Customer concentration: "In 2008, our two largest customers, Samsung SDI Corporation and Rikei Corporation, a sales distributor in Japan, accounted for approximately 24% and 38% of our revenue, respectively."
Wafer foundry: "Our foundry suppliers fabricate our display driver products using a customized, high-voltage version of their mature and stable CMOS process technology with feature sizes of 0.15 micron and higher. Our LED and touch controller products are fabricated on mature CMOS processes. Our principal foundry suppliers are Seiko Epson in Japan, and Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation and United Microelectronics Corporation in Taiwan, but we may use other foundry suppliers in the future. "
Assembly and test: "We currently rely primarily on Chipbond Technology Corporation, International Semiconductor Technology Ltd. and King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd., each located in Taiwan, and Unisem Group in Malaysia, to assemble and test our products."
Patent foundation and sales: "As of March 15, 2009, we had twenty U.S patents applications pending and had been issued nine U.S. patents. These patent applications and issued patents cover our intellectual property contained in our LED drivers, power management and touch technology products. In January 2009, we sold our display driver business including a number of relevant patents. In February 2009, we sold assets relating to a development-stage power management product, including one issued patent. In March 2009, we sold assets related to our audio products, including a number of patents and pending patents."
Employees: "As of December 31, 2008, we had 161 employees, including 100 in research and development, 23 in operations and 38 in sales, marketing, general and administrative functions. By region, 59 of our employees were located in the United States, 69 in Korea and 33 in Asia and Europe. At the end of 2007, we had 184 employees. Through sales of portions of our business and related transfers of headcount, as well as staff reductions enacted to reduce operating expenses, our headcount declined to 89 as of March 14, 2009."
Business sales: "In January 2009, we sold our display driver assets and transferred certain employees to AsTEK, Inc., a privately-held company located in Korea whose principal is the former general manager of our Korean R&D operation. The total consideration was $3.5 million in the form of a receivable due no later than January 2010 plus $0.5 million of assumed liabilities. We retained rights to most of the current display driver products in production, as well as ownership of our proprietary EpiC™ technology for AM-OLED displays. As a result of this transaction, we have ceased investment in the production, marketing and sale of new display driver integrated circuits.
In February 2009, we sold assets relating to a development-stage power management product. We sold these assets and transferred certain employees to a publicly-traded supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Under the terms of the sale, we will be paid $2.3 million in cash, of which $2 million has been received to date. As a result of this transaction, we ceased development of power management integrated circuits.
In March 2009, we sold assets related to our audio products and transferred certain employees to a publicly-traded supplier of semiconductor products. Under the terms of the sale, we were paid $1.45 million in cash, all of which has been received."
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Silicon Storage Technology 10K
Wafer foundry and die sort: "During 2008, our major wafer fabrication foundries were TSMC, Grace, HHNEC and Seiko-Epson. In 2008, wafer sort, which is the process of testing individual die on silicon wafer, was performed at King Yuan Electronics Company, Limited, or KYE, Lingsen, HHNEC, Sanyo, Seiko-Epson and TSMC...........In 2001 and 2004, we invested an aggregate of $83.2 million in GSMC, a Cayman Islands company. Bing Yeh, our President, CEO and Chairman of our Board of Directors, is also a member of GSMC’s board of directors. GSMC has a wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or Grace, which is a wafer foundry company with operations in Shanghai, China. Grace began to manufacture our products in late 2003."
Assembly and test: "The subcontractors with the largest amount of our activity were KYE, Lingsen, and Powertech Technology, Incorporated, or PTI. We hold equity investments in three subcontractors: Apacer Technology, Inc., or Apacer, KYE and PTI."
Employees: "As of December 31, 2008, we employed 614 individuals on a full-time basis, 282 of whom reside in the United States. Of these 614 employees, 92 were employed in manufacturing support, 286 in engineering, 112 in sales and marketing and 124 in administration, finance and information technology."
Patent foundation: "As of December 31, 2008, we held 261 patents in the United States relating to certain aspects of our products and processes......."
Recent legal action: "On or about July 13, 2007, a patent infringement suit was brought by OPTi Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of two United State patents related to a “Compact ISA-bus Interface”. The plaintiff sought a permanent injunction, and damages for alleged past infringement, as well as any other relief the court may grant that is just and proper. On January 1, 2009, OPTi and SST resolved our differences and the suit was dismissed with prejudice."
Assembly and test: "The subcontractors with the largest amount of our activity were KYE, Lingsen, and Powertech Technology, Incorporated, or PTI. We hold equity investments in three subcontractors: Apacer Technology, Inc., or Apacer, KYE and PTI."
Employees: "As of December 31, 2008, we employed 614 individuals on a full-time basis, 282 of whom reside in the United States. Of these 614 employees, 92 were employed in manufacturing support, 286 in engineering, 112 in sales and marketing and 124 in administration, finance and information technology."
Patent foundation: "As of December 31, 2008, we held 261 patents in the United States relating to certain aspects of our products and processes......."
Recent legal action: "On or about July 13, 2007, a patent infringement suit was brought by OPTi Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of two United State patents related to a “Compact ISA-bus Interface”. The plaintiff sought a permanent injunction, and damages for alleged past infringement, as well as any other relief the court may grant that is just and proper. On January 1, 2009, OPTi and SST resolved our differences and the suit was dismissed with prejudice."
Monday, March 16, 2009
Pixelworks 10K
Revenue by segment for year ending 12/31/2008:
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."
- 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."
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Lattice 10K
Wafer foundry: "We source silicon wafers from our foundry partners, Fujitsu in Japan, Seiko Epson Corporation (“Seiko Epson”) in Japan, United Microelectronics Corporation (“UMC”) in Taiwan and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Ltd. (“Chartered Semiconductor”) in Singapore, pursuant to agreements with each company and their respective affiliates."
Employees: "At January 3, 2009, we had 753 full-time employees."
Employees: "At January 3, 2009, we had 753 full-time employees."
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