Peraso Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 28, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 28, 2025
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Period ended 2023-12-31; filed 2024-03-29.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsFinancial Statements and Supplementary DataCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-28.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsFinancial Statements and Supplementary DataThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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ATM Offering
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On August 30, 2024, we entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”) with respect to an “at the market” offering program, under which we may, from time to time, in our sole discretion, issue and sell through Ladenburg, acting as agent or principal, shares of our common stock initially having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,425,000. After selling $169,215 of shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement, on December 10, 2024, we increased the maximum aggregate offering amount of common stock issuable pursuant to the Sales Agreement to $2,693,527. The Sales Agreement provides that Ladenburg will be entitled to compensation for its services equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from sales of any shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement in addition to the reimbursement of certain expenses. We have no obligation to sell any shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement and either we or Ladenburg may terminate the Sales Agreement in accordance with its terms. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we sold 153,200 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $186,500 pursuant to the Sales Agreement.
Current report
The shares of common stock we may issue or sell pursuant to the Sales Agreement are registered under our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280798), which was declared effective by the SEC on July 22, 2024. We are currently subject to the limitations contained in General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. As a result, we are limited to selling no more than one-third of the aggregate market value of the equity held by non-affiliates, or the public float, during any 12-month period. If our public float increases, we will have additional availability under such limitations, and if our public float increases to $75 million or more, we will no longer be subject to such limitations. There can be no assurance that our public float will increase or that we will no longer be subject to such limitations.
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Warrant Inducement Offering
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On August 6, 2024, we extended the expiration date of our outstanding Series B warrants, which were issued in a public offering completed in February 2024, to October 7, 2024, by entering into an amendment to the Warrant Agency Agreement dated as of February 8, 2024 by and between us and the warrant agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (the Warrant Agency Agreement). On October 3, 2024, we extended the expiration date of the Series B warrants to November 8, 2024, by entering into a second amendment to the Warrant Agency Agreement. The Series B warrants would otherwise have expired on October 7, 2024. See Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information about the Series B warrants and the offering. On November 5, 2024, we entered into inducement offer letter agreements (the “Inducement Letters”) with certain holders (the “Holders”) of existing Series B warrants (the “Existing Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,246,030 shares of the Company’s common stock, having an original exercise price of $2.25 per share, issued to the Holders on February 8, 2024 in the offering (see Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements). Pursuant to the Inducement Letters, the Holders agreed to exercise for cash their Existing Warrants at a reduced exercise price of $1.30 per share (the “Reduced Exercised Price”) for gross proceeds of approximately $2.92 million in consideration for the Company’s agreement to issue in a private placement (i) new Series C common stock purchase warrants (the “Series C Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,246,030 shares of common stock, and (ii) new Series D common stock purchase warrants (the “Series D Warrants,” and collectively with the Series C Warrants, the “New Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,246,030 shares of common stock. Each New Warrant has an exercise price equal to $1.61 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the New Warrants. The Series C Warrants were exercisable upon issuance and expire on the six-month anniversary of the date of issuance. The Series D Warrants were exercisable upon issuance and expire on the five-year anniversary of the date of issuance. During the quarter ended December 31, 2024, we received net proceeds of approximately $2.6 million from the warrant inducement offering.
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World Unrest
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Product revenue increased for 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to the increase in shipments of our memory IC products due to the EOL we initiated in 2023. The increase in memory shipments was partially offset by a decrease in shipments of our mmWave products.
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Gross profit increased for 2024 compared with 2023 primarily due to product mix, specifically the increase in memory IC shipments and reduction in mmWave product shipments combined with a $3.1 million decrease in inventory write-down charges in 2024 compared with 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded revenue of approximately $139,000 from inventory that had been written down in prior periods.
Current report
We expect that total R&D expenses will increase during 2025 compared with 2024, as a result of continued development of our mmWave products and headcount additions to support anticipated increased customer activity.
