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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022

 

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Transition Period From             To

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-22671

 


 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

77-0188504

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2220 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131-1816

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code))

 

(408) 990-4000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant Section 12(b) of the act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

QUIK

The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

 

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 such shorter 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) during the 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated Filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller Reporting Company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

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 standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act). Yes  ☐    No  ☒

 

As of November 11,2021, August 12, 2022, there were 11,795,64712,591,225 shares of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

OctoberJuly 3, 20212022

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

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Part I - Financial Information

 

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Item 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

2115

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

3324

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

3324

 

 

 

 

Part II - Other Information

 

3424

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

3424

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

3424

    
Item 2.3.Unregistered Sales of EquityDefaults Upon Senior Securities and Use of Proceeds 3424
    

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

3524

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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PART I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par value amount)

 

 

October 3,

 

January 3,

  

July 3,

 

January 2,

 
 

2021

  

2021

  

2022

  

2022

 

ASSETS

          

Current assets:

      

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 $19,581  $22,748  $18,546  $19,605 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $62 and $0, respectively

 2,012 1,688 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $62

 3,560  1,294 

Inventories

 2,182 2,688  2,212  2,078 

Other current assets

  1,157  1,066   1,201   1,181 

Total current assets

 24,932  28,190  25,519  24,158 

Property and equipment, net

 542 548  607  499 

Capitalized internal-use software, net

 1,191 986  1,343  1,241 

Right of use assets

 1,722 1,839  1,141  1,529 

Intangible assets

 779 860  699  752 

Goodwill

 185 185  185  185 

Investment in privately-held non-affiliate

 300  300 

Other assets

  279  280   195   309 

TOTAL ASSETS

 $29,630  $32,888  $29,989  $28,973 
  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

          

Current liabilities:

      

Revolving line of credit

 $15,000 $15,000  $15,000  $15,000 

Trade payables

 1,376 935  1,898  934 

Accrued liabilities

 1,591 1,340  1,652  1,665 

Deferred revenue

 94 52  142  455 

Lease liabilities, current

  803  685   705   819 

Total current liabilities

 18,864  18,012  19,397  18,873 

Long-term liabilities:

      

Notes payable, non-current

 0  1,192 

Lease liabilities, non-current

 993 1,197  482  744 

Other liabilities, non-current

  167  0   125   147 

Total liabilities

  20,024   20,401   20,004   19,764 

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)

       

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)

    

Stockholders' equity:

      

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

 0 0 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000 authorized; 11,790 and 11,094 shares issued and outstanding as of October 3, 2021 and January 3, 2021, respectively

 12 11 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

 0  0 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000 authorized; 12,428 and 11,863 shares issued and outstanding as of July 3, 2022 and January 2, 2022, respectively

 12  12 

Additional paid-in capital

 309,036 306,885  312,686  310,222 

Accumulated deficit

  (299,442)  (294,409)  (302,713)  (301,025)

Total stockholders' equity

  9,606   12,487   9,985   9,209 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 $29,630  $32,888  $29,989  $28,973 

 

See accompanying Notesnotes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 October 3, September 27, October 3, September 27,  July 3, July 4, July 3, July 4, 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Revenue

 $3,858 $1,780 $8,980 $6,134  $4,541 $2,882 $8,637 $5,122 

Cost of revenue

  1,126  857  3,638  3,092   1,997  1,416  3,632  2,512 

Gross profit

  2,732   923   5,342   3,042   2,544   1,466   5,005   2,610 

Operating expenses:

  

Research and development

 1,807 1,380 5,346 5,399  1,190 1,652 2,523 3,539 

Selling, general and administrative

 2,186 1,478 5,927 5,022  1,981 1,794 4,118 3,741 

Restructuring costs

  0  111  0  624 

Total operating expenses

  3,993   2,969   11,273   11,045   3,171   3,446   6,641   7,280 

Loss from operations

 (1,261) (2,046) (5,931) (8,003) (627) (1,980) (1,636) (4,670)

Interest expense

 (35) (36) (99) (299) (22) (32) (55) (64)

Gain on forgiveness of debt

 0 0 1,192 0  0 0 0 1,192 

Interest income and other income (expense), net

  (7)  27  (59)  94   142  (45)  19  (52)

Loss before income taxes

 (1,303) (2,055) (4,897) (8,208) (507) (2,057) (1,672) (3,594)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

  (21)  10  136  1 

Provision for income taxes

  17  5  16  157 

Net loss

 $(1,282) $(2,065) $(5,033) $(8,209) $(524) $(2,062) $(1,688) $(3,751)

Net loss per share:

  

Basic and diluted

 $(0.11) $(0.19) $(0.44) $(0.88) $(0.04) $(0.18) $(0.14) $(0.33)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

  

Basic and diluted

  11,573  11,023  11,441  9,315  12,412 11,485 12,269 11,374 

 


Note: Net loss equals comprehensive loss for all periods presented.

 

See accompanying Notesnotes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

October 3,

 

September 27,

  

July 3,

 

July 4,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net loss

 $(5,033) $(8,209) $(1,688) $(3,751)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

          

Depreciation and amortization

 471 644  334 323 

Stock-based compensation

 1,455 601  860 570 

Write-down of inventories

 225 55 

Write-off of equipment

 (5) 41 

Write-down of inventories and reclassifications

 54 229 

Gain on disposal of equipment

 (76) 0 

Gain on forgiveness of debt

 (1,192) 0  0 (1,192)

Allowance for bad debt

 62 0 

Bad debt expense

 0 32 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Accounts receivable

 (386) 876  (2,266) (407)

Inventories

 281 67  (188) 254 

Other assets

 (90) 433  (6) 82 

Trade payables

 699 225  1,161 569 

Accrued liabilities and deferred revenue

 293 122 

Accrued liabilities

 87 266 

Deferred revenue

 (313) 24 

Other long-term liabilities

  167  0   (22)  189 

Net cash used in operating activities

  (3,053)  (5,145)  (2,063)  (2,812)

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Capital expenditures for property and equipment

 (178) (155) (117) (174)

Capitalized internal-use software

 (402) (607) (285) (273)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (580)  (762)  (402)  (447)

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Payment of finance lease obligations

 (231) (179) (198) (156)

Proceeds from paycheck protection program loan

 0 1,191 

Proceeds from line of credit

 45,000 42,000  30,000 30,000 

Repayment of line of credit

 (45,000) (42,000) (30,000) (30,000)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 148 0  1,604 148 

Proceeds from equity funding, net of issuance costs

 1,034 8,099 

Taxes paid related to settlement of equity awards

  (485)  (67)  0  (485)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  466   9,044 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  1,406   (493)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 (3,167) 3,137  (1,059) (3,752)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

  22,748   21,548   19,605   22,748 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 $19,581  $24,685  $18,546  $18,996 

 

See accompanying Notesnotes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

 

       

Additional

    

Total

        

Additional

    

Total

 
 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Stockholders'

  

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Stockholders'

 
 

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Equity

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Equity

 

Balance at January 3, 2021

 11,094  $11  $306,885  $(294,409) $12,487 

Balance at January 2, 2022

 11,863  $12  $310,222  $(301,025) $9,209 

Issuance of common stock under public stock offering, net of stock issuance cost

 310  0  1,482  0  1,482 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plans

 189  0  0  0  0 

Stock-based compensation

   0  383  0  383 

Net loss

     0   0   (1,164)  (1,164)

Balance at April 3, 2022

  12,362   12   312,087   (302,189)  9,910 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plan

 354  0  (484) 0  (484) 66  0  122  0  122 

Stock-based compensation

   0  368  0  368    0  477  0  477 

Net loss

     0   0   (1,689)  (1,689)     0   0   (524)  (524)

Balance at April 4, 2021

  11,448   11   306,769   (296,098)  10,682 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plan

 64  1  146  0  147 

Stock-based compensation

   0  202  0  202 

Net loss

     0   0   (2,062)  (2,062)

Balance at July 4, 2021

  11,512  $12  $307,117  $(298,160) $8,969 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plan

 79 0 0 0 0 

Common stock offering, net of issuance costs of $45

 199 0 1,034 0 1,034 

Stock-based compensation

  0 885 0 885 

Net loss

    0  0  (1,282)  (1,282)

Balance at October 3, 2021

  11,790 $12 $309,036 $(299,442) $9,606 

Balance at July 3, 2022

  12,428  $12  $312,686  $(302,713) $9,985 

 

 

       

Additional

    

Total

        

Additional

    

Total

 
 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Stockholders'

  

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Stockholders'

 
 

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Equity

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Equity

 

Balance at December 29, 2019

 8,331  $8  $297,073  $(283,258) $13,823 

Balance at January 3, 2021

 11,094 $11 $306,885 $(294,409) $12,487 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plans

 354  0  (484) 0  (484)

Stock-based compensation

   0  368  0  368 

Net loss

     0   0   (1,689)  (1,689)

Balance at April 4, 2021

  11,448   11   306,769   (296,098)  10,682 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plan

 52  0  (25) 0  (25) 64 1 146 0 147 

Stock-based compensation

   0  (398) 0  (398)  0 202 0 202 

Net loss

     0   0   (3,165)  (3,165)    0  0  (2,062)  (2,062)

Balance at March 29, 2020

  8,383   8   296,650   (286,423)  10,235 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plan

 29 0 (31) 0 (31)

Common stock offering, net of issuance costs of $1.1 million

 2,500 3 7,653 0 7,656 

Stock-based compensation

  0 741 0 741 

Net loss

    0  0  (2,979)  (2,979)

Balance at June 28, 2020

  10,912 $11 $305,013 $(289,402) $15,622 

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plan

 14 0 (13) 0 (13)

Stock issuance costs

 142 0 445 0 445 

Stock-based compensation

  0 258 0 258 

Net loss

    0  0  (2,065)  (2,065)

Balance at September 27, 2020

  11,068 $11 $305,703 $(291,467) $14,247 

Balance at July 4, 2021

  11,512 $12 $307,117 $(298,160) $8,969 

 

See accompanying Notesnotes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

Note 1 — The Company and Basis of Presentation

 

QuickLogic Corporation (“QuickLogic” or “Company”) was founded in 1988 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1999. The Company enables Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) to maximize battery life for highly differentiated, immersive user experiences with smartphone, wearable, hearable, tablet and internet-of-Things (“IoT devices”)., military, aerospace and defense products. QuickLogic delivers these benefits through industry leading ultra-low power customer programmable System on Chip (“SoC”) semiconductor solutions, embedded software, and algorithm solutions for always-on voice and sensor processing and enhanced visual experiences.processing. The Company is a fabless semiconductor provider of comprehensive, flexible sensor processing solutions, ultra-low power display bridges, and ultra-low power Field Programmable Gate Arrays (“FPGAs”), and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) intellectual property (IP). The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SensiML Corporation (“SensiML”) provides Analytics Toolkit, which is used in many of the applications where the Company’s ArcticPro™, eFPGA intellectual property (“IP”) plays a critical role. SensiML Analytics toolkit is an end-to-end software suite that provides OEMs a straightforward process for developing pattern matching sensor algorithms using machine learning technology that are optimized for ultra-low power consumption.

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these statements have been prepared in accordance with the United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. The Company recommends that these interim Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 20212, 2022, , which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 23, 2021.22, 2022. Operating results for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.

 

QuickLogic's fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 and each fiscal quarter ends on the Sunday closest to the end of each calendar quarter. QuickLogic's thirdsecond fiscal quartersquarter for 20212022 and 20202021 ended on OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021, respectively.

 

COVID-19 - Impact on Business 

 

OnThere have been January 30, 2020, nothe World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared a global emergency material changes due to the COVID-impact of the Covid-19 pandemic andon our business from that disclosed in our most recently filed Annual Report. Our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2022 as filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020,March 22, 2022 the WHO raised its assessment of the threat from high to very high at a global level. The socialprovides additional information about our business and economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has continued to increase exponentially since this declaration. The outbreak has resulted in significant governmental measures being implemented to control the spread of COVID-19 and countries across the world continue to manage repeated waves of the pandemic, including variant strains of COVID-19 amid increasing, yet uneven progress toward vaccination. Restrictions on travel, business operations and the movement of people in many regions of the world in which the Company operates, and the imposition of further shelter-in-place or similarly restrictive work-from-home orders would impact many of the Company’s offices and employees, including those located in the United States. As a result, the Company has substantially limited the presence of personnel in its offices in several impacted locations, implemented travel restrictions and withdrawn from various industry events. The Company has also experienced some disruption and delays in its supply chain, customer deployment plans, and logistics challenges, including certain limitations on its ability to access customer fulfillment and service sites.operations.

