VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

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The Semiconductor industry has historically demonstrated cyclicality based on fluctuations in global chip demand and production capacity. Sales in the Semiconductor industry are estimated to have increased year-over-year in 2024 to around $650 billion. Looking ahead, industry analysts are forecasting long-term growth of the industry, driven by secular growth trends such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, mobile connectivity, and the electrification of the automotive industry. Additionally, government investments in the Semiconductor industry are projected to accelerate global spending in next-generation technologies.

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Sales in the Semiconductor industry are estimated to have increased year-over-year in 2024 to around $650 billion. Looking ahead, industry analysts are forecasting long-term growth of the industry, driven by secular growth trends such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, mobile connectivity, and the electrification of the automotive industry. Additionally, government investments in the Semiconductor industry are projected to accelerate global spending in next-generation technologies.

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Our strategy of investing in advanced logic and memory has enabled our Semiconductor business to outperform WFE growth for four consecutive years. Veeco’s technologies are at the forefront of enabling new technical innovations in the manufacture of high-performance AI chips and High-Bandwidth Memory (“HBM”). We continue to invest in new technologies to expand our SAM to a broad range of new applications.

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Our strategy of investing in advanced logic and memory has enabled our Semiconductor business to outperform WFE growth for four consecutive years. Veeco’s technologies are at the forefront of enabling new technical innovations in the

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Semiconductor revenue increased by 13% in the second quarter from the comparable prior year period, comprising 75% of total revenue. Growth was primarily driven by an increase in system shipments of our Ion Beam Deposition LDD system for mask blanks and our Advanced Packaging wet processing systems.

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Semiconductor revenue decreased by 5% in the third quarter from the comparable prior year period, comprising 71% of total revenue. Revenue was primarily driven by system shipments of our Laser Spike Annealing (“LSA”), Ion Beam Deposition EUV for mask blanks and our Advanced Packaging wet processing.

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Our laser annealing solutions continue to gain traction at advanced logic nodes, highlighted by recent order activity and shipments to leading-edge logic customers Gate-All-Around nodes. In the memory market, we continue to ship LSA systems to a Tier 1 customer for high volume production of HBM and advanced DRAM devices. While our growth strategy is predominately focused on advanced node logic and memory, LSA shipments to mature node customers increased in 2023 and 2024, predominantly driven by new greenfield fabs and capacity additions in China.

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Our laser annealing solutions continue to gain traction at advanced logic nodes, highlighted by recent order activity and shipments to leading-edge logic customers Gate-All-Around nodes. In the memory market, we continue to ship LSA systems to a Tier 1 customer for high volume production of HBM and advanced DRAM devices.

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The ongoing adoption of EUV Lithography for advanced node semiconductor manufacturing continues to drive demand for our Ion Beam Deposition LDD system for mask blanks. Leading logic and memory customers expect EUV and High Numerical Aperture (“High-NA”) lithography to be integral to their future roadmaps, which our Ion Beam Deposition technology is a key enabler of. Our product roadmap is well positioned as the industry adopts next-generation High-NA EUV lithography, and we are expanding our EUV related business to new mask blank applications.

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The ongoing adoption of EUV Lithography for advanced node semiconductor manufacturing continues to drive demand for our Ion Beam Deposition EUV system for mask blanks. Leading logic and memory customers expect EUV and High Numerical Aperture (“High-NA”) lithography to be integral to their future roadmaps, which our Ion Beam Deposition technology is a key enabler of the EUV mask blank Multiple Layer Mirror. Our product roadmap is well positioned as the industry adopts next-generation High-NA EUV lithography, and we are expanding our EUV related business to EUV pellicles which are increasingly being used to improve the productivity of EUV steps. Our IBD-EUV system is used to form the high-transparency membrane used in pellicles.

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In Advanced Packaging, our Wet Processing systems are used for several applications, and we continue to see strong demand driven by Heterogenous Integration and 3D Packaging for AI. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we announced over $50 million in orders for our Wet Processing systems from a leading foundry, a HBM manufacturer, and OSATs driven by AI and high-performance computing. In the first quarter of 2025, we announced that our wet processing systems were qualified by an IDM for two new applications, and the customer also placed initial orders for these applications. Both applications represent key Served Available Market expansion opportunities for our Wet Processing systems at separate Tier 1 customers.

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In Advanced Packaging, our Wet Processing systems are used for several applications, and we continue to see strong demand driven by Heterogenous Integration and 3D Packaging for AI and high-performance computing. In the third quarter of 2025, we had increased order activity supporting these end markets.

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Our Advanced Packaging lithography systems are used for packaging applications such as fan out wafer level packaging and other advanced packaging solutions. After two years of slow order activity driven by consumer markets, we’re seeing an increase in order activity from several customers.

