Techpoint, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

OR

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission File Number: 000-55843

Techpoint, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

2550 N. First Street, #550

San Jose, CA 95131 USA

(408) 324-0588

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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 Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

As of May 7, 2020, the registrant had 17,575,311 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

Table of Contents

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Techpoint, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Techpoint, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Techpoint, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share amounts, unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Techpoint, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Techpoint, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Techpoint, Inc. (together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”) was originally incorporated in California in April 2012 and reincorporated in Delaware in July 2017. The Company is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells mixed-signal integrated circuits for multiple video applications in the security surveillance and automotive markets. The Company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Basis of Consolidation and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The functional currency of each of the Company’s subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency gains or losses are recorded as other income (expense) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2019 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which only include normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods and are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year or for any other future annual or interim periods.

Revenue Recognition

The Company principally sells its products to distributors who, in turn, sell to original design manufacturers (“ODMs”), contract manufacturers and design houses. The Company accounts for revenue under ASC Topic 606, or ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, the Company satisfies its performance obligations and primarily recognizes revenue upon shipment, at which time control of its products is transferred to its customers. The Company applies the following five-step model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied.

Product revenues consist of sales of mixed-signal integrated circuits into the security surveillance and automotive markets. The Company generally requires advance payments from customers and records these advance payments, or contract liabilities, as customer deposits on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Since the Company’s performance obligations relate to contracts with a duration of less than one year, the Company has elected to apply the optional exemption practical expedient provided in ASC 606 and is therefore not required to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period. The Company provides product assurance warranty only and does not offer warranties to be purchased separately. The Company does not offer variable consideration or other significant payment terms and allocates the transaction price to each distinct product based on a relative standalone selling price. Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to our customers, upon shipment, at which time the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company’s shipping terms are primarily FOB (free on board) shipping point, whereby legal title, risks and rewards of ownership, and physical possession are transferred to the customer upon shipment. Substantially all of the Company’s customers pay in advance of shipment, and no stock rotation, price protection or return rights are offered.

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Use of Management’s Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments 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 reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates included in the condensed consolidated financial statements include inventory valuation, valuation allowance for recorded deferred tax assets, and stock-based compensation. These estimates are based upon information available as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized a recent pandemic of respiratory illness caused by novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, as a pandemic. The pandemic has resulted in government authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders, and business shutdowns. For example, employees at our headquarters located in San Jose, California, are currently subject to a shelter-in-place order from the state government. Our offices in Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan have also been impacted by COVID-19 and have been subject to various measures implemented by local governments to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These measures may adversely impact our employees and operations and the operations of our end-customers (including our significant end-customers), distributors and suppliers, and may negatively impact our sales and marketing activities. Various aspects of the manufacturing process of our products, including wafer fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging, cannot be conducted remotely. These measures by government authorities may remain in place for a significant period of time which could adversely affect our sales and marketing activities, product delivery schedule, and our business, financial condition and results of operations. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, prospects and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating activities can resume. Management is actively monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce.

Credit Risk and Concentration of Customer and Supplier

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, investments, and trade receivables. Risks associated with cash and cash equivalents, and investments are mitigated by banking with, and investing in, creditworthy institutions. The Company generally requires advance payments from customers. The Company also performs credit evaluations of its customers and provides credit to certain customers in the normal course of business. The Company has not incurred bad debt write-offs during any of the periods presented.

For each significant customer, or distributor, and significant end-customer, revenue as a percentage of total revenue is as follows:

The Company currently relies Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Fujitsu Electronics America, Inc. to produce substantially all of our semiconductors. Also, the Company relies on Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. and Sigurd Microelectronics Corporation to assemble, package and test substantially all of our products.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

         In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which amends disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by requiring new disclosures, modifying existing requirements, and eliminating others. The amendments are the result of a broader disclosure project, which aims to improve the effectiveness of disclosures. ASU No. 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company has determined that the new standard has no material impact on its disclosures as of, and for the period ended March 31, 2020.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost.  It also eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment and requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the securities. These changes will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for SEC filers that are eligible to be smaller reporting companies under the SEC’s definition, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2019-12, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. The guidance in ASU No. 2019-12 is required for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2020, for public business entities, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

2. Balance Sheet Components

Inventory

Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):

Property and Equipment - Net

Property and equipment – net consists of the following (in thousands):

The Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.1 million of depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

Customer Deposits

Customer deposits represent payments received in advance of shipments and fluctuate depending on timing of customer pre-payments and product shipment. Customer deposits were $0.4 million and $1.4 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company generally expects to recognize revenue from customer deposits during the three month period immediately following the balance sheet date. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized $1.4 million of revenue from the December 31, 2019 customer deposits balance.

3. Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments

Summary of Financial Instruments

The following is a summary of financial instruments (in thousands):

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The contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities are presented in the following table (in thousands):

The Company had 8 investments in unrealized loss positions as of March 31, 2020. The investments have been in unrealized loss positions for less than twelve months. The total fair value of such investments is $9.4 million with unrealized losses of $0.1 million. There were no material gross unrealized losses from available-for-sale securities and no material realized gains or losses from available-for-sale securities that were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

For investments in available-for-sale debt securities that have unrealized losses, the Company evaluates whether (i) it has the intention to sell any of these investments and (ii) whether it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell any of these investments before recovery of the entire amortized cost basis. Based on this evaluation, the Company determined that there were no other-than-temporary impairments associated with investments as of March 31, 2020.

There were no sales of available-for-sale securities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company measures financial assets and liabilities at fair value at each reporting period using a fair value hierarchy which requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. A financial instrument’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1. Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2. Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

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Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):

The Company classifies money market funds in Level 1 since the financial assets consist of securities for which quoted prices are available in an active market.

In addition, the Company classifies corporate bonds and commercial paper in Level 2 since the financial assets use observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities. The Company uses a pricing service to assist in determining the fair values of all of its cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term investments. The pricing service uses inputs from multiple industry standard data providers or other third party sources and applies various acceptable methodologies.

4. Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker, the chief executive officer, reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance on a regular basis. Accordingly, the Company considers itself to be one reportable segment, which is comprised of one operating segment - the designing, marketing and selling of mixed-signal integrated circuits for the security surveillance and automotive markets.

Product revenue from customers is designated based on the geographic region to which the product is delivered. Revenue by geographic region was as follows (in thousands):

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Revenue by principal product lines were as follows (in thousands):

Long-lived assets are attributed to the geographic region where they are located. Net long-lived assets by geographic region were as follows (in thousands):

5. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating leases

The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. The Company leases facilities under non-cancellable lease agreements expiring through fiscal year 2022. The Company’s agreements do not include variable lease payments or any restrictions or covenants imposed by the leases. As the rate implicit in each lease agreement is not readily determinable, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate was used as the discount rate. The Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities have been adjusted for initial direct costs and prepaid rent but do not reflect any options to extend or terminate its lease agreements, any residual value guarantees, or any leases that have yet to be commenced.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to operating leases were as follows (in thousands):

Rent expense under operating leases was $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The rent expense recognized from short-term leases were $6,000 and $6,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The following tables summarize the Company’s lease costs and weighted-average assumptions used in determining its right-of-use assets and lease liabilities (in thousands):

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As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate future minimum lease payments under operating leases consist of the following (in thousands):

Purchase Commitments

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had purchase commitments with its third-party suppliers through fiscal year 2022. Future minimum payments under purchase commitments are $0.2 million for the remaining nine months ending December 31, 2020 and $0.2 million, and $49,000 for the year ending December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Litigation

Although the Company is not currently subject to any litigation, and no litigation is currently threatened against it, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation, including intellectual property litigation, arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes and are not predictable with assurance. The Company accrues amounts that it believes are adequate to address any liabilities related to legal proceedings and other loss contingencies that the Company believes will result in a probable loss that is reasonably estimable.

Indemnification

During the normal course of business, the Company may make certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees which may include intellectual property indemnities to certain of the Company’s customers in connection with the sales of the Company’s products and indemnities for liabilities associated with the infringement of other parties’ technology based upon the Company’s products. The Company’s exposure under these indemnification provisions is generally limited to the total amount paid by a customer under the agreement. However, certain agreements include indemnification provisions that could potentially expose us to losses in excess of the amount received under the agreement. In addition, the Company indemnifies its officers, directors and certain key employees while they are serving in good faith in such capacities.

The Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Where necessary, the Company accrues for losses for any known contingent liabilities, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is probable.

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6. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company was authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a $0.0001 par value per share as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding was nil as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Common Stock

The Company was authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of common stock with $0.0001 par value per share as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2020, the shares of common stock issued and outstanding were 17,525,043 excluding 34,921 legally issued shares subject to repurchase related to the early exercise of options to purchase common stock. As of December 31, 2019, the shares of common stock issued and outstanding were 17,449,572 excluding 51,006 legally issued shares subject to repurchase related to the early exercise of options to purchase common stock.