 

As such, while COVID-19 has had an impact on the Company's financial results on the three and nine months ended October 3, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential effects on the Company’s business in its fiscal 2021 remain dynamic, and the broader implications for its business and future results of operations remain uncertain and cannot be predicted. These implications could include further disruptions or restrictions on the Company’s ability to source, manufacture or distribute its products, including temporary disruptions to the facilities of its contract manufacturers in China, Taiwan, Philippines and Singapore, or the facilities of its suppliers and their contract manufacturers globally. Additionally, multiple countries have imposed and may further impose restrictions on business operations and movement of people and products to limit the spread of COVID-19. Delays in production or delivery of components or raw materials that are part of the Company’s global supply chain due to restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 could delay or inhibit its ability to obtain the supply of components and finished goods. If COVID-19 becomes more prevalent in the locations where the Company, its customers or suppliers conduct business, or the Company experiences more pronounced disruptions in its operations, the Company may experience constrained supply or curtailed demand that may materially adversely impact its business and results of operations. In addition, any other widespread health crisis that could adversely affect global and regional economies, financial markets and overall demand environment for the Company's products could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, cash flows or results of operations. It is difficult to accurately predict the full impact that COVID-19 will have on the Company's future results from operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows due to numerous uncertainties, including the duration and severity of the pandemic and related containment measures. The Company will continue to closely monitor the pandemic's associated effects on all aspects of the business.

Restructuring 

In January 2020, the Company implemented a restructuring plan to lower annual operating expenses. The restructuring plan was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on January 24, 2020. Pursuant to the restructuring plan, the Company recorded $624,000 restructuring costs during the nine months ended September 27, 2020, consisting primarily of employee severance related costs and facilities costs. There were 0 restructuring charges incurred for the nine months ended October 3,2021.

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Liquidity 

 

The Company has financed its operations and capital investments through salespublic and private offerings of our common stock, finance and operating leases, and borrowing under a revolving line of credit andwith Heritage Bank (the "Revolving Facility"), partially offset by cash flows fromused in operations. As of October 3, 2021,In addition to the Company's principal sources of liquidity consisted$18.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, as of $19.6 million, includingJuly 3, 2022 other sources of liquidity included a $15.0 million drawn down from its revolving line of credit with Heritage Bank of Commerce (“Heritage Bank”), $1.2the Revolving Facility and $1.6 million loan received under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) which was forgiven inJanuary of 2021, and net proceeds of $1.0 million from the Company's sale of common stock in September 2021.

On December 11, 2020, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank originally entered into on December 21, 2018 (the "Amended and Restated Loan Agreement"). The Second Amendment extended the loan maturity date for one year through September 28 2022, and amended the interest to a rate per annum equal to onesix half ofmonths ended oneJuly 3, 2022 percentage point (0.50%) above the prime rate.

On August 16, 2021, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank (the "Third Amendment"). The Third Amendment (a) amended the Company’s non-compliance with the minimum cash covenant which obligated the Company to maintain at least $3.0 million of unrestricted cash at all times and (b) amended this obligation such that the Company shall now be required to maintain unrestricted cash in its accounts at the Bank in an amount of at least $3.0 million measured i) immediately prior to the funding of any credit extension, and ii) at all times that any advance is outstanding. 

 

The Company was in compliance with all the Heritage Bank Revolving Facility loan covenants as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022. As of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022, the Company had $15.0 million of outstanding revolving line of crediton the Revolving Facility with an interest rate of 3.75%5.25%.

 

On May 6, 2020,February 9, 2022, the Company entered into a loan agreementcommon stock purchase agreements with Heritage Bank for a loan of $1.2 million pursuant to the PPP under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act enacted on March 27, 2020, or CARES Act. On January 26, 2021, the Company received notice from Heritage Bank that amounts under the loan agreement had been forgiven. See Note 5 to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementscertain investors for the details.

On June 22, 2020, the Company closedsale of an underwritten public offeringaggregate of 2.5 million310,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per$0.001, in a registered direct offering. These share at a price of $3.50 per share. The Company received grossplacements resulted in net cash proceeds from the offering of approximately $8.8 million and incurred stock issuance$1.5 million. Issuance costs of approximately $1.1 million. Under the terms of the underwriting agreement, the Company granted the underwriter a 30-day optionrelated to this offering were negligible. The purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments. On July 21, 2020 the underwriter's partially exercised the option to purchase 141,733 additional sharesprice for each share of common stock in connection withthis placement was $4.78. The Company currently intends to use the offering, resulting in additional grossnet proceeds tofrom the Companyfinancing for working capital, the development of approximately $496,000next generation eFPGA-based products, including AI and incurred additional stock issuance costs of approximately $52,000. Total gross proceeds received from this offering was approximately $9.3 millionopen-source hardware or software, and incurred total stock issuance costs of approximately $1.2 million. Net proceeds received from this offering after deducting stock issuance costs was approximately $8.1 million.general corporate purposes.

 

On September 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Subscription Agreement for the sale of 125,000 shares of our common stock (the “Private Placement”). On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement for the sale of 73,664 shares of our common stock, in a registered direct offering pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.333-230352) (the “Registered Direct Offering,” and together with the Private Placement, the “Share Placements”). The net proceeds to the Company from the Share Placements in aggregate, after deducting equity issuance costs of approximately $45,000, was approximately $1.0 million.

The Company currently uses its cash to fund its working capital to accelerate the development of next generation products and for general corporate purposes. Based on past performance and current expectations, the Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents, together with available financial resources from the Revolving Facility, with Heritage Bank, will be sufficient to fund its operations and capital expenditures and provide adequate working capital for the next twelve months. We continue to monitor our financial performance to ensure sufficient liquidity to fund operations and execute on our business plan.

Various factors can affect the Company’s liquidity, including, among others: the level of revenue and gross profit as a result of the cyclicality of the semiconductor industry, the conversion of design opportunities into revenue, the market acceptance of existing and new products including solutions based on its eFPGA IP, ArcticLink®, and PolarPro® platforms, eFPGA, EOS S3 SoC, Quick AI solution, and SensiML software tools, the fluctuations in revenue as a result of product end-of-life, the fluctuations in revenue as a result of the stage in the product life cycle of its customers’ products, the costs of securing access to and availability of adequate manufacturing capacity, thecapacity; levels of inventories andinventories; wafer purchase commitments,commitments; customer credit terms,terms; the amount and timing of research and development expenditures,expenditures; the timing of new product introductions,introductions; production volumes andvolumes; product quality,quality; sales and marketing efforts,efforts; the value and liquidity of its investment portfolio,portfolio; changes in operating assets and liabilities,liabilities; the ability to obtain or renew debt financing and to remain in compliance with the terms of existing credit facilities,facilities; the ability to raise funds from the sale of equity in the Company, the ability to capitalize on synergies with our newly acquired subsidiary SensiML;Company; the issuance and exercise of stock options and participation in the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and other factors related to the uncertainties of the industry and global economics.

 

Over the longer term, the Company anticipates that sales generated from its new product offerings and existing cash and cash equivalents, together with financial resources from its Revolving Facility, assuming renewal of the Revolving Facility or the Company entering into a new debt agreement with an alternative lender prior to the Heritage Bank expiration of the Revolving Facility in December 2023, and its ability to raise additional capital in the public capital markets, will be sufficient to satisfy its operations and capital expenditures. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital, if required, or that such capital will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. The inability of the Company to generate sufficient sales from its new product offerings and/or raise additional capital if needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and financial condition, including its ability to maintain compliance with its lender’s financial covenants. On November 16, 2021, we entered into a Fourth Amendment to extend the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2023.  See  Note 12.

 

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Principles of Consolidation

 

The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QuickLogic and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Foreign Currency

 

The functional currency of the Company's non-U.S. operations is the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, all monetary assets and liabilities of these foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at current period-end exchange rates and non-monetary assets and related elements of expense are translated using historical exchange rates. Income and expense elements are translated to U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses from the foreign currency transactions of these subsidiaries are recorded as interest income and other income (expense),expense, net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Uses of Estimates

 

The preparation of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates, particularly in relation to revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, sales returns, valuation of long-lived assets including mask sets, valuation of goodwill, capitalized internal-use software and related amortizable lives, fair value measurements, and intangibles related to the acquisition of SensiML, including the estimated useful lives of acquired intangible assets, valuation of inventories including identification of excess quantities, market value and obsolescence, measurement of stock-based compensation awards, accounting for income taxes and estimating accrued liabilities.

Contracts with customers often include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment.

Judgment is required to determine the Stand-alone Selling Price (“SSP”) for each distinct performance obligation. The Company uses a range of amounts to estimate SSP when each of the products and services are sold separately and determines the discount to be allocated based on the relative SSP of the various products and services when products and services sold are bundled. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when the Company does not sell the product or service separately, it determines the SSP using For additional information, that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. The Company typically has more than one SSP for individual products and services dueplease refer to the stratification of those products and services by customers. In these instances,Company's most recent annual report which was filed with the CompanySEC on may March 22, 2022.use information such as the size of the customer, customer tier, type of the technology used, customer demographics, geographic region and other factors in determining the SSP.

 

Concentration of Risk

 

The Company's accounts receivable areis denominated in U.S. dollars and are derived primarily from sales to customers located in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. See Note 109, to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsInformation Concerning Product Lines, Geographic Information and Revenue Concentration, for information regarding concentrations associated with accounts receivable.

 

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

 

During the ninethree and six months period ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022, there were no changes in the Company's significant accounting policies from its disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2021, except for the new accounting standards adopted during the nine months ended October 3, 20212, 2022. For a discussion of the significant accounting policies, please see the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 20212, 2022, , filed with the SEC on March 23,22, 2021. For a discussion of the new accounting standards adopted during the nine months of 2021, see “New Accounting Pronouncements” below.

Included in the results for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, was IP Licensing revenue of approximately $1.0 million related to an agreement the Company signed in August 2021.  The Company allocated the total transaction price to each separate performance obligation on a relative stand alone selling price basis. The Company expects the remaining performance obligations to be delivered by December 2021.2022.

 

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Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash include money market account balance of $19.6 million and $22.7 million as of October 3, 2021, and January 3, 2021, respectively. Fair value of the Company’s money market account balance with Heritage Bank equals to book value. The Company's money market account primarily consists of cash.

 

Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalent and restricted cash includes an amount of $100,000 pledged as cash security related to the use of credit cards as of October 3, 2021, and January 3, 2021.

NewRecent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncementsStandards Adopted

 

In December 2019,May 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No.2021-04,Issuers Accounting for Certain Modifications of Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options to clarify the accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options, such as warrants, that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. This ASU became effective for the Company on January 3, 2022 and did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 20192022-12,03, SimplifyingFair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions to clarify the Accounting for Income Taxes, which removes certain exceptionsmeasurement of the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the general principlessale of ASC 740, in order to reduce the costan equity security and complexity of its application. These changes include elimination to the exceptions for (1) Intra-period tax allocation, (2) Deferred tax liabilitiesrequires disclosures related to outside basis differences, and (these types of equity securities. This ASU 32022) Year-to-date losses in interim periods.  The-03 becomes effective for the Company adopted this standard prospectively effectiveon January 4, 2021,2, 2023 with an insignificant impact to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

New accounting pronouncementsand is not yet adopted 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.2020-06,DebtDebt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and HedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts inexpected to have an Entity’s Own Equity, which address issues identified as a result of the complexity associated with applying generally accepted accounting principles for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. This amendment is effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filer, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact on its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

 

 

Note 3 — Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share was computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period under the treasury stock method. In computing diluted net loss per share, the weighted average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options and warrants.

 

For the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 2022and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021,690,719 536 thousand and 979,363255 thousand shares of common stock, respectively, associated with equity awards and the estimated number of shares to be purchased under the current offering period of the 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan were outstanding. These shares were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share, as they were considered anti-dilutive due to the net losses the Company experienced during these periods. Warrants to purchase up to 386,100386 thousand shares were issued in connection with May 29, 2018, stock offering were not included in the diluted loss per share calculation of the three and nine months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020,periods presented as they were also considered anti-dilutive due to the net loss the Company experienced during these periods. 