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Our Advanced Packaging lithography systems are used for packaging applications such as 2.5D and 3D packaging, fan out wafer level packaging and other advanced packaging solutions. We are seeing an uptick in the order activity from several OSAT customers driven by AI and consumer markets recovery.

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Looking ahead, we anticipate seeing growth in leading-edge investment driven by new nodes and AI-related demand, including investment in Gate-All-Around nodes, High-Bandwidth Memory, and 3D packaging for AI. At the same time, engagement with customers in China has decreased quarter over quarter, and we expect a continued decline in China revenue for the second half of 2025.

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Looking ahead, we anticipate seeing growth in the semiconductor market in leading-edge investment driven by new nodes and AI-related demand, including investment in Gate-All-Around nodes, High-Bandwidth Memory, and 3D packaging for AI.

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Veeco also serves customers in the Compound Semiconductor, Data Storage, and Scientific & Other markets. We address the Compound Semiconductor market with a broad portfolio of technologies, including Wet Processing, MOCVD, MBE and Ion Beam, for Power Electronics, Photonics, and 5G RF applications. Sales in the Compound Semiconductor market declined in the second quarter from the comparable prior year period. In GaN Power, emerging use cases have driven some traditional silicon power electronics manufacturers to consider adoption of GaN at 300mm, and we have an evaluation system outstanding at a Tier 1 power device customer. We are also seeing photonics opportunities in areas such as solar driven by demand for low orbit satellites and MicroLEDs for applications such as luxury TVs, AR/VR, and automotive.

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Veeco also serves customers in the Compound Semiconductor, Data Storage, and Scientific & Other markets. We address the Compound Semiconductor market with a broad portfolio of technologies, including Wet Processing, MOCVD, MBE and Ion Beam, for Power Electronics, Photonics, and 5G RF applications. Sales in the Compound Semiconductor market declined in the third quarter from the comparable prior year period. In GaN Power, emerging use cases have driven some traditional silicon power electronics manufacturers to consider adoption of GaN at 300mm.

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We address the Data Storage market with sales of our Ion Beam technology. Demand for our Ion Beam products is driven by demand for cloud-based storage. Revenue from our Data Storage declined in the second quarter from the comparable prior year period. Looking ahead, while customer utilizations are improving, they are not investing to

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We address the Data Storage market with sales of our Ion Beam technology. Demand for our Ion Beam products is driven by demand for cloud and AI Data Centers. Revenue in our Data Storage market declined in the third quarter from the comparable prior year period. While customers are not adding new system capacity in 2025, we have started seeing new order activity in the third quarter, driven by increased customer utilization rates and adoption of new technologies like Heat Assisted-Magnetic-Recording (“HAMR”).

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Sales in the Scientific & Other market are largely driven by sales to government-funded laboratories, universities, and research institutions. We address the Scientific & Other market with several technologies, including MBE, ALD, MOCVD, Wet Processing, and IBD/IBE, which support scientific, optical coating and other applications, and sales in this market increased in the second quarter from the comparable prior year period.

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Sales in the Scientific & Other market are largely driven by sales to government-funded laboratories, universities, and research institutions. We address the Scientific & Other market with several technologies, including MBE, ALD, MOCVD, Wet Processing, and IBD/IBE, which support diverse R&D and niche low-volume production applications. Sales in this market increased in the third quarter from the comparable prior year period driven by optical deposition systems.

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Sales decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2025 against the comparable prior year period driven by a decrease in sales in the Data Storage and Compound Semiconductor markets, partially offset by an increase in sales in the Semiconductor and Scientific & Other markets. By geography, sales decreased in the China, United States, and EMEA, partially offset by increased sales in the Rest of APAC region. Sales in the Rest of APAC region for the three months ended June 30, 2025 included sales in Taiwan, Singapore and Japan of $45.5 million, $23.4 million and $14.8 million respectively. Sales in the Rest of APAC region for the three months ended June 30, 2024 included sales in Taiwan and Japan of $21.0 million, and $8.8 million respectively. In light of the global nature of our business, we are impacted by conditions in the various countries in which we and our customers operate, including the recent tariff and trade dynamics. We expect there will continue to be year-to-year variations in our future sales distribution across markets and geographies.

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Sales decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2025 against the comparable prior year period driven by a decrease in sales in the Data Storage, Semiconductor, and Compound Semiconductor markets, partially offset by an increase in sales in the Scientific & Other market. By geography, sales decreased in the United States and China, partially offset by increased sales in the Rest of APAC and EMEA regions. Sales in the Rest of APAC region for the three months ended September 30, 2025 included sales in Taiwan and Japan of $54.9 million and $10.3 million, respectively. Sales in the Rest of APAC region for the three months ended September 30, 2024 included sales in Taiwan and Japan of $49.9 million, and $4.0 million respectively. In light of the global nature of our business, we are impacted by conditions in the various countries in which we and our customers operate, including the recent tariff and trade dynamics. We expect there will continue to be year-to-year variations in our future sales distribution across markets and geographies.

