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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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| For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 |
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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SHELL
COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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Title
of each class
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Name
of quotation system on which registered
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American
Depositary Shares, each representing Six
Ordinary
Shares, par value US$0.000001 per share
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Nasdaq—Global
Market System
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Ordinary
Shares, par value US$0.000001 per share
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Nasdaq—Global
Market System*
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CERTAIN
DEFINED TERMS
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4
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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4
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PART
I
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5
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ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
ADVISERS
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5
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ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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5
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ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
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5
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A.
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Selected
Financial Data
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5
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B.
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Capitalization
and Indebtedness
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7
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C.
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Reasons
for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
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7
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D.
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Risk
Factors
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7
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ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
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21
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A.
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History
and Development of the Company
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21
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B.
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Business
Overview
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22
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C.
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Organizational
Structure
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31
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D.
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Property,
Plant and Equipment
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32
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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
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32
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A.
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Operating
Results
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32
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B.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
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38
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C.
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Research
and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
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42
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D.
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Trend
Information
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43
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E.
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Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements
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44
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F.
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Tabular
Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
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45
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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
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45
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A.
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Directors
and Senior Management
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45
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B.
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Compensation
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46
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C.
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Board
Practices
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48
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D.
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Employees
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48
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E.
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Share
ownership
|
48
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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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48
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A.
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Major
Shareholders
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48
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B.
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Related
Party Transactions
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49
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C.
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Interests
of Experts and Counsel
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50
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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51
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A.
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Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial Information
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51
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B.
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Significant
Changes
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52
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ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
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52
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A.
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Offer
and Listing Details
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52
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B.
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Plan
of Distribution
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52
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C.
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Markets
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52
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D.
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Selling
Shareholders
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52
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E.
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Dilution
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52
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F.
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Expense
of the Issue
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52
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ITEM 10.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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53
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A.
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Share
Capital
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53
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B.
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Memorandum
and Articles of Association
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53
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C.
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Material
Contracts
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61
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D.
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Exchange
Controls
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61
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E.
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Taxation
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61
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F.
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Dividends
and paying agents
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65
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G.
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Statement
by experts
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65
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H.
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Documents
on display
|
65
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I.
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Subsidiary
Information
|
65
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ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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65
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ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY
SECURITIES
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65
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PART
II
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66
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ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND
DELINQUENCIES
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66
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ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND
USE OF PROCEEDS
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66
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ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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66
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ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
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68
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ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
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68
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ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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68
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ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT
COMMITTEES
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68
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ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED
PURCHASERS.
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68
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PART
III
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69
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ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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69
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ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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69
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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
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69
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Per
U.S. dollar
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High
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Low
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|||||
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2005
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RMB 8.0702
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RMB 8.2765
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|||||
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2006
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7.8041
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8.0702
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2007
|
7.2946
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7.8127
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|||||
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First
Quarter
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7.7232
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7.8127
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|||||
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Second
Quarter
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7.6120
|
7.7345
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|||||
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Third
Quarter
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7.4928
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7.6181
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|||||
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Fourth
Quarter
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7.2946
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7.5158
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|||||
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October
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7.4682
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7.5158
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|||||
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November
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7.3800
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7.4582
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|||||
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December
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7.2946
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7.4120
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2008
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|||||||
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First
Quarter
|
7.0105
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7.2946
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|||||
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January
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7.1818
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7.2946
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|||||
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February
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7.1100
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7.1973
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|||||
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March
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7.0105
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7.1110
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April
(through April 21, 2008)
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6.9840
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7.0185
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For
the year ended December 31,
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||||||||||||||||
|
2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
|
2007
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(thousands,
except per share and share data)
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Revenues:
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System-on-a-chip
products
|
US$
|
4,319
|
US$
|
55,236
|
US$
|
149,369
|
US$
|
170,129
|
US$
|
116,320
|
||||||
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Semiconductor
product testing services
|
1,242
|
2,021
|
253
|
99
|
308
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|||||||||||
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Total
net revenues
|
5,561
|
57,257
|
149,622
|
170,228
|
116,628
|
|||||||||||
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Cost
of revenues:
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||||||||||||||||
|
System-on-a-chip
products
|
(2,868
|
)
|
(25,565
|
)
|
(60,518
|
)
|
(75,853
|
)
|
(56,687
|
)
|
||||||
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Semiconductor
product testing services
|
(793
|
)
|
(1,575
|
)
|
(68
|
)
|
(58
|
)
|
(231
|
)
|
||||||
|
Total
cost of revenues
|
(3,661
|
)
|
(27,140
|
)
|
(60,586
|
)
|
(75,911
|
)
|
(56,918
|
)
|
||||||
|
Gross
profit
|
1,900
|
30,117
|
89,036
|
94,317
|
59,710
|
|||||||||||
|
Other
operating income
|
118
|
128
|
1,122
|
1,634
|
392
|
|||||||||||
|
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Research
and development
|
(1,139
|
)
|
(2,400
|
)
|
(7,825
|
)
|
(9,773
|
)
|
(12,381
|
)
|
||||||
|
General
and administrative
|
(331
|
)
|
(769
|
)
|
(8,968
|
)
|
(8,663
|
)
|
(10,485
|
)
|
||||||
|
Selling
and marketing
|
(417
|
)
|
(594
|
)
|
(1,375
|
)
|
(1,626
|
)
|
(1,880
|
)
|
||||||
|
Total
operating expenses
|
(1,887
|
)
|
(3,763
|
)
|
(18,168
|
)
|
(20,062
|
)
|
(24,746
|
)
|
||||||
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
131
|
26,482
|
71,990
|
75,889
|
35,356
|
|||||||||||
|
Other
income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
11,570
|
|||||||||||
|
Interest
income
|
2
|
28
|
1,148
|
4,876
|
7,162
|
|||||||||||
|
Interest
expenses
|
—
|
—
|
(77
|
)
|
(160
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes, equity in net loss of an affiliate and
minority interest
|
133
|
26,510
|
73,061
|
80,605
|
54,006
|
|||||||||||
|
Income
taxes(expense) credit
|
—
|
(25
|
)
|
526
|
(5,984
|
)
|
(2,202
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Equity
in net loss of an affiliate
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(156
|
)
|
179
|
||||||||||
|
Minority
Interests
|
—
|
—
|
18
|
96
|
220
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
income (loss)
|
US$
|
133
|
US$
|
26,485
|
US$
|
73,605
|
US$
|
74,561
|
US$
|
52,203
|
||||||
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
(thousands,
except per share and share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net
income per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
and diluted
|
US$
|
—
|
US$
|
0.055
|
US$
|
0.152
|
US$
|
0.144
|
US$
|
0.102
|
||||||
|
Net
income per ADS:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
and diluted
|
US$
|
0.002
|
US$
|
0.331
|
US$
|
0.914
|
US$
|
0.867
|
US$
|
0.610
|
||||||
|
Dividend
declared per share
|
—
|
—
|
US$
|
0.041
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||
|
Weighted-average
shares used in computation:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
and diluted
|
480,000,000
|
480,000,000
|
483,000,000
|
516,000,000
|
513,588,069
|
|||||||||||
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
(thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating
activities
|
US$
|
(381
|
)
|
US$
|
29,694
|
US$
|
77,140
|
US$
|
76,774
|
US$
|
46,607
|
|||||
|
Investing
activities
|
(355
|
)
|
(997
|
)
|
(28,567
|
)
|
(48,188
|
)
|
(111,147
|
)
|
||||||
|
Financing
activities
|
2,381
|
877
|
27,128
|
(1,917
|
)
|
(4,202
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
(thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
US$
|
2,438
|
US$
|
32,013
|
US$
|
108,896
|
US$
|
137,778
|
US$
|
72,054
|
||||||
|
Time
deposits
|
—
|
—
|
23,172
|
45,713
|
2,613
|
|||||||||||
|
Restricted
cash
|
—
|
—
|
2,478
|
—
|
1,782
|
|||||||||||
|
Marketable
securities
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
20,531
|
165,317
|
|||||||||||
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
10
|
3,529
|
8,025
|
5,859
|
6,046
|
|||||||||||
|
Notes
receivable
|
—
|
1,825
|
1,722
|
2,154
|
372
|
|||||||||||
|
Inventories
|
1,069
|
5,018
|
7,023
|
6,280
|
12,542
|
|||||||||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
660
|
1,328
|
1,973
|
6,413
|
2,479
|
|||||||||||
|
Amount
due from an affiliate
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
133
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
—
|
—
|
528
|
662
|
739
|
|||||||||||
|
Income
tax recoverable
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
current assets
|
4,177
|
43,713
|
153,828
|
225,523
|
263,944
|
|||||||||||
|
Investment
in an affiliate
|
—
|
—
|
500
|
1,469
|
||||||||||||
|
Other
investments
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,760
|
|||||||||||
|
Rental
deposits
|
16
|
24
|
11
|
52
|
79
|
|||||||||||
|
Deposit
paid for acquisition of
property,
plant and equipment
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
91
|
27
|
|||||||||||
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
646
|
1,411
|
2,360
|
5,309
|
6,436
|
|||||||||||
|
Land
use right
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,440
|
1,509
|
|||||||||||
|
Acquired
intangible assets, net
|
25
|
14
|
1,889
|
3,787
|
5,849
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
assets
|
US$
|
4,864
|
US$
|
45,162
|
US$
|
158,588
|
US$
|
237,671
|
US$
|
285,604
|
||||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
969
|
13,900
|
27,307
|
28,165
|
24,921
|
|||||||||||
|
Other
liabilities
|
—
|
145
|
124
|
—
|
686
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
liabilities
|
969
|
14,045
|
27,431
|
28,165
|
25,607
|
|||||||||||
|
Minority
interests
|
—
|
—
|
582
|
486
|
204
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
3,895
|
31,117
|
130,575
|
209,020
|
259,793
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
liabilities & shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
4,864
|
$
|
45,162
|
$
|
158,588
|
$
|
237,671
|
$
|
285,604
|
||||||
| • |
our
accurate prediction of the changing requirements of our customers;
|
| • |
our
timely completion and introduction of new designs;
|
| • |
the
availability of third-party manufacturing, assembly, and testing
capacity;
|
| • |
the
ability of our contract foundries to achieve high manufacturing yields
for
our products;
|
| • |
the
quality, price, performance, power efficiency and size of our products
relative to our competitors;
|
| • |
our
management of our sales channels;
|
| • |
our
customer service capabilities and responsiveness;
|
| • |
the
success of our relationships with existing and potential customers;
and
|
| • |
changes
in industry standards.
|
| • |
effectively
maintain and service our existing customer relationships while developing
new value-added distributor, contract manufacturer and brand owner
customers;
|
| • |
continue
training, motivating and retaining our existing employees and attract
and
integrate new technical, engineering and sales and marketing employees;
|
| • |
identify
and attract new management personnel to our company as we continue
to
expand;
|
| • |
protect
our intellectual property effectively;
|
| • |
integrate
new businesses, technologies, services and products that we acquire
by way
of acquisitions or investments into our operations;
|
| • |
effectively
manage our capital expenditures and working capital requirements;
|
| • |
maintain
and further improve our operational, financial, accounting and other
internal systems and controls; and
|
| • |
maintain
adequate controls and procedures to ensure that our periodic public
disclosure under applicable laws, including U.S. securities laws,
is
complete and accurate.
|
| • |
our
customers usually complete an in-depth technical evaluation of our
products before they place a purchase order;
|
| • |
the
commercial adoption of our products by value-added distributors,
contract
manufacturers and brand owners is typically limited during the initial
release of their new products while they evaluate product performance
and
consumer demand;
|
| • |
new
product introductions often center around key trade shows and failure
to
deliver a product prior to such an event can seriously delay or cancel
introduction of a product; and
|
| • |
the
development and commercial introduction of products incorporating
new
technology frequently are delayed or canceled.
|
| • |
their
inability to increase production and achieve acceptable yields on
a timely
basis;
|
| • |
reduced
control over delivery schedules and product quality;
|
| • |
increased
exposure to potential misappropriation of our intellectual property;
|
| • |
limited
warranties on wafers or products supplied to us;
|
| • |
shortages
of materials that foundries use to manufacture our products;
|
| • |
labor
shortages or labor strikes; and
|
| • |
actions
taken by our third-party contractors that breach our agreements.
|
| • |
the
unpredictable timing and volume of purchase orders and cancellations
from
our customers;
|
| • |
the
rate of acceptance of our products by our customers;
|
| • |
the
rate of growth of the market for portable media players and our SoCs;
|
| • |
fluctuation
and seasonality in demand for consumer electronics products;
|
| • |
increases
in prices charged by contract foundries and other third-party
subcontractors;
|
| • |
the
availability of third-party foundry capacity;
|
| • |
the
availability and pricing of other components used in our customers’
products, including NAND Flash and TFT-LCD
panel;
|
| • |
fluctuations
in our contract foundry’s manufacturing yields;
|
| • |
the
difficulty of forecasting and managing our inventory and production
levels;
|
| • |
our
ability to successfully develop, introduce and sell new or enhanced
products;
|
| • |
additions
or departures of key personnel;
|
| • |
our
involvement in litigation;
|
| • |
natural
disasters, particularly earthquakes, snowstorms or disease outbreaks
affecting countries in which we conduct our business or in which
our
products are manufactured, assembled, or tested; and
|
| • |
the
evolution of industry standards and introduction of new products
by our
competitors.
|
| • |
economic
structure;
|
| • |
level
of government involvement in the economy;
|
| • |
level
of development;
|
| • |
level
of capital reinvestment;
|
| • |
control
of foreign exchange;
|
| • |
methods
of allocating resources; and
|
| • |
balance
of payments position.
|
| • |
we
do not wish to receive a discretionary proxy;
|
| • |
we
think there is substantial shareholder opposition to the particular
proposal; or
|
| • |
we
think the particular proposal would have a material adverse impact
on our
shareholders.
|
| • |
Our
integrated platform solutions, which comprise SoCs, firmware, software
development tools and reference designs, obviate the need for our
customers to invest in costly and time-consuming internal firmware
and
software development for their products, or to source them from multiple
suppliers.
|
| • |
Our
network of third-party value-added distributors and applications
developers enable our customers to quickly introduce products with
differentiated features and to cost-effectively customize our solutions.
|
| • |
Our
mixed-signal design capabilities allow us to integrate analog and
digital
components using a compact system architecture in our portable media
player SoCs, and enable our customers to reduce their overall costs
and
produce smaller, more power-efficient portable products.
|
| • |
Our
proximity to the China-based manufacturers of portable media players
and
presence in the rapidly evolving China market for portable media
players
enable us to better identify market trends and align our product
development efforts with these market trends.
|
| • |
Transition
from traditional consumer electronic devices to digital.