 

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Note 4 — Balance Sheet Components

 

The following table provides details relating to certain balance sheet line items as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022, and January 3, 20212, 2022 (in thousands):

 

  

July 3,

  

January 2,

 
  2022  2022 

Accounts receivable:

        

Trade account receivables

 $3,295  $1,113 

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

  (62)  (62)

Trade account receivables, net

  3,233   1,051 

Unbilled account receivables

  12   0 

Contract assets

  315   243 
  $3,560  $1,294 

Inventories:

        

Work-in-process

 $1,512  $1,397 

Finished goods

  700   681 
  $2,212  $2,078 

Other current assets:

        

Prepaid taxes, royalties and other prepaid expenses

 $893  $921 

Other

  308   260 
  $1,201  $1,181 

Property and equipment, net:

        

Equipment

 $10,348  $10,341 

Software

  1,803   1,878 

Furniture and fixtures

  21   32 

Leasehold improvements

  466   466 
   12,638   12,717 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (12,031)  (12,218)
  $607  $499 

Capitalized internal-use software, net:

        

Capitalized internal-use software

 $1,984  $1,699 

Less: Accumulated amortization

  (641)  (458)
  $1,343  $1,241 

Accrued liabilities:

        

Accrued compensation

 $914  $740 

Accrued employee benefits

  37   111 

Accrued payroll tax

  97   102 

Other(1)

  604   712 
  $1,652  $1,665 
(1) Accrued liabilities-Other is partially comprised of a $100 non-cash lease adjustment offsetting Other Assets in the six months ended July 3, 2022.        

 

  

October 3,

  

January 3,

 
  2021  2021 

Inventories:

        

Raw materials

 $0  $191 

Work-in-process

  1,428   1,842 

Finished goods

  754   655 
  $2,182  $2,688 

Other current assets:

        

Prepaid taxes, royalties and other prepaid expenses

 $871  $884 

Other

  286   182 
  $1,157  $1,066 

Property and equipment, net:

        

Equipment

 $10,336  $10,471 

Software

  1,880   1,783 

Furniture and fixtures

  31   33 

Leasehold improvements

  466   466 
   12,713   12,753 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (12,171)  (12,205)
  $542  $548 

Capitalized internal-use software, net:

        

Capitalized internal-use software

 $1,568  $1,166 

Less: Accumulated amortization

  (377)  (180)
  $1,191  $986 

Accrued liabilities:

        

Employee related accruals

 $955  $762 

Other

  636   578 
  $1,591  $1,340 

 

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Note 5 — Debt Obligations

 

Revolving Line of Credit

 

As of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and January 3, 20212, 2022, the Company had $15.0 million of revolving debt outstanding with an interest rate of 5.25% and 3.75% per annum.annum, respectively. Heritage Bank has a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company's tangible and intangible assets to secure any outstanding amounts under the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement.agreement. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants under the Amended and Restated Loan Agreementagreement as of the end of the current reporting period. Interest expense recognized were $21,941 $14 thousand and $28,146$39 thousand for thethree and six months ended July 3, 2022, respectively, and $22 thousand and $46 thousand for the three months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020, respectively, and $68,109 and $270,521 for the ninesix months ended October 3,July 4, 2021and September 27, 2020, , respectively.

Payroll Protection Program Loan

 

On May 6, 2020,April 4, 2022, the Company entered into a $1.2 million Payroll Protection Program loan agreementFifth Amendment (the "Amendment") to the December 21, 2018 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, the "Agreement") with Heritage Bank (“PPP Loan”) underBank. The purpose of the CARES Act as implemented by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP LoanFifth Amendment was evidenced by a promissory note (“PPP Note”) dated May 6, 2020 and matured two years from the disbursement date. The PPP Note bore interest of 1.00% per annum, with the firstsix months of interest deferred. Principal and interest were payable monthly commencing six months after the disbursement date. The Company applied for loan forgiveness in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 in accordance with theprimarily to clarify certain terms of the CARES Act.  OnAgreement as follows: (i) added a definition of "Remaining Months Liquidity" to be defined as the Borrower's unrestricted cash maintained at Bank (including cash in the Pledged Account) minus the outstanding principal amount of the Advances, divided by the absolute value of the average trailing January 26, 2021, three (3) month EBITDA; and (ii) revised the minimum cash and remaining months liquidity financial covenants. The minimum cash covenant was revised such that the balance of unrestricted cash in the pledged account shall at all times exceed the principal amount of all advances owed that are outstanding at any time. The remaining months liquidity covenant specified that it should not be less than nine months. The Company received notice from Heritage Bankdoes not believe that amountsthe clarifications of the terms in the Amendment will have a material impact on the Company's liquidity or utilization of the revolving loan under the PPP Note had been forgiven. The gain related to the loan forgiveness of approximately $1.2 million is reported in other income as gain on forgiveness of debt on the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the nine months ended October 3, 2021.Agreement.

 

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Note 6 — Leases

 

The Company entered into operating leases for office space for its headquarters,headquarters. The Company has elected the practical expedient to apply to recognition requirements to short-term leases for its domestic and foreign subsidiaries and for its sales offices.offices and recognized rent payments on short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Finance leases are primarily for engineering design software. Operating leases generally have lease terms of one to five years. Finance leases are generally two to three years. As of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and January 2, 2022, the balance of right-of-use assets was approximately $1.7$1.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and the lease liability was approximately $1.8$1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for operating and finance leases for the headquarters in San Jose and for the operating subsidiaries of SensiML in Oregon and the Company's subsidiary in India. The lease term of the San Diego facility expired in July 2020 and the office was closed. On July 10, 2020, the Indian subsidiary leased a smaller office premises of approximately 1,100 square feet for a period of eleven months to accommodate the reduced headcount. Effective July 2020, the rental expense of the prior office lease in India was expensed to restructuring charges in the amount of approximately $39,000. The lease term of the Indian facility expired in July 2021. Total rent expense was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020 was approximately $105,000 and $150,000, respectively. Total rent expense for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 2022and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021, as approximately $319,000 and $455,000, respectively.

 

The following table provides the expenses related to operating and finance leases (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

 

Operating lease costs:

  

Fixed

 $101 $146 $306 $440  $100  $101  $199  $204 

Short term

  4  4  13  15   6   5   13   9 

Total

 $105  $150  $319  $455  $106  $106  $212  $213 

Finance lease costs:

  

Amortization of ROU asset

 $87 $91 $591 $224  $109  $98  $219  $513 

Interest

  6  9  57  29   6   6   13   52 

Total

 $93  $100  $648  $253  $115  $104  $232  $565 

 

The following table provides the details of supplemental cash flow information. The right-of-useRight-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance and operating lease liabilities represent the new operating and finance leases entered into during the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 2022and the September 27, 2020six months ended July 4, 2021 were $0 (in thousands):

  

Six Months Ended

 
  July 3, 2022  July 4, 2021 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

        

Operating cash flows used for operating leases

 $203  $202 

Operating cash flows used for finance leases

  13   5 

Financing cash flows used for financing leases

  198   156 

Total

 $414  $363 

 

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

 
  2021  2020 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

        

Operating cash flows used for operating leases

 $100  $427 

Operating cash flows used for finance leases

  9   29 

Financing cash flows used for financing leases

  231   179 

Total

 $340  $635 
         

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations

 $397  $773 

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The following table provides the details of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and January 3, 20212, 2022 (in thousands):

 

 

October 3,

 

January 3,

 
 2021 2021  July 3, 2022 January 2, 2022 

Right-of-use assets:

          

Operating leases

 $893 $1,134  $640 $809 

Finance leases

  829  705   501  720 

Total right-of-use assets

 $1,722  $1,839  $1,141  $1,529 

Lease liabilities:

          

Operating leases

 $960 $1,212  $695 $873 

Finance leases

  836  670   492  690 

Total lease liabilities

 $1,796  $1,882  $1,187  $1,563 

 

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The following table provided the details of future lease payments for operating and finance leases as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 (in thousands):

 

 

Operating Leases

  

Finance Leases

  

Operating Leases

  

Finance Leases

 

2021 (Remaining period)

 $100 $159 

2022

 409 475 

2022 (remaining period)

 $206 $264 

2023

 421 141  422 141 

2024

  107  106   106  106 

Total lease payments

 1,037  881  734  511 

Less: Interest

  (77)  (45)  (39)  (19)

Present value of lease liabilities

 $960  $836  $695  $492 

 

The following table provides the details of lease terms and discount rates as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and January 3, 20212, 2022:

 

 

October 3,

 

January 3,

 
 

2021

  

2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

January 2, 2022

 

Right-of-use assets:

  

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

  

Operating leases

 2.50  3.24  1.75  2.25 

Finance leases

 2.19  2.21  1.84  2.15 

Weighted-average discount rates:

  

Operating leases

 6.00% 6.00% 6.00% 6.00%

Finance leases

 5.50% 5.50% 4.42% 4.57%

 

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Note7 — Employee Stock Plans

 

2019Stock Plan

 

On April 24, 2019,May 10, 2022 at the Company’s BoardCompany's Annual Meeting, Company stockholders approved increasing the reservation of Directors and shareholders approvedthe additional shares under the 2019 Stock Plan, (as amended on “2019May 10, 2022.  Plan”)The approval of an additional 900 thousand shares of common stock increased the total number of available shares to replace1.4 million under the 20092019 Stock Plan. UnderPlan, as amended. The number of shares available for future awards as of the date of the Annual Meeting are the sum of (1) 900 thousand, (2) the number of shares available for future awards under the plan immediately before such approval which were 522 thousand shares and (3) any shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2019 Plan 357,143or the 2009 Plan, that are terminated, canceled, surrendered, or forfeited which was zero at the Date. On May 19, 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the SEC to register an additional 900 thousand shares of its common stock were made available for grants, plus any shares subject to any outstanding options or other awards grantedthat may be issued under the Company’s 20092019 Stock Plan, that expire, including the 241,203 shares then available, or which are forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements, settled for cash or otherwise terminated without payment being made thereunder.as amended.

 

The 2019 Plan was amended and restated by the Board of Directors on March 5,2020 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on April 22, 2020 to, among other things, reserve an additional 550,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2019 Plan. The 2019 Plan was amended and restated by the Board of Directors on March 3, 2021 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 12, 2021 to, among other things, reserve an additional 600,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2019 Plan. As of October 3, 2021, approximately 642,899 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for issuance under the 2019 Plan.

2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2009 ESPP”) was adopted in March 2009 and amended by the Board of Directors in January 2015 and in February 2017, and approved by the Company's stockholders on April 23, 2015 and April 26, 2017, to reserve an additional 71,429 and 107,143 shares of common stock, respectively, for issuance under the 2009 ESPP. 

The 2009 ESPP was amended and restated by the Board of Directors on March 5, 2020 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on April 22, 2020.  The amendment, among other things, extend the term of the plan until March 5, 2029 and reserved an additional 300,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2009 ESPP. As of October 3, 2021, approximately 281,859 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2009 ESPP.

 

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Note 8 — Stock-Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expense included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 2022and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
 

October 3,

 

September 27,

 

October 3,

 

September 27,

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

 

Cost of revenue

 $78 $37 $132 $80  $117  $18  $173  $54 

Research and development

 282 51 521 73  91  82  176  239 

Selling, general and administrative

  525  170  802  448   269   102   511   277 

Total

 $885  $258  $1,455  $601  $477  $202  $860  $570 

 

During theThere was nineno months ended September 27, 2020, the Company reversed stock-basedstock-based compensation expense reversal related to the cancellation of certain unvested performance-based RSUs and restructuring-related terminations. Duringfor the secondthree quarter ofand 2020,six the Company issued fully vested RSUs in lieu of cash for variable compensation to certain employees.months ended July 3, 2022 and July 4, 2021.

NaN stock-based compensation was capitalized during any period presented above.
 

NoNaN stock options were granted during the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 2022and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021.

Stock-Based Compensation Award Activity

The following table summarizes the activity in the shares available for grant under the 2019 Plan during the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 (in thousands):

 

 

Shares Available for Grants

 

Balance at January 3, 20212, 2022

 320594 

Authorized shares

 600908 

RSUs granted

 (37799)

PRSU's granted

(175)

Options cancelled

13

RSUs forfeited or expired

 23

PRSUs forfeited or expired

23918 

Balance at OctoberJuly 3, 20212022

 6431,421 

 

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Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and stock option activity under the 2009 Plan and the 2019 Plan, and the related weighted average exercise price for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022:

      

Weighted

  

Weighted

     
      

Average

  

Average

  

Aggregate

 
  

Number of

  

Exercise

  

Remaining

  

Intrinsic

 
  

Shares

  

Price

  

Term

  

Value

 
  

(in thousands)

      

(in years)

  

(in thousands)

 

Balance outstanding at January 2, 2022

  93  $27.49         

Expired

  (9) $48.03         

Balance outstanding at July 3, 2022

  84  $25.42   2.94  $ 

Exercisable at July 3, 2022

  84  $25.42   2.94  $ 

Vested and expected to vest at July 3, 2022

  84  $25.42   2.94  $ 

 

      

Weighted

  

Weighted

     
      

Average

  

Average

  

Aggregate

 
  

Number of

  

Exercise

  

Remaining

  

Intrinsic

 
  

Shares

  

Price

  

Term

  

Value

 
  

(in thousands)

      

(in years)

  

(in thousands)

 

Balance outstanding at January 3, 2021

  121  $28.46   3.75    

Forfeited or expired

  (13) $23.84         

Balance outstanding at October 3, 2021

  108  $29.04   2.99  $0 

Exercisable at October 3, 2021

  108  $29.04   2.99  $0 

Vested and expected to vest at October 3, 2021

  108  $29.04   2.99  $0 

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NaN stock options were granted, exercised, forfeited or expired during the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021.

