Financial Performance - Revenue for 2024 was 15.64billion,adecreaseof1.88 billion or 10.7% compared to 2023[110] - Gross profit for 2024 was 9.09billion,down1.93 billion or 17.5%, with a gross profit margin of 58.1% compared to 62.9% in 2023[110] - Net income for 2024 was 4.80billion,downfrom6.51 billion in 2023, with EPS decreasing from 7.07to5.20[114] - Operating profit for 2024 was 5.47billion,or34.97.33 billion or 41.8% in 2023[112] - The Embedded Processing segment saw a revenue decline of 25% to 2.53billion,withoperatingprofitdown65352 million[116] Cash Flow and Liquidity - Cash flow from operations was 6.32billion,representing40.4102 million from 2023[119][126] - Free cash flow for 2024 was 1.50billion,or9.61.35 billion or 7.7% in 2023[109][126] - Total cash at the end of 2024 was 7.58billion,adecreaseof995 million from the end of 2023[118] Capital Expenditures and Investments - Capital expenditures for 2024 were 4.82billion,downfrom5.07 billion in 2023, primarily for semiconductor manufacturing[120] - The company expects to receive between 7.5billionto9.5 billion from the CHIPS Act through 2034, including 1.6billionforlarge−scalewaferfabs[121]InterestRateImpact−AsofDecember31,2024,ahypothetical100basispointincreaseininterestrateswoulddecreasethefairvalueofcashequivalentsandshort−terminvestmentsbyapproximately22 million[136] - A 100 basis point increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of long-term debt by $952 million[136] - Changes in interest rates do not affect cash flows associated with long-term debt as the interest rates are fixed[136] - The company has potential exposure to changes in interest rates affecting both investments and debt[135]