Digital portable media players have several advantages over
traditional devices, such as CD and cassette tape players, including
reduced size, greater capacity and longer battery life, and are in
the
early stages of replacing such traditional devices;
|
| • |
Proliferation
of digital media content. The
availability and adoption of digital media content continue to grow
rapidly driven by the increasing penetration of broadband Internet
and
growing acceptance of digital media distribution channels on the
Internet
such as Apple iTunes, Yahoo, MusicMatch and Napster;
|
| • |
Demand
growth in emerging markets. High
economic growth in emerging economies such as China, India, Russia
and
Brazil has resulted in increased per capita disposable income, which
has
stimulated strong demand for consumer electronics products such as
portable media players;
|
| • |
Advancing
functionality. Beginning
with dedicated audio players, digital portable media devices have
increasingly integrated video functionality, and we expect additional
features such as advanced video game, image and video capture, digital
audio and video broadcast reception, and wireless connectivity, to
be
adopted over time;
|
| • |
Embedding
of portable media player functions in new products. The
expansion of entry-level portable media capability—based on solutions such
as ours that achieve highly attractive price points—into high-volume
embedded markets, such as fashion accessories, toys and audio visual
products, is expected to further increase demand; and
|
| • |
Decline
in cost of commodity components. As
prices of commodity components such as memory and display used in
portable
media players continue to decline, consumers are able to purchase
products
with superior memory capacity and resolutions at an equivalent or
lower
price, which stimulates the growth in the overall market.
|

|
Device
|
Introduction
Date
|
Addressable
Market
|
Available
Functions
|
Supplementary
Functions
|
Display
|
Battery Life(1)
|
Storage Media
|
|||||||
|
Five Series:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2051
|
September
2004
|
Portable Media
and
Embedded
Market
|
• WMA
• Voice
Recording
|
• USB
2.0 full speed
• Data
Storage
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• LED/LCM color
display controller
• External Segment
LCD Driver
|
20
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC)
|
|||||||
|
Eight Series:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2085
|
April
2004
|
Portable
Media
|
• WMA,
DRM 10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play-
AMV1.1/2.0
|
• USB
2.0 full speed
• Data
storage
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• OLED
/ TFT /
CSTN
color display
controller
|
20
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC)
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2089
|
July
2004
|
Portable
Media
and
Digital
Still
Camera
|
• WMA, OGG,
DRM 10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• CMOS
Camera
• Video
Play-
AMV1.1/2.0
|
• USB
2.0 full speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Translator
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• OLED
/ TFT /
CSTN
color display
controller
• Internal
Segment
LCD Driver
|
20
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC)
• NOR
Flash
• HDD
• SD/MMC
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2087
|
September
2004
|
Portable
Media
|
• WMA,
OGG,
DRM 10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play-
AMV1.1/2.0
|
• USB
2.0 full speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Translator
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• OLED
/ TFT /
CSTN
color
display controller
• Internal
Segment
LCD Driver
|
20
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC)
• SD/MMC
|
|
Device
|
Introduction
Date
|
Addressable
Market
|
Available
Functions
|
Supplementary
Functions
|
Display
|
Battery
Life(1)
|
Storage
Media
|
|||||||
|
Nine
Series:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2097
|
June
2005
|
Portable
Media
|
• WMA,
OGG,
APE DRM 10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play-
AMV3.0/4.0
• Picture
Browse
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Translator
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• 2.2’QCIF
OLED / TFT /
CSTN color display
controller
• Internal
Segment
LCD Driver
|
17
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC/MLC)
• AG-AND
Flash
• SD/MMC
• NOR
Flash
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2091
|
June
2006
|
Portable
Media
|
• WMA,
OGG
DRM
10/FM Radio
• Voice
Recording
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Translator
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• OLED
/ STN display
controller
• External
Segment
LCD Driver
• LED
|
17
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC/MLC)
• AG-AND
Flash
|
|||||||
|
ATJ
2099
|
June
2006
|
Portable
Media and
Digital
Video Camera
|
• WMA,
OGG,APE
DRM 10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play-
AMV3.0/4.0
• Picture
Browse
• CMOS
Camera
• Digital
Video
Recording
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Translator
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• 2.2’QCIF
OLED / TFT /
CSTN color display
controller
• Internal
Segment LCD
Driver
|
17
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC/MLC)
• AG-AND
Flash
• SD/MMC
• NOR
Flash
• HDD
|
|||||||
|
ATJ2093
|
July
2006
|
Portable
Multi-media
|
• WMA,
OGG
•
DRM 10
•
FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play-
AMV3.0/4.0
• Picture
Browse
• SRS WOW/SRS
WOW HD
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• 1’
-1.8’ OLED /
TFT/CSTN
color
display
• LCM/Segment
LCD
LED
display
|
17
hrs
|
• NAND
Flash
(SLC/MLC)
|
|
Device
|
Introduction
Date
|
Addressable
Market
|
Available
Functions
|
Supplementary
Functions
|
Display
|
Battery
Life(1)
|
Storage
Media
|
|||||||
|
ACU
75Series:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
ACU7502/7512
|
July
2006
|
Portable
Multi-media
|
• WMA,
OGG
• DRM
10
• Voice
Recording
• Picture
Browse
• SRS
WOW
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• OLED
display
• LCM/
Segment LCD
|
17hr
|
• NAND
Flash (SLC/MLC)
|
|||||||
|
ACU7503/7513
|
July
2006
|
Portable
Multi-media
|
• WMA,
OGG
• DRM
10
• Voice
Recording
• Picture
Browse
• SRS
WOW
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• OLED
display
• LCM/
Segment LCD
|
17hr
|
• NAND
Flash (SLC/MLC)
|
|||||||
|
ACU7505/7515
|
July
2006
|
Portable
Multi-media
|
• WMA,
OGG
• DRM
10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play-
AMV3.0/4.0
• Picture
Browse
• SRS
WOW/SRS
WOW HD
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
|
• 1’
-1.8’ OLED /
TFT/CSTN
color display
• LCM/Segment
LCD
LED display
|
17hr
|
• NAND
Flash (SLC/MLC)
|
|||||||
|
ACU7507/7517
|
July
2006
|
Portable
Multi-media
|
• WMA,
OGG, APE
• DRM
10
• FM
Radio
• Voice
Recording
• Video
Play- AMV3.0/4.0
• Picture
Browse
SD/MMC Card
• SRS
WOW/SRS
WOW HD
|
• USB
2.0 high
speed
• Data
storage
• Dictionary
• Data
Encryption
• Auto
Run
• Photo
Frame
|
• 1’
- 2.2’QCIF OLED /
TFT / CSTN
color display
• LCM/Segment
LCD LED display
|
17hr
|
• NAND
Flash (SLC/MLC)
• SD/MMC
• NOR
Flash
|
|||||||
|
Thirteen
Series
|
||||||||||||||
|
ATJ
2135
|
January
2007
|
Portable
Multi-Media
TV
player
Digital
Video Camera
|
• WMA,
DRM, WMA,
ASF, OGG, APE,
FLAC, WAV
• DRM
10, MTP
• FM
Radio
• Voice/FM/
Line in
Recording, WAV, ACT
• Video
Play QVGA
@25frame- XVID, AMVB
• Picture
Browse:
JPEG,
BMP, GIF
• SD/MMC
Card
• SRS
WOW+SRS WOW HD+Turbass+Usermode
• TXT,
• Multi
task on ucOS, Linux
• USB
Slave 2.0
|
• MJPEG,
WMV, MPEG2 etc
• GAME,
Flash, JAVA
• TV-in/out,
Coms
Sensor,
• Touch
panel
• USB
OTG
|
• 2.0’
- 3.5’ QVGA
TFT color display
|
• At
550 mAh li
BAT
• Video
5h
• Music
(LCD
on) 7.5h
• Music
(LCD off) 12h
|
• NAND
Flash (SLC/MLC)
• SD/MMC
• NOR
Flash
• HDD
|
|||||||
| • |
enable
high-quality audio, image and video playback and encoding through
optimized implementation of digital media compression and decompression
functions;
|
| • |
support
a range of file types, audio, images, text and video through a flexible
format management system;
|
| • |
support
firmware upgrades that would allow the addition of new features;
|
| • |
incorporate
a standard library function such as digital music file decoder, voice
recorder, file system management and data storage functions;
|
| • |
actively
scale the processor speed depending on required function at the time,
resulting in lower power consumption; and
|
| • |
reduce
the required data movement and associated power drain through advanced
memory allocation techniques.
|
| • |
ability
to deliver integrated platforms solutions that support a wide variety
of
industry standards;
|
| • |
design
flexibility that allows customers to differentiate their products;
|
| • |
strong
customer support that decreases the length of product design cycles
and
accelerates product time- to-market;
|
| • |
power
efficiency that offsets the increased power requirements of color
displays
and graphic processing;
|
| • |
competitive
pricing; and
|
| • |
intellectual
property position and know-how.
|

|
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2005
|
%
|
2006
|
%
|
2007
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
System-on-a-chip
products
|
US$
|
149,369
|
99.8
|
%
|
US$
|
170,129
|
99.9
|
%
|
US$
|
116,320
|
99.7
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Semiconductor
product testing services
|
253
|
0.2
|
%
|
99
|
0.1
|
%
|
308
|
0.3
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total
net revenues
|
149,622
|
100.0
|
%
|
170,228
|
100.0
|
%
|
116,628
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Cost
of revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
System-on-a-chip
products
|
(60,518
|
)
|
-40.4
|
%
|
(75,853
|
)
|
-44.6
|
%
|
(56,687
|
)
|
-48.6
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Semiconductor
product testing services
|
(68
|
)
|
0.0
|
%
|
(58
|
)
|
0.0
|
%
|
(231
|
)
|
-0.2
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Total
cost of revenues
|
(60,586
|
)
|
-40.4
|
%
|
(75,911
|
)
|
-44.6
|
%
|
(56,918
|
)
|
-48.8
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Gross
profit
|
89,036
|
59.6
|
%
|
94,317
|
55.4
|
%
|
59,710
|
51.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Other
operating income
|
1,122
|
0.7
|
%
|
1,634
|
1.0
|
%
|
392
|
0.3
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Research
and development
|
(7,825
|
)
|
-5.2
|
%
|
(9,773
|
)
|
-5.7
|
%
|
(12,381
|
)
|
-10.6
|
%
|
|||||||
|
General
and administrative
|
(8,968
|
)
|
-6.0
|
%
|
(8,663
|
)
|
-5.1
|
%
|
(10,485
|
)
|
-9.0
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Selling
and marketing
|
(1,375
|
)
|
-0.9
|
%
|
(1,626
|
)
|
-1.0
|
%
|
(1,880
|
)
|
-1.6
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Total
operating expenses
|
(18,168
|
)
|
-12.1
|
%
|
(20,062
|
)
|
-11.8
|
%
|
(24,746
|
)
|
-21.2
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Income
from operations
|
71,990
|
48.2
|
%
|
75,889
|
44.6
|
%
|
35,356
|
30.3
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Other
income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
11,570
|
9.9
|
%
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest
income
|
1,148
|
0.8
|
%
|
4,876
|
2.9
|
%
|
7,162
|
6.1
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Interest
expenses
|
(77
|
)
|
-0.1
|
%
|
(160
|
)
|
-0.1
|
%
|
(82
|
)
|
-0.1
|
%
|
|||||||
|
Income
before income taxes, equity in net loss of an affiliate and minority
interest
|
73,061
|
48.9
|
%
|
80,605
|
47.4
|
%
|
54,006
|
46.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Income
taxes(expense) credit
|
526
|
0.4
|
%
|
(5,984
|
)
|
-3.5
|
%
|
(2,202
|
)
|
-1.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Equity
in net loss of an affiliate
|
—
|
—
|
(156
|
)
|
-0.1
|
%
|
179
|
0.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Minority
Interests
|
18
|
0.0
|
%
|
96
|
0.1
|
%
|
220
|
0.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
US$
|
73,605
|
49.3
|
%
|
US$
|
74,561
|
43.9
|
%
|
US$
|
52,203
|
44.7
|
%
|
|||||||
| • |
Research
and development.