 

Total stock-based compensation related to stock options was approximately $0 and $11,000 forduring the threesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 respectively, and $0 and $39,000 for the nine months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020, respectively.

As of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022, the fair value of unvested stock options, net of forfeitures, was $0. 

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

The Company grants restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") to employees and directors with various vesting terms. RSUs entitle the holder to receive, at no cost, one common share for each RSU as it vests. In general, the Company's policy is to withhold shares in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of RSUs. The stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PRSUs was approximately $854,000$0.5 million and $231,000$0.9 million for the three months ended October 3, 2021 andSeptember 27, 2020 respectively, and $1.4 million and $538,000 for the nine months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020 respectively. Due to the cancellation of certain performance based RSUs and cancellations relating to restructuring, which was implemented in January 2020, the Company reversed stock-based compensation previously recorded resulting in a credit to the stock-based compensation during the six months ended June 28, 2020.July 3, 2022, respectively, and approximately $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended July 4, 2021, respectively.

 

As of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021, there was approximately $2.1$1.1 million and $1.2$0.2 million, respectively, in unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs. The remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 is expected to be recorded over a weighted average period of 1.391.47 years.

 

A summary of activity for the Company's RSUs and PRSUs for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 is as follows:

 

RSUs & PRSUs Outstanding

    

Weighted

    

Average

 

Number of

 

Grant Date

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

(in thousands)

   

Nonvested at January 2, 2022

 568 $5.86

Granted

 99  5.51

Vested

 (229) 5.95

Forfeited

 (22) 5.09

Nonvested at July 3, 2022

 416 $5.78

 

  

RSUs & PRSUs Outstanding

 
      

Weighted

 
      

Average

 
  

Number of

  

Grant Date

 
  

Shares

  

Fair Value

 
  

(in thousands)

     

Nonvested at January 3, 2021

  800  $4.99 

Granted

  552   5.82 

Vested

  (537)  5.00 

Forfeited

  (262)  4.99 

Nonvested at October 3, 2021

  553  $5.81 

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

Total stock-based compensation related to the Company's ESPPEmployee Stock Purchase Plan was approximately $31,000$11 thousand and $16,000$34 thousand for the three and sixmonths ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 and September 27, 20202022, respectively, and $97,000$36 thousand and $24,000$66 thousand for the ninethree and six months ended October 3,July 4, 2021and September 27, 2020, respectively.

 

 

Note 98 — Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded a net income tax (benefit) expense of ($21,000)$17 thousand and $10,000$16 thousand for the three months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020 , respectively; and $136,000 and $1,000 for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 2022, respectively, and $5 thousand and $0.2 million for the threeand September 27, 2020six months ended July 4, 2021, respectively. A majority of the income tax expense for the firstthree quarter ofmonths ended 2021July 3, 2022 relateswas related to the Company's foreign subsidiaries, which are cost-plus entities, and withholdingstate minimum income taxes. A majority of the income tax of $125,000expense for the six months ended July 3, 2022 was related to one-time distribution resulting from restructuring in India. Aincome tax expense resultingof the Company's foreign subsidiaries and state minimum income taxes, partially offset by tax benefits from the assessment and statutory closing of prior years’ foreign income tax returns relatesrelated to the Company's foreign subsidiaries, which are cost-plus entities.subsidiaries. The difference between the estimated annual effective income tax benefit rate of 2.1% and the 21% U.S. federal statutory expense rate reflects state income taxes, foreign income taxes, the effect of certain permanent differences, and a full valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets.

 

The Company believesvaluation allowance primarily resulted from not having sufficient income from deferred tax liability reversals in the appropriate future periods to support the realization of certain deferred tax assets. Based on the estimated reversal patterns of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities, it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the federal, state and state netcertain foreign deferred tax assets will not be fully realized. In assessing the realizabilitygenerated as there is insufficient projected income from reversals of deferred tax assets, the Company’s management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. A valuation allowance is recorded for loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets where it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized.liabilities. Accordingly, the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against all of U.S. and certain foreign net deferred tax assets as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against net federal, state and certain foreign deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support recoverability

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The Company had 0 unrecognized tax benefits as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and January 3, 20212, 2022 which would affect the Company's effective tax rate. The Company does not anticipate any material changes to its unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months.

 

Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as part of the income tax provision in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income taxes in many U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates. The U.S. tax years from 1999 forward remain effectively open to examination due to the carryover of unused net operating losses and tax credits.

 

Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the amount of and the benefit from net operating loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards may be impaired or limited in certain circumstances. Events which may restrict utilization of a company's net operating loss and credit carryforwards include, but are not limited to, certain ownership change limitations as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 382 and similar state provisions. In the event the Company has had a change of ownership, utilization of carryforwards could be restricted to an annual limitation. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards before utilization.

The Company has not undertaken a study to determine if its net operating losses are limited. In the event the Company previously experienced an ownership change, or should experience an ownership change in the future, the amount of net operating losses and research and development credit carryovers available in any taxable year could be limited and may expire unutilized.

On March 27, 2020, the United States enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Act includes provisions relating to loan programs for small businesses ("Paycheck Protection Program" or "PPP"), refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of the employer portion of certain payroll taxes, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications of the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The Company applied for and received $1.2M of the PPP loan in Q22020 and the amount was utilized on qualified business expenses under the guidance of PPP. On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (the "Bill") into law. The Bill confirms the business expenses paid out of PPP loans maybe deducted for federal income tax purposes and the borrower's tax basis and other attributes of the borrower's assets will not be reduced as a result of the loan forgiveness. The Company applied for the loan forgiveness and the application was approved by the lender on January 26, 2021. The loan was reclassified to gain on forgiveness of debt in Q12021 for GAAP and is not taxable for federal purposes according to the CARES Act.

California has issued specific guidance regarding its conformity to the CARES Act. No provisions are expected to have a material impact on the Company, except for that under Assembly Bill 80 ("AB 80"), which was signed into law on April 29, 2021, the business expenses paid out of the PPP loan is not deductible for publicly-traded companies for California tax purposes.

On June 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 85 ("AB 85") into law, which temporarily suspends net operating loss deductions for most businesses and limits certain general business credits. These provisions will be applied retroactively to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022. However, the law provides for a small business exemption for taxpayers with income subject to tax under $1 million. The Company has evaluated the current legislation and does not anticipate AB 85 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

On December 18, 2019, the FASB issued new guidance ASU 2019-12 that simplifies the accounting for income taxes to reduce complexity in accounting standards which the Company adopted on January 4, 2021. The majority of the key provisions of the ASU 2019-12 does not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 

We considered the majority of our non-U.S. subsidiaries’ undistributed earnings to be permanently reinvested. Therefore no U.S. or foreign income taxes have been recorded on the permanently reinvested amount as of July 4, 2021. Due to potential restructuring plans in India, there may be a one-time distribution in 2021. As a result, we have recorded withholding taxes of approximately $125,000 on the potential one-time distribution. However, the rest of our foreign subsidiaries’ earnings continue to be permanently reinvested with no deferred tax liabilities necessary.

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Note 109 — Information Concerning Product Lines, Geographic Information and Revenue Concentration

 

The Company identifies its business segment based on business activities, management responsibility and geographic location. For all periods presented, the Company operated in a single reportable business segment.

 

The following is a breakdown of revenue by product linefamily (in thousands):

                 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

 

New products

 $3,131  $1,262  $6,581  $2,337 

Mature products

  1,410   1,620   2,056   2,785 

Total revenue

 $4,541  $2,882  $8,637  $5,122 

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

  

October 3,

  

September 27,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

New products

 $2,758  $639  $5,095  $1,945 

Mature products

  1,100   1,141   3,885   4,189 

Total revenue

 $3,858  $1,780  $8,980  $6,134 


Note: New products include products and relatedrevenue consists of revenues for allfrom the sale of hardware products manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes, eFPGA IP license, Quick AIintellectual property licenses, professional services, and QuickAI and SensiML AI software as a service (“SaaS”) revenue. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometer and includes related royalty revenue.nanometer.

 

The following is a breakdown of new product revenue by type (in thousands):

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

  

October 3,

  

September 27,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
                 

Device sales

 $2,858  $1,766  $7,830  $6,002 

IP license and other services

  1,000   14   1,150   132 

Total revenue

 $3,858  $1,780  $8,980  $6,134 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

 

Hardware products

 $1,464  $1,069  $3,299  $2,074 

eFPGA IP

  1,617   150   3,188   150 

SaaS

  50   43   94   113 

New products revenue

 $3,131  $1,262  $6,581  $2,337 

 

Note: DeviceeFPGA IP revenue includes new product revenueswas $1.6 million and mature product revenues, except$3.2 million for the  three and six months ended July 3, 2022. eFPGA IP Licenserevenue, consisting of intellectual property license revenue and other services.professional services revenue, was $1.5 million and $3.1 million for the three and six months ended July 3, 2022, respectively, and $23 thousand for the three and six months ended July 4, 2021, and IP revenue was $0.1 million for the three and six months ended July 3, 2022 and $125 thousand for the three and six months ended July 4, 2021. Contract liabilities related to professional services revenue of $0 and $0.3 million and were included in deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets as of July 3, 2022 and January 2, 2022, respectively. 

 

We derive revenue from sales to customers located in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

North America revenue from the United States was $3.0 million, or 67% of total revenue, and $5.5 million, or 63% of total revenue for the three and six months ended July 3, 2022, respectively. North America revenue from the United States was $0.6 million, or 19% of total revenue, and $1.8 million, or 35% of total revenue for the three and six months ended July 4, 2021, respectively. 

The following is a breakdown of revenue by shipment destination (in thousands): 

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

  

October 3,

  

September 27,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Asia Pacific (1) (4)

 $763  $320  $2,440  $1,505 

North America (2)

  2,605   1,087   4,429   3,321 

Europe (3)

  490   373   2,111   1,308 

Total revenue

 $3,858  $1,780  $8,980  $6,134 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

 

Asia Pacific

 $840  $1,075  $2,331  $1,828 

North America

  3,082   565   5,515   1,824 

Europe

  619   1,242   791   1,470 

Total revenue

 $4,541  $2,882  $8,637  $5,122 

 


(1)

Asia Pacific includes revenue from Japan of $739,000, or 19% of total revenue and $271,000 or 15% of total revenue for the three months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020, revenue from Japan was $2.4 million, or 26% of total revenue, and $1.4 million, or 23% of total revenue, respectively.

(2)

North America includes revenue from the United States of $2.6 million or 67% of total revenue, and $1.1 million, or 61% of total revenue, for the three months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020 revenue from the United States was $4.4 million, or 49% of total revenue, and $3.3 million, or 54% of total revenue, respectively.

(3)

Europe includes revenue from United Kingdom of $273,000, or 7% of total revenue and $211,000 or 12% of total revenue for the three months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020 , respectively. For the nine months ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020, revenue from United Kingdom of $1,379,000, or 15% of total revenue, and $586,000 or 10% of total revenue, respectively.

(4)Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

The following distributors and customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenue for the periods presented:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

  

October 3,

  

September 27,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Distributor "A"

  12%  22%  13%  29%

Distributor "C"

  *   20%  12%  18%

Distributor "E"

  17%  13%  24%  19%

Customer "B"

  *   10%  *   12%

Customer "E"

  *   *   14%  * 

Customer "F"

  17%  13%  24%  19%

Customer "K"

  *   12%  *   * 

Customer "N"

  25%  16%  15%  * 

Customer "O"

  25%  *   11%  * 


* Represents less than 10% of revenue as of the dates presented.

 

1913

 

The following distributors and customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenue for the periods presented:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 3,

  

July 4,

  

July 3,

  

July 4,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Distributor "A"

  15%  14%  13%  13%

Distributor "C"

  *   *   *   16%

Distributor "E"

  11%  29%  20%  29%
Customer "E"  11%  *   *   20%

Customer "F"

  11%  29%  *   29%

Customer "N"

  29%  *   23%  * 

Customer "O"

  16%  *   21%  * 

Customer "P"

  *   *   11%  * 

* Represents less than 10% of revenue as of the dates presented.

The following distributors and customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company's accounts receivable as of the dates presented:

 

October 3,

January 3,

2021

2021

Distributor "A"

12%*

Distributor "E"

18%*

Distributor "J"

41%*

Customer "O"

21%*

Customer "P"

*67%

Customer "Q"

*10%
 

July 3,

 

January 2,

 
 

2022

 

2022

 

Distributor "A"

 13% 42%

Distributor "C"

 *  17%

Distributor "E"

 *  22%

Distributor "J"

 36% * 

Customer "O"

 29% 10%

* Represents less than 10% of accounts receivable as of the dates presented.

 

 

Note 1110 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

The Company's manufacturing suppliers require the forecast of wafer starts several months in advance. The Company is required to take delivery of and pay for a portion of this forecasted wafer volume. As of OctoberJuly 3, 2021, and January 3, 20212022, the Company had $632,000 and $60,000, respectively,$0.6 million of outstanding commitments for the purchase of wafer and finished goods inventory.

 

The Company has purchase obligations with certain suppliers for the purchase of other goods and services entered into in the ordinary course of business. As of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022, total outstanding purchase obligations for other goods and services were $1.0$1.2 million due within the next twelve months.

 

Litigation

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business including, but not limited to, intellectual property infringement and collection matters. Absolute assurance cannot be given that any such third party assertions will be resolved without costly litigation; in a manner that is not adverse to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows; or without requiring royalty or other payments which may adversely impact gross profit. As of October 3, 2021, the Company was not involved in any litigation.

India Transfer Pricing Notice

On January 27, 2021, the Company received an order from the Income Tax Department of the Ministry of Finance in India (the "DRP, or "the Department") disputing the transfer pricing rate the Company used for Assessment Years 2017-18, the result of which may affect later years. It is the intention of the Company to appeal such order as the rate requested by the government of India is not representative of the results of operations of the company, as well as other factors. In addition, on April 30, 2021, the Company filed an appeal with the DRP, citing various issues with the Department's calculations and choice of comparable entities used to arrive at its initial assessment. A hearing before the DRP was held on October 7, 2021, subsequent to the end of the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2021. Based on the facts presented, the Panel is expected to adjudicate the case.  The due date for closure of these appeals is December 31, 2021 and it is expected that the Panel will pass its orders before this date. The Company is in the process of evaluating the effect such order may have on its foreign tax provision. Such effect, if any, would be to the tax provision and amounts owed under taxes to foreign jurisdictions only.

 

 

Note 1211 — Subsequent Events

 

eFPGA Project Agreement

On November 16, 2021,August 8, 2022, we executed an Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a new customer to develop an eFPGA product in accordance with the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”)customer’s specifications. Under the terms of the Agreement, we will be paid fees of $6.9 million for performing the work over an approximately 12-month period from the execution date of the Agreement. Upon successful performance, the Agreement allows for the customer to extend the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank originally entered into on December 21, 2018 (scope of work to tens of millions of dollars over the "Amended and Restated Loan Agreement"). The Fourth Amendment extended the loan maturity date through December 31, 2023.span of multiple years.

 

2014

 

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as information contained in “Risk Factors”Risk Factors in Part II, Item1A and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form10-Q, contain “forward-looking statements”forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend that these forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created by those provisions. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as “will,will, “may,may, “should,should, “forecast,forecast, “could,could, “expect,expect, “suggest,suggest, “believe,believe, “anticipate,anticipate, “intend,intend, “plan,plan, "future," "potential," "target," "seek," "continue," "if" or other similar words. Forward-looking

The forward-looking statements contained in the Quarterly Report include statements regarding our strategies as well as (1) our revenue levels, including the commercial success of our solutions and new products, (2)the conversion of our design opportunities into revenue, (3)our liquidity,(4) our gross profit and breakeven revenue level and factors that affect gross profit and the break-even revenue level, (5)our level of operating expenses, (6) our research and development efforts, (7)our partners and suppliers, (8)industry and market trends, (9) our manufacturing and product development strategies and (10) our competitive position.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the attached Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2021,2, 2022, found in our Annual Report on Form10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”(SEC) on March 23, 2021.22, 2022. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements will be accurate. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors”Risk Factors in Part II, Item 1A hereto and the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in our other public filings and public announcements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved. Furthermore, past performance in operations and share price is not necessarily indicative of future performance. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that may arise after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

We develop low power, multi-core semiconductor platforms and IP for AI, voice and sensor processing. The solutions include an eFPGA for hardware acceleration and pre-processing, and heterogeneous multi-core SoCs that integrate eFPGA with other processors and peripherals. The SensiML Analytics Toolkit from our recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary, SensiML completes the “full stack” end-to-end solution with accurate sensor algorithms using AI technology. The full range of platforms, software tools and eFPGA IP enables the practical and efficient adoption of AI, voice and sensor processing across mobile, wearable, hearable, consumer, industrial, edgeConsumer/Industrial IoT, Consumer electronics, Military, Aerospace and endpoint IoTDefense applications. 

 

Our new products include our EOS™, QuickAI™, SensiML Analytics Studio, ArcticLink® III, PolarPro®3, PolarPro II, PolarPro, and Eclipse II products (which together comprise our new product category). Our mature products include primarily FPGA families named pASIC®3 and QuickRAM® as well as programming hardware and design software. In addition to delivering our own semiconductor solutions, we have an IP business that licenses our eFPGA technology for use in other semiconductor companies SoCs. We began delivering our eFPGA IP product ArcticPro™ in 2017, which is included in the new product revenue category. Through the acquisition of SensiML, we now have an IoT AI software platform that includes SaaS subscriptions for development, per unit license fees when deployed in production, and proof-of-concept services – all of which are also included in the new product revenue category. Inclusive of one pending, patent application disclosed in our fiscal 2021 annual report, at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2022 we had a total of five patent applications pending. 

 

Our semiconductor solutions typically fall into one of three categories: Sensor Processing, Display and Visual Enhancement, and Smart Connectivity. Our solutions include a unique combination of our silicon platforms, IP cores, software drivers, and in some cases, firmware and application software. All of our silicon platforms are standard devices and must be programmed to be effective in a system. Our IP that enables always-on context-aware sensor applications includes our Flexible Fusion Engine, our Sensor Manager and Communications Manager technologies as well as IP that (i) improves multimedia content, such as our Visual Enhancement Engine, or VEE,("VEE"), technology, and Display Power Optimizer, or DPO,("DPO"), technology; and (ii) implements commonly used mobile system interfaces, such as Low Voltage Differential Signaling, or LVDS,("LVDS"), Mobile Industry Processor Interface, or MIPI,("MIPI"), and Secure Digital Input Output, or SDIO.("SDIO").

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Through the acquisition of SensiML, our core IP also includes the SensiML AI Toolkit that enables OEMs to develop AI software for a broad array of resource-constrained time-series sensor endpoint applications. These include a wide range of consumer and industrial sensing applications.

 

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We also work with mobile processor manufacturers, sensor manufacturers, and voice recognition, sensor fusion and context awareness algorithm developers in the development of reference designs. Through reference designs that incorporate our solutions, we believe mobile processor manufacturers, sensor manufacturers, and sensor and voice algorithm companies can expand the available market for their respective products. Furthermore, should a solution developed for a processor manufacturer or sensor and/or sensor algorithm company be applicable to a set of common OEMs or Original Design Manufacturers, or ODMs,("ODMs"), we can amortize our Research and Development, or ("R&D,&D"), investment over that set of OEMs or ODMs. There may also be cases when platform providers that intend to use always-on voice recognition will dictate certain performance requirements for the combined software/hardware solution before the platform provider certifies and/or qualifies our product for use by end customers.

 

In addition to working directly with our customers, we partner with other companies that are experts in certain technologies to develop additional IP, reference platforms and system software to provide application solutions, particularly in the area of hardware acceleration for AI-type applications. We also work with mobile processor and communications semiconductor device manufacturers and companies that supply sensor, algorithms and applications. For our sensor processing solutions, we collaborate with sensor manufacturers to ensure interface compatibility. We also collaborate with sensor and voice/audio software companies, helping them optimize their software technology on our silicon platforms in terms of performance, power consumption and user experience.

 

Our ArcticPro eFPGA IP are currently developed on 65nm, 40nm and 22nm process nodes. The licensable IP is generated by a compiler tool that enables licensees to create an eFPGA block that they can integrate into their SoC without significant involvement by QuickLogic. We believe this flow enables a scalable support model for QuickLogic. For our eFPGA strategy, we work with semiconductor manufacturing partners to ensure our eFPGA IP is proven for a given foundry and process node before it is licensed to a SoC company.

 

In order to grow our revenue from its current level, we depend upon increased revenue from our new products including existing new product platforms, eFPGA IP and platforms currently in development. We expect our business growth to be driven mainly by our silicon solutions, eFPGA IP and SensiML AI Software. Therefore, our revenue growth needs to be strong enough to enable us to sustain profitability while we continue to invest in the development, sales and marketing of our new solution platforms, IP and software. We are expecting revenue growth from EOS S3, SensiML AI SaaS, and eFPGA IP licensing in fiscal year 2021.2022.

 

We continue to seek to expand our revenue, including pursuing high-volume sales opportunities in our target market segments, by providing solutions incorporating IP, or industry standard interfaces. Our industry is characterized by intense price competition and by lower margins as order volumes increase. While winning large volume sales opportunities will increase our revenue, we believe these opportunities may decrease our gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

 

During the thirdsecond quarter of 2021,2022, we generated total revenue of $3.9$4.5 million, which represents an increase of 34%11% compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of 117%58% compared to the same quarter last year. Our new product revenue in the thirdsecond quarter was $2.8$3.1 million, which represents an increasea decrease of 119%9% from the prior quarter and an increase of 332%148% from the thirdsecond quarter of 2020,2021. The increase in new product revenue was primarily driven by our IP licenseprofessional services revenue amounting to $1.0of $1.6 million in the current quarter. Our mature product revenue was $1.1$1.4 million in the thirdsecond quarter of 2021, which was  a decrease2022, an increase of 32%118% compared to the prior quarter, and a decrease of 4%13% compared to the thirdsecond quarter of 2020.2021. We expect our mature product revenue to continue to fluctuate over time.

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We devote substantially all of our development, sales and marketing efforts to our new sensor processing solutions using our EOSTM S3 platforms, derivative products based on software-driven features, development of additional new products and solution platforms, our new eFPGA IP licensinglicensing and QuickAI initiatives. Overall, we reported a net loss of $1.3$0.5 million for the thirdsecond quarter of 2021,2022, a decrease of 38%55% compared with the prior quarter, and a decrease of 38%75% compared with the thirdsecond quarter of 2020.  2021.

 

We have experienced net losses in the recent years and expect losses to continue through at least fiscal year 20212022 as we continue to develop new products, applications and technologies. Whether we can achieve cash flow levels sufficient to support our operations cannot be accurately predicted. Unless such cash flow levels are achieved in addition to the proceeds we received from our recent sale of our equity securities, we may need to borrow additional funds or sell debt or equity securities, or some combination thereof, to provide funding for our operations, and such additional funding may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

COVID-19 Response

The COVID-19There have been no material changes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on our business in fiscal 2020, the three quarters of fiscal 2021, and potential effects on the remainder of fiscal 2021 and beyond remain uncertain. There have been further restrictions by the governmental authorities as a result of a surge in COVID-19 cases during the winter of 2020 and continuing into fiscal 2021, as a result of variant strains of COVID-19 amid uneven progress toward vaccination. These restrictions and other impacts from COVID-19 could cause further disruptions or restrictions on our ability to source, manufacture or distribute its products, including temporary disruptions to the facilities of its contract manufacturers in China, Taiwan, Philippines and Singapore, or the facilities of its suppliers and their contract manufacturers globally. Additionally, multiple countries have imposed and may further impose restrictions on business operations and movement of people and products to limit the spread of COVID-19. This might cause delays in production or delivery of components or raw materials that are part of our global supply chain. If COVID-19 cases surge and we experience more pronounced disruptionsdisclosed in our operations,most recently filed Annual Report. Our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company may experience constrained supply or curtailed demand that may materially adversely impact itsyear ended January 2, 2022 as filed with the SEC on March 22, 2022 provides additional information about our business and results of operations.

The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, restrictions on travel, transportation and other containment measures, the success and availability of the recent vaccine, our compliance with these measures and the impact on our employees, customers, contractors and supply chain, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Restructuring

In January 2020, we implemented a restructuring plan to lower annual operating expenses. The restructuring plan was approved by our Board of Directors on January 24, 2020. Pursuant to the restructuring plan, we recorded $624,000 restructuring costs during the nine months ended September 27, 2020, consisting primarily of employee severance related costs and facilities costs. There were no restructuring charges incurred for nine months ended October 3, 2021.

