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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Tax Expense Benefit

The following table presents the income (loss) before income taxes for domestic and foreign operations, and the components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31:

 Schedule of Income Tax Expense Benefit

		2022				2021
Domestic loss		$	(13,885	)		$	(39,065	)
Foreign subsidiaries income			(18	)			605
Income (loss) before income taxes		$	(13,903	)		$	(38,460	)

		2022				2021
Current income tax expense:
Federal		$	—			$	—
State			21				17
Foreign			306				169
Total Current			327				186
Deferred income tax expense:
Federal			—				—
State			—				—
Foreign			(143	)			(19	)
Total Deferred			(143	)			(19	)
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes		$	184			$	167

Schedule of Effective Income Tax

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate due to the following for the years ended December 31:

 Schedule of Effective Income Tax

		2022				2021
Statutory federal income tax rate			21.00	%			21.00	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits			1.00	%			1.65	%
Stock compensation			-1.43	%			-0.54	%
ASC 842 Adoption			1.48	%			0.00	%
Foreign rate differential			-1.20	%			-0.06	%
Tax credits			0.00	%			0.26	%
GILTI Inclusion			-0.17	%			-0.41	%
Non-deductible expenses			-0.00	%			-0.01	%
Valuation allowance			-22.00	%			-22.34	%
Effective tax rate			-1.32	%			-0.44	%

Schedule of Components of the Company’s Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The following table presents the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31:

Schedule of Components of the Company’s Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

		2022				2021
Gross deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward		$	18,937			$	20,770
Section 174 capitalized costs			1,697				—
Tax credits			99				199
Accruals and reserves			2,314				2,446
Property and equipment			51				102
ASC 842			14				—
Alternative minimum tax credits			21				21
Total gross deferred tax assets			23,133				23,538
Less: valuation allowance			(22,996	)			(22,920	)
Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance			137				618
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment			—				—
Accruals and reserves			—				(550	)
ASC 842 right of use asset			(14	)			—
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)		$	123			$	68

Schedule of Cumulative Foreign Earnings

Estimate of cumulative foreign earnings is as follows as of December 31:

 Schedule of Cumulative Foreign Earnings

		2022				2021
China		$	5,031			$	4,741
India			5,098				5,061
Total		$	10,129			$	9,802

Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards

 Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards

		2022				2021
Federal NOL		$	88,375			$	92,262
State NOL		$	7,429			$	27,577

Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards

The Company had research and development (“R&D”) credit carryforwards as follows as of December 31:

 Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards

		2022				2021
Federal R&D credits		$	—			$	99
California R&D credits		$	125			$	126

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table summarizes the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits as follows as of December 31:

 Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

In thousands		2022				2021
Unrecognized benefit-beginning of period		$	1,306			$	1,190
Gross increases-prior period tax positions			—				34
Gross (decreases)-prior period tax positions			(33	)			—
Decrease prior period tax positions - settlements			—				—
Gross increases -current period tax positions			—				82
Unrecognized benefit-end of period		$	1,273			$	1,306

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