AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 10,23, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 333-43122
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 34
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in our charter)
CALIFORNIA 3674 77-0291941
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
1020 STEWART DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94085
(408) 731-1800
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
FU-CHIEH HSU, PH.D.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1020 STEWART DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94085
(408) 731-1800
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
ALAN B. KALIN JOHN W. CAMPBELL
DANIEL D. MEYERS JAMES H. LAWS
MAHA H. KHALAF INGRID A. EBERLE
MCCUTCHEN, DOYLE, BROWN & ENERSEN, LLP MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
3150 PORTER DRIVE 425 MARKET STREET
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304-1212 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105-2482
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE
PUBLIC:
as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. / /
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to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
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the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
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please check the following box. / /
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY OUR EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell securities, and we are not soliciting offers to buy securities, in any
state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
DATED OCTOBER 10,, 2000
PROSPECTUS
5,000,000 SHARES
[LOGO]
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
COMMON STOCK
This is our initial public offering. We are offering 5,000,000 shares of our
common stock. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our
common stock. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price
will be between $9.00 and $11.00 per share. We have applied for quotation of the
common stock on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "MOSY."
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON
PAGE 5.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
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PRICE TO UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC DISCOUNT MOSYS
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Per Share $ $ $
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Total $ $ $
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We have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional
750,000 shares of common stock, solely to cover over-allotments.
J.P. MORGAN & CO.
WIT SOUNDVIEW
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, INC.
, 2000
[EDGAR DESCRIPTION OF ARTWORKARTWORK]
[inside front cover]
A picture of an integrated circuit that incorporates the MoSys 1T-SRAM
technology, which is positioned on two sections of the integrated circuit. Each
block of 1T-SRAM is highlighted by a white rectangular border and is identified
by the words "1T-SRAM memory." Above the picture a black-bordered caption reads,
"Since 1999, the strategic focus of MoSys has been licensing to semiconductor
companies a proprietary memory technology, called 1T-SRAM-TM-, which these
companies can embed within systems on a chip." Below the picture of an
integrated circuit is a MoSys 9-megabit 1T-SRAM memory chip. Above the picture,
a black-bordered caption reads, "MoSys also sells memory chips that incorporate
the same technology. MoSys' 9-megabit 1T-SRAM memory chip is depicted below."
[back inside cover]
A caption at the top reads, "Since we introduced our 1T-SRAM embedded memory
technology in 1999, semiconductor companies have licensed this technology to
obtain the cost and performance benefits it provides. The semiconductor
companies listed below currently have projects under development that
incorporate our 1T-SRAM technology in their Systems on a Chip, or SOCs. When
these licensees sell their SOCs, we will receive royalties from them. In
addition, we list two foundries that have contracted with us to customize our
1T-SRAM technology for their proprietary manufacturing processes."
[Allayer logo] "SOCs"Allayer Communications Corporation:
SOCs for communications applications"
[Conexant logo] "Conexant Systems, Inc:
SOCs for communications applications"
[Galileo Technology logo] "SOCs"Galileo Technology, Ltd.
SOCs for communications applications"
[LSI Logic logo] "SOCs"LSI Logic Corporation:
SOCs for communications and consumer
applications"
[NEC logo] "SOCs"NEC Corporation:
SOCs for communications and consumer
applications"
[Nintendo logo] "SOCs"Nintendo Corp.:
SOCs for computer game consoles (the
GAMECUBE)"
[Pixelworks logo] "Image"Pixelworks Incorporated:
Image processors for consumer applications"
[TSMC logo] "Foundry""Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Corporation:
Foundry"
[UMC logo] "Foundry""United Microelectronics Corporation:
Foundry"
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that
contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions
where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this
prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the
time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Prospectus Summary................... 1
Risk Factors......................... 5
Special Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements......... 16
Use of Proceeds...................... 16
Dividend Policy...................... 16
Capitalization....................... 17
Dilution............................. 18
Selected Financial Data.............. 19
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations...................... 21
PAGE
Business............................. 30
Management........................... 42
Related Party Transactions........... 49
Principal Stockholders............... 5152
Description of Capital Stock......... 53
Shares Eligible for Future Sale...... 57
Underwriting......................... 59
Legal Matters........................ 61
Experts.............................. 61
Where You Can Find Additional
Information........................ 61
Index to Consolidated Financial
Statements......................... F-1
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MOSYS, MULTIBANK, MDRAM and 1T-SRAM are our trademarks. Product names, trade
names and trademarks of other companies are also referred to in this prospectus.
References to, or quotations of, third parties contained in this prospectus do
not constitute an endorsement by these parties of the purchase of shares of our
common stock.
Until , 2000 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers
that buy, sell or trade in these shares of common stock, whether or not
participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. Dealers
are also obligated to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with
respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
THIS SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS SELECTED INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS. THIS SUMMARY DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE
ENTIRE PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING "RISK FACTORS" AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BEFORE
YOU DECIDE TO BUY OUR COMMON STOCK.
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
We design, develop, license and market memory technologies used by the
semiconductor industry and electronic product manufacturers. We have developed a
patented semiconductor memory technology, called 1T-SRAM, that offers a
combination of high density, low power consumption, high speed and low cost that
other available memory technologies do not match. We license this technology to
companies that incorporate, or embed, memory on complex integrated circuits.
Historically, we have sold memory chips to manufacturers of computing and
communication equipment, and we continue to sell memory chips that incorporate
our 1T-SRAM technology. The sale of our 1T-SRAM memory chips supports the future
development and marketing of our 1T-SRAM technology to licensees.
From our inception in 1991 until 1998, we focused on the sale of memory chips
for the personal computer market. By the fourth quarter of 1998, we completed
the development of our 1T-SRAM technology and changed our primary strategic
focus from selling memory chips to licensing our 1T-SRAM technology for the
embedded memory market.
Traditionally, memory has been provided in separate or discrete, memory chips. To optimize
the performance and size of integrated circuits, semiconductor companies
increasingly prefer to integrate memory with other functions, such as
microprocessors, analog components and digital signal processing, by embedding
the memory on a single integrated circuit.circuit instead of using separate memory
chips. Economically incorporating memory with other integrated circuit functions
represents a major challenge in achieving the desired levels of integration.integration and
cannot be achieved by using separate memory chips. Semiconductor companies can
embed memory using static random access memory, or SRAM, memory technology that
is in the public domain and which we refer to as traditional SRAM. As long as
the amount of memory required is relatively small, semiconductor companies have found it economical to embed memory using memory
technology in the public domain for static random access memory, ortraditional SRAM which
we refer to as traditional SRAM.is
economical.
Today's integrated circuit designers, however, require more embedded memory for
their increasingly complex integrated circuits. This results in memory
constituting a larger percentage of the area of an integrated circuit. As the
amount of required memory increases, designers find it difficult to embed
traditional SRAM on the integrated circuit at a reasonable cost. In addition, to
economically achieve higher levels of integration and performance, integrated
circuit designers seek an embedded memory solution that offers high density, low
power consumption and high speed while requiring less silicon area.
Our 1T-SRAM technology provides significant advantages over traditional SRAM in
density, power consumption and cost that enable designers to more economically
use a larger amount of embedded memory. Instead of the six transistors utilized
in a traditional SRAM storage cell, each 1T-SRAM storage cell contains only one
transistor and one capacitor thus reducing the silicon required and lowering
cost. Embedded memory utilizing our 1T-SRAM technology is the only available
memory technology that typically offers all of the following advantages -
- it is two to three times denser than traditional SRAM, using 50-70% less
silicon for the same amount of memory;
- it consumes less than one-quarter the power consumed by traditional SRAM
when operating at the same speed; and
- it provides speeds equal to or greater than those offered by traditional
SRAM, especially for larger memory sizes.
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Our 1T-SRAM technology can achieve these advantages while utilizing standard
logic manufacturing processes and the simple, standard SRAM interface to other
circuitry that designers are accustomed to today.
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To date, we have earned almost all of our revenue from the sale of memory chips
from four product lines. Prior to 1999, we designed and sold most of our memory
chips for use in the highly competitive personal computer market. In late 1998,
we introduced our first 1T-SRAM memory chip and since then have discontinued or
substantially reduced our sales from the other three product lines. Although
there is a large market for high performance SRAM chips like ours, it is served
by many strong competitors that focus on this business. We intentionally limit
this portion of our business and focus on our licensing business instead of new
chip development. Our limited development and sales of 1T-SRAM chips provide us
with opportunities to earn revenue, validate high volume production of chips
using our 1T-SRAM technology and build relationships with customers that may
become licensees in the future.
We anticipate that licensing revenue will represent the majority of our future
revenue. We generate contract revenue from our licensing activities that
consists of fees paid for engineering development and engineering support
services. Each of our license agreements provides that we will receive royalties
when our licensees manufacture or sell products that incorporate our technology.
We recorded our first contract revenue related to our 1T-SRAM technology in the
quarter ended March 31, 2000, but we have not recognized royalty revenue to
date.
We have achieved significant momentum in developing our licensing business.
Since the fourth quarter of 1998, we have entered into strategic relationships
to license or develop products based on our 1T-SRAM technology with many
companies, including Allayer Communications Corporation, Analog Devices
Incorporated, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Conexant
Systems, Inc., Galileo Technology, Ltd., Lara Networks, Inc., LSI Logic Corporation, Lucent
Technologies, Inc., NEC Corporation, Nintendo Corp., Pixelworks Incorporated,
PMC-Sierra Incorporated, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, United
Microelectronics Corporation, Via Technologies Incorporated and Virage Logic
Corporation.
Our goal is to establish our 1T-SRAM technology as the standard for the embedded
memory market by continuing to -
- expand significantly the number of licenses, as well as our co-marketing
relationships with foundries, intellectual property companies and design
companies, to proliferate our technology;
- target large and growing markets, including today's rapidly growing
communications and consumer electronics sectors;
- work closely with our licensees to gain broad and detailed insight into
their and their customers' current and next-generation technology
requirements in order to identify trends and focus our research and
development efforts on optimizing our technology solution;
- extend our technology offerings so that we can provide even
higher-density, lower-power-consumption, higher-speed and lower-cost
memory solutions for our licensees;
- generate revenue from memory chips that incorporate 1T-SRAM technology, as
1T-SRAM memory chips serve to demonstrate the manufacturability of our
advanced technologies and keep our research and development efforts
focused on industry requirements; and
- develop our high-margin licensing business into the major source of our
future revenue.
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THE OFFERING
COMMON STOCK OFFERED........................................ 5,000,000 shares
COMMON STOCK TO BE OUTSTANDING AFTER THIS OFFERING.......... 30,637,38030,876,353 shares
USE OF PROCEEDS............................................. We intend to use the net proceeds we
receive from this offering for working
capital, expansion of sales and
marketing and research and development.
PROPOSED NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET SYMBOL...................... MOSY
Unless otherwise indicated, the share information in this prospectus is as of
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 and -
- gives effect to our reincorporation in Delaware from California to be
completed prior to this offering;
- reflects the conversion of all outstanding shares of our redeemable
convertible preferred stock outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 into
12,731,446 shares of common stock, which will occur automatically upon the
closing of this offering;
- assumes the exercise of warrants to purchase 2,881,2192,714,552 shares of common
stock outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, with a weighted average
exercise price of $5.97$5.94 per share andshare. Assumes also the "cashless" exercise of
a warrant to purchase 90,000 shares of common stock by surrendering shares
of common stock valued at the $10.00 per share offering price in payment
of the $8.50 per share exercise price. All of these warrants may remain
outstanding after this offering. Because the assumed fair market value
exceeds the exercise price of $8.50 per share, assuming a fair
market value per shareall of common stock in the offering of $10.00,these warrants, however, we assume
they will be exercised before their respective expiration dates, which
exercise is assumed because the exercise price is below the assumed
initial public offering price in this offering;range from April 2001 to August 2002;
- excludes 2,316,1132,388,013 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock
options outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, with a weighted average
exercise price of $2.07$2.99 per share;
- excludes 5,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
under our 2000 employee stock option plan;
- excludes 200,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our
2000 employee stock purchase plan; and
- assumes that the underwriters' over-allotment option will not be
exercised.
We were originally incorporated in the state of California in September 1991. We
will reincorporate in the state of Delaware prior to the effective date of this
offering. Our principal executive offices are located at 1020 Stewart Drive,
Sunnyvale, CA 94085, and our telephone number is (408) 731-1800.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth summary financial data for our company. You
should read this information together with our financial statements and the
notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and the
information under "Selected Financial Data" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
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SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenue:
Product....................... $ - $23,110 $34,822 $36,281 $15,356 $11,192 $ 8,145 $ 4,0288,228
Contract...................... - - - - - - 460802
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- 23,110 34,822 36,281 15,356 8,145 4,48811,912 9,030
Gross profit.................... - 1,675 5,312 4,389 5,294 2,698 2,2694,016 5,048
Loss from operations............ (4,781) (6,796) (1,509) (2,677) (311) (163) (1,041)(231) (320)
Net income (loss)............... (4,457) (7,059) (2,016) (2,322) 142 42 (582)94 359
Net income (loss) per share
Basic......................... $ (0.53) $ (0.78) $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.000.01 $ (0.06)0.04
Diluted....................... $ (0.53) $ (0.78) $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.00-- $ (0.06)0.01
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Shares used to compute net income
(loss) per share
Basic......................... 8,376 8,997 9,323 9,626 9,727 9,708 9,8569,714 9,996
Diluted....................... 8,376 8,997 9,323 9,626 23,320 22,735 9,85622,985 25,594
Pro forma net income (loss) per share
Basic......................... $ 0.01 $ (0.03)0.02
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Diluted....................... $ 0.01 $ (0.03)0.01
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Shares used to compute pro forma
net income (loss) per share
Basic......................... 21,808 22,25922,727
Diluted....................... 23,320 22,25925,594
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AS OF JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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ACTUAL PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED
IN THOUSANDS --------- ---------- -----------
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments...........equivalents................................... $ 19,94722,374 $ 19,94722,374 $ 82,16083,504
Working capital............................................. 17,254 17,254 79,46719,599 19,599 80,729
Total assets................................................ 23,221 23,221 85,43427,908 27,908 89,038
Deferred revenue............................................ 3,878 3,878 3,878
Redeemable5,658 5,658 5,658
Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock......................stock.......... 35,591 - -
Stockholders' equity (deficit).............................. (17,761) 17,830 80,043(15,301) 20,290 81,420
Stockholders' equity (deficit) and preferred stock.......... 17,830 17,830 80,04320,290 20,290 81,420
The pro forma net income (loss) per share amounts above reflect the conversion of
6,582,472 shares of convertible preferred stock in issue at JuneSeptember 30, 2000
into 12,731,446 shares of common stock upon the completion of this offering. See
note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements for an explanation of the determination
of the number of shares used in computing per share data.
The pro forma balance sheet amounts above reflect the same conversion of
convertible preferred stock.
The pro forma as adjusted balance sheet amounts above are adjusted to reflect
the receipt of the net proceeds from the sale of 5,000,000 shares of common
stock offered hereby at an assumed initial public offering price of $10.00 per
share, the exercise of warrants to purchase 2,881,2192,714,552 shares of common stock
outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 with a weighted average exercise price of
$5.97$5.94 per share, and the "cashless" exercise of a warrant outstanding as of
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 representing the right to acquire 90,000 shares of common
stock, net.
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RISK FACTORS
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS DESCRIBED BELOW AND THE OTHER
INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS BEFORE DECIDING TO INVEST IN OUR STOCK. IF ANY OF
THE FOLLOWING RISKS ACTUALLY OCCUR, OUR BUSINESS, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANTLY. IN ANY SUCH CASE, THE MARKET
PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK COULD DECLINE, AND YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL OR PART OF YOUR
INVESTMENT.
OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS UPON THE SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET'S ACCEPTANCE OF OUR 1T-SRAM
TECHNOLOGY.
The future prospects of our business depend on the acceptance by our target
markets of our 1T-SRAM technology for embedded memory applications and any
future technology we might develop. Our technology is intended to allow our
licensees to develop embedded memory integrated circuits to replace other
embedded memory applications with different cost and performance parameters. Our
core technology solution utilizes a fundamentally different internal circuitry
with which the industry is not familiar. Therefore, it might prove difficult to
convince product designers of the viability of our embedded memory solution and
to adopt our technology instead of other memory solutions which have proven
effective in their products. In addition, we cannot assure you that our existing
and proposed technology will perform the desired functions, will operate
reliably on a long-term basis or otherwise will be technically successful, or
that it will offer sufficient cost and performance benefits to achieve
widespread market acceptance.
An important part of our strategy to gain market acceptance is to penetrate new
markets by targeting market leaders as licensees of our technology. This
strategy is designed to encourage other participants in those markets to follow
these leaders in adopting our technology. Should a high-profile industry
participant adopt our technology for one or more of its products but fail to
achieve success with those products, other industry participants' perception of
our technology could be harmed. Any such event could reduce the number of future
licenses of our technology. Likewise, were a market leader to adopt and achieve
success with a competing technology, our reputation and licensing program could
be harmed. Failure of our technology to be adopted as an industry standard would
inhibit our growth and prevent us from achieving anticipated revenues.
OUR EMBEDDED MEMORY TECHNOLOGY IS NEW AND HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVEN IN VOLUME
PRODUCTION OF OUR LICENSEES' INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AND THE DISCOVERY OF DEFECTS
IN THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING MARKET ACCEPTANCE.
We entered into our first license of a significant portion of our 1T-SRAM
technology for embedded memory applications in March 1999. Our technology was
fabricated and verified to be operational in the most widely used standard logic
manufacturing process generation in September 1999. While we and our licensees
have evaluated and tested this technology, only one licensee has begun volume
manufacture of products incorporating our technology. Complex technology like
ours often contains errors or defects when first incorporated into customer
products. The discovery of defects or problems regarding the reliability,
quality or compatibility of our technology could require significant
expenditures of capital and resources to fix, significantly delay or hinder
market acceptance of our technology and damage our reputation.
OUR EMBEDDED MEMORY TECHNOLOGY MIGHT NOT INTEGRATE AS WELL AS ANTICIPATED WITH
OTHER SEMICONDUCTOR FUNCTIONS, WHICH WOULD SLOW OR PREVENT ADOPTION OF OUR
TECHNOLOGY AND REDUCE OUR REVENUE.
Our 1T-SRAM technology is new and incorporates a fundamentally different
internal circuitry. We and our licensees have conducted computer modeling and
testing of integrated circuits utilizing our technology, and we have verified
our technology to be operational in standard manufacturing processes by
production and sale of proprietary integrated circuits that incorporate our
1T-SRAM technology or 1T-SRAM memory chips. Nevertheless, detailed aspects of
our technology could cause unforeseen problems in the efficient integration of
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our technology with other functions of particular integrated circuits. Any
significant compatibility problems with our technology could reduce the
attractiveness of our solution, impede its acceptance in the industry and result
in a decrease in demand for our technology.
MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF OUR 1T-SRAM TECHNOLOGY COULD BE SLOWED OR PREVENTED IF THIS
TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS MANUFACTURING DIFFICULTIES OR CONTRIBUTES TO A FAILURE TO
ACHIEVE ACCEPTABLE YIELDS.
Semiconductor manufacturing yield could be adversely affected by difficulties in
adapting our 1T-SRAM technology to our licensee's product design or to the
manufacturing process technology of a particular foundry or semiconductor
manufacturer. Yield problems might not be effectively determined or resolved
until an actual product exists that can be analyzed and tested to identify
process sensitivities relating to the parameters for designing integrated
circuit layouts applicable to the targeted semiconductor fabrication process. We
cannot assure you that products utilizing our technology will achieve or
maintain acceptable manufacturing yields. Any weakness in manufacturing yields
of integrated circuits utilizing our technology could impede the acceptance of
our technology in the industry.
OUR FAILURE TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE OUR TECHNOLOGY OR DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGY ON A
TIMELY BASIS COULD DIMINISH OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN LICENSEES AND
PRODUCT CUSTOMERS.
The existing and potential markets for memory products and technology are
characterized by ever increasing performance requirements, evolving industry
standards, rapid technological change and product obsolescence. These
characteristics lead to frequent new product and technology introductions and
enhancements, shorter product life cycles and changes in consumer demands. In
order to attain and maintain a significant position in the market, we will need
to continue to enhance our technology in anticipation of these market trends.
In addition, the semiconductor industry might adopt or develop a completely
different approach to utilizing memory for many applications, which could render
our existing technology unmarketable or obsolete. We might not be able to
successfully develop new technology, or adapt our existing technology, to comply
with these innovative standards.
Our future performance depends on a number of factors, including our ability
to -
- identify target markets and relevant emerging technological trends,
including new standards and protocols;
- develop and maintain competitive technology by improving performance and
adding innovative features that differentiate our technology from
alternative technologies;
- enable the incorporation of enhanced technology in our licensees' and
customers' products on a timely basis and at competitive prices; and
- respond effectively to new technological developments or new product
introductions by others.
We cannot assure you that the design and introduction schedules of any additions
and enhancements to our existing and future technology will be met, that this
technology will achieve market acceptance or that we will be able to license
this technology on terms that are favorable to us. Our failure to develop future
technology that achieves market acceptance could harm our competitive position
and impede our future growth.
WE DEPEND SUBSTANTIALLY ON OUR CO-MARKETERS TO ASSIST US IN ATTRACTING POTENTIAL
LICENSEES, AND A LOSS OR FAILURE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS
COULD INHIBIT OUR GROWTH AND REDUCE OUR REVENUE.
A significant part of our marketing strategy is dependent upon our co-marketing
agreements with foundries and design companies. These co-marketers have existing
relationships, and continually seek new relationships, with companies in the
markets we target, and have agreed to utilize these relationships to introduce
our technology to
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potential licensees. If we fail to maintain our current relationships with these
co-marketers, we might fail to achieve anticipated growth.
WE HAVE A HISTORY OF OPERATING LOSSES, AND ANY FUTURE PROFITABILITY IS
UNCERTAIN.
We have recorded operating losses in each year since our inception. We had an
accumulated deficit of $19.7$18.8 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000. From our
inception through 1994, we were engaged primarily in research and product
development. From 1995 through the third quarter of 1998, we focused on the sale
of memory chips. We were profitable in the fourth quarter of 1997 and the first
quarter of 1998 under our product sales business model, but, beginning in the
fourth quarter of 1998, we altered our business plan to concentrate on
developing and licensing our 1T-SRAM technology. We havePrior to the quarter ended
September 30, 2000, we had recorded operating losses in each quarter since our
adoption of this new business plan. We may not be profitable in 2000, and we
cannot assure you that we will be profitable on a quarterly or annual basis in
the future.
OUR HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION DOES NOT REFLECT THE RECENT CHANGES TO OUR
BUSINESS AND STRATEGY.
The historical financial information included in this prospectus does not
reflect the many significant changes in our revenue structure that have occurred
as a result of changes in our business model. Such historical financial
information also does not reflect changes in our operations and expense
structure that have resulted from this transition. Our profitability in the
fourth quarter of 1997 and the first quarter of 1998 was attained prior to
changing our focus to licensing our 1T-SRAM technology. While we expect to
continue to generate revenue from memory chip sales, most of our memory chip
sales efforts are now directed at the strategic and limited sale of our 1T-SRAM
memory chip, and we do not anticipate that product revenue will ever reach the
levels attained in the past. The absence of meaningful historical financial
information could make it more difficult for potential investors to evaluate us
and our prospects, and could complicate our efforts to undertake meaningful
financial planning.
OUR LENGTHY LICENSING CYCLE AND OUR LICENSEES' LENGTHY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
CYCLES WILL MAKE THE OPERATING RESULTS OF OUR LICENSING BUSINESS DIFFICULT TO
PREDICT.
We anticipate difficulty in accurately predicting the timing and amounts of
revenue generated from licensing our 1T-SRAM technology. The establishment of a
business relationship with a potential licensee is a lengthy process, frequently
spanning a year or more. Following the establishment of the relationship, the
negotiation of licensing terms can be time consuming and a potential licensee
could require an extended evaluation and testing period.
Once a license agreement is executed, the timing and amount of our licensing
revenue from contract revenue and royalties will remain difficult to predict.
Generally, we will recognize contract revenue related to our licensees'
development engineering projects only when the licensee manufactures products
that meet the contract's performance specifications. We will recognize royalty
revenue, if any, when the licensees report to us the manufacture or sale of
products that include our 1T-SRAM technology. The completion of the licensees'
development projects and the commencement of production will be subject to the
licensees' efforts, development risks and other factors outside our control. All
of these factors will prevent us from making predictions of revenue with any
certainty and could cause us to experience substantial period-to-period
fluctuations in operating results.
In addition, none of our licensees is under any obligation to incorporate our
technology in any present or future product or to pursue the manufacture or sale
of any product incorporating our technology. The long development cycle of our
licensees' products increases the risk that, due to changing economic, marketing
or strategic factors, our licensees might discontinue a product line or cancel a
product introduction. This risk was realized in the third quarter of 1999, when
a licensee discontinued development of the product for which it had licensed our
technology. The licensee's decision was based on factors unrelated to our
technology, but as a result, it is unlikely that we will receive royalties in
connection with this product line. We could experience similar
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cancellations in the future. A failure by our licensees to market products
incorporating our technology could cause our revenue to decline.
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ROYALTY AMOUNTS OWED TO US MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO VERIFY, AND WE MIGHT FIND IT
DIFFICULT, EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING TO ENFORCE OUR LICENSE AGREEMENTS.
The standard terms of our license agreements require our licensees to document
the manufacture and sale of products that incorporate our technology and report
this data to us after the end of each quarter. We must rely to a large extent
upon the accuracy of these reports, as we do not have the capacity to
independently verify this information. Though our standard license terms give us
the right to audit the books and records of any licensee to attempt to verify
the information provided to us in these reports, an audit of a licensee's
records can be expensive and time consuming, and potentially detrimental to the
business relationship. A failure to fully enforce the royalty provisions of our
license agreements could cause our revenue to decrease and impede our ability to
achieve profitability.
WE EXPECT OUR REVENUE TO BE HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AMONG A SMALL NUMBER OF
LICENSEES AND CUSTOMERS, AND OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS COULD BE HARMED IF WE
LOSE AND FAIL TO REPLACE THIS REVENUE.
Through JuneSeptember 30, 2000 we had not recognized any royalty revenue. An
examination of our existing licenses, however, leads us to expect that royalty
revenue will be highly concentrated among a few licensees in the near future. In
particular, we expect revenue from the licenses to Nintendo to represent a
substantial portion of licensing revenue in 2001 and 2002. Nintendo faces
intense competitive pressure in the video game market, which is characterized by
extreme volatility, frequent new product introductions and rapidly shifting
consumer preferences. We cannot assure you that Nintendo's products
incorporating our technology will succeed in the marketplace or that we will
receive substantial royalty revenue from Nintendo.
Our product sales also are highly concentrated. Revenue derived from our three
largest customers represented 29.1%, 10.8% and 10.3%, respectively, of our total
revenue in 1998. In 1999, our two largest customers represented 16.4% and 10.9%
of our total revenue, respectively. We expect that a relatively small number of
customers will continue to account for a substantial portion of our product
revenue for the foreseeable future.
As a result of this revenue concentration, our results of operations could be
impaired by the decision of a single key licensee or customer to cease using our
technology or products or by a decline in the number of products that
incorporate our technology that are sold by a single licensee or customer or by
a small group of licensees or customers.
OUR REVENUE CONCENTRATION MAY POSE CREDIT RISKS WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT
OUR CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
We might face credit risks associated with the concentration of our revenue
among a small number of licensees and customers. As of December 31, 1999, four
customers accounted for 66% of total receivables, each of whom accounted for at
least 11% of the total. As of December 31, 1998, two customers accounted for 41%
of total receivables at year end, each of whom represented at least 12% of the
total. Our failure to collect receivables from any customer that represents a
large percentage of receivables on a timely basis, or at all, could adversely
affect our cash flow or results of operations and might cause our stock price to
fall.
OUR EXISTING PATENTS MIGHT NOT PROVIDE US WITH SUFFICIENT PROTECTION OF OUR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND OUR PATENT APPLICATIONS MIGHT NOT RESULT IN THE
ISSUANCE OF PATENTS, EITHER OF WHICH COULD REDUCE THE VALUE OF OUR CORE
TECHNOLOGY AND HARM OUR BUSINESS.
We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secret laws
and confidentiality procedures to protect our intellectual property rights. As
of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we held 3032 patents in the United States,
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which expire at various times from 2013 to 2018, and eight corresponding foreign
patents. In addition, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we had 20 patent applications
pending in the United States and 21 pending foreign applications, and had
received notice of allowance of two of these pending patent applications in the
United States. We cannot assure
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you that any patents will issue from any of our
pending applications or that any claims allowed from pending applications will
be of sufficient scope or strength, or issue in all countries where our products
can be sold, to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us.
Also, competitors might be able to design around our patents. Failure of our
patents or patent applications to provide meaningful protection might allow
others to utilize our technology without any compensation to us and impair our
ability to increase our licensing revenue.
WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PROTECT AND ENFORCE OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
WHICH COULD IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE AND REDUCE THE VALUE OF OUR
TECHNOLOGY.
Our technology is complex and is intended for use in complicated integrated
circuits. A very large number of new and existing products utilize embedded
memory, and a still larger number of companies manufacture and market these
products. Because of these factors, policing the unauthorized use of our
intellectual property is difficult and expensive. We cannot be certain that we
will be able to detect unauthorized use of our technology or prevent other
parties from designing and marketing unauthorized products based on our
technology. Although we are not aware of any past or present infringement of our
patents, copyrights or trademarks, or any violation of our trade secrets,
confidentiality procedures or licensing agreements, we cannot assure you that
the steps taken by us to protect our proprietary information will be adequate to
prevent misappropriation of our technology. Our inability to protect adequately
our intellectual property would reduce significantly the barriers of entry for
directly competing technologies and could reduce the value of our technology.
Furthermore, we might initiate claims or litigation against third parties for
infringement of our proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our
proprietary rights. Litigation by us could result in significant expense and
divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel, whether or not
such litigation results in a determination favorable to us.
