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Ambiq Micro, Inc.
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| 2025-07-25 | Company Response | Ambiq Micro, Inc. | DE | N/A | Read Filing View |
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| 2025-03-10 | SEC Comment Letter | Ambiq Micro, Inc. | DE | 377-06209 | Read Filing View |
| 2022-06-21 | SEC Comment Letter | Ambiq Micro, Inc. | DE | 377-06209 | Read Filing View |
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2025-07-25 - CORRESP - Ambiq Micro, Inc.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP Ambiq Micro, Inc. 6500 River Place Blvd., Building 7 Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78730 July 25, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Manufacturing Division of Corporate Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Jay Ingram, Sarah Sidwell, Kevin Stertzel and Kevin Woody Re: Ambiq Micro, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-288497) Request for Acceleration of Effective Date Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ambiq Micro, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) accelerate the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as amended to date, the “ Registration Statement ”) and declare the Registration Statement effective as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on July 29, 2025, or as soon thereafter as possible, or at such other time as its legal counsel, Cooley LLP, may request by telephone to the staff of the Commission. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Christina Roupas of Cooley LLP at (312) 881-6670 or, in her absence, Courtney Tygesson of Cooley LLP at (312) 881-6680. Under separate cover, you will receive today a letter from the managing underwriters of the proposed offering joining in the Company’s request for acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, Ambiq Micro, Inc. /s/ Fumihide Esaka By: Fumihide Esaka Title: Chief Executive Officer cc: Fumihide Esaka, Ambiq Micro, Inc. Christina Roupas, Cooley LLP Courtney Tygesson, Cooley LLP Michael Platt, Cooley LLP Grady Chang, Cooley LLP Alan Denenberg, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
2025-07-25 - CORRESP - Ambiq Micro, Inc.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP BofA Securities, Inc. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 UBS Securities LLC 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 July 25, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Manufacturing Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Jay Ingram Sarah Sidwell Kevin Stertzel Kevin Woody Re: Ambiq Micro, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-288497) Request for Acceleration of Effective Date Requested Date: July 29, 2025 Requested Time: 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Ambiq Micro, Inc. (the “ Company ”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288497) so that it becomes effective as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on July 29, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Cooley LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective. Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus. We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the proposed offering. Very truly yours, BofA Securities, Inc. UBS Securities LLC As representatives of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule I of the Underwriting Agreement By: BofA Securities, Inc. By: /s/ Michael Liloia Name: Michael Liloia Title: Director By: UBS Securities LLC By: /s/ Austin Gobbo Name: Austin Gobbo Title: Director By: /s/ Garrett Loeffelman Name: Garrett Loeffelman Title: Associate Director cc: Fumihide Esaka, Ambiq Micro, Inc. Scott Hanson, Ph.D., Ambiq Micro, Inc. Jeff Winzeler, Ambiq Micro, Inc. Christina T. Roupas, Cooley LLP Courtney M.W. Tygesson, Cooley LLP Michael Platt, Cooley LLP Alan F. Denenberg, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Emily Roberts, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP [ Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request ]
2025-03-10 - UPLOAD - Ambiq Micro, Inc. File: 377-06209
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> March 10, 2025 Fumihide Esaka Chief Executive Officer Ambiq Micro, Inc. 6500 River Place Boulevard Building 7, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78730 Re: Ambiq Micro, Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted on February 13, 2025 CIK 0001500412 Dear Fumihide Esaka: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our June 21, 2022 letter. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 13, 2025 Business, page 79 1. We note disclosure regarding the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) to your business. Please revise your business section to more fully discuss the current state of AI and the potential obstacles to broad-based AI adoption. In addition, more fully discuss the current state of AI regulation within the United States and your other markets. Please also update your risk factor section as applicable. March 10, 2025 Page 2 Overview, page 79 2. We note your statement here and elsewhere that you are a "leading provider of ultra- low-power semiconductor solutions". Please disclose the basis for such statement. Clarify the criteria on which you based this statement, such as revenue or market share. Employees, page 94 3. We note your disclosure that you have employees located in the US, China, Taiwan and Singapore. Please clarify specifically your distribution of your employees by location. Please refer to our prior comment 6 in our June 21, 2022 letter. Principal Stockholders, page 120 4. We note the inclusion of Scott Goodwin as the Chief Financial Officer on page 95. Please advise as to why Scott Goodwin was excluded from the list of Named Executive Officers within the table of Principal Stockholders. Exhibits 5. Please file the material contracts required by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K as exhibits to your registration statement. For example, we note references to advisor agreements with Ms. Stevenson and Mr. Hill. Please contact Kevin Stertzel at 202-551-3723 or Kevin Woody at 202-551-3629 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Sarah Sidwell at 202-551-4733 or Jay Ingram at 202-551-3397 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing cc: Courtney M.W. Tygesson </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2022-06-21 - UPLOAD - Ambiq Micro, Inc. File: 377-06209
United States securities and exchange commission logo
June 21, 2022
Fumihide Esaka
Chief Executive Officer
Ambiq Micro, Inc.
