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Product Warranties, Indemnifications, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Product Warranties, Indemnifications, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings

9. Product Warranties, Indemnifications, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings

Product Warranties

We generally warrant our products for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery and accrue estimated probable product warranty costs as a cost of revenue at the time we recognize revenue. Factors that affect our warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, materials usage, rework, and delivery costs. We assess the adequacy of our warranty obligations each reporting period and adjust the accrued warranty liability on the basis of our estimates.

Indemnifications

In connection with certain agreements, we are obligated to indemnify the counterparty against third party claims alleging infringement of certain intellectual property rights by us. We have also entered into indemnification agreements with our officers and directors. Maximum potential future payments cannot be estimated because these agreements do not have a maximum stated liability. However, historical costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant. We have not recorded any liability in our condensed consolidated financial statements for such indemnification obligations.

Contingencies

We have in the past and may in the future receive notices from third parties that claim our products infringe their intellectual property rights. We cannot be certain that our technologies and products do not and will not infringe issued patents or other proprietary rights of third parties.

Any infringement claims, with or without merit, could result in significant litigation costs and diversion of management and financial resources, including the payment of damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Legal Proceedings

In October 2015, Amkor Technology, or Amkor, filed a complaint against us alleging infringement of intellectual property rights and various other claims. In November 2015, we filed an indemnification claim against the former stockholders and option holders of Validity to secure our rights under the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between us and Validity. Pursuant to the Agreement, we can offset costs, damages and settlements against the contingent consideration earnout balance for certain of the claims brought by Amkor.  Accordingly, we have reserved the remaining contingent consideration earnout balance of $25.5 million and have classified the reserve balance as a non-current liability, as final settlement of the Amkor complaint is not expected to occur within the next twelve months. 

In September 2015, IIX Inc., or IIX, filed a complaint against us demanding payment of certain fees and costs plus interest allegedly due to IIX under a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, entered into between IIX and Renesas SP Drivers, Inc., or RSP (which we acquired on October 1, 2014), as well as litigation costs. In September 2015, we tendered a claim for indemnification from Renesas Electronics Corporation, or Renesas, on the basis that the IIX claim arises from a breach of Renesas’ obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement that we executed with Renesas, among others, in June 2014.  Accordingly, we have retained ¥648 million of the indemnification holdback liability and have classified the reserve balance as a non-current liability, as final settlement of the IIX complaint is not expected to occur within the next twelve months.

We are involved in several other non-material litigation activities.  We have expensed all legal fees incurred to date in connection with our legal activities.