ANY CLAIM THAT OUR PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGY INFRINGE THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS COULD INCREASE OUR COSTS OF OPERATION AND DISTRACT MANAGEMENT
AND COULD RESULT IN EXPENSIVE SETTLEMENT COSTS OR THE DISCONTINUANCE OF OUR
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OR PRODUCT OFFERINGS.
The semiconductor industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit
of intellectual property rights or positions, which has resulted in often
protracted and expensive litigation. We are not aware of any currently pending
intellectual property litigation or threatened claim against us. However, we or
our licensees might from time to time receive notice of claims that we have
infringed patents or other intellectual property rights owned by others.
Litigation against us could result in significant expense and divert the efforts
of our technical and management personnel, whether or not the litigation results
in a determination adverse to us. In the event of an adverse result in any such
litigation, we could be required to pay substantial damages, cease the licensing
of certain technology or the sale of infringing products, expend significant
resources to develop non-infringing technology or obtain licenses for the
infringing technology. We cannot assure you that we would be successful in such
development or that such licenses would be available on reasonable terms, or at
all.
THE DISCOVERY OF DEFECTS IN OUR TECHNOLOGY COULD EXPOSE US TO LIABILITY FOR
DAMAGES.
The discovery of a defect in our 1T-SRAM technology could lead our licensees to
seek damages from us. Our standard license terms include provisions waiving
implied warranties regarding our technology and limiting our liability to our
licensees. We also maintain insurance coverage that is intended to protect us
against potential liability for defects in our technology. We cannot be certain,
however, that the waivers or limitations of liability contained in our license
contracts will be enforceable, that insurance coverage will continue to be
available on reasonable terms or in amounts sufficient to cover one or more
large claims or that our insurer will not disclaim coverage as to any future
claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims that exceed
available insurance coverage or changes in our insurance policies, including
premium increases or the imposition of large
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deductible or co-insurance requirements, could cause our expenses to exceed our
expectations and consequently harm our profitability.
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OUR FAILURE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN THE MARKET FOR EMBEDDED MEMORY TECHNOLOGY
AND PRODUCTS COULD REDUCE OUR REVENUE.
Competition in the market for embedded memory technology and products is
intense. Our licensees and prospective licensees can meet their need for
embedded memory by using traditional memory solutions with different cost and
performance parameters. If alternative technologies are developed that provide
comparable system performance at lower cost than our 1T-SRAM technology or do
not require the payment of comparable royalties, or if the industry generally
demonstrates a preference for applications for which our 1T-SRAM technology does
not offer significant advantages, our ability to realize revenue from our
1T-SRAM technology could be impaired.
We may be challenged by competitive developers of alternative technologies who
are more established, benefit from greater market recognition and have
substantially greater financial, development, manufacturing and marketing
resources than we have. These advantages might permit these developers to
respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in licensee
requirements. We cannot assure you that future competition will not have a
material adverse effect on the adoption of our technology and our market
penetration.
WE MIGHT BE UNABLE TO DELIVER OUR CUSTOMIZED MEMORY TECHNOLOGY IN THE TIME FRAME
DEMANDED BY OUR LICENSEES, WHICH COULD DAMAGE OUR REPUTATION AND HARM OUR
ABILITY TO ATTRACT FUTURE LICENSEES.
The majority of our licenses require us to customize our 1T-SRAM technology
within a certain delivery timetable. Not all of the factors relating to this
customization are within our control. We cannot assure you that we will be able
to meet the time requirements under these licenses. Any failure to meet
significant license milestones could damage our reputation in the industry and
harm our ability to attract new licensees and could preclude our receipt of
licensing fees.
ANYTHING THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE BUSINESSES OF OUR LICENSEES COULD
NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR REVENUE.
The timing and level of our royalties depend on our licensees' ability to
market, produce and ship products incorporating our technology. Because we
expect licensing revenue to be the largest source of our future revenue,
anything that negatively affects a significant licensee or group of licensees
could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition. Many
issues beyond our control influence the success of our licensees, including, for
example, the highly competitive environment in which they operate, the strength
of the markets for their products, their engineering capabilities and their
financial and other resources.
Likewise, we have no control over the product development, pricing and marketing
strategies of our licensees, which directly affect sales of their products and
the corresponding royalties payable to us. A decline in sales of our licensees'
royalty-generating products for any reason would reduce our royalty revenue. In
addition, seasonal and other fluctuations in demand for our licensees' pruducts
could cause our operating results to fluctuate, which could cause our stock
price to fall.
WE INTEND TO GROW RAPIDLY, AND OUR FAILURE TO MANAGE THIS GROWTH COULD REDUCE
OUR POTENTIAL REVENUE AND THREATEN OUR FUTURE PROFITABILITY.
The efficient management of our planned expansion of the development, licensing
and marketing of our technology will require us to continue to -
- implement and manage new marketing channels to penetrate different and
broader markets for our 1T-SRAM technology;
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- manage an increasing number of complex relationships with licensees and
co-marketers and their customers and other third parties;
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- improve our operating systems, procedures and financial controls on a
timely basis;
- hire additional key management and technical personnel; and
- expand, train and manage our workforce and, in particular, our
development, sales, marketing and support organizations.
We cannot assure you that we will adequately manage our growth or meet the
foregoing objectives. A failure to do so could jeopardize our future revenues
and cause our stock price to fall.
IF WE FAIL TO RETAIN KEY PERSONNEL, OUR BUSINESS AND GROWTH COULD BE NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED.
Our business has been dependent to a significant degree upon the services of a
small number of executive officers and technical employees, including
Dr. Fu-Chieh Hsu, our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer, and Dr. Wing-Yu Leung, our Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.
We generally have not entered into employment or noncompetition agreements with
any of our employees. We do not maintain key man life insurance on the lives of
any of our key personnel. The loss of any of these individuals could negatively
impact our technology development efforts and on our ability to perform our
existing agreements and obtain new customers.
A MAJORITY OF OUR PRODUCT REVENUE DERIVES PRIMARILY FROM OUR PROPRIETARY
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING THE 1T-SRAM TECHNOLOGY, AND A DECLINE IN DEMAND FOR
THESE PRODUCTS COULD REDUCE OUR REVENUE SUBSTANTIALLY.
Our 1T-SRAM memory chip accounted for approximately 11%1% and 26%24% of our revenue in
1998 and 1999, respectively, and 57%66% in the first sixnine months of 2000. We
anticipate that this product will continue to account for a majority of our
revenue for 2000. As a result, our revenue could decline and our future
profitability could be threatened if for any reason we were unsuccessful in
selling this product or if the market for this product declines. We cannot
assure you that our memory chips will perform the desired functions, will
operate reliably on a long-term basis or otherwise will be technically
successful, or that we will be able to obtain adequate quantities of these
products at commercially acceptable costs or on a timely basis.
A DECLINE IN THE AVERAGE SELLING PRICES OF OUR MEMORY CHIPS COULD REDUCE OUR
PRODUCT REVENUE AND GROSS PROFIT.
As has been typical in the semiconductor industry, we expect that the average
unit selling prices of our memory chips will decline over the course of their
commercial lives, principally due to the supply of competing products, falling
demand from customers and product cycle changes. We experienced a significant
decline in average selling prices for our primary memory chip from 1997 to 1998,
with a corresponding decline in gross margin for that product. Declining average
selling prices will adversely affect gross margins from the sale of our memory
chips. We might not be able to adjust our costs rapidly or deeply enough to
offset the pricing declines and, as a consequence, our product revenue and
profit margins could fall.
WE OBTAIN THE MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND TESTING OF OUR PRODUCTS FROM THIRD
PARTIES THAT WE DO NOT CONTROL, AND A LOSS OF THESE SERVICES COULD HARM OUR
LICENSING BUSINESS AND DECREASE OUR PRODUCT REVENUE.
We are a fabless semiconductor company, and currently rely on Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or TSMC, in Taiwan for the manufacture
of all of our memory chips. We presently do not have a firm, written agreement
with TSMC or any other semiconductor foundry that guarantees the fabrication of
our memory chips. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will always be able
to obtain these products in sufficient numbers and
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on a timely basis to meet our sales objectives. A failure to ensure the timely
fabrication of our products could cause us to lose customers and could have a
material adverse effect on our profits. If TSMC ceases to provide us with
required production capacity with respect to our memory chips, we cannot assure
you that we will be able to
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enter into manufacturing arrangements with other
foundries on commercially reasonable terms, or that these arrangements, if
established, will result in the successful manufacturing of our products. These
arrangements might require us to share control over our manufacturing process
technologies or to relinquish rights to our technology and might be subject to
unilateral termination by the foundries. Even if such capacity is available from
another manufacturer, we would need to qualify the manufacturer, which process
could take six months or longer. We cannot assure you that we would be able to
identify or qualify manufacturing sources that would be able to produce wafers
with acceptable manufacturing yields.
All of our semiconductor memory products are assembled and tested by third-party
vendors, primarily in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Our reliance on independent assembly
and testing vendors involves a number of risks, including reduced control over
delivery schedules, quality assurance and costs. The inability of these
third-party contractors to deliver products of acceptable quality and in a
timely manner could result in the loss of customers and a reduction in our
product revenue.
Our marketing efforts with respect to licensing our 1T-SRAM technology include
the use of our 1T-SRAM memory chips to demonstrate the performance and
manufacturability of the underlying technology and to facilitate acceptance of
our technology by potential licensees. A loss of foundry capacity, assembly
services or testing services for our memory chips, or any other failure to
produce our 1T-SRAM memory chips, could materially impair our ability to market
our technology to potential licensees and reduce our revenue.
THE VOLATILITY OF AND UNCERTAINTIES INHERENT IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY MAY
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PLAN OUR MEMORY CHIP BUSINESS AND COULD CAUSE OUR RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS TO FLUCTUATE SUBSTANTIALLY.
The semiconductor industry has historicallyIn the past, we have generally experienced significant fluctuations in our
operating results due to significant economic downturns at various times, characterizedin the semiconductor
industry. Specifically, in 1998, product demand fell, prices eroded and
inventory levels fluctuated. Our ability to sell memory chips has also been
hampered by diminished demand, product price
erosion and fluctuations in inventory levels. In addition, alternating periods of manufacturing over-capacity and capacity
constraints have affected product
supply significantly and caused fluctuations in the profitability of many market
participants. Fluctuations in our operating results from period to period also
could be caused by many events out of our control, such as changes in the demand
for our memory chips and the related effects on inventory levels, and variations
in manufacturing yields, increases in materials costs and other manufacturing
risks. An occurrence of anyconstraints. Any recurrence of these conditions could cause us to experience
substantial period-to-period fluctuations in operating results, which could
negatively affectrevenues and costs associated with
our stock price.memory chip business.
OUR FAILURE TO SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH
OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS COULD INCREASE OUR COSTS OF OPERATION AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR REVENUE.
We are subject to many difficulties posed by doing business internationally,
including -
- foreign currency exchange fluctuations;
- unanticipated changes in local regulation;
- potentially adverse tax consequences, such as withholding taxes;
- difficulties regarding timing and availability of export and import
licenses;
- political and economic instability; and
- reduced or limited protection of our intellectual property.
Because we anticipate that licenses to companies that operate primarily outside
the United States will account for a substantial portion of our licensing
revenue in future periods, the occurrence of any of these circumstances could
significantly increase our costs of operation, delay the timing of our revenue
and harm our profitability.
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PROVISIONS OF OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OR DELAWARE LAW MIGHT
DELAY OR PREVENT A CHANGE OF CONTROL TRANSACTION AND DEPRESS THE MARKET PRICE OF
OUR STOCK.
Various provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws might have the
effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discouraging
a third party from attempting to acquire, control of our company. These
provisions could limit the price that certain investors might be willing to pay
in the future for shares of our common stock. Certain of these provisions
eliminate cumulative voting in the election of directors, limit the right of
stockholders to call special meetings and establish specific procedures for
director nominations by stockholders and the submission of other proposals for
consideration at stockholder meetings.
We are also subject to provisions of Delaware law which could delay or make more
difficult a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving our company. In
particular, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits a
Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any
interested stockholder for a period of three years unless specific conditions
are met. Any of these provisions could have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control, including without limitation, discouraging a
proxy contest or making more difficult the acquisition of a substantial block of
our common stock.
Our board of directors might issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock
without stockholder approval on such terms as the board might determine. The
rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to, and might be adversely
affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that might be
issued in the future.
OUR STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN COULD PREVENT STOCKHOLDERS FROM RECEIVING A PREMIUM
OVER THE MARKET PRICE FOR THEIR SHARES FROM A POTENTIAL ACQUIROR.
Our board of directors has approved the adoption of a stockholder rights plan,
which will become effective prior to the effectiveness of this offering. This
plan entitles our stockholders to rights to acquire additional shares of our
common stock generally when a third party acquires 15% of our common stock or
commences or announces its intent to commence a tender offer for at least 15% of
our common stock. This plan could delay, deter or prevent an investor from
acquiring us in a transaction that could otherwise result in stockholders
receiving a premium over the market price for their shares of common stock. For
more information, please refer to "Description of Capital Stock - Antitakeover
Effects of Our Stockholder Rights Plan."
A LIMITED NUMBER OF STOCKHOLDERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME
OF DIRECTOR ELECTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS REQUIRING STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.
Our executive officers, directors and entities affiliated with them will, in the
aggregate, beneficially own approximately 50% of our common stock following this
offering. These stockholders acting together will have the ability to exert
substantial influence over all matters requiring the approval of our
stockholders, including the election and removal of directors and any proposed
acquisition, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. In
addition, they could dictate the management of our business and affairs. This
concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control, or impeding an acquisition, consolidation,
takeover or other business combination, which might otherwise involve the
payment of a premium for your shares of our common stock.
WE MIGHT SPEND A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE NET PROCEEDS IN WAYS WITH WHICH YOU
MIGHT NOT AGREE.
The principal purposes of this offering are to obtain additional capital, create
a public market for our common stock and facilitate future access to public
equity markets. We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for
research and development, working capital, marketing and sales and other
corporate purposes. A portion of the proceeds might also be used to acquire or
invest in complementary businesses or products or to obtain the right to use
complementary technologies. There are currently no negotiations, commitments or
agreements with respect to any transactions of this type, however. Pending the
use of the net proceeds for the above purposes, we
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intend to invest the proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing, investment grade
securities. Accordingly, our management will retain broad discretion as to the
allocation of the net proceeds from this offering and, subject to certain
exceptions, will be able to use and allocate the net proceeds without first
obtaining stockholder approval.
ANY ACQUISITIONS WE MAKE COULD DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS AND HARM OUR FINANCIAL
CONDITION.
As part of our growth strategy, we might consider opportunities to acquire other
businesses or technologies that would complement our current offerings, expand
the breadth of our markets or enhance our technical capabilities. To date, we
have not made any acquisitions, and we are currently not subject to any
agreement or letter of intent with respect to potential acquisitions.
Acquisitions present a number of potential challenges that could, if not met,
disrupt our business operations, increase our operating costs and reduce the
value to us of the acquired company, including -
- integration of the acquired employees, operations, technologies and
products with our existing business and products;
- focusing management's time and attention on our core business;
- retention of business relationships with suppliers and customers of the
acquired company;
- entering markets in which we lack prior experience; and
- retention of key employees of the acquired company.
THERE HAS BEEN NO PRIOR TRADING MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK, AND THE POTENTIAL
VOLATILITY OF THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUR
INVESTMENT.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock,
and we cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop or be
sustained after this offering. The initial public offering price will be
determined through negotiations between us and the representatives of the
underwriters, and might not be indicative of the market price of our common
stock after this offering.
Recently, the stock market has experienced significant price and volume
fluctuations. Market prices of securities of technology companies, particularly
following an initial public offering, have been highly volatile and frequently
reach levels that bear no relationship to the operating performance of such
companies. These market prices generally are not sustainable and are subject to
wide variations. It is likely that our stock price will experience similar
volatility. If our common stock trades to unsustainably high levels following
this offering, it is likely that the market price of our common stock will
thereafter experience a material decline.
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a
company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities.
We could be the target of similar litigation in the future. Securities
litigation could cause us to incur substantial costs, divert management's
attention and resources, harm our reputation in the industry and the securities
markets and reduce our profitability.
THE PRICE OF OUR STOCK COULD DECREASE AS A RESULT OF SHARES BEING SOLD IN THE
MARKET AFTER THE OFFERING.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of common stock in the public market
following this offering could adversely affect the market price of the common
stock prevailing from time to time. The number of shares of common stock
available for sale in the public market is limited by restrictions under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and lock-up
agreements executed by many of our larger security holders under which they have
agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of their shares until 180 days
after the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of the
underwriters. In addition to the 5,000,000 shares of common stock offered
hereby, assuming no exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, there
will be 22,857,12823,071,801 shares of common stock outstanding as of the date of this
prospectus, all of which are "restricted" shares under the Securities Act. As a
result of the provisions of Rules 144(k), 144 and 701, and without regard toexcluding the
19,008,688
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18,958,688
shares subject to the lock-up agreements described above for the duration of the
lock-up, the restricted shares will be available for sale in the public market
as follows -
- 3,408,1473,554,248 shares will be eligible for immediate sale on the date of this
prospectus;
- 3,830,4663,995,139 shares will be eligible for sale 90 days after the date of this
prospectus; and
- 22,040,46122,205,134 shares will be eligible for sale 181 days after the date of
this prospectus.
After this offering, the holders of approximately 12,731,446 shares of common
stock and rights to acquire 3,481,2193,314,552 shares of common stock will be entitled to
demand and piggyback rights with respect to registration of such shares under
the Securities Act. See "Description of Capital Stock - Registration Rights." If
these holders, by exercising their demand registration rights, cause a large
number of securities to be registered and sold in the public market, such sales
could have an adverse effect on the market price for our common stock. If we
were to initiate a registration and include shares held by such holders pursuant
to the exercise of their piggyback registration rights, sales of these shares
might have an adverse effect on our ability to raise capital.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements which include, without
limitation, statements about the market for our technology, our strategy,
competition and expected financial performance. Our actual results could differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements
as a result of various factors, including the risk factors described above and
elsewhere in this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law, even if
new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to us from the sale of the 5,000,000 shares of common stock
being sold in this offering are estimated to be $45,000,000 at an assumed
initial public offering price of $10.00 per share and after deducting the
estimated underwriting discount and offering expenses. Net proceeds will be
$51,975,000 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full. We
intend to use $15 million to $25 million of the net proceeds for research and
development, $5 million to $15 million to expand our sales and marketing efforts
and $15 million to $25 million for working capital. We might also use a portion
of the net proceeds for the acquisition of technologies, businesses or products
that are complementary to our business, although no such acquisitions are
planned or being negotiated as of the date of this prospectus, and no portion of
the net proceeds has been allocated for any specific acquisition. Pending such
uses, the net proceeds of this offering will be invested in short-term,
interest-bearing, investment-grade securities.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently
anticipate that we will retain any future earnings for use in the operation and
expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth -
- our actual capitalization as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000;
- our actual capitalization on a pro forma basis giving effect to the
conversion of all outstanding shares of our preferred stock into
12,731,446 shares of common stock upon the closing of this offering; and
- our pro forma capitalization as adjusted to reflect the sale and issuance
of the 5,000,000 shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed
initial public offering price of $10.00 per share, after deducting the
estimated underwriting discount and offering expenses and the application
of the estimated proceeds therefrom; and to reflect the exercise of
warrants to purchase a total of 2,971,2192,804,552 additional shares of common
stock.
This information should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and
the notes relating to those statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
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JUNEAS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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ACTUAL PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED
IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA -------- ---------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 19,94722,374 $ 19,94722,374 $ 82,16083,504
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Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock, no par
value; 9,500,000 shares authorized, 6,582,472 shares
issued and outstanding (actual); 9,500,000 shares
authorized, no shares issued and outstanding (pro forma);
20,000,000 shares authorized $0.01 par value, no shares
issued and outstanding (as adjusted)...................... 35,591 - -
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares
authorized, 9,934,71510,340,355 shares issued and outstanding
(actual); 30,000,000 shares authorized, 22,666,16123,071,801
shares issued and outstanding (pro forma); 120,000,000
shares authorized $0.01 par value, 30,637,38130,876,353 shares
issued and outstanding (as adjusted).................... 99 227 306103 231 309
Additional paid-in capital................................ 2,630 38,093 100,2274,968 40,431 101,483
Notes receivable from stockholders........................ (402) (402) (402)
Accumulated deficit....................................... (19,723) (19,723) (19,723)(18,782) (18,782) (18,782)
Deferred stock compensation............................... (767) (767) (767)(1,188) (1,188) (1,188)
-------- ---------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity (deficit).................... (17,761) 17,830 80,043(15,301) 20,290 81,420
-------- ---------- -----------
Total capitalization.................................... $ 17,83020,290 $ 17,83020,290 $ 80,04381,420
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The actual outstanding share information in this table is based on our shares
outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 and excludes -
- 2,316,1132,388,013 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options
outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, with a weighted average exercise
price of $2.07$2.99 per share;
- 2,881,2192,714,552 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants
outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, with a weighted average exercise
price of $5.97$5.94 per share, and 90,000 shares of common stock issuable upon
the exercise of another warrant outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 on a
"cashless" basis;
- 5,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our
2000 employee stock option plan; and
- 200,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our 2000
employee stock purchase plan.
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DILUTION
Our pro forma net tangible book value as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 was approximately
$17.8$20.3 million, or $0.79$0.88 per share of common stock. Pro forma net tangible book
value per share is determined by dividing our pro forma net tangible book value,
calculated as total pro forma tangible assets less total pro forma liabilities,
by the number of outstanding shares of common stock after reflecting the
conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into common stock. After
giving effect to the sale of 5,000,000 shares of common stock in this offering,
based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $10.00 per share and
after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and offering expenses, our
as adjusted pro forma net tangible book value as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 would be
$62.8$65.3 million, or $2.27$2.33 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro
forma net tangible book value of $1.48$1.45 per share to existing stockholders and an
immediate dilution in pro forma net tangible book value of $7.73$7.67 per share to
new investors. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:
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Initial public offering price per share..................... $10.00
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of
JuneSeptember 30, 2000...........................................2000...................................... $ 0.790.88
Pro forma increase in net tangible book value per share
attributable to new investors........................... 1.481.45
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Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this
offering.................................................. 2.272.33
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Pro forma dilution per share to new investors............... $ 7.737.67
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The following table summarizes, on a pro forma as adjusted basis as of
JuneSeptember 30, 2000, the total number of shares of common stock purchased from
us, the total consideration paid to us and the average price per share paid by
existing stockholders and by new investors purchasing shares in this offering.
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SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION
--------------------- ----------------------- AVERAGE PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
---------- -------- ------------ -------- -------------
Existing stockholders.................. 25,637,38125,876,353 84% $ 53,613,00054,197,000 52% $2.09
New investors.......................... 5,000,000 16 50,000,000 48 10.00
---------- ---- ------------ ---- ----------
Total.................................. 30,637,38130,876,353 100% $103,613,000$104,197,000 100% $3.38$3.37
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The foregoing table gives effect to the conversion of all of our outstanding
shares of preferred stock outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 into 12,731,446
shares of common stock; and the issuance of 2,881,2192,714,552 shares of common stock
upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 at a weighted
average exercise price of $5.97$5.94 per share, and the "cashless" exercise of an
additional warrant outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 representing the right
to acquire 90,000 shares of common stock, net.
The foregoing table excludes the issuance of 2,316,1132,388,013 shares of common stock
upon the exercise of options outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 under our 1992
stock option plan and our 1996 stock plan, with a weighted average exercise
price of $2.07$2.99 per share.
Assuming the exercise of all options and warrants outstanding as of
JuneSeptember 30, 2000, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value at
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 would be $84.8$88.6 million, or $2.57$2.66 per share, which would
represent an immediate increase in the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book
value of $1.78 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of
$7.43$7.34 per share to new investors.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with our
financial statements and notes related to those statements, and with
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" included elsewhere in this prospectus. The statement of operations
data for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 and the balance sheet
data as of December 31, 1998 and 1999 are derived from our financial statements
that have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
and are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The statement of operations data
for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 and the balance sheet data as of
December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997 are derived from our financial statements that
have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, and
are not included in this prospectus. The statement of operations data for the
sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999 and 2000 and the balance sheet data as of
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 are derived from our unaudited financial statements that have
been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and, in our
opinion, include all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth
therein. Operating results for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that could be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2000 or any other future period.
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SIXNINE MONTHS
ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ENDED JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenue:
Product..........................................Product........................................ $ - $23,110 $34,822 $36,281 $15,356 $8,145 $4,028
Contract.........................................$11,912 $ 8,228
Contract....................................... - - - - - - 460802
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
- 23,110 34,822 36,281 15,356 8,145 4,48811,912 9,030
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Cost of net revenue:
Product..........................................Product........................................ - 21,435 29,510 31,892 10,062 5,447 1,952
Contract.........................................7,896 3,597
Contract....................................... - - - - - - 267385
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
- 21,435 29,510 31,892 10,062 5,447 2,2197,896 3,982
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Gross profit.......................................profit..................................... - 1,675 5,312 4,389 5,294 2,698 2,2694,016 5,048
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Operating expenses:
Research and development.........................development....................... 4,132 4,926 3,596 4,224 3,110 1,647 1,6302,477 2,438
Selling, general and administrative..............administrative............ 649 3,545 3,225 2,842 2,388 1,194 1,3381,728 2,340
Stock-based compensation charge..................charge................ - - - - 107 20 34242 590
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Total operating expenses.......................expenses..................... 4,781 8,471 6,821 7,066 5,605 2,861 3,3104,247 5,368
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Loss from operations...............................operations............................. (4,781) (6,796) (1,509) (2,677) (311) (163) (1,041)(231) (320)
Interest expense...................................expense................................. - (1,022) (1,030) (294) - - -
Interest and other income..........................income........................ 324 759 523 649 520 225 459369 768
Provision for income taxes.........................taxes....................... - - - - (67) (20) -(44) (89)
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Net income (loss).................................................................. $(4,457) $(7,059) $(2,016) $(2,322) $ 142 $ 4294 $ (582)359
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====== ============= =======
Net income (loss) per share - basic................basic.............. $ (0.53) $ (0.78) $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $(0.06)0.01 $ 0.04
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====== ============= =======
- diluted...................diluted................. $ (0.53) $ (0.78) $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $(0.06)-- $ 0.01
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====== ============= =======
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per
share
- basic..........................................basic........................................ 8,376 8,997 9,323 9,626 9,727 9,708 9,8569,714 9,996
- diluted........................................diluted...................................... 8,376 8,997 9,323 9,626 23,320 22,735 9,85622,985 25,594
Pro forma net income (loss) per share
- basic..........................................basic........................................ $ 0.01 $(0.03)$ 0.02
======= =============
- diluted........................................diluted...................................... $ 0.01 $(0.03)$ 0.01
======= =============
Shares used in computing pro forma net income
(loss) per share
- basic..........................................basic........................................ 21,808 22,25922,727
- diluted........................................diluted...................................... 23,320 22,25925,594
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DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------------------------- JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
IN THOUSANDS -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------------------------
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents........................ $ 5,089 $ 12,109 $ 9,091 $ 9,750 $ 12,720 $ 19,94722,374
Working capital.................................. (24,029) 10,122 3,677 11,387 11,908 17,25419,599
Total assets..................................... 45,091 54,328 49,408 17,932 16,481 23,22127,908
Deferred revenue................................. - - - - 2,045 3,8785,658
Current portion of notes payable................. 29,633 4,988 7,773 - - -
Notes payable, long-term......................... 5,880 36,247 22,540 - - -
RedeemableMandatorily redeemable convertible preferred
stock...........stock.......................................... 13,933 14,032 22,330 30,391 30,391 35,591
Stockholders' deficit............................ (7,812) (14,077) (15,903) (18,001) (17,666) (17,761)(15,301)
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
OVERVIEW
We design, develop, license and market memory technologies used by the
semiconductor industry and electronic product manufacturers. We have developed a
patented semiconductor memory technology, called 1T-SRAM, that offers a
combination of high density, low power consumption, high speed and low cost that
available memory technologies do not match. We license this technology to
companies that incorporate, or embed, memory on complex integrated circuits. We
also sell memory chips based on our 1T-SRAM technology. The sale of our 1T-SRAM
memory chips supports the future development and marketing of our 1T-SRAM
technology to licensees.
To date, almost all of our revenue has been generated by sales of memory chips
from four product lines:
- multibank dynamic random access memory, or MDRAM, a proprietary memory
chip for use primarily with graphics applications in personal computers,
which we first shipped in 1996;
- MCACHE, our brand name for another proprietary line of personal computer
memory chips, which we first shipped in 1996;
- synchronous graphics random access memory, or SGRAM, an industry standard
memory chip design for use primarily with graphics applications in
personal computers, which we first shipped in 1997; and
- 1T-SRAM memory chips for use primarily in communications equipment, which
we first shipped in the fourth quarter of 1998.
Sales of our memory chips peaked at $36.3 million in 1998. We achieved
profitability in the fourth quarter of 1997 and the first quarter of 1998. In
the second quarter of 1998, unit prices and shipments into the personal computer
market declined dramatically. At that time we decided that the combination of
strong competition for personal computer memory chips, volatile pricing and low
margins would limit the profitability of chip sales in the long run.
Consequently, using elements of our existing memory technology as a foundation,
we completed the development of our 1T-SRAM technology in the fourth quarter of
1998 and changed our primary focus to licensing this memory technology.
Also in 1998, we completed development of our first memory chips incorporating
our 1T-SRAM technology and changed our marketing strategy for memory chips to
focus on selling 1T-SRAM memory chips to customers in the communications
equipment business. At the same time, we began to phase out our three other
product lines. We ceased shipping MCACHE in early 1999. By the end of the second
quarter of 2000, we had ceased production of MDRAM chips, which we presently
sell in limited amounts out of remaining inventory. We presently ship SGRAM
chips in low volumes only to support small orders from existing customers.