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The increase for 2024 compared with 2023 was primarily attributable to increased consulting and professional services costs and increased amortization of purchased intangible assets for customer relationships, as we reduced the estimated life of these intangibles during 2023. These increases were partially offset by the impact of headcount reductions initiated in 2023, including the elimination of certain employee and consulting positions and reductions of other discretionary operating expenses during 2023.
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Severance and Software License Obligations
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In November 2023, we implemented an employee lay-off and terminated certain consulting positions (the “Reductions”) to reduce operating expenses and cash burn, as we prioritized business activities and projects that we believe will have a higher return on investment. As part of the Reductions, we implemented a temporary lay-off that impacted 16 employees (the “Employees”) of Peraso Tech. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that we would not recall any of the 11 Employees that remained on our payroll and commenced notifying the remaining Employees that their employment would be terminated. As a result, we recorded severance charges of approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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As a result of the decision to not recall the Employees, we determined that it was probable that a number of our non-cancelable licenses for computer-aided design software would not be utilized during the remaining license terms. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we expensed $1.6 million for the value of the remaining contractual liabilities.
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Gain on license and asset sale
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On August 5, 2022, we entered into a Technology License and Patent Assignment Agreement (the Intel Agreement) with Intel Corporation (Intel). As consideration, Intel paid us $3,062,500 in August 2022 and $437,500 (the Holdback) in January 2023 upon the satisfaction by us of certain release criteria set forth in the Intel Agreement regarding the Licensed Technology. We determined that the license and asset sale did not qualify as a sale of a business, but as a sale of a non-financial asset, with the resultant gain recorded as income from operations. In January 2023, upon receipt of the Holdback, we recognized a gain, net of transaction costs, which was recorded as a reduction of operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
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In 2024, no cash was provided by or used in investing activities.
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Cost Reductions
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In November 2023, we implemented a reduction in our workforce and eliminated three full-time equivalent positions, which included one employee and two consultants. In addition, we initiated a temporary lay-off in Canada of 16 positions, all intended to preserve cash while keeping capital expenditures to minimum levels in order to reduce operating costs and our short-term cash needs.
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On December 15, 2023, at our annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders approved a certificate of amendment to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to effect a reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio to be determined by our board of directors. On December 15, 2023, we filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware which effected a 1-for-40 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on January 2, 2024. As a result of the reverse stock split, every forty shares of common stock were combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, with no change in the $0.001 par value per share. Holders of fractional shares received, in lieu of any fractional share, the number of shares rounded up to the next whole number. All equity awards outstanding and common stock reserved for issuance under our equity incentive plans and warrants outstanding immediately prior to the reverse stock split were appropriately adjusted by dividing the number of affected shares of common stock by 40 and, as applicable, multiplying the exercise price by 40, as a result of the reverse stock split. Exchangeable shares, which can be converted to common stock at any time by their respective holders, were also adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.
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Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
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On January 18, 2024, we received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market notifying us that we had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
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Termination of Advisory Agreement Related to Strategic Alternative Exploration
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In August 2023, we engaged an investment bank to assist with the exploration of strategic alternatives, including a merger, sale of assets or other similar transaction, with the intention to maximize stockholder value and further our business operations. In January 2024, we terminated such advisory agreement. We currently have no commitments or agreements and are not negotiating with any parties relating to a merger, sale of assets or other similar transaction with us.
