FORM 10-K (Mark One) Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES☐NO☒ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for suchshorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES☒NO☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) duringthe preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). YES☒NO☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standardsprovided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error topreviously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officersduring the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES☐NO☒ The aggregate market value of the voting shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2025 was approximately $68.2 million based on the closing price of the registrant's common stockas reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2025 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter). The common stock of the registrant held by eachexecutive officer and director and certain affiliated stockholders who beneficially owned 10% or more of the outstanding common stock of the registrant have been excluded in such calculation as suchpersons and entities may be deemed to be affiliates of the registrant. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 19, 2026 was 72,494,116. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE PART I BusinessRisk FactorsUnresolved Staff CommentsCybersecurityPropertiesLegal ProceedingsMine Safety Disclosures Item 1.Item 1A.Item 1B.Item 1C.Item 2.Item 3.Item 4. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities[Reserved]Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskFinancial Statements and Supplementary DataChanges in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureControls and ProceduresOther InformationDisclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections PART IIIItem 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceExecutive CompensationSecurity Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersCertain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependencePrincipal Accounting Fees and Services Item 11.Item 12.Item 13.Item 14. PART IVItem 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement SchedulesForm 10-K Summary EXPLANATORY NOTE In this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”), the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “GCT” generally refer to GCTSemiconductor, Inc. prior to the consummation of the business combination completed on March 26, 2024, and to GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. following such business combination, unless thecontext otherwise indicates. As a result of that transaction, GCT Semiconductor, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Concord Acquisition Corp III, which was renamed GCT SemiconductorHolding, Inc., and the financial statements included in this Annual Report reflect the results of the combined company for the periods presented. Certain statements contained in this A