·	market acceptance of our products;

·	market demand for the products and services manufactured and provided by our customers;

·	disruptions or delays in our manufacturing processes or in our supply of raw materials or product components;

·	changes in the timing and size of orders by our customers;

·	cancellations and postponements of previously placed orders;

·	reductions in prices for our products or increases in the costs of our raw materials; and

·	the introduction of new products and manufacturing processes.

·	changing product specifications and customer requirements;

·	unanticipated engineering complexities;

·	expense reduction measures we have implemented and others we may implement;

·	difficulties in hiring and retaining necessary technical personnel; and

·	difficulties in allocating engineering resources and overcoming resource limitations.

·	use of significant amounts of cash;

·	potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities on potentially unfavorable terms; and

·	incurrence of debt on potentially unfavorable terms, as well as amortization expense related to intangible assets.

·	difficulties in assimilating and integrating the operations, technologies and products acquired;

·	the diversion of our management's attention from other business concerns;

·	current operating and financial systems and controls may be inadequate to deal with our growth;

·	the risk that we will be unable to maintain or renew any of the contracts of businesses we acquire;

·	the risks of entering markets in which we have limited or no prior experience; and

·	potential loss of key employees of the acquired business or company or of us.

·	unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

·	legal uncertainties regarding liability, tariffs and other trade barriers;

·	inadequate protection of intellectual property in some countries;

·	greater incidence of shipping delays;

·	greater difficulty in hiring talent needed to oversee manufacturing operations; and

·	potential political and economic instability.

·	infringement claims (or claims for indemnification resulting from infringement claims) will not be asserted against us or that such claims will not be successful;

·	future assertions will not result in an injunction against the sale of infringing products or otherwise significantly impair our business and results of operations;

·	any patent owned by us will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged; or

·	we will not be required to obtain licenses, the expense of which may adversely affect our results of operations and profitability.

·	make it difficult for us to make payments on our convertible senior subordinated notes and any other debt we may have;

·	make it difficult for us to obtain any necessary future financing for acquisitions, working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements or other purposes;

·	make us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions, in government regulation and in our business by limiting our flexibility in planning for, and making it more difficult for us to react quickly to, changing conditions;

·	place us at a competitive disadvantage compared with our competitors that have less debt;

·	require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our debt, which would reduce the amount of our cash flow available for other purposes, including acquisitions, working capital and capital expenditures;

·	limit funds available for research and development; and

·	limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business.

·	our customers can stop purchasing our products at any time without penalty;

·	our customers may purchase products from our competitors; and

·	our customers are not required to make minimum purchases.

·	political and economic instability or changes in United States government policy may inhibit export of our devices and limit potential customers’ access to U.S. dollars in a country or region in which those potential customers are located;

·	we may experience difficulties in the timeliness of collection of foreign accounts receivable and be forced to write off receivables from foreign customers;

·	tariffs and other barriers may make our devices less cost competitive;

·	the laws of certain foreign countries may not adequately protect our trade secrets and intellectual property or may be burdensome to comply with;

·	potentially adverse tax consequences to our customers may make our devices not cost competitive;

·	currency fluctuations may make our products less cost competitive, affecting overseas demand for our products; and

·	language and other cultural barriers may require us to expend additional resources competing in foreign markets or hinder our ability to effectively compete.