Consequently, we anticipate that virtually all of our future product revenue
will derive from sales of 1T-SRAM memory chips.
After changing our business model, we signed our first license agreement related
to 1T-SRAM technology at the end of the fourth quarter of 1998 and recognized
licensing contract revenue from our 1T-SRAM technology for the first time in the
first quarter of 2000. As of July 31,September 30, 2000, we had signed agreements
related to our 1T-SRAM technology with thirteenseventeen companies. Generally, we expect
our total sales cycle, or the period from our initial discussion with a
prospective licensee to our receipt of royalties from the licensee's use of our
1T-SRAM technology, to run from 18 to 24 months.
We have had a limited operating history and have incurred net losses in every
year of operation until 1999.
REVENUE. We expect to generate three types of revenue: contract revenue,
royalty revenue and memory chip revenue. To date, we have generated almost all
of our revenue from the sale of memory chips. During the next
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12 months, our revenue may continue to consist primarily of memory chip revenue,
with contract and royalty revenue generating an increasing portion of our
revenue. We expect that licensing revenue will represent the majority of our
total revenue in the following years.
Contract revenue consists of fees for providing circuit design, layout and
testing services to a licensee that is embedding our memory technology into its
product. For some licensees, we also provide engineering support services to
assist in the commencement of production of their products. Contract fees range
from several hundred thousand dollars to several million dollars, depending on
the scope and complexity of the development project, the licensee's rights and
the royalty to be paid under the contract. The licensee generally pays contract
fees in installments at the beginning of the contract and upon achieving certain
milestones. For contracts involving performance specifications that we have not
yet met, we defer the recognition of revenue until the licensee manufactures
products that meet the contract performance specifications. Contract fees
collected prior to revenue recognition are recorded as deferred contract
revenue. We recognized contract revenue for the first time in the six-monthfirst quarter
of the current year. For the nine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000. The2000 the
recognized contract revenue of $460,000was $802,000 and arose under two licensing contract
projects that we completed during the period. Deferred contract revenue at
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 was $3.9$5.7 million, which will be recognized when the
performance specifications of the contract have been met.
Each licensing contract provides for royalty payments at a stated rate. We
negotiate royalty rates taking into account such factors as the amount of
contract fees to be paid, the anticipated volume of the licensee's sales of
products that utilize our technology and the cost savings to be achieved by the
licensee when using our technology. Our agreements require licensees to report
the manufacture or sale of products that include our technology after the end of
the quarter in which the sale or manufacture occurs. We will recognize royalties
in the quarter in which we receive the licensee's report. We have recorded no
royalties through JuneSeptember 30, 2000.
We anticipate that revenue from our licensing activities will fluctuate from
period to period and that it will be difficult to predict the timing and
magnitude of such revenue. Our license contracts involve long sales cycles,
which make it difficult to predict the timing of signing agreements. These
contracts are also associated with lengthy and complicated engineering
development projects, and so the completion of development and commencement of
production may be difficult for us to predict. Furthermore, substantial amounts
of revenue arising from these contracts will be recognized only when the
licensee manufactures the products meeting the performance specification. We
believe that the amount of licensing contract revenues for any period are not
necessarily indicative of results for any future period.
The timing and level of royalties will likewise be difficult to predict because
they are totally dependent on the licensees' ability to market, produce and ship
product that incorporates our technology. Under our licensing business model,
our future revenue will be tied to royalties on the production and sale of our
licensees' products. Many of these products are consumer products, such as
electronic games, for which demand is seasonal and generally highest in the
fourth quarter. For a discussion of factors that could contribute to the
fluctuation of our revenues, please see "Risk Factors - Our lengthy licensing
cycle and our licensees' lengthy development cycles will make the operating
results of our licensing business difficult to predict."
Product revenue derived from our three largest customers, Diamond Multimedia
Systems, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by S3, Inc., Serial
System PTE, Ltd., and STB, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by 3DFX, Inc.,
represented 29.1%, 10.8% and 10.3% of our total revenue in 1998, respectively.
In 1999, our two largest customers, ETMA Corporation and Maxtek
Technology Company, Ltd., represented 16.4% and 10.9% of our total revenue,
respectively. In the first halfnine months of 2000, our two largest customers were
Arrowpoint Communications,customer was Cisco
Systems, Inc. and Maxtek Technology Company Ltd., who represented 32.9% and 13.2%31.3% of our total revenue for that period, respectively.period. All
of our sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. Our memory chips are subject to
competitive pricing pressure that might result in fluctuating gross profits,
which we have experienced in the past. Prior to 1999, we sold most of our memory
chips to the personal computer market, which is seasonal, and experienced the
strongest demand for these products in the fourth quarter each year. From
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late 1998 to date, our memory chip sales have consisted primarily of 1T-SRAM
chips sold to customers in the communications equipment business and we have not
seen the effect of seasonal demand in the market.
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Product sales are typically on a purchase-order basis, with shipment of product
from one to six months later. Provisions for potential warranty liability and
estimated returns are recorded at the time revenue is recognized.
Currently, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or TSMC, manufactures
all of the memory chips that we sell. Our products are assembled and tested
prior to shipment by independent, third-party contractors. We contract for all
of these manufacturing services on a purchase-order basis and have no long-term
commitments for the supply of any of our memory chip products. If we are unable
to obtain manufacturing, assembly or testing services required to fill our
customer orders for these products, our revenues from these products will
decline substantially.
COST OF REVENUE. Cost of product revenue consists primarily of costs associated
with the manufacture, assembly and test of our memory chip products by
independent, third-party contractors.
Cost of contract revenue consists primarily of deferred engineering costs
directly related to engineering development projects specified in agreements we
have with licensees of our 1T-SRAM technology. To the extent that the amount of
engineering costs does not exceed the amount of the related contract revenues,
these costs are deferred on a contract-by-contract basis from the time we have
established technological feasibility of the product to be developed under the
contract. This occurs when we have completed all of the activities necessary to
establish that the licensee's product can be produced to meet the performance
specifications when incorporating our technology. Deferred costs are charged to
cost of contract revenue when the related revenue is recognized.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expenses consist primarily
of salaries and related employee expenses, material costs for prototype and test
units and expenses associated with engineering development software and
equipment. Prior to 1998, our research and development expenses were incurred
primarily in support of design, development and production of memory chips.
Since changing our business model in 1998, we have devoted our research and
development efforts primarily to developing the 1T-SRAM technology and related
licensing activities. Most of these efforts have been directly related to
projects specified in various license agreements we have with the early adopters
of our memory technology. These projects typically include customization of
1T-SRAM circuitry to enable embedding our memory on a licensee's integrated
circuit and may include engineering support to assist in the commencement of
production of a licensee's products. Projects can also include development and
design of variations of the 1T-SRAM technology for use in different
manufacturing processes used by licensees and the development and testing of
prototypes to prove the technical feasibility of embedding our memory designs in
the licensees' products.
We generally record engineering cost as research and development expense in the
period incurred except when the engineering cost is being deferred under a
licensing contract for which technological feasibility has been established.
We intend to focus an increasing percentage of our research and development
efforts on the development of new intellectual property for licensing to
semiconductor companies, electronic product manufacturers and their customers.
The success of our business will depend on our ability to develop these new
technologies.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses,
occupancy costs, sales commissions to independent sales representatives and
professional fees. We pay commissions to our independent sales representatives
on most of our sales of memory chips. We leverage our licensing and co-marketing
relationships to promote our technology, and currently do not use sales
representatives or distributors in our licensing business.
After the offering, we anticipate an increase in our administrative expenses as
we hire additional staff and incur additional professional fees to address
reporting and similar requirements applicable to a public company. We
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also anticipate an increase in our sales and marketing expenses as we increase
the number of personnel devoted to the licensing of our technology.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The table set forth below shows our historical results of operations, expressed
as a percentage of revenue. As we changed our business model in the fourth
quarter of 1998 and have concentrated our efforts on licensing 1T-SRAM
technology only since early 1999, these historical results of operations and the
ensuing discussion of them are unlikely to be representative of our operating
results going forward.
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NINE MONTHS
YEAR ENDED SIX MONTHSENDED
DECEMBER 31, ENDED JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
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1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
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Net revenue:
Product....................................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 90.0%91.1%
Contract...................................... - - - - 10.08.9
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Cost of net revenue:
Product....................................... 84.7 87.9 65.5 66.9 43.566.3 39.8
Contract...................................... - - - - 5.94.3
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
84.7 87.9 65.5 66.9 49.466.3 44.1
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Gross profit.................................... 15.3 12.1 34.5 33.1 50.633.7 55.9
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Operating expenses:
Research & development........................and development...................... 10.3 11.6 20.3 20.2 36.320.8 27.0
Selling, general and administrative........... 9.3 7.8 15.5 14.7 29.814.5 25.9
Stock-based compensation charge............... - - 0.7 0.2 7.60.4 6.5
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total operating expenses.................... 19.6 19.5 36.5 35.1 73.735.7 59.4
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Loss from operations............................ (4.3) (7.4) (2.0) (2.0) (23.1)(1.9) (3.5)
Interest expense................................ (3.0) (0.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Interest and other income....................... 1.5 1.8 3.4 2.8 10.23.1 8.5
Provision for income taxes...................... 0.0 0.0 (0.4) (0.2) 0.0(0.4) (1.0)
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Net income (loss)............................... (5.8)% (6.4)% 1.0% 0.5% (12.9)%0.8% 4.0%
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1998 AND 1999
REVENUE. We generated all of our revenue in 1997, 1998 and 1999 from the sale
of our memory chips. Revenue increased from $34.8 million in 1997 to $36.3
million in 1998 as we shipped a greater volume of memory chips. Declines in 1998
shipments of MCACHE and MDRAM chips were largely offset by increased sales of
SGRAM chips, as we phased out the MCACHE product line and promoted industry
standard SGRAM chips instead of our proprietary MDRAMs. Revenue decreased from
1998 to 1999 because selling prices fell and we reduced promotion and sales of
memory chips to customers in the personal computer business. This decline was
consistent with the change of marketing strategy to focus on marketing only
1T-SRAM memory chips to customers in the communications equipment business.
1T-SRAM memory chips represented 24.4% of 1999 revenue compared to 1.2% of 1998
revenue.
GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit decreased from $5.3 million in 1997 to $4.4 million
in 1998, then increased to $5.3 million in 1999. The decrease in gross profit in
1998 was due to lower average selling prices of memory chips, caused by an
over-supply in the memory market and our product mix which was weighted towards
lower
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margin memories. The increase from 1998 to 1999 again reflected our decision to
shift to a licensing-based business model and our reduction of sales of lower
margin SGRAM products, together with a recovery in average selling prices.
Although memory chip shipments in 1999 declined significantly from 1998, the
gross profit increased in 1999 due to increased prices for the memory chips and
a shift of the mix of sales to higher-margin 1T-SRAM chips, which began shipment
in late 1998.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expense increased from
$3.6 million in 1997 to $4.2 million in 1998, and then decreased to
$3.1 million in 1999. The increase in research and development expenses from
1997 to 1998 resulted primarily from higher prototype and tooling costs
associated with qualifying additional manufacturing sources for our memory
chips. These expenses decreased in 1999 because we had fewer prototype
production runs of new products during the period.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling, general and administrative
expense decreased from $3.2 million in 1997 to $2.8 million in 1998 and
$2.4 million in 1999. The decrease over these three years resulted from a
reduction in commissions paid to independent sales representatives and in
personnel cost due to decreasing product revenue. Selling, general and
administrative expenses in 1998 included bad debt expense of $161,000. Of this
amount, $143,000 was attributable to one customer that filed for bankruptcy.
When we initially shipped the products to the customer, we thought that the
receivable was collectible.
INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest income reflects interest earned
on average cash and cash equivalents. Interest income was $523,000, $649,000 and
$520,000 in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. The fluctuation in interest
income levels corresponded to differences in average cash balances. Interest
expense consists of interest on debt and capital lease obligations. Interest
expense was $1.0 million, $294,000 and $0 in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively.
All interest expense was incurred on $13.1 million of notes issued to entities
controlled by two of our directors and other unrelated parties. Principal of
$6.7 million was converted into Series F preferred stock in 1997. We repaid the
balance of these notes in 1998.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. We have incurred losses in each year through 1998
and consequently did not provide for federal or state income taxes. In 1999, a
provision of $67,000 was recorded. At December 31, 1999, we had federal net
operating loss carryforwards of approximately $15.0 million that we expect to be
available to reduce future income tax liabilities to the extent permitted under
federal and applicable state income tax laws. The federal net operating loss
carryforwards expire from 2002 to 2019.
SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 2000
REVENUE. Total revenue was $8.1$11.9 million and $4.5$9.0 million in the sixnine months
ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999 and 2000, respectively. Product revenue declined by
$4.1$3.7 million as we decreased unit shipments of MDRAM and SGRAM memory chips,
consistent with our decision to focus our efforts on 1T-SRAM technology
licensing activities. During the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999,2000, we
recognized contract revenue for the first time, which totaled $460,000.$802,000.
GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit decreasedincreased from $2.7$4.0 million in the six-month periodnine months ended
JuneSeptember 30, 1999 to $2.3$5.0 million in the same period of 2000, primarily due primarily to
increased sales of 1T-SRAM memory chips which have had higher margins than our
MDRAM and SGRAM memory chips. Sales of 1T-SRAM memory chips represented 26.4%
and 65.9% of revenue in the decrease in product revenue. Totalnine months ended September 30, 1999 and 2000,
respectively. Consequently, gross profit as a percent of total revenue was 33.1% and 50.6% forincreased
from 33.7% in the six-month periodsnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999 and
2000, respectively. The increase occurred primarily becauseto 55.9% in the same
period of higher average
selling prices on our 1T-SRAM memory chip products.2000. In addition, gross profit forin the sixnine months ended
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 reflects $267,000$385,000 of engineering costs deferred previously
under two licensing contract projects that we completed during the period.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expenses were $1.6$2.5 million
and $2.4 million in each of the six-month periodsnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999 and 2000,
respectively, as we have not yet been required to add engineering
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staff to support our licensing activities. In addition, we recorded
approximately $113,000$205,000 of engineering expense incurred in the six-monthnine-month period
ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000 as cost of contract revenue.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling, general and administrative
expenses were $1.2$1.7 million and $1.3$2.3 million in the six-monthnine-month periods ended
JuneSeptember 30, 1999 and 2000, respectively. The small increase resulted primarily from the
addition of staff to support
the expansion of sales and marketing activities in licensing our technology. In
addition, our rent and facility expense increased with our move into additional
space in our current headquarters building.
INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest income increased from
approximately $225,000$369,000 in the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999 to
$459,000$768,000 in the corresponding period in 2000. This increase resulted from higher
average cash balances in the year 2000 period.
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QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set forth unaudited results of operations data for the
sixseven quarters ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000. This unaudited information has been
prepared on a basis consistent with our audited financial statements appearing
elsewhere in this prospectus and, in the opinion or our management, includes all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair
presentation of the information for the periods presented. The unaudited
quarterly information should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
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MAR. 31, 1999 JUNE 30, 1999SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30,
1999 DEC. 31, 1999 MAR. 31,1999 1999 2000 JUNE 30,2000 2000
IN THOUSANDS -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- ----------------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Net revenue:
Product..................Product.............................. $ 4,322 $ 3,823 $ 3,767 $ 3,444 $ 1,717 $ 2,311 Contract.................$ 4,200
Contract............................. - - - - 60 400 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------342
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
4,322 3,823 3,767 3,444 1,777 2,711 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------4,542
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Cost of net revenue:
Product..................Product.............................. 3,024 2,423 2,449 2,166 761 1,191 Contract.................1,645
Contract............................. - - - - 42 225 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------118
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
3,024 2,423 2,449 2,166 803 1,416 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------1,763
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Gross profit.............profit......................... 1,298 1,400 1,318 1,278 974 1,295 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------2,779
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Research and development...development............... 792 855 830 633 766 864 808
Selling, general and administrative...........administrative.... 603 591 534 660 673 665 1,002
Stock-based compensation charge...................charge........ 1 19 22 65 107 235 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------248
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Total operating expenses...............expenses............. 1,396 1,465 1,386 1,358 1,546 1,764 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Loss2,058
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Income (loss) from operations.......operations.......... (98) (65) (68) (80) (572) (469) 721
Interest and other income...................income.............. 107 118 144 151 163 296 309
Provision for income taxes....................taxes............. (3) (17) (24) (23) - -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------(89)
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Net income (loss)................................ $ 6 $ 36 $ 52 $ 48 $ (409) $ (173) ============== ============== ============== ============== ============== ==============$ 941
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MAR. 31, 1999 JUNE 30, 1999SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30,
1999 DEC. 31, 1999 MAR. 31,1999 1999 2000 JUNE 30, 2000 -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------2000
--------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Net revenue:
Product..................Product.............................. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.6% 85.2% Contract.................92.5%
Contract............................. - - - - 3.4 14.8 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------7.5
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------100.0
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Cost of net revenue:
Product..................Product.............................. 70.0 63.4 65.0 62.9 42.8 43.9 Contract.................36.2
Contract............................. - - - - 2.4 8.3 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------2.6
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
70.0 63.4 65.0 62.9 45.2 52.2 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------38.8
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Gross profit.............profit......................... 30.0 36.6 35.0 37.1 54.8 47.8 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------61.2
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Research and development...development............... 18.3 22.4 22.0 18.4 43.1 31.9 17.8
Selling, general and administrative...........administrative.... 14.0 15.5 14.2 19.2 37.9 24.5 22.1
Stock-based compensation charge...................charge........ 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.9 6.0 8.7 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------5.5
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Total operating expenses...............expenses............. 32.3 38.3 36.8 39.4 87.0 65.1 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Loss45.3
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Income (loss) from operations.......operations.......... (2.3) (1.7) (1.8) (2.3) (32.2) (17.3) 15.9
Interest and other income...................income.............. 2.5 3.1 3.8 4.4 9.2 10.9 6.8
Provision for income taxes....................taxes............. (0.0) (0.4) (0.6) (0.7) 0.0 0.0 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------(2.0)
-------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
Net income (loss)................................ 0.1% 1.0% 1.4% 1.4% (23.0)% (6.4)% ============== ============== ============== ============== ============== ==============20.7%
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Revenue generally decreasedRevenues each quarter duringdeclined throughout 1999 and the six-quarter periodquarter ended June 30,March 31,
2000 with the most significant decline occurring from the fourth
quarter of 1999 to the first quarter of 2000. This decrease over the six-quarter
period was due to the decline in product revenueas we reduced our sales and unit shipments of the MDRAM and SGRAM memory
chip products and focused on licensing the 1T-SRAM technology. At the same time,
unit sales of 1T-SRAM memory chips, consistent withwhich we first shipped in late 1998, began
to increase and, as a result, revenue increased from $1.8 million in the change in our business model to focusing our efforts
on the licensing of embedded-memory technology. In the second quarter
ofended March 31, 2000
revenue increased to $2.7 million and $4.5 million in the quarters ended
June 30 and September 30, 2000, respectively. 1T-SRAM memory chip revenue
represented 54.9%, 57.6% and 75.2% of total revenue in the quarters ended
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2000, respectively. Contract revenue was
recorded for the first time in 2000 with $60,000, $400,000 and $342,000
recognized in the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2000,
respectively, as we completed several engineering services projects under
licensing agreements.
Cost of revenue generally declined throughout 1999 and the quarter ended
March 31, 2000, reflecting the decrease in total unit shipments of memory chips.
Cost of revenue increased in the quarters ended June 30 and September 30, 2000
due to increased unit shipments of our 1T-
SRAM stand-alone memory products and recording of contract revenue of $400,000
related to a completed contract.
Cost of revenue generally declined during the six-quarter period ended June 30,
2000, reflecting a decrease in unit shipments of1T-SRAM memory chips. Gross profit as a
percent of revenue ranged from 30.0% to 37.1% during most of this period, but
rose to 54.8% and 47.8% in the first and second quarterquarters of 1999. In 2000, respectively.
The increase in the
gross profit percentage was generally due to higher prices
received for 1T-SRAM memory chips and an increasing proportion of our memory
chips sold to communications equipment customers. Product cost as a percent of product revenue was 54.8%, 47.8% and 61.2% for the quarters
ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2000, respectively. These increased
percentages were due primarily to the increased proportion of revenue from 44.3%sales
of 1T-SRAM memory chips, which have had higher margins than the MDRAM and SGRAM
memory chips that dominated sales in prior periods. The decline in gross profit
as a percent of revenue from the first quarter ofended March 31, 2000 to 51.5% in
the second quarter
ofended June 30, 2000, was due primarily due to increased costs associated with the
phase out of the MDRAM and SGRAM memory chip product lines. Also, we recorded
cost of contract revenue for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and
September 30, 2000 of $42,000, $225,000 and $118,000, respectively, for
engineering cost deferred previously under licensing contract projects that we
completed during these periods.
Research and development expenses remained generally constant during the
periods, as we shifted engineering resources from product development and
introduction to developing intellectual property and supporting our licensees.
Selling, general and administrative expenses generally have been flat. These
expenses increased moderately ingenerally level during
the seven quarter period until the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2000 despite a
decreasewhen these
expenses increased to $1.0 million from $665,000 in the previous quarter, due
primarily to increased sales commissions paidon memory chip sales and expenses
associated with expanding into a newly leased section of our headquarters
building. We also increased bad debt reserve by
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$100,000 corresponding to the increase of outstanding trade accounts receivable
during the period because we increased
marketing expenses related to licensing our technology.quarter ended September 30, 2000.
Interest income increased each quarter, primarily as our cash position increased
and we ceased paying interest expense following the retirement of all
outstanding indebtedness in 1998.
We believe that quarterly and annual results of operations will be affected by a
variety of factors that could materially and adversely affect revenue, gross
profit and income from operations. Accordingly, and in light of our limited
operating history under our new business model, we believe that period-to-period
comparisons of our results of operations should not be relied upon as an
indication of future performance.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since our inception, we have financed our operations through a combination of
equity and debt financing. In our most recent equity financing, we issued
650,000 shares of Series H preferred stock in May 2000 to two of our licensees,
Galileo Technology, Ltd. and LSI Logic, Inc. with aggregate proceeds to us of
$5.2 million. We have raised a total of $35.6 million through the issuance of
preferred stock, including $6.7 million of indebtedness converted to preferred
stock in 1997. We borrowed an aggregate of $13.1 million through various debt
financings between 1996 and 1998. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we had repaid in
full all amounts due under these loans. Funds raised from debt and the sale of
preferred stock have allowed us to continue developing and marketing new
products and our 1T-SRAM technology notwithstanding significant volatility in
our memory chip revenues and operations.
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we had cash and cash equivalents of $19.9$22.4 million, an
increase of $7.2$9.7 million from cash and cash equivalents held as of December 31,
1999. The increase in cash was due primarily to the sale of $5.2 million of
redeemable convertible preferred stock in May 2000. In addition, we received
contract fees associated with licensing activities in the first half ofnine months ended
September 30, 2000, which increased deferred revenue by $1.8$3.6 million. Our
primary capital requirements are to fund working capital needs. We believe that
our current focus on contract revenues and reduced levels of memory chip sales
have lessened the volatility of our business and enabled us to steadily improve
our cash position.
Net cash used in operations was $6.5 million and $1.2 million in 1997 and 1998,
respectively. We generated $3.6 million of cash from operations in 1999. Net
cash used in operations in 1997 consisted primarily of the increase in accounts
receivable of $5.1 million, which was the result of increasing revenue levels
throughout
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1997. In 1998, factors which consumed cash in operations were the net
loss of $2.3 million and the decreases in accounts payable and accrued expenses
of $3.8 million and $3.4 million, respectively, resulting from the decline in
revenue levels and inventory purchases throughout 1998. These factors were
partially offset by decreases in accounts receivable and inventories of
$4.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, which also resulted from the
declines in revenue levels and inventory purchases. Net cash generated from
operations in 1999 resulted principally from a continued decline in the levels
of revenue, and consisted of reductions of accounts receivable and inventory in
the amounts of $1.0 million and $3.4 million, respectively. In addition, we
collected $2.0 million in contract fees in 1999 and recorded them as deferred
revenue. Cash generated from operations in 1999 was offset by the decline in
accounts payable of $3.9 million, primarily because we reduced our inventory
purchases.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $6.1 million in 1997, principally
as a result of releasing restricted cash previously required to be held as
collateral for a line of credit cancelled in that year. Net cash provided by
investing activities was approximately $641,000 in 1998, generated from the
maturity and sale of short-term securities. In 1999, net cash used in investing
activities was approximately $726,000, representing capital expenditures for
property and equipment.
Proceeds from sales of preferred stock and existing cash were used to repay
$4.2 million of loans in 1997. In 1998, cash generated from sales of preferred
stock was used to repay outstanding loans totaling $6.9 million from entities
controlled by two of our shareholders.
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Our future liquidity and capital requirements are expected to vary from quarter
to quarter, depending on numerous factors, including -
- level and timing of licensing and memory chip sales revenues;
- cost, timing and success of technology development efforts;
- market acceptance of our existing and future technologies and products;
- competing technological and market developments;
- cost of maintaining and enforcing patent claims and intellectual property
rights; and
- variations in manufacturing yields, materials costs and other
manufacturing risks.
We expect that the net proceeds of this offering, together with our existing
capital and cash generated from operations, if any, will be sufficient to meet
our capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. We expect that
generally a licensing business such as ours will require less cash to support
operations after multiple licensees begin to ship products and pay royalties. If
the level and consistency of royalties increases beyond the next 12 months, we
expect that the amount of additional financing to support the growth of our
business is likely to decline. However, we cannot be certain that we will not
require additional financing at some point in time. Should our cash resources
prove inadequate, we might need to raise additional financing through public or
private financing. There can be no assurance that such additional funding will
be available to us on favorable terms, if at all. The failure to raise capital
when needed could have a material, adverse effect on our business and financial
condition. We currently do not have any third-party indebtedness.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCUSSION OF MARKET INTEREST RATE RISK
We invest primarily in short-term bank money market rate accounts, and also have
investments in short-term, investment-grade corporate securities. These
securities are highly liquid and generally mature within three months or less of
purchase date. We do not use our investments for trading or other speculative
purposes. We do not believe that we have any significant exposure to market risk
related to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity
prices.
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 1999, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the
SEC, issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"), "Revenue Recognition
in Financial Statements." SAB 101 provides interpretive guidance on the
recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements
under certain circumstances. We adopted the provisions of SAB 101 in these
financial statements for all periods presented.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 133 ("SFAS 133"), "Accounting for Derivatives
and Hedging Activities." SFAS 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards
of derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other contracts, and for hedging activities. In July 1999, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 137 ("SFAS 137"), "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Deferral of the Effective Date
of FASB Statement No. 133." SFAS 137 deferred the effective date until the
fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2000. We will adopt SFAS 133 in the quarter
ending March 31, 2001. We have not engaged in hedging activities or invested in
derivative instruments.
In March 2000, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 44 ("FIN 44"), "Accounting for
Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation," an interpretation of APB
Opinion No. 25. FIN 44 establishes guidance for the accounting for stock option
grants or modifications to existing stock options awards and is effective for
option grants made after June 30, 2000, but certain conclusions cover specific
events that occur after either December 15, 1998 or January 12, 2000. FIN 44
also establishes guidance for the repricing of stock options and determining
whether a grantee is an employee, for which the guidance was effective after
December 15, 1999, and modifying a fixed option to add a reload feature, for
which the guidance was effective after January 12, 2000. The adoption of certain
of the provisions of FIN 44 prior to June 30, 2000 did not have a material
effect on the financial statements. We do not expect the adoption of the
remaining provisions to have a material effect on our financial statements.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
We have made a preliminary determination of revenues for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000. Our product revenues for the quarter ended September 30,
2000 amounted to approximately $4.2 million compared to product revenues of
$2.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Our contract revenues for the
quarter ended September 30, 2000 amounted to approximately $342,000 compared to
contract revenues of $400,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Deferred
revenue, representing contract fees collected for licensing activities in excess
of contract revenue recognized, increased from $3.9 million at June 30, 2000 to
$5.7 million at September 30, 2000.
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BUSINESS
COMPANY OVERVIEW
We design, develop, license and market memory technologies used by the
semiconductor industry and electronic product manufacturers. We have developed a
patented one transistor random access memory technology, called 1T-SRAM, that
offers a combination of high density, low power consumption and high speed at
performance and cost levels that other available embedded memory technologies do
not match. We license our 1T-SRAM technology on a non-exclusive and worldwide
basis to companies that incorporate, or embed, memory on complex integrated
circuits.
From our inception in 1991 until 1998, we focused primarily on the development
of innovative memory technologies and the sale of memory chips. Our memory chip
development efforts in the early years of our existence yielded critical
elements of the 1T-SRAM technology. By the fourth quarter of 1998, we completed
the development of our 1T-SRAM technology and changed our primary strategic
focus from selling memory chips to licensing our 1T-SRAM technology.
To date, we have earned almost all of our revenue from the sale of memory chips
from four product lines. Prior to 1999, most of our memory chips were designed
and sold for use in the highly competitive personal computer market. In late
1998, we introduced our first 1T-SRAM memory chip and since then have
discontinued or substantially reduced our sales from the other three product
lines. The same high density, low power consumption and high speed features that
characterize our 1T-SRAM technology make our 1T-SRAM memory chips attractive to
customers that need these features in a single memory chip. Our 1T-SRAM memory
chips compete with high performance SRAM chips offered by many other companies.
Despite a large potential market for these chips, we intentionally limit this
portion of our business by offering a narrow range of product configurations,
maintaining a small sales organization and focusing our research and engineering
resources on our licensing business instead of new chip development. Our limited
development and sales of 1T-SRAM chips provide us with opportunities to earn
revenue, validate high volume production of chips using our 1T-SRAM technology
and build relationships with customers that may be future licensees.