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Public Offering
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On February 6, 2024, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as the sole underwriter (the “Underwriter”), relating to the issuance and sale in a public offering (the “Offering”) of: (i) 480,000 shares of our common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,424,760 shares of our common stock, (iii) Series A warrants to purchase up to 3,809,520 shares of our common stock, (iv) Series B warrants to purchase up to 3,809,520 shares of our common stock, and (v) up to 285,714 additional shares of our common stock, Series A warrants to purchase up to 571,428 shares of our common stock and Series B warrants to purchase up to 571,428 shares of our common stock, which may be purchased pursuant to a 45-day option to purchase additional securities granted to the Underwriter by the Company. The Underwriter partially exercised this option on February 7, 2024 for 82,500 shares of common stock, Series A warrants to purchase up to 165,000 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase up to 165,000 shares of common stock. The combined public offering price of each share of common stock, together with the accompanying Series A warrants and Series B warrants, was $2.10, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The combined public offering price of each pre-funded warrant, together with the accompanying Series A warrants and Series B warrants, was $2.099, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
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The Offering, including the additional shares of common stock, Series A warrants and Series B warrants sold pursuant to the partial exercise of the Underwriter’s option, closed on February 8, 2024.
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The net proceeds from the Offering, including the additional shares of common stock, Series A warrants and Series B warrants sold pursuant to the partial exercise of the Underwriter’s option, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated Offering expenses payable by us and excluding any net proceeds from the exercise of the Series A warrants, Series B warrants and pre-funded warrants, were approximately $3.4 million.
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The Series A warrants and Series B warrants each have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and are immediately exercisable upon issuance. The Series A warrants expire on the five-year anniversary of the date of issuance and the Series B warrants expire on the six-month anniversary of the date of issuance. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share, are exercisable immediately and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. Subsequent to the closing of the Offering, as of March 18, 2024, the holders exercised pre-funded warrants for 1,001,110 shares of common stock.
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On February 8, 2024, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we issued warrants to the Underwriter to purchase up to 139,108 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.625, subject to adjustments, which are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, until February 8, 2029, and have substantially similar terms to the Series A warrants.
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All securities issued in the Offering (including the shares of common stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the warrants) were offered pursuant to our registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-276247), which became effective on February 6, 2024, including a prospectus contained therein.
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COVID-19 and World Unrest
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The global outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by the U.S. government in March 2020. This negatively affected the U.S. and global economy, disrupted global supply chains, significantly restricted travel and transportation, resulted in mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in- place” and created significant disruption of the financial markets. While the U.S. national emergency expired in May 2023 and substantially all closures and “shelter-in-place” orders have ended, there can be no assurance that the COVID-19 pandemic will not impact our operational and financial performance in the future, as the duration and spread of the pandemic and related actions taken by U.S. and foreign government agencies to prevent disease spread are uncertain, out of our control, and cannot be predicted.
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Business Combination
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We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill to reporting units based on the expected benefit from the business combination. Allocation of purchase consideration to identifiable assets and liabilities affects the amortization expense, as acquired finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the useful life, whereas any indefinite-lived intangible assets, including goodwill, are not amortized. During the measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, our records adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings. Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from business combinations and are expensed as incurred.
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Acquired Intangibles
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Acquired intangible assets consist of developed technology and customer relationships that are measured at fair value at date of acquisition. In valuing acquired intangible assets, we make assumptions and estimates based in part on projected financial information, which makes assumptions and estimates inherently uncertain, particularly for early-stage technology companies. The significant estimates and assumptions used by us in the determination of the fair value of acquired intangible technology assets include the revenue growth rate, the royalty rate and the discount rate. The significant estimates and assumptions used by us in the determination of the fair value of acquired customer contract intangible assets include the revenue growth rate and the discount rate.
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As a result of the judgments that need to be made, we obtain the assistance of independent valuation firms. We complete these assessments as soon as practical after the closing dates. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
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Deferred cost of net revenue
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During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company had $1.1 million of product shipments for which the revenue recognition criteria under ASC 606 had not been met. Accordingly, the Company deferred the cost of net revenue associated with these shipments, and the amount deferred was presented as deferred cost of net revenue in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized the associated revenue and cost of net revenue.
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Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments
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We measure the fair value of financial instruments using a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels, as follows:
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The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying values of lease obligations and long-term financing obligations approximate their fair values because interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates. We measure the fair value of our warrant liabilities using Level 3 inputs.
