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Related-party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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

Prilit Optronics, Inc.(1)

Associates

Iris Optronics Co., Ltd.

Associates

Cheng Mei Materials Technology Corporation (CMMT)(2)

Other related parties

Ningbo Cheng Mei Materials Technology Co., Ltd.(2)

Other related parties

Note 1: It became equity method investee of the Company in October 2022.

Note 2: 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,    

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

(in thousands)

Sales of goods

 

  

 

  

 

  

Other related parties

$

 

125

 

215

 December 31,   

 

2021

 

2022

 

(in thousands)

Accounts receivable

 

  

 

  

Other related parties

$

71

 

36

(ii)

Purchase and accounts payable

Year ended December 31,

2020

2021

2022

(in thousands)

Purchase of raw materials

  

CMMT

$

663

3,469

1,079

Other related parties

 

26

63

$

689

3,532

1,079

December 31,

2021

2022

(in thousands)

Accounts payable

  

CMMT

$

233

263

Other related parties

 

32

$

265

263

(iii)

The Company made an interest-free loan of $1,200 thousand and $1,200 thousand as of December 31, 2021 and 2022, 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 2023. The Company may consider providing further future loans to VST.

(iv)

Others

    

Year ended December 31,

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

(in thousands)

Revenue from miscellaneous service

Associates

$

 

63

 

181

Other related parties

 

 

3

 

9

$

 

66

 

190

Technical service fee

 

  

 

  

 

  

Viewsil

$

1,400

 

1,400

 

1,050

Miscellaneous fee

 

  

 

  

 

  

CMMT

$

84

 

791

 

496

Associates

 

 

4

 

$

84

 

795

 

496

    

December 31,

 

2021

 

2022

 

(in thousands)

Other receivable

Associates

$

14

 

24

Other related parties

 

3

 

$

17

 

24

Other payable

 

  

 

  

Viewsil

$

1,400

 

2,450

Other related parties

 

241

 

118

$

1,641

 

2,568

(c)Compensation of key management personnel

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, the aggregate cash compensation that the Company paid to the independent directors was $150 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, 2020, 2021 and 2022 were as follows:

Year ended December 31,

    

2020

2021

    

2022

(in thousands)

Short-term employee benefits

$

884

 

1,068

 

1,721

Post-employment benefits

 

9

 

12

 

11

Share-based compensation

 

41

 

671

 

363

$

934

 

1,751

 

2,095