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Exhibit 99.1

Volterra is providing the following supplemental reconciliation to highlight some of the financial effects of its current intellectual property litigation, as discussed in the Company’s earnings call on January 24, 2011.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Volterra provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), but it believes that evaluating its financial results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Volterra’s management believes the non-GAAP information provided is useful to investors and other users of its financial information and its inclusion with our financial results is warranted for several reasons:

* it can enhance the understanding of Volterra’s financial performance by adjusting for special, non-recurring items that may obscure results and trends in our core operating performance, particularly in reconciling differences between reported income and actual cash flows;

* it can provide consistency in reviewing Volterra’s historical performance between periods, as well as allowing for better comparisons of Volterra’s performance with similar companies in Volterra’s industry;

* it allows users to evaluate the results of the business using the same financial measures that management uses to evaluate and manage Volterra’s internal planning, budgeting and operations; and

* it provides investors with additional information used by management, its board of directors and committees thereof, to determine management compensation.

Volterra’s discussion at today’s earnings call uses calculations of (i) non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin as a percent of revenue, which represents gross margin excluding the effect of stock-based compensation; (ii) non-GAAP income from operations (and its components, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense, non-GAAP total operating expenses, and including non-GAAP gross margin as indicated above) as well as non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of revenue which represent income from operations and its components excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax; (iii) non-GAAP annual effective tax rate and the associated non-GAAP income tax expense, which represents the effective tax rate without the effect of stock-based compensation and income tax expense recalculated excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items on non-GAAP income before tax; and (iv) non-GAAP net income (and its components listed above), non-GAAP net margin as a percent of revenue, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, which represents net income and diluted net income per share excluding the effect of stock-based compensation expense and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax.

Investors should note that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Volterra may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies. Whenever Volterra discloses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to what it believes to be the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income is included in the financial statements portion of the Company’s press release filed today. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

IMPACT OF LITIGATION EXPENSE ON NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

           Three Months Ended December 31, 2010        
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP     Litigation
Expense
    Non-GAAP
Results, Less
Litigation
Expense
 

Gross margin

   $ 21,281      $ (132   $ 21,413      $ —        $ 21,413   

Gross margin %

     59.9     -0.3     60.2     —          60.2

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

   $ 9,719      $ 1,035      $ 8,684      $ —        $ 8,684   

Selling, general and administrative

     6,503        739        5,764        —          5,764   

Litigation

     1,499        —          1,499        1,499        —     
                                        

Total operating expenses

   $ 17,721      $ 1,774      $ 15,947      $ 1,499      $ 14,448   

Income from operations

   $ 3,560      $ (1,906   $ 5,466      $ (1,499   $ 6,965   

Operating margin %

     10.0     -5.4     15.4     -4.2     19.6

Annual effective tax rate

     1.3     0.3     1.0     —          1.0

Income tax expense

   $ 139      $ (126   $ 13      $ —        $ 13   

Net income

   $ 3,407      $ (2,032   $ 5,439      $ (1,499   $ 6,938   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.13      $ (0.08   $ 0.21      $ (0.06   $ 0.27   
           Three Months Ended December 31, 2009        
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP     Litigation
Expense
    Non-GAAP
Results, Less
Litigation
Expense
 

Gross margin

   $ 21,552      $ (126   $ 21,678      $ —        $ 21,678   

Gross margin %

     63.0     -0.4     63.4     —          63.4

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

   $ 7,444      $ 776      $ 6,668      $ —        $ 6,668   

Selling, general and administrative

     5,628        620        5,008        —          5,008   

Litigation *

     1,631        —          1,631        1,631        —     
                                        

Total operating expenses

   $ 14,703      $ 1,396      $ 13,307      $ 1,631      $ 11,676   

Income from operations

   $ 6,849      $ (1,522   $ 8,371      $ (1,631   $ 10,002   

Operating margin %

     20.0     -4.5     24.5     -4.8     29.3

Annual effective tax rate

     2.1     0.2     1.9     —          1.9

Income tax benefit

   $ (145   $ 41      $ (104   $ —        $ (104

Net income

   $ 6,958      $ (1,481   $ 8,439      $ (1,631   $ 10,070   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.28      $ (0.06   $ 0.34      $ (0.06   $ 0.40   

* Litigation expenses were previously included in Selling, general and administrative expenses 2009.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

IMPACT OF LITIGATION EXPENSE ON NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

           Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010        
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP     Litigation
Expense
    Non-GAAP
Results, Less
Litigation
Expense
 

Gross margin

   $ 94,449      $ (568   $ 95,017      $ —        $ 95,017   

Gross margin %

     61.5     -0.3     61.8     —          61.8

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

   $ 34,984      $ 3,454      $ 31,530      $ —        $ 31,530   

Selling, general and administrative

     24,664        2,596        22,068        —          22,068   

Litigation

     6,026        —          6,026        6,026        —     
                                        

Total operating expenses

   $ 65,674      $ 6,050      $ 59,624      $ 6,026      $ 53,598   

Income from operations

   $ 28,775      $ (6,618   $ 35,393      $ (6,026   $ 41,419   

Operating margin %

     18.7     -4.3     23.0     -4.0     27.0

Annual effective tax rate

     1.3     0.3     1.0     —          1.0

Income tax expense

   $ 372      $ —        $ 372      $ —        $ 372   

Net income

   $ 28,440      $ (6,618   $ 35,058      $ (6,026   $ 41,084   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 1.10      $ (0.25   $ 1.35      $ (0.24   $ 1.59   
           Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2009        
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP     Litigation
Expense
    Non-GAAP
Results, Less
Litigation
Expense
 

Gross margin

   $ 62,687      $ (425   $ 63,112      $ —        $ 63,112   

Gross margin %

     59.7     -0.4     60.1     —          60.1

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

   $ 26,557      $ 2,705      $ 23,852      $ —        $ 23,852   

Selling, general and administrative

     19,731        2,303        17,428        —          17,428   

Litigation *

     5,225        —          5,225        5,225        —     
                                        

Total operating expenses

   $ 51,513      $ 5,008      $ 46,505      $ 5,225      $ 41,280   

Income from operations

   $ 11,174      $ (5,433   $ 16,607      $ (5,225   $ 21,832   

Operating margin %

     10.6     -5.2     15.8     -5.0     20.8

Annual effective tax rate

     2.1     0.2     1.9     —          1.9

Income tax expense

   $ 229      $ 85      $ 314      $ —        $ 314   

Net income

   $ 10,940      $ (5,348   $ 16,288      $ (5,225   $ 21,513   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.45      $ (0.22   $ 0.67      $ (0.21   $ 0.88   

* Litigation expenses were previously included in Selling, general and administrative expenses 2009.