Research and development expenses increased by US$2.6 million,
or 26.7%,
from US$9.8 million in 2006 to US$12.4 million in 2007, due primarily
to
US$1.3 million increase in intangible assets amortization associated
with
the acquired development tools and software, US$0.5 million increase
in
the compensation and welfare expenses resulted from an increase
in number
of the research and development personnel, and an increase in costs
associated with new research and development projects, totaled
US$0.5
million, including mask costs, verification expenses, depreciation
of
equipments, etc.
|
| • |
General
and administrative expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased by US$1.8 million,
or 21.0%,
from US$8.7 million in 2006 to US$10.5 million in 2007, due primarily
to
an increase of US$1.4 million compensation and welfare expenses
resulted
from an increase in number of personnel, an increase of US$0.4
million
claim payments associated with our employment dispute with one
of our
former employees, US$0.6 million in foreign currency exchange loss,
and
US$0.3 million in allowance for doubtful accounts. The increase
was
partially offset by a decrease of US$1.1 million in payment of
consultancy
and legal fees as we settled all of our disputes with
SigmaTel.
|
| • |
Selling
and marketing expenses.
Selling and marketing expenses increased by US$0.3 million, or
15.6%, from
US$1.6 million in 2006 to US$1.9 million in 2007, due primarily
to the
US$0.2 million sponsor fee for a concert held in Shenzhen in December
2007
jointly by us and our partner Muzgame.com, a music content internet
company.
|
| • |
Research
and development.
Research and development expenses increased by US$2.0 million,
or 25.6%,
from US$7.8 million in 2005 to US$9.8 million in 2006, due primarily
to an
increase in the number of our research and development personnel,
depreciation related to the purchase of additional equipment and
costs
associated with new research and development projects.
|
| • |
General
and administrative expenses.
General and administrative expenses decreased by US$0.3 million,
or 3.3%,
from US$9.0 million in 2005 to US$8.7 million in 2006, due primarily
to a
significant decrease of US$3.6 million in litigation expenses in
connection with our intellectual property dispute with SigmaTel
from
US$4.9 million in 2005 to US$1.3 million in 2006. This decrease
was
partially offset by an increase in professional services fees in
connection with the ongoing improvement of our internal controls
of
approximately US$0.9 million, an increase in expenses incurred
with
respect to directors and officers insurance we procured for our
management
team and legal expenses in connection with our business expansion
in
Europe.
|
| • |
Selling
and marketing expenses.
Selling and marketing expenses increased by US$0.2 million, or
14.3%, from
US$1.4 million in 2005 to US$1.6 million in 2006, due primarily
to
commission payments to our overseas sales agents.
|
|
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
|||||||||
|
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||
|
|
(thousands)
|
|||||||||
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
US$
|
77,140
|
US$
|
76,774
|
US$
|
46,607
|
||||
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(28,567
|
)
|
(48,188
|
)
|
(111,147
|
)
|
||||
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
27,128
|
(1,917
|
)
|
(4,202
|
)
|
|||||
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
1,182
|
2,213
|
3,018
|
|||||||
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
76,883
|
28,882
|
(65,724
|
)
|
||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
32,013
|
108,896
|
137,778
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
US$
|
108,896
|
US$
|
137,778
|
US$
|
72,054
|
||||
| • |
market
acceptance of our products;
|
| • |
our
expenditures on our planned new headquarters in Zhuhai;
|
| • |
our
expenditures on research and development activities;
|
| • |
our
expenditures on workstations, testing equipment, licenses and royalty
payments and electronic design automation tools;
|
| • |
the
resources we devote to marketing, selling and supporting our products;
|
| • |
the
payment terms we negotiate with our customers;
|
| • |
market
prices for our products; and
|
| • |
other
working capital requirements.
|
|
|
Year
ended December 31,
|
|||||||||
|
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||
|
Tax
provision at reduced PRC enterprise income tax rate of 15%
|
$
|
10,959
|
$
|
12,091
|
$
|
8,101
|
||||
|
Expenses
not deductible for tax purposes
|
745
|
477
|
764
|
|||||||
|
Income
not taxable for tax purposes
|
(77
|
)
|
(519
|
)
|
(2,393
|
)
|
||||
|
Deferred
tax assets not recognized
|
44
|
233
|
134
|
|||||||
|
Effect
of tax exemption and preferential income tax rate granted to
a PRC
subsidiary
|
(12,165
|
)
|
(6,206
|
)
|
(4,284
|
)
|
||||
|
Effect
of the different income tax rate in other jurisdiction
|
(3
|
)
|
(111
|
)
|
(121
|
)
|
||||
|
Over
provision of taxation
|
(10
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
|
Other
|
(19
|
)
|
19
|
1
|
||||||
|
|
$
|
(526
|
)
|
5,984
|
2,202
|
|||||
|
|
Payments
due by period
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Contractual
obligations
|
Total
|
Less than 1 year
|
1-3
years
|
3-5 years
|
After 5 years
|
|||||||||||
|
|
(thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Operating
lease obligations
|
US$
|
767
|
US$
|
546
|
US$
|
221
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Royalty
Commitment
|
150
|
150
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Purchase
Obligations
|
7,463
|
7,463
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Capital
Commitment
|
572
|
572
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Other
Liabilities
|
1,570
|
884
|
686
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
|
Total
contractual obligations
|
US$
|
10,522
|
US$
|
9,615
|
US$
|
907
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
||
|
Lee,
Hsiang-Wei (David)
|
48
|
Director,
Chairman of the Board
|
||
|
Kang,
Byung-Jin (Peter)
|
58
|
Director,
Chairman of the Board(2)
|
||
|
Chiu,
Tzu-Yin(1)
|
52
|
Director
|
||
|
Tien,
Hui-Dong (Terry)
|
49
|
Director(2)
|
||
|
Lin,
Yu-Hsin Casper(1)
|
61
|
Director
|
||
|
Hsiao,
Paul(1)
|
36
|
Director
|
||
|
Chen,
Chin-Hsin (Fred)
|
65
|
Director
|
||
|
Yeh,
Nan-Horng
|
49
|
Director
and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
|
Li,
Shao Chuan (Shawn)
|
40
|
Director
and Chief Technology Officer
|
||
|
Chou,
Pei-Fen (Patricia)
|
40
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
(1)
|
Member
of each of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominations
committee.
|
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Kang and Mr. Tien resigned from our board of directors in October
2007.
|
|
•
|
Option
rights
to
purchase our ADSs;
|
|
•
|
Restricted
shares,
which are non-transferable ADSs, that may be subject to
forfeiture;
|
|
•
|
Restricted
Shares Units,
which represent the right to receive our ADSs at a specified date
in the
future, which may be subject to
forfeiture;
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares owned
|
||||||
|
Name
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|||||
|
Starlink
Development Limited(1)
|
11,028,402
|
2.14
|
%
|
||||
|
Surrey
Glory Investments Limited(2)
|
17,549,440
|
3.40
|
%
|
||||
|
(1)
|
Starlink
Development Limited is a British Virgin Islands international business
company owned by two investors for investment purposes. Mr. Kang,
Byung Jin, the former chairman of our board of directors, is its
sole
director and 94.4% owner. Mr. Kang resigned from our board of directors
in
October, 2007.
|
| (2) |
Surrey
Glory Investments Limited has six shareholders, Mr. Li, Shao Chuan
(Shawn), one of our directors and Chief Technology Officer is a
11.9%
owner.
|
|
Name
of BVI Company
|
Directors
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
||||||||
|
Surrey
Glory Investments Limited(1)
|
Wang
Yang, Yun-Ching
|
17,549,440
|
3.40
|
%
|
||||||
|
Fairly
Consultants Limited
(2)
|
Wu,
Zhang Liang
|
10,415,167
|
2.02
|
%
|
||||||
|
Cheshire
Red Investments Limited(3)
|
Zhu,
Wen Ge
|
9,507,237
|
1.84
|
%
|
||||||
|
Cumbria
Universal Corporation Limited(4)
|
Cai,
Jian Yu
|
7,950,079
|
1.54
|
%
|
||||||
|
Paobridge
Success Ventures Limited(5)
|
Wang,
De Liang
|
5,169,414
|
1.00
|
%
|
||||||
|
Fineway
Group Limited(6)
|
Ding,
Ran
|
3,418,698
|
0.66
|
%
|
||||||
|
54,010,035
|
10.46
|
%
|
||||||||
|
(1)
|
Surrey
Glory Investments Limited has six shareholders, two of whom are
employees.
|
|
(2)
|
Fairly
Consultants Limited has twenty-four shareholders, twenty of whom
are
employees.
|
|
(3)
|
Cheshire
Red Investments Limited has thirty-eight shareholders, twenty-nine
of whom
are employees
|
|
(4)
|
Cumbria
Universal Corporation Limited has
twenty-two shareholders, fifteen of whom are
employees
|
|
(5)
|
Paobridge
Success Ventures Limited
has twenty-five shareholders, fourteen of whom are
employees
|
|
(6)
|
Fineway
Group Limited
has sixteen shareholders, ten of whom are
employees
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Average Daily
Trading Volume
|
|||||||
|
2005
|
US$
|
9.25
|
US$
|
7.08
|
212,164
|
|||||
|
2006
|
12.24
|
6.55
|
226,776
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
8.50
|
3.98
|
399,942
|
|||||||
|
First
Quarter
|
8.50
|
6.41
|
456,051
|
|||||||
|
Second
Quarter
|
7.64
|
5.66
|
352,933
|
|||||||
|
Third
Quarter
|
6.99
|
4.50
|
402,538
|
|||||||
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
6.30
|
3.98
|
390,183
|
|||||||
|
October
|
6.30
|
4.66
|
669,630
|
|||||||
|
November
|
5.10
|
4.07
|
279,881
|
|||||||
|
December
|
5.00
|
3.98
|
184,635
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
||||||||||
|
First
Quarter
|
4.40
|
|
2.82
|
|
129,759
|
|
||||
|
January
|
4.40
|
3.01
|
178,652
|
|||||||
|
February
|
3.79
|
3.25
|
99,940
|
|||||||
|
March
|
3.49
|
|
2.82
|
|
108,240
|
|
||||
|
April
(through April 21, 2008)
|
3.20
|
|
3.03
|
|
137,933
|
|
||||
| • |
the
designation of the series;
|
| • |
the
number of shares of the series;
|
| • |
the
dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights;
and
|
| • |
the
rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences.
|
| • |
all
checks or warrants, not being less than three in number, for any
sums
payable in cash to the holder of such shares have remained uncashed
for a
period of 12 years;
|
| • |
we
have not during that time or before the expiry of the three-month
period
referred to in the last bullet under this section received any
indication
of the whereabouts or existence of the shareholder or person entitled
to
such shares by death, bankruptcy or operation of law;
|
| • |
during
the 12-year period, at least three dividends in respect of the
shares in
question have become payable and no dividend during that period
has been
claimed by the shareholder; and
|
| • |
Upon
expiration of the 12-year period, we have caused an advertisement
to be
published in newspapers (or, by electronic communication in the
manner in
which notices may be served by us by electronic means as provided
in our
articles of association), giving notice of its intention to sell
these
shares, and a period of three months has elapsed since such advertisement.
|
| • |
an
exempted company does not have to file an annual return of its
shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;
|
| • |
an
exempted company’s register of members is not open to inspection;
|
| • |
an
exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
|
| • |
an
exempted company may issue no par value, negotiable or bearer shares;
|
| • |
an
exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition
of any
future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years
in the
first instance);
|
| • |
an
exempted company may register by way of continuation in another
jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
|
| • |
an
exempted company may register as a limited duration company; and
|
| • |
an
exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company.
|
| • |
a
duty to act in good faith in the best interests of the company;
|
| • |
a
duty not to personally profit from opportunities that arise from
the
office of director;
|
| • |
a
duty to avoid conflicts of interest; and
|
| • |
a
duty to exercise powers for the purpose for which such powers were
intended.
|
| • |
the
statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with;
|
| • |
the
shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question;
|
| • |
the
arrangement is one that a businessman would reasonably approve;
and
|
| • |
the
arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under
some
other provision of the Companies Law.
|
| • |
a
company is acting or proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope
of its
authority;
|
| • |
the
act complained of, although not beyond the scope of its authority,
could
be effected duly if authorized by more than a simple majority vote
which
has not been obtained; and
|
| • |
those
who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”
|
| • |
increase
the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe
and with
such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the
Company in
general meeting may determine;
|
| • |
consolidate
and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger
amount
than its existing shares;
|
| • |
by
subdivision of its existing shares or any of them divide the whole
or any
part of its share capital into shares of smaller amount than is
fixed by
the Memorandum of Association or into shares without par value;
and
|
| • |
cancel
any shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have
not been
taken or agreed to be taken by any person.
|
| • |
banks
or financial institutions;
|
| • |
life
insurance companies;
|
| • |
tax-exempt
organizations;
|
| • |
dealers
in securities or foreign currencies;
|
| • |
traders
in securities that elect to apply a mark-to-market method of accounting;
|
| • |
shareholders
that actually or constructively hold 10% or more of the total combined
voting power of all of the classes of our stock entitled to vote;
|
| • |
persons
holding ordinary shares or ADSs as part of a position in a “straddle” or
as part of a “hedging,” “conversion” or “integrated” transaction for U.S.
federal income tax purposes;
|
| • |
persons
subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code;
and
|
| • |
persons
that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar.
|
| • |
a
citizen or resident of the U.S. for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
|
| • |
a
corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes organized in or under the laws of the U.S.