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Valuation of long-lived assets
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We evaluate our long-lived assets for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when a triggering event is deemed to have occurred. This assessment is subjective in nature and requires significant management judgment to forecast future operating results, projected cash flows and current period market capitalization levels. If our estimates and assumptions change in the future, it could result in a material write-down of long-lived assets. We amortize our finite-lived intangible assets, such as developed technology and patent license, on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of three to seven years. We recognize an impairment charge as the difference between the net book value of such assets and the fair value of the assets on the measurement date.
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Product revenue decreased for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared with the same period of 2022 primarily due to the decrease in shipments of our mmWave ICs and antenna modules, which was partially offset by increases in EOL shipments of our memory IC products. We initiated price increases on certain of our antenna module products in 2022, however, through December 31, 2023, we had not realized any material increase in revenue as a result of those price increases.
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Gross profit decreased for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared with the same period in 2022 due to inventory write-down charges and decreased mmWave product shipments, partially offset by increases in memory IC product shipments. The decrease in our gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared with the prior year periods was primarily attributable to the inventory write-down charges incurred during 2023.
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In November 2023, we implemented a reduction in our workforce and eliminated three full-time equivalent positions, which included one employee and two consultants. In addition, we initiated a temporary lay-off in Canada of 16 positions, all intended to preserve cash while keeping capital expenditures to minimum levels in order to reduce operating costs and our short-term cash needs. We expect that total R&D expenses will decrease during 2024 compared with 2023, as a result of our cost reduction initiatives initiated during 2022 and 2023.
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The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared with the same period of 2022 was primarily related to cost reductions, which we initiated during the three months ended December 31, 2022. The reductions in SG&A expense in 2023 primarily resulted from lower headcount, including the elimination of certain employee and consulting positions and reductions of other discretionary operating expenses.
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We expect that total SG&A expense will decrease for the remainder of 2023 compared with 2022 due to our continued cost reduction initiatives, including headcount reductions.
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Our strategy and primary business objective is to be a profitable, IP-rich fabless semiconductor company offering integrated circuits, or ICs, antenna modules and related non-recurring engineering services. We specialize in the development of mmWave semiconductors, primarily in the unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum band for 802.11ad/ay-compliant devices and in the 28/39 GHz spectrum bands for 5G-compliant devices. We derive our revenue from selling semiconductor devices, as well as antenna modules based on using those mmWave semiconductor devices. We have pioneered a high-volume mmWave IC production test methodology using standard, low-cost production test equipment. It has taken us several years to refine performance of this production test methodology, and we believe this places us in a leadership position in addressing operational challenges of delivering mmWave products into high-volume markets. We also produce and sell complete mmWave antenna modules. The primary advantage provided by our antenna modules is that our proprietary mmWave ICs and the antenna are integrated into a single device. A differentiating characteristic of mmWave technology is that the RF amplifiers must be as close as possible to the antenna to minimize loss. With our module, we can guarantee the performance of the amplifier/antenna interface and simplify customers’ radio frequency (“RF”) engineering, facilitating more opportunities for customer prospects that have not provided RF-type systems, as well as shortening the time to market for new products.
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Our strategy and primary business objective is to be a profitable, IP-rich fabless semiconductor company offering integrated circuits, or ICs, antenna modules and related non-recurring engineering services. We specialize in the development of mmWave semiconductors, primarily in the unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum band for 802.11ad/ay-compliant devices and in the 28/39 GHz spectrum bands for 5G-compliant devices. We derive our revenue from selling semiconductor devices, as well as antenna modules based on using those mmWave semiconductor devices. We have pioneered a high-volume mmWave IC production test methodology using standard, low-cost production test equipment. It has taken us several years to refine performance of this production test methodology, and we believe this places us in a leadership position in addressing the operational challenges of delivering mmWave products into high-volume markets. We also produce and sell complete mmWave antenna modules. The primary advantage provided by our antenna modules is that our proprietary mmWave ICs and the antenna are integrated into a single device. A differentiating characteristic of mmWave technology is that the RF amplifiers must be as close as possible to the antenna to minimize loss. With our module, we can guarantee the performance of the amplifier/antenna interface and simplify customers’ radio frequency (“RF”) engineering, facilitating more opportunities for customer prospects that have not provided RF-type systems, as well as shortening the time to market for new products.