Our employees and customers

Our top priority during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remains the health and safety of our employees and their families, as well as our customers. As global governments institute restrictions on commercial operations, we are working to ensure our compliance while also maintaining business continuity for operations.

Most of our personnel continue to work from home except few personnel, who are required for minimum operations. We only allow employees in our facilities who are essential to the facilities’ operations under best practices guidelines on maintaining physical distancing, utilizing enhanced cleaning protocols and usage of personal protective equipment.

We are committed to our customers to enable the support they need to continue providing vital services and tools. Our global offices remain operational to meet customer needs during the pandemic in compliance with the orders and restrictions imposed by local authorities in each of our locations, and we are working with our customers to meet their specific shipment needs. While the pandemic has created delays on the inbound supply chain at our partners and our own facilities and both inbound and outbound logistical challenges, we have been able to identify alternative solutions such that none of the issues have had a material impact on our ability to fulfill demand.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The methodologies, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The SEC has defined critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, our critical policies include revenue recognition, and determination of the Stand-Alone Selling Price ("SSP") for certain distinct performance obligations (such as for IP licensing and professional services contracts), goodwill and intangible assets, valuation of inventories including identification of excess quantities and product obsolescence, valuation of investments,allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of long-lived assets, valuation of goodwill, capitalized internal-use software and related amortizable lives and intangibles related to the acquisition of SensiML, including the estimated useful lives of acquired intangible assets,leases, measurement of stock-based compensation, and estimation of accrued liabilities.accounting for income taxes. We believe that we apply judgments and estimates in a consistent manner and that this consistent application results in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that fairly represent all periods presented. However, any factual errors or errors in these judgments and estimates may have a material impact on our financial statements. During the three and ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, there were no changes in our critical accounting policies from our disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2021,2, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021, except for the new accounting standards adopted in the first quarter of 2021 as described in Note 2 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2021 filed herewith. For a discussion of critical accounting policies and estimates, please see Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021.22, 2022.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of revenue for certain items in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

 

Revenue

  100%  100%  100%  100%

Cost of revenue

  44%  49%  42%  49%

Gross profit

  56%  51%  58%  51%

Operating expenses:

                

Research and development

  26%  57%  29%  69%

Selling, general and administrative

  44%  63%  48%  73%

Loss from operations

  (14)%  (69)%  (19)%  (91)%
                 

Interest expense

  %  (1)%  %  (1)%

Gain on forgiveness of debt

  %  %  %  23%

Interest income and other income (expense), net

  3%  (2)%  %  (1)%

Loss before income taxes

  (11)%  (71)%  (19)%  (70)%

Provision for income taxes

  1%  %  1%  3%

Net loss

  (12)%  (71)%  (20)%  (73)%

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

  

October 3,

  

September 27,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenue

  100%  100%  100%  100%

Cost of revenue

  29%  48%  41%  50%

Gross profit

  71%  52%  59%  50%

Operating expenses:

                

Research and development

  47%  78%  60%  88%

Selling, general and administrative

  57%  83%  66%  82%

Restructuring costs

  %  6%  %  10%

Loss from operations

  (33)%  (115)%  (66)%  (130)%
                 

Interest expense

  (1)%  (2)%  (1)%  (5)%

Gain on forgiveness of debt

  %  %  13%  %

Interest income and other income (expense), net

  (0)%  2%  (1)%  2%

Loss before income taxes

  (34)%  (115)%  (55)%  (133)%

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

  (1)%  1%  2%  %

Net loss

  (33)%  (116)%  (56)%  (133)%


Note: Insignificant percentages are rounded to zero percentage (—%) for disclosure

 

Three Months Ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 Compared to Three Months Ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021

 

Revenue

 

The table below sets forth the changes in revenue forin the three months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021, as2022 compared to the three months ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

Three Months Ended

       

Three Months Ended

      
 

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

Change

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
    

% of Total

    

% of Total

          

% of Total

    

% of Total

      
 

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

New products

 $2,758  71% $639  36% $2,119  332% $3,131  69% $1,262  44% $1,869  148%

Mature products

  1,100   29%  1,141   64%  (41) (4)%  1,410   31%  1,620   56%  (210) (13)%

Total revenue

 $3,858   100% $1,780   100% $2,078  117% $4,541   100% $2,882   100% $1,659  58%

 


Note: For all periods presented, New products include allhardware products and related revenues manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes, eFPGA IPintellectual property license, and related revenue,professional services, QuickAI and SensiML AI SaaSsoftware as a service (SaaS) revenues. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometer and includes related royalty revenue.nanometer.

 

Product revenue for the thirdsecond quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 increased by $2.1$1.7 million. The net$1.9 million increase of $2.1 million in the revenue of new products revenue was primarily due to an increase of $1.0 million related to eFPGA IP license revenue as well as increases of connectivity and sensor product revenue. Thepartially offset by a 13% net decrease of 4% in mature product revenue compared to the third quarter of 2020 was due primarily to decreasefrom a reduction in QuickRAMQECL and otherEclipse Plus products, partially offset by an increase in Eclipse and Eclipse PlusPASIC4 products.

New Product Revenue

The table below sets forth the changes in new product revenue in the three months ended July 3, 2022 compared to the three months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):  

  

Three Months Ended

         
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Hardware products

 $1,464   32% $1,068   37% $396   37%

eFPGA IP

  1,617   36%  148   5%  1,469   993%

SaaS

  50   1%  46   2%  4   9%

Total new product revenue

 $3,131   69% $1,262   44% $1,869   148%

The $0.4 million increase in new hardware product revenue was primarily comprised of a $0.8 million increase smart connectivity products partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in sensor revenue. eFPGA IP revenue increased $1.5 million, or 993%, as compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The increase in eFPGA IP revenue was primarily driven by an increase in professional services revenue of $1.5 million partially offset by a 2% decrease in IP revenue.

 

 

Gross Profit

 

The table below sets forth the changes in gross profit for the three months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 as2022 compared to the three monthsmonth ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

Three Months Ended

       

Three Months Ended

      
 

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

Change

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
    

% of Total

    

% of Total

          

% of Total

    

% of Total

      
 

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Revenue

 $3,858  100% $1,780  100% $2,078  117% $4,541  100% $2,882  100% $1,659  58%

Cost of revenue

  1,126   29%  857   48%  269  31%  1,997   44%  1,416   49%  581  41%

Gross profit

 $2,732   71% $923   52% $1,809  196% $2,544   56% $1,466   51% $1,078  74%

 

In the thirdsecond quarter of 2021,2022, gross profit increased $1.8$1.1 million, or 196%74%, as compared to the same quarter in the prior year. ThisThe increase in gross profit reflects a 58% increased in revenue, primarily composed of an increase of $0.4 million in new product hardware revenue and an increase of $1.5 million in eFPGA IP revenue, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in mature product revenue. The net increase in revenue was partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in cost of revenues, primarily comprised of $0.8 million in costs related to eFPGA IP, and partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in product cost standards. eFPGA IP revenue and costs related to eFPGA IP revenue were comprised eFPGA intellectual property license revenue and costs, respectively, and professional services revenue and costs, respectively.

Our semiconductor products have historically had long product life cycles and obsolescence has not been a significant factor in the valuation of inventories. However, as we continue to pursue opportunities in the mobile market and develop new solutions and products, our product life cycle will be shorter and the risk of obsolescence will increase. In general, our standard manufacturing lead times are longer than the binding forecasts we receive from customers.

Operating Expenses

The table below sets forth the changes in operating expenses for the three months ended July 3, 2022, compared to the three months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Three Months Ended

         
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

R&D expense

 $1,190   26% $1,652   57% $(462)  (28)%

SG&A expense

  1,981   44%  1,794   62%  187   10%

Total operating expenses

 $3,171   70% $3,446   120% $(275)  (8)%

Research and Development

Our R&D expenses consist primarily of personnel, overhead and other costs associated with System on Chip (SoC) and software development, programmable logic design, AI and eFPGA development. The $0.5 milliondecrease in R&D expenses in the second quarter of 2022, as compared to the second quarter of 2021, was primarily attributable to R&D costs allocable to cost of revenue related to eFPGA IP revenue, a reduction in amortization and depreciation, and in expensed software. These were partially offset by increases in salary and related expenses, higher recruiting expenses, increased printing expenses, consulting and other outside services. R&D costs allocable to cost of revenue related to eFPGA IP revenue included costs related to eFPGA intellectual property license revenue and professional services revenue.

Selling, General and Administrative

Our selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, administration, human resources and general management. The $0.2 millionincrease in SG&A expenses in the second quarter of 2022, as compared to the second quarter of 2021 was primarily attributable to increases in salary and related expenses, stock-based compensation expenses, legal expenses and occupancy costs, and accounting and audit expenses, partially offset by a decrease in selling expenses and consulting costs.

Interest Expense and Interest Income and Other Income (Expense), Net

The table below sets forth the changes in interest expense and interest income and other income (expense), net, for the three months ended July 3, 2022, compared to the three months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

July 3,

  

July 4,

         
  

2022

  

2021

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Interest expense

 $(22) $(32) $10   (31)%

Interest income and other income (expense), net

  142   (45)  187   (416)%

Total interest income and other income (expense), net

 $120  $(77) $197   (256)%

Interest expense relates primarily to our revolving line of credit facility. Interest income and other income (expense), net, relates to the interest earned on our money market accounts and foreign exchange gain or losses recorded. Changes in interest expense related for our revolving loan relate to the variability and timing of our outstanding loan balance. Interest expense for the second quarter of this year as compared to the same period in the prior year decreased approximately $10 thousand, which reflected a reduction in interest expense from finance lease liabilities partially offset by an increase in interest rates on our revolving line of credit loan. Interest income and other income (expense), net, was a net income of approximately $0.1 million and a net expense of approximately $77 thousand for the three months ended July 3, 2022 and July 4, 2021, respectively. The increase in total interest income and other income (expense), net reflected an increase in net foreign exchange gains and in other income and a reduction in interest expense over the prior period presented.

Provision for Income Taxes

The table below sets forth the changes in the provisions for income taxes in the three months ended July 3, 2022, compared to the three months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

July 3,

  

July 4,

         
  

2022

  

2021

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Provision for income taxes

 $17  $5  $12   240%

The majority of the income tax expense for the three months ended July 3, 2022 and July 4, 2021 related to our foreign subsidiaries, which are cost-plus entities.

Six Months Ended July 3, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended July 4, 2021

Revenue

The table below sets forth the changes in revenue for the six months ended July 3, 2022, compared to the six months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Six Months Ended

         
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

New products

 $6,581   76% $2,337   46% $4,244   182%

Mature products

  2,056   24%  2,785   54%  (729)  (26)%

Total revenue

 $8,637   100% $5,122   100% $3,515   69%

Note: For all periods presented, New products include all products and related revenues manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes, eFPGA IP license, professional services, QuickAI and SensiML AI software as a service (SaaS) revenues. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometer.

Product revenue for the six months ended July 3, 2022, as compared to the six months ended July 4, 2021 increased $3.5 million. The increase in product revenue was comprised of a $4.2 million increase in new product revenue partially offset by a 26% decrease in mature product revenue.

New Product Revenue

The table below sets forth the changes in new product revenue in the six months ended July 3, 2022 compared to the six months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):  

  

Six Months Ended

         
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Hardware products

 $3,299   38% $2,074   40% $1,225   59%

eFPGA IP

  3,188   37%  148   3%  3,040   2054%

SaaS

  94   1%  115   2%  (21)  (18)%

Total new product revenue

 $6,581   76% $2,337   46% $4,244   182%

The $1.2 million increase in new hardware product revenue was primarily comprised of $1.0 million in higher connectivity product revenue, $1.0 million in higher display product revenue, partially offset by decrease a $0.7 million decrease in sensor product revenue. eFPGA IP revenue increased $3.0 million, or 2054%, as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by an increase in professional services. eFPGA IP revenue was comprised of eFPGA intellectual property license revenue and professional services revenue.

Gross Profit

The table below sets forth the changes in gross profit for the six months ended July 3, 2022, compared to the six months ended July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Six Months Ended

         
  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Revenue

 $8,637   100% $5,122   100% $3,515   69%

Cost of revenue

  3,632   42%  2,512   49%  1,120   45%

Gross profit

 $5,005   58% $2,610   51% $2,395   92%

Gross profit for the six months ended July 3, 2022, as compared to the six months ended July 4, 2021, increased $2.4 million, or 92%. The increase was primarily due to thean increase revenue of $3.5 million or 69%. The increase in revenue was primarily composed of 117% including $1.0an increase of $1.2 million related to IP Licensein new product revenue with minimal associated cost and product mix in the third quarter as compared to last year, and an increase in eFPGA IP revenue of 31%$3.1 million was partially offset a decrease of $0.7 million in mature product revenue. The increase in revenue was partially offset by an increase of $1.2 million in eFPGA IP cost of revenue, as comparedpartially offset by a reduction in product cost of revenue due to last year.the mix of products sold. eFPGA IP revenue and costs related to eFPGA IP revenue were comprised eFPGA intellectual property license revenue and costs, respectively, and professional services revenue and costs, respectively.