or any
political subdivision thereof;
|
| • |
an
estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation
regardless of its source; or
|
| • |
a
trust, if such trust validly elects to be treated as a U.S. person
for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, or if (a) a court within the
U.S. can
exercise primary supervision over its administration and (b) one or
more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the substantial
decisions of such trust.
|
| • |
at
least 75% of its gross income is passive income; or
|
| • |
at
least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the
quarterly
values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable to
assets that
produce or are held for the production of passive income.
|
|
For
the year ended
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||
|
2006
|
%
|
2007
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
(thousands)
|
(thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
Audit
Fees
|
US$
|
664
|
74.5
|
%
|
US$
|
615
|
99.7
|
%
|
|||||
|
Audit
Related Fees
|
225
|
25.3
|
%
|
Nil
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Tax
Fees
|
2
|
0.2
|
%
|
2
|
0.3
|
%
|
|||||||
|
All
Other Fees
|
Nil
|
-
|
Nil
|
-
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
US$
|
891
|
100.0
|
%
|
US$
|
617
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||
|
Period
|
Total Number of
ADSs purchased
|
Average Price Paid
per ADS
|
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
|
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under
the Plan
|
|||||||||
|
2007
|
1,303,647
|
US$
|
5.09
|
1,303,647
|
6,696,353
|
||||||||
|
January
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
February
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
March
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
April
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
May
|
163,311
|
6.13
|
163,311
|
7,836,689
|
|||||||||
|
June
|
—
|
—
|
163,311
|
7,836,689
|
|||||||||
|
July
|
387,600
|
5.17
|
550,911
|
7,449,089
|
|||||||||
|
August
|
162,780
|
4.85
|
713,691
|
7,286,309
|
|||||||||
|
September
|
—
|
—
|
713,691
|
7,286,309
|
|||||||||
|
October
|
—
|
—
|
713,691
|
7,286,309
|
|||||||||
|
November
|
589,956
|
4.82
|
1,303,647
|
6,696,353
|
|||||||||
|
December
|
1,303,647
|
6,696,353
|
|||||||||||
|
2008
|
148,476
|
US$
|
3.49
|
1,452,123
|
6,547,877
|
||||||||
|
January
|
38,027
|
3.30
|
1,341,674
|
6,658,326
|
|||||||||
|
February
|
110,449
|
3.56
|
1,452,123
|
6,547,877
|
|||||||||
|
March
|
—
|
—
|
1,452,123
|
6,547,877
|
|||||||||
|
|
Page
|
|
(a)
List of Financial Statements
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007
|
F-5
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and
2007
|
F-6
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
|
F-7
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and
2007
|
F-8
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-9
|
|
Schedule
1 - Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. - condensed financial information
as
of December 31, 2006 and 2007
|
F-31
|
|
Exhibit 8.1
|
List
of Subsidiaries.
|
|
Exhibit
12.1
|
Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 302 of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
Exhibit
12.2
|
Certification
by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with Section 302 of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
Exhibit 13.1
|
Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required
by 18
U.S.C.ss.1350.
|
| Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. | |
|
By:
|
/s/
PEI-FEN
(PATRICIA) CHOU
|
|
Name:
|
Pei-Fen
(Patricia) Chou
|
|
Title:
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
CONTENTS
|
PAGE(S)
|
|
|
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F - 2
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007
|
F - 5
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
|
||
|
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
|
F - 6
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
|
||
|
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
|
F - 7
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
|
||
|
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
|
F - 8
|
|
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F - 9
|
|
|
Schedule 1 - Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. - condensed financial information
|
F - 31
|
|
|
as of December 31, 2006 and 2007
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
ASSETS
|
|||||||
|
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
137,778
|
$
|
72,054
|
|||
|
Time
deposits
|
45,713
|
2,613
|
|||||
|
Restricted
cash
|
-
|
1,782
|
|||||
|
Marketable
securities
|
20,531
|
165,317
|
|||||
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
5,859
|
6,046
|
|||||
|
Notes
receivable
|
2,154
|
372
|
|||||
|
Inventories
|
6,280
|
12,542
|
|||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
6,413
|
2,479
|
|||||
|
Amount
due from an affiliate
|
133
|
-
|
|||||
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
662
|
739
|
|||||
|
Total
current assets
|
225,523
|
263,944
|
|||||
|
Investment
in an affiliate
|
1,469
|
-
|
|||||
|
Other
investments
|
-
|
7,760
|
|||||
|
Rental
deposits
|
52
|
79
|
|||||
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
5,309
|
6,436
|
|||||
|
Land
use right
|
1,440
|
1,509
|
|||||
|
Acquired
intangible assets, net
|
3,787
|
5,849
|
|||||
|
Deposit
paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment
|
91
|
27
|
|||||
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
237,671
|
$
|
285,604
|
|||
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
15,715
|
$
|
12,334
|
|||
|
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
9,490
|
9,435
|
|||||
|
Amounts
due to shareholders
|
10
|
-
|
|||||
|
Other
liabilities
|
692
|
884
|
|||||
|
Short-term
bank loan
|
-
|
1,519
|
|||||
|
Income
tax payable
|
2,258
|
749
|
|||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
28,165
|
24,921
|
|||||
|
Other
liabilities
|
-
|
686
|
|||||
|
Total
liabilities
|
28,165
|
25,607
|
|||||
|
Minority
interest
|
486
|
204
|
|||||
|
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 16)
|
|||||||
|
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|||||||
|
Ordinary
shares of par value $0.000001:
|
|||||||
|
2,000,000,000
shares authorized
|
|||||||
|
508,178,118
(2006: 516,000,000) shares issued and outstanding
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
1
|
|||
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
50,341
|
43,679
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
4,396
|
9,628
|
|||||
|
Retained
earnings
|
154,282
|
206,485
|
|||||
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
209,020
|
259,793
|
|||||
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
237,671
|
$
|
285,604
|
|||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Revenues:
|
||||||||||
|
System-on-a-chip
products
|
$
|
149,369
|
$
|
170,129
|
$
|
116,320
|
||||
|
Semiconductor
product testing services
|
253
|
99
|
308
|
|||||||
|
Total
net revenues
|
149,622
|
170,228
|
116,628
|
|||||||
|
Cost
of revenues:
|
||||||||||
|
System-on-a-chip
products
|
(60,518
|
)
|
(75,853
|
)
|
(56,687
|
)
|
||||
|
Semiconductor
product testing services
|
(68
|
)
|
(58
|
)
|
(231
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
cost of revenues
|
(60,586
|
)
|
(75,911
|
)
|
(56,918
|
)
|
||||
|
Gross
profit
|
89,036
|
94,317
|
59,710
|
|||||||
|
Other
operating income
|
1,122
|
1,634
|
392
|
|||||||
|
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||
|
Research
and development
|
(7,825
|
)
|
(9,773
|
)
|
(12,381
|
)
|
||||
|
General
and administrative
|
(8,968
|
)
|
(8,663
|
)
|
(10,485
|
)
|
||||
|
Selling
and marketing
|
(1,375
|
)
|
(1,626
|
)
|
(1,880
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
operating expenses
|
(18,168
|
)
|
(20,062
|
)
|
(24,746
|
)
|
||||
|
Income
from operations
|
71,990
|
75,889
|
35,356
|
|||||||
|
Other
income
|
-
|
-
|
11,570
|
|||||||
|
Interest
income
|
1,148
|
4,876
|
7,162
|
|||||||
|
Interest
expense
|
(77
|
)
|
(160
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
||||
|
Income
before income taxes, equity in
|
||||||||||
|
net
(loss) income of an affiliate and
|
||||||||||
|
minority
interests
|
73,061
|
80,605
|
54,006
|
|||||||
|
Income
tax (expense) credit
|
526
|
(5,984
|
)
|
(2,202
|
)
|
|||||
|
Equity
in net (loss) income of an affiliate
|
-
|
(156
|
)
|
179
|
||||||
|
Minority
interests
|
18
|
96
|
220
|
|||||||
|
Net
income
|
$
|
73,605
|
$
|
74,561
|
$
|
52,203
|
||||
|
Net
income per share: Basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.152
|
$
|
0.144
|
$
|
0.102
|
||||
|
Dividend
declared per share
|
$
|
0.041
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
|
Weighted-average
shares used in computation:
|
||||||||||
|
Basic
and diluted
|
483,000,000
|
516,000,000
|
513,588,069
|
|||||||
|
Accumulated
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
other
|
(deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Ordinary shares
|
Additional
|
comprehensive
|
retained
|
Comprehensive
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Amount
|
paid-in capital
|
income
|
earnings
|
Total
|
income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at January 1, 2005
|
480,000,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,000
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
26,116
|
$
|
31,117
|
|||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issue
of shares upon the initial public
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
offering,
net of offering expenses
|
36,000,000
|
1
|
44,629
|
-
|
-
|
44,630
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Dividend
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(20,000
|
)
|
(20,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,223
|
-
|
1,223
|
1,223
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
73,605
|
73,605
|
73,605
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
516,000,000
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
49,629
|
$
|
1,224
|
$
|
79,721
|
$
|
130,575
|
$
|
74,828
|
|||||||||
|
Reversal
of overprovision of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
capitalized
offering expenses
|
-
|
-
|
712
|
-
|
-
|
712
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,172
|
-
|
3,172
|
3,172
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
74,561
|
74,561
|
74,561
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
516,000,000
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
50,341
|
$
|
4,396
|
$
|
154,282
|
$
|
209,020
|
$
|
77,733
|
|||||||||
|
Repurchase
of ordinary shares
|
(7,821,882
|
)
|
-
|
(6,662
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(6,662
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,231
|
-
|
5,231
|
5,231
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Unrealised
gains on other investments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
52,203
|
52,203
|
52,203
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
508,178,118
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
43,679
|
$
|
9,628
|
$
|
206,485
|
$
|
259,793
|
$
|
57,435
|
|||||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
$
|
73,605
|
$
|
74,561
|
$
|
52,203
|
||||
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
|
||||||||||
|
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Depreciation
and amortization of property, plant and equipment
|
459
|
991
|
1,594
|
|||||||
|
Amortization
of acquired intangible assets
|
239
|
990
|
2,349
|
|||||||
|
Utilization
of advance subsidy from local authorities of Zhuhai,
|
||||||||||
|
the
People's Republic of China (the "PRC")
|
(77
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
(219
|
)
|
||||
|
(Gain)
loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
(52
|
)
|
65
|
320
|
||||||
|
(Gain)
on disposal of intangible assets
|
-
|
-
|
(18
|
)
|
||||||
|
Minority
interests
|
(18
|
)
|
(96
|
)
|
(220
|
)
|
||||
|
Deferred
tax
|
(521
|
)
|
(134
|
)
|
(77
|
)
|
||||
|
Equity
in net loss (income) of an affiliate
|
-
|
156
|
(179
|
)
|
||||||
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(4,496
|
)
|
2,234
|
(187
|
)
|
|||||
|
Notes
receivable
|
103
|
(420
|
)
|
1,828
|
||||||
|
Inventories
|
(2,005
|
)
|
911
|
(5,632
|
)
|
|||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(632
|
)
|
(4,030
|
)
|
4,289
|
|||||
|
Amount
due from an affiliate
|
-
|
(133
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
|
Income
tax recoverable
|
(11
|
)
|
11
|
-
|
||||||
|
Accounts
payable
|
3,243
|
2,184
|
(4,023
|
)
|
||||||
|
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
7,328
|
(2,698
|
)
|
(3,839
|
)
|
|||||
|
Income
tax payable
|
(25
|
)
|
2,258
|
(1,557
|
)
|
|||||
|
Rental
deposit paid
|
-
|
(41
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
77,140
|
76,774
|
46,607
|
|||||||
|
Investing
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Investment
in an affiliate
|
(500
|
)
|
(1,125
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Increase
in other investments
|
-
|
-
|
(6,112
|
)
|
||||||
|
Capital
contribution from a minority shareholder
|
600
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Proceeds
from disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
109
|
79
|
39
|
|||||||
|
Proceeds
from disposal of intangible assets
|
-
|
-
|
64
|
|||||||
|
Increase
in marketable securities
|
-
|
(20,531
|
)
|
(141,108
|
)
|
|||||
|
Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
|
(1,429
|
)
|
(4,327
|
)
|
(2,586
|
)
|
||||
|
Purchase
of land use right
|
-
|
(1,466
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
|
Purchase
of intangible assets
|
(1,697
|
)
|
(1,910
|
)
|
(4,241
|
)
|
||||
|
Decrease
(increase) in restricted cash
|
(2,478
|
)
|
2,563
|
(1,626
|
)
|
|||||
|
(Increase)
decrease in time deposits
|
(23,172
|
)
|
(21,471
|
)
|
44,423
|
|||||
|
Cash
used in investing activities
|
(28,567
|
)
|
(48,188
|
)
|
(111,147
|
)
|
||||
|
Financing
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Proceeds
from short-term bank loans
|
2,374
|
5,291
|
1,431
|
|||||||
|
Repayment
of short-term bank loans
|
-
|
(7,665
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
|
Advance
subsidy from local authorities of Zhuhai, the PRC
|
124
|
447
|
1,039
|
|||||||
|
Issue
of shares
|
44,630
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Repurchase
of ordinary shares
|
-
|
-
|
(6,662
|
)
|
||||||
|
Amounts
due to shareholders
|
-
|
77,377
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Repayment
of amounts due to shareholders
|
-
|
(77,367
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
|||||
|
Dividend
paid
|
(20,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities
|
27,128
|
(1,917
|
)
|
(4,202
|
)
|
|||||
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
1,182
|
2,213
|
3,018
|
|||||||
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
76,883
|
28,882
|
(65,724
|
)
|
||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
32,013
|
108,896
|
137,778
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
$
|
108,896
|
$
|
137,778
|
$
|
72,054
|
||||
|
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
||||||||||
|
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
||||||||||
|
Interest
|
$
|
(77
|
)
|
$
|
(160
|
)
|
$
|
(82
|
)
|
|
|
Income
taxes
|
$
|
(31
|
)
|
$
|
(3,849
|
)
|
$
|
(3,785
|
)
|
|
|
1.
