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General - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Limited liability company or Limited partnership, Business, Formation state |  | Oregon, USA |  |
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by each warrant or right | 0.5 | 1.5 |  |
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, Stock issued, Issuance costs | $ |  | $ 9,869 | $ 5,329 | $ 2,864
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, Forfeiture shares liability | $ |  | $ 4,500 |  |
LLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Limited liability company or Limited partnership, Members or limited partners, Ownership interest |  | 25.00% |  |
General and Administrative Expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Options vesting acceleration and Listing expenses | $ |  | $ 3,400 |  |
Recapitalization [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, Conversion basis |  | a one-to-one basis |  |
Recapitalization [Member] | Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Conversion of stock, Shares converted | 67,242,640 |  |  |
Merger Agreement Closing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Conversion Basis | one |  |  |
Proceeds from merger | $ | $ 29,900 |  |  |
Merger Agreement Closing [Member] | PIPE Financing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from merger and issuance of common stock | $ | 131,600 |  |  |
Payments for underwriting fees and issuance costs | $ | $ 23,400 |  |  |
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, Stock issued, Issuance costs | $ |  | $ 20,800 |  |
Noncash merger related costs | $ |  | 2,600 |  |
Merger Agreement Closing [Member] | PIPE Financing [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Noncash merger related costs | $ |  | 2,100 |  |
Merger Agreement Closing [Member] | PIPE Financing [Member] | Financial Income Net [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Noncash merger related costs | $ |  | $ 500 |  |
PTK [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right, Outstanding | 18,160,000 |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Recapitalization [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share Price | $ / shares | $ 10.00 |  |  |
Stockholders equity, Reverse stock split, Conversion ratio | 0.662531 |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Conversion of stock, Shares converted | 5,867,763 |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] | PTK Sponsor [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period, Shares, Issued for services | 2,875,000 |  |  |
Equity method investment, Ownership percentage | 35.00% |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | PTK [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by each warrant or right | 9,080,000 |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | PTK [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] | PTK Sponsor [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Conversion Basis | 1,006,250 |  |  |
PIPE Shares [Member] | Private Investment In Public Equity Investors [Member] | PIPE Financing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period, Shares | 12,500,000 |  |  |
Shares issued, Price per share | $ / shares | $ 10.00 |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $ | $ 125,000 |  |  |
Public Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right, Outstanding |  | 11,500,000 |  |
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by each warrant or right |  | 1.5 |  |
Public Warrants [Member] | PTK [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right, Outstanding | 11,500,000 |  |  |
Private Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right, Outstanding |  | 6,660,000 |  |
Private Warrants [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] | PTK Sponsor [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right issued during period, Warrants | 6,660,000 |  |  |
Private Warrants [Member] | PTK [Member] | Merger Agreement Closing [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class of warrant or right, Outstanding | 6,660,000 |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, Description of principal activities |  | marketing of and support for the Company’s products |  |

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