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We also acquired a memory product line comprising our Bandwidth Engine IC products. These products integrate our proprietary, 1T-SRAM high-density embedded memory and a highly-efficient serial interface protocol resulting in a monolithic memory IC solution optimized for memory bandwidth and transaction access performance. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or TSMC, is the sole foundry that manufactures the wafers used to produce our memory IC products. TSMC has informed us that it would be discontinuing the foundry process used to produce wafers, in turn, necessary to manufacture our memory ICs. As a result, in May 2023, we initiated an end-of-life, or EOL, of our memory IC products. We notified our customers to provide purchase orders by December 22, 2023, and we commenced initial EOL shipments during the quarter ended September 30, 2023. We have requested customers to pay a deposit upon purchase order placement to reserve supply and provide funding for our required inventory purchases. In addition, we have requested customers to accelerate payments to improve our cash flows. Under our EOL plan, we expect shipments of our memory products to continue until at least December 31, 2024. However, the timing of EOL shipments will be dependent on receipt of purchase orders from customers, deliveries from our suppliers, and the delivery schedules requested by our customers.
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We also had a memory product line comprising our Bandwidth Engine IC products. These products integrate our proprietary, 1T-SRAM high-density embedded memory and a highly-efficient serial interface protocol resulting in a monolithic memory IC solution optimized for memory bandwidth and transaction access performance. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or TSMC, is the sole foundry that manufactures the wafers used to produce our memory IC products. TSMC informed us that it would be discontinuing the foundry process used to produce wafers, in turn, necessary to manufacture our memory ICs. As a result, in May 2023, we initiated an end-of-life, or EOL, of our memory IC products, and we commenced initial EOL shipments during the quarter ended September 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, we had remaining EOL purchase orders totaling approximately $2.3 million, and we expect to ship all of these orders by March 2025. We do not expect any further shipments or to generate any revenue from shipments of our memory IC products after March 2025.
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We incurred net losses of approximately $16.8 million and $32.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $166.4 million as of December 31, 2023. These and prior year losses have resulted in significant negative cash flows and historically have required us to raise substantial amounts of additional capital. As discussed below, this raises significant doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We will need to increase revenues substantially beyond levels that we have attained in the past in order to generate sustainable operating profit and sufficient cash flows to continue doing business without raising additional capital from time to time.
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We incurred net losses of approximately $10.7 million and $16.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $177.1 million as of December 31, 2024. These and prior year losses have resulted in significant negative cash flows and historically have required us to raise substantial amounts of additional capital. As discussed below, this raises significant doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We will need to increase revenues substantially beyond levels that we have attained in the past in order to generate sustainable operating profit and sufficient cash flows to continue doing business without raising additional capital from time to time.
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World unrest due to wars and terrorist attacks have led to further economic disruptions. Mounting inflationary cost pressures and recessionary fears have negatively impacted the global economy. Since mid-2022, at times, the U.S. Federal Reserve has addressed elevated inflation by increasing interest rates. Market conditions may prevent us from accessing the capital markets, and additional capital may only be available to us on terms that could be significantly detrimental to our existing stockholders and to our business.
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World unrest due to wars and terrorist attacks have led to economic disruptions. Mounting inflationary cost pressures and recessionary fears have negatively impacted the global economy. Since mid-2022, at times, the U.S. Federal Reserve has addressed elevated inflation by increasing interest rates. Market conditions may prevent us from accessing the capital markets, and additional capital may only be available to us on terms that could be significantly detrimental to our existing stockholders and to our business.
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We recognize stock-based compensation for equity awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, usually the vesting period, based on the grant-date fair value. We estimate the value of employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model is affected by our stock price, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock price.