We generate contract revenues which consist of fees paid for engineering
development and engineering support services. We are entitled to receive
royalties under each of our licensing agreements when our licensees manufacture
or sell products that incorporate our technology. We anticipate that licensing
revenue will represent the majority of our future revenue.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
TRENDS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
Electronic products play an increasingly important role in our lives, as
evidenced by the growth of the personal computer, wireless communications,
networking equipment and consumer electronics markets. These markets are
characterized by intensifying competition, rapid innovation, increasing
performance requirements and continuing cost pressures. To manufacture
electronic products that achieve optimal performance and cost levels,
semiconductor companies must produce integrated circuits that offer higher
performance, greater functionality and lower cost.
Two important measures of performance are speed and power consumption.
Higher-speed integrated circuits can allow electronic products to operate
faster, enabling the performance of more functions. Reducing the power
consumption of integrated circuits contributes to increased battery life and
reduced heat generation in electronic products. Reduced power consumption also
enables integrated circuit designers to overcome costly design hurdles, such as
meeting the thermal limitations of low-cost packaging materials.
In addition to offering high-performance products, semiconductor companies must
produce integrated circuits that are cost effective. High-density integrated
circuits require less silicon, thus reducing their size and cost. Cost reduction
can also be achieved by simplifying the integrated circuit's manufacturing
process and improving
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manufacturing yield. Additionally, to avoid the high cost of substantial
redesigns, semiconductor companies can use technology which is scalable, which
means it can be readily incorporated into multiple generations of manufacturing
process technologies. Process technology generations are distinguished in terms
of the dimension of the integrated circuit's smallest topographical features, as
measured in microns (one millionth of a meter). The semiconductor industry has
continuously developed advanced process technologies that enable the reduction
of silicon area on integrated circuits and consequently lower costs. The
industry is predominantly using 0.25-micron manufacturing process technology
today. However, current designs are being implemented in 0.18-micron
manufacturing process technology, and will migrate to 0.15-micron manufacturing
process technology in the near future.
IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATION
For decades, the semiconductor industry has continuously increased the value of
integrated circuits by improving their density, power consumption, speed and
cost. The main driver for these improvements has been the success of shrinking
the size of the basic semiconductor building block, or transistor. Transistors
have become small enough to make it economical to combine multiple functions,
such as microprocessors, memory, analog components and digital signal
processors, on a single integrated circuit, in what is commonly referred to as
System-on-a-Chip, or SOC. Highly integrated circuits such as SOCs often offer
advantages in density, power consumption, speed and cost that cannot be matched
using separate, discrete integrated circuits. SOCs are essential for most
electronic products, such as cellular phones, video game consoles, networking
equipment and Internet appliances, to achieve desired performance at a
reasonable cost. According to Dataquest, Inc., a technology market research
company, the SOC market is projected to grow from more than $14 billion in 1999
to over $58 billion by 2004, representing a compound annual growth rate of
approximately 33%.
IMPORTANCE OF EMBEDDED MEMORY
Historically, semiconductor companies implemented memory in separate integrated
circuits. Rather than using separate memory chips, semiconductor companies today
are embedding memory on highly integrated circuits in order to optimize
performance and size. At the same time, the increasing sophistication of
electronic products is driving a rapid increase in the amount of memory
required. According to Dataquest, in 2000 the percentage of silicon area of a
typical SOC occupied by memory is 32% and is expected to rise significantly over
the next five years.
The high cost of incorporating the memory component represents a major challenge
to achieving high levels of integration. Embedded memory accounts for an
increasing percentage of the size of a highly integrated circuit and is often
the slowest or rate limiting function in the circuit. Not only must integrated
circuits contain a larger amount of embedded memory, this memory must be dense
enough to be economically attractive and must offer sufficiently high speed and
low power consumption. Embedded memory has become a crucial design consideration
for determining the overall cost and performance of highly integrated circuits
and the growing number of electronic products in which they are incorporated.
TRADITIONAL SRAM
The most widely usedcommon form of embedded memory today utilizes traditional static random
access memory, or SRAM technology, that we refer to as traditional SRAM. This
technology is in the public domain, can be used by any semiconductor company and
has the following characteristics -
- it operates at the same high speeds as other functions of the integrated
circuit;
- it provides a simple and familiar interface that allows for quick design
into an integrated circuit with less risk that the design will not
function according to specification; and
- it utilizes the standard logic manufacturing process that is both
economical and the most widely available.
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As memory requirements increase, however, traditional SRAM becomes relatively
more expensive compared to the total cost of the integrated circuit.
Specifically, traditional SRAM has the following drawbacks that can lead to
higher cost -
- it requires a substantial amount of silicon area because of its low
density; and
- it consumes a significant amount of power when operating at high speeds.
To overcome the density limitations of traditional SRAM, some manufacturers have
utilized embedded dynamic random access memory, or embedded DRAM. While embedded
DRAM is denser than traditional SRAM, it is typically ten times slower.
Manufacturing embedded DRAM also requires additional process steps and results
in low yields, which translate into increased manufacturing time and cost.
Additionally, because of its complex interface requirements, embedded DRAM is
more difficult to incorporate on integrated circuits, leading to a higher risk
of failure. As integrated circuit designers have experimented with embedded
DRAM, they have discovered that these limitations of embedded DRAM preclude its
use in almost all applications. Therefore, traditional SRAM continues to be the
most widely used technology for embedded memory. One of the major challenges for
the semiconductor industry today is to find an embedded memory solution that
combines high density, low power consumption, high speed and low cost.
SOLUTION
We have developed an innovative memory technology, 1T-SRAM memory, which
provides major advantages over traditional SRAM in density, power consumption
and cost, thus making it more economical for designers to incorporate large
amounts of embedded memory in their designs. In addition, 1T-SRAM technology
offers all of the benefits of traditional SRAM, such as high speed, simple
interface and ease of manufacturability. Its core circuitry is already
production proven in millions of our memory chips and offers integrated circuit
designers the following characteristics compared to traditional SRAM -
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PARAMETERS TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF 1T-SRAM TECHNOLOGY VS. TRADITIONAL SRAM
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Density Two to three times denser, using 50-70% less silicon for the same
amount of memory
Power Consumption Consumes less than one-quarter the power when operating at the
same speed
Speed Provides speeds equal to or greater than those offered by
traditional SRAM, especially for larger memory sizes
Our 1T-SRAM technology can achieve these advantages while utilizing standard
logic manufacturing processes and providing the simple, standard SRAM interface
that designers are accustomed to today.
HIGH DENSITY
Embedded memory utilizing our 1T-SRAM technology is typically two to three times
denser than traditional SRAM. Increased density enables manufacturers of
electronic products, such as cellular phones and video game consoles, to
incorporate additional functionality into a single integrated circuit, resulting
in overall cost savings. Semiconductor designers can take advantage of the high
density of 1T-SRAM technology and embed large quantities of high-performance
memory and other components that in the past might not have been feasible.
LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
Embedded memory utilizing our 1T-SRAM technology typically consumes less than
one-quarter the power and generates less heat than traditional SRAM when
operating at the same speed. This feature facilitates longer battery life and
reliable operation using lower-cost packaging.
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HIGH SPEED
Embedded memory utilizing our 1T-SRAM technology typically provides speeds equal
to or greater than the speeds of traditional SRAM, especially for larger memory
sizes. Our 1T-SRAM memory can sustain random access cycle times of less than
three nanoseconds. In today's 0.18-micron manufacturing process technology, our
1T-SRAM technology can operate with a random access frequency in excess of 300
megahertz for multi-megabit memory.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS INDEPENDENCE
We have been able to implement our technology without requiring the manufacturer
to make any significant changes to either standard logic or alternative
manufacturing processes. 1T-SRAM's portability, or the ease with which it can be
implemented in different semiconductor manufacturing facilities, has been proven
operational in the fabrication of chips at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Corporation, or TSMC, United Microelectronics Corporation, or UMC, and Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., the world's three largest independent
foundries. 1T-SRAM's scalability, or the ease with which it can be implemented
in different generations of manufacturing processes, has already been
demonstrated in the fabrication of chips in 0.25-micron, 0.18-micron and
0.15-micron process generations. We expect our technology to continue to scale
readily to future process generations. This portability and scalability provides
for wide availability, inexpensive implementation and quick product time to
market for our licensees.
SIMPLICITY OF INTERFACE
Our 1T-SRAM technology's internal circuitry connects to the simple, standard
SRAM interface that designers are accustomed to today. Our use of this standard
high-performance interface minimizes design time, thus optimizing time to market
for our licensees. This simple interface also helps minimize the risk that
integrated circuit designs will not operate according to specifications.
STRATEGY AND BUSINESS MODEL
Our goal is to establish our 1T-SRAM technology as the standard for the embedded
memory market. We intend to achieve this goal by licensing our technology on a
non-exclusive and worldwide basis to semiconductor companies and electronic
product manufacturers.
The following are integral aspects of our strategy and business model.
PROLIFERATE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH A DIVERSE DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
Our solution offers performance features and cost benefits that existing
embedded memory solutions do not provide. We have strategic relationships with
many companies, including Allayer Communications, Analog Devices, Chartered,
Conexant, Galileo Technology, Lara Networks, LSI Logic, Lucent, NEC, Nintendo, Pixelworks,
PMC-Sierra, TSMC, UMC, Via Technologies and Virage Logic. We license our
technology to semiconductor companies who incorporate our technology into
integrated circuits that they then sell to customers. We also license our
technology to electronic product manufacturers, who then require their suppliers
to adopt our technology. In addition, we engage in co-marketing activities with
foundries, intellectual property companies and design companies to promote our
technology to a wide base of customers. We believe that these distribution
channels will broaden the acceptance and availability of our technology in the
industry. As our technology becomes available through an increasing number of
channels, we believe it will be less likely that customers will have to alter
their procurement practices in order to acquire our technology. We intend to
continue to expand significantly this base of strategic relationships to further
proliferate our technology.
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TARGET LARGE AND GROWING MARKETS
Although our 1T-SRAM technology is applicable to many markets, we presently
focus on the rapidly growing communications and consumer electronics sectors.
These sectors increasingly require embedded memory solutions with higher
density, lower power consumption, higher speeds and lower cost. We will also
focus over the longer term on other markets that are projected to achieve
strong, long-term growth.
WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR LICENSEES AND CO-MARKETERS TO DELIVER OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS
We intend to continue to work closely with our licensees and co-marketers to
gain broad and detailed insight into their own and their customers' current and
next-generation technology requirements. This insight helps us identify trends
and focus our development efforts on optimizing our technology solution,
resulting in shorter product time to market and lower costs.
EXTEND TECHNOLOGY OFFERINGS
Our goal is to continue to enhance our 1T-SRAM technology and increase our share
of the embedded memory market. We will continue to develop our technology in
order to offer even higher-density, lower-power-consumption, higher-speed and
lower-cost designs for our licensees. We intend to develop new generations of
1T-SRAM technology that are scalable to 0.13 micron manufacturing process and
beyond. We will continue to invest heavily in research and development to
develop related embedded memory technologies.
LEVERAGE MEMORY CHIPS TO DEMONSTRATE TECHNOLOGY TO LICENSEES
Revenue from the sale of memory chips has constituted a majority of our
historical revenue. Today, our memory chip selling efforts focus on 1T-SRAM
memory chips. We expect to continue to generate 1T-SRAM memory chip revenue, as
these products serve to demonstrate the manufacturability of our 1T-SRAM
technology to licensees. Our direct involvement in these products also helps to
keep our research and development efforts focused on delivering leading-edge
technologies and meeting industry requirements.
FOCUS ON HIGHER-MARGIN LICENSING MODEL
Our intellectual property licensing revenue consists of contract revenue and
royalties. This licensing revenue typically produces higher gross margins than
can be achieved with the sale of our memory chips. We intend to focus on our
intellectual property licenses as the major source of our future revenue.
CUSTOMER AND CO-MARKETING RELATIONSHIPS
We offer our technology on a non-exclusive and worldwide basis to semiconductor
companies, electronic product manufacturers, foundries, intellectual property
companies and design companies through product development, technology licensing
and co-marketing relationships.
We form product development and licensing relationships directly with
semiconductor companies and electronic product manufacturers. Generally, we
require the prospective licensee to identify a specific project for the use of
our technology. The prospective licensee's implementation of the 1T-SRAM
technology typically includes customized development. Usually, these
relationships involve both engineering work to implement our technology in the
specified product and licensing the technology for manufacture and sale of the
product. Although the precise terms of each agreement vary, every agreement
provides for the payment of contract fees to us at the beginning of the contract
and the joint development of specifications and initial product design and
engineering. The agreements usually provide for payment of additional contract
fees to us upon the achievement of specified development milestones. The
agreements also typically provide for the payment of additional contract fees if
we provide engineering support services related to the manufacture of the
product. The license terms provide for the payment of royalties to us based on
future sales or the manufacture of products utilizing 1T-SRAM technology.
Generally, our licenses grant rights only to use our technology as modified for
the project covered by the license
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agreement or amendment. Usually, the license is nontransferable, nonexclusive
and can be sublicensed only to subsidiaries. Our license agreements generally
have a fixed five-year term and are subject to renewal.
Some of our agreements cover both the development and licensing aspects of the
technology relationship. In other cases, we enter into an agreement with the
prospective licensee covering only our initial project development work,
non-refundable contract fees and a summary of acceptable license terms,
including royalties, and subsequently enter into a separate comprehensive
license agreement.agreement if the prospective licensee decides to complete development of
its project. Each new project requires a separate agreement or the modification
of an existing agreement.
Not all of our technology relationships will result in the manufacture and sale
of royalty-bearing products by our licensees, from which we expect to earn most
of our revenues in the future. Therefore, to increase the number of
royalty-generating license agreements for our 1T-SRAM technology, an important
element of our strategy is to offer this technology broadly in order to
establish it as an industry standard.
We form co-marketing relationships with dedicated foundries such as TSMC, UMC
and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation that generally do not
provide third-party intellectual property directly to their customers. These
foundries have cooperated with us to prove the manufacturability of integrated
circuits utilizing our 1T-SRAM technology in their particular manufacturing
process. The foundries can then offer their manufacturing services to our
licensees, and semiconductor companies can fabricate integrated circuits
incorporating our 1T-SRAM technology in any of these three largest independent
foundries. These foundries are not obligated to actively market 1T-SRAM
technology. Generally, our foundry co-marketing arrangements have a two year
term.
We also have entered into a co-marketing agreement with an intellectual property
company, Virage Logic, which has agreed to promote 1T-SRAM technology in
association with its intellectual property. Our agreement with Virage Logic
provides for co-development of a compiler, which is a software program that
automatically designs the memory for a particular customer's memory
requirements. Under this agreement, Virage Logic will sell a compiler
incorporating our 1T-SRAM technology, and we will share in the revenue from each
sale. Additionally, when the Virage Logic customer develops a product utilizing
the 1T-SRAM compiler, that customer must enter into a license agreement directly
with us. We would earn a royalty on subsequent product sales. This agreement has
a three-year term, and is terminable by either party upon 90 days' notice.
The following table lists some of our most significant 1T-SRAM agreements, in
reverse chronological order.
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COMPANY DATE APPLICATION
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Conexant...................... Q3 2000 Communications
Galileo Technology............ Q3 2000 Communications
Lucent........................ Q3 2000 Communications
Lara Networks................. Q2 2000 Application specific memory
PMC-Sierra.................... Q2 2000 Communications
Via Technologies.............. Q2 2000 Application specific standard products (ASSPs)
LSI Logic..................... Q1 2000 Communications, application specific integrated
circuits (ASICs) and application specific standard
products (ASSPs)
Allayer Communications........ Q4 1999 Communications
Galileo Technology............ Q4 1999 Communications
NEC........................... Q4 1999 Custom application specific memory
Pixelworks.................... Q4 1999 Imaging
NEC........................... Q3 1999 Custom application specific memory
Nintendo...................... Q3 1999 Video game consoles
NEC........................... Q1 1999 Application specific integrated circuits (ASICs)
Analog Devices................ Q4 1998 Digital signal processors
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The following table illustrates our current co-marketing relationships, in
reverse chronological order.
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COMPANY DATE APPLICATION
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Chartered..................... Q2 2000 Prove technology on Chartered's logic processes
UMC........................... Q2 2000 Port technology to UMC's standard logic processes
TSMC / Virage Logic........... Q3 1999 MoSys and Virage Logic to co-develop compilers for
TSMC's standard logic processes
TSMC.......................... Q1 1999 Port technology to TSMC's standard logic processes
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Our ability to compete in the future will depend on improving our technology to
meet the market's increasingly demanding performance and cost requirements. We
have assembled a team of highly skilled engineers whose activities are focused
on developing even higher-density, lower-power-consumption, higher-speed and
lower-cost 1T-SRAM designs. We expect to continue to focus our research and
development efforts on extending our 1T-SRAM technology and developing new
memory technologies. We will also continue our focus on porting our technology
to additional semiconductor manufacturing facilities and scaling our technology
to new generations of manufacturing process technologies.
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we employed 22 engineers, representing 59%61% of our
employees, with specific expertise in circuit design and layout and a variety of
manufacturing processes. For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999,
research and development expenditures totaled approximately $3.6 million,
$4.2 million and $3.4$3.1 million, respectively. During the first sixnine months of
2000, our research and development expenditures were approximately
$1.6$2.4 million.
TECHNOLOGY
Our innovative 1T-SRAM technology includes many new and proprietary features.
Development of our memory chips during the early years of our existence was
critical to validating elements of the 1T-SRAM technology we license today. This
technology combines the high density advantages of DRAM with the high
performance and utility of SRAM. Underlying this technology are several distinct
pieces of proprietary circuitry.
SINGLE-TRANSISTOR MEMORY STORAGE CELL
The high density of our 1T-SRAM technology stems from the use of a
single-transistor, or 1T, storage cell for each bit of information, which is
similar to DRAM. Our 1T storage cell using one transistor and one capacitor
represents a very significant improvement in density over the six-transistor
storage cells used by traditional SRAM.
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The following diagrams, drawn to scale, but not to actual size, are electrical
schematics of the traditional SRAM storage cell and our 1T-SRAM storage cell.
The comparison of the two diagrams illustrates the small size and reduced
complexity of the 1T-SRAM storage cell. This results in significant cost savings
because less silicon space is required by 1T-SRAM storage cells.
[EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF PRINTED GRAPHIC]
[THE GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT, LABELED "SIX TRANSISTOR STORAGE CELL SCHEMATIC",
ILLUSTRATES THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF A SIX TRANSISTOR SRAM MEMORY CELL. THE
ILLUSTRATION SHOWS WORD LINES AND BIT LINES CONNECTED BY SIX TRANSISTORS, WHICH
ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR NORMAL ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS. THE GRAPHIC ON THE
RIGHT, LABELED "1T-SRAM STORAGE CELL SCHEMATIC", ILLUSTRATES THE BASIC STRUCTURE
FOR A 1T-SRAM MEMORY CELL. THIS ILLUSTRATION SHOWS A WORD LINE AND BIT LINE
CONNECTED BY ONE TRANSISTOR, AGAIN REPRESENTED BY ITS NORMAL ELECTRICAL
SCHEMATIC SYMBOL.]
[UNDERNEATH EACH OF THE SCHEMATICS, THERE IS A SQUARE THAT REPRESENTS THE AREA
OF THE MEMORY CELL. THE SIX TRANSISTOR SRAM SQUARE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN
THE 1T-SRAM SQUARE.]
MULTIBANK TECHNOLOGY
The high speed and low power consumption of 1T-SRAM are enabled by our MultiBank
technology, as illustrated below. This technology efficiently partitions the
memory into many, typically hundreds, of fast, small sub-blocks of memory, or
banks, that can operate independently over high-speed data buses. Only one small
bank containing the required memory data must be active for each access to the
memory. Therefore, the remaining banks can stay in a low-power, standby mode,
reducing the overall power consumption of the memory.
[EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF PRINTED GRAPHIC]
[GRAPHIC DEPICTS MOSYS' MULTIBANK PARTITIONING TECHNOLOGY USED IN 1T-SRAM. IT
CONSISTS OF MANY ROWS AND COLUMNS REPRESENTING BANK CELLS, WITH TWO-WAY
HORIZONTAL ARROWS REPRESENTING HIGH SPEED DATA BUSES CROSSING THROUGH THE BANKS
AND TERMINATING AT A RECTANGULAR COLUMN ON THE RIGHT, LABELED "SRAM INTERFACE".]
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STANDARD SRAM INTERFACE
Our technology incorporates all of the circuitry required to connect to the
simple, high-performance interface to which integrated circuit designers are
accustomed. Our 1T-SRAM technology appears to the rest of the integrated circuit
and the designer as if it were traditional SRAM.
ABILITY TO USE STANDARD LOGIC MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Another key area of innovation in our 1T-SRAM memory technology is the ability
to use a standard logic manufacturing process. This characteristic is
advantageous because standard logic is the most widely available process. As
many of the other functions on an integrated circuit are implemented in a
standard logic process, the ability to implement 1T-SRAM memories using the same
process saves time and cost for the manufacturer. Other embedded memory
technologies do not achieve the same density and performance using the standard
logic process.
LICENSED TECHNOLOGY AND MEMORY CHIPS
We license the 1T-SRAM technology in the form of customized memory designs and
memory compilers. We also sell memory chips based on our 1T-SRAM technology,
which constitute the majority of our memory chip sales.
LICENSED MEMORY DESIGNS
We offer standard 1T-SRAM memory designs and generate customized 1T-SRAM memory
designs to meet a specific customer's design parameters. We also offer a variety
of options for interface and power management. Our licensed memory designs can
be ported to the manufacturing processes of leading foundries and semiconductor
manufacturers.
We continue to implement our 1T-SRAM technology on advanced generations of
manufacturing processes. As a result, our licensees are able to implement their
integrated circuits, incorporating 1T-SRAM embedded memory on the highest
performance manufacturing processes available. The chart below illustrates the
advances we have made in implementing and verifying 1T-SRAM technology on the
latest generations of manufacturing processes. The processes with the smaller
micron dimensions have higher random access speeds and typically enable larger
capacity memories.
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PROCESS GENERATION 0.25-MICRON 0.18-MICRON 0.15-MICRON
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Date of 1T-SRAM Verification..... September 1999 January 2000 May 2000
Typical Memory Capacity.......... 1-16 megabits 1-32 megabits 1-48 megabits
Random Access Speed.............. 100-250 MHz 100-350 MHz 100-400 MHz
MEMORY COMPILERS AND COMPILED MEMORY SOLUTIONS
In January 2000, we announced 1T-SRAM compilers for TSMC's 0.18-micron and
0.15-micron standard logic processes as part of a joint development agreement
with Virage Logic. Under this agreement, we will license these compilers to
enable our licensees and their customers to automatically generate and configure
1T-SRAM designs. In addition to licensing the 1T-SRAM compilers, companies will
be able to license standard 1T-SRAM pre-compiled memory designs from us. We
expect to develop additional 1T-SRAM compilers for other processes at TSMC and
other foundries.
MEMORY CHIP PRODUCTS
SRAM memory chips satisfy a large market demand for high-speed memory chips used
to store data in electronic products. There are several large companies that
have chosen to manufacture SRAM chips using traditional technology. After
completing the development of our 1T-SRAM technology in 1998, we began selling
our first memory chips incorporating this technology. Like our 1T-SRAM embedded
memory technology, our 1T-SRAM chips have small memory cell circuitry, require
low power consumption and operate at high speeds, which makes them a cost
effective memory chip solution for networking and communication applications,
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switches and network processors.
These features also make 1T-SRAM memory chips
well-suited for mobile38
Manufacturers of such wired data communications applications such as personal digital assistants and
notebook computers. We sell 1T-SRAMtypically purchase
memory chips in various memoryindustry standard sizes, speeds and speeds to address our customers' particular design configuration and product
requirements.configurations. The memory
size of our first generation 1T-SRAMa chip indicates the number of memory storage bits on the chip; speed
reflects the rate at which a processing system can access the memory; and
configuration indicates the number of memory storage bits that can be accessed
simultaneously.
In order to appeal to manufacturers of wired data communications applications,
we currently sell memory chips is 4
Megabits, or Mbits. To address our customers' requirements for largerwith memory size, speed and configuration
specifications consistent with those offered by most memory chip suppliers. In
general, we seek to design and sell memory chips with specifications used by a
large group of communications product manufacturers. We believe that this
strategy enables us to increase the return from the limited resources and
development efforts that we also developed two larger size generations of 8 Mbits and 9
Mbits.have decided to invest in our IT-SRAM memory chip
business. The 4, 8 and 9 Mbit memory chips are available in speeds starting at 66
MegaHertz, or MHz, with each generationtable below details the range of memory chips offering equivalent and
higher speeds than the previous generation. Our 1T-SRAM memory chips are
available in different configurations that address our customers' different
design requirements of their products. Below is a table detailing the various sizes, speeds and
configurations of our 1T-SRAMIT-SRAM memory chips.
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SIZE (MBIT)(MEGABITS) SPEED (MHZ) CONFIGURATION (WORDS X BITS)
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4 66, 83, 100, 133, 150 64K x 64, 128K x 32
8 66, 83, 100, 133, 150, 166 256K x 32
9 66, 83, 100, 133, 150, 166, 200 256K x 36
We sell these memory chips primarily to suppliers of communications equipment,
such as Accton Technology Corporation, Alteon WebSystems, Appian Graphics, Cisco
Systems, Inc., Cobalt Networks, Foundry Networks, Integral Technologies, International Business Machines
Corporation, LucentMaxtek
Technology, MCM Japan and Maxtek Technology.Mega Systems. We intend to continue limited
development of new memory chips based on our 1T-SRAM technology by focusing on
the development of larger memory size, lower power consumption and higher speed
chips.
We believe that designing and producing these 1T-SRAM memory chips significantly
enhance our ability to promote and improve our 1T-SRAM technology. Sales of
1T-SRAM memory chips to suppliers of communications equipment also increase the
visibility of our technology in this important market for licensing our 1T-SRAM
technology. We lack manufacturing resources and other guaranteed sources of
supply for 1T-SRAM memory chips, however, and intend to allocate most of our
engineering resources to the development of 1T-SRAM technology in support of our
licensing business. Currently, 1T-SRAM memory chips constitute the majority of
our revenue, but we do not expect to significantly expand the revenue from our
1T-SRAM memory chips beyond current levels.
In addition to our 1T-SRAM memory chips, we have sold memory chips from three
other product lines:
- multibank dynamic random access memory, or MDRAM, a proprietary memory
chip for use primarily with graphics applications in personal computers,
which we first shipped in 1996;
- MCACHE, our brand name for another proprietary line of personal computer
memory chips, which we first shipped in 1996; and
- synchronous graphics random access memory, or SGRAM, an industry standard
memory chip design for use primarily with graphics applications in
personal computers, which we first shipped in 1997.
We ceased shipping MCACHE in early 1999. By the end of the second quarter of
2000, we had ceased production of MDRAM chips, which we presently sell in
limited amounts out of remaining inventory. We presently ship SGRAM chips in low
volumes only to support small orders from existing customers. Consequently, we
anticipate that virtually all of our future product revenue will derive from
sales of 1T-SRAM memory chips.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
We regard our patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and similar
intellectual property as critical to our success, and rely on a combination of
patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret laws to protect our proprietary
rights. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we held 3032 U.S. patents on various aspects of
our technology, with expiration dates ranging from 2013 to 2018. These 3032
patents include claims relating to multibank partitioning, 1T-SRAM internal
operation and circuit techniques, high-speed operation techniques, 1T-SRAM
refresh management techniques and the interface of embedded 1T-SRAM storage
cells in logic processes. We currently have 20 pending U.S. patent applications,
and have received notices of allowance with respect to two of these
applications. We also hold eight foreign patents with expiration dates ranging
from 2009 to 2019, and 21 pending 39
foreign patent applications. There can be no
assurance that others will not independently develop similar or
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competing technology or design around any patents that may be issued to us, or
that we will be able to enforce our patents against infringement.
The semiconductor industry is characterized by frequent litigation regarding
patent and other intellectual property rights. While we have not received formal
notice of any infringement of the rights of any third party, questions of
infringement in the semiconductor field involve highly technical and subjective
analyses. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our patents and
other intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine
the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against
claims of infringement or invalidity, and there can be no assurance that we
would prevail in any future litigation. Any such litigation, whether or not
determined in our favor or settled by us, would be costly and would divert the
efforts and attention of our management and technical personnel from normal
business operations, which would have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Adverse determinations in
litigation could result in the loss of our proprietary rights, subject us to
significant liabilities, require us to seek licenses from third parties or
prevent us from licensing our technology, any of which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Moreover, the laws of certain foreign countries in which our technology is or
may in the future be licensed may not protect our intellectual property rights
to the same extent as the laws of the United States, thus increasing the
possibility of infringement of our intellectual property.
SALES AND MARKETING
1T-SRAM TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
We have a staff of three sales and marketing executives, as of JuneSeptember 30,
2000, who manage our 1T-SRAM technology licensing activities. As we have
multiple sales channels through our relationships with semiconductor companies,
foundries and intellectual property and design companies, we do not require a
large internal sales force. Two of these executives focus on the U.S. and Asia
and the third, located in Helsinki, Finland, is responsible for licensing in
Europe and the Middle East. Our marketing and promotional activities include
participation in industry trade shows, distribution of collateral marketing
material, publication of articles in trade journals and publicizing our
licensing activities and technology achievements. Selling activity revolves
around presentations to the senior technical staff of target companies. This
group manages the negotiation of license agreements and administers the
contracts. Technical support during the sales cycle is provided by our research
and development staff.
MEMORY CHIPS
A separate group of five individuals, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, are responsible
for sales and marketing of memory chips. Marketing activities include the
creation of marketing materials and articles for trade publications, as well as
publicity of new memory chips. We also use 17 representatives throughout the
U.S. and Asia to promote our memory chips to their customers.
COMPETITION
In order to remain competitive, we believe we must continue to provide
higher-density, lower-power-consumption, higher-speed and lower-cost technology
solutions to the semiconductor industry and electronic product manufacturers. We
believe that the principal competitive factors in our industry are -
- density and cost;
- power consumption;
- speed;
- portability to different manufacturing processes;
- scalability to different manufacturing process generations;
- interface requirements; and
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- the ease with which technology can be customized for and incorporated into
customers' products.
