The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies SiTime Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware in December 2003. The Company is a leading provider of Precision Timing solutions to the global electronics industry, providing the timing functionality that is needed for electronics to operate reliably and correctly. The Company's products have been designed to address a wide range of applications across a broad array of end markets. The Company operates a fabless business model and leverages its global network of distributors to address the broad set of end markets that it serves. Coronavirus Disease ("COVID-19") The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Company's workforce and the operations of its customers and suppliers during 2022, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had a significant impact on the Company in 2023. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our annual results. The Company’s fiscal year begins on January 1 of the year stated and ends on December 31 of the same year. The Company reports its results on a calendar year basis. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions include revenue recognition, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, estimate of reserve for excess and obsolete inventories, and sales reserves. Actual results could differ materially from such estimates. Management believes that the estimates, and judgments upon which they rely, are reasonable based upon information available to them at the time that these estimates and judgments are made. Foreign Currency Remeasurement The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Foreign currency assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. dollars at the end-of-period exchange rates except for non-monetary assets and liabilities, which are measured at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses denominated in non-U.S. dollars are remeasured using an average exchange rate in effect for the period. Gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement and transactions are included in other expense, net. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, foreign currency remeasurement and transactions gains and losses resulting in a net charge of $0.1 million, $0.1 million, and $0.5 million, respectively. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash balances in the Company’s bank checking and savings accounts and liquid short-term investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase, readily convertible to known amounts of cash. Fair Value Measurements The Company determines fair value measurements used in its consolidated financial statements based upon the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (i) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs), and (ii) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access. Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Cash equivalents At December 31, 2023 and 2022, highly liquid money market funds of $0.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively, were valued using Level 1, of the fair value hierarchy, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and are included in cash equivalents. Short-term investments in held-to-maturity securities As of December 31, 2023, the Company had purchased Treasury Bills with maturities ranging from 3 to 12 months, which the Company intends to hold until maturity and has classified as held-to-maturity securities. The held-to-maturity securities are recorded at amortized cost totaling $518.7 million including gross accrued interest of $8.9 million. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value and gross unrealized gain on the held-to-maturity securities was $519.0 million and $0.3 million respectively. The carrying value of the Company's investments is reviewed quarterly for changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events that suggests an investment may not be fully recoverable. These Treasury Bills were valued using Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, and are included in short-term investments. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had purchased Treasury Bills with maturities ranging from 3 to 6 months, which the Company held until maturity and classified as held-to-maturity securities. The held-to-maturity securities were recorded at amortized cost totaling $529.5 million including gross accrued interest of $5.1 million. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value and gross unrealized loss on the held-to-maturity securities was $529.2 million and $0.3 million respectively. The carrying value of the Company's investments is reviewed quarterly for changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events that suggests an investment may not be fully recoverable. These Treasury Bills were valued using Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, and are included in short-term investments. Sales based earnout liability The estimated fair value of the sales based earnout liability is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model using significant unobservable fair value inputs and is therefore classified as a Level 3 measurement. The assumptions used in the calculation are based on the revenue projections over the term of the contingent earn-out period, expected volatility, and discount rate. The estimates of fair value are uncertain and changes in any of the estimated inputs used as of the date of this report could have resulted in significant adjustments to the fair value. As of the date of acquisition, the Company used a volatility rate of 25%, risk-free rate ranging from 4.10% to 5.47%, and an expected term ranging from 0.04 years to 4.96 years. There were no material changes to the assumptions as of December 31, 2023. The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities: Amount Fair value as of January 1, 2023 $ — Initial fair value of sales based earnout liability 102,278 Change in the fair value during the year 1,183 Fair value as of December 31, 2023 $ 103,461 There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 categories during any of the periods presented. Accounts Receivable and Allowances for Credit Losses Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of allowances for credit losses. An allowance for credit losses is recorded when it is probable that amounts will not be collected based on historical collection trends, age of outstanding receivables, specific customer circumstances, existing economic conditions and future forecasted information. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally requires no collateral from its customers. Losses have not been significant in any of the periods presented. Concentration of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. Substantially all of the Company's cash and cash equivalents balances are in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits with financial institutions. Investment policies have been implemented that limit purchases of marketable debt securities to investment-grade securities. The Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition and collateral is not typically required. The Company primarily sells its products through third-party distributors. Four distributors directly accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023. Three distributors directly accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The following table discloses these customers’ percentage of revenue for the respective periods: Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Customer Pernas Electronics Co. Ltd. 20% 20% 24% Arrow Electronics, Inc. 18% 17% 14% Quantek Technology Corporation 13% 12% 10% Sabre Technologies Pte. Ltd 10% 6% 4% Revenue from sales to one end customer through multiple distributors accounted for 21%, 20% and 22% of consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. No other distributors or end customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. At December 31, 2023 and 2022 these customers accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable: As of December 31, 2023 2022 Customer Pernas Electronics Co. Ltd. 29% 24% Quantek Technology Corporation 18% 17% Sabre Technologies Pte. Ltd 16% 5% Arrow Electronics, Inc. 8% 15% Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. The Company establishes provisions for excess and obsolete inventories to reduce such inventories to their estimated net realizable value based on management’s assessment of future demand and market conditions. Inventory reserve write-downs, once established, are not released until the related inventory has been sold or scrapped. Rebates from the Company’s foundries are recorded as a reduction of inventory cost and are recognized in cost of revenue over the inventory turnover days of the Company. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of property and equipment is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows: Lab and manufacturing equipment 3 to 7 years Computer equipment 3 years Furniture and fixtures 5 years Leasehold improvements Shorter of remaining lease term or estimated useful lives of the assets The Company capitalizes the costs of purchased mask sets that are utilized during the photolithography phase of manufacturing its products, when technological feasibility and marketability have been established. The capitalization occurs upon the completion of a detailed design, the absence of significant development uncertainties and the determination of market acceptance. Such amounts are included in property and equipment in the consolidated balance sheets and are amortized to cost of revenue over their estimated useful life of 5 to 7 years. However, if significant uncertainties exist regarding the future utility of a particular mask set, then its related costs are expensed to research and development at the time the significant uncertainties are identified. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred, and expenditures that extend the useful lives of assets are capitalized. Upon retirement or sale of the property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the balance sheet and the resulting gain or loss is recorded in operating expenses. Intangible Assets Purchased intangible assets with finite lives are carried at cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets of 3 to 10 years. Acquisition-related in-process research and development represents the fair value of incomplete research and development projects that have not reached technological feasibility as of the date of acquisition. Initially, these assets are not subject to amortization. Assets related to projects that have been completed are transferred to developed technology, which are subject to amortization. Intangible assets also include the costs related to software internally developed, or modified solely to meet the Company’s internal requirements, with no substantive plans to market such software at the time of development. The Company develops proprietary design automation software for its MEMS-based resonators. Costs incurred during the preliminary planning and evaluation stage of the project and during post implementation operational stage are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage of the software are capitalized. The Company defines the configuration and coding process as the application development stage. Capitalized internal use software costs are amortized, on a straight-line basis under cost of revenue over the estimated useful life of 2 to 3 years. Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Lease classification is evaluated at commencement and, as necessary, at modification. Operating lease related balances are included in right-of-use (“ROU”), assets, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and other non-current liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company currently does not have any finance leases. Operating lease right-of-use assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the present value of the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at the lease commencement date. The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is the incremental borrowing rate of the Company, because the interest rates implicit in most of its leases are not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. Operating lease right-of-use assets also include adjustments related to lease incentives, prepaid or accrued rent and initial direct lease costs. Operating lease right-of-use assets are subject to evaluation for impairment or disposal on a basis consistent with other long-lived assets. Lease terms may include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company generally uses the base, non-cancelable lease term when determining the lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Operating lease cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected the practical expedient within ASC Topic 842 to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Additionally, the Company has elected the short-term lease exception for all classes of assets and does not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less and recognizes lease payments for short-term leases as expense either straight-line over the lease term or as incurred depending on whether the lease payments are fixed or variable. These elections are applied consistently for all leases. Payments under the Company's lease arrangements are primarily fixed, however, certain lease agreements contain variable payments, which are expensed as incurred and not included in the operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities. Variable lease payments are primarily comprised of common area maintenance charges and utility costs. Business Combinations The Company applies the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations (ASC 805), in accounting for acquisitions. ASC 805 requires that the Company evaluates whether a transaction pertains to an acquisition of assets, or to an acquisition of a business. A business is defined as an integrated set of assets and activities that is capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing a return to investors. Asset acquisitions are accounted for by allocating the cost of the acquisition to the individual assets and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis; whereas the acquisition of a business requires the Company to recognize separately from goodwill the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the business acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The Company also evaluates all contingent consideration arrangements to determine if the arrangements are compensatory in nature. No liability is recognized at the acquisition date for arrangements concluded to be compensatory. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the business acquisition date as well as any contingent consideration, where applicable, the estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. Estimates and assumptions relevant to the determination of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed include, but are not limited to, revenue projections, discount rates, and other assumptions. The approach to estimating an initial contingent consideration associated with the purchase price also uses similar unobservable factors such as revenue projections over the term of the contingent earn-out period, discounted for the period over which the initial contingent consideration is measured and expected volatility. Based upon these assumptions, the initial contingent consideration is then valued using a Monte Carlo simulation. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the business acquisition date, the Company may record certain adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of a business acquisition’s measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the consolidated statements of operations. In the event an acquisition involves an entity with which the Company has a preexisting relationship, the Company will recognize a gain or loss, if any, to settle that relationship as of the acquisition date within the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss . All acquisition-related costs are accounted for as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements that are not measurement period adjustments are recognized in earnings. Impairment of Goodwill, Intangible Assets, and Other Long-Lived Assets Goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. The Company has elected to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of its single reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than its carrying amount, then the quantitative impairment test will be performed. Under the quantitative impairment test, if the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, the Company will recognize an impairment loss in an amount equal to that excess but limited to the total amount of goodwill. The Company evaluates events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of purchased intangible assets and other long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, it assesses the recoverability of these