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We recognize stock-based compensation for equity awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, usually the vesting period, based on the grant-date fair value. We estimate the value of employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model is affected by our stock price, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock price. The fair value of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance-based restricted stock units is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.
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We expect revenues to increase in 2024, as we anticipate increased sales of our memory IC products, based on EOL purchase orders received from customers to date. In addition, we expect sales of our mmWave products to increase from a volume and revenue perspective over the next 12 months, as we expect new customers to commence production during 2024.
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We expect sales of our mmWave products to increase from a volume and revenue perspective over the next 12 months, as we expect i) an increase in orders from existing customers, which appear to have reduced inventory levels that had increased due to the worldwide inventory correction and ii) new customers to commence production during 2025.
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Royalty and other includes royalty, non-recurring engineering services and license revenues. The increase in royalty and other revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared with the same period of 2022 was due to an increase in non-recurring engineering services revenue related to our mmWave technology combined with a modest increase in royalties from licensees of our memory technology.
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Royalty and other revenue includes royalty, non-recurring engineering services and license revenues. The decrease in royalty and other revenue for 2024 compared with 2023 was due to a decrease in non-recurring engineering services revenue related to our mmWave technology combined with a decrease in royalties from licensees of our memory technology, which were impacted by the same factors that produced our EOL.
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Cost of net revenue is primarily comprised of direct and indirect costs related to the sale of our products, including amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of production-related fixed assets.
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Cost of net revenue is primarily comprised of direct and indirect costs related to the sale of our products, including amortization of certain intangible assets and depreciation of production-related fixed assets.
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Cost of net revenue increased for the year ended December 31, 2023 when compared with the same period in 2022, due to the increase in sales of our memory IC products and inventory write-down charges, as partially offset by a decrease in sales of our mmWave IC and module products. The inventory write-down charges recorded during 2023 totaled approximately $3.5 million and comprised approximately $0.5 million related to memory IC product inventory and $3.0 million related to mmWave product inventory. The write-downs were primarily attributable to inventory identified as excess and obsolete based on inventory expiration and customer purchase orders received to date and current customer forecasts. If our utilization of inventory is, or if our estimates of our inventory’s potential utility become, less favorable than currently expected, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
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Cost of net revenue decreased for 2024 compared with 2023, primarily due to product mix, as sales of our memory IC products increased, and a reduction in inventory write-down charges. Our memory products generate higher margins than our mmWave products, for which we experienced reduced sales during 2024. Inventory write-down charges declined by $3.1 million from $3.5 million recorded in 2023 to $0.4 million recorded in 2024. The write-downs were primarily attributable to inventory identified as excess and obsolete based on inventory expiration and customer forecasts. If our utilization of inventory is, or if our estimates of our inventory’s potential utility become, less favorable than currently expected, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
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The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared with the same period of 2022 was primarily due to reduced salary and consulting costs. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, we began implementing cost reductions, which included a reduction of consulting positions and the elimination of certain employee positions in February 2023, as well as targeted reductions in certain longer-term research and development projects. In August 2022, we entered into a Technology License and Patent Assignment Agreement, or the Agreement, with Intel Corporation, or Intel, and as a result we transferred certain employees and consultants to Intel. As a result of the Agreement and other cost reductions, our memory-related R&D expenses declined by approximately $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2022, we incurred mask fabrication (i.e., tape-out) expenses of $0.7 million for one of our mmWave ICs, and we incurred no mask fabrication costs in 2023.
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The decrease for 2024 compared with 2023 was primarily due to reduced salary and consulting costs. During 2023 and 2024 we implemented workforce reductions, as well as targeted reductions in certain longer-term research and development projects.
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At December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $1.6 million compared with cash, cash equivalents and investments of $2.9 million as of December 31, 2022.
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At December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $3.3 million compared with cash, cash equivalents and investments of $1.6 million as of December 31, 2023.