We believe that our 1T-SRAM technology offers a high degree of overall
performance improvement over traditional SRAM. Companies may also satisfy
embedded memory needs through traditional SRAM and embedded DRAM. Traditional
SRAM relies on publicly available process technology and circuit designs, which
semiconductor companies can use without paying a royalty to us. Embedded DRAM
utilizes the semiconductor manufacturer's own manufacturing process and a
circuit design that is in the public domain. We believe that many semiconductor
companies using embedded memory may prefer to license our technology instead of
implementing either of these alternatives because of 1T-SRAM's overall
advantages.
The technological advantages offered by our 1T-SRAM technology might not be
utilized in some applications. Our licensees and prospective licensees can meet
their current needs for embedded memory using other memory solutions with
different cost and performance parameters. For example, alternative solutions
may be more cost-effective for memory block sizes of less than 128 kilobits. In
addition, 1T-SRAM technology is not suitable for replacing lower-cost
traditional DRAM memory chips if higher access speed is unnecessary.
Moreover, some companies assess greater uncertainty and risk in relying on our
newly established 1T-SRAM technology. As a result, our ability to compete
effectively may be limited because such companies may prefer to use more
established traditional memory solutions that are freely available without a
license.
Customers for our 1T-SRAM memory chips can choose to purchase SRAM memory chips
from a number of companies, including Samsung, Micron Technology, Cypress
Semiconductor and Integrated Device Technology, Inc. These suppliers utilize
traditional architecture and technology for their SRAM chips, which do not match
the performance, low power and cost effectiveness of our 1T-SRAM memory chips
for the applications needed by our current customers for these chips. However,
these suppliers do have the advantage of supplying memory chips from their own
wafer manufacturing plants and typically offer a broad range of memory products
that includes devices other than SRAM memory chips. In addition, these companies
have greater access to financial, technical and other resources.
MANUFACTURING
We have designed the circuitry of our 1T-SRAM technology so that our licensees
can manufacture it in standard logic process as well as other widely used
embedded memory processes.
For our stand-alone memory products, we implement a fabless manufacturing
strategy by using relationships with independent foundries. Today, we rely
exclusively upon TSMC for our stand-alone product manufacturing. We also use
domestic and offshore subcontractors for assembly, testing and packaging.
Assembly and test services provided by these subcontractors comply with the
requirements of ISO-9000. We presently have no firm, written commitment with any
semiconductor foundry for the fabrication of our memory chips. All fabrication
is conducted on a purchase-order basis at an agreed price that is renegotiated
from time to time.
EMPLOYEES
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, we had 3736 full time employees, consisting of 22 in
research and development, eight in sales and marketing, four in finance and
administration and threetwo in operations management. We believe our future success
will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified
technical and management personnel, particularly highly skilled design engineers
involved in new product development, for whom competition is intense. Our
employees are not represented by any collective bargaining unit and we have not
experienced any work stoppage. We believe that our employee relations are good.
FACILITIES
Our principal administrative, sales, marketing, support and research and
development functions are located in a leased facility in Sunnyvale, California.
We currently occupy approximately 19,500 square feet of space in the Sunnyvale
facility, the lease for which extends through June 2005. We hold an option to
extend our lease for three additional years. We believe that our existing
facility is adequate to meet our current needs.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings.
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MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the directors and
executive officers of our company as of August 31,September 30, 2000.
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NAME AGE POSITION
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Fu-Chieh Hsu......................... 44 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wing-Yu Leung........................ 4546 Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer and
Director
Mark-Eric Jones...................... 45 Vice President and General Manager - Intellectual Property
F. Judson Mitchell................... 64 Vice President, Finance & Administration, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
Andre Hassan......................... 40 General Manager - Discrete Products
Carl E. Berg(1)(2)................... 6163 Director
Denny R. S. Ko(1)(2)................. 60 Director
Wei Yen(1)(2)........................ 4546 Director
(1) Member of Audit Committee
(2) Member of Compensation Committee.
FU-CHIEH HSU has served as our Chairman of the Board since September 1991 and as
our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1992. Dr. Hsu also served
as our Chief Financial Officer from April 1992 until May 1996. Prior to joining
our company, Dr. Hsu was the President and Chairman of the Board of Myson
Technology, Inc., a developer of high performance semiconductor products from
August 1990 to August 1991. From May 1985 to August 1990, Dr. Hsu served as Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer of Integrated Device Technology, Inc., a
developer of high performance semiconductor products and modules. Dr. Hsu holds
a B.S. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University and an M.S. and
a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
WING-YU LEUNG has served as our Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technical
Officer and as a member of our board of directors since April 1992. Dr. Leung
also served as our Secretary from April 1992 until May 1996 and again from
May 1997 until August 2000. Prior to joining our company, Dr. Leung served as a
technology consultant to several high technology companies, including
Rambus, Inc., or Rambus, a developer of a high-speed chip-to-chip interface
technology. Prior to that time, Dr. Leung served as a member of the technical
staff of Rambus, and as a senior engineering manager at Integrated Device
Technology, Inc., where he managed and participated in circuit design
activities. Dr. Leung holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University
of Maryland, an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois
and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University
of California at Berkeley.
MARK-ERIC JONES has served as our Vice President and General Manager -
Intellectual Property since October 1998. Prior to joining our company,
Mr. Jones served as Director, Intellectual Property Division of Mentor Graphics
Corporation., a developer of EDA tools and provider of intellectual property
from January 1996 to September 1998. Mr. Jones founded 3SOFT, Inc., a developer
of intellectual property and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer
from May 1976 to January 1996. Mr. Jones holds a M.A. from Trinity College,
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
F. JUDSON MITCHELL has served as our Vice President of Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer since July 2000, and was appointed
Secretary in August 2000. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Mitchell served as
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wavespan, Inc., a manufacturer of
microwave radio links from November 1997 until December 1999. Prior to that
time, Mr. Mitchell served as a financial consultant to high technology
companies. Mr. Mitchell also served as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the DSP Group from August 1993 until September 1995. Mr. Mitchell has
also served as Chief Financial Officer of Adaptec, Inc.,
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IXYS Corporation and Finnigan Corporation. Mr. Mitchell holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering and an A.B. in Liberal Arts from Columbia College in New
York and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
ANDRE HASSAN has served as our General Manager - Discrete Products since
January 1999. Prior to this, Mr. Hassan was Director of Marketing from
February 1996 to December 1998. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Hassan served
as Strategic Marketing Manager for S3, Inc., a developer of semiconductor
multimedia products from June 1994 to January 1996. Mr. Hassan holds a B.S. in
electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
CARL E. BERG has served as a member of our Board of Directors since
September 1992. Since 1997, Mr. Berg has served as the Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of Mission West Properties, Inc., a real estate
investment trust. Mr. Berg is also the President of the sole General Partner of
West Coast Venture Capital Ltd. Mr. Berg has been actively engaged in the
ownership, development and management of industrial real estate and in venture
capital investment for over 30 years. He currently serves as a member of the
board of directors for Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Valence
Technology, Inc., a developer of advanced rechargeable battery technology, and
Videonics, Inc., a developer of post-production video equipment. Mr. Berg holds
a B.A. in business from the University of New Mexico.
DENNY R. S. KO has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 1994.
Dr. Ko has been managing general partner of DynaFund Ventures, a venture capital
firm, since August 1997. Dr. Ko also serves as Chairman of the Board of Dynamic
Technologies, Inc., a technical research, engineering and consulting company,
which he founded in 1976. Dr. Ko holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from
National Taiwan University, an M.S. in aeronautical sciences from the University
of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in aeronautics and applied mathematics
from the California Institute of Technology.
WEI YEN was appointed to our board of directors on August 15, 2000. In 2000,
Dr. Yen co-founded RouteFree Inc., an audio/video network company, and iKuni, an
artificial intelligence company, and has served each company as its Chairman of
the Board since formation. In 1997, he co-founded ArtX Incorporated and served
as its Chairman of the Board until 2000, when it was acquired by ATI
Technologies. In 1995, he co-founded Navio Communications and served as its
Chief Executive Officer until 1997 when it merged with Network Computers
Incorporated, now Liberate Technologies. From 1988 to 1995, Dr. Yen was a Senior
Vice President at Silicon Graphics, Inc., where he oversaw all five product
divisions and two subsidiaries. Dr. Yen was President of Mips Technologies from
1992 to 1993. He currently serves as a director of the Acer Group and ATI
Technologies. Dr. Yen received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue
University.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Members of our board of directors do not receive compensation for their services
as directors. Under our 1996 stock plan, we have authorized the grant of options
to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock in each of four consecutive fiscal
years to our three non-employee directors. The option grants to Mr. Berg and Mr.
Ko were granted for the fiscal years 1997 through 2000; the option grants to Dr.
Yen were granted for the fiscal years 2000 through 2003. Each of these grants
vests at a rate of 1/12th of the shares each month in the fiscal year.
Our 2000 employee stock option plan provides that options will be granted to our
non-employee directors pursuant to an automatic, nondiscretionary grant
mechanism. Beginning with the 2001 annual meeting, each non-employee director
will receive automatically a grant of an option to purchase 10,000 shares of our
common stock at the first meeting of our board of directors after each annual
meeting of stockholders. Each option will be granted at the fair market value of
the common stock on the date of grant. The options granted to non-employee
directors will vest at a rate of 1/12th of the shares each month following the
date of grant. No additional options will be granted to our non-employee
directors in any year for which the director has already been granted options in
a like or greater number.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Our compensation committee is responsible for determining salaries, incentives
and other forms of compensation for directors, officers and other employees, and
administers our incentive compensation and benefit plans. The
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compensation committee consists of Carl Berg, Denny Ko and Wei Yen. Fu-Chieh Hsu
participates in all discussions and decisions regarding salaries and incentive
compensation for all of our employees and consultants, except that he is
excluded from discussions regarding his own salary and incentive compensation.
During 1999, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of
directors or compensation committee of any entity that had one or more of its
executive officers serving as a member of our board of directors or compensation
committee.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth in summary form information concerning the
compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers,
referred to in this prospectus as the named executive officers, whose salary and
bonus for 1999 exceeded $100,000 and who were serving as officers as of the end
of 1999. Mr. Voll resigned in July 2000.
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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NAME SALARY SECURITIES UNDERLYING OPTIONS
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Fu-Chieh Hsu................................................ $ 210,000 35,000
Wing-Yu Leung............................................... 175,002 30,000
Mark-Eric Jones............................................. 170,000 -
Mark Voll................................................... 130,000 15,000
Andre Hassan................................................ 110,539 60,000
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table contains information concerning the stock option grants made
to each of the named executive officers in 1999. Each stock option was awarded
under our 1996 stock plan and vests in 12 equal installments from the
executive's respective vesting commencement date or dates. The per share
purchase price of all of these options represents our board of directors'
determination of the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date.
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POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS VALUE AT ASSUMED
---------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL RATES OF
NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL STOCK PRICE
SECURITIES OPTIONS APPRECIATION FOR
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO OPTION TERM
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES EXERCISE ---------------------
NAME GRANTED IN 1999 PRICE EXPIRATION DATE 5% 10%
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Fu-Chieh Hsu.................... 35,000 6.3% $ 1.00 May 17, 2009 $22,011 $55,781
Wing-Yu Leung................... 30,000 5.4 1.00 May 17, 2009 18,867 47,812
Mark-Eric Jones................. - - - - - -
Mark Voll....................... 15,000 2.7 1.00 May 17, 2009 9,433 23,906
Andre Hassan.................... 60,000 10.8 1.00 May 17, 2009 37,734 95,625
The percentage of total options granted is based upon options to purchase an
aggregate of 554,000 shares of common stock granted during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999 to our employees, including the named executive officers and
outside directors.
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Amounts described under the heading "Potential Realizable Value at Assumed
Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciation for Option Term" were calculated by
assuming that the market price of our common stock appreciates 5% and 10% each
year from the date of grant of the options until the expiration of the options.
These assumed annual rates of appreciation were used in compliance with the
rules of the SEC and are not intended to forecast future price appreciation of
our common stock. The actual value realized from the options could be
substantially higher or lower than the values reported above, depending upon the
future appreciation or
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depreciation of the common stock during the option period and the timing of the
exercise of the options. Unless the executive officer remains employed until he
vests in the option shares and the market price of the common stock appreciates
over the option term, no value will be realized from the option grants made to
the executive officers.
The grants to Drs. Hsu and Leung have a vesting commencement date of July 1,
2002. We made four grants to Mr. Hassan in 1999, in the amounts of 6,000 shares,
19,000 shares, 25,000 shares and 10,000 shares. The vesting commencement dates
for these grants are February 12, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively. The
grant of an option to purchase 15,000 shares to Mr. Voll had a vesting
commencement date of April 6, 2002. Due to Mr. Voll's resignation in July 2000,
this option has lapsed without exercise.
FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES
None of our named executive officers exercised stock options in the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999. The following table sets forth information concerning
the number and value of unexercised options held by each of our named executive
officers on December 31, 1999. The value of "in-the-money" options represents
the positive spread between the exercise price of the options and the fair
market value of our common stock. There was no public market for our common
stock as of December 31, 1999. Accordingly, for the purpose of this table only,
the fair market value on December 31, 1999 is deemed to be the assumed initial
public offering price of $10.00 per share.
Pursuant to the option agreements regarding these grants, option holders may
elect to exercise all or any part of their vested and unvested options at any
time. Any shares of common stock received by the optionee on exercise of
unvested options become subject to our right of repurchase pursuant to a
restricted stock purchase agreement. The number of shares so obtained that are
subject to our right of repurchase decreases over time in accordance with the
vesting schedule applicable to the unvested options exercised. Accordingly, all
options granted to the named executive officers under the 1996 plan are deemed
to be exercisable for the purpose of the following table.
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NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT YEAR END OPTIONS AT YEAR END
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Fu-Chieh Hsu...................................... 140,500 $ 1,274,230
Wing-Yu Leung..................................... 100,000 900,000
Mark-Eric Jones................................... 350,000 3,150,000
Mark Voll......................................... 165,000 1,485,000
Andre Hassan...................................... 201,000 1,809,000
Of the options to purchase 165,000 shares granted to Mr. Voll, he exercised
options to purchase 79,500 shares remained exercisable at August 31, 2000.in September 2000 and has no remaining
options.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and executive officers
and may indemnify our other officers, employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law. Our bylaws allow us to enter into
indemnification agreements with our directors and officers and to purchase
insurance for any person whom we are required or permitted to indemnify. We are
presently in the process of obtaining a policy of directors' and
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officers'
liability insurance that insures these people against the cost of defense,
settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.
We intend to enter into agreements with our directors and executive officers
regarding indemnification. Under these agreements, we will indemnify them
against amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with an actual or
threatened proceeding if they are made a party because of their role as a
director or officer. We will be obligated to pay these amounts only if the
officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to our best interest. With respect to any
criminal proceeding, we are
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obligated to pay these amounts only if the officer or director had no reasonable
cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In addition, our certificate of incorporation filed in connection with this
offering provides that the liability of our directors for monetary damages shall
be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. This
provision does not eliminate a director's duty of care. Each director will
continue to be subject to liability for -
- breaches of the director's duty of loyalty to us;
- acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or
knowing violations of law;
- acts or omissions that the director believes to be contrary to the best
interests of our company or our stockholders;
- any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit;
- improper transactions between the director and our company;
- improper distributions to stockholders; and
- improper loans to directors and officers.
There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or
officers for which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any
threatened claim that could result in indemnification of any director or
officer.
BENEFIT PLANS
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN
Our 2000 employee stock option plan, or our 2000 plan, has been adopted by our
board of directors and has been approved by our stockholders in connection with
our reincorporation in the state of Delaware.
A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance
under the 2000 plan. In addition, the 2000 plan provides for an annual increase
in the number of shares reserved under the plan on January 1 of each year, equal
to the lesser of 500,000 shares, two percent of our outstanding shares of common
stock on such date or a lesser amount determined by the board of directors. The
2000 plan provides for grants to employees, including officers and employee
directors, of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the code, and for grants of
nonstatutory stock options to employees, including officers and employee
directors, and to consultants. The purpose of the 2000 plan is to attract and
retain the best available personnel and to encourage stock ownership by
employees, officers, and consultants in order to give them a greater personal
stake in our success. The 2000 plan is administered by the board of directors or
by a committee appointed by the board of directors, which identifies optionees
and determines the terms of options granted, including the exercise price,
number of shares subject to the option and the timing and terms of exercise.
The term of options granted under the 2000 plan may not exceed ten years. The
term of all incentive stock options granted to an optionee who, at the time of
grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes
of our stock may not exceed five years. Generally, 25% of the options granted
under the 2000 plan will vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of
the date of grant, and 1/48th of the options will vest and become exercisable
each month thereafter.
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The exercise price of incentive stock options granted under the 2000 plan must
be at least equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.
The exercise price of nonstatutory stock options granted under the 2000 plan
will be determined by the board of directors, but in no event will be less than
85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The
exercise price of any incentive stock option or nonstatutory stock option
granted to a ten-percent stockholder must equal at least 110% of the fair market
value of the common stock on the date of grant.
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1996 STOCK PLAN
Our 1996 stock plan, or the 1996 plan, was adopted by the board of directors of
our California predecessor and approved by its shareholders in May 1996. The
1996 plan will be assumed in connection with our Delaware reincorporation prior
to the effectiveness of this offering. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, options to
purchase 1,967,8132,066,713 shares of common stock were outstanding under the 1996 plan.
After this offering, we do not intend to make additional option grants under the
1996 plan.
The terms of the 1996 plan are generally consistent with the terms of the 2000
plan described above. In making grants under the 1996 plan, the board of
directors gave all optionees the right to exercise their options, including
unvested options, immediately, subject to the optionee's execution and delivery
of a restricted stock purchase agreement. This agreement gives us the right to
repurchase all shares obtained by an optionee from the early exercise of
unvested options upon the termination of the optionee's employment or consulting
relationship with our company. The repurchase price of these shares in that
event is equal to the exercise price of the underlying option. Our repurchase
right lapses as to these shares according to the vesting schedule applicable to
the underlying option. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, no shares obtained by exercise
of unvested options under the 1996 plan were outstanding and subject to our
right of repurchase.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Our 1992 stock option plan, or the 1992 plan, was adopted by the board of
directors of our California predecessor and approved by its shareholders in
August 1992. No options have been granted under the 1992 plan since 1996. The
1992 plan will be assumed in connection with our Delaware reincorporation prior
to the effectiveness of this offering. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, options to
purchase 348,300321,300 shares of our common stock were outstanding under the 1992
plan. As was done under the 1996 plan, the board of directors gave all optionees
under the 1992 plan the right to exercise all options immediately, including
unvested options, subject to the optionee's execution and delivery of a
restricted stock purchase agreement. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, no shares
obtained by exercise of unvested options under the 1992 plan were outstanding
and subject to our right of repurchase.
The terms of the 1992 plan are generally consistent with the terms of the 2000
plan. The 1992 plan gave the board full discretion in establishing the vesting
schedule of options granted under it. All outstanding options granted under the
1992 plan have fully vested as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000.
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Our 2000 employee stock purchase plan, or the purchase plan, has been adopted by
the board of directors and has been approved by our stockholders in connection
with our Delaware reincorporation. A total of 200,000 shares of common stock
will be reserved for issuance under the purchase plan. In addition, the purchase
plan provides for an annual increase in the number of shares reserved under the
plan on January 1 of each year, equal to the lesser of 100,000 shares, one
percent of our outstanding shares of common stock on such date or a lesser
amount determined by the board of directors. The purchase plan, which is
intended to qualify under Section 423 of the code, will be administered by the
board of directors or a committee appointed by the board of directors.
Employees, including officers and employee directors but excluding 5%
stockholders, are eligible to participate if they are customarily employed for
at least 20 hours per week and for more than five months in any calendar year.
The purchase plan permits eligible employees to purchase common stock through
payroll deductions, which may 47
not exceed 10% of an employee's compensation.
Employees will be permitted to invest a maximum of $25,000 in any offering
period.
The purchase plan will be implemented in a series of overlapping offering
periods, each to be approximately 12 months in duration. The initial offering
period under the purchase plan will begin on the pricing date of this offering
and expires on the third enrollment date, which is the first day of the third
offering period. Offering periods begin on the first trading day on or after
January 1 and July 1 of each year and end on the last trading day in the period
ending 12 months later. Each participant will be granted an option on the first
day of the offering period, and such option will be automatically exercised on
the last day of each offering period. The
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purchase price of the common stock under the purchase plan will be equal to 85%
of the lesser of the fair market value per share of common stock on the start
date of the offering period or on the date on which the option is exercised.
Employees may end their participation in an offering period at any time during
that period, and participation ends automatically on termination of employment
with us. The purchase plan will terminate in June 2010, unless sooner terminated
by the board of directors.
As of the date of this prospectus, no shares have been issued under the purchase
plan.
401(k) PLAN
We have adopted a tax-qualified employee savings and retirement plan, referred
to in this prospectus as the 401(k) plan. All full-time employees who are at
least 21 years old are eligible to participate as of their date of hire.
Eligible employees may elect to defer between one percent and fifteen percent of
their compensation in the 401(k) plan, subject to the statutorily prescribed
annual limit. We may make matching contributions on behalf of all participants
in the 401(k) plan in an amount determined by our board of directors. We also
may make discretionary profit-sharing contributions in amounts determined by the
board of directors, subject to statutory limitations on contributions made by
employees and employers under such plans. Employees must complete a minimum of
500 hours of service during a year to be eligible for profit-sharing
contributions.
Matching contributions and all earnings on these contributions are subject to a
vesting schedule, providing for ratable vesting in equal annual installments
over five years. All other contributions and earnings are fully vested at all
times. Employees may borrow from the 401(k) plan, and may request withdrawal
from their account in the case of hardship or on attainment of age 59 1/2.
The 401(k) plan is intended to qualify under Sections 401 and 501 of the code so
that contributions by employees or by us to the 401(k) plan, and income earned
on plan contributions, are not taxable to employees until withdrawn from the
401(k) plan, and so that contributions by us, if any, will be deductible by us
when made. The trustee under the 401(k) plan, at the direction of each
participant, invests the assets of the 401(k) plan in any of a number of
investment options.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
We currently have confidentiality and invention assignment agreements in place
with the named executive officers. We do not, however, have any compensatory
plan or arrangement with the named executive officers that is activated upon the
resignation, termination or retirement of any of these executive officer or upon
a change in control of our company.
The employment offer letter between us and our Chief Financial Officer, F.
Judson Mitchell, provides for the immediate vesting of all stock options granted
to Mr. Mitchell, which are exercisable for an aggregate of 250,000 shares of
common stock, upon the termination of Mr. Mitchell's employment without cause or
a material reduction in his duties or compensation in connection with or within
12 months following a change of control of our company. In addition, the letter
provides that Mr. Mitchell will receive a severance payment of one fourth of his
annual salary if he is terminated at any time without cause. The letter defines
cause to mean an intentional, material act of fraud or dishonesty in connection
with his employment, his conviction of a felony, his willful act injurious to us
or his willful failure to perform substantially his duties. On September 1,
2000, Mr. Mitchell exercised options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock.
In consideration for this purchase, Mr. Mitchell issued to us a full recourse
promissory note in the amount of $400,000, which is secured by the shares of
common stock. The note matures on September 1, 2004 and accrues interest at an
annual rate of 6.37%. The shares of common stock are subject to our right of
repurchase at the exercise price if Mr. Mitchell's employment is terminated
prior to the date on which such shares vest.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
FINANCING TRANSACTIONS
In 1996, we entered into note and warrant purchase agreements with preferred
stockholders and unrelated parties, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate
of $13.1 million. Companies affiliated with two of our directors, Denny Ko and
Carl Berg, loaned $3.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and Denny Ko
loaned $260,000, of this amount. The notes had an interest rate of 8.25% per
annum and a maturity date of May 31, 1998. Each noteholder received a warrant to
purchase a number of shares of our common stock determined by dividing half the
principal amount of the note by the exercise price of the warrant at the time of
subscription. The exercise price ranged from $6.50 to $8.50. These warrants had
an expiration date of May 31, 1998.
In May 1997, upon cancellation of the note and warrant purchase agreements,
$6.7 million of the principal was converted into Series F preferred stock at a
conversion price of $5.50 per share. In connection with this conversion, all of
the outstanding warrants held by the noteholders were exchanged for new warrants
with an exercise price of $5.50. In consideration of the cancellation of the
$1.0 million, $3.0 million and $260,000 principal and $78,205, $238,264 and
$20,568 interest, respectively, which had accrued pursuant to the notes, we
issued 196,037 shares of Series F preferred stock and a warrant to purchase
196,037 shares of common stock to West Coast; 588,848 shares of Series F
preferred stock and a warrant to purchase 588,848 shares of common stock to
DynaTech Capital; and 51,012 shares of Series F preferred stock and a warrant to
purchase 51,012 shares of common stock to Denny Ko. Carl Berg is the President
and sole general partner of West Coast. Denny Ko is the managing general partner
of DynaFund Ventures and the Chairman of the Board of DynaTech Capital.
In May 1998, we repaid the remaining principal balance of $6.4 million and the
accrued interest owed under the notes to unrelated parties.
TRANSACTIONS WITH M-ONE
In 1993, we formed M-One Technology Corporation, or M-One, as a wholly-owned
subsidiary incorporated under the laws of the Republic of China. The intended
business activities of M-One were to manufacture and sell our products under two
licenses from us. We contributed $1.5 million in cash to M-One in connection
with its formation. Subsequently, M-One paid us $700,000 in cash for the license
of some of our technology.
In 1994, we spun off M-One to our stockholders. As a result, our principal
stockholders, including Drs. Hsu and Leung, became the principal stockholders of
M-One. In 1995, we and M-One modified its operations so that its only functions wereour relationship to servelimit M-One's role to
serving as our agent in TaiwanTaiwan. The modified duties of M-One included arranging
our wafer purchases from TSMC and coordinating other activities such as
engineering projects and the assembly and testing of our products. In light of
the change in our relationship, we agreed to repay the $700,000 license fee
previously paid by M-One. From 1995 through 1997, we reimbursed M-One for its
costs. In 1996, we assumed direct responsibility for these functions. Therefore,
during that year, M-One reduced the scope of operations and number of employees of M-One was
reduced.employees.
In 1995 and 1996, we reimbursed M-One for operating expenses and wafer purchases
made by M-One on our behalf. During 1995 and 1996, operating expenses and wafer
purchases incurred by M-One on our behalf totaled approximately $1.6 million and
$1.8 million, respectively. Payments madeIn 1995, we paid expenses of $259,000 on M-One's
behalf, which we set off against our obligation to reimburse M-One. For 1995,
1996 and 1997 we paid M-One for these expenses in 1995 and 1996 amounted to $484,000, and $2.6 million respectively.and $776,000, respectively,
as expense reimbursements and to repay the original $700,000 license fee.
M-One's operations ceased by December 31, 1996 and we paid off the rest of the
liabilities amounting to $776,000 in 1997, which included payables to
manufacturing sub-contractors amounting to $571,000 and operating costs incurred
prior to cessation of operations and exit costs amounting to $205,000.
In October 1995 and April 1996, Tseng Labs, Inc. loaned M-One $1.5 million and
$5.0 million, respectively, in order to secure M-One's obligation to make
available to it certain of our products that M-One was manufacturing. We
guaranteed M-One's obligations under these loans, and in connection with the
$5.0 million April 1996 loan,
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we granted Tseng Labs a conversion right that would permit it to purchase up to
$2.5 million of our common stock at a per share price of $6.50 prior to
April 22, 1997, and $8.50 thereafter. In March 1997, we repaid in full the loans
owed to Tseng Labs and the corresponding conversion right held by Tseng Labs was
terminated.
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LOANS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
On January 13, 1995 and June 13, 1995, in connection with the formation of
M-One, we made loans in the form of secured, full-recourse promissory notes,
each with an annual interest rate of 7% per year compounded annually, for the
principal amounts of $125,375 and $130,000, respectively, to Fu-Chieh Hsu and
Wing-Yu Leung. These loans each had a maturity date of the fifth anniversary of
the date of issuance. In December 1997, Drs. Hsu and Leung repaid in full their
respective notes.
TRANSACTIONS WITH TSMC
In November 1995, we and M-One entered into an option agreement with Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or TSMC, a significant semiconductor
foundry. Under this agreement, we committed to buy, and TSMC committed to sell,
a specified minimum number of wafers each year at the current market price.
Under the option agreement, we issued two promissory notes to TSMC, one in the
amount of $29.4 million with a maturity date of November 1996 and one in the
amount of $5.9 million with a maturity date of June 1997. These notes did not
bear interest until due, at which time a rate of 10% per annum was to be applied
to any unpaid amounts. These promissory notes and those indicated below
represented our obligation to make cash deposits for these purchases of wafers.
We did not repay any amount of principal or interest on these two notes.
In 1996, we projected a decrease in the number of wafers we would require in
future years. In response to this change, we amended the agreement on
September 23, 1996. Under the terms of this amendment, the full amount of the
promissory notes referenced above were canceled and we issued to TSMC six new
promissory notes totaling $23.4 million with varying due dates ranging from 1997
through 2000. These notes did not bear interest until they became due, at which
date a rate of 10% per annum was to be applied on any unpaid amounts. We paid
$840,000 to TSMC in 1997 in accordance with the amended agreement. In connection
with this amendment, we issued to TSMC a warrant to purchase 3,392,310 shares of
our common stock at $6.50 per share.
For the same reasons, on January 1, 1998, we again amended the option agreement
to cancel the promissory notes signed under the 1996 amendment. We issued to
TSMC five new promissory notes totaling $22.5 million with due dates ranging
from November 1998 through June 2001. The other terms of the original agreement
remained substantially the same.
On August 6, 1998, we and TSMC terminated the option agreement, as amended,
including all obligations and rights of the parties under the agreement and all
warrants to purchase our common stock held by TSMC. In connection with this
termination, we issued to TSMC a warrant to purchase 1,200,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $6.50. TSMC may exercise this warrant any
time prior to August 6, 2002.