The Company has reserved the following number of shares of common stock for future issuances:

7. Stock Option Plan

Stock Incentive Plan

In April 2012, the Company adopted the 2012 Stock Option Plan (“2012 Plan”). The 2012 Plan provides for the granting of stock-based awards to employees, directors, and consultants under terms and provisions established by the Company’s board of directors. Under the terms of the 2012 Plan, options may be granted at an exercise price not less than fair market value. For employees holding more than 10% of the voting rights of all classes of stock, the exercise prices for incentive and non-statutory stock options must be at least 110% of fair market of the common stock on the grant date, as determined by the Company’s board of directors. The terms of options granted under the 2012 Plan may not exceed ten years.

The 2012 Plan was superseded by the 2017 Stock Option Plan (“2017 Plan”). Any outstanding awards under the 2012 Plan will continue to be governed by the terms of the 2012 Plan.

In August 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Plan. The Company’s stockholders approved the 2017 Plan in September 2017 and it became effective immediately prior to the closing of the Company’s IPO. In connection with the adoption of the 2017 Plan, no additional awards and no shares of common stock remain available for future issuance under the 2012 Plan and shares reserved but not issued under the 2012 Plan as of the effective date of the 2017 Plan were included in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2017 Plan. In addition, shares subject to awards under the 2012 Plan that are forfeited or terminated will be added to the 2017 Plan. The number of shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan will be automatically increased on the first day of each fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2027, in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) 4% of the outstanding shares of our common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (2) another amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. The automatic increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the 2017 plan for the fiscal year 2020 was 700,023 shares. The 2017 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options, or ISOs, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code to employees and the granting of non-statutory stock options, or NSOs, to employees, non-employee directors, advisors and consultants. The 2017 Plan also provides for the grants of restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, or SARs, stock unit and cash-based awards to employees, non-employee directors, advisors and consultants.

The Company’s stock award activity under the stock incentive plan is summarized as follows:

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Early Exercise of Stock Options

Certain employees and directors have exercised option grants prior to vesting. The unvested shares are subject to a repurchase right held by the Company at the original purchase price. The proceeds initially are recorded as a liability related to early exercised stock options and reclassified to common stock and additional paid in capital as the repurchase right lapses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no options early exercised. In addition, the Company did not repurchase any shares of unvested common stock related to early exercised stock options during the period.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 34,921 and 51,006 shares, respectively, held by employees and nonemployees were subject to repurchase at an aggregate price of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Stock Options

The Company’s stock option activity under the stock incentive plan is summarized as follows:

The stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price at March 31, 2020 are as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The Company has various vesting agreements with employees. Options granted generally vest over a five-year period and generally are exercisable up to 10 years.

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Restricted Stock Units

The Company’s restricted stock units activity is summarized as follows:

Restricted stock units are converted into shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting on a one-for-one basis. Restricted stock unit awards generally vest over a five-year period and are subject to the grantee’s continued service with the Company.

8. Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes the distribution of stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):

9. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

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For a net loss period, basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share are the same as the effect of potential shares is antidilutive and therefore excluded. The potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 that were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the period presented as the effect would have been antidilutive was 618,000 and 366,000 shares, respectively.

10. Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

The components of the income tax provision (benefits) are as follows (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2020, there was no material increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits nor any accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

Additionally, as of March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $0.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits of which $0.2 million was netted against deferred tax assets with a full valuation allowance. If these amounts are recognized, there will be a tax benefits of $0.1 million against the Company's effective tax rate.

The Company’s federal, state, and foreign tax returns may be subject to examination by the tax authorities for fiscal years ended from 2014 to 2018.

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted and signed into law.  The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions related to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.  

The CARES Act did not have a material impact on our tax provision for the three monhts ended March 31, 2020. We continue to examine the elements of the CARES Act and the impact that may have on our future business.

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

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form10-Q includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, strategy and plans, and our expectations for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate”, “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” or the negative version of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the following:

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We disclaim any duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by law.

General Background

The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that appear in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that appear in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, as more fully described in “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

In this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, “Techpoint,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Techpoint, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We have obtained or are in the process of obtaining registered trademarks for Techpoint and HD-TVI. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains references to our trademarks and to trademarks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this report, including logos, artwork and other visual displays, may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our

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rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

Overview

We are a fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells mixed-signal integrated circuits for multiple video applications in the security surveillance and automotive markets. Our integrated circuits are enabling the transition from standard definition, or SD, video to high definition, or HD, video in the security surveillance and automotive markets.