Previous wording
In 2022, we used $16.0 million in cash from operating activities, which primarily resulted from the net loss of $32.4 million and changes to operating assets and liabilities of approximately $2.4 million, adjusted for non-cash charges and gains, including stock-based compensation expenses of $5.7 million, depreciation and amortization expenses of $3.1 million, a $9.9 million goodwill impairment charge and $0.1 million of other changes. The changes in assets and liabilities primarily related to the timing of the collection of receivables from customers, payments to vendors and increases in inventory balances.
Current wording
In 2024, we used $4.6 million in cash from operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $10.7 million, adjusted for non-cash charges and gains, including stock-based compensation expenses of $3.6 million, depreciation and amortization expenses of $3.9 million and $0.4 million in inventory write-downs, partially offset by a $1.7 million non-cash gain on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities and $0.1 million of changes to operating assets and liabilities.
Previous wording
In 2023, we used $4.7 million in cash from operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $16.8 million and changes to operating assets and liabilities of approximately $2.8 million, adjusted for non-cash charges and gains, including stock-based compensation expenses of $5.2 million, and depreciation and amortization expenses of $3.8 million, $3.6 million in inventory write-downs and $0.3 million of asset impairment charges, partially offset by a $3.5 million non-cash gain on the change in fair value of warrant liability and $0.1 million of other changes. The changes in assets and liabilities primarily related to the timing of the collection of receivables from customers, payments to vendors and increases in inventory balances.
Current wording
In 2023, we used $4.7 million in cash from operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $16.8 million and changes to operating assets and liabilities of approximately $2.8 million, adjusted for non-cash charges and gains, including stock-based compensation expenses of $5.2 million, depreciation and amortization expenses of $3.8 million, $3.6 million in inventory write-downs and $0.3 million of asset impairment charges, partially offset by a $3.5 million non-cash gain on the change in fair value of warrant liability and $0.1 million of other changes. The changes in assets and liabilities primarily related to the timing of the collection of receivables from customers, payments to vendors and increases in inventory balances.
Previous wording
In 2022, net cash provided by financing activities was $1.9 million and consisted of $2.1 million in net proceeds from a registered direct offering of our common stock and common stock purchase warrants completed in November 2022, partially offset by $0.1 million of taxes paid to net share settle equity awards and $0.1 million of repayment of finance lease.
Current wording
In 2024, net cash provided by financing activities of $6.3 million primarily comprised $3.5 million in net proceeds from a public offering of our common stock and common stock purchase warrants in February 2024, $2.6 million in net proceeds from a warrant inducement offering in November 2024, a $0.1 million sale of unregistered stock, and $0.3 million of net proceeds from sales under our at-the market offering program. The proceeds were partially offset by $0.1 million of repayments of finance lease liabilities.
Previous wording
The Company’s primary purchase obligations include non-cancelable purchase orders for inventory and computer-aided-design (CAD) software. At December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding non-cancelable purchase orders for inventory, primarily wafers and substrates, and related expenditures of approximately $2.3 million and non-cancelable purchase orders for CAD software of $3.1 million over 24 months.
Current wording
Our primary purchase obligations include non-cancelable purchase orders for inventory. At December 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding non-cancelable purchase orders for inventory, primarily wafers and substrates, and related expenditures of approximately $3.1 million.
Previous wording
We incurred net losses of approximately $16.8 million and $32.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $166.4 million as of December 31, 2023. These and prior year losses have resulted in significant negative cash flows and have required us to raise substantial amounts of additional capital. To date, we have primarily financed our operations through loans, offerings of common stock and warrants and issuances of convertible notes.
Current wording
We incurred net losses of approximately $10.7 million and $16.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $177.1 million as of December 31, 2024. These and prior year losses have resulted in significant negative cash flows and have required us to raise substantial amounts of additional capital. To date, we have primarily financed our operations through loans, offerings of common stock and warrants and issuances of convertible notes.