 

Our semiconductor products have historically had long product life cycles and obsolescence has not been a significant factor in the valuation of inventories. However, as we continue to pursue opportunities in the mobile market and develop new solutions and products, our product life cycle will be shorter and the risk of obsolescence will increase. In general, our standard manufacturing lead times are longer than the binding forecasts we receive from customers.

 

Operating Expenses

 

The table below sets forth the changes in operating expenses for the threesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021, as2022, compared to the threesix months ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

Three Months Ended

        

Six Months Ended

      
 

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

Change

  

July 3, 2022

  

July 4, 2021

  

Change

 
    

% of Total

    

% of Total

          

% of Total

    

% of Total

      
 

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

R&D expense

 $1,807  47% $1,380  78% $427  31% $2,523  29% $3,539  69% $(1,016) (29)%

SG&A expense

 2,186  57% 1,478  83% 708  48%  4,118   48%  3,741   73%  377   10%

Restructuring costs

     %  111   6%  (111) (100)%

Total operating expenses

 $3,993   104% $2,969   167% $1,024  34% $6,641   77% $7,280   142% $(639)  (9)%

 

Research and Development

 

Our R&Dresearch and development (R&D) expenses consist primarily of personnel, overhead and other costs associated with System on Chip (SoC) and software development, programmable logic design, AI and eFPGA development. The $427,000 increase in R&D expenses in the third quarter of 2021,six months ended July 3, 2022, as compared to the third quarter of 2020,six months ended July 4, 2021, decreased $1 million. The decrease in R&D expenses was primarily attributable to an increaseR&D costs allocable to cost of revenue in support of eFPGA IP and decreases in stock-based compensation costs and consulting services, partially offset increases in salary and related expenses, and amortization expense. 

R&D costs allocable expenses, partially offset by lower outsideto cost of revenues in support of eFGPA IP  included costs related to eFPGA intellectual property license revenue and professional services and depreciation expenses due primarily to our restructuring in 2020 and to reductions in spending caused by the COVID -19 pandemic.

revenue.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

Our selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, administration, human resources and general management. The $708,000 increase in SG&A expenses in the third quarter of 2021,six months ended July 3, 2022, as compared to the third quarter of 2020six months ended July 4, 2021, increased $0.4 million. The increase was primarily attributable to outside legal and consulting costs,higher stock-based compensation expenses, legal fees and occupancyaccounting and audit expenses, outside services expenses, insurance costs, dues and subscriptions and director service fees, partially offset by a decreasereductions in salary and related costs.consulting expenses.

 

Restructuring

In January 2020, we implemented a restructuring plan to lower annual operating expenses. The restructuring plan was approved by our Board of Directors on January 24, 2020. Pursuant to the restructuring plan, we recorded restructuring costs of $0 in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to $111,000 in the third quarter of 2020. Restructuring costs consists primarily of employee severance-related costs. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details.

 

 

Interest Expense and Interest Income and Other Income (Expense), Net

 

The table below sets forth the changes in interest expense and interest income and other income (expense), net, for the threesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 as2022, compared to the threesix months ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

         
  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Interest expense

 $(35) $(36) $1   (3)%

Interest income and other income (expense), net

  (7)  27   (34)  (126)%

Total interest income and other income (expense), net

 $(42) $(9) $(33)  367%
  

Six Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

July 3,

  

July 4,

         
  

2022

  

2021

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Interest expense

 $(55) $(64) $9   (14)%

Gain on forgiveness of debt

     1,192   (1,192)  (100)%

Interest income and other expense, net

  19   (52)  71   (137)%
  $(36) $1,076  $(1,112)  (103)%

 

Interest expense relates primarily to our line of credit facility. Interest income and other income (expense), net, relates to the interest earned on our money market accounts and foreign exchange gain or losses recorded. Changes in interest expense related for our revolving loan relate to the variability and timing of our outstanding loan balance. Interest expense for the third quarter of this year assix months ended July 3, 2022 compared to the same period in the priorprevious year remained fairly flat. For the three months ended October 3, 2021 interest income and other income (expense), net for this period was approximately ($7,000) as compared to $27,000 for the three months ended September 27, 2020

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

The table below sets forth the changes in the provisions for income tax for the three months ended October 3, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 27, 2020 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

         
  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 $(21) $10  $(31)  (310)%

The majority of the income tax expense for the quarter ended October 3, 2021 and September 27, 2020 relates to our foreign subsidiaries,declined $9 thousand, which are cost-plus entities.

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income taxes in many U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. The U.S. tax years from 1999 forward remain effectively open to examination due to the carryover of unused net operating losses and tax credits.    

Nine Months Ended October 3, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 27, 2020

Revenue

The table below sets forth the changes in revenue for the nine months ended October 3, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 (in thousands, except percentage data): 

  

Nine Months Ended

         
  

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 
                         

New products

 $5,095   57% $1,945   32% $3,150   162%

Mature products

  3,885   43%  4,189   68%  (304)  (7)%

Total revenue

 $8,980   100% $6,134   100% $2,846   46%


Note: For all periods presented - New products include all products and related revenues manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes, eFPGA IP license and related revenues, QuickAI and SensiML AI SaaS revenues. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometer and includes related royalty revenue.

Product revenue for the nine months ended October 3, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 increased by $2.8 million. The net increase of $3.2 million in the revenue of new products was primarily due to an increase in eFPGA IP License revenue of approximately $1.1 million, and increases in connectivity and sensor product revenue. The net decrease of $304,000 in mature product revenue compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 was due primarily to decreases in PASIC 3, QuickRAM, and other products, partially offset by increases in Eclipse and Eclipse Plus products.

Gross Profit

The table below sets forth the changes in gross profit for the nine months ended October 3, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Nine Months Ended

         
  

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Revenue

 $8,980   100% $6,134   100% $2,846   46%

Cost of revenue

  3,638   41%  3,092   50%  546   18%

Gross profit

 $5,342   59% $3,042   50% $2,300   76%

In the nine months ended October 3, 2021, gross profit was higher by $2.3 million or 76% as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020. This was primarily due to the increase revenue of $2.8 million or 46%, including the increase of IP License related revenue of $1.1 million with minimal associated costs, and product mix in the nine months of 2021, as compared to same period last year, partially offset by cost variances and write-downs of excess and obsolete inventories.

Our semiconductor products have historically had long product life cycles and obsolescence has not beenreflected a significant factor in the valuation of inventories. However, as we continue to pursue opportunities in the mobile market and develop new solutions and products, our product life cycle will be shorter and the risk of obsolescence will increase. In general, our standard manufacturing lead times are longer than the binding forecasts we receive from customers.

Operating Expenses

The table below sets forth the changes in operating expenses for the nine months ended October 3, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Nine Months Ended

         
  

October 3, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

Change

 
      

% of Total

      

% of Total

         
  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Revenues

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

R&D expense

 $5,346   60% $5,399   88% $(53)  (1)%

SG&A expense

  5,927   66%  5,022   82%  905   18%

Restructuring expenses

     %  624   10%  (624)  100%

Total operating expenses

 $11,273   126% $11,045   180% $228   2%

Research and Development

Our research and development (R&D) expenses consist primarily of personnel, overhead and other costs associated with System on Chip (SoC) and software development, programmable logic design, AI and eFPGA development. R&D expenses decreased slightly for the nine months ended October 3, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020. The $53,000 decrease in R&D expenses in the nine months ended October 3, 2021 as compared to nine months ended September 27, 2020, was primarily attributable to decreases in salary and related expenses, outside services, occupancy costs and lower depreciation due primarily to restructuring in 2020 and to reductions in spending caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,interest expense from finance lease liabilities partially offset primarily by an increase in stock-based compensationinterest rates on our revolving line of credit loan. Interest income and allocable expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative

Our selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costsother expense, net, for sales, marketing, finance, administration, human resources and general management. The $905,000 million increase in SG&A expenses in the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021, as2022 compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 was primarily attributable to outside legal and consulting costs, stock-based compensation, offset by decreases in salary and related expenses, travel and entertainment expenses and allocable expenses.

Restructuring

In January 2020, we implemented a restructuring plan to lower annual operating expenses. The restructuring plan was approved by our Board of Directors on January 24, 2020. Pursuant to the restructuring plan, we recorded restructuring costs of $0same period in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to $624,000previous year, increased $71 thousand, which primarily reflected an increase in the third quarter of 2020. Restructuring costs consists primarily of employee severance-related costs and facilities costs. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details.

net foreign exchange gains. Interest Expense and Interest Income and Other Income (Expense), Net

The table below sets forth the changes in interest expense and interest income and other income (expense), net, for the ninesix months ended October 3,July 4, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

         
  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Interest expense

 $(99) $(299) $200   (67)%

Gain on forgiveness of debt

  1,192      1,192   100%

Interest income and other expense, net

  (59)  94   (153)  (163)%
  $1,034  $(205) $1,239   (604)%

Interest expense relates primarily to our line of credit facility. Interest incomewas $1.1 million and other income (expense), net, relates to the interest earned on our money market accounts and foreign exchangewhich included a gain or losses recorded. Changes in interest expense related for our revolving loan relate to the variability and timing of our outstanding loan balance. Gain on forgiveness of debt for the nine months ended October 3, 2021, relates to the gain related to the forgiveness of the PPP loan of $1.2 million recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Interest rates for this year as compared to the prior year were significantly lower, accounting for most of the decrease relating to interest income. Interest income and other income (expense), net for this period was approximately ($59,000) as compared to the nine months ended September 27, 2020 of $94,000.million.

 

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

 

The table below sets forth the changes in the provisionsprovision for income taxtaxes for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021 as2022, compared to the ninesix months ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 (in thousands, except percentage data):

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

October 3,

  

September 27,

         
  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 $136  $1  $(135)  (13500)%
  

Six Months Ended

  

Change

 
  

July 3,

  

July 4,

         
  

2022

  

2021

  

Amount

  

Percentage

 

Provision for income taxes

 $16  $157  $141   90%

 

The majority of the income tax expense for the quartersix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 relates to our foreign subsidiaries, which are cost-plus entities. Included in the provision for the quartersix months ended October 3,July 4, 2021 was a $125,000 deferred tax provision related to a one-time repatriation of funds from our India entity.

 

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income taxes in many U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. The U.S. tax years from 1999 forward remain effectively open to examination due to the carryover

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

We have financed our operations and capital investments through salespublic and private offerings of our common stock, finance and operating leases, and borrowing under a revolving line of credit and cash flows fromused in operations, partially offset by cash used in operations. As of October 3, 2021, our principal sources of liquidity consisted ofIn addition to the Company's cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $19.6$18.5 million, includingas of July 3, 2022 other sources of liquidity included a $15.0 million drawn down from our revolving line of credit ("Revolving Facility") with Heritage Bank of Commerce (“Heritage Bank”), and $1.2$1.6 million loan received underin net proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)Company's sale of common stock, of which was forgiven$1.5 million represented a registered direct offering in January 2021.

On December 11, 2020, we entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank. The Second Amendment extended the loan maturity date for one year through September 28, 2022 and amended the interest to a rate per annum equal to one half of one percentage point (0.50%) above the prime rate.February 2022.

 

On August 16, 2021,February 9, 2022, the Company entered into common stock purchase agreements with certain investors for the sale of an aggregate of 310,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 in a Third Amendmentregistered direct offering. These share placements resulted in net cash proceeds of approximately $1.5 million. Issuance costs related to this offering were negligible. The purchase price for each share of common stock in this placement was $4.78. The Company currently intends to use the Amendednet proceeds from the financing for working capital, the development of next generation eFPGA-based products, including AI and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank (the "Third Amendment"). The Third Amendment (a) waived the Company’s non-compliance with the minimum cash covenant which obligated the Company to maintain at least $3.0 million of unrestricted cash at all timesopen-source hardware or software, and (b) amended this obligation such that the Company shall now be required to maintain unrestricted cash in its accounts at the Bank in an amount of at least $3.0 million measured i) immediately prior to the funding of any credit extension, and ii) at all times that any advance is outstanding. general corporate purposes

 

We were in compliance with all the Heritage Bank Revolving Facility loan covenants as of OctoberJuly 3, 2021.2022. As of OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, we had $15.0 million of outstanding revolving line of crediton the Revolving Facility with an interest rate of 3.75%5.25%.