|
ORGANIZATION
AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
|
|
Actions
Semiconductor Co., Ltd ("Actions Semiconductor Cayman Islands" or
"the
Company") is a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands
on July
27, 2005.
|
|
Another
company, Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Actions Semiconductor
Mauritius") was incorporated under the laws of Mauritius on November
21,
2001. On December 28, 2001, Actions Semiconductor Mauritius established
a
wholly-owned subsidiary in the People's Republic of China ("PRC")
namely,
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd ("Actions Semiconductor
Zhuhai").
|
|
On
August 17, 2005, Actions Semiconductor Cayman Islands issued 480
million
ordinary shares in exchange of the 3 million ordinary shares of Actions
Semiconductors Mauritius. The shareholders of Actions Semiconductor
Mauritius became the holders of 100% of the outstanding shares of
Actions
Semiconductor Cayman Islands in proportion to their interests in
Actions
Semiconductor Mauritius.
|
|
The
exchange was accounted for as a reverse merger and the financial
statements of Actions Semiconductor Cayman Islands presents the historical
results, assets and liabilities of Actions Semiconductor Mauritius
on the
consummation of the reverse merger on the basis that Actions Semiconductor
Mauritius was the accounting acquiror. Prior to the exchange, Actions
Semiconductor Cayman Islands was a shell company which contained
only
insignificant amount of assets and no
liabilities.
|
|
At
December 31, 2007, the subsidiaries of the Company include the
following:
|
|
Place and date of
|
Attributable equity
|
|||||
|
Name of Company
|
incorporation/establishment
|
interest held
|
Principal activities
|
|||
|
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
|
Republic of Mauritius
|
100%
|
Investment holding
|
|||
|
("Actions Semiconductor Mauritius")
|
("Mauritius")
|
|||||
|
November
16, 2001
|
||||||
|
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
|
PRC
|
100%
|
Design and manu-
|
|||
|
("Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai")
|
November
17, 2001
|
facture of system-
|
||||
|
on-a-chip products
|
||||||
|
Actions Technology (HK) Company
|
Hong Kong
|
100%
|
Trading of system-on-
|
|||
|
Limited ("Actions Hong Kong")
|
January
13, 1999
|
a-chip products
|
||||
|
Actions Enterprise (HK) Co., Ltd.
|
Hong Kong
|
100%
|
Investment holding
|
|||
|
September
6, 2007
|
||||||
|
Actions Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
|
Hong Kong
|
100%
|
Trading of system-on-
|
|||
|
August
17, 2007
|
a-chip products
|
|||||
|
Artek Microelectrics Co., Ltd.
|
The BVI
|
100%
|
Investment holding
|
|||
|
("Artek Microelectrics BVI")
|
December
28, 2005
|
|||||
|
Beijing Actions North
|
PRC
|
80%
|
Research and
|
|||
|
Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
|
December
13, 2005
|
development
|
||||
|
("Beijing Actions")
|
|
Place and date of
|
Attributable equity
|
|||||
|
Name of Company
|
incorporation/establishment
|
interest held
|
Principal activities
|
|||
|
Artek Microelectronics (HK) Co., Limited
|
Hong Kong
|
100%
|
Trading of system-
|
|||
|
January
16, 2006
|
on-a-chip products
|
|||||
|
Actions Capital Investment Inc.
|
The BVI
|
100%
|
Investment
|
|||
|
February
10, 2006
|
||||||
|
Artek Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
|
PRC
|
100%
|
Design and manu-
|
|||
|
("Artek Microelectronics Shenzhen")
|
March
14, 2006
|
facture of system-on-
|
||||
|
a-chip products
|
||||||
|
Actions Investment Consulting (Shanghai)
|
PRC
|
100%
|
Investment consulting
|
|||
|
Co., Ltd. ("Actions Investment Consulting")
|
November
6, 2006
|
and management
|
|
Actions
Semiconductor Cayman Islands and its subsidiaries (the "Group") are
principally engaged in the design
and development of System-on-a-chip ("SoC") products and total solutions
for the development and manufacture of portable media players and
the
provision of testing solutions. The Group's total solutions include
SoCs,
solution development kits and detailed specifications of other required
components and the providers of those components. The Group's total
solutions enable its customers to quickly introduce new portable
audio and
video players, that play multimedia files, which have been compressed
to a
fraction of their size using any one of a number of audio and video
compression technologies.
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
|
Basis
of presentation
|
|
The
consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared
in
accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the
United
States of America ("U.S. GAAP").
|
|
Basis
of consolidation
|
|
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements
of the
Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
transactions and balances are eliminated on
consolidation.
|
|
Use
of estimates
|
|
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP
requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues
and
expenses in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes.
The significant accounting estimates, which have had an impact on
the
Group's consolidated financial statements, include revenue recognition,
allowances for doubtful accounts, write-down of obsolete inventories,
and
provision for litigation
claims.
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
-
continued
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, demand deposits and
highly
liquid investments which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use,
and
which have maturities of three months or less when
purchased.
|
|
Time
deposits
|
|
Time
deposits consist of deposits placed with financial institutions with
original maturity terms of greater than three months but less than
one
year.
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
At
December 31, 2006, the Group did not have any restricted cash. At
December
31, 2007, the Group placed $1,782 on deposit with a bank in connection
with a short-term bank loan granted to the Group which was subsequently
repaid (see Note 11 for additional details).
|
|
Marketable
securities
|
|
Marketable
securities are highly liquid investments which have maturities of
one year
or less when purchased. Marketable securities are classified as
held-to-maturity as the Group has the positive intent and ability
to hold
the securities to maturity. All of the Group’s held-to-maturity securities
are classified as marketable securities on the consolidated balance
sheets
based on their contractual maturity dates which are less than one
year and
are stated at their amortized
costs.
|
|
Notes
receivable
|
|
Notes
receivable represent bank and commercial acceptance drafts that are
arranged by the customers, through their financial institutions in
order
to settle their accounts payable to the Group. Such notes receivable
are
non-interest bearing and due within the arranged credit terms, which
are
typically 180 days or less.
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
Research
and development costs are expensed as
incurred.
|
|
Inventories
|
|
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined
using
the weighted average method. Write down of obsolete or slow-moving
inventories is recorded based on management's assumptions about future
demand and market conditions.
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
-
continued
|
|
Other
investments
|
|
Other
investments are investment in equity securities and is classified
as
either trading or available-for-sale securities depending on the
Group's
intention on holding this investment. If the securities have fair
market
value but are planned for long term holding, the investment is reported
at
fair value and its unrealized gains and losses are excluded from
earnings
and reported in a separate component of shareholder's equity. Equity
securities that do not have fair market value are carried at cost.
Decline in the far value of investments below cost that are other
then
temporary are reflected in earning as realized losses. Fair values
of
equity securities carried at cost are estimated if there are identified
events or circumstances that may have significant adverse effects
on the
fair value of the investment.
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net are carried at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis
over the
following estimated useful lives:
|
|
Buildings
|
20
years
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
Shorter
of the lease terms or 3 years
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
|
5
years
|
|
Motor
vehicles
|
5
years
|
|
Plant
and machinery
|
3
to 5 years
|
|
Acquired
intangible assets, net
|
|
Acquired
intangible assets, net consist of purchased software and technology
licenses, have definite lives and are capitalized and amortized on
a
straight-line basis over their expected useful economic lives, which
ranges between two to ten years.
|
|
Impairment
of long-lived assets
|
|
The
Group reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events
or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an
asset may
no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Group measures
impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets
to the
estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from
the use
of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected
undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets,
the
Group would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value
of the
assets.
|
|
Government
subsidies
|
|
Government
subsidies include cash subsidies and advance subsidies received from
the
local PRC governments in Zhuhai by Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai and
in
Beijing by Beijing Actions. Cash subsidies are recognized as other
income
when received and when all the conditions for their receipt have
been met.
Cash subsidies recognized as income were $391, $280 and $10 for the
years
ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
|
|
Advance
subsidies received from the government have been recorded in other
liabilities. A certain portion of such advance subsidies are repayable
and
another portion will be recognized as other income when and if Actions
Semiconductor Zhuhai incurs interest expense on bank borrowings (see
note
12 for additional details).
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
-
continued
|
|
Revenue
recognition
|
|
The
Group's revenues are primarily derived from sale of SoC products
and their
total system solutions, which it designs and develops, at its own
expense.
The Group recognizes revenue based on firm customer orders with fixed
terms and conditions, including price net of discount and commission,
if
any. The Group recognizes revenue when delivery has occurred and
collectibility is determined to be reasonably assured. The Group
also
provides semiconductor product testing, and revenue is recognized
when the
services are rendered. The Group does not provide its customers with
any
price protection and only provides the right of return for defective
goods
in connection with its warranty policy. The costs of the Group's
warranty
policy to-date have been
insignificant.
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
Deferred
income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the
tax
bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the
consolidated financial statements, net operating loss carryforwards
and
credits by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future
years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when,
in
the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion
or
all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income
taxes
are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant tax
authorities.
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Group adopted the Financial Accounting Standard
Board
("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement
No.
109"
("FIN 48"), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes
recognized in an enterprise's financial statements. The interpretation
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the
financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position
taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides accounting
guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. There is
no
material impact of FIN 48 on the Group's consolidated financial
statements.
|
|
Advertising
costs
|
|
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling and marketing
expenses, and general and administrative expenses. Total advertising
expenses were approximately $94, $183 and $414 for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
respectively.
|
|
Comprehensive
income
|
|
Comprehensive
income includes net income, foreign currency translation adjustments
and
unrealized gains on other investments and are reported in the consolidated
statements of shareholders' equity and comprehensive
income.
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
-
continued
|
|
Foreign
currency translation
|
|
All
transactions in currencies other than functional currencies during
the
year are remeasured at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective
transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities existing at the
balance
sheet date denominated in currencies other than functional currencies
are
remeasured at the exchange rates existing on that date. Exchange
differences are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
|
|
The
financial statements of all subsidiaries with functional currencies
other
than the U.S. dollars, the reporting currency, are translated into
U.S.
dollars. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of
exchange ruling at the balance sheet date and all income and expense
items
are translated at the average rates of exchange over the year. All
exchange differences arising from the translation of subsidiaries'
financial statements are recorded as a component of comprehensive
income.
|
|
Fair
value of financial instruments
|
|
Financial
instruments include cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, restricted
cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, notes receivable,
amount
due from an affiliate, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
current liabilities, amounts due to shareholders, other liabilities
and
short-term bank loan. Except for other liabilities, the carrying
values of
financial instrument items approximate their fair values due to their
short-term maturities. Please refer to note 12 for the estimated
fair
value of other liabilities.
|
|
Concentration
of credit risk
|
|
Financial
instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentrations of
credit
risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, time deposits,
restricted cash, accounts receivable and notes receivable. The Group
places its cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, and restricted
cash
with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and
quality.
|
|
The
account receivables and notes receivables balances largely represent
amounts due from the Group's principal customers with high credit
ratings.
The Group conducts credit evaluations of customers and generally
does not
require collateral or other security from its customers. The Group
establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon estimates,
factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers and other
information. As a result of the Group's credit evaluation, combined
with
its success in collecting approximately 100% of its outstanding account
receivables and notes receivables at December 31, 2005 and 2006,
no
allowance for doubtful accounts was recorded at December 31, 2005
and
2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, an allowance for doubtful
accounts of $282 was recorded by the Group, and the remaining outstanding
balances were collected subsequently. As a consequence, concentrations
of
credit risk are limited.
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
The
Group conducted a Share Repurchase Program to buyback its own American
Depository Shares. The main purpose of this repurchase program is
for
employee stock based compensation plans. The shares are held in treasury
and reported as reduction in stockholder's equity in the balance
sheet.
|
|
Treasury
stock is recorded at cost method. The cost of treasury stock is deducted
from additional paid-in capital. As of December 31, 2007, the cost
of
treasury stock was $6,662. For the year ended December 31, 2007,
total
number of shares repurchased is 7,821,882 (or 1,303,647 American
Depositary Shares "ADS") with weighted average cost of $5.09 per
ADS.
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
-
continued
|
|
Net
income per share
|
|
Basic
net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. No
diluted
net income per ordinary share is presented since there is no additional
dilution from stock issuable.
|
|
Recently
issued accounting
pronouncements
|
|
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair
Value Measurement".
SFAS No. 157 addresses standardizing the measurement of fair value
for
companies who are required to use a fair value measure for recognition
or
disclosure purposes. The FASB defines fair value as "the price that
would
be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date."
SFAS No.
157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those
fiscal
years. The Group is evaluating the impact, if any, of the adoption
of SFAS
No. 157. It is not expected to have a material impact on the Group's
financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
|
|
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities".
SFAS No. 159 permits an entity, on a contract-by-contract basis,
to make
an irrevocable election to account for certain types of financial
instruments at fair value, rather than historical cost, with changes
in
the fair value, whether realized or unrealized, recognized in earnings.