In March 1999, we entered in a development and promotion agreement with TSMC.
This agreement required us to develop a demonstration macro for TSMC's
0.25-micron standard logic process. We completed our obligations under this
agreement in the first quarter of 2000, for which TSMC paid us $60,000.
In October 1999, we signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with TSMC and
Virage Logic. The MOU sets the parameters for a future agreement requiring us to
develop a compiler for TSMC's 0.18-micron and 0.15-micron standard logic
manufacturing processes in conjunction with Virage Logic. In connection with the
development of the compiler, TSMC has agreed to pay $250,000 to us.
In addition to the above agreements, we have paid TSMC $13.4 million, $24.1
million, $7.8 million and $1.5 million in fiscal 1997, 1998, 1999 and the first
six months of 2000, respectively, for the purchase of wafers.
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of
common stock as of August 31,September 30, 2000 for -
- each person known to our management to beneficially own more than 5% of
our outstanding common stock,
- each of our directors,
- each of the named executive officers, and
- all executive officers and directors as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and includes all shares over which the
beneficial owner exercises voting or investment power. Options and warrants to
purchase common stock that are presently exercisable or exercisable within
60 days of August 31,September 30, 2000 and are included in the total number of shares
beneficially owned for the person holding those options or warrants are
considered outstanding for the purpose of calculating percentage ownership of
the particular holder. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to community
property laws where applicable, we believe, based on information provided by
these persons, that the persons named in the table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as
beneficially owned by them.
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NUMBER OF SHARES
ISSUABLE ON
EXERCISE OF
NUMBER OF SHARES EXERCISE OFOUTSTANDING OPTIONS
ISSUABLE ON OUTSTANDING OPTIONSWITHIN 60 DAYS OF PERCENT OWNERSHIP
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL NUMBER OF SHARES EXERCISE OF WITHIN 60 DAYS OFSEPTEMBER 30, --------------------------------
STOCKHOLDERS BENEFICIALLY OWNED OUTSTANDING WARRANTS AUGUST 31, 2000 BEFORE OFFERING AFTER OFFERING
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FIVE-PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS
West Coast Venture Capital
Limited, L.P............... 3,000,865 196,037 -- 13.0% 10.7%12.9% 10.6%
c/o Carl E. Berg
10050 Bandley Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014
Integrated Device
Technology................. 2,602,500 -- -- 11.411.3 9.3
c/o Alan F. Krock
2975 Stender Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054
DynaTech Capital, LLC........ 2,647,696 588,848 -- 11.3 9.311.2 9.2
c/o Denny Ko
21311 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 300
Torrance, CA 90503
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd...... 1,200,000 1,200,000 -- 5.0 4.1
c/o Julian Kuo
No. 121, Park Ave. 3
Science-Based Industrial
Park
Hsincho, Taiwan
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Fu-Chieh Hsu(1).............. 4,137,500 -- 185,500 18.0 14.817.8 14.6
Wing-Yu Leung(2)............. 3,995,000 -- 140,000 17.4 14.317.2 14.2
F. Judson Mitchell........... 250,000 -- 250,000200,000 1.1 0.9
Mark-Eric Jones.............. 386,000 -- 386,000 1.71.6 1.4
Andre Hassan................. 231,000 -- 231,000 1.0 0.8
Carl E. Berg(3).............. 3,090,859 196,037 60,000 13.4 11.013.3 10.9
Denny Ko(4).................. 2,809,720 639,860 60,000 11.9 9.812.0 9.9
Wei Yen...................... 290,000 -- 40,000 1.3 1.0
Mark Voll(5)................. 79,500 -- -- 0.4%0.3% 0.3
All directors and executive
officers as a group
(9 persons)................ 15,269,579 835,897 1,352,500 61.0% 50.8%1,302,500 60.6% 50.5%
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(1) Includes 480,000 shares of common stock held by Dr. Hsu as trustee for
trusts established for the benefit of Dr. Hsu's children and 47,500 shares
of common stock held directly by such children.
(2) Includes 600,000 shares of common stock held by Dr. Leung as trustee of
trusts established for the benefit of Dr. Leung's children.
(3) Includes 2,804,828 shares issued to West Coast and warrants to purchase
196,037 shares of common stock. Mr. Berg is a director and the President of
West Coast Venture Capital, Inc., the sole general partner of West Coast.
As such, he may be deemed to own beneficially all shares owned by West
Coast. Mr. Berg also is a limited partner of West Coast. Mr. Berg disclaims
beneficial ownership of all shares held by West Coast except to the extent
of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Berg is a director of Integrated
Device Technology, Inc., and disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares
held by it. Includes 14,997 shares owned by Mr. Berg's wife and 14,997
shares owned by Mr. Berg's daughter, as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(4) Includes 2,058,848 shares held by DynaTech Capital and an additional
588,848 shares issuable to DynaTech Capital upon exercise of outstanding
warrants to purchase common stock.
(5) Mr. Voll resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in June 2000.
Unless indicated otherwise, the address of each person listed in the table is
c/o Monolithic System Technology, Inc., 1020 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale,
California 94085.
Under the terms of their respective stock option agreements, all vested and
unvested options held by our officers and directors can be exercised
immediately. Shares obtained on exercise of unvested options are subject to our
right of repurchase at cost. Shares are released from this right of repurchase
according to the corresponding option vesting schedule.
The percentage of beneficial ownership before the offering is based on
22,857,12823,071,801 shares, consisting of 10,125,68210,340,355 shares of common stock outstanding
as of August 31,September 30, 2000 and 12,731,446 shares issuable upon conversion of all
shares of preferred stock outstanding as of August 31,September 30, 2000 and excluding all
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants and
options. The percentage of beneficial ownership after the offering is based on
27,857,12828,071,801 shares, including 5,000,000 shares sold by us in this offering.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
GENERAL
The following description of our capital stock and provisions of our certificate
of incorporation and bylaws is a summary only and not a complete description.
The descriptions of the common stock and preferred stock reflect changes to our
capital structure that will occur on the effectiveness of our reincorporation in
Delaware, which has been approved by our board of directors and shareholders and
will occur prior to this offering. These changes include the automatic
conversion of all outstanding preferred stock into common stock.
Upon completion of the offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of
120,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 20,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
COMMON STOCK
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, 9,934,71510,340,355 shares of our common stock were outstanding
and held of record by 7786 stockholders. Each holder of our common stock is
entitled to -
- one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders;
- dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds
legally available for that purpose, subject to the rights of any preferred
stock that may be outstanding; and
- his, her or its pro rata share in any distribution of our assets after
payment or providing for the payment of liabilities and the liquidation
preference of any outstanding preferred stock in the event of liquidation.
Holders of common stock have no cumulative voting rights, redemption rights or
preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any shares of our common stock or
other securities. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid
and nonassessable. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, options to purchase
2,316,1132,388,013 shares of our common stock were outstanding, at a weighted average
exercise price of $2.07$2.99 per share.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, warrants to purchase 3,481,2193,314,552 shares of our common
stock were issued and outstanding, as follows:
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NUMBER OF SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK EXERCISE PRICE EXPIRATION DATE
- --------------------- -------------- ---------------
1,514,552 $ 5.50 April 2001
166,667 $ 6.50 January 2002
1,200,000 $ 6.50 August 2002
600,000 $ 8.50 June 2001
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3,481,2193,314,552
The warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock may be exercised on a
"cashless" basis by surrendering shares of common stock in payment of the
exercise price.
PREFERRED STOCK
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2000, 6,582,472 shares of preferred stock were outstanding.
As of the closing of this offering, all shares of preferred stock outstanding
will convert automatically into 12,731,446 shares of common stock, and no shares
of preferred stock will remain outstanding.
Prior to the completion of the offering, we intend to designate 120,000 shares
of our preferred stock as Series AA preferred stock for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of rights under our rights plan. For more information on the rights
plan, see the discussion below. We have no current intention to issue any other
shares of preferred stock.
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Our board of directors has the authority, subject to any limitations prescribed
by Delaware law, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to
fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the shares constituting
any series to be established, without any further vote or action by the
stockholders. Any shares of preferred stock so issued may have priority over the
common stock with respect to dividend, liquidation and other rights.
The board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting
or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other
rights of the holders of our common stock. Although the issuance of preferred
stock could provide us with flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions
and other corporate purposes, under some circumstances, it could have the effect
of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control.
ANTITAKEOVER EFFECTS OF PROVISIONS OF OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AND OF DELAWARE LAW
Certain provisions of our charter documents and Delaware law could have an
anti-takeover effect and could delay, discourage or prevent a tender offer or
takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interests,
including attempts that might otherwise result in a premium being paid over the
market price of our common stock.
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS. Upon completion of this offering, our
certificate of incorporation will provide that stockholders can take action only
at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders and not by
written consent. At the same time, our bylaws will provide that special meetings
of stockholders may be called only by our chairman of the board, the president,
any officer at the request in writing of a majority of the directors or by the
holders of at least 25% of our outstanding shares. These provisions could delay
consideration of a stockholder proposal until the next annual meeting.
Our bylaws will provide for an advance notice procedure for the nomination,
other than by or at the direction of our board of directors, of candidates for
election as directors, as well as for other stockholder proposals to be
considered at annual meetings of stockholders.
DELAWARE TAKEOVER STATUTE. We will be subject to the provisions of Section 203
of the Delaware law. In general, this statute prohibits a publicly-held Delaware
corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested
stockholder" for a period of three years after the date that the person became
an interested stockholder unless, subject to exceptions, the business
combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested
stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner.
Prior to the offering, each stockholder which is an interested stockholder
became an interested stockholder in a transaction approved by our board of
directors. Therefore, Section 203 would not impose any restriction on a business
combination between us and any of our existing interested stockholders. However,
the restrictions of Section 203 would apply to a business combination between us
and any of our other stockholders who in the future become interested
stockholders in a transaction not approved by our board of directors, unless the
business combination involving such stockholder is approved in advance by the
board of directors.
Generally, a "business combination" includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or
other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the stockholder.
Generally, an "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with affiliates
and associates, owns, or within three years prior, did own, 15% or more of the
corporation's voting stock. These provisions may have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of our company without further
action by the stockholders.
ANTITAKEOVER EFFECTS OF OUR RIGHTS PLAN
We intend to adopt a stockholder rights plan prior to the completion of this
offering. The rights plan is intended to protect and maximize the value of our
outstanding equity interests in the event of an unsolicited attempt by an
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acquiror to take over our company, in a manner or on terms not approved by the
board of directors. The rights plan provides this protection by imposing
economic disincentives that are triggered by specified acquisitions of or offers
for our common stock, as detailed below.
Under the rights plan, we will issue as a dividend on each outstanding share of
common stock one right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of our
Series AA preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, or the preferred shares,
at a price of $110 per one one-thousandth of a preferred share, subject to
adjustment.
The preferred shares will have the following rights -
- preferred shares will not be redeemable;
- each preferred share will be entitled to a minimum preferential dividend
payment of 1,000 times the dividend declared on each share of common
stock;
- in the event of liquidation, the holders of the preferred shares will be
entitled to a preferential liquidation payment equal to 1,000 times the
payment made per share of common stock;
- each preferred share will have 1,000 votes, voting together with the
common stock, plus accrued and unpaid dividends;
- in the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which
shares of common stock are exchanged, each preferred share will be
entitled to receive 1,000 times the amount received per share of common
stock; and
- preferred shares are protected by customary antidilution provisions.
Because of the nature of the preferred shares' dividend, liquidation and voting
rights, the value of the one one-thousandth interest in a preferred share
purchasable upon exercise of each right should approximate the value of one
share of common stock.
The rights will not be exercisable until the distribution date, which will be
defined as the date that is the earlier of -
- 10 days after a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated
or associated persons have acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of
the outstanding shares of common stock, other than a person or such a
group that obtains the prior written approval of the board of directors or
holders of grandfathered stock, as defined below, which person or group is
referred to as an acquiring person, or
- 10 business days, or such later date as may be determined by action of the
board of directors prior to such time as any person or group becomes an
acquiring person, after the commencement of, or announcement of an
intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of
which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person or group of 15%
or more of such outstanding shares of common stock, unless our board of
directors has approved the offer.
Holders of grandfathered stock are subject to higher ownership thresholds prior
to triggering a distribution date through their ownership of shares of our
common stock. They are Fu-Chieh Hsu, Wing-Yu Leung, West Coast and Dynatech
Capital, and their respective affiliates and associates. Their share ownership
must reach 25% rather than 15% as set forth above, and beneficial owners of
their grandfathered stock must beneficially own 1% more than such grandfathered
stockholder, rather than 15% as set forth above, before a distribution date
would be deemed to occur.
The rights agreement will provide that, until the distribution date, the rights
will be transferred only with the shares of common stock, including the shares
of common stock sold in the offering. Until the distribution date or earlier
redemption or expiration of the rights, new common stock certificates issued
after the record date or upon transfer or new issuance of shares of common stock
will contain a notation incorporating the rights agreement by reference and the
surrender for transfer of any certificates for shares of common stock
outstanding as of the record date, even without such notation, will also
constitute the transfer of the rights associated with the shares of common stock
represented by such certificate.
The rights will expire on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the plan,
2010, unless the rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by us, in each case as
described below.
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In the event the rights become exercisable, the plan will require that proper
provision shall be made so that each holder of a right will thereafter have the
right to receive upon exercise that number of shares of our common stock having
a market value of two times the exercise price of the right, and rights
beneficially owned by an acquiring person will automatically become void. The
plan also will provide that if we are acquired in a merger or other business
combination transaction or 50% or more of our consolidated assets or earning
power are sold after the distribution date, proper provision will be made so
that each holder of a right will thereafter have the right to receive, upon the
exercise of the right at the then current exercise price of the right, that
number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company which at the time of
such transaction will have a market value of two times the exercise price of the
right.
The plan also will include provisions that permit our board of directors to -
- exchange the rights, other than rights owned by an acquiring person which
have become void, in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share
of common stock, or one one-thousandth of a preferred share, per right,
subject to adjustment at any time after a person becomes an acquiring
person and before the acquiring person acquires 50% or more of the
outstanding shares of common stock;
- redeem the rights, in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per
right at any time prior to the date a person or group becomes an acquiring
person;
- reinstate the rights of redemption, if prior to completion of certain
recapitalizations, mergers or other business combinations, an acquiring
person reduces its beneficial ownership to less than 10% of the
outstanding shares of common stock in transactions that do not involve us;
and
- amend the terms of the rights without the consent of the holders of the
rights under certain circumstances, except that once a person or group
becomes an acquiring person, no such amendment may adversely affect the
interests of the holders of the rights.
Until a right is exercised, the holder of a right will not, by reason of being
such a holder, have rights as a stockholder of our company, including, without
limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends. The distribution of the
rights will not be taxable to our stockholders, but stockholders may, depending
on the circumstances, recognize taxable income if the rights become exercisable
or upon the commencement of certain events thereafter.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
After this offering, the holders of approximately 12,731,446 shares of common
stock and rights to acquire up to 3,481,2193,314,552 shares of common stock subject to
outstanding warrants as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 and their permitted transferees
will be entitled, upon expiration of lockup agreements with the underwriters, to
exercise certain rights with respect to the registration of their shares under
the Securities Act. Under the terms of an agreement between us and these
stockholders, the holders of these shares may require, on two occasions, that we
use our best efforts to register these shares for public resale; provided,
however, that the anticipated gross offering price of the sale of such shares
must exceed $2.0 million before we will be required to undertake such
registration. In addition, if we propose to register any of our securities under
the Securities Act, either for our own account or for the account of other
security holders exercising registration rights, these stockholders are entitled
to notice of such registration and to include their shares, at our expense, in
that registration. These stockholders may also require us, on no more than three
occasions, to file, at our expense, a registration statement on Form S-3 under
the Securities Act with respect to their shares, when use of such form becomes
available to us. All registration rights are subject to certain conditions and
limitations, including the right of the underwriters of an offering to limit the
number of shares to be included in such registration. In addition, we need not
effect a registration within six months following a previous registration, or
within six months following any offering of securities for our account made
subsequent to this offering, or after such time as all of these stockholders may
sell under Rule 144 in a three-month period all shares of common stock to which
such registration rights apply.
TRANSFER AGENT
The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our stock in the public market
following the offering, then the market price of our stock could fall.
Immediately after the offering, 27,857,12828,071,801 shares of our common stock will be
outstanding, assuming no exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option and
no exercise of outstanding options or warrants. Of those shares, the 5,000,000
shares sold in the offering will be freely tradable, except for any shares
purchased by our "affiliates," as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
The remaining shares are "restricted securities," as defined in Rule 144, and
may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an
exemption from registration under Rule 144 or Rule 701, which rules are
summarized below. Shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding warrants will
be eligible for sale subject to the requirements of Rule 144.
The following table depicts securities eligible for future sale:
Total shares outstanding.................................... 27,857,12828,071,801
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Total restricted securities................................. 22,857,12823,071,801
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Shares that are freely tradable after the date of this
prospectus under Rule 144(k) other than shares subject to
the 180-day lockup agreement.............................. 3,408,1473,554,248
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Shares that are freely tradable 90 days after the date of
this prospectus under Rule 144 or Rule 701 other than
shares subject to the 180-day lockup agreement............ 3,830,4663,995,139
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Shares that are freely tradable 181 days after the date of
this prospectus under Rule 144 (subject, in some cases, to
volume limitations), or under Rule 144(k)................. 22,040,461701.......................... 22,205,134
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LOCKUP AGREEMENTS. All of our officers and directors, all of our stockholders
owning more than 1% of our outstanding securities prior to the offering and
certain other stockholders representing a total of 18,958,688 shares of common
stock have signed lockup agreements pursuant to which they have agreed not to
sell any shares of common stock, or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for common stock, for 180 days after the offering
without the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. may, in its sole discretion, release all or any portion of the
shares subject to the lockup agreements.
RULE 144. In general, Rule 144 provides that any person who has beneficially
owned shares for at least one year, including an affiliate, is generally
entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does
not exceed the greater of 1% of the shares of common stock then outstanding,
which will be approximately 278,571 shares immediately after the offering, and
the reported average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four
calendar weeks immediately preceding the date on which notice of the sale is
sent to the SEC. Sales under Rule 144 are subject to manner of sale
restrictions, notice requirements and availability of current public information
concerning us.
RULE 144(k). A person who is not our affiliate and who has not been our
affiliate within three months prior to the sale generally may sell shares
without regard to the limitations of Rule 144, provided that the person has held
the shares for at least one year. Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed
to have been our affiliate at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale, and
who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least two
years, is entitled to sell the shares without complying with the manner of sale,
public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.
RULE 701. Any of our employees, directors, officers or consultants holding
shares purchased pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract, including
options, entered into prior to the offering is entitled to rely on the resale
provisions of Rule 701, which permit nonaffiliates to sell shares without having
to comply with the public information, holding period, volume limitation or
notice requirements of Rule 144 and permit affiliates to
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sell their Rule 701 shares without having to comply with the holding period
restrictions of Rule 144, in each case beginning 90 days after the date of this
prospectus.
STOCK PLANS. Following the offering, we intend to file a registration statement
on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering 7,516,113 shares of common stock
reserved for issuance under the 1992 plan, the 1996 plan, the 2000 plan and the
2000 employee stock purchase plan. The registration statement is expected to be
filed and become effective prior to expiration of the lockup agreements;
accordingly, shares registered under the registration statement will be
available for sale in the open market.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS. After this offering, the holders of approximately
12,731,446 shares of our common stock and holders of warrants to purchase
2,971,2192,804,552 shares of our common stock which we assume will be acquired upon the
exercise of outstanding warrants or their transferees, will be entitled to
certain rights with respect to the registration of those shares under the
Securities Act. After any registration of these shares, these shares will become
freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act. These sales could
have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock.
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UNDERWRITING
The underwriters named below, for whom J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wit
SoundView Corporation and Needham & Company, Inc. are acting as representatives,
have severally agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters, to purchase from us, and
we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, the respective number of shares of
common stock set forth opposite their names below:
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UNDERWRITERS NUMBER OF SHARES
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc..................................
Wit SoundView Corporation...................................
Needham & Company, Inc......................................
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Total.......................................................
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The nature of the underwriters' obligations under the underwriting agreement is
such that all of the common stock being offered, excluding shares covered by the
over-allotment option granted to the underwriters, must be purchased if any are
purchased.
The representatives of the underwriters have advised us that the several
underwriters propose to offer the common stock to the public initially at the
public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and may
offer the common stock to selected dealers at this price less a concession not
to exceed $ per share. The underwriters may allow, and these dealers may
reallow, a concession to other dealers not to exceed $ per share. After the
initial public offering of the common stock, the public offering price and other
selling terms may be changed by the representatives.
We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the
date of this prospectus, to purchase up to 750,000 additional shares of common
stock at the same price per share to be paid by the underwriters for the other
shares offered hereby. If the underwriters purchase any such additional shares
pursuant to the option, each of the underwriters will be committed to purchase
such additional shares in approximately the same proportion as shown in the
above table. The underwriters may exercise the option only to cover
over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the distribution of the common
stock offered in this prospectus.
The underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price,
shares of the common stock for some of our directors, officers, employees,
friends and family who, after receiving a preliminary prospectus and a letter
explaining our directed share program, have expressed a non-binding interest in
purchasing shares of common stock in the offering. These persons are expected to
purchase, in the aggregate, not more than seven percent of the common stock
offered in the offering. The number of shares available for sale to the general
public in the offering will be reduced to the extent these persons purchase
reserved shares. Any reserved shares not so purchased will be offered to the
general public on the same basis as the other shares offered by this prospectus.
Purchasers of reserved shares will not be subject to lock-up agreements.
The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts to be
paid to the underwriters by us. These amounts are shown assuming both no
exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
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NO EXERCISE FULL EXERCISE
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Per share:.................................................. $ $
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Total:...................................................... $ $
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We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute to
payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof.
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We estimate that the total expenses of this offering, excluding underwriting
discounts, will be $1,500,000. We will be responsible for all of these expenses.
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The underwriters may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market
in connection with this offering. These transactions may include short sales,
stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short
sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of
shares than they are required to purchase in this offering. Stabilizing
transactions consist of bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or
slowing a decline in the market price of the common stock while this offering is
in progress. The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, which means that an
underwriter must repay to the other underwriters a portion of the underwriting
discount received by it. An underwriter may be subject to a penalty bid if the
representatives of the underwriters, while engaging in stabilizing or short
covering transactions, repurchase shares sold by or for the account of that
underwriter. These transactions may stabilize, maintain or other affect the
market price of the common stock. As a result, the price of the common stock may
be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If the
underwriters commence these activities, they may discontinue them at any time.
The underwriters may carry out these transactions on the Nasdaq National Market,
in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
The representatives have advised us that, on behalf of the underwriters, they
may make short sales of our common stock in connection with this offering,
resulting in the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than
they are required to purchase pursuant to the underwriting agreement. The short
position resulting from these short sales will be deemed a "covered" short
position to the extent that it does not exceed the 750,000 shares subject to the
underwriters' over-allotment option and will be deemed a "naked" short position
to the extent that it exceeds that number. A naked short position is more likely
to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward
pressure on the trading price of the common stock in the open market that could
adversely affect investors who purchase shares in this offering. The
underwriters may reduce or close out their covered short position either by
exercising the over-allotment option or by purchasing shares in the open market.
In determining which of these alternatives to pursue, the underwriters will
consider the price at which shares are available for purchase in the open market
as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the
over-allotment options. Any "naked" short position will be closed out by
purchasing shares in the open market. Similar to the other stabilizing
transactions described below, open market purchases made by the underwriters to
cover all or a portion of their short position may have the effect of preventing
or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock following this
offering. As a result, our common stock may trade at a price that is higher than
the price that otherwise might prevail in the open market.
There has been no public market for the common stock prior to this offering. We
and the underwriters negotiated the initial offering price. In determining the
price, we and the underwriters considered a number of factors in addition to
prevailing market conditions, including:
- the history of and prospects for our industry and for technology companies
generally;
- an assessment of our management;
- our present operations;
- our historical results of operations'
- the trend of our revenues and earnings; and
- our earnings prospects.
We and the underwriters considered these and other relevant factors in relation
to the price of similar securities of generally comparable companies. Neither we
nor the underwriters can assure investors that an active trading market will
develop for the common stock, or that the common stock will trade in the public
market at or above the initial offering price.
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We and our executive officers, directors and certain stockholders have agreed,
with limited exceptions, that, during the period beginning from the date of this
prospectus and continuing and including the date 180 days after the date of this
prospectus, none of us will, directly or indirectly offer, sell, offer to sell,
contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock or any of
our securities which are substantially similar to the common stock, including
but not limited to any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for,
or that
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represent the right to receive, common stock or any such substantially similar
securities or enter into any swap, option, future, forward or other agreement
that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequence of ownership of
common stock or any securities substantially similar to the common stock, other
than pursuant to employee benefits plans existing on the date of this
prospectus, without the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
It is expected that delivery of the shares will be made to investors on or about
, 2000.
We have applied to have our common stock quoted on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol MOSY."MOSY."
From time to time in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, members
of the underwriters and their affiliates may in the future engage in commercial
and/or investment banking transactions with us and our affiliates.
A prospectus in electronic format is being made available on an Internet web
site maintained by Wit SoundView Corporation's strategic partner, E*Trade
Securities, Inc. and may be made available on web sites maintained by other
underwriters or selected dealers.
Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information contained on any
underwriter's web site and any information contained on any other web site
maintained by an underwriter is not part of this prospectus or the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part and should not be relied upon by
investors.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the common stock being offered hereby will be passed upon for us
by McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP, Palo Alto, California. Morrison &
Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California, is acting as counsel for the
underwriters in connection with certain legal matters relating to the shares of
common stock offered by this prospectus.
EXPERTS
Our financial statements as of December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 included in this prospectus
have been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 with respect to
the common stock in this offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of
the registration statement, does not contain all the information set forth in
the registration statement. For further information about us and the shares of
common stock to be sold in the offering, please refer to the registration
statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto.
The registration statement and exhibits may be inspected, without charge, and
copies may be obtained at prescribed rates, at the SEC's Public Reference Room
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The registration statement and other information filed with the
SEC is also available at the web site maintained by the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov.
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As a result of this offering, we will become subject to the information and
reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will file
periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.
These
reports, proxy and information statements and other information may also be
inspected at the offices of Nasdaq Operations, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20006.
