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements None. Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption Convertible Debt Instruments In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40); Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. This standard simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the cash conversion and the beneficial conversion accounting models. Upon adoption of this standard, convertible debt, unless issued with a substantial premium or an embedded conversion feature that is not clearly and closely related to the host contract, will no longer be allocated between debt and equity components. This modification will reduce the issue discount and result in less non-cash interest expense in financial statements. This update also amends the guidance for the derivatives scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity. The update requires an entity to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments in the diluted earnings per share calculation. An entity may use either a modified or full retrospective approach for adoption. The Company will adopt this standard on June 27, 2022, as required, and is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements. Government Assistance In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832) - Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. This standard will require entities to provide annual disclosures regarding government assistance. More specifically, the amendments in the standard improve financial reporting by requiring disclosures that increase the transparency of transactions with a government accounted for by applying a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy, including (1) the types of transactions; (2) the accounting for those transactions; and (3) the effect of those transactions on an entity's financial statements. An entity can apply the amendments prospectively or retrospectively. The Company will adopt this standard on June 27, 2022, as required.

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