SFAS No. 159 is effective for financial year beginning on or after
November 15, 2007. The Group is evaluating the impact, if any, of
the
adoption of SFAS No. 159 . It is not expected to have a material
impact on
the Group's financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
|
|
In
2007, the EITF of FASB issued EITF Issue 07-3, "Accounting
for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received
for Use
in Future Research and Development Activities"
("EITF 07-3"). EITF reached a consensus that nonrefundable advance
payments to acquire goods or pay for services that will be consumed
or
performed in a future period in conducting research and development
activities on behalf of the entity should be recorded as an asset
when the
advance payments are made. Capitalized amounts should be recognized
as
expense when the related goods are delivered or services are performed,
that is, when the goods without alternative future use are acquired
or the
service is rendered. EITF 07-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2007. The Group is evaluating the impact, if any,
of
the adoption of EITF 07-3. It is not expected to have a material
impact on
the Group's financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
|
|
In
December 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business
Combinations"
("SFAS No. 141R"). The objective of SFAS No. 141R is to improve the
relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the
information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports
about a business combination and its effects. SFAS No. 141R is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning on or
after
December 15, 2008. The Group is evaluating the impact, if any, of
the
adoption of SFAS No. 141R. It is not expected to have a material
impact on
the Group's financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
|
|
2.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
-
continued
|
|
Recently
issued accounting pronouncements
-
continued
|
|
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling
Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements".
SFAS No. 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated
Financial Statements",
to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.
SFAS
No. 160 defines "a noncontrolling interest, sometimes called a minority
interest, is the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable,
directly or indirectly, to a parent". The objective of SFAS No. 160
is to
improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial
information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated
financial
statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December
15,
2008. The Group is evaluating the impact, if any, of the adoption
of SFAS
No. 160.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161,
"Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities",
an
amendment of FASB statement No. 133. The new standard requires enhanced
disclosures to help investors better understand the effect of an
entity's
derivative instruments and related hedging activities on its financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. Statement 161 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim
periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 161 on January 1,
2009.
|
|
3.
|
MARKETABLE
SECURITIES
|
|
The
Group's marketable securities represented held-to-maturity securities
with
various banks or trustee in the PRC. As of December 31, 2007, the
Group had $165,317 (2006: $20,531) held-to-maturity securities with
maturities of less than one year. The aggregate fair value of the
held-to-maturity securities approximate to its carrying value at
December
31, 2006 and 2007.
|
|
4.
|
INVENTORIES
|
|
Inventories
consist of the following:
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Raw
materials
|
$
|
2,209
|
$
|
4,042
|
|||
|
Work
in progress
|
624
|
1,236
|
|||||
|
Finished
goods
|
3,447
|
7,264
|
|||||
|
$
|
6,280
|
$
|
12,542
|
||||
|
Slow
moving inventories amounting to $46, $41 and $451 were written down
for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
|
|
5.
|
PREPAID
EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets consist of the
following:
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
$
|
274
|
$
|
284
|
|||
|
Value
added tax refundable
|
5,147
|
1,917
|
|||||
|
Others
|
992
|
278
|
|||||
|
$
|
6,413
|
$
|
2,479
|
||||
|
6.
|
INVESTMENT
IN AN AFFILIATE
|
|
As
of December 31, 2005, the Group held 8% of equity interest in Hi-Trend
Investment Holding Co., Ltd ("Hi Trend") for $500.
|
|
Hi-Trend
is a private company which designs, manufactures, and markets integrated
circuit devices, including for energy meters and organic light emitting
diode displays incorporated in portable electronics.
|
|
In
March 2006, the Group acquired an additional 10% of equity interest
in
Hi-Trend for cash of $1,125. The Group exercised significant influence
but
did not control Hi-Trend, and the investment in Hi-Trend was accounted
for
under the equity method of accounting. The equity in net loss of
an
affiliate amounted to approximately $156 for year ended December
31, 2006.
In addition, in May 2006 the Group entered into an agreement with
a
subsidiary of Hi-Trend pursuant to which it licensed the Group's
energy
metering SoC technology in exchange for a royalty fee under an installment
plan. Hi-Trend completed the license royalty payment plan in
2007.
|
|
Effective
November 2007, the Group ceased to exercise its significant influence
on
Hi-Trend. In December 2007, Hi-Trend increased the capital by $100
million
from its other share holders. Consequently, the Group's holding in
Hi-Trend decreased from 18% to 15% and was recorded as other investments
under the cost method of accounting as of December 31,
2007.
|
|
7.
|
OTHER
INVESTMENTS
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Listed
investments:
|
|||||||
|
-
Equity securities listed in Taiwan
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
82
|
|||
|
Unlisted
securities
|
-
|
7,678
|
|||||
|
|
$ | - | $ |
7,760
|
|||
|
For
the listed investments, it represented the Group's debt and equity
securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or
trading
securities and are classified as available-for-sale securities. The
investment is reported at fair value and its unrealized gains and
losses
are excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of
shareholder's equity. As of December 31, 2007, the difference between
the
fair value and the cost of the listed securities of the Group amounted
to
$1.
|
|
The
above unlisted securities represent investments in unlisted equity
securities issued by private entities. They are measured using the
cost
method of accounting as the Group does not have significant influence
over
these business and operations. The Group carries the investment at
cost
and recognizes as income any dividends received from a distribution
of
investees' earnings. The Group reviews the investments for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
value may no longer be recoverable. The Group recognized no impairment
loss on other investments in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
|
|
8.
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net consist of the
following:
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Buildings
|
$
|
38
|
$
|
227
|
|||
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
39
|
171
|
|||||
|
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
|
1,592
|
2,237
|
|||||
|
Motor
vehicles
|
176
|
488
|
|||||
|
Plant
and machinery
|
5,107
|
6,655
|
|||||
|
Total
|
6,952
|
9,778
|
|||||
|
Less:
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(1,643
|
)
|
(3,342
|
)
|
|||
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
$
|
5,309
|
$
|
6,436
|
|||
|
The
Group has recorded depreciation and amortization expenses of $459,
$965
and $1,563 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
|
|
9.
|
ACQUIRED
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Cost:
|
|||||||
|
Purchased
software
|
$
|
3,513
|
$
|
6,424
|
|||
|
Technology
licenses
|
1,537
|
3,153
|
|||||
|
5,050
|
9,577
|
||||||
|
Accumulated
amortization:
|
|||||||
|
Purchased
software
|
(845
|
)
|
(2,473
|
)
|
|||
|
Technology
licenses
|
(418
|
)
|
(1,255
|
)
|
|||
|
(1,263
|
)
|
(3,728
|
)
|
||||
|
Acquired
intangible assets, net
|
$
|
3,787
|
$
|
5,849
|
|||
|
The
intangible assets of the Group mainly consist of purchased software
which
is used to support the administration of the business and technology
licenses acquired for the purpose of utilizing certain intellectual
property held by third parties.
|
|
The
Group has recorded amortization expense of $239, $990 and $2,349
for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Intangible
asset amortization expense is estimated to be $2,830, $1,930, $621,
$59
and $59 for the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years,
respectively.
|
|
10.
|
ACCRUED
EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Accrued
wages and bonuses
|
$
|
5,148
|
$
|
4,833
|
|||
|
Accrued
legal and professional fees
|
1,378
|
130
|
|||||
|
Payables
for acquisition of intangible assets
|
880
|
1,379
|
|||||
|
Royalty
fees payable
|
870
|
546
|
|||||
|
Accrued
consulting fees
|
-
|
1,000
|
|||||
|
Accrued
insurance
|
288
|
210
|
|||||
|
Accrued
promotion fees
|
-
|
206
|
|||||
|
Others
|
926
|
1,131
|
|||||
|
$
|
9,490
|
$
|
9,435
|
||||
|
11.
|
SHORT-TERM
BANK LOAN
|
|
12.
|
OTHER
LIABILITIES
|
|
The
local authorities in Zhuhai, the PRC, operate certain government
subsidy
programs which are intended to encourage companies to invest in the
high
technology industry in Zhuhai.
|
|
Actions
Semiconductor Zhuhai was granted an advance of $124 during the year
ended
December 31, 2005 of which any unutilized amount was repayable in
year
2007. This interest free advance is intended to subsidize Actions
Semiconductor Zhuhai to cover interest expense on bank
borrowings.
|
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2006, the unutilized amount of $38 of
the
advance granted in 2004 was repaid in January 2007 and thus classified
under current liabilities as of December 31, 2006. In addition, Actions
Semiconductor Zhuhai was further granted a cash advance of $530 during
the
year ended December 31, 2006. This interest free cash advance is
intended
to subsidize Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai's research and development
costs
and will be recognized as other income when all the conditions for
their
receipt have been met.
|
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2007, $219 out of $1,570 of the advance
granted in 2004 was utilized to cover interest expense on a short-term
bank loan and has been recorded as other income in the consolidated
statements of operations. In addition, the Group was further granted
a
cash advance of $1,077 during the year ended December 31, 2007. These
interest free cash advances are intended to subsidize the research
and
development costs of Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai and Beijing Actions,
and
will be recognized as other income when all the conditions for their
receipt have been met. As of December 31, 2007, the balance of other
liabilities was $1,570, of which $884 are repayable within one year
and
$686 are repayable in 2009 and therefore are recorded in non-current
liabilities.
|
|
The
estimated fair value of the advances granted to Actions Semiconductor
Zhuhai and Beijing Actions based on market interest rates was
approximately $667 and $1,476 at December 31, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
|
|
13.
|
OTHER
INCOME
|
|
The
Group has recorded other income of Nil, Nil and $11,570 for the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Other income
for
2007 consists of foreign exchange gains of $5,624 and a reinvestment
incentive of $5,946.
|
|
Under
the scheme by the Municipal Bureau of Tax Zhuhai, which encourages
reinvestment of earnings, it allows tax paid in prior years to be
fully or
partly refunded, depending on certain qualifications of the tax payer.
As
a result of Actions Mauritius's injection of undistributed profit
earned
in 2006, the Group received a refund amounting $5,946. One of the
conditions for the tax refund is that the reinvestment can not be
withdrawn within five years. During this period, the repatriation
of the
invested capital will be restricted and the Group does not intend
to
withdraw the reinvested capital at any time before December
2012.
|
|
14.
|
INCOME
TAX (EXPENSE) CREDIT
The
components of income before income taxes,
equity in net (loss) income of an affiliate and minority interest
are as
follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Domestic
|
$
|
(2,361
|
)
|
$
|
(930
|
) |
$
|
(2,347
|
)
|
|
|
Foreign
|
75,962
|
|
81,535
|
|
56,353
|
|
||||
|
$
|
73,061
|
|
$
|
80,605
|
$
|
54,006
|
||||
|
The
Company is a tax exempt company incorporated in Cayman Islands and
is not
subject to taxation under the current Cayman Islands
law.
|
|
Under
the current Mauritius law, Actions Semiconductor Mauritius' income
is
subject to taxation; however, to date the entity has not had any
taxable
profits; while under the current BVI law, the income of Artek
Microelectrics BVI and Actions Capital Investment Inc. are not subject
to
taxation.
|
| Actions Investment Consulting commenced operations in 2007 and did not make any taxable income for the year ended December 31, 2007. |
|
Companies
such as Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai are generally subject to a 30%
foreign enterprise income tax ("FEIT"), and a 3% local income tax.
However, Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai was established in the Zhuhai
Special Economic Zone ("Zhuhai Economic Zone") of China as a foreign
investment enterprise and principally conducts its business operations
in
this Zhuhai Economic Zone. Therefore, it is subject to a reduced
FEIT rate
of 15%. In addition, Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai is a production
oriented
enterprise and exempted from FEIT for its first two years of profitable
operations after offsetting prior years' tax losses and is entitled
to a
50% reduction in its FEIT for the following three years as approved
by the
tax authorities in accordance with the China Income Tax Law for
Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises and its
Implementation Rules issued in 1991. Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai
is
exempted from 3% local income tax during the above preferential tax
treatment period of five years pursuant to the Rules Concerning Exemption
or Reduction of Local Income Tax for Foreign Invested Enterprises
issued
by the People's Government of Guangdong Province issued in
1992.
|
|
As
a result of such preferential tax treatments, Actions Semiconductor
Zhuhai
was exempted from FEIT in the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005,
which were the first and second year Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai
achieved
profitable operations after offsetting prior years' tax losses.
Thereafter, Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai benefited from a 50% reduction
of
FEIT rate, which was 7.5%, in each of two years ended December 31,
2006
and 2007, and will be 9% for the year ending December 31, 2008. However,
there would be no effect on the Group's financial statements for
the year
ended December 31, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
|
|
14.
|
INCOME
TAXES (EXPENSE) CREDIT - continued
|
|
Artek
Microelectronics Shenzhen was established in the PRC in March 2006,
and is
generally subject to a 30% foreign enterprise income tax ("FEIT"),
and a
3% local income tax. However, Artek Microelectronics Shenzhen was
established in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone ("Shenzhen Economic
Zone") of China as a foreign investment enterprise and principally
conducts its business operations in this Shenzhen Economic Zone.
