Monday, March 16, 2009

Pixelworks 10K

Revenue by segment for year ending 12/31/2008:
  • Digital projector $52.9M (down 10%)
  • Advanced television $11.2M (down 44%)
  • Advanced media processor $11.3M (down 30%)
  • LCD monitor, panel and other $9.7M (down 15%)

Customer concentration:
"Revenue attributable to our top five end customers represented 55%, 47% and 39% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. End customers include customers who purchase directly from us as well as customers who purchase products indirectly through distributors and manufacturers’ representatives. During 2008, we sold product directly to Seiko Epson Corporation who represented 24% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2008 and accounted for 20% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2008. Revenue attributable to Seiko Epson Corporation was 21% and 15% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. No other end customer accounted for more than 10% of revenue during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006."

Wafer foundry:
"Our wafers are fabricated by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation and Toshiba Corporation."

Employees:
"As of December 31, 2008, we had a total of 229 employees comprised of 130 in engineering; 48 in sales and marketing, of which 18 are field application engineers and 30 are sales and marketing staff; 18 in operations; and 33 in administration, including finance, information technology, human resources and general administration. Of the 229 employees, 50 were located in the United States as of December 31, 2008."

Patent foundation: "Currently, we hold 90 patents and have 64 patent applications pending, which relate generally to improvements in the visual display of digital image data including, but not limited to, improvements in image scaling, image correction, automatic image optimization and video signal processing for digital displays."