assets or asset groups by determining whether or not the carrying amount will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of an asset or asset group, the Company records an impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. The Company did not recognize any impairment losses on its goodwill, intangible assets, or other long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. Warranty The Company provides limited lifetime warranty coverage on all of its products by guaranteeing that all timing components from the Company will be free from defects in workmanship and materials and will conform to specifications for the life of the system. This assurance-type warranty is not considered a separate performance obligation, and thus no transaction price is allocated to it. The Company records the warranty costs in cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The warranty reserve is calculated using historical claim information to project future warranty claims activity and is recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets based on the expected timing of the related payments. To date, the Company has had negligible returns of any defective products, and hence the warranty reserve balances as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were less than $0.3 million. Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided in order to reduce the deferred tax assets to a level which, more likely than not, will be realized. While the Company believes it has adequately reserved for its uncertain tax positions, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different. The Company adjusts these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will impact the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate in the period in which such determination is made. The Company recognizes tax positions in the consolidated financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing authority. Liabilities are established for differences between positions taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The Company reports interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). To the extent that accrued interest and penalties do not ultimately become payable, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as a reduction of the overall provision for income taxes in the period that such determination is made. Revenue Recognition The Company derives revenue from its product sales primarily to distributors, who in turn sell to original equipment manufacturers or other end customers. The Company recognizes product revenue, at a point in time, upon shipment when it satisfies its performance obligations as evidenced by the transfer of control of its products to customers. The Company measures revenue based on the amount of consideration it expects to be entitled to in exchange for products. Variable consideration is estimated and reflected as an adjustment to the transaction price. Depending on the terms of the contract, variable consideration is estimated using either the expected value approach or the most likely value approach. The Company determines variable consideration, which consists primarily of price adjustments and product returns by estimating the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive from its customers based on historical experience of price adjustments and product returns. Changes to the Company’s estimated variable consideration were not material for the periods presented. Since the Company’s performance obligations relate to contracts with a duration of less than one year, it does not disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period. The Company’s payment terms vary by contract type and type of customer and generally range from 30 to 60 days from shipment. The Company has also elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over the products sold passes to customers and revenue is recognized. As a practical expedient, the Company records the incremental costs of obtaining a contract, consisting primarily of sales commissions, when incurred because the amortization period is one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses. The Company had a distribution agreement with MegaChips, whereby the Company appointed MegaChips as the exclusive distributor of its products in Japan. The Company recognized revenue upon shipment derived from sales of products through MegaChips in the amount of expected payments from parties which purchased the products as adjusted for estimated price concessions and product returns. In connection with the Company's efforts to contract directly with distributors in Japan, the Company and MegaChips mutually terminated the Distribution Agreement effective November 3, 2021. Cost of Revenue Cost of revenue consists of wafers acquired from third-party foundries, assembly, packaging, and test cost of the Company’s products paid to third-party contract manufacturers, and personnel and other costs associated with the manufacturing operations of the Company. Cost of revenue also includes depreciation of production equipment, inventory write-downs, amortization of internally developed software, shipping and handling costs, and allocation of overhead and facility costs. The Company also includes credits for rebates received from foundries in cost of revenue. Research and Development Expenses Research and development costs consist primarily of personnel cost, material cost, and facilities related expenses, incurred in the course of planned research and development of new products. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Non-recurring engineering services The Company has certain contracts to provide non-recurring engineering (NRE) services for research and development arrangements through 2024, which do not meet the requirement to be accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes the payments received under these NRE arrangements as liabilities and recognizes them as an offset to research and development expense as the Company achieves the milestones of the contract. As the progress towards completion occurs, the Company uses an input method based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to total estimated costs of the project. Judgment is required to estimate the remaining effort to complete the project. These estimates are reassessed throughout the term of the arrangement. A liability of $1.0 million was recorded as accrued expenses and other current liabilities, in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023. A liability of $2.7 million and $0.2 million was recorded as accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and other non-current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $3.9 million, $9.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively as a reduction of research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, field application engineering support, travel costs, professional and consulting fees, accounting and audit fees, legal, advertising expenses, and allocated overhead costs. Selling, general and administrative costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were $1.6 million, $2.3 million and $1.5 million, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Stock-Based Compensation The Company grants restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) of its own common stock. Compensation expense related to share-based transactions is measured at fair value on the grant date. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for awards with only service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Stock-based compensation expense for performance-based restricted stock unit awards ("PRSU") is recognized when it becomes probable that the performance conditions will be met. The Company amortizes stock-based compensation expense for PRSUs using the graded-vesting method over the requisite performance period. The Company recognizes the expense related to the multi-year performance based restricted stock unit awards ("MYPSU") on a graded-vesting method over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period. Refer to "Note 3 - Net Income (Loss) Per Share" for further discussion regarding potentially dilutive and anti-dilutive securities. Comprehensive Income (Loss) The Company has no components of other comprehensive income loss. Therefore, net income (loss) equals comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented. Recent Accounting Pronouncements There are currently no new accounting pronouncements with a future effective date that are considered material, or could be material, to us. |