Our solutions take HD video signals from a camera and convert them into analog signals for reliable long-distance transmission, then convert the HD analog signal into the appropriate format for video processing and display. Our HD analog technology operates at the same 1080p HD resolution as digital HD, but processes video in an HD analog format and transmits the video in this same analog format, thereby eliminating the need for any compression or decompression. Our integrated circuits are based on our proprietary architecture and mixed signal technologies that we believe provide high video quality, enable high levels of integration and are cost effective. Our integrated circuits are used by security surveillance manufacturers, such as Hikvision in China, IDIS in South Korea and AVTech in Taiwan. These three manufacturers are each a leading security surveillance manufacturer in their respective countries.

We derive our revenue from sales of our mixed-signal integrated circuits into the security surveillance and automotive markets. The security surveillance market accounted for a majority of our revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and fiscal year 2019. We have secured design wins with major automotive equipment manufacturers to sell our solutions to them for automotive backup cameras. We began shipping our products in 2013 and to date, we have sold over 145 million integrated circuits. Our revenue was $7.5 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We recognized $3.9 million and $3.5 million of revenue on sales into the security surveillance market for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition, we recognized $3.6 million and $1.5 million of revenue on sales into the automotive market for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We recorded net income of $0.1 million and net loss of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

We sell our products to distributors that fulfill third-party orders for our products. We also sell directly to ODMs. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we derived substantially all of our revenue from products sold to distributors as compared to products sold to ODMs directly.

We undertake significant product development efforts well in advance of a product’s release, and in advance of receiving purchase orders. Our product development efforts, which are focused on developing new designs with broad demand and potential for future derivative products, typically take from six to twenty-four months until production begins, depending on the product’s complexity. If we secure a design win, we believe the system designer is likely to continue to use the same or enhanced versions of our product across a number of their models, tending to extend the life cycles of our products. Conversely, if a competitor secures the design win, it may be difficult for us to sell into the end-customer’s application for an extended period. Our sales cycle typically ranges from three to six months for the security surveillance market and one to three years for the automotive market. Due to the length of our product development and sales cycle, the majority of our revenue for any period is likely to be weighted toward products introduced for sale in the prior one or two years. As a result, our present revenue is not necessarily representative of future sales because our future sales are likely to be comprised of a different mix of products, some of which are now in the development stage.

We employ a fabless manufacturing strategy and use market-leading suppliers for all phases of the manufacturing process, including wafer fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging. This strategy significantly reduces the capital investment that would otherwise be required to operate manufacturing facilities of our own.

We have made significant investments in research and development in order to develop our products to attract and retain end-customers. Our research and development expense was $2.2 million and $1.5 million for three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our research and development expenses can vary from period-to-period and can be significantly impacted by the number of tape-outs and new products that we initiate in any given period. As of March 31, 2020, we had 78 employees, 25 of whom are in research and development. Our headquarters are located in San Jose, California, with additional operations in Japan, Taiwan, China and South Korea.

On October 7, 2019, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that effective October 9, 2019, Hikvision, a customer that represented 34% and 35% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, will be added to the BIS Entity List with a license requirement for all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  The BIS Entity List is a published list of the names of certain foreign persons, including businesses, research institutions, government and private organizations and individuals, that are subject to specific governmental license requirements for

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the export, reexport and/or transfer of specified items.  These license requirements could make it more difficult to ship, or in some cases, prevent the shipment of products to certain foreign persons named on the BIS Entity List.

We have taken action to confirm whether our products are subject to the EAR.  We have retained the continuous assistance of outside experts and, following the above announcement by BIS, performed a comprehensive review of our products and manufacturing operations.  Based on that review, we have concluded that our products are not subject to the EAR. Therefore, our products may continue to be shipped to Hikvision without a U.S. export license, even though Hikvision appears on the BIS Entity List.

The above conclusions are as of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  It is possible that changes in U.S. regulations or policies in the future may impose restrictions, including the imposition of license requirements or even a full or partial prohibition, on our sale of products to Hikvision.

Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

The following are key factors that impact our results of operations:

COVID-19 Pandemic. In December 2019, a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and in March, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on our financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. Management is actively monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global responses to curb its spread, we are not able to reasonably estimate the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for fiscal year 2020.