Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the Summary of Risk Factors set forth at the beginning of this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The risks described herein and in our 2021 annual report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
Risks Related to Our Acquisition of GeneSiC Semiconductor
We may have difficulties integrating the operations and business of GeneSiC with our own.
Our acquisition of GeneSiC is the first significant acquisition we have ever undertaken. Although GeneSiC is a stand-alone business capable of continuing operations as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, the complexities involved in the integration and expansion of GeneSiC as part of our Company are not yet fully understood. We have devoted and expect to continue to devote a significant amount of time and attention to integrating GeneSiC into our existing operations teams.
Given our relatively small size and relative inexperience with acquisitions, we expect the challenges involved in this integration to be complex and time consuming. Among other risks that arise from the acquisition, we may not be successful in our efforts to: (1) integrate new employees with our existing staff; (2) integrate and align numerous business and work processes, including information technology and cyber security systems; (3) demonstrate that the GeneSiC acquisition will not adversely affect our ability to address the needs of existing customers, or result in the loss of attention or focus on our existing businesses; (4) coordinate and integrate research and development and engineering teams across technologies and product platforms; (5) consolidate and integrate corporate, information technology, finance and administrative processes; (6) coordinate sales and marketing efforts to effectively position our capabilities and the direction of product development; and (7) minimize diversion of management attention from important business objectives.
If we do not successfully manage these issues and the other challenges inherent in the GeneSiC acquisition, then we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction and our post-acquisition revenue, expenses, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected, any of which could materially adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
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