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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Report of Independent Accountants........................... F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets................................. F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations....................... F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity............. F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow........................ F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................. F-7
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Monolithic System Technology, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheets and the related statements of
operations, of stockholders' equity (deficit) and of cash flows present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Monolithic System
Technology, Inc. at December 31, 1998 and 1999, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
September 12, 2000
F-2
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
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PRO FORMA
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
DECEMBER 31, EQUITY (DEFICIT) AT
------------------- JUNESEPTEMBER 30, AT JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
1998 1999 2000 2000
-------- -------- ----------- ------------------------------ --------------
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents.................................equivalents................................ $ 9,750 $ 12,720 $ 19,94722,374
Accounts receivable, net..................................net................................. 2,654 1,591 1,122
Inventories...............................................2,519
Inventories.............................................. 4,442 1,049 1,2381,497
Prepaid expenses and other current assets.................assets................ 83 304 338827
-------- -------- -------------------------
Total current assets....................................assets................................... 16,929 15,664 22,64527,217
Property and equipment, net.................................net................................ 953 778 547635
Other assets................................................assets............................................... 50 39 2956
-------- -------- -------------------------
Total assets............................................assets........................................... $ 17,932 $ 16,481 $ 23,22127,908
======== ======== =========================
LIABILITIES, MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable..........................................payable......................................... $ 4,484 $ 647 $ 396804
Accrued expenses and other liabilities....................liabilities................... 1,058 1,064 1,1171,156
Deferred revenue..........................................revenue......................................... - 2,045 3,8785,658
-------- -------- -------------------------
Total current liabilities...............................liabilities.............................. 5,542 3,756 5,3917,618
-------- -------- -------------------------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.01
par value; 9,500 shares authorized; 5,932 shares in 1998
and 5,932 shares in 1999 and 6,582 (unaudited) shares at
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 and none (unaudited) at JuneSeptember 30,
2000 (pro forma) issued and outstanding.............................outstanding.................. 30,391 30,391 35,591 $ -
-------- -------- -------------------------
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000 shares authorized;
9,697 shares in 1998 and 9,804 shares in 1999 and
9,93510,340 (unaudited) shares at JuneSeptember 30, 2000 and
22,66623,071 (unaudited) shares at JuneSeptember 30, 2000 (pro
forma) issued and outstanding.........................................outstanding.......................... 97 98 99 227103 231
Additional paid-in capital................................capital............................... 1,185 2,098 2,630 38,0934,968 40,431
Notes receivable from stockholders....................... -- -- (402) (402)
Accumulated deficit.......................................deficit...................................... (19,283) (19,141) (19,723) (19,723)(18,782) (18,782)
Deferred stock-based compensation.........................compensation........................ - (721) (767) (767)(1,188) (1,188)
-------- -------- ------------------------- --------------
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)....................................... (18,001) (17,666) (17,761)(15,301) $ 17,83020,290
-------- -------- ------------------------- ==============
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable convertible
preferred stock and stockholders' equity
(deficit)..................................................................................... $ 17,932 $ 16,481 $ 23,22127,908
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-3
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
---------------------------------------------
SIX MONTHS-----------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------- --------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
(UNAUDITED)
Net revenue:
Product.................................................Product............................................... $34,822 $36,281 $15,356 $8,145 $4,028
Contract................................................$11,912 $ 8,228
Contract.............................................. - - - - 460802
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$34,822 $36,281 $15,356 $8,145 $4,488$11,912 $ 9,030
Cost of net revenue:
Product.................................................Product............................................... 29,510 31,892 10,062 5,447 1,952
Contract................................................7,896 3,597
Contract.............................................. - - - - 267385
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29,510 31,892 10,062 5,447 2,2197,896 3,982
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Gross profit..............................................profit............................................ 5,312 4,389 5,294 2,698 2,2694,016 5,048
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Operating expenses:
Research and development................................development.............................. 3,596 4,224 3,110 1,647 1,6302,477 2,438
Selling, general and administrative.....................administrative................... 3,225 2,842 2,388 1,194 1,3381,728 2,340
Stock-based compensation charge(*).......................................... - - 107 20 34242 590
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Total operating expenses..............................expenses............................ 6,821 7,066 5,605 2,861 3,3104,247 5,368
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Loss from operations......................................operations.................................... (1,509) (2,677) (311) (163) (1,041)(231) (320)
Interest expense..........................................expense........................................ (1,030) (294) - - -
Interest and other income.................................income............................... 523 649 520 225 459369 768
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Income (loss) before income taxes.........................taxes....................... (2,016) (2,322) 209 62 (582)138 448
Provision for income taxes................................taxes.............................. - - (67) (20) -(44) (89)
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
Net income (loss)................................................................................ $(2,016) $(2,322) $ 142 $ 4294 $ (582)359
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Net income (loss) per share:
Basic...................................................Basic................................................. $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $(0.06)0.01 $ 0.04
======= ======= ======= ====== ======
Diluted.................................................======= =======
Diluted............................................... $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $(0.06)-- $ 0.01
======= ======= ======= ====== ============= =======
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:
Basic...................................................Basic................................................. 9,323 9,626 9,727 9,708 9,856
Diluted.................................................9,714 9,996
Diluted............................................... 9,323 9,626 23,320 22,735 9,85622,985 25,594
Pro forma net income (loss) per share:
Basic...................................................Basic................................................. $ 0.01 $(0.03)$ 0.02
======= ======
Diluted.................................................=======
Diluted............................................... $ 0.01 $(0.03)$ 0.01
======= =============
Shares used in computing pro forma net income (loss) per
share:
Basic...................................................Basic................................................. 21,808 22,259
Diluted.................................................22,727
Diluted............................................... 23,320 22,25925,594
(*) Stock-based compensation in operating expenses:
Research and development..............................development............................ $ - $ - $ 56 $ 1122 $ 152267
Selling, general and administrative...................administrative................. - - 51 9 19020 323
------- ------- ------- ------ ------------- -------
$ - $ - $ 107 $ 2042 $ 342590
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-4
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(IN THOUSANDS)
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NOTES
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL DEFERRED RECEIVABLE DEFERRED
------------------- PAID-IN WARRANT FROM STOCK-BASED ACCUMULATED
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL COST STOCKHOLDERS COMPENSATION DEFICIT TOTAL
-------- -------- ---------- -------- ------------ ------------- ------------ --------
Balance at December 31,
1996.........1996................... 9,216 $ 92 $ 1,113 $ (337) $ - $ - $ (14,945) $(14,077)
Issuance of Common Stock
upon exercise of
options................ 209 2 27 - - - - 29
Amortization of
warrants.............warrants............... - - - 161 - - - 161
Net loss.............................loss................. - - - - - - (2,016) (2,016)
-------------- -------- --------- -------- ------------ ------------- ------------ --------
Balance at December 31,
1997.........1997................... 9,425 94 1,140 (176) - - (16,961) (15,903)
Issuance of Common Stock
upon exercise of
options................ 272 3 31 - - - - 34
Issuance of Common Stock
warrant.....warrant................ - - 14 - - - - 14
Amortization of
warrants.............warrants............... - - - 176 - - - 176
Net loss.............................loss................. - - - - - - (2,322) (2,322)
-------------- -------- --------- -------- ------------ ------------- ------------ --------
Balance at December 31,
1998.........1998................... 9,697 97 1,185 - - - (19,283) (18,001)
Issuance of Common Stock
upon exercise of
options................ 107 1 64 - - - - 65
Stock options granted in
exchange of services...........................services... - - 21 - - - - 21
Deferred stock-based
compensation....compensation........... - - 828 - - (828) - -
Amortization of deferred
stock-based
compensation.......................compensation........... - - - - - 107 - 107
Net loss.............................loss................. - - - - - - 142 142
-------------- -------- --------- -------- ------------ ------------- ------------ --------
Balance at December 31,
1999.........1999................... 9,804 98 2,098 - - (721) (19,141) (17,666)
Issuance of Common Stock
upon exercise of
options (unaudited).... 131369 4 708 - (402) - - 310
Issuance of Common Stock
upon exercise of
warrants (unaudited)... 167 1 1221,082 - - - 123- 1,083
Deferred stock-based
compensation
(unaudited).................................... - - 4101,080 - (410)- (1,080) - -
Amortization of deferred
stock-based
compensation
(unaudited)........... - - - - 364 - 364
Net loss (unaudited)............................. - - - - - (582) (582)
--------613 - 613
Net loss (unaudited)..... - - - - - - 359 359
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Balance at JuneSeptember 30,
2000 (unaudited)........................ 9,935....... 10,340 $ 99103 $ 2,6304,968 $ - $ (767)(402) $ (19,723) $(17,761)
========(1,188) $ (18,782) $(15,301)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-5
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
------------------------------------------------
SIXNINE MONTHS
YEARS ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
---------------------------- -----------------
1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
(UNAUDITED)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net profit (loss)..................................... $(2,016) $ (2,322) $ 142 $ 4294 $ (582)359
Adjustments to reconcile net profit (loss) to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization....................... 1,027 1,031 901 460 268688 360
Issuance of stock options for services.............. - - 21 - -
Warrant costs....................................... 161 190 - - -
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation... - - 107 20 36442 613
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable............................... (5,074) 4,016 1,063 938 469695 (928)
Inventories....................................... (873) 2,709 3,393 2,847 (189)3,223 (448)
Prepaid expenses and other assets................. 749 257 (210) (37) (24)(1) (540)
Deferred revenue.................................. - - 2,045 1,640 1,8332,045 3,613
Payable to related party.......................... (1,035) 91 - - -
Accounts payable.................................. (1,497) (3,776) (3,837) (4,228) (251)(3,966) 157
Accrued expenses and other liabilities............ 2,062 (3,350) 6 303 53337 92
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities.................................... (6,496) (1,154) 3,631 1,985 1,9413,157 3,278
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment.................... (828) (134) (726) (198) (37)(492) (217)
Release of restricted cash held as collateral for line
of credit........................................... 6,136 - - - -
Maturity and sale of short-term investments........... 765 775 - - -
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities.................................... 6,073 641 (726) (198) (37)(492) (217)
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of notes payable............................ (4,219) (6,923) - - -
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred
stock............................................... 1,595 8,061 - - 5,200
Proceeds from issuance of common stock................ 29 34 65 27 12335 1,393
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities.................................... (2,595) 1,172 65 27 5,32335 6,593
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.... (3,018) 659 2,970 1,814 7,2272,700 9,654
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period........ 12,109 9,091 9,750 9,750 12,720
------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.............. $ 9,091 $ 9,750 $12,720 $11,564 $19,947$12,450 $22,374
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE:
Interest paid......................................... $ 151 $ 160 $ - $ - $ -
======= ======== ======= ======= =======
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE FOR NON-CASH FINANCING
AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Reduction of obligations under notes payable in
connection with termination of capacity
commitments......................................... $ - $(22,540) $ - $ - $ -
======= ======== ======= ======= =======
Reduction of other long-term assets in connection with
termination of capacity commitments................. $ - $ 22,540 $ - $ - $ -
======= ======== ======= ======= =======
Issuance of convertible preferred stock upon
conversion of debt.................................. $ 6,703 $ - $ - $ - $ -
======= ======== ======= ======= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
THE COMPANY
Monolithic System Technology, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in
California on September 16, 1991 to design, develop and market high performance
semiconductor memory products and technologies used by the semiconductor
industry and electronic product manufacturers. On September 12, 2000, the
shareholders approved the Company's reincorporation in Delaware.
The Company has developed an innovative embedded-memory technology, called
1T-SRAM, which the Company licenses on a non-exclusive and worldwide basis to
semiconductor companies and electronic product manufacturers. From its inception
in 1991 through 1998, the Company focused primarily on the sale of stand-alone
memory products. In the fourth quarter of 1998, the Company changed its business
model to focus primarily on the licensing of its 1T-SRAM technology.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
REPORTING PERIODS
The Company operates and reports financial results on a 52-53 week fiscal year.
In 1997, 1998 and 1999, the fiscal years ended on January 4, 1998, January 3,
1999 and January 2, 2000, respectively. For convenience, the Company has
presented its fiscal year as ending on December 31 for all periods. The
six-monthnine-month periods presented ended on July 4,October 2, 1999 and July 2,October 1, 2000. For
convenience, the Company has presented the six-monthnine-month period as ending on
JuneSeptember 30 in both years.
INTERIM RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
The interim financial statements as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000 and for the sixnine
months ended JuneSeptember 30, 1999 and 2000 are unaudited. In the opinion of
management, these interim financial statements have been prepared on the same
basis as the audited financial statements and reflect all adjustments,
consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments necessary for the fair
presentation of the results of interim periods. The financial data and other
information disclosed in these notes to the financial statements for the related
periods are unaudited. The results of the interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investment instruments with a maturity
of three months or less when purchased. The fair value of these investment
instruments approximated their costs at the respective balance sheet dates.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined using the first-in,
first-out method, or market.
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED)
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is generally computed
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets,
generally 3 years.
The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS No. 121"), "Accounting
for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed
of." SFAS No. 121 requires recognition of impairment of long-lived assets in the
event the net book value of such assets exceeds the future undiscounted cash
flows attributable to such assets. In that event, a loss is recognized based on
the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows
discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived
assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair
values are reduced for the cost of disposal. No losses from impairment have been
recognized in the financial statements.
CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE
Effective January 1, 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Position 98-1 ("SOP
98-1"), "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use." In accordance with SOP 98-1, the Company has capitalized certain
internal use software totaling $1,150,000 and $1,369,000 during the years ended
December 31, 1998 and 1999, respectively. The estimated useful life of costs
capitalized is evaluated for each specific project and approximates 3 years.
During the years ended December 31, 1998, and 1999, the amortization of
capitalized costs totaled $670,000 and $1,078,000 respectively."
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue from product sales is recognized upon shipment to customers. The
Company's sales agreements do not provide any customer acceptance provisions.
The Company has no obligation to provide any modification or customization,
upgrades, enhancements, any post-contract customer support or add additional
products or enhancement. The terms of all product sales are FOB shipping point.
Upon shipment, the Company records reserves for estimated returns. There are no
rights of return unless the product does not perform according to
specifications. Provisions for potential warranty liability and estimated
returns are recorded at the time revenue is recognized.
Contract revenues from licensing activities consist of fees paid for engineering
development and engineering support services. All contracts entered into to date
require that the Company meet performance specifications. For contracts
involving performance specifications that the Company has not yet met, the
Company defers the recognition of revenue until the licensee manufactures
products that meet the contract performance specifications. On the other hand,
if the contracts involve performance specifications that the Company has
significant experience in meeting and successful completion of the contract is
reasonably assured, then the Company will recognize revenue over the period in
which the contract services are performed. Fees collected prior to revenue
recognition are recorded as deferred contract revenue.
Licensing contracts provide for royalty payments at a stated rate. Agreements
require licensees to report the manufacture or sale of products that include the
Company's technology after the end of the quarter in which the sale or
manufacture occurs. The Company will recognize royalties in the quarter in which
the licensee's report is received.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED)
COST OF REVENUE
Cost of product revenue consists primarily of costs associated with the
manufacture, assembly and test of the Company's memory chips by independent,
third-party contractors.
Cost of contract revenue consists primarily of deferred engineering costs
directly related to development projects specified in agreements we have with
licensees of our memory technology. To the extent that the amount of engineering
costs does not exceed the amount of the related contract revenue, these costs
are deferred on a contract-by-contract basis from the time the Company has
established technological feasibility of the product to be developed under the
contract. This occurs when the Company has completed all of the activities
necessary to establish that the licensee's product can be produced to meet the
performance specifications when incorporating the Company's technology. Deferred
costs are charged to cost of contract revenue when the related revenue is
recognized.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The Company has not
capitalized any software development costs to date and is in compliance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 86 ("SFAS No. 86"), "Accounting
for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed."
Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of
technological feasibility of the product. After technological feasibility is
established, material software development costs are capitalized. The
capitalized cost is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated
product life, or on the ratio of current revenues to total projected product
revenues, whichever is greater. To date, the period between achieving
technological feasibility, which the Company has defined as the establishment of
a working model which typically occurs when beta testing commences, and the
general availability of such software has been short, and as such, software
development costs qualifying for capitalization have been insignificant.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements in accordance
with the provisions of APB No. 25 ("APB No. 25"), "Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees" and complies with the disclosure provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 ("SFAS No. 123"), "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation." Under APB No. 25, compensation cost is, in general,
recognized based on the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the
Company's stock on the date of grant over the amount an employee must pay to
acquire the stock. Equity instruments issued to non-employees are accounted for
in accordance with the provision of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force
96-18. Deferred stock-based compensation is being amortized using the graded
vesting method in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 28 ("FIN No. 28") over the vesting period of each respective
option, which is generally four years. Under the graded vesting method, each
option grant is separated into portions based on its vesting terms which results
in acceleration of amortization expense for the overall award.
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) for
the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding
during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net
loss available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average
number of common and potential common equivalent shares outstanding during the
period. The calculation of diluted net
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED)
loss per share excludes potential common shares if the effect is anti-dilutive.
Potential common shares are composed of incremental shares of common stock
issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and common stock
issuable upon conversion of preferred stock.
PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Immediately prior to the effective date of the Company's initial public
offering, the Company's outstanding convertible preferred stock will
automatically convert into common stock. The pro forma effects of this
transaction are unaudited and have been reflected in the accompanying pro forma
stockholders' equity (deficit) as of JuneSeptember 30, 2000.
PRO FORMA NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (UNAUDITED)
Pro forma net income (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 1999 and
the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000 is computed using the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding, including the conversion of the Company's
convertible preferred stock into the Company's common stock effective upon the
closing of the Company's initial public offering, as if such conversion occurred
at January 1, 1999 or at date of original issuance, if later. The calculation of
pro forma diluted net income (loss) per share excludes incremental common stock
issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants as the effect would be
anti-dilutive.
INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for deferred income taxes under the liability approach
whereby the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between
the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities are recognized as deferred tax
assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is established for any deferred
tax assets for which realization is uncertain.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Financial Accounting Standards Statement No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive
Income"("SFAS No. 130") requires the disclosure of comprehensive income, defined
as all changes in equity during a period except for investments by owners and
distributions to owners. For the three years ended December 31,199931, 1999 and the
sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000, the Company did not have comprehensive
income other than net income.
SEGMENT REPORTING
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 131, "Disclosure about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" ("SFAS No. 131") requires
that companies report separately in the financial statements certain financial
and descriptive information about operating segments profit or loss, certain
specific revenue and expense items and segment assets. The Company operates in
one segment, using one measurement of profitability for its business. The
Company has sales outside the United States which are described in Note 11. All
long-lived assets are maintained in the United States.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED)
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133 ("SFAS No. 133"), "Accounting for
Derivatives and Hedging Activities." This statement
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED) establishes accounting and
reporting standards of derivative instruments and requires recognition of all
derivatives as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measurement of
those instruments at fair value. The statement is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company will adopt the standard no later than
the first quarter of fiscal year 2001 and management does not expect a material
impact on the Company's financial statements.
In December 1999, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"), "Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements." SAB 101 provides interpretive guidance on the recognition,
presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements under certain
circumstances. The Company adopted the provisions of SAB 101 in these financial
statements for all periods presented.
In March 2000, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 44 ("FIN No. 44"), "Accounting
for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation - an interpretation of APB
Opinion No. 25." FIN No. 44 establishes guidance for the accounting for stock
option grants or modifications to existing stock option awards and is effective
for option grants made after June 30, 2000, but certain conclusions cover
specific events that occur after either December 15, 1998 or January 12, 2000.
FIN 44 also establishes guidance for the repricing of stock options and
determining whether a grantee is an employee, for which the guidance was
effective after December 15, 1999 and modifying a fixed option to add a reload
feature, for which guidance was effective after January 12, 2000. The Company
does not expect the adoption of certain of the provisions of FIN No. 44 prior to
June 30, 2000 to have a material effect on the financial statements. The Company
does not expect the adoption of certain of the provisions of FIN No. 44 prior to
JuneSeptember 30, 2000 to have a material effect on the financial statements. The
Company does not expect the adoption of the remaining provisions to have a
material effect on the financial statements.
NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
M-ONE
In 1993, the Company formed M-One Technology Corporation ("M-One"), a subsidiary
in Taiwan. The intended business activities of M-One were to manage the
manufacturing of the Company's products and to sell the Company's products in
markets outside of the U.S. pursuant to a license from the Company. The Company
contributed $1.5 million in cash to M-One in connection with its formation.
Subsequently, M-One paid the Company $700,000 in cash for the license of certain
of the Company's technology.
In 1994, the Company completed the spin-off of a majority of the equity interest
in M-One through a stock distribution of M-One's shares and the sale of the
remaining equity interest in M-One. No gains or losses were recognized in
connection with the spin-off and sale. As a result of these transactions, the
majority of the shareholders of M-One were also shareholders of the Company. In
addition, both companies shared the same board of directors and continued to do
so until M-One ceased operations in 1997.
In 1995, M-One modified its operations so that its only functions were to serve
as an agent for the Company in Taiwan. M-One interfaced with TSMC for the
purchase of wafers and coordinated other activities including non-recurring
engineering projects and assembly and testing of the Company's products. The
Company reimbursed M-One for its costs.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (CONTINUED)
In 1996, the Company began to assume direct responsibility for the functions
that had been performed by M-One in Taiwan. Therefore, during the year the scope
of operations and the number of employees of M-One was reduced. The Company
continued to reimburse M-One for all of its costs.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (CONTINUED)
From 1995 until it ceased operations, M-One did not have any revenues except for
charges to the Company for reimbursement of costs incurred on the Company's
behalf. The Company recognized these charges as they were incurred by M-One as
though the accounts of M-One had been consolidated. In 1995 and 1996, the
Company reimbursed M-One for operating expenses and wafer purchases made by
M-One on its behalf. In 1995, the Company accrued a liability to repay M-One for
the $700,000 M-One paid the Company in 1993 for a technology license. This
liability was partially offset by $259,000 of expenses that the Company incurred
on behalf of M-One. During 1995, operating expenses and wafer purchases incurred
by M-One on the Company's behalf totaled $1,556,000 of which a partial
reimbursement of $484,000 was made to M-One in the same year. In 1996, operating
expenses and wafer purchases incurred by M-One on the Company's behalf oftotaled
$1,844,000. The Company reimbursed M-One $2,581,000 for the Company totaled $1,556,000 and
$1,844,000 respectively. Payments made to reimburse M-One for these expensesremaining unpaid
balance in 1995 and all but $776,000 of 1996 expenses and purchases incurred by
M-One. At the end of 1996, remaining unpaid liabilities owing to M-One amounted
to $484,000 and $2,581,000 respectively.$776,000.
M-One's operations ceased by December 31, 1996 and the Company paid off the rest
of the liabilities amounting to $776,000 in 1997, which included payables to
manufacturing sub-contractors amounting to $571,000 and operating costs incurred
prior to cessation of operations and exit costs amounting to $205,000.
As of March 31, 2000, the Company had filed papers with the appropriate
authorities in Taiwan to terminate M-One's existence.
FINANCING TRANSACTIONS
In 1996, the Company entered into note and warrant purchase agreements with two
directors, certain preferred stockholders and other unrelated parties, borrowing
an aggregate of $13.1 million. The notes had an interest rate of 8.25% per annum
and a maturity date of May 31, 1998. Each agreement holder received a warrant to
purchase a number of common stock shares determined by dividing half the
principal amount of the note signed by the holder by the exercise price of the
warrant at the time of subscription. The exercise price ranged from $6.50 to
$8.50. These warrants had an expiration date of May 31, 1998. The Company
estimated the fair market value of the warrants was $141,000, using the
Black-Scholes method. The following assumptions were applied when estimating the
fair value of these warrants: dividend yield of 0%, risk-free rate of 6.18%,
term of 2 years and volatility of 40%. The value of the warrants was amortized
as interest expense over the term of the note. Amortization of these warrants
amounted to $37,000 in 1996.
In June 1997, upon cancellation of the note and warrant purchase agreements,
$6.7 million of the principal was converted into Series F preferred stock at a
conversion price of $5.50 per share. In connection with this conversion, all of
the outstanding warrants held by the noteholders were exchanged for new
warrants. The Company estimated the fair value of the new warrants was $136,000
(Note 8), which approximates the value of the old warrant. The Company continued
to amortize the remaining deferred warrant cost as interest expense. Interest
expense for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 amounted to $54,000 and
$46,000 respectively.
In May 1998, the Company repaid the remaining balance of $6.4 million and the
accrued interest owed under the notes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 3 - WAFER FOUNDRY AGREEMENT:
Under the terms of a wafer foundry agreement dated November 23, 1995 to ensure
that the Company would be supplied with a certain minimum number of wafers, the
Company signed two promissory notes: one for $29.4 million due on November 30,
1996 and one for $5.9 million due on November 30, 1997. If these notes had been
paid, such payments would have represented cash deposits under agreement. For
the years 1997 through 2001, the Company was committed to buy, and the foundry
was committed to sell, a specified minimum number of wafers each year at the
current market price. If the Company purchased the specified minimum
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 3 - WAFER FOUNDRY AGREEMENT: (CONTINUED) number of
wafers, then the cash deposit would be refunded. The refund would be in the form
of a credit issued by the wafer foundry to partially offset the Company's trade
payables to the foundry. If the Company did not purchase the specified minimum
number of wafers, then a portion or all of the cash deposit would be forfeited,
representing additional costs of sales. The notes did not bear interest until
they became due, at which date a rate of 10% per annum was applied on any unpaid
amounts. Upon recording the notes for $35.3 million, the Company recorded an
asset in the same amount representing its right to future wafer production.
On September 23, 1996, the Company and the wafer foundry negotiated an
$11.9 million reduction in the amount of the deposits due under the wafer
foundry agreement as well as a postponement of the due dates to six payments
beginning on June 30, 1997, ending on June 30, 2000 and totaling $23.4 million.
This reduction was accounted for by reducing both the asset representing the
right to future wafer production and the notes payable by $11.9 million.
In connection with this agreement, the Company issued a warrant to the foundry
to purchase 3,392,310 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $6.50
per share. The Company determined the value of the warrant was $237,000 using
the Black-Scholes method. The following assumptions were applied when estimating
the fair value of these warrants: dividend yield of 0%, risk-free rate of 6.18%,
term of 2.17 years and volatility of 40%. The value of the warrant was amortized
over the period of benefit of the agreement. Amortization expense amounted to
$100,000 during the year ended December 31, 1997.
On June 30, 1997, the Company paid $840,000, the first of the six deposits. This
deposit related to certain wafer purchases to be made during 1998. On
January 1, 1998 (prior to the close of fiscal 1997), the agreement was amended.
The terms of this amendment canceled the promissory notes and the Company signed
five new promissory notes totaling $22,540,000$22.5 million with due dates ranging from
November 1999 through June 2001. The periods of the wafer purchase commitments
were also pushed out one year, as was the expiration date of the warrant issued
on September 26, 1996. In conjunction with the one year extension of the due
dates on the promissory notes, the Company extended the expiration date of the
warrant to purchase 3,392,310 shares of the Company's common stock by one year,
from November 30, 1998 to November 30, 1999. The other terms of the
September 26, 1996 agreement remained substantially the same.
In January 1998, the foundry agreed to purchase 800,000 shares of the Company's
commmon stock for $5.2 million, which was to be used to offset a portion of the
$22.5 million owed under the promissory notes.
During 1998, the Company's wafer purchases exceeded the specified amounts
related to the first deposit, and therefore, the foundry refunded the $840,000
deposit through the issuance of a credit.
On August 6, 1998, the amended agreement with the foundry was terminated. The
terms of the termination canceled the existing promissory notes totaling
$22,540,000, the agreement for the foundry to purchase 800,000 shares of the
Company's common stock and the right to future wafer production. Accordingly,
the amount of the notes and corresponding asset in the same amount representing
the right to future production was reversed.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 3 - WAFER FOUNDRY AGREEMENT: (CONTINUED)
In conjunction with the termination of the foundry agreement, the Company issued
a new warrant to the foundry to purchase 1,200,000 shares of the Company's
common stock at the price of $6.50 per share to replace the old warrant
agreement with the foundry. The new warrant expires in NovemberAugust 2002. The fair
value of the new warrant was determined to be $127,000 based on the
Black-Scholes method. This amount was expensed immediately in 1998 because the
warrant related to the termination of the agreement.
In March 1999, the Company entered in a development and promotion agreement with
TSMC. This agreement required the Company to develop a demonstration macro for
TSMC's 0.25-micron standard logic process. The Company completed its obligations
under this agreement in the first quarter of 2000, for which TSMC paid $60,000.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 3 - WAFER FOUNDRY AGREEMENT: (CONTINUED)
In October 1999, a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, was signed with TSMC and
Virage Logic to set the parameters for a future agreement to develop a compiler
for TSMC's 0.18-micron and 0.15-micron standard logic manufacturing processes in
conjunction with Virage Logic. In connection with the development of the
compiler, TSMC agreed to pay $250,000.
In addition to the above agreements, the Company paid TSMC $13.4 million, $24.1
million, $7.8 million and $1.5 million in fiscal 1997, 1998, 1999 and the first
six months of 2000, respectively, for the purchase of wafers.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 4 - DETAILS OF BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS (IN THOUSANDS):
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DECEMBER 31,
----------------- JUNE------------------- SEPTEMBER 30,
1998 1999 2000
------- ------- ------------------- -------- --------------
(UNAUDITED)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Cash...................................................... $ 1,466 $ 1,720 $ 656368
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper.............. 8,284 11,000 19,29122,006
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$ 9,750 $12,720 $ 19,947$22,374
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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Trade accounts receivable................................. $ 2,954 $ 1,790 $ 1,3222,819
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts..................... (300) (199) (200)(300)
------- ------- ----------------
$ 2,654 $ 1,591 $ 1,1222,519
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INVENTORIES:
Work-in-progress.......................................... $ 2,740 $ 728 $ 1,0801,441
Finished goods............................................ 1,702 321 15856
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$ 4,442 $ 1,049 $ 1,2381,497
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PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT COSTS:
Deferred costs of contract revenue........................ $ - $ 184 $ -
Prepaid expenses and other assets......................... 83 120 338827
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$ 83 $ 304 $ 338827
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Equipment, fixtures and fittings.......................... $ 2,376 $ 2,559 $ 2,5532,733
Software.................................................. 1,150 1,369 1,412
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3,526 3,928 3,9654,145
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization........... (2,573) (3,150) (3,418)(3,510)
------- ------- ----------------
$ 953 $ 778 $ 547635
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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES:
Sales return reserve...................................... $ 200 $ 293 $ 255
Accrued wages and employee benefits....................... 164 212 394292
Assembly costs............................................ 301 179 220265
Professional fees......................................... 54 63 3652
Other..................................................... 339 317 212292
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$ 1,058 $ 1,064 $ 1,1171,156
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES:
The provision for income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):
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YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------
1997 1998 1999
-------- -------- --------
Current portion:
U.S. federal.............................................. $ - $ - $ 65
State..................................................... - - 2
-------- -------- --------
- - 67
Deferred.................................................... - - -
-------- -------- --------
$ - $ - $ 67
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No current provision or benefit for federal and state income taxes was provided
for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 as the Company incurred net
operating losses for income tax purposes. No deferred provision or benefit for
income taxes has been recorded as the Company is in a net deferred tax asset
position for which a full valuation allowance has been provided due to the
uncertainty as to the realization.
Deferred tax assets consist of the following (in thousands):
-----------------
DECEMBER 31,
-----------------
1998 1999
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DEFERRED TAX ASSETS:
Federal and state loss carryforwards...................... $ 4,819 $ 4,555
Inventory................................................. 96 363
Reserves and accruals..................................... 234 293
Depreciation and amortization............................. - 404
Research and development credit carryforwards............. 897 1,139
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6,046 6,754
Less: Valuation allowance................................... (6,046) (6,754)
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Net deferred tax asset...................................... $ - $ -
======= =======
As of December 31, 1999, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $15,000,000 and $9,000,000 for federal and state income tax
purposes, respectively. These losses are available to reduce taxable income and
expire from 2002 through 2019. Because of certain changes in the ownership of
the Company in December 1996, there is an annual limitation of approximately
$774,000 on the use of approximately $10,000,000 net operating loss
carryforwards pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 6 - NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income
(loss) per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
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YEAR ENDED SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
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1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
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(UNAUDITED)
Numerator:
Net income (loss)............................ $(2,016) $(2,322) $ 142 $ 4294 $ (582)359
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Denominator:
Shares used in computing net income (loss)
per share:
Basic...................................... 9,323 9,626 9,727 9,708 9,8569,714 9,996
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Diluted.................................... 9,323 9,626 23,320 22,735 9,85622,985 25,594
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic........................................ $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.000.01 $ (0.06)0.04
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Diluted...................................... $ (0.22) $ (0.24) $ 0.01 $ 0.00- $ (0.06)0.01
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Antidilutive securities including options,
warrants, convertible preferred stock not
included in net loss per share calculation... 18,741 17,515 - - 18,201-
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Pro forma:
Shares used above............................ 9,727 9,8569,996
Pro forma adjustment to reflect weighted
average effect of the assumed conversion of
convertible preferred stock................ 12,081 12,40312,731
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Shares used in computing pro forma net income
(loss) per share attributable to common
stockholders
Basic........................................ 21,808 22,25922,727
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Diluted...................................... 23,320 22,25925,594
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Pro forma net income (loss) per share
attributable to common stockholders
Basic........................................ $ 0.01 $ (0.03)0.02
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Diluted...................................... $ 0.01 $ (0.03)0.01
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 7 - MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK:
The Company is authorized to issue 9,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock, which
had been designated Series A through H as follows (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
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CONVERSION
SERIES RATIO PRICE PER SHARE SHARES AMOUNT
- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------------- -------- -------
A........................................................... 1 to 3 $ 1.00 500 $ 500
B........................................................... 1 to 3 2.00 1,000 2,000
C........................................................... 1 to 3 5.00 1,010 5,050
D........................................................... 1 to 3 7.50 300 2,250
E........................................................... 1 to 3 16.00 264 4,232
F........................................................... 1 to 1 5.50 1,225 6,703
F-1......................................................... 1 to 1 5.50 290 1,595
G........................................................... 1 to 1 6.00 1,343 8,061
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Balance at December 31, 1998 and 1999....................... 5,932 30,391
H (unaudited)............................................... 1 to 1 $ 8.00 650 5,200
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Balance at JuneSeptember 30, 2000 (unaudited)........................................... 6,582 $35,591
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SHARES AMOUNT
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Balance at December 31, 1996................................ 3,074 $14,032
Issuance of Series F Preferred Shares....................... 1,225 6,703
Issuance of Series F-1 Preferred Shares..................... 290 1,595
-------- -------
Balance at December 31, 1997................................ 4,589 22,330
Issuance of Series G Preferred Shares....................... 1,343 8,061
-------- -------
Balance at December 31, 1998 and 1999....................... 5,932 30,391
Issuance of Series H Preferred Shares (unaudited)........... 650 5,200
-------- -------
Balance at JuneSeptember 30, 2000 (unaudited)........................................... 6,582 $35,591
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The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions with respect to the
Company's Preferred Stock are as follows:
CONVERSION
Each issued share of Series A, B, C, D and E Preferred Stock is convertible, at
the option of the holder, into three shares of Common Stock. Each issued share
of Series F, F-1, G and H Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the
holder, into one share of Common Stock. All issued Preferred Stock will be
automatically converted at the close of a public offering of the Company's
Common Stock at a price not less than $8.00 per share and an aggregate offering
price to the public of not less than $7,500,000. The conversion price of the
Series A, B, C, D, E, F, F-1, G and H Preferred Stock is $0.33, $0.67, $1.67,
$2.50, $5.33, $5.50, $5.50, $6.00 and $8.00 per share, respectively. A total of
12,731,000 shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance upon the
conversion of the Preferred Stock.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 7 - MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK: (CONTINUED)
REDEMPTION
Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemable upon a change in control or sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company at a redemption price equal to
the liquidation preferences as described below.
DIVIDENDS
Holders of Series A, B, C, D, E, F, F-1, G and H Preferred Stock are entitled to
receive non-cumulative dividends at the annual rate of $0.10, $0.20, $0.50,
$0.75, $1.60, $0.55, $0.57, $0.59 and $0.80 per share, respectively, if and when
declared by the Board of Directors. Such dividends are payable in preference to
any dividends for Common Stock declared by the Board of Directors.
LIQUIDATION
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the
holders of Series A, B, C, D, E, F, F-I, G and H Preferred Stock are entitled to
a distribution in preference to holders of Common Stock, at an amount up to
their respective original issue price, plus any declared but unpaid dividends. A
merger, acquisition, sale of voting control or sale of substantially all of the
assets of the Company, in which the shareholders of the Company do not own a
majority (50% or more) of the outstanding shares of the surviving corporation is
deemed to be a liquidation.
VOTING
The holders of Series A, B, C, D, E, F, F-1, G and H Preferred Stock have one
vote for each share of Common Stock into which such shares may be converted.
SERIES F AND F-1 PREFERRED STOCK
In conjunction with the issuance of Series F and F-1 Preferred Stock in 1997,
the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,515,000 shares of its Common Stock at
$5.50 per share. The warrants are exercisable immediately and expire in
April 2001. As of December 31, 1999, no warrants were exercised.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 8 - COMMON STOCK WARRANTS:
The following table summarizes the activity of outstanding warrants (in
thousands, except per share amounts):
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WARRANTS
EXERCISE EXERCISABLE AT
COMMON STOCK PRICE PER EACH YEAR
UNDER WARRANTS SHARE END
-------------- -------------- --------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1996............................ 5,386 $6.50-$8.50 4,786
Granted to Series F and F-1 Preferred Stockholders.......... 1,515 $5.50
Cancelled warrants, previously granted to credit
providers................................................. (865) $6.50
------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1997............................ 6,036 $5.50-$8.50 5,636
Granted to a foundry........................................ 1,200 $6.50
Granted to a Company's advisor.............................. 167 $6.50
Expired and cancelled warrants, previously granted to a
foundry and credit providers.............................. (3,921) $6.50
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Outstanding at December 31, 1998 December 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000 (unaudited).................................1999................... 3,482 $5.50-$8.50 3,482
Exercised warrants (unaudited).............................. (167) $6.50
Outstanding at September 30, 2000 (unaudited)............... 3,315 $5.50-$8.50 3,315
============
The following table summarizes the outstanding warrants as of December 31, 1999
(in thousands, except per share amounts):
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FAIR MARKET
COMMON EXERCISE VALUE OF THE
STOCK UNDER PRICE WARRANT AT
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS ISSUANCE DATE WARRANTS PER SHARE ISSUANCE DATE EXPIRATION DATE
- -------------------------------------- ------------- ------------ --------- ------------- ---------------
Warrant issued to Dell Computer
Corporation, permitting cashless
exercise for marketing purposes..... June 1996 600 $ 8.50 $ 258 June 2001
Warrant issuance in connection with
Series F and F-1 Convertible
Preferred Stock financing (Note 2).. November 1997 1,515 $ 5.50 $ 136 April 2001
Warrant issued to an advisor.......... March 1998 167 $ 6.50 $ 14 January 2002
Warrant issued to a foundry in
connection with termination of a
capacity agreement (Note 3)......... August 1998 1,200 $ 6.50 $ 127 November 2002
------------
Total outstanding and exercisable at
December 31, 1999 and JuneSeptember 30,
2000 (unaudited)......................... 3,482.................... 3,315
============
The following assumptions were applied when estimating the fair value of the
above warrants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model: dividend yield of
0%, risk-free interest rate of 5.45%-5.84%, terms of 3.5 years to 4.25 years and
volatility of 40%-60%. The fair market values of common stock underlying the
above warrants ranged from $1.00 to $2.00 on dates of issuance.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK OPTIONS:
COMMON STOCK OPTION PLANS
The 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "1992 Plan") authorizes the Board of Directors
to grant incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options to employees,
directors and consultants for up to 3,300,000 shares of Common Stock. Under the
1992 Plan, incentive stock options are to be granted at a price not less than
100% of the fair value of the stock at the date of grant, as determined by the
Board of Directors. Nonqualified stock options are to be granted at a price not
less than 85% of the fair value of the stock at the date of grant, as determined
by the Board of Directors. Options generally vest over a four year period and
are exercisable for a maximum period of ten years after the date of grant. The
1992 Plan was terminated in 1996 and no further options were granted under the
plan.
In 1996, the Company adopted the 1996 Stock Plan (the "1996 Plan") which
authorizes the Board of Directors to grant incentive stock options and
nonqualified stock options to employees, directors and consultants for up to
2,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The option terms under the 1996 Plan are
substantially the same as the 1992 Plan except that options granted under the
1996 Plan may be exercised immediately. Common Stock purchased pursuant to the
exercise of an unvested option is subject to re-purchase by the Company, at the
exercise price, under certain conditions. There were no shares of common stock
subject to repurchase at 1997, 1998 and 1999. Options generally vest over a four
year period and are exercisable for a maximum period of ten years after the date
of grant. In March 1997, the Company canceled 918,500 options representing all
unexercised options with exercise prices greater than $1.00, and immediately
reissued the options with an exercise price of $1.00.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK OPTIONS: (CONTINUED)
A summary of activity under the 1992 and 1996 Plans is as follows (in thousands,
except per share amounts):
-------------------------------------------
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
--------------------
NUMBER
AVAILABLE OF EXERCISE WEIGHTED
FOR GRANT SHARES PRICE AVERAGE
--------- ------ ----------- --------
Balance at December 31, 1996......................... 1,695 2,337 $0.33-$2.75 $ 1.20
Granted.............................................. (1,524) 1,524 $1.00 $ 1.00
Cancelled............................................ 1,685 (1,685) $0.07-$2.75 $ 1.75
Exercised............................................ - (209) $0.33-$1.00 $ 0.16
--------- ------
Balance at December 31, 1997......................... 1,856 1,967 $0.33-$1.00 $ 0.69
Authorized........................................... 600 -
Granted.............................................. (915) 915 $1.00 $ 1.00
Cancelled............................................ 658 (658) $0.33-$1.00 $ 0.89
Exercised............................................ - (272) $0.33-$1.00 $ 0.11
Terminated under 1992 Plan........................... (621) - -
--------- ------
Balance at December 31, 1998......................... 1,578 1,952 $0.03-$1.00 $ 0.85
Granted.............................................. (557) 557 $1.00 $ 1.00
Cancelled............................................ 161 (161) $0.50-$1.00 $ 0.99
Exercised............................................ - (106) $0.03-$1.00 $ 0.63
Terminated under 1992 Plan........................... (13) - -
--------- ------
Balance at December 31, 1999......................... 1,169 2,242 $0.03-$1.00 $ 0.88
Granted (unaudited).................................. (408) 408(801) 801 $4.00-$8.00 $ 7.837.91
Cancelled (unaudited)................................ 203 (203)285 (285) $1.00-$6.008.00 $ 1.321.63
Exercised (unaudited)................................ - (131)(370) $0.17-$1.008.00 $ 0.941.93
--------- ------
Balance at JuneSeptember 30, 2000 (unaudited)................. 964 2,316............ 653 2,388 $0.03-$4.008.00 $ 2.072.99
========= ======
Information relating to stock options outstanding at December 31, 1999 is as
follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
NUMBER REMAINING CONTRACTUAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER WEIGHTED AVERAGE
RANGE OF EXERCISE PRICE OUTSTANDING LIFE (IN YEARS) EXERCISE PRICE EXERCISABLE EXERCISE PRICE
- --------------------------- ----------- --------------------- ---------------- ----------- ----------------
$0.03-$0.50................ 279 3.22 $ 0.07 279 $ 0.07
$0.83...................... 3 5.85 $ 0.83 3 $ 0.83
$1.00...................... 1,960 8.31 $ 1.00 625 $ 1.00
----------- -----------
2,242 907
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK OPTIONS: (CONTINUED)
APB NO. 25 DEFERRED COMPENSATION COST TO EMPLOYEES
During the year ended December 31, 1999 and the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30,
2000, the Company recorded deferred compensation of approximately $828,000 and
$410,000,$1,080,000, respectively. This deferred compensation represents the difference
between the grant price and the fair value for financial statement reporting
purposes of the Company's common stock options granted during this period.
Deferred compensation expense is being amortized using the graded vesting
method, in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and FASB Interpretation No. 28, over the
vesting period of each respective option, generally four years. Under the graded
vesting method, each option grant is separated into portions based on their
vesting terms which results in acceleration of amortization expense for the
overall award. The accelerated amortization pattern results in expensing
approximately 52% of the total award in year 1, 27% in year 2, 15% in year 3 and
6% in year 4.
Deferred compensation expense was allocated among the associated expense
categories as follows (in thousands):
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SIX---------------------------------------------
NINE MONTHS
YEARS ENDED ENDED
JUNE
DECEMBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30,
------------- ----------------------------------------
1998 1999 1999 2000
----- ----- ---- ----------------- -------------
(UNAUDITED)
Cost of contract revenue.................................... $ - $ - $ - $ 2223
Research and development.................................... - 56 11 15222 267
Selling, general and administrative......................... - 51 9 19020 323
---- ---- ---- ----------------- -------------
$ - $107 $ 20 $34242 $ 590
---- ---- ---- ----------------- -------------
$ - $107 $ 20 $36442 $ 613
==== ==== ==== ================= =============
SFAS NO. 123 PRO FORMA DISCLOSURES
Had compensation cost for the Company's option plans been determined based on
the fair value at the grant dates, as prescribed in SFAS 123, the Company's net
income (loss) would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
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YEARS ENDED SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------- -----------------
1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
(UNAUDITED)
Net income (loss):
As reported.................................... $(2,016) $(2,322) $ 142 $ 4294 $ (582)359
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Pro forma...................................... $(2,351) $(2,491) $ (34) $ (46)(32) $ (934)(201)
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Pro forma net income (loss) per share
Basic and diluted............................share:
Basic.......................................... $ (0.26) $ (0.26) $ (0.00) $ (0.00) $ (0.09)(0.02)
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Diluted........................................ $ (0.26) $ (0.26) $ (0.00) $ (0.00) $ (0.01)
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK OPTIONS: (CONTINUED)
The fair value of each grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions used for grants during the
applicable period: dividend yield of 0% for all periods: risk-free interest
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK OPTIONS: (CONTINUED)
rates of 6.5%, 5.0% and 6.0% for options granted during 1997, 1998 and 1999,
respectively; a weighted average expected option life of five years for all
periods; and a volatility factor of 0% for all periods. The weighted average
fair value of options granted during 1997, 1998 and 1999 was $0.45, $1.00 and
$1.87, respectively.
NOTE 10 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Effective January 1997, the Company adopted the MoSys 401(k) Plan (the "Savings
Plan") which qualifies as a thrift plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code. All full-time employees who are at least 21 years old are eligible
to participate in the Savings Plan at the time of hire. Participants may
contribute up to 15% of their earnings to the Savings Plan. A discretionary
matching amount may be made by the Company. The Company did not make any
contributions in the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
NOTE 11 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND SIGNIFICANT
CUSTOMERS:
The Company operates in a single industry segment. This industry segment is
characterized by rapid technological change and significant competition.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents
and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with high
credit quality institutions.
The Company sells its products and technology to customers in the Far East,
North America and Europe (in thousands).
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YEARS ENDED SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, JUNESEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------- -----------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
------- ------- ------- --------------- -------
(UNAUDITED)
United States....................................States................................... $10,592 $18,454 $ 6,156 $3,315 $3,011
Japan............................................$ 4,748 $6,586
Japan........................................... 980 2,209 1,156 927 510
Taiwan...........................................1,053 982
Taiwan.......................................... 22,859 15,365 7,614 3,725 847
Europe...........................................5,750 1,241
Europe.......................................... 391 253 433 178 120361 221
------- ------- ------- ------- ------
------
Total............................................Total........................................... $34,822 $36,281 $15,359 $8,145 $4,488$11,912 $9,030
======= ======= ======= ============= ======
One customer accounted for 12% of net sales in fiscal 1997. Three customers
accounted for 29%, 11% and 10% of net sales, respectively, in fiscal 1998. Two
customers accounted for 16% and 11% of net sales, respectively, in fiscal 1999.
One customer accounted for 48% of gross accounts receivable at December 31,
1997. Two customersOne customer accounted for 33% (unaudited) and 13%31% (unaudited) of net sales respectively, in the sixnine months
ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000. Two customers accounted for 29% and 12% of gross
accounts receivable, respectively, at December 31, 1998. Four customers
accounted for 28%, 14%, 13% and 11% of gross accounts receivable, respectively,
at December 31, 1999. ThreeTwo customers accounted for 47% (unaudited), 13%48% (unaudited) and 11%19%
(unaudited) of gross accounts receivable, respectively, at JuneSeptember 30, 2000.
The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial
condition and
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 11 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND SIGNIFICANT
CUSTOMERS: (CONTINUED)
maintains an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable based upon the
expected collectibility of all accounts receivable. Write off accounts
receivable were $0, $0, $161,000 and $0 F-24
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 11 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND SIGNIFICANT
CUSTOMERS: (CONTINUED)
(unaudited) in years ended December 31,
1997,19981997, 1998 and 1999 and the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000, respectively.
NOTE 12 - OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
The Company leases its facility and certain equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases which expire in 2001. The leases provide for monthly payments
and are being charged to operations ratably over the lease terms. In addition to
the minimum lease payments, the Company is responsible for property taxes,
insurance and certain other operating costs.
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of
December 31, 1999 are as follows (in thousands):
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, OPERATING LEASES
- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
2000........................................................ $ 149
2001........................................................ 134
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Total minimum payments...................................... $ 283
=============
Rent expense under operating leases totaled $367,000, $138,000, $134,000 and
$70,000$268,000 (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 1997,1998 and 1999 and the
period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2000, respectively.
In the normal course of business, the Company from time to time may receive and
make inquiries with regard to possible patent infringement. Management believes
that it is unlikely that the outcome of these patent infringement inquiries, to
date, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position
or results of operations.
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
On September 12, 2000, the shareholders approved the reincorporation of the
Company in the state of Delaware.
Following the reincorporation, the Company is authorized to issued 120,000,000
shares of $0.01 par value common stock and 20,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value
preferred stock. The Board of Directors has the authority to issued the
undesignated preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights,
preferences, privileges and restriction thereof.
BENEFIT PLANS
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company's 2000 employee stock option plan ("2000 plan") has been adopted in
connection with its reincorporation in the state of Delaware.
A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance
under the 2000 plan. In addition, the 2000 plan provides for an annual increase
in the number of shares reserved under the plan on January 1 of each year, equal
to the lesser of 500,000 shares, two percent of the Company's outstanding shares
of common
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (CONTINUED)
stock on such date or a lesser amount determined by the board of directors. The
2000 plan provides for grants to
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (CONTINUED) employees, including officers and employee
directors, of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the code, and for grants of
nonstatutory stock options to employees, including officers and employee
directors, and to consultants. The purpose of the 2000 plan is to attract and
retain the best available personnel and to encourage stock ownership by
employees, officers and consultants in order to give them a greater personal
stake in the Company's success. The 2000 plan is administered by the board of
directors or by a committee appointed by the board, which identifies optionees
and determines the terms of options granted, including the exercise price,
number of shares subject to the option and the timing and terms of exercise.
The term of options granted under the 2000 plan may not exceed ten years. The
term of all incentive stock options granted to an optionee who, at the time of
grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes
of the Company's stock may not exceed five years. Generally, 25% of the options
granted under the 2000 plan will vest and become exercisable on the first
anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/48th of the options will vest and become
exercisable each month thereafter.
The exercise price of incentive stock options granted under the 2000 plan must
be at least equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.
The exercise price of nonstatutory stock options granted under the 2000 plan
will be determined by the board of directors, but in no event will be less than
85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The
exercise price of any incentive stock option or nonstatutory stock option
granted to a ten-percent stockholder must equal at least 110% of the fair market
value of the common stock on the date of grant.
NOTE RECEIVABLE FROM STOCKHOLDER
On September 1, 2000 an officer of the Company exercised options to purchase
50,000 shares of common stock in exchange for a promissory note as permitted
under the 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan. The $400,000 note is a full recourse
note bearing interest of 6.37%.
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The Company's 2000 employee stock purchase plan has been adopted in connection
with its Delaware reincorporation. A total of 200,000 shares of common stock
will be reserved for issuance under the purchase plan. In addition, the purchase
plan provides for an annual increase in the number of shares reserved under the
plan on January 1 of each year, equal to the lesser of 100,000 shares, one
percent of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock on such date or a
lesser amount determined by the board of directors. The purchase plan, which is
intended to qualify under Section 423 of the code, will be administered by the
board of directors or a committee appointed by the board of directors.
Employees, including officers and employee directors but excluding 5%
stockholders, are eligible to participate if they are customarily employed for
at least 20 hours per week and for more than five months in any calendar year.
The purchase plan permits eligible employees to purchase common stock through
payroll deductions, which may not exceed 10% of an employee's compensation.
Employees will be permitted to invest a maximum of $25,000 in any offering
period.
The purchase plan will be implemented in a series of overlapping offering
periods, each to be approximately 12 months in duration. The initial offering
period under the purchase plan will begin on the pricing date of this
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MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (CONTINUED)
offering and expires on the third enrollment date, which is the first day of the
third offering period. Offering periods will begin on the first trading day on
or after January 1 and July 1 of each year and end on the last trading day in
the period ending twelve months later. Each participant will be granted an
option on the first day of the offering period, and such option will be
automatically exercised on the last day of each offering period. The purchase
price of the common stock under the purchase plan will be equal to 85% of the
lesser of the fair market value per share of common stock on the start date of
the offering period or on the date on which the option is exercised. Employees
may end their participation in an offering period at any time during that
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (CONTINUED)
and participation ends automatically on termination of employment with
the Company. The purchase plan will terminate in June 2010, unless sooner
terminated by the board of directors.
As of the date of this report, no shares have been issued under the purchase
plan.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following table sets forth the expenses payable by the Company (the
"Registrant") in connection with the offering of the securities being
registered, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the
amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, and the NASD
filing fee and the Nasdaq National Market filing fee.
SEC registration fee........................................ $ 16,698
NASD filing fee............................................. 6,825
Nasdaq National Market filing fee........................... 95,000
Printing and engraving expenses............................. 250,000
Legal fees and expenses..................................... 500,000
Accounting fees and expenses................................ 350,000
Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses.............. 10,000
Directors' and Officers' insurance premiums*................premiums................. 300,000
Miscellaneous expenses...................................... 20,000
--------
Total*...................................................... $
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Total....................................................... $1,548,523
==========
* To be added by amendment
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") authorizes a
court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to
directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such
indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including
reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act").
As permitted by the DGCL, the Registrant's bylaws provide that the Registrant
shall indemnify its directors and officers, and may indemnify its employees and
other agents, to the fullest extend permitted by law. The bylaws also permit the
Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or
other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in such
capacity, regardless of whether the bylaws would permit indemnification. The
Registrant intends to obtain officer and director liability insurance with
respect to liabilities arising out of certain matters, including matters arising
under the Securities Act.
The Registrant also has entered into agreements with certain of its directors
and executive officers and intends to enter into agreements with its remaining
officers and directors that, among other things, indemnify them for certain
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts
incurred by them in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the
right of the Registrant, arising out of such person's services as a director or
officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company
or enterprise to which the person provides services at the request of the
Registrant.
Reference is made to Section 7 of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is
filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, which provides for indemnification by the
Underwriters of the directors and officers of the Registrant who sign the
registration statement against certain liabilities, including those arising
under the Securities Act, in certain circumstances.
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ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Since May 31, 1997, the Registrant has issued and sold the following
unregistered securities. None of these sales involved an underwriter, finder or
other agent or the payment of any selling commission to any person.
1. From May 31, 1997 to September 30, 2000 the Registrant issued and sold
801,791851,791 shares of common stock to employees and consultants at prices
ranging from $0.03 to $1.00 per share upon exercise of stock options
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pursuant to the Registrant's 1992 Stock Option Plan and 1996 stock plan, for
an aggregate purchase price of approximately $430,336.$830,336.
2. In November 30, 1997, the Registrant issued and sold an aggregate of 290,000
shares of Series F-1 preferred stock to three investors for an aggregate
purchase price of $1,595,000 and issued warrants to such investors to
acquire an aggregate of 290,000 shares of common stock at a per share
exercise price of $5.50.
3. On March 7, 1998, the Registrant issued warrants to Wei Yen to acquire an
aggregate of 166,667 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of
$5.50.
4. On April 30, 1998, the Registrant issued and sold an aggregate of 1,343,433
shares of Series G preferred stock to six investors for an aggregate
purchase price of $1,343,433.
5. On November 2, 1998, pursuant to the termination of a previous agreement and
warrants, the Registrant issued warrants to TSMC to acquire an aggregate of
1,200,000 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $6.50.
6. On May 15, 2000 the Registrant issued and sold an aggregate of 650,000
Shares of Series H preferred stock to two investors for an aggregate
purchase price of $5,200,000 pursuant to a written agreement dated April 4,
2000.
The sales of the above securities were deemed to be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act,
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, or
Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act, as transactions
providing the offering and sale of Securities outside the United States,
transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering or transactions
pursuant to compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as
provided under such Rule 701. The purchasers of securities in each such
transaction represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment
only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the share certificates and
instruments issued in such transactions.
ITEM 16. EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(A) EXHIBITS
1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement
2.1* Merger Agreement regarding the Registrant's reincorporation
in Delaware
3.1* Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant
3.2* Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended
3.3* Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, to
be in effect on the Registrant's reincorporation in Delaware
3.4* Bylaws of the Registrant, to be in effect on the
Registrant's reincorporation in Delaware
4.1* Specimen common stock certificate
4.2* Third Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated
September 27, 1997
4.3* Rights Agreement, to be in effect on the Registrant's
reincorporation in Delaware
5.1** Opinion of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP
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10.1* Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Registrant and each
of its directors and executive officers
10.2* 1992 Stock Option Plan and form of Option Agreement
thereunder
10.3* 1996 Stock Plan and form of Option Agreement thereunder
10.4* Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
10.5* 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan and form of Option Agreement
thereunder
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10.6* 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of Subscription
Agreement thereunder
10.7* Standard Industrial Lease, dated September 24, 1996, between
the Registrant and McCandless Properties
10.8* First Amendment to Lease, dated June 30, 2000, between the
Registrant and McCandless Properties
10.9+* Agreement between Nintendo Co., Ltd. and the Registrant
dated August 31, 1999
10.10+* License Agreement between NEC Corporation and the Registrant
dated January 31, 1999
10.11+* License Agreement between NEC Corporation and the Registrant
dated December 17, 1999
10.12* Employment Agreement between Registrant and F. Judson
Mitchell dated July 17, 2000
10.13+* Memorandum of Understanding for Custom Touch 1T-SRAM Memory
Compiler for TSMC 0.18-micron and 0.15-micron logic
processes between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Ltd., Virage Logic Corporation and Registrant dated
October 19, 1999
10.14* Development and Promotion Agreement between Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. and Registrant
dated March 31, 1999
10.15* Termination Agreement between Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company Ltd. and Registrant dated August 6,
1998
10.16* Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement dated
May 30, 1997
10.17* Form of Note and Warrant Cancellation Agreement dated
May 30, 1997
10.18* Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement dated June,
1996
10.19* Form of Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
dated June, 1996
23.1*23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Independent
Accountants
23.2** Consent of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP (included
in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1* Power of Attorney
27.1*27.1 Financial Data Schedule
* Previously filed
** To be supplied by amendment
+ Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at
the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in such
denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to
permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or
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proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer of controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered hereunder, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of our counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
The Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed
to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on the 10th23rd day of
October, 2000.
MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By *
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Fu-Chieh Hsu
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
No. 34 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
- ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- ------------------
* Chairman of the Board, President
-------------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer October 10,23, 2000
Fu-Chieh Hsu (Principal Executive Officer)
Vice President, Finance and
/s/ F. JUDSON MITCHELL Chief Financial Officer
-------------------------------------- (Principal Financial and October 10,23, 2000
F. Judson Mitchell Accounting Officer)
*
-------------------------------------- Director October 10,23, 2000
Carl E. Berg
*
-------------------------------------- Director October 10,23, 2000
Denny R. S. Ko
*
-------------------------------------- Director October 10,23, 2000
Wing-Yu Leung
*
-------------------------------------- Director October 10,23, 2000
Wei Yen
*/s/ F. JUDSON MITCHELL
--------------------------------------
F. Judson Mitchell
Attorney-in-fact
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
To the Board of Directors
Monolithic System Technology, Inc.
Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our report dated
September 12, 2000 appearing in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 also
included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2) of
such Registration Statement. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein
when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
October 10,September 12, 2000
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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1998, 1999
(IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE AT BALANCE
BEGINNING CHARGED TO CREDITED TO AT END OF
DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD EXPENSES EXPENSES PERIOD
- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable:
Fiscal year ended December 31, 1997............... $147 $153 $ --- $300
Fiscal year ended December 31, 1998............... 300 -- --- - 300
Fiscal year ended December 31, 1999............... 300 60 (161) 199
SixNine months ended September 30, 2000.............. 199 101 - 300
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement
2.1* Merger Agreement regarding the Registrant's reincorporation
in Delaware
3.1* Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant
3.2* Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended
3.3* Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, to
be in effect on the Registrant's reincorporation in Delaware
3.4* Bylaws of the Registrant, to be in effect on the
Registrant's reincorporation in Delaware
4.1* Specimen common stock certificate
4.2* Third Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated
September 27, 1997
4.3* Rights Agreement, to be in effect on the Registrant's
reincorporation in Delaware
5.1** Opinion of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP
10.1* Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Registrant and each
of its directors and executive officers
10.2* 1992 Stock Option Plan and form of Option Agreement
thereunder
10.3* 1996 Stock Plan and form of Option Agreement thereunder
10.4* Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
10.5* 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan and form of Option Agreement
thereunder
10.6* 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of Subscription
Agreement thereunder
10.7* Standard Industrial Lease, dated September 24, 1996, between
the Registrant and McCandless Properties
10.8* First Amendment to Lease, dated June 30, 2000.................... 199 1 -- 2002000, between the
Registrant and McCandless Properties
10.9+ Agreement between Nintendo Co., Ltd. and the Registrant
dated August 31, 1999
10.10+ License Agreement between NEC Corporation and the Registrant
dated January 31, 1999
10.11+ License Agreement between NEC Corporation and the Registrant
dated December 17, 1999
10.12* Employment Agreement between Registrant and F. Judson
Mitchell dated July 17, 2000
10.13+* Memorandum of Understanding for Custom Touch 1T-SRAM Memory
Compiler for TSMC 0.18-micron and 0.15-micron logic
processes between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Ltd., Virage Logic Corporation and Registrant dated
October 19, 1999
10.14* Development and Promotion Agreement between Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. and Registrant
dated March 31, 1999
10.15* Termination Agreement between Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company Ltd. and Registrant dated August 6,
1998
10.16* Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement dated
May 30, 1997
10.17* Form of Note and Warrant Cancellation Agreement dated
May 30, 1997
10.18* Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement dated June,
1996
10.19* Form of Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
dated June, 1996
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Independent
Accountants
23.2** Consent of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP (included
in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1* Power of Attorney
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
S-2* Previously filed
** To be supplied by amendment
+ Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment.