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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number: 000-50460

 


 

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   16-1620029

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3099 Orchard Drive, San Jose, California   95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(408) 894-0700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

As of August 9, 2004, 40,378,406 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 



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TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q — QUARTERLY REPORT

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

 

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         Page

    PART I     
Item 1.   Financial Statements     
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) – June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003    3
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003    4
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003    5
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)    6
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    16
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks    28
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    28
    PART II     
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings    29
Item 2.   Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    30
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    30
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    30
Item 5.   Other Information    30
Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    31
Signatures    32
Exhibit Index    33

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except for share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

ASSETS

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 76,286     $ 64,379  

Accounts receivable

     8,129       2,540  

Other current assets

     2,123       1,335  
    


 


Total current assets

     86,538       68,254  

Property and equipment, net

     1,841       1,725  

Other assets

     123       102  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 88,502     $ 70,081  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 1,051     $ 876  

Accrued liabilities

     5,115       3,014  

Deferred revenue

     48       202  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     6,214       4,092  
    


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

                

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock: $0.001 par value; 54,666,666 shares authorized; 39,961,578 and 38,474,443 shares issued and outstanding

     40       38  

Additional paid-in capital

     160,627       157,178  

Deferred stock-based compensation

     (66 )     (153 )

Accumulated deficit

     (78,313 )     (91,074 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     82,288       65,989  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 88,502     $ 70,081  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

   2003

    2004

   2003

 

Revenues:

                              

Intellectual property revenues

   $ 8,136    $ 5,503     $ 17,032    $ 12,050  

Other intellectual property revenues

     6,606      414       8,580      876  

Service revenues

     2,904      2,266       5,155      4,514  
    

  


 

  


Total revenues

     17,646      8,183       30,767      17,440  
    

  


 

  


Operating expenses:

                              

Cost of revenues (1)

     2,037      1,657       3,887      3,042  

Research and development (1)

     1,855      1,911       4,076      3,704  

Selling, general and administrative (1)

     4,667      2,688       8,879      4,886  

Stock-based compensation

     61      163       186      396  
    

  


 

  


Total operating expenses

     8,620      6,419       17,028      12,028  
    

  


 

  


Operating income

     9,026      1,764       13,739      5,412  

Other income, net

     133      52       242      133  
    

  


 

  


Income before taxes

     9,159      1,816       13,981      5,545  

Provision for income taxes

     497      371       1,220      891  
    

  


 

  


Net income

     8,662      1,445       12,761      4,654  

Cumulative preferred stock dividends in arrears

     —        (3,445 )     —        (6,187 )
    

  


 

  


Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 8,662    $ (2,000 )   $ 12,761    $ (1,533 )
    

  


 

  


Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

                              

Net income (loss) per common share; basic

   $ 0.22    $ (0.29 )   $ 0.33    $ (0.22 )
    

  


 

  


Net income (loss) per common share; diluted

   $ 0.19    $ (0.29 )   $ 0.28    $ (0.22 )
    

  


 

  


Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations; basic

     39,446      6,828       38,979      6,845  
    

  


 

  


Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations; diluted

     46,472      6,828       46,046      6,845  
    

  


 

  



(1) Operating expense line item detail excludes stock-based compensation, as follows:

                              

Cost of revenues

   $ —      $ —       $ —      $ 1  

Research and development

     16      69       47      150  

Selling, general and administrative

     45      94       139      245  
    

  


 

  


Total

   $ 61    $ 163     $ 186    $ 396  
    

  


 

  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 12,761     $ 4,654  

Adjustments to reconcile income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     492       422  

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     —         (5 )

Stock-based compensation, net

     186       396  

Tax benefits from stock options

     70       —    

Unrealized gain and foreign translation

     —         (13 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

     (5,589 )     (815 )

Other assets

     (809 )     (27 )

Accounts payable

     175       101  

Accrued liabilities

     2,101       590  

Deferred revenue

     (154 )     562  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     9,233       5,865  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Purchases of property and equipment

     (608 )     (940 )

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

     —         12  

Purchases of short-term investments, net

     —         (3,482 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (608 )     (4,410 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants, net

     3,282       26  

Repurchase of common stock

     —         (271 )

Repurchase of preferred stock

     —         (1,445 )
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,282       (1,690 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     11,907       (235 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     64,379       1,341  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 76,286     $ 1,106  
    


 


Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

                

Deferred stock-based compensation

   $ —       $ (60 )
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 AND JUNE 30, 2003

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (together with its subsidiary, Tessera, Inc., herein referred to as “Tessera” or the “Company”) develops semiconductor packaging technology that meets the demand for miniaturization and increased performance of electronic products. The Company licenses its technology to its customers, enabling them to produce semiconductors that are smaller and faster, and incorporate more features. These semiconductors are utilized in a broad range of electronics products including digital cameras, MP3 players, personal computers, personal digital assistants, video game consoles and wireless phones.

 

The Company was first incorporated in the state of Delaware in May 1990, as the entity Tessera, Inc. Tessera, Inc. was formed to develop the Company’s proprietary semiconductor packaging technology and to promote the adoption of this technology in the semiconductor industry. In January 2003, in a corporate reorganization, each outstanding share of each class and series of Tessera Inc.’s capital stock was converted into a share of equivalent class and series of Tessera Technologies, Inc., a newly-formed Delaware corporation. Consequently, Tessera, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. Tessera Technologies, Inc. is a non-operating holding company that has no assets other than its shares in Tessera, Inc. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Tessera, Inc. are the same as that of Tessera Technologies, Inc. when consolidated with Tessera, Inc. Since this was a reorganization of entities under common control, the financial statements are presented as if Tessera Technologies, Inc. was in existence for all periods presented.

 

The Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of common stock in November 2003. In the IPO, the Company sold an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The underwriters of the Company’s IPO exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 58,573 shares of common stock from the Company. Net proceeds from the IPO and the exercise of over-allotment option aggregated approximately, $34,590,000.

 

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2004 and 2003 and for the three and six months then ended have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The amounts as of December 31, 2003 have been derived from the Company’s annual audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.

 

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004 or any future period and the Company makes no representations related thereto.

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31. For quarterly reporting, the Company employs a 4-week, 4-week, 5-week reporting period. The current three-month period ended on Sunday, June 27, 2004. For presentation purposes, the financial statements and notes have been presented as ending on the last day of the nearest calendar month.

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tessera Technologies, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Tessera, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires

 

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management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Research and development costs

 

Research and development costs consist primarily of compensation and related costs for personnel as well as costs related to patent prosecution, materials, supplies and equipment depreciation. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable.

 

The Company invests primarily in money market funds and high quality commercial paper instruments. Cash equivalents are maintained with high quality institutions, the composition and maturities of which are regularly monitored by management. The Company’s short-term investments consist of mutual funds invested primarily in U.S. government debt securities and commercial paper instruments. The Company has classified all short-term investments as available-for-sale. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk in its trade receivables is substantially mitigated by the Company’s evaluation process, relatively short collection terms and the high level of credit worthiness of its customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary but generally requires no collateral.

 

The following table sets forth sales to customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Customer

                        

Texas Instruments, Inc

   19 %   31 %   23 %   29 %

Intel Corporation

   21 %   —       18 %   —    

NEC Electronics Corporation

   25 %   —       14 %   —    

University of Alaska

   —       13 %   —       11 %

 

The Company’s accounts receivable are concentrated with two customers at June 30, 2004, representing 63%, and 15% of aggregate gross receivables, and four customers at December 31, 2003, representing 32%, 14%, 13%, and 13% of aggregate gross receivables.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company accounts for its revenues under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition.” Under the provisions of SAB No. 104, the Company recognizes revenues when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed and determinable, and collectibility of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.

 

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Intellectual property revenues

 

Intellectual property revenues include revenues from license fees and from royalty payments. Licensees typically pay a non-refundable license fee. Revenues from license fees are generally recognized at the time the license agreement is executed by both parties. In some instances, the Company provides training to its licensees under the terms of the license agreement. The amount of training provided is limited and is incidental to the licensed technology. Accordingly, in instances where training is provided under the terms of a license agreement, a portion of the license fee is deferred until such training has been provided. The amount of revenues deferred is the estimated fair value of the services, which is based on the price the Company charges for similar engineering services when they are sold separately. These revenues are reported as service revenues. Semiconductor manufacturers and assemblers pay on-going royalties on their shipment of semiconductors incorporating the Company’s intellectual property. Royalties under the Company’s royalty-based technology licenses are generally based upon either unit volumes of semiconductors shipped using the Company’s technology or a percent of the net sales price. Licensees generally report shipment information 30 to 60 days after the end of the quarter in which such activity takes place. As there is no reliable basis on which the Company can estimate its royalty revenues prior to obtaining these reports from the licensees, the Company recognizes royalty revenues on a one-quarter lag. In some cases, licensees pre-pay a portion of future royalty obligations. These amounts are deferred and recognized as future royalty obligations are reported by the licensee.

 

Other intellectual property revenues

 

Other intellectual property revenues are royalty payments received through license negotiations or the resolution of patent disputes. Such negotiations arise when it comes to the Company’s attention that a third party is infringing on patents or a current licensee is not paying to the Company royalties to which it is entitled. Other intellectual property revenues represent the portion of royalty payments received through such license negotiations or resolution of patent disputes that relates to previous periods and are based on historical production volumes.

 

Revenues are recognized upon execution of the agreement by both parties, provided that the amounts are fixed or determinable, there are no significant Company obligations and collection is reasonably assured. The Company does not recognize any revenues prior to execution of the agreement as there is no reliable basis on which the Company can estimate the amounts for royalties related to previous periods or assess collectibility.

 

Service revenues

 

The Company utilizes the completed-contract and the percentage-of-completion methods of accounting for both commercial and government contracts, dependent upon the type of the contract. The completed-contract method of accounting is used for fixed-fee contracts with relatively short delivery times. Revenues from fixed-fee contracts are recognized upon acceptance by the customer or in accordance to the contract specifications, assuming: title and risk of loss has transferred to the customer; prices are fixed and determinable; no significant Company obligations remain; and collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured.

 

The Company uses the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for cost reimbursement-type contracts, which generally specify the reimbursable costs and a certain billable fee amount. Under the percentage-of-completion method, revenues recognized are that portion of the total contract price equal to the ratio of costs expended to date to the anticipated final total costs based on current estimates of the costs to complete the projects. If the total estimated costs to complete a project were to exceed the total contract amount, indicating a loss, the entire anticipated loss would be recognized immediately. Revenues, including estimated earned fees, under cost reimbursement-type contracts are recognized as costs are incurred, assuming that the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.

 

Claims made for amounts in excess of the agreed contract price are recognized only if it is probable that the claim will result in additional revenue and the amount of additional revenue can be reliably estimated.

 

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Indemnification

 

The Company does not have guarantees required to be disclosed under Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” However, some of the Company’s technology license agreements provide certain types of indemnification for customers regarding intellectual property infringement claims. Also, the Company indemnifies its officers and directors under the terms of indemnity agreements entered into with them, as well as pursuant to its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and applicable Delaware law. As of June 30, 2004, no such claims have been filed against the Company, and no liability has been accrued.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company’s employee stock option plans are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and complies with the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, Transition and Disclosure.”

 

The Company accounts for stock issued to non-employees in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus (“EITF”) No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services.” Under SFAS No. 123 and EITF No. 96-18, stock option awards issued to non-employees are accounted for at fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company believes that the fair value of the stock options are more reliably measured than the fair value of the services received. The fair value of each non-employee stock award is re-measured at each reporting date until a commitment date is reached, which is generally the vesting date. In connection with non-employee stock awards, the Company recorded compensation expense of $48,000 and $139,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, and $23,000 and $43,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.

 

Expense associated with stock-based compensation is amortized on an accelerated basis over the vesting period of the individual award, consistent with the method described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 28, “Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans, an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 15 and 25.”

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and net income per share if the Company had applied the fair value method as prescribed by SFAS No. 123. The estimated fair value of each Company option is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (in thousands except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders - as reported

   $ 8,662     $ (2,000 )   $ 12,761     $ (1,533 )

Plus: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under APB 25, included in reported net income attributable to common stockholders, net of tax

     13       140       48       352  

Less: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method, net of tax

     (2,287 )     (257 )     (2,885 )     (721 )
    


 


 


 


Net income attributable to common stockholders - as adjusted

   $ 6,388     $ (2,117 )   $ 9,924     $ (1,902 )
    


 


 


 


Basic net income per common share:

                                

As reported

   $ 0.22     $ (0.29 )   $ 0.33     $ (0.22 )

As adjusted

   $ 0.16     $ (0.31 )   $ 0.25     $ (0.28 )

Diluted net income per common share:

                                

As reported

   $ 0.19     $ (0.29 )   $ 0.28     $ (0.22 )

As adjusted

   $ 0.14     $ (0.31 )   $ 0.22     $ (0.28 )

 

The weighted-average fair value, as defined by SFAS No. 123, options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 were $10.42 and $10.44, and during the three and six months ended June 30,2003 were $2.72 and $1.00, respectively.

 

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The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model, as well as other currently accepted option valuation models, was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, and these assumptions differ significantly from the characteristics of Company stock option grants. Also, prior to the Initial Public Offering in 2003 (the “IPO”), the Company has used the minimum value method as prescribed by SFAS No. 123. The Company included an expected volatility factor in the Black-Scholes model only after the IPO. The following weighted average assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of stock option grants in the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Expected life (years)

   5     5     5     5  

Risk-free interest rate

   3.4 %   2.9 %   3.2 %   3.0 %

Dividend yield

   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %

Expected volatility

   69.1 %   —       69.2 %   —    

 

Using Black-Scholes, the per share weighted average estimated fair value of rights issued pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was $7.37. The following weighted average assumptions are used in the estimated grant date fair value calculations for rights to purchase stock under the ESPP:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


   Six Months Ended
June 30,


     2004

    2003

   2004

    2003

Expected life (years)

   2     —      2     —  

Risk-free interest rate

   3.4 %   —      3.2 %   —  

Dividend yield

   0.0 %   —      0.0 %   —  

Expected volatility

   69.1 %   —      69.2 %   —  

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

The Company reports both basic net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per common share, which is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding excluding returnable shares, and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per common share, which is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares outstanding.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income attributable to common stockholders per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Numerator:

                                

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 8,662     $ 1,445     $ 12,761     $ 4,654  

Less: Cumulative preferred stock dividends in arrears

     —         (3,445 )     —         (6,187 )
    


 


 


 


Net income attributable to common stockholders

   $ 8,662     $ (2,000 )   $ 12,761     $ (1,533 )
    


 


 


 


Denominator:

                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     39,460       6,830       38,994       6,847  

Less: Unvested common shares subject to repurchase

     (14 )     (2 )     (15 )     (2 )
    


 


 


 


Total shares; basic

     39,446       6,828       38,979       6,845  

Effect of dilutive securities

                                

Add:

                                

Stock options and warrants

     7,012       —         7,052       —    

Unvested common shares subject to repurchase

     14       —         15       —    
    


 


 


 


Total shares; diluted

     46,472       6,828       46,046       6,845  
    


 


 


 


Net income per common share; basic

   $ 0.22     $ (0.29 )   $ 0.33     $ (0.22 )
    


 


 


 


Net income per common share; diluted

   $ 0.19     $ (0.29 )   $ 0.28     $ (0.22 )
    


 


 


 


 

The following outstanding mandatorily redeemable cumulative convertible preferred stock and warrants, common stock warrants, and common stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share as they had an antidilutive effect (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


   Six Months Ended
June 30,


     2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

Mandatorily redeemable cumulative convertible preferred stock (assuming conversion, using appropriate conversion ratio, to common shares)

   —      25,036    —      25,036

Mandatorily redeemable cumulative convertible preferred stock warrants (assuming conversion, using apropriate conversion ratio, to common shares)

   —      104    —      104

Common warrants

   —      259    —      259

Common stock options

   —      8,512    —      8,512

 

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NOTE 3 – COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT CAPTIONS

 

Accounts receivable consists of the following (in thousands):

 

    

June 30,

2004


   December 31,
2003


Trade

   $ 7,015    $ 1,500

Other

     1,114      1,040
    

  

     $ 8,129    $ 2,540
    

  

 

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

Furniture and equipment

   $ 9,605     $ 8,786  

Leasehold improvements

     1,248       1,626  
    


 


       10,853       10,412  

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (9,012 )     (8,687 )
    


 


     $ 1,841     $ 1,725  
    


 


 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 

    

June 30,

2004


  

December 31,

2003


Employee compensation and benefits

   $ 1,365    $ 1,439

Legal Fees

     2,109      1,246

Other

     1,641      329
    

  

     $ 5,115    $ 3,014
    

  

 

NOTE 4 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Stock Option Plans

 

The 1991 Plan

 

In November 1991, the Company adopted the 1991 Stock Option Plan (the “1991 Plan”). Under the 1991 Plan, incentive stock options may be granted to the Company’s employees at an exercise price of no less than 100% of the fair value on the date of grant, and nonstatutory stock options may be granted to the Company’s employees, non-employee directors and consultants at an exercise price of no less than 85% of the fair value. Options granted under the 1991 Plan generally have a term of ten years from the date of grant and vest over a four-year period. After December 1996, no further options were granted from this plan.

 

The 1996 Plan

 

In December 1996, the Company adopted the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “1996 Plan”). Under the 1996 Plan, incentive stock options may be granted to the Company’s employees at an exercise price of no less than 100% of the fair value on the date of grant, and nonstatutory stock options may be granted to the Company’s employees, non-employee directors and consultants at an exercise price of no less than 85% of the fair value. Options granted under the 1996 Plan generally have a term of ten years from the date of grant and vest over a four-year period. After February 1999, no further options were granted from this plan.

 

The 1999 Plan

 

In February 1999, the Company adopted the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”), which was approved by the stockholders in May 1999. The terms of the 1999 Plan are similar to the terms of the 1996 Plan. After December 2002, no further options were granted under this plan.

 

The 2003 Plan

 

In February 2003, the Board of Directors adopted, and the Company stockholders approved, the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”). The terms of the 