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For the three months ended June 30, 2025, gross profit decreased against the comparable prior period primarily due to a decrease in sales volume, as well as a decrease in gross margins. Gross margins decreased principally due to lower volume and higher manufacturing costs partially offset by favorable product mix. Additionally other factors will cause our gross margins to fluctuate each period. We expect higher costs in future periods as we incur tariffs on imported materials from overseas suppliers, as well as higher costs from domestic suppliers incurring tariffs on their imports.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit decreased against the comparable prior period primarily due to a decrease in sales volume, as well as a decrease in gross margins. Gross margins decreased principally due to lower volume and higher logistics costs partially offset by favorable product mix. Additionally other factors will cause our gross margins to fluctuate each period. We expect higher costs in future periods as we incur tariffs on imported materials from overseas suppliers, as well as higher costs from domestic suppliers incurring tariffs on their imports. Additionally, we anticipate a reduction in gross margin for the remainder of the year primarily driven by a shift in product mix.

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The markets we serve are characterized by continuous technological development and product innovation, and we invest in various research and development initiatives to maintain our competitive advantage and achieve our growth objectives. Research and development expenses remained consistent for the three months ended June 30, 2025 against the comparable prior period.

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The markets we serve are characterized by continuous technological development and product innovation, and we invest in various research and development initiatives to maintain our competitive advantage and achieve our growth objectives. Research and development expenses decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2025 against the comparable prior period due to a decrease in personnel-related and operating-related expenses as part of our efforts to manage costs.

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We recorded net interest income of $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to net interest income of $0.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to reduced interest expense on the 2025 Notes as they matured on January 15, 2025 and the 2027 Notes that were settled on May 15, 2025.

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We recorded net interest income of $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net interest income of $0.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to reduced interest expense on the 2025 Notes as they matured on January 15, 2025 and the 2027 Notes that were settled on May 15, 2025.

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Our tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025, was $0.9 million, compared to $2.1 million of tax expense for the comparable prior period. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily relating to tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits. Additionally, the effective tax rate was also lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily relating to a discrete income tax benefit for share-based compensation windfall.

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Our tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was $1.3 million, compared to $2.7 million of tax expense for the comparable prior period. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily relating to tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily relating to tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits.

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Sales decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2025 against the comparable prior year period driven by a decrease in sales in the Data Storage and Compound Semiconductor markets, partially offset by an increase in sales in the Semiconductor and Scientific & Other markets. By geography, sales decreased in the China, United States, EMEA, and the Rest of the World partially offset by increased sales in the Rest of APAC region. Sales in the Rest of APAC region

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Sales decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 against the comparable prior year period driven by a decrease in sales in the Data Storage and Compound Semiconductor markets, partially offset by an increase in sales in the Semiconductor and Scientific & Other markets. By geography, sales decreased in the United States, China, and the Rest of the World partially offset by increased sales in the Rest of APAC and EMEA regions. Sales in the Rest of APAC

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for the six months ended June 30, 2025 included sales in Taiwan, Singapore, and Japan of $78.0 million, $29.4 million, and $28.7 million, respectively. Sales in the Rest of APAC region for the six months ended June 30, 2024 included sales in Japan and Taiwan of $41.8 million, and $40.3 million respectively. In light of the global nature of our business, we are impacted by conditions in the various countries in which we and our customers operate, including the recent tariff and trade dynamics. We expect there will continue to be year-to-year variations in our future sales distribution across markets and geographies.

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region for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 included sales in Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore of $132.9 million, $39.0 million, and $33.1 million, respectively. Sales in the Rest of APAC region for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included sales in Taiwan and Japan of $90.2 million, and $45.8 million respectively. In light of the global nature of our business, we are impacted by conditions in the various countries in which we and our customers operate, including the recent tariff and trade dynamics. We expect there will continue to be year-to-year variations in our future sales distribution across markets and geographies.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2025, gross profit decreased against the comparable prior period primarily due to a decrease in sales volume, as well as a decrease in gross margins. Gross margins decreased principally due to lower volume, unfavorable product mix and higher manufacturing costs. Additionally other factors will cause our gross margins to fluctuate each period. We expect higher costs in future periods as we incur tariffs on imported materials from overseas suppliers, as well as higher costs from domestic suppliers incurring tariffs on their imports.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, gross profit decreased against the comparable prior period primarily due to a decrease in sales volume, as well as a decrease in gross margins. Gross margins decreased principally due to lower volume and higher logistics costs. Additionally other factors will cause our gross margins to fluctuate each period. We expect higher costs in future periods as we incur tariffs on imported materials from overseas suppliers, as well as higher costs from domestic suppliers incurring tariffs on their imports.

