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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. We may, in some cases, use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of those terms, and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this report include, but are not limited to, statements about:

•our plans to focus on oscillators, clock ICs, resonators and timing synchronization solutions and to aggressively expand our presence in these markets;

•our expectations regarding our ability to address market and customer demands and to timely develop new or enhanced solutions to meet those demands;

•anticipated trends, challenges and growth in our business and the markets in which we operate, including pricing expectations;

•our expectations regarding our revenue, average selling prices, gross margin, and expenses;

•our expectations regarding the effects of macroeconomic events in 2025;

•our expectations regarding dependence on a limited number of customers and end customers;

•our customer relationships and our ability to retain and expand our customer relationships and to achieve design wins;

•our expectations regarding the success, cost, and timing of new products;

•the size and growth potential of the markets for our solutions, and our ability to serve and expand our presence in those markets;

•our plans to expand sales and marketing efforts through increased collaboration with our distributors and contracted sales representatives, and our plans to grow direct online sales through our self-service online store;

•our expectations to identify new customers and deliver differentiated Precision Timing solutions to them through digital marketing strategies;

•our goal to become the leading provider of Precision Timing solutions for advanced and challenging applications;

•our positioning of being designed into current systems as well as future products;

•our belief that our advanced packaging designs can enable the smallest footprints in the industry;

•our expectations regarding competition in our existing and future markets;

•our expectations of the success of our acquisitions and how we integrate and generate revenue;

•the impact a pandemic, epidemic, or other outbreak of disease may in the future have on our business, results of operations and financial condition, as well as the businesses of our suppliers and customers;

•our expectations regarding regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;

•our expectations regarding the performance of, and our relationships with, our third-party suppliers and manufacturers;

•our expectations regarding our and our customers’ ability to respond successfully to technological or industry developments;

•our expectations regarding our ability to attract and retain key personnel;

•our expectations regarding intellectual property and related litigation;

•our belief as to the sufficiency of our existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments funds to meet our cash needs for at least the next 12 months and our future capital requirements over the longer term;

•the adequacy and availability of our leased facilities;

•the accuracy of our estimates regarding capital requirements and needs for additional financing.

These forward-looking statements reflect our management’s beliefs and views with respect to future events and are based on estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We discuss many of these risks in greater detail in the “Risk Factor Summary” below and under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors.” Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this report by these cautionary statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

Risk Factors Summary

Our business is subject to numerous risks, as more fully described in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors” below. You should read these risks before you invest in our common stock. We may be unable, for many reasons, including those that are beyond our control, to implement or execute our business strategy. In particular, risks associated with our business include, among others:

•Global macroeconomic conditions have harmed and may continue to harm our business;

•We are subject to the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry;

•We have historically depended on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue; if we are unable to expand or further diversify our customer base, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could suffer, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in orders from our customers, including a large customer or end customer, could significantly reduce our revenue and adversely impact our operating results;

•Because we do not typically have long-term purchase commitments with our customers, orders may be cancelled, reduced, or rescheduled with little or no notice, which in turn exposes us to inventory risk, and may cause our business and results of operations to suffer;

•Our revenue and operating results may fluctuate from period to period due to, among other factors, macroeconomic conditions, cyclical fluctuations in the semiconductor market, customer demand, product life cycles, fluctuations in inventories held by our distributors or end customers, the gain or loss of significant customers, the availability of capacity in our supply chain, research and development costs, the impact of any pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak of disease, on our business as well as our suppliers and customers, and product warranty claims. This in turn could cause our stock price to decline;

•The third parties we rely upon for our raw materials, engineered materials, wafer fabrication and supply, assembly, packaging and testing may be unable to secure raw materials, reduce their resources available to us and our immediate suppliers, not meet satisfactory yields or quality, or increase pricing, which could harm our ability to ship our solutions to our customers on time and in the quantity required which could cause an unanticipated decline in our sales and loss of customers;

•If significant tariffs or other trade restrictions are placed on our products or third-party suppliers, our revenue and results of operations may be materially harmed;

•A significant portion of our operations is located outside of the United States, which subjects us to additional risks, including increased complexity and costs of managing international operations and geopolitical instability;

•Our success and future revenue depend on our ability to achieve design wins and to convince our current and prospective customers to design our products into their product offerings, as well as our customers’ ability to develop products that achieve market acceptance;

•Our target customer and product markets may not grow or develop as we currently expect, and if we fail to penetrate new markets and scale successfully within those markets, our revenue and financial condition would be harmed;

•If we are not able to successfully introduce and ship in volume new products in a timely manner, our business and revenue will suffer;

•Pandemics, epidemics, or other outbreaks of disease have had and may in the future have an adverse impact upon our business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as the businesses of our suppliers and customers;

•Our gross margins may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, which could negatively impact our results of operations and our financial condition;

•Our revenue in previous periods may not be indicative of future performance and our revenue may fluctuate over time;

•Our customers require our products and our third-party contractors to undergo a lengthy and expensive qualification process, which does not assure product sales. If we are unsuccessful or delayed in qualifying any of our products with a customer, our business and operating results would suffer;

•We provide a lifetime warranty on our products and may be subject to warranty or product liability claims, which could harm our reputation, result in unexpected expenses, and cause us to lose market share;

•Defects in our products could harm our relationships with our customers and damage our reputation;

•If we fail to compete effectively, we may lose or fail to gain market share, which could negatively impact our operating results and our business;

•We may make acquisitions in the future that could disrupt our business, cause dilution to our stockholders, reduce our financial resources, and harm our business;

•We may not be able to accurately predict our future capital needs, and we may not be able to obtain additional financing to fund our operations;

•We may seek, or be required to seek debt financing;

•Failure to comply with the laws associated with our activities outside of the United States could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences;

•We are subject to government regulation, including import, export and economic sanctions laws and regulations that may expose us to liability and increase our costs;

•New or future changes to U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws, or tax regulatory authorities disagreeing with our positions and conclusions regarding certain tax positions, could materially adversely affect us;

•Breaches, cyberattacks, or other disruptions to our information technology systems owned or maintained by us or third parties could disrupt our operations, compromise confidentiality of private customer data or our intellectual property, and adversely affect our business, reputation, operations, and financial results;

•We may fail to adequately protect our intellectual property and have received, and may in the future receive, claims of intellectual property infringement, misappropriation, or other claims, which in turn could result in significant expense, result in the loss of significant rights, and harm our relationship with our end customers and distributors;

•We may be impacted by risks associated with the concentration of ownership of a significant portion of our stock, and our other shareholders’ ability to influence matters requiring stockholder approval will be limited, which could impact our business and operating results;

•Substantial future sales of our common stock could cause the market price of our common stock to decline; and

•Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us more difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management and limit the market price of our common stock.