Therefore, it is subject to the reduced FEIT rate of 15% and is exempted
from FEIT for its first two years of profitable operations after
offsetting prior years' tax losses and is entitled to a 50% reduction
in
its FEIT for the following three years as approved by the tax authorities
in accordance with the China Income Tax Law for Enterprises with
Foreign
Investment and Foreign Enterprises and its Implementation Rules issued
in
1991. In addition, Artek Microelectronics Shenzhen is exempted from
3%
local income tax during the above preferential tax treatment period
of
five years pursuant to the Rules Concerning Exemption or Reduction
of
Local Income Tax for Foreign Invested Enterprises issued by the People's
Government of Guangdong Province issued in 1992. Artek Microelectronics
Shenzhen was in loss making position for the year ended December
31, 2006
and has turned to profit, after offsetting prior year's tax losses,
for
the year ended December 31, 2007. As such, the preferential tax treatments
commenced in 2007. Artek Microelectornics Shenzhen was exempted from
FEIT
in the year ended December 31, 2007 and expects to be exempted from
FEIT
in the year ended December 31, 2008. Furthermore, if Artek
Microelectronics Shenzhen sustains its qualification of "High
Tech Enterprise," it
can expect to benefit from a 50% reduction of FEIT rate. Under the
newly
promulgated enterprise income tax law which will become effective
from
January 1, 2008, the preferential tax treatments for the Shenzhen
Economic
Zone may be subject to upcoming detailed regulations and interpretations.
However, there would be no effect on the Group's financial statements
for
the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2008, the new "Law of the People's Republic of China on
Enterprise Income Tax" was implemented. The new law requires
that:
|
|
1.
|
For
all resident enterprises, domestic or foreign, the Enterprise Income
Tax
rate is unified 25%.
|
|
2.
|
Enterprises
that are categorized as the "High Tech Enterprise" will have a reduced
tax
rate of 15%.
|
|
3.
|
From
January 1, 2008 onwards, enterprises that enjoyed a preferential
tax rate
before, will need to adopt the new law within the next five years.
Specifically; enterprises with a current preferential tax rate of
15%, the
tax rate will be 18%, 20%, 22%, 24%, and 25% for the years ended
December
31 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively.
|
|
The
new law allows the preferential tax treatment to be used by enterprises
up
until it is fully utilized. But those enterprises that have yet to
use the
preferential tax treatment, the starting period will be forced from
2008.
|
|
Actions
Semiconductor Zhuhai continues to use the preferential tax treatment.
In
2008, the tax rate is 18% and by applying its final year of
preferential tax treatment, which reduces the income tax rate by
50% for
three years, the applicable tax rate will be 9%. Starting from 2009,
if
Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai continues to be classified as "Hi-Tech
Enterprises", the tax rate will be 15%. Or, the tax rate of Actions
Semiconductor Zhuhai will be 20%, 22%, 24% for the years ended December
31, 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively, and 25%
thereafter.
|
|
14.
|
INCOME
TAXES (EXPENSE) CREDIT - continued
|
|
Artek
Microelectronics Shenzhen started using the tax preferential treatment
in
2007. As such, it will be exempted from income tax in 2008. From
2009 to
2011, the income tax rate will be reduced by 50%, thus the income
tax will
be 10%, 11%, 12% for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010, and
2011,
respectively. Artek Microelectronics Shenzhen was classified as "Hi
Tech
Enterprises" in 2007. If Artek continues with this classification,
an
income tax rate of 15% will be applied. Otherwise, the normal 25%
income
tax rate will be applied.
|
|
Beijing
Actions North Microelectronics Co. Ltd. ("Beijing Actions") had no
taxable
profit in 2007. Under the new income tax law, it requires that the
preferential tax treatment be applied from 2008 even if it still
has no
taxable profit. As such, Beijing Actions will be exempted from income
tax
in 2008 and 2009. From 2010 to 2012, the income tax rate will be
reduced
by 50%, thus the rate of each year will be 11%, 12%, and 12.5%,
respectively. Beijing Actions was classified as "Hi Tech Enterprises"
in
2006. The Company believes that Beijing Actions will continue to
be
classified under this category. From 2013 onwards, if this classification
is still applied, then the income tax rate will be 15%. Otherwise,
the
rate will be 25%.
|
|
Actions Hong
Kong and Artek Microelectronics (HK) Co., Limited are subject to Hong
Kong Profits Tax at a rate of 17.5%. However,
no tax is payable on the taxable profit of Actions Hong Kong for
the year
arising in Hong Kong since its taxable profit is wholly absorbed
by the
tax losses brought forward; while no taxable profit has generated
from
Artek Microelectronics (HK) Co., Limited since the commencement of
its
operations.
|
|
The
current and deferred components of the foreign income tax expense
(credit)
appearing in the consolidated statements of operations are as
follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Current
tax
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
$
|
6,118
|
$
|
2,279
|
|||
|
Deferred
tax
|
(521
|
)
|
(134
|
)
|
(77
|
)
|
||||
|
$
|
(526
|
)
|
$
|
5,984
|
$
|
2,202
|
||||
|
The
Group's deferred tax assets as at December 31, 2006 and 2007 are
attributable to the following:
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Expenditures
deductible for tax purpose in future years
|
|||||||
|
-
Accrued legal and professional fees
|
$ |
39
|
$ |
20
|
|||
|
-
Accrued bonus
|
383
|
273
|
|||||
|
-
Other
|
43
|
31
|
|||||
|
Tax
losses
|
466
|
814
|
|||||
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
8
|
12
|
|||||
|
939
|
1,150
|
||||||
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(277
|
)
|
(411
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
deferred tax assets, net
|
$ |
662
|
$ |
739
|
|||
|
14.
|
INCOME
TAXES (EXPENSE) CREDIT - continued
|
|
A
valuation allowance has been provided for Actions Hong Kong since
realization of the recorded deferred tax assets is dependent on generating
sufficient taxable income in Actions Hong Kong. As management does
not
believe that it is more likely than not that all of the deferred
tax asset
attributable to Actions Hong Kong will be realized, a full valuation
allowance of $277 and $411 has been established at December 31, 2006
and
December 31, 2007, respectively in respect of the related deferred
tax
asset of this subsidiary.
|
|
At
December 31, 2007, the Group tax loss carryforwards of $4,021. As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company's PRC subsidiaries had tax losses
of
approximately $1,673 that will expire five years from the respective
financial years incurring the losses. Other losses may be carried
forward
indefinitely.
|
|
The
Group did not have any deferred tax liabilities as of December 31,
2006
and 2007.
|
|
The
additional tax that would have been payable without the tax exemption
and
preferential income tax rate amounts to approximately $12,165, $6,206
and $4,284
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively,
representing a decrease in the basic earnings per share of $0.025,
$0.012
and $0.008 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
|
|
A
reconciliation between the provision for income tax computed by PRC
enterprise income tax rate of 15% to income before income taxes,
equity in
net (loss) income of an affiliate and minority interests, and actual
provision for income taxes is as
follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Tax
provision at PRC enterprise income tax rate
|
||||||||||
|
of
15%
|
$
|
10,959
|
$
|
12,091
|
$
|
8,101
|
||||
|
Expenses
not deductible for tax purpose
|
745
|
477
|
764
|
|||||||
|
Income
not taxable for tax purposes
|
(77
|
)
|
(519
|
)
|
(2,393
|
)
|
||||
|
Effect
of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
|
44
|
233
|
134
|
|||||||
|
Effect
of tax exemption and preferential income
|
||||||||||
|
tax
rate granted to PRC subsidiaries
|
(12,165
|
)
|
(6,206
|
)
|
(4,284
|
)
|
||||
|
Effect
of the different income tax rates in other
|
||||||||||
|
jurisdictions
|
(3
|
)
|
(111
|
)
|
(121
|
)
|
||||
|
Overprovision
of taxation
|
(10
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Others
|
(19
|
)
|
19
|
1
|
||||||
|
Income
tax expense (credit)
|
$
|
(526
|
)
|
$
|
5,984
|
$
|
2,202
|
|||
|
15.
|
SEGMENT
AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
|
|
The
Group's chief operating decision maker has been identified as the
Chief
Executive Officer. The Group does not specifically identify and allocate
any assets by operating segment nor does management evaluate operating
segment using discrete asset information. The chief operating decision
maker makes use of gross profit margin of different products and
services
as the Group's reporting segment since it is impractical to allocate
operating expenses to each reporting segment when making decisions
about
allocating resources and assessing performance of the
Group.
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Revenue:
|
||||||||||
|
MMP
SoC for portable media players
|
$
|
146,619
|
$
|
168,907
|
$
|
116,320
|
||||
|
Energy
metering SoC
|
1,865
|
1,222
|
-
|
|||||||
|
TxRx
SoC for remote control toy cars
|
885
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Testing
solutions
|
253
|
99
|
308
|
|||||||
|
$
|
149,622
|
$
|
170,228
|
$
|
116,628
|
|||||
|
Gross
profit:
|
||||||||||
|
MMP
SoC for portable media players
|
$
|
87,779
|
$
|
93,694
|
$
|
59,633
|
||||
|
Energy
metering SoC
|
1,043
|
582
|
-
|
|||||||
|
TxRx
SoC for remote control toy cars
|
29
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Testing
solutions
|
185
|
41
|
77
|
|||||||
|
$
|
89,036
|
$
|
94,317
|
$
|
59,710
|
|||||
|
Geographic
information
|
|
The
Group operates in China/Hong Kong and all of the Group's long-lived
assets
are located in China/Hong Kong and substantially all of our sales
are made
in China/Hong Kong.
|
|
16.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
(a)
|
Operating
leases
|
|
The
Group leases certain office premises under non-cancelable leases
with
terms that range from one to two years and are renewable subject
to
negotiation. Rental expense under operating leases for the years
ended
December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 was $124, $362 and $600,
respectively.
|
|
Future
minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements
on
December 31, 2007 were $767 of which $546 and $221 are payable in
the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.
|
|
(b)
|
Capital
commitments
|
|
Capital
commitments for purchase of property, plant and equipment as of December
31, 2007 was $572.
|
|
16.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES - continued
|
|
(c)
|
Royalty
fee commitments
|
|
The
Group has entered into several royalty agreements for the use of
certain
technology know-how ("Technology Knowhow") used in the Group's products.
|
|
The
Group paid a fixed amount of royalty for each of the Group's products
sold
which used Technology Knowhow A, where the minimum quarterly royalty
fee
commitment was $500. This agreement has been terminated in December
2007.
|
|
In
March 2005, the Group entered into a royalty agreement ("Agreement")
for
the use of Technology Knowhow B for a period of three years, effective
from March 2005 ("Effective date"), and will automatically be renewed
for
an additional year unless notice of non-renewal is delivered at least
sixty days prior to the end of third year. Pursuant to the Agreement,
the
Group will pay a fixed amount of royalty fee for each of the Group's
products sold which makes use of the Technology Knowhow B and there
is a
minimum royalty fee commitment of $390 during the first twelve months
from
the Effective date and a quarterly royalty fee of $97 thereafter
for a
period of three years. Alternatively, the Agreement also allows the
Group
to pay an amount of $1,300 for an unlimited use of the Technology
Knowhow
B starting from twelve months of the Effective
date.
|
|
In
September 2006, the Group terminated the March 2005 Agreement and
entered
into a new royalty agreement ("New Agreement"). The new royalty agreement
is for the use of Technology Knowhow B for a period of three years,
effective from June 6, 2006 ("New Effective date"), and will automatically
be renewed for additional one year unless notice of non-renewal is
delivered at least sixty days prior to the end of third year. Pursuant
to
the New Agreement, the Group will pay a fixed amount of royalty fee
for
unlimited use of the Technology Knowhow B and there is a minimum
royalty
fee commitment of $280 during the first twelve months from the New
Effective date.
|
|
In
October 2007, the Group revised its September 2006 New Agreement.
The
revised agreement allows the Group to have unlimited use of the Technology
Knowhow B for a sum of $200. The revised agreement is effective for
period
from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. As at December 31, 2007,
the
Group accrued $50 royalty fees and was subsequently repaid in January,
2008. The remaining $150 is expected to be settled in
2008.
|
|
In
2007, the Group has entered into an agreement with Technology Knowhow
C
provider. The Group licensed the Technology Knowhow C based on the
life of
the relevant technologies. During the year ended December 31, 2007,
the
product using the licensed Technology Knowhow C was still in the
development stage, thus the Group did not produce or sell any SoC
products
and is therefore not subject to royalty fee payment to Technology
Knowhow
C provider.
|
|
The
Group's total royalty expense for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006
and 2007 amounted to $8,228, $4,104 and $2,319, respectively. Royalty
commitment as of December 31, 2007 was
$150.
|
|
16.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES - continued
|
|
(d)
|
Contingencies
|
|
(i)
|
On
January 4, 2005, one of the Group's main competitors, SigmaTel Inc.
("SigmaTel"), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the
Western
District of Texas, Austin Division against the Group alleging infringement
of certain of SigmaTel's U.S. patents in the design of the Group's
SoCs
for portable media player ("PMPs"), including patent number 6,633,187
and
6,366,522.
|
|
Subsequently,
SigmaTel filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission
("ITC"), which together with a later amendment, alleged that the
Group had
infringed certain SigmaTel's U.S. patents. SigmaTel's complaints
request
that the ITC issue a permanent exclusion order that will prohibit
the
import into the United States of the Group's SoCs and PMPs that contain
the Group's SoCs that are found to infringe SigmaTel's U.S. patents.
The
Group has retained outside counsel and is vigorously participating
in the
defence against these allegations set forth in these proceedings.