6500 River Place Boulevard
Building 7, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78730
Re:Ambiq Micro, Inc.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed May 25, 2022
CIK 0001500412
Dear Mr. Esaka:
We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Form S-1 filed May 25, 2022
Prospectus Summary, page 5
1.We note your disclosure on Page 5 that your Company has partnered with "world class
semiconductor foundry partners," to outsource manufacturing of your products. According
to your disclosure in the Risk Factors section on page 26, TSMC is the "only producer of
semiconductor wafers that are used in [your] products." Please revise the statement to
clarify that the Company currently partners with only one semiconductor foundry
manufacturer.
FirstName LastNameFumihide Esaka
Comapany NameAmbiq Micro, Inc.
June 21, 2022 Page 2
FirstName LastName
Fumihide Esaka
Ambiq Micro, Inc.
June 21, 2022
Page 2
Summary Consolidated Financial Data
Non-GAAP Measures, page 14
2.We note your Non-GAAP Net Loss and Non-GAAP gross profit metrics include an
adjustment for your warranty provision. It is unclear to us why you believe adjusting for
your warranty provision is appropriate, given that warranty matters are a normal recurring
cost associated with the production of goods and warranty matters are ultimately cash
settled. Please explain to us why you believe the adjustment is appropriate or otherwise
remove the adjustment from your non-GAAP measures. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(ii) of
Regulation S-K and also Question 100.01 of the Commission's Compliance and
Disclosure Interpretations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures for guidance.
Risk Factors
Some of our end customer and other third-party agreements provide ..., page 21
3.We note your disclosure that you hold various third-party development, product
collaboration, and tech licensing agreements with third parties. Please disclose the scope
and term of any material agreements and file them as exhibits to your registration
statement. In addition, include a discussion of the duration and scope of the agreements
that are material to your business.
Industry and Market Data, page 55
4.Please tell us whether you commissioned any of the reports or studies referenced in this
section. With respect to the disclaimer regarding the disclosure characterized as "Gartner
content," please explain the basis for attempting to limit investors' reliance on the
information provided. In doing so, please indicate how management assessed the
reliability of the information and whether it has adopted this information as management's
belief.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, page 69
5.Please expand you MD&A to quantify the individual factors that contributed to the overall
decrease or increase in your financial statement line items. For instance, quantify the
impact increased wafer fabrication costs and reduced yields on newer products had on
your overall decrease in gross margin.
Employees; Facilities, page 92
6.We note your disclosure that you have employees located in the US, China, Taiwan and
Singapore, along with offices in Austin, Taiwan, and China. Please clarify specifically
where you have facilities and a distribution of your employees by location.
FirstName LastNameFumihide Esaka
Comapany NameAmbiq Micro, Inc.
June 21, 2022 Page 3
FirstName LastName
Fumihide Esaka
Ambiq Micro, Inc.
June 21, 2022
Page 3
Board Composition, page 95
7.Please update your disclosures relating to the Board Composition, including disclosing the
currently authorized number of Directors, the composition of each Class of Directors, and
Committee assignments.
Principal Stockholders, page 117
8.We note the inclusion of Paul Rolls as the Chief Revenue Officer on page 93 and the
summation of "All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons)" within the table
of Principal Stockholders. Please advise as to why Paul Rolls was excluded from the list
of Named Executive Officers within the table.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
You may contact Kevin Stertzel at 202-551-3723 or Kevin Woody at 202-551-3629 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Alex King at 202-551-8631 or Jay Ingram at 202-551-3397 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing