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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended April 2, 2023

 

OR

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

 

For the Transition Period From              To

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-22671

 


 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

77-0188504

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2220 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131-1816

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code))

 

(408) 990-4000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

QUIK

The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated Filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller Reporting Company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

 

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

 

As of May 12, 2023, there were 13,689,509 shares of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

April 2, 2023

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

Part I - Financial Information

 

3

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

 

19

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

29

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

29

 

 

 

 

Part II - Other Information

 

30

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

30

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

30

       
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   30
       

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

30

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

31

 

 

 

PART I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par value amount)

 

  

April 2,

  

January 1,

 
  

2023

  

2023

 

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 $20,902  $19,201 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8 and $18, as of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023, respectively

  2,090   2,689 

Contract assets

  2,328   1,987 

Inventories

  2,497   2,493 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  2,064   1,570 

Total current assets

  29,881   27,940 

Property and equipment, net

  442   465 

Capitalized internal-use software, net

  1,576   1,514 

Right of use assets, net

  1,592   1,397 

Intangible assets, net

  618   645 

Non-marketable equity investment

  300   300 

Goodwill

  185   185 

Other assets

  142   140 

TOTAL ASSETS

 $34,736  $32,586 
         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Revolving line of credit

 $15,000  $15,000 

Trade payables

  2,265   2,391 

Accrued liabilities

  1,706   1,509 

Deferred revenue

  299   272 

Lease liabilities, current

  1,005   850 

Total current liabilities

  20,275   20,022 

Long-term liabilities:

        

Lease liabilities, non-current

  596   544 

Other liabilities, non-current

  190   125 

Total liabilities

  21,061   20,691 

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)

        

Stockholders' equity:

        

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

      

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000 authorized; 13,686 and 13,202 shares issued and outstanding as of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023, respectively

  14   13 

Additional paid-in capital

  320,181   317,174 

Accumulated deficit

  (306,520)  (305,292)

Total stockholders' equity

  13,675   11,895 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 $34,736  $32,586 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

April 2,

   

April 3,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Revenue

  $ 4,133     $ 4,096  

Cost of revenue

    1,743       1,635  

Gross profit

    2,390       2,461  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development

    1,629       1,333  

Selling, general and administrative

    1,861       2,137  

Total operating expenses

    3,490       3,470  

Loss from operations

    (1,100 )     (1,009 )

Interest expense

    (58 )     (33 )

Interest income and other expense, net

    (63 )     (123 )

Loss before income taxes

    (1,221 )     (1,165 )

Provision for (benefit from) income tax

    7       (1 )

Net loss

  $ (1,228 )   $ (1,164 )

Net loss per share:

               

Basic and diluted

  $ (0.09 )   $ (0.10 )

Weighted average shares outstanding:

               

Basic and diluted

    13,215       12,126  

 


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

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

April 2,

   

April 3,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net loss

  $ (1,228 )   $ (1,164 )

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

               

Depreciation and amortization

    197       162  

Stock-based compensation

    715       383  

Write-down of inventories and reclassifications

    171       (26 )

Bad debt recovery

    (10 )      

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    609       (393 )

Contract assets

    (341 )     106  

Inventories

    (175 )     (188 )

Other assets

    (495 )     65  

Trade payables

    7       467  

Accrued liabilities

    196       298  

Deferred revenue

    27       (388 )

Other long-term liabilities

    65       (22 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (262 )     (700 )

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Capital expenditures for property and equipment

    (3 )     (10 )

Capitalized internal-use software

    (185 )     (139 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (188 )     (149 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Payment of finance lease obligations

    (142 )     (98 )

Proceeds from line of credit

    15,000       15,000  

Repayment of line of credit

    (15,000 )     (15,000 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

    2,313       1,482  

Stock issuance cost

    (20 )      

Net cash provided by financing activities

    2,151       1,384  

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    1,701       535  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

    19,201       19,605  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

  $ 20,902     $ 20,140  
                 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

               

Interest paid

  $ 56     $ 24  

Income taxes paid

  $ 2     $ 10  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

 

                   

Additional

           

Total

 
   

Common Stock

   

Paid-In

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2023

    13,202     $ 13     $ 317,174     $ (305,292 )   $ 11,895  

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

    450       1       2,292             2,293  

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plans

    34             715             715  

Net loss

                        (1,228 )     (1,228 )

Balance at April 2, 2023

    13,686     $ 14     $ 320,181     $ (306,520 )   $ 13,675  

 

 

                   

Additional

           

Total

 
   

Common Stock

   

Paid-In

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 

Balance at January 2, 2022

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

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

    310             1,482             1,482  

Common stock issued under stock plans and employee stock purchase plans

    189             383             383  

Net loss

                      (1,164 )     (1,164 )

Balance at April 3, 2022

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

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

Note 1 — The Company and Basis of Presentation

 

QuickLogic Corporation ("QuickLogic" or, the "Company"), was founded in 1988 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1999. The Company enables Original Equipment Manufacturers "(OEMs"), to maximize battery life for highly differentiated, immersive user experiences with Smartphone, Wearable, Hearable, Tablet and Internet-of-Things or IoT hardware products, Military, Aerospace and Defense products. QuickLogic delivers these benefits through industry leading ultra-low power customer programmable System on Chip or SoC semiconductor solutions, embedded software, and algorithm solutions for always-on voice and sensor processing. The Company is a fabless semiconductor provider of comprehensive, flexible sensor processing solutions, ultra-low power display bridges, and ultra-low power Field Programmable Gate Arrays"(FPGAs"). Starting in late 2021, the Company increased its professional engineering services business related to its eFPGA products for both civilian and military applications. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SensiML Corp.("SensiML"), provides Analytics Toolkit, which is used in many of the applications where the Company’s ArcticPro™, eFPGA intellectual property "(IP") plays a critical role. SensiML Analytics toolkit is an end-to-end software suite that provides OEMs a straightforward process for developing pattern matching sensor algorithms using machine learning technology that are optimized for ultra-low power consumption.

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these statements have been prepared in accordance with the United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. The Company recommends that these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 28, 2023. Operating results for the three months ended April 2, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.

 

QuickLogic's fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 and each fiscal quarter ends on the Sunday closest to the end of each calendar quarter. QuickLogic's first fiscal quarter for 2023 and 2022 ended on April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

2023 Cybersecurity Incident

 

                     On January 20, 2023, the Company detected a ransomware infection affecting a limited number of IT systems, including systems that contained personal information of our employees.  Upon detection of the incident, the Company promptly began an assessment of all Company IT system, notified law enforcement and engaged legal counsel and other incident response professionals. Through counsel, the Company retained a leading cybersecurity forensics firm to review and investigate the incident. The Company's investigation and assessment of the incident's impact is ongoing.

 

The Company continued its business operations during this incident and successfully restored all of its critical operational data. The Company has also taken steps to further secure its IT systems. Based on the ongoing investigation and information currently known at this time, the Company believes the incident has not had nor will have a material impact on its business operations, ability to serve its customers, or financial results. The Company carries insurance, including cyber insurance, commensurate with its size and the nature of its operations.

 

Liquidity 

 

The Company has financed its operations and capital investments through the sale of common stock, finance and operating leases, a revolving line of credit with Heritage Bank (the "Revolving Facility"), and cash flows from operations. As of   April 2, 2023, the Company's principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $20.9 million, inclusive of a $15.0 million advance from its Revolving Facility, and $2.3 million in net proceeds from the Company's sale of common stock in the three months ended April 2, 2023.

 

The Company was in compliance with all the Heritage Bank Revolving Facility loan covenants as of  April 2, 2023. As of April 2, 2023, the Company had $15.0 million outstanding on the Revolving Facility with an interest rate of 8.5%.

 

On March 21, 2023, the Company entered into common stock purchase agreements with certain investors for the sale of an aggregate of 450 thousand shares of common stock, par value $0.001, in a registered direct offering, resulting in net cash proceeds of approximately $2.3 million. Issuance costs related to the offering were negligible. The purchase price for each share of common stock was $5.14. See Note 7 for additional information.

 

 

 

7

 

The Company currently uses its cash to fund its working capital, to accelerate the development of next generation products and for general corporate purposes. Based on past performance and current expectations, the Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents as of April 2, 2023, together with its revenues from operations, and the available financial resources from the Revolving Facility with Heritage Bank will be sufficient to fund its operations and capital expenditures and provide adequate working capital for the next twelve months. 

 

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

 

Over the longer term, the Company anticipates that sales generated from its new product offerings, existing cash and cash equivalents, together with financial resources from its Revolving Facility with Heritage Bank, assuming renewal of the Revolving Facility or the Company entering into a new debt agreement with an alternative lender prior to the expiration of the revolving line of credit in  December 2024, and its ability to raise additional capital in the public capital markets will be sufficient to satisfy its operations and capital expenditures. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital, if required, or that such capital will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. The inability of the Company to generate sufficient sales from its new product offerings and/or raise additional capital if needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and financial condition, including its ability to maintain compliance with its lender’s financial covenants.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QuickLogic and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Foreign Currency

 

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

 

Uses of Estimates

 

The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period.

 

Although these estimates are based on the Company’s knowledge of current events and actions it  may undertake in the future, actual results  may ultimately materially differ from these estimates and assumptions in regard to revenue recognition; and the valuation of inventories including identification of excess quantities, market value and obsolescence.

 

8

 

The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our consolidated financial statements. The SEC has defined critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require us to make our most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, our critical accounting policies include revenue recognition and determination of the standalone selling price for certain distinct performance obligations (such as for IP licensing and professional services contracts) and valuation of inventories. We believe that we apply judgments and estimates in a consistent manner and that such consistent application results in consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that fairly represent all periods presented. However, any factual errors or errors in these judgments and estimates  may have a material impact on our financial statements. For additional information, please refer to the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on  March 28, 2023.

 

Concentration of Risk

 

The Company's accounts receivable is denominated in U.S. dollars and are derived primarily from sales to customers located in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. See Note 10, Information Concerning Product Lines, Geographic Information and Revenue Concentration, for information regarding concentrations associated with accounts receivable.

 

As of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023, the Company had $15.0 million of revolving debt outstanding  with Heritage Bank; the revolving debt carried an interest rate of 8.5% and 8.00% per annum, respectively. Heritage Bank has a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company's tangible and intangible assets to secure any outstanding amounts under the agreement. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants under the agreement as of the end of the current reporting period.  The maturity date for advances under the revolving debt agreement is December 31, 2024. At April 2, 2023, the Company had utilized a significant portion of the revolving debt, and as a result, it maintains a substantial amount of cash deposits with Heritage Bank.  The concentration of cash with one financial institution poses certain risks.

 

For instance, adverse developments affecting financial institutions, companies in the financial services industry or the financial services industry generally, such as actual events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance, could adversely impact the stability of Heritage Bank, leading to additional financial risks for the Company.

 

Any material decline in available funding or our ability to access our cash, cash equivalents, and liquidity resources, inclusive of those at Heritage Bank,  could adversely impact our ability to meet our operating expenses, financial and contractual obligations, or result in breaches of our contractual obligations. Any of these impacts could have material adverse impacts on our operations and liquidity.

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

 

During the three months ended April 2, 2023 there were no changes to the Company's significant accounting policies from its disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2023. For a discussion of the significant accounting policies, please see the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  January 1, 2023, filed with the SEC on  March 28, 2023.

 

Recent Accounting Standards Adopted

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, DebtDebt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and HedgingContracts in Entitys Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which address issues identified as a result of the complexity associated with applying generally accepted accounting principles for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. ASU No. 2020-06 becomes effective for the Company on January 1, 2024. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Board specified that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year.  The Company early adopted ASU No. 2020-06 on January 2, 2023 and it had no material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

 

Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions to clarify the measurement of the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of an equity security and requires disclosures related to these types of equity securities. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after  December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

 

Note 3 — Net Loss Per Share

 

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

 

9

 

For the three months ended April 2, 2023 and  April 3, 2022, 740 thousand and 578 thousand shares of common stock, respectively, associated with equity awards and the estimated number of shares to be purchased under the current offering period of the 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan were outstanding. These shares were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share, as they were considered anti-dilutive due to the net losses the Company experienced during these periods. Warrants to purchase up to 386 thousand shares were issued in connection with May 29, 2018, stock offering was not included in the diluted loss per share calculation of the periods presented as they were also considered anti-dilutive due to the net loss the Company experienced during these periods. The warrants are exercisable through May 29, 2023 at a price of $19.32 per share.

 

 

Note 4 — Balance Sheet Components

 

The following table provides details relating to certain balance sheet line items as of April 2, 2023, and January 1, 2023 (in thousands):

 

  

April 2,

  

January 1,

 
  

2023

  

2023

 

Accounts receivable:

        

Trade account receivables

 $2,098  $2,707 

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

  (8)  (18)
   2,090   2,689 

Inventories:

        

Work-in-process

 $1,858  $1,826 

Finished goods

  639   667 
  $2,497  $2,493 

Other current assets:

        

Prepaid taxes, royalties, and other prepaid expenses

 $1,847  $1,305 

Other

  217   265 
  $2,064  $1,570 

Property and equipment, net:

        

Equipment

 $10,161  $10,133 

Software

  1,802   1,803 

Furniture and fixtures

  65   65 

Leasehold improvements

  466   466 
   12,494   12,467 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (12,052)  (12,002)
  $442  $465 

Capitalized internal-use software, net:

        

Capitalized internal-use software

 $2,555  $2,370 

Less: Accumulated amortization

  (979)  (856)
  $1,576  $1,514 

Accrued liabilities:

        

Accrued compensation

 $981  $865 

Accrued employee benefits

  114   40 

Accrued payroll tax

  54   57 

Other

  557   547 
  $1,706  $1,509 

 

10

 
 

Note 5 — Debt Obligations

 

Revolving Line of Credit

 

As of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023, the Company had $15.0 million of revolving debt outstanding with an interest rate of 8.5% and 8.00% per annum, respectively. Heritage Bank has a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company's tangible and intangible assets to secure any outstanding amounts under the agreement. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants under the agreement as of the end of the current reporting period. Interest expenses recognized were $33 thousand and $24 thousand for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

Note 6 — Leases

 

The Company's principal research and development and corporate facilities are leased office buildings located in the United States. These lease facilities are classified as operating leases and have lease terms of one to five years. The Company maintains sales offices out of which it conducts sales and marketing activities in various countries outside of the United States which are rented under short-term leases. The Company has elected the practical expedient to apply to recognition requirements to short-term leases and recognizes rent payments on short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Finance leases are primarily for engineering design software and have leases terms of generally two to three years. Total rent expenses were $0.1 million  for each of the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022.

 

Right-of-use assets were approximately $1.6 million and $1.4 million as of April 2, 2023 and  January 1, 2023, respectively. Lease liabilities were approximately $1.6 million and $1.4 million as of  April 2, 2023 and  January 1, 2023, respectively.

 

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

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 2, 2023

  

April 3, 2022

 

Operating lease costs:

        

Fixed

 $100  $100 

Short term

  4   6 

Total

 $104  $106 

Finance lease costs:

        

Amortization of ROU asset

 $160  $109 

Interest

  22   7 

Total

 $182  $116 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance and operating lease liabilities represent the new operating and finance leases entered into during the three months ended April 2, 2023 and  April 3, 2022 was $445 thousand and $0, respectively. 

 

The following table provides the details of supplemental cash flow information (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

 
  April 2, 2023  April 3, 2022 

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

        

Operating cash flows used for operating leases

 $103  $100 

Operating cash flows used for finance leases

  22   7 

Financing cash flows used for finance leases

  142   98 

Total

 $267  $205 

 

Non-cash ROU assets included in the operating cash flows for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022 were $155 thousand and $193 thousand, respectively.

 

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The following table provides the details of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023 (in thousands):

 

  April 2, 2023  January 1, 2023 

Right-of-use assets:

        

Operating leases

 $374  $464 

Finance leases

  1,218   933 

Total right-of-use assets

 $1,592  $1,397 

Lease liabilities:

        

Operating leases

 $411  $507 

Finance leases

  1,190   887 

Total lease liabilities

 $1,601  $1,394 

 

The following table provided the details of future lease payments for operating and finance leases as of April 2, 2023 (in thousands):

 

  

Operating Leases

  

Finance Leases

 

2023 (remaining period)

 $319  $494 

2024

  106   624 

2025

     169 

Total lease payments

  425   1,287 

Less: Interest

  (14)  (97)

Present value of lease liabilities

 $411  $1,190 

 

The following table provides the details of lease terms and discount rates as of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023:

 

  

April 2, 2023

  

January 1, 2023

 

Right-of-use assets:

        

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

        

Operating leases

  1.00   1.25 

Finance leases

  2.29   1.91 

Weighted-average discount rates:

        

Operating leases

  6.00%  6.00%

Finance leases

  6.67%  5.95%
 

Note 7 — Capital Stock

 

 Issuance of Common Stock

 

On March 21, 2023, the Company entered into common stock purchase agreements with certain investors for the sale of an aggregate of 450 thousand shares of common stock in registered direct offering direct offerings pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266942), resulting in net cash proceeds of approximately $2.3 million. Issuance costs related to the registered direct offering were insignificant. The purchase price for each share of common stock was $5.14.

 

On August 17, 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266942) with the SEC, under which we may sell, from time-to-time common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, debt securities, and units, individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities or a combination thereof. The Company's registration statement became effective on August 26, 2022.

 

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Note 8 — Stock-Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expense included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022 was as follows (in thousands):

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 2, 2023

  

April 3, 2022

 

Cost of revenue

 $78  $56 

Research and development

  184   85 

Selling, general and administrative

  453   242 

Total

 $715  $383 

 

 

The Company capitalized stock-based compensation amounts were $18 thousand and $0 for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

Stock-Based Compensation Award Activity

 

The following table summarizes the activity in the shares available for grant under the 2019 Plan during the three months ended April 2, 2023 (in thousands):

 

 

Shares Available for Grants

 

Balance at January 1, 2023

 960 

Authorized

  

RSUs granted

 (17)

RSUs forfeited or expired

 9 

Balance at April 2, 2023

 952 

 

Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and stock option activity under the 2009 Plan and the 2019 Plan, and the related weighted average exercise price for the three months ended April 2, 2023:

 

      

Weighted

  

Weighted

     
      

Average

  

Average

  

Aggregate

 
  

Number of

  

Exercise

  

Remaining

  

Intrinsic

 
  

Shares

  

Price

  

Term

  

Value

 
  

(in thousands)

      

(in years)

  

(in thousands)

 

Balance outstanding at January 1, 2023

  75  $24.50   2.80  $ 

Balance outstanding, exercisable, and vested at April 2, 2023

  75  $24.50   2.55  $ 

 

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No stock options were granted, exercised, forfeited, or expired during the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022.

 

Total stock-based compensation related to stock options was $0 during the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

The Company grants restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") to employees and directors with various vesting terms. RSUs entitle the holder to receive, at no cost, one common share for each RSU as it vests. In general, the Company's policy is to withhold shares in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of RSUs. The stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PRSUs were approximately $0.7 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

As of  April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, there was approximately $2.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs. The remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of April 2, 2023 is expected to be recorded over a weighted average period of 1.38 years.

 

A summary of activity for the Company's RSUs and PRSUs for the three months ended April 2, 2023 is as follows:

 

 

RSUs & PRSUs Outstanding

    

Weighted

    

Average

 

Number of

 

Grant Date

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

(in thousands)

   

Nonvested at January 1, 2023

 630 $6.05

Granted

 17  6.06

Vested and released

 (34) 5.79

Forfeited

 (9) 7.25

Nonvested at April 2, 2023

 604 $6.05

 

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

Total stock-based compensation related to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approximately $30 thousand and $23 thousand for the three months ended April 2, 2023, and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

Note 9 — Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded a net income tax expense of $7 thousand for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and a net income tax benefit of $1 thousand for the three months ended April 3, 2022. The effective tax rate was (0.6%) and 0.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rates differ from the statutory tax rate of 21%, primarily due to the Company's valuation allowance movement in each period presented. It is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the federal, state, and certain foreign deferred tax assets as of April 2, 2023. As such, the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against all of its US and certain foreign net deferred tax assets as of April 2, 2023.

 

 

Note 10 — Information Concerning Product Lines, Geographic Information and Revenue Concentration

 

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

 

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

         
  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 2, 2023

  

April 3, 2022

 

New products

 $3,055  $3,450 

Mature products

  1,078   646 

Total revenue

 $4,133  $4,096 

 

New products revenue consists of revenues from the sale of hardware products manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes, eFPGA IP license and eFPGA-related professional services, QuickAI and SensiML AI software as a service (SaaS) revenue. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometer.

 

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

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 2, 2023

  

April 3, 2022

 

Hardware products

 $162  $1,835 

eFPGA IP and professional services

  2,810   1,581 

SaaS & Other

  83   34 

New products revenue

 $3,055  $3,450 

 

 

eFPGA IP revenue for the three months ended April 3, 2023 was $2.8 million which was comprised of approximately $2.6 professional services revenue and $0.2 million in eFPGA intellectual property license revenue. eFPGA IP revenue for the three months ended April 3, 2022 of $1.6 million was primarily professional service revenue.

 

Contract assets related to professional services revenue were $2.3 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively. Contract liabilities related to professional services revenue were $0.3 million and $0 for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

The tables below present disaggregated revenues by geographical location. Revenue attributed to geographic location is based on the destination of the product or service. Substantially all revenues in North America were in the United States. Revenue in the United States was $3.3 million, or 80% of total revenue, for the three months ended April 2, 2023, and $2.4 million, or 59% of total revenue for the three months ended April 3, 2022.

 

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

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 2, 2023

  

April 3, 2022

 

Asia Pacific

 $713  $1,491 

North America

  3,318   2,433 

Europe

  102   172 

Total revenue

 $4,133  $4,096 

 

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

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

April 2,

  

April 3,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Distributor "A"

  16%  11%

Distributor "C"

  *   10%

Distributor "E"

  *   30%

Customer "A"

  54%  * 

Customer "N"

  *   17%

Customer "O"

  *   27%

Customer "P"

  *   23%

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

 

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

 

  

April 2,

  

January 1,

 
  

2023

  

2023

 

Distributor "A"

  18%  14%

Customer "C"

  11%  22%

Customer "F"

  56%  44%

 

 

Note 11 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

The Company's principal contractual commitments include purchase obligations, re-payments of draw downs from the revolving line of credit, and payments under operating and finance leases. Purchase obligations are largely comprised of open purchase order commitments to suppliers and to subcontractors under professional services agreements. Our risk associated with the purchase obligations under professional services agreements is limited to the termination liability provisions within those contracts, and as such, we do not believe they represent a material liquidity risk to us.

 

Certain wafer manufacturers require the Company to forecast wafer starts several months in advance. The Company is committed to take delivery of and to pay for a portion of forecasted wafer volume. As of April 2, 2023, the Company had no significant outstanding commitments for the purchase of wafer inventory.

 

Purchase Obligations

 

Purchase obligations represent contractual agreements to purchase goods or services entered into in the ordinary course of business. Purchase obligations are legally binding and amongst other things specify a minimum or a range of quantities, pricing and approximate timing of the transaction. Purchase obligations include amounts that are recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as well as amounts that are not recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of April 2, 2023, total outstanding purchase obligations for other goods and services were $1.3 million due within the next twelve months.

 

Contingencies

 

Contingent commitments are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and represent significant contractual obligations on procurement contracts with determinable prices and quantities, but where the timing and probability of incurring the obligation is dependent on numerous variables which are not reasonably predictable. These obligations require our suppliers to build and deliver certain products in sufficient time to meet the Company’s planning horizon. The actual amounts we pay to our suppliers and the timing of payments for these future obligations could differ materially from our current estimates. As of April 2, 2023, contingent commitments were approximately $3.8 million due within the next twelve months and $8.7 million due within two to three years. These amounts represent the Company’s best estimates for contingent commitments which are expected to be delivered at some time in the future but for which delivery is currently undefined. 

 

Litigation

 

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

 

 

Note 12 — Subsequent Events

 

                     On April 28, 2023, the Company converted accounts receivable for a customer in the amount of approximately $1.16 million to notes receivable (the "Note"). If not prepaid prior to the Note maturity date of April 28, 2024, the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable to the Company. The Note will bear an interest rate of 3.0% compounded monthly. If an event of default occurs, the interest will increase to 10.0%.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as information contained in Risk Factors in Part II, Item 1A and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend that these forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created by those provisions. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as will, may, should, forecast, could, expect, suggest, believe, anticipate, intend, plan, "future," "potential," "target," "seek," "continue," "if" or other similar words.

 

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

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023, found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 28, 2023. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements will be accurate. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the heading Risk Factors in Part II, Item 1A hereto and the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in our other public filings and public announcements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements, or our objectives and plans will be achieved. Furthermore, past performance in operations and share price is not necessarily indicative of future performance. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that may arise after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Our eFPGA IP are currently developed on 250nm, 130nm, 90nm, 65nm, 40nm, 28nm and 22nm process nodes. The licensable IP is generated by an automated compiler tool, called AustralisTM, that enables our engineers to create an eFPGA IP for our licensees that they can then integrate into their SoC without significant involvement by QuickLogic. We believe this flow enables a scalable development and support model for QuickLogic. For our eFPGA strategy, we typically work with semiconductor manufacturing partners prior to this IP being licensed to a SoC company.

 

In order to grow our revenue from its current level, we depend upon increased revenue from our new products including existing new product platforms, eFPGA IP and platforms currently in development. We expect our business growth to be driven mainly by our silicon solutions, eFPGA IP and SensiML AI Software. Therefore, our revenue growth needs to be strong enough to enable us to sustain profitability while we continue to invest in the development, sales and marketing of our new solution platforms, IP, and software. We are expecting revenue growth from EOS S3, SensiML AI SaaS, and eFPGA IP licensing in fiscal year 2023.

 

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

 

During the first quarter of 2023, we generated total revenue of $4.1 million, an increase of 1% compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of 1% compared to the same quarter last year. Our new product revenue in the first quarter was $3.1 millionan increase of 7% from the prior quarter and a decrease of 11% from the first quarter of 2022. The decrease in new product revenue was primarily driven by a $1.7 million reduction in hardware product revenue, partially offset by an increase of $1.2 million in eFPGA IP revenue. Our mature product revenue was $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 13% compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of 67% compared to the first quarter of 2022. We expect our mature product revenue to continue to fluctuate over time.

 

We devote substantially all of our development, sales and marketing efforts to our new eFPGA IP licensing and SensiML initiatives. Overall, we reported a net loss of $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2023a decrease of 0% compared with the prior quarter, and an increase of 5% compared with the first quarter of 2022.

 

We have experienced net losses in recent years and expect losses to continue through at least fiscal year 2023 as we continue to develop new products, applications, and technologies. Whether we can achieve cash flow levels sufficient to support our operations cannot be accurately predicted. Unless such cash flow levels are achieved in addition to the proceeds we received from our recent sale of our equity securities, we may need to borrow additional funds or sell debt or equity securities, or some combination thereof, to provide funding for our operations, and such additional funding may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

There have been no material changes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our business from that disclosed in our most recently filed Annual Report. Our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2023 as filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023, provides additional information about our business and operations.

 

As of April 2, 2023, there have not been any material developments concerning the Cyber-Incident previously reported on our Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 28, 2023. The Company's investigation and assessment of the incident's impact is ongoing.

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The methodologies, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The SEC has defined critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, our critical policies include revenue recognition, and determination of the Stand-Alone Selling Price ("SSP") for certain distinct performance obligations (such as for IP licensing and professional services contracts), and valuation of inventories including identification of excess quantities and product obsolescence. We believe that we apply judgments and estimates in a consistent manner and that this consistent application results in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that fairly represent all periods presented. However, any factual errors or errors in these judgments and estimates may have a material impact on our financial statements. During the three months ended April 2, 2023, there were no changes in our critical accounting policies from our disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023.

 

Results of Operations

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

April 2, 2023

   

April 3, 2022

 

Revenue

    100 %     100 %

Cost of revenue

    42 %     40 %

Gross profit

    58 %     60 %

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development

    39 %     33 %

Selling, general and administrative

    46 %     52 %

Loss from operations

    (27 )%     (25 )%
                 

Interest expense

    (1 )%     %

Interest income and other income (expense), net

    (2 )%     (3 )%

Loss before income taxes

    (30 )%     (28 )%

Provision for (benefit from) income tax

    %     %

Net loss

    (30 )%     (28 )%

 

 

Three Months Ended April 2, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended April 3, 2022

 

Revenue

 

The table below sets forth the changes in revenue in the three months ended April 2, 2023 compared to the three months ended April 3, 2022 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

April 2, 2023

   

April 3, 2022

   

Change

 
           

% of Total

           

% of Total

                 
   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Percentage

 

New products

  $ 3,055       74 %   $ 3,450       84 %   $ (395 )     (11 )%

Mature products

    1,078       26 %     646       16 %     432       67 %

Total revenue

  $ 4,133       100 %   $ 4,096       100 %   $ 37       1 %

 


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

 

Product revenue for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022 increased $37 thousand. The increase resulted primarily from increases in eFPGA professional services offset by decreases in revenue from devices.

 

New Product Revenue

 

The table below sets forth the changes in new product revenue in the three months ended April 2, 2023 compared to the three months ended April 3, 2022 (in thousands, except percentage data):  

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

April 2, 2023

   

April 3, 2022

   

Change

 
           

% of Total

           

% of Total

                 
   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Percentage

 

Hardware products

  $ 162       4 %   $ 1,835       45 %   $ (1,673 )     (91 )%

eFPGA IP and professional services

    2,810       68 %     1,581       39 %     1,229       78 %

SaaS & Other

    83       2 %     34       %     49       144 %

Total new product revenue

  $ 3,055       74 %   $ 3,450       84 %   $ (395 )     (11 )%

 

eFPGA revenue for the three months ended April 2, 2023 was $2.8 million which was comprised of approximately $2.6 professional services revenue and $0.2 million in eFPGA intellectual property license revenue. eFPGA revenue for the three months ended April 3, 2022 was $1.6 million which was primarily professional services revenue. Contract assets related to professional services were $2.3 million and $2.0 million at April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively. Contract liabilities related to professional services revenue were $0.3 million for both the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022, respectively.

 

 

Gross Profit

 

The table below sets forth the changes in gross profit for the three months ended April 2, 2023 compared to the three months ended April 3, 2022 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

April 2, 2023

   

April 3, 2022

   

Change

 
           

% of Total

           

% of Total

                 
   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Percentage

 

Revenue

  $ 4,133       100 %   $ 4,096       100 %   $ 37       1 %

Cost of revenue

    1,743       42 %     1,635       40 %     108       7 %

Gross profit

  $ 2,390       58 %   $ 2,461       60 %   $ (71 )     (3 )%

 

In the first quarter of 2023, gross profitdecreased $71 thousand, or 3%, as compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The decrease in gross profit reflects a 7% increase in cost of revenue. The $0.1 million increase in cost of revenues was due to the increase in eFPGA IP costs primarily attributable to higher tooling costs on revenue projects, and the decrease in hardware product costs reflected the reduction in volume of products sold, partially offset by higher outside cost and material price variances.

 

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

 

Operating Expenses

 

The table below sets forth the changes in operating expenses for the three months ended April 2, 2023, compared to the three months ended April 3, 2022 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

April 2, 2023

   

April 3, 2022

   

Change

 
           

% of Total

           

% of Total

                 
   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Revenues

   

Amount

   

Percentage

 

R&D expense

  $ 1,629       39 %   $ 1,333       33 %   $ 296       22 %

SG&A expense

    1,861       46 %     2,137       52 %     (276 )     (13 )%

Total operating expenses

  $ 3,490       85 %   $ 3,470       85 %   $ 20       1 %

 

 

Research and Development

 

Our R&D expenses consist primarily of personnel, overhead and other costs associated with System on Chip (SoC) and software development, programmable logic design, AI and eFPGA development. The $0.3 million increase in R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the first quarter of 2022, was primarily attributable to decreased R&D costs allocated to Cost of Goods Sold related to eFPGA professional services revenue and increases in stock-based compensation and related salary expenses in addition to increased software costs, partially offset by a decrease in consulting and web services.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

Our selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, administration, human resources, and general management. The $0.3 milliondecrease in SG&A expenses in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was primarily attributable to decreases in consulting costs, salary expenses, and in accounting and audit expenses. These were partially offset by increases in stock-based compensation, insurance costs, and sales commissions.

 

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

 

The table below sets forth the changes in interest expense and interest income and other income (expense), net, for the three months ended April 2, 2023, compared to the three months ended April 3, 2022 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Change

 
   

April 2,

   

April 3,

                 
   

2023

   

2022

   

Amount

   

Percentage

 

Interest expense

  $ (58 )   $ (33 )   $ 25       76 %

Interest income and other income (expense), net

    (63 )     (123 )     (60 )     (49 )%

Total interest expense, interest income and other income (expense), net

  $ (121 )   $ (156 )   $ (35 )     (22 )%

 

Interest expense relates primarily to our revolving line of credit facility and finance leases liabilities. Interest income and other income (expense), net, relates to net foreign exchange losses recorded, partially offset by interest earned in our money market accounts. Changes in interest expense is related to our revolving loan's interest rate variability and the timing of our outstanding loan balance. Interest expense for the first quarter of this year as compared to the same period in the prior year increased approximately $25 thousand which was comprised of a $17 thousand increase related to software lease, and $8 thousand increase in  interest expense related to our revolving line of credit facility. The change in interest income and other income (expense), net reflected decreased foreign exchange losses over the prior period.

 

Provision for (Benefit From) Income Taxes

 

The table below sets forth the changes in the provisions for income taxes in the three months ended April 2, 2023, compared to the three months ended April 3, 2022 (in thousands, except percentage data):

   

Three Months Ended

   

Change

 
   

April 2,

   

April 3,

                 
   

2023

   

2022

   

Amount

   

Percentage

 

Provision for (benefit from) income tax

  $ 7     $ (1 )   $ 8       (800 )%

 

The majority of the income tax expenses for the three months ended April 2, 2023 and April 3, 2022 are related to our foreign subsidiaries, which are cost-plus entities.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

We have financed our operations and capital investments through public and private offerings of our common stock, finance and operating leases, and borrowings under a revolving line of credit and cash flows used in operations, partially offset by cash used in operations. In addition to the Company's cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $20.9 million, as of April 2, 2023, other sources of liquidity included a $15.0 million drawn down from our revolving line of credit ("Revolving Facility") with Heritage Bank of Commerce (“Heritage Bank”), and $2.3 million in net proceeds from the Company's sale of common stock on March 21, 2023. Costs related to the offering were immaterial.

 

On September 14, 2022 and February 9, 2022, the Company entered into common stock purchase agreements with certain investors for the sale of an aggregate of 487,279 and 310,000 shares of common stock, respectively, par value $0.001, in registered direct offerings, resulting in net cash proceeds of approximately $3.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Issuance costs related to September 14, 2022 and the February 9, 2022 offering were immaterial. The purchase price for each share of common stock in the September 14, 2022 and in the February 9, 2022 placements were $6.57 and $4.78, respectively. 

 

We were in compliance with all the Heritage Bank Revolving Facility loan covenants as of April 2, 2023. As of April 2, 2023, we had $15.0 million outstanding on the Revolving Facility with an interest rate of 8.5%.

 

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

 

 

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

 

Over the longer term, the Company anticipates that sales generated from its new product offerings, existing cash and cash equivalents, together with financial resources from its Revolving Facility with Heritage Bank, assuming renewal of the Revolving Facility or the Company entering into a new debt agreement with an alternative lender prior to the expiration of the revolving line of credit in December 2024, and its ability to raise additional capital in the public capital markets will be sufficient to satisfy its operations and capital expenditures. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital, if required, or that such capital will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. The inability of the Company to generate sufficient sales from its new product offerings and/or raise additional capital if needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and financial condition, including its ability to maintain compliance with its lender’s financial covenants.

 

As of April 2, 2023, most of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were invested in a money market account at Heritage Bank. As of April 2, 2023, our interest-bearing debt consisted of $1.2 million outstanding under finance leases and $15.0 million outstanding under our Revolving Facility. See Note 5, Debt Obligations, to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more details.

 

Cash balances held at our foreign subsidiaries were approximately $0.2 million and$0.2 million as of April 2, 2023 and January 1, 2023, respectively. Earnings from our foreign subsidiaries are currently deemed to be indefinitely reinvested. We do not expect such reinvestment to affect our liquidity and capital resources, and we continually evaluate our liquidity needs and ability to meet global cash requirements as a part of our overall capital deployment strategy. Factors that affect our global capital deployment strategy include anticipated cash flows, the ability to repatriate cash in a tax-efficient manner, funding requirements for operations and investment activities, acquisitions and divestitures and capital market conditions.

 

 

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

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

April 2,

   

April 3,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Net cash used in operating activities

  $ (262 )   $ (700 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (188 )     (149 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

    2,151       1,384  

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

For the three months ended April 2, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $0.3 million, which was primarily due to the net loss of $1.2 million, adjusted for net non-cash charges of $1.1 million, which included $0.7 million of stock-based compensation, and $0.2 depreciation and amortization expenses. Cash inflow from changes in operating assets and liabilities were approximately $65 thousand and were primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable, increases in accrued liabilities and lease liabilities, partially offset by an increase in contract assets, increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets and decrease in trade payables.

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

For the three months ended April 2, 2023, and April 3, 2022 cash used in investing activities was $0.2 million, which was primarily attributable to the capitalized internal-use software and capital expenditures relating to licensed software and computer equipment.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

Cash flows from financing activities include the draw-downs and repayments of our line of credit. For the quarter ended 2023 and 2022, these draw-downs and repayments netted to zero.

 

For the three months ended April 2, 2023, cash provided by financing activities was $2.2 million, which was primarily derived from the net proceeds of $2.3 million from the stock issuances, partially offset by finance lease obligation payments. We continue to use and repay our revolving line of credit as our cash needs require.

 

For the three months ended April 3, 2022, cash provided by financing activities was $1.4 million and was primarily derived from the net proceeds of $1.5 million from the stock issuances, partially offset by finance lease obligation payments.

 

 

Part I. Financial Information (continued)

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

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

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Based on management's evaluation as of April 2, 2023, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

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

 

 

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors 

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023, which includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors at Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, which discussion is hereby incorporated by reference into this Part II, Item 1A.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

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

 

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

31.1

 

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

 

31.2

 

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

 

32.1

 

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

 

32.2

 

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

 

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

104

 

The cover page from the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2023, has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in exhibit 101.

 

 

Signatures

 

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

 

 

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Elias Nader

Date:

May 17, 2023

Elias Nader

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President, Finance

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

 

 

 

 

 

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