On March
20, 2006, an initial determination from ITC ("Initial Determination")
has
found that the Group infringed two of SigmaTel's U.S. patents. The
ruling
includes a recommendation that the ITC issue an order barring any
PMPs
which utilize the Group's products that contain two gigabytes or
less in
flash memory from being imported into the United States. On June
19, 2006,
the ITC modified a key claim construction under patent number 6,366,522
and requested the administrative law judge to reconsider some of
his
rulings in light of the modified claim construction. The ITC, however,
declined to review the administrative law judge's rulings with respect
to
patent number 6,633,187, as the ITC believes the disputed issues
are
outside of its scope of review. On September 15, 2006, the ITC announced
its final determination that certain of the Group's SoCs had infringed
the
6,633,187 patent and certain of the Group's SoCs, utilizing a prior
version of firmware, had infringed the 6,366,522 patent. The ITC's
final
determination subject to further discretionary review by the President
of
the United States and will be subject to appeal at the United States
Circuit Court for the Federal Circuit. During the presidential review
period, which ended on November 14, 2006, the Group's SoCs that are
alleged to infringe and are sold into the United States will be subject
to
a bond of US$0.29 per SoC. Subsequently, SigmaTel's district court
complaint for patent infringement alleging that the Group has infringed
the 6,366,522 patent and 6,633,187 patent has been dismissed.
Pursuant to a stipulation jointly filed by SigmaTel and Actions on
January 3, 2007, the U.S. District Court Western District of Texas,
Austin
Division, has dismissed all further civil proceedings before it with
respect to SigmaTel's suit for patent
infringement.
|
|
On
January 4, 2007 the Group filed a Notice of Appeal with the United
States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "CAFC") to review the
September 15, 2006 decision of the United States International Trade
Commission in the Matter of Audio Processing Circuits, and Products
Containing Same, Investigation no.
337-TA-538.
|
|
On
June 21, 2007, the Group settled all the disputes with SigmaTel.
Under the
terms of the settlement, all outstanding claims and counterclaims
in the
lawsuits would be dismissed. Both companies also agreed to not pursue
possible third party IP infringements or new legal actions against
each
other and their respective customers for three years. Additionally,
both
companies entered into a comprehensive cross-license agreement covering
patents owned or controlled by either party or its
subsidiaries.
|
|
16.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES - continued
|
|
(d)
|
Contingencies
- continued
|
|
(ii)
|
Two
of the Group's former advisors have filed a compliant in the U.S.
District
Court for the Southern District of California against the Group on
August
17, 2006, seeking compensatory damages for services rendered. The
Group
has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it
is not
subject to personal jurisdiction in California and that the Peoples'
Republic of China would be the more appropriate forum for this litigation.
That motion is currently pending before the U.S. District Court for
the
Southern District of California. No provision has been made in the
consolidated financial statements because the Group is in the process
of
assessing the claim at this preliminary stage and has no reliable
basis to
reasonably estimate the Group's potential liability, if
any.
|
|
(iii)
|
One
of the Group's former employees has filed a compliant in the PRC
district
court of Zhuhai against the Group seeking compensatory damages for
services rendered. On July 10 2007, the court ruled that an compensation
of $780 had to be paid. The Group decided not to appeal and has paid
the
compensation per Court ruling in full.
|
|
While
management, including internal counsel, currently believes that the
ultimate outcome of this proceeding, will not have a material adverse
effect on the Group's financial position, litigation is subject to
inherent uncertainties. If an unfavourable ruling was to occur, there
exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the net income
of
the period in which the ruling
occurs.
|
|
17.
|
CUSTOMERS
|
|
The
Group primarily sells to customers located in China/Hong
Kong.
|
|
The
following table summarizes net revenues and accounts receivable for
customers, which accounted for 10% or more of the Group's net revenues
and
accounts receivable:
|
|
Net revenues
|
||||||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Customer
A
|
26%
|
|
24%
|
|
16%
|
|
||||
|
Customer
B
|
17%
|
|
12%
|
|
-
|
|||||
|
Customer
C
|
13%
|
|
11%
|
|
-
|
|||||
|
Customer
D
|
12%
|
|
10%
|
|
10%
|
|
||||
|
Customer
E
|
-
|
-
|
12%
|
|
||||||
|
Customer
F
|
-
|
-
|
13%
|
|
||||||
|
68%
|
|
57%
|
|
51%
|
|
|||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
|||||||
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Customer
A
|
33%
|
|
21%
|
|
|||
|
Customer
B
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Customer
C
|
17%
|
|
13%
|
|
|||
|
Customer
D
|
17%
|
|
12%
|
|
|||
|
Customer
E
|
-
|
16%
|
|
||||
|
Customer
F
|
-
|
18%
|
|
||||
|
67%
|
|
80%
|
|
||||
|
18.
|
EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN
|
|
Full
time employees of the Group in the PRC participate in a
government-mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant
to
which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance,
employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to
employees. Chinese labor regulations require the Group to accrue
for these
benefits based on certain percentages of the employees' salaries.
Employees of the Group in Hong Kong have joined the Mandatory Provident
Fund ("MPF") Scheme which is also a defined contribution plan. The
contribution to the MPF Scheme is calculated based on the rules set
out in
the MPF Ordinance in Hong Kong which is 5% on the relevant income
of the
employee with a specific ceiling. The total contributions for these
employee benefits were $208, $528 and $981 for the years ended December
31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
|
|
19.
|
MAJOR
NON CASH TRANSACTIONS
|
|
During
2007, the Group acquired certain intangible assets from third parties.
The
payable of $1,379 and $880 was recorded as accrued expenses and
other
current liabilities as the amount has not yet settled as of December
31,
2006 and 2007, respectively.
|
|
20.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
|
During
the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, the Group received consultancy
services for intellectual property and legal affairs, product technology,
product development and technology licensing and research and development
from several individual shareholders of the Company amounting to
$600 and
$540, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2007, there were
no
consultancy services received from the shareholders of the Company.
|
|
Mr.
Hsiang-Wei Lee, the former Chief Financial Officer and current Chairman
of
the Company, was a shareholder and director of a customer of the
Company,
Digital Vision Incorporation Limited ("DVI"). As of December 31,
2006, Mr.
Hsiang-Wei Lee has disposed of all his equity interests in DVI, which
were
acquired before becoming the Company's Chief Financial Officer and
resigned as director of DVI. As of December 31, 2006, accounts receivable
includes a balance due from DVI of $2,192. For the year ended December
31,
2006, the Group recognized net sales of $3,372 to
DVI.
|
|
During
the year ended December, 31, 2007, the Group recognized income of
$278 for
granting of rights to use its proprietary technology in SoCs for
energy
metering business indefinitely to an affiliate, Hi-Trend. Further,
during
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Group made sales for testing
services to Hi-Trend amounting to $308. Effective November 2007,
the Group
ceased to exercise its significant influence on Hi-Trend and the
Group's
holding in Hi-Trend was recorded as other investments under the cost
method of accounting as of December 31,
2007.
|
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Group received agency services
from
Namyoung Corporation for introducing customers and paid commission
fee to
Namyoung Corporation amounting $159. Mr. Kang, Byung-Jin (Peter),
who is
the president of Nanyoung Corporation, was also the director and
chairman
of the board of the Company before resigning from the Board of the
Company
on October 29, 2007.
|
|
21.
|
MAINLAND
CHINA PROFIT APPROPRIATION AND RESTRICTION ON CAPITAL
REPATRIATION
|
|
Pursuant
to the laws applicable to the PRC's Foreign Investment Enterprises,
the
Company's subsidiaries in the PRC registered as foreign-owned enterprise
must make appropriations from after-tax profit to non-distributable
reserve funds as determined by the Board of Directors of the relevant
PRC
subsidiary. These reserves include a (1) general reserve, (2) enterprise
expansion fund and (3) staff bonus and welfare fund. Subject to certain
cumulative limits, the general reserve fund requires annual appropriations
of not less than 10% of after-tax profit (as determined under accounting
principles and financial regulations applicable to PRC enterprises
at each
year-end); the other fund appropriations are at the Group's discretion.
These reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes and are
not
distributable as cash dividends. As of December 31, 2006 and 2007,
the
balance of these of the Company's PRC subsidiaries reserves amounted
to
$5,170 and $9,380, respectively.
|
|
In
addition to these reserves, the registered capital of the Company's
PRC
subsidiaries are also restricted. As of December 31, 2007, the total
amount of the restricted capital and reserves amounted to
$106,885.
|
|
At December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
|
ASSETS
|
|||||||
|
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
31,894
|
$
|
13,635
|
|||
|
Amounts
due from subsidiaries
|
496
|
615
|
|||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
253
|
180
|
|||||
|
Total
current assets
|
32,643
|
14,430
|
|||||
|
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
219,453
|
279,733
|
|||||
|
Acquired
intangible assets, net
|
554
|
663
|
|||||
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
252,650
|
$
|
294,826
|
|||
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
|
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
$
|
1,812
|
$
|
1,349
|
|||
|
Amounts
due to subsidiaries
|
41,808
|
33,684
|
|||||
|
Amounts
due to shareholders
|
10
|
-
|
|||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
43,630
|
35,033
|
|||||
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|||||||
|
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|||||||
|
Ordinary
shares of par value $0.000001:
|
|||||||
|
2,000,000,000
shares authorized
|
|||||||
|
508,178,118
(2006: 516,000,000) shares issued and outstanding
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
1
|
|||
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
50,341
|
43,679
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
4,396
|
9,628
|
|||||
|
Retained
earnings
|
154,282
|
206,485
|
|||||
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
209,020
|
259,793
|
|||||
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
252,650
|
$
|
294,826
|
|||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||
|
Research
and development
|
$
|
(816
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(364
|
)
|
||
|
General
and administrative
|
(1,664
|
)
|
(2,590
|
)
|
(3,150
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
operating expenses
|
(2,480
|
)
|
(2,590
|
)
|
(3,514
|
)
|
||||
|
Loss
from operations
|
(2,480
|
)
|
(2,590
|
)
|
(3,514
|
)
|
||||
|
Interest
income
|
119
|
1,701
|
1,179
|
|||||||
|
Loss
before income taxes
|
(2,361
|
)
|
(889
|
)
|
(2,335
|
)
|
||||
|
Share
of net profits of subsidiaries, net of taxes
|
75,966
|
75,450
|
54,538
|
|||||||
|
Net
income
|
$
|
73,605
|
$
|
74,561
|
$
|
52,203
|
||||
|
Accumulated
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
other
|
(deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Ordinary shares
|
Additional
|
comprehensive
|
retained
|
Comprehensive
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
|
Amount
|
paid-in capital
|
income
|
earnings
|
Total
|
income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at January 1, 2005
|
480,000,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,000
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
26,116
|
$
|
31,117
|
$
|
26,486
|
|||||||||
|
Issue
of shares upon the initial public
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
offering,
net of offering expenses
|
36,000,000
|
1
|
44,629
|
-
|
-
|
44,630
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Dividend
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(20,000
|
)
|
(20,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,223
|
-
|
1,223
|
1,223
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
73,605
|
73,605
|
73,605
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
516,000,000
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
49,629
|
$
|
1,224
|
$
|
79,721
|
$
|
130,575
|
$
|
74,828
|
|||||||||
|
Reversal
of overprovision of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
capitalized
offering expenses
|
-
|
-
|
712
|
-
|
-
|
712
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,172
|
-
|
3,172
|
3,172
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
74,561
|
74,561
|
74,561
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
516,000,000
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
50,341
|
$
|
4,396
|
$
|
154,282
|
$
|
209,020
|
$
|
77,733
|
|||||||||
|
Repurchase
of ordinary shares
|
(7,821,882
|
)
|
-
|
(6,662
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(6,662
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,231
|
-
|
5,231
|
5,231
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Unrealised
gains on other investments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
52,203
|
52,203
|
52,203
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
508,178,118
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
43,679
|
$
|
9,628
|
$
|
206,485
|
$
|
259,793
|
$
|
57,435
|
|||||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||
|
Operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Net
income
|
$
|
73,605
|
$
|
74,561
|
$
|
52,203
|
||||
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in)
|
||||||||||
|
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Share
of net profits of subsidiaries
|
(75,966
|
)
|
(75,450
|
)
|
(54,538
|
)
|
||||
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(149
|
)
|
(104
|
)
|
73
|
|||||
|
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
3,757
|
(1,233
|
)
|
(463
|
)
|
|||||
|
Amounts
due to subsidiaries
|
27,478
|
14,330
|
(8,124
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
28,725
|
12,104
|
(10,849
|
)
|
||||||
|
Investing
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Capital
contribution in subsidiaries
|
(10,400
|
)
|
(22,125
|
)
|
(510
|
)
|
||||
|
Increase
in amounts due from subsidiaries
|
(50
|
)
|
(446
|
)
|
(119
|
)
|
||||
|
Purchase
of intangible assets
|
-
|
(554
|
)
|
(109
|
)
|
|||||
|
Cash
used in investing activities
|
(10,450
|
)
|
(23,125
|
)
|
(738
|
)
|
||||
|
Financing
activities:
|
||||||||||
|
Capital
contribution
|
44,630
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Repurchase
of common stock
|
-
|
-
|
(6,662
|
)
|
||||||
|
Amounts
due to shareholders
|
-
|
77,377
|
-
|
|||||||
|
Repayment
of amounts due to shareholders
|
-
|
(77,367
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
|||||
|
Dividend
paid
|
(20,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities
|
24,630
|
10
|
(6,672
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
42,905
|
(11,011
|
)
|
(18,259
|
)
|
|||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
-
|
42,905
|
31,894
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
$
|
42,905
|
$
|
31,894
|
$
|
13,635
|
||||
|
1.
|
Schedule
1
|
|
2.
|
Basis
of preparation
|