Previous wording
We expect to continue to incur operating losses during 2024, as we continue to secure new customers for and continue to invest in the development of our products. Further, we expect our cash expenditures to continue to exceed receipts for at least the next 12 months, as our revenues will not be sufficient to offset our operating expenses.
Current wording
We expect to continue to incur operating losses during 2025, as we will cease shipments of our memory products after March 2025 and continue to secure new customers for and continue to invest in the development of our products. Further, we expect our cash expenditures to continue to exceed receipts for at least the next 12 months, as our revenues will not be sufficient to offset our operating expenses. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 will enable us to meet our capital needs through at least the second quarter of 2025.
Previous wording
We will need to increase revenues beyond the levels that we have attained in the past in order to generate sustainable operating profit and sufficient cash flows to continue doing business without raising additional capital from time to time. As a result of our expected operating losses and cash burn and recurring losses from operations, if we are unable to raise sufficient capital through additional debt or equity arrangements, there will be uncertainty regarding our ability to maintain liquidity sufficient to operate our business effectively, which raises substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements presented in Item 8 of this Report have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. There can be no assurance that such additional capital, whether in the form of debt or equity financing, will be sufficient or available and, if available, that such capital will be offered on terms and conditions acceptable to us. We are currently seeking additional financing in order to meet our cash requirements for the foreseeable future. If we are unsuccessful in these efforts, we will need to implement additional cost reduction strategies, which could further affect its near- and long-term business plan. These efforts may include, but are not limited to, reducing headcount and curtailing business activities. As further discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, in February 2024, we completed a public offering of our common stock and warrants for net proceeds of approximately $3.3 million. Further, in November 2023, we implemented a reduction in our workforce and eliminated three full-time equivalent positions, which included one employee and two consultants. In addition, we initiated a temporary lay-off in Canada of 16 positions. The initial cost reduction benefits from the November 2023 actions began to be realized during the three months ended December 31, 2023, and we expect annualized savings of up to approximately $2.2 million dollars, if we do not recall the impacted employees. These cost reduction actions are intended to preserve cash while keeping capital expenditures to minimum levels in order to reduce operating costs and our short-term cash needs.
Current wording
We will need to increase revenues beyond the levels that we have attained in the past in order to generate sustainable operating profit and sufficient cash flows to continue doing business without raising additional capital from time to time. As a result of our expected operating losses and cash burn and recurring losses from operations, if we are unable to raise sufficient capital through additional debt or equity arrangements, there will be uncertainty regarding our ability to maintain liquidity sufficient to operate our business effectively, which raises substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements presented in Item 8 of this Report have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. There can be no assurance that such additional capital, whether in the form of debt or equity financing, will be sufficient or available and, if available, that such capital will be offered on terms and conditions acceptable to us. We are currently seeking additional financing in order to meet our cash requirements for the foreseeable future. If we are unsuccessful in these efforts, we will need to implement additional cost reduction strategies, which could further affect its near- and long-term business plan. These efforts may include, but are not limited to, reducing headcount and curtailing business activities. As further discussed in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, in November 2024, we entered into a warrant inducement offering for net proceeds of approximately $2.6 million. Additionally, on August 30, 2024, we entered into the Sales Agreement with Ladenburg, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock through Ladenburg as agent and/or principal (subject to the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3) through an at-the-market program. Further, during 2023 and 2024, we implemented reductions in our workforce and eliminated 19 full-time equivalent positions. These cost reduction actions were intended to preserve cash, as we kept capital expenditures to minimum levels in order to reduce operating costs and our short-term cash needs.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
We expect that total SG&A expense will remain flat or slightly increase during 2025 compared with 2024 as we continue to secure new customers for and continue to invest in the development of our products.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
In 2022, net cash provided from investing activities of $10.0 million represented $11.5 million of proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments, partially offset by $0.5 million purchases of short and long-term investments and $1.0 million of purchases of fixed assets and intangible assets.