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The markets we serve are characterized by continuous technological development and product innovation, and we invest in various research and development initiatives to maintain our competitive advantage and achieve our growth objectives. Research and development expenses remained consistent for the six months ended June 30, 2025 against the comparable prior period.

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The markets we serve are characterized by continuous technological development and product innovation, and we invest in various research and development initiatives to maintain our competitive advantage and achieve our growth objectives. Research and development expenses decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 against the comparable prior period due to a decrease in personnel-related and operating-related expenses as part of our efforts to manage costs.

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We recorded net interest income of $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to net interest income of $1.1 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to reduced interest expense on the 2025 Notes as they matured on January 15, 2025 and the 2027 Notes that were settled on May 15, 2025.

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We recorded net interest income of $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net interest income of $1.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to reduced interest expense on the 2025 Notes as they matured on January 15, 2025 and the 2027 Notes that were settled on May 15, 2025.

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Our tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $3.9 million, compared to $3.0 million of tax expense for the comparable prior period. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the effective tax rate was favorably impacted by tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits, partially offset by a discrete income tax expense resulting from the share-based compensation shortfall. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits. Additionally, the effective tax rate was also lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily relating to a discrete income tax benefit for share-based compensation windfall.

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Our tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $5.2 million, compared to $5.7 million of tax expense for the comparable prior period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate was favorably impacted by tax benefits related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and research and development tax credits, partially offset by a discrete income tax expense resulting from the share-based compensation shortfall. For the

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At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents of $36.4 million and $45.1 million, respectively, were held outside the United States. As of June 30, 2025, we had $22.2 million of accumulated undistributed earnings generated by our non-U.S. subsidiaries for which the U.S. tax has previously been provided. Approximately $8.8 million of undistributed earnings will be subject to foreign withholding taxes if distributed back to the United States and we accrued $0.9 million for foreign withholding taxes for the undistributed earnings.

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At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents of $36.4 million and $45.1 million, respectively, were held outside the United States. As of September 30, 2025, we had $23.8 million of accumulated undistributed earnings generated by our non-U.S. subsidiaries for which the U.S. tax has previously been provided. Approximately $9.8 million of undistributed earnings will be subject to foreign withholding taxes if distributed back to the United States and we accrued $1.0 million for foreign withholding taxes for the undistributed earnings.

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A summary of the cash flow activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

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A summary of the cash flow activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

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Net cash provided by operating activities was $29.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and was due to net income of $23.7 million and adjustments for non-cash items of $30.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in cash flow from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $24.9 million. The changes in operating assets and liabilities were largely attributable to a decrease in contract liabilities and increases in accounts receivables, and inventories, partially offset by a decrease in prepaid expenses and accrued expenses.

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Net cash provided by operating activities was $44.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and was due to net income of $34.3 million and adjustments for non-cash items of $44.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in cash flow from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $34.0 million. The changes in operating assets and liabilities were largely attributable to a decrease in contract liabilities and increases in accounts receivables, and inventories, partially offset by a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

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The cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to net cash provided for investment activity, partially offset by capital expenditures. The cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily attributable to net cash provided by net investment activity and proceeds from the sale of productive assets, partially offset by capital expenditures.

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The cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to net cash provided for investment activity, partially offset by capital expenditures. The cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily attributable to net cash used for capital expenditures, and net investment activity, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of productive assets.

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The cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was related to cash used to settle taxes related to employee equity programs, settlement of the 2027 Notes, and debt issuance costs associated with the execution of the Fourth Amendment of the Loan and Security Agreement, partially offset by cash received under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was related to cash used to settle taxes related to employee equity programs and contingent consideration payment related to Epiluvac acquisition, partially offset by cash received under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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The cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was related to cash used to settle taxes related to employee equity programs, settlement of the 2027 Notes, and debt issuance costs associated with the execution of the Fourth Amendment of the Loan and Security Agreement, partially offset by cash received under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was related to cash used to settle taxes related to employee equity programs and contingent consideration payment related to Epiluvac acquisition, partially offset by cash received under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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We have $230.0 million outstanding principal balance of 2.875% convertible senior notes that bear interest at a rate of 2.875% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, and mature on June 1, 2029, unless earlier purchased by the Company, redeemed, or converted.

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We have $230.0 million outstanding principal balance of convertible senior notes that bear interest at a rate of 2.875% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, and mature on June 1, 2029, unless earlier purchased by the Company, redeemed, or converted.