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Related-party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related-party Transactions  
Related-party Transactions

Note 26. Related-party Transactions

(a)Name and relationship

Name of related parties

    

Relationship

Viewsil Microelectronics (Kunshan) Limited (Viewsil)

Associates

Viewsil Technology Limited (VST)

Associates

Ganzin Technology Corp.

Associates

Cheng Mei Materials Technology Corporation (CMMT)(1)

Other related parties

Ningbo Cheng Mei Materials Technology Co., Ltd.(1)

Other related parties

Prilit Optronics, Inc.

Other related parties

Note 1: It became related parties from acquisition date of CMVT, October 30, 2020.

(b)Significant transactions with related parties

(i)

Sales and accounts receivable

Year ended December 31,    

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Sales of goods

 

  

 

  

 

  

Other related parties

$

-

 

-

 

125

 December 31,   

 

2020

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Accounts receivable

 

  

 

  

Other related parties

$

-

 

71

(ii)

Purchase and accounts payable

Year ended December 31,

2019

2020

2021

(in thousands)

Purchase of raw materials

  

CMMT

$

-

663

3,469

Other related parties

 

-

26

63

$

-

689

3,532

December 31,

2020

2021

(in thousands)

Accounts payable

  

CMMT

$

1,530

233

Other related parties

 

38

32

$

1,568

265

(iii)

The Company made an interest-free loan of $1,200 thousand and $1,200 thousand as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively, to VST for its short-term funding needs. The loan is repayable on demand and the Company expects it will be repaid in full during 2022. The Company may consider providing further future loans to VST.

(iv)

Others

    

Year ended December 31,

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Revenue from miscellaneous service

Associates

$

-

 

-

 

63

Other related parties

 

-

 

-

 

3

$

-

 

-

 

66

Technical service fee

 

  

 

  

 

  

Viewsil

$

1,800

 

1,400

 

1,400

Miscellaneous fee

 

  

 

  

 

  

CMMT

$

-

 

84

 

791

Associates

 

-

 

-

 

4

$

-

 

84

 

795

    

December 31,

 

2020

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Other receivable

Associates

$

-

 

14

Other related parties

 

-

 

3

$

-

 

17

Other payable

 

  

 

  

Viewsil

$

2,480

 

1,400

Other related parties

 

92

 

241

$

2,572

 

1,641

(c)Compensation of key management personnel

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, the aggregate cash compensation that the Company paid to the independent directors was $135 thousand and $150 thousand, respectively. The aggregate share-based compensation that the Company paid to the independent directors was nil.

The compensation to key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 were as follows:

Year ended December 31,

    

2019

2020

    

2021

(in thousands)

Short-term employee benefits

$

822

884

 

1,068

Post-employment benefits

 

7

9

 

12

Share-based compensation

 

14

41

 

671

$

843

934

 

1,751