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Related-party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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)(1)

Associates

Viewsil Technology Limited (VST)(1)

Associates

Ganzin Technology Corp.

Associates

Prilit Optronics, Inc.(2)

Associates

Iris Optronics Co., Ltd.

Associates

Guangzhou Pixtalks Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Associates

Cheng Mei Materials Technology Corporation (CMMT)

Other related parties

Ningbo Cheng Mei Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

Other related parties

Note 1: Equity method investee of the Company, becoming as a subsidiary of the Company from December 30, 2023. VST is the subsidiary of Viewsil.

Note 2: It became equity method investee of the Company in October 2022.

(b)Significant transactions with related parties

(i)

Sales and accounts receivable

Year ended December 31,    

 

2021

 

2022

    

2023

 

(in thousands)

Sales of goods

 

  

 

  

 

  

Associates

$

8

Other related parties

125

 

215

 

111

$

125

215

119

 December 31,   

    

2022

     

2023

 

(in thousands)

Accounts receivable

 

  

 

  

Other related parties

$

36

 

14

(ii)

Purchase and accounts payable

Year ended December 31,

    

2021

    

2022

    

2023

(in thousands)

Purchase of raw materials

  

CMMT

$

3,469

1,079

1,258

Other related parties

 

63

$

3,532

1,079

1,258

December 31,

    

2022

    

2023

(in thousands)

Accounts payable

  

CMMT

$

263

911

(iii)

The Company made an interest-free loan of $1,200 thousand as of December 31, 2022 to VST for its short-term funding needs. The loan is repayable on demand. The Company may consider providing further future loans to VST.

(iv)

Others

    

Year ended December 31,

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

(in thousands)

Revenue from miscellaneous service

Associates

$

63

 

181

 

78

Other related parties

 

3

 

9

 

$

66

 

190

 

78

Technical service fee

 

  

 

  

 

  

Viewsil

$

1,400

 

1,050

 

1,140

Miscellaneous fee

 

  

 

  

 

  

CMMT

$

791

 

496

 

458

Associates

 

4

 

 

$

795

 

496

 

458

    

December 31,

 

2022

 

2023

 

(in thousands)

Other receivable

Associates

$

24

 

12

Other related parties

 

 

54

$

24

 

66

Other payable

 

  

 

  

Viewsil

$

2,450

 

Other related parties

 

118

 

110

$

2,568

 

110

(c)Compensation of key management personnel

For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023, the aggregate cash compensation that the Company paid to the independent directors was $150 thousand, $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, 2021, 2022 and 2023 were as follows:

Year ended December 31,

    

2021

2022

    

2023

(in thousands)

Short-term employee benefits

$

1,068

 

1,721

 

1,790

Post-employment benefits

 

12

 

11

 

10

Share-based compensation

 

671

 

363

 

202

$

1,751

 

2,095

 

2,002