On May 6, 2020, we entered into a loan agreement with Heritage Bank for a loan of $1.2 million pursuant to the PPP under the CARES Act enacted on March 27, 2020. On January 26, 2021, we received notice from Heritage Bank that amounts under the loan agreement had been forgiven. See Note 5 to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the details.

On June 22, 2020, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share at a price of $3.50 per share. The Company received gross proceeds from the offering of approximately $8.8 million and incurred stock issuance costs of approximately $1.1 million. Under the terms of the underwriting agreement, the Company granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments. On July 21, 2020 the underwriter's partially exercised the option to purchase 141,733 additional shares of common stock in connection with the offering, resulting in additional gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $496,000 and incurred additional stock issuance costs of approximately $52,000. Total gross proceeds received from this offering was approximately $9.3 million and incurred total stock issuance costs of approximately $1.2 million. Net proceeds received from this offering after deducting stock issuance costs was approximately $8.1 million.

On September 22, 2021, we entered into a Share Subscription Agreement for the sale of 125,000 shares of our common stock (the “Private Placement”). On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement for the sale of 73,664 shares of our common stock, in a registered direct offering pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230352) (the “Registered Direct Offering,” and together with the Private Placement, the “Share Placements”). The net proceeds to us from the Share Placements, after deducting equity issuance costs of approximately $45,000, were approximately $1.0 million.

 

We currently use our cash to fund our working capital to accelerate the development of next generation products and for general corporate purposes. Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that its existing cash and cash equivalents, together with available financial resources from the Revolving Facility with Heritage Bank, will be sufficient to fund its operations and capital expenditures and provide adequate working capital for the next twelve months. 

 

Various factors can affect ourthe Company’s liquidity, including, among others: the level of revenue and gross profit as a result of the cyclicality of the semiconductor industry,industry; the conversion of design opportunities into revenue, therevenue; market acceptance of existing and new products including solutions based on its eFPGA IP, ArcticLink®, and PolarPro® platforms, eFPGA, EOS S3 SoC, Quick AI solution, and SensiML software tools, thesoftware; fluctuations in revenue as a result of product end-of-life, theend-of-life; fluctuations in revenue as a result of the stage in the product life cycle of its customers’ products, theproducts; costs of securing access to and availability of adequate manufacturing capacity, thecapacity; levels of inventories andinventories; wafer purchase commitments,commitments; customer credit terms,terms; the amount and timing of research and development expenditures,expenditures; the timing of new product introductions,introductions; production volumes andvolumes; product quality,quality; sales and marketing efforts,efforts; the value and liquidity of its investment portfolio,portfolio; changes in operating assets and liabilities,liabilities; the ability to obtain or renew debt financing and to remain in compliance with the terms of existing credit facilities,facilities; the ability to raise funds from the sale of equity in the Company, the ability to capitalize on synergies with our newly acquired subsidiary SensiML;Company; the issuance and exercise of stock options and participation in ourthe Company’s employee stock purchase planplan; and other factors related to the uncertainties of the industry and global economics.

 

Over the longer term, we anticipatethe Company anticipates that sales generated from ourits new product offerings, and existing cash and cash equivalents, together with financial resources from ourits Revolving Facility with Heritage Bank, assuming renewal of the Revolving Facility or the Company entering into a new debt agreement with an alternative lender prior to the expiration of the revolving line of credit in December 2023, and ourits ability to raise additional capital in the public capital markets will be sufficient to satisfy ourits operations and capital expenditures. However, wethe Company cannot provide any assurance that weit will be able to raise additional capital, if required, or that such capital will be available on terms acceptable to us.the Company. The inability of usthe Company to generate sufficient sales from ourits new product offerings and/or raise additional capital if needed could have a material adverse effect on ourthe Company’s operations and financial condition, including ourits ability to maintain compliance with ourits lender’s financial covenants. On November 16, 2021, we entered into a Fourth Amendment to extend the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Heritage Bank to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2023  See  Note 12.

 

As of OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, most of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were invested in thea money market account at Heritage Bank. As of OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, our interest-bearing debt consisted of $836,000$0.5 million outstanding under finance leases and $15.0 million outstanding under our Revolving Facility. See Note 5, and Note 6Debt Obligations, to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more details.

 

Cash balances held at our foreign subsidiaries weresubsidiaries was approximately $379,000$0.1 million and $342,000$0.4 million as of OctoberJuly 3, 20212022 and January 3, 2021,2, 2022, respectively. Earnings from our foreign subsidiaries are currently deemed to be indefinitely reinvested. We do not expect such reinvestment to affect our liquidity and capital resources, and we continually evaluate our liquidity needs and ability to meet global cash requirements as a part of our overall capital deployment strategy. Factors that affect our global capital deployment strategy include anticipated cash flows, the ability to repatriate cash in a tax-efficient manner, funding requirements for operations and investment activities, acquisitions and divestitures and capital market conditions.

 

In summary, our cash flows were as follows (in thousands):

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

October 3,

 

September 27,

  

July 3,

 

July 4,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 $(3,053) $(5,145) $(2,063) $(2,812)

Net cash used in investing activities

 (580) (762) (402) (447)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 466  9,044 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 1,406  (493)

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

For the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, net cash used in operating activities was $3.1$2.1 million, which was primarily due to the net loss of $5.0$1.7 million, adjusted for net non-cash charges of $1.0$1.2 million, including $1.5which included $0.9 million of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses of $471,000, and$0.3 million, an inventory write-downs of $225,000$54 thousand, partially offset by a gain on disposal of equipment of $76 thousand. Cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities were approximately $1.5 million and were primarily due to an increases in accounts receivable, reflecting the increase in revenues during the period, a decrease in deferred revenue, and an increase in inventory. This was partially offset by an increase in trade payables, which are subject to variability of the timing of payments.

For the six months ended July 4, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $2.8 million, which was primarily due to the net loss of $3.8 million, adjusted for net non-cash charges of $38 thousand including the gain recognized from the forgiveness of debt of $1.2 million related to the PPP loan which was forgiven in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.$1.2 million. Other non-cash charges consisted primarily of $0.6 million of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.3 million, and inventory write-downs of $0.2 million. Cash inflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities were approximately $1.0 million, primarily due to a decrease in inventory, and increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities subject to the variability of the timing of payments, partially offset by an increase in trade receivables due to the increase in revenue during the thirdsecond quarter.

For the nine months ended September 27, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $5.1 million, which was primarily due to the net loss of $8.2 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $1.3 million. Non-cash charges consisted primarily of $601,000 net gain from reversal of stock-based compensation expense of and depreciation and amortization expense of $644,000. The net gain from the reversal of stock-based compensation was a result of the cancellation of certain performance based RSUs, as established goals required for vesting were not achieved and cancellation of RSUs due to restructuring related terminations. Cash inflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities were approximately $1.7 million, primarily due to a decrease in inventory and a decrease in trade receivables.

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

For the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, cash used in investing activities was $580,000,$0.4 million, which was primarily attributable to the capitalized internal-use software and capital expenditures relating to licensed software and computer equipment.

 

For the ninesix months ended September 27, 2020,July 4, 2021, cash used in investing activities was $762,000,$0.4 million, which was primarily attributable to the capitalized internal-use software.software and capital expenditure relating to leasehold improvements and computer equipment.

.

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

Cash flows from financing activities includes the draw-downs and repayments of our line of credit. For the quarter ended of 2021 and 2020, these draw-downs and repayments netted to zero.

 

For the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, cash provided by financing activities was $466,000,$1.4 million, which was primarily derived from the net proceeds of $1.0$1.6 million from the stock issuance of 199,000 shares, partially offset by taxes paid relating to stock-based compensation equity awards.issuances. We continue to use and repay our revolving line of credit as our cash needs require.

 

For the ninesix months ended September 27, 2020July 4, 2021 cash provided byused in financing activities was $9.0$0.5 million and was primarily derived from the net proceeds of $8.1 million from the stock issuance of 2.5 million shares of common stock in June 2020 and overallotment of 141,733 sharesattributable to underwriters in July 2020, proceeds from the PPP loan of $1.2 million, partially offset by scheduled repayments of $179,000 for finance lease obligations.taxes paid relating to stock-based compensation equity awards.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of October 3, 2021 and the effect such obligations and commitments are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future fiscal periods. There are neither contractual obligations nor commercial commitments over three years (in thousands):

  

Payments Due by Period

 
      

Less than

     
  

Total

  

1 Year

  

1-3 Years

 

Contractual obligations:

            

Operating leases

 $1,036  $406  $630 

Finance and software lease obligations

  836   445   391 

Wafer purchases (1)

  632   632     

Other purchase commitments

  1,169   1,047   122 

Total contractual obligations

 $3,673  $2,530  $1,143 

Other commercial commitments:

            

Revolving line of credit

 $15,000  $15,000  $ 

Total commercial commitments

  15,000   15,000    

Total contractual and commercial obligations

 $18,673  $17,530  $1,143 


(1)

Certain of our wafer manufacturers require us to forecast wafer starts several months in advance. We are committed to accept the delivery of and pay for a portion of forecasted wafer volume.

Concentration of Suppliers

We depend on a limited number of contract manufacturers, subcontractors, and suppliers for wafer fabrication, assembly, programming and testing, and for the supply of programming equipment. These services are typically provided by one supplier for each of our devices. We generally purchase these single or limited source services through standard purchase orders. Because we rely on independent subcontractors to perform these services, we cannot directly control product delivery schedules, costs or quality levels. Our future success also depends on the financial viability of our independent subcontractors. The decision not to provide these services to us or the inability to supply these services to us, such as in the case of a natural or financial disaster, would have a significant impact on our business. In addition, these subcontracted manufacturers produce products for other companies and we must place orders up to several months in advance of expected delivery. Increased demand from other companies could result in these subcontract manufacturers allocating available capacity to customers that are larger or have long-term supply contracts in place and we may be unable to obtain adequate foundry and other capacity at acceptable prices, or we may experience delays or interruption in supply. As a result, we have only a limited ability to react to fluctuations in demand for our products, which could cause us to have an excess or a shortage of inventories of a particular product. Additionally, volatility of economic, market, social and political conditions in countries where these suppliers operate may be unpredictable and could result in a reduction in product revenue or increase our cost of revenue and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Part I. Financial Information (continued)

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not maintain any off-balance sheet partnerships, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or others, often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which are established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the respective dates of adoption and expected effects on the results of our operations and financial condition.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Based on management's evaluation as of OctoberJuly 3, 2021,2022, our Chief Executive Officer and PrincipalChief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief AccountingFinancial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief AccountingFinancial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors and frauds. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None. See Note 11 of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of legal proceedings.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors 

 

Except as set forth below, thereThere have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our 20202021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2021,2, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021,22, 2022, which includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors at Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, which discussion is hereby incorporated by reference into this Part II, Item 1A.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On September 22, 2021, QuickLogic Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Share Subscription Agreement with an investor for the sale of 125,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) at market price of $5.43 per share. This share placement resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $678,000. None.

The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds from the Financing for working capital, the development of next generation eFPGA-based products, including AI and open source hardware or software, and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire and/or license technologies and acquire and/or invest in businesses when the opportunity arises; however, we currently have no commitments or agreements and are not involved in any negotiations with respect to any such transactions. Please refer to Form 8-K filed with SEC on September 30,2021.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

a.     Exhibits 

The following Exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference into this report:

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

Form

Exhibit

Filing Date

  10.1 Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 30, 2021, between QuickLogic Corporation and the investor named therein8-K10.1September 30,2021
 10.2 Form of Share Subscription Agreement, dated September 22, 2021, between QuickLogic Corporation and the purchaser named therein8-K10.2September 30, 2021
 10.3 Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement entered into as of November 16, 2021   

  31.1

 

Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Certification of Anthony Contos, Interim Chief Accounting Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.1

 

Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.2

 

Certification of Anthony Contos, Interim Chief Accounting Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

104

 

The cover page from the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2021, has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in exhibit 101.

 

 

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

10.1QuickLogic Corporation 2019 Stock Plan, as amended May 10, 2022, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 5, 2022).

31.1

Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Elias Nadar, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Elias Nadar, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

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101.SCH

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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104

The cover page from the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2022, has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in exhibit 101.

 

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Anthony ContosElias Nader

Date:

NovemberAugust 17, 20212022

Anthony ContosElias Nader

 

 

Interim Chief AccountingFinancial Officer and Senior Vice-President, Finance

(as Principal Accounting and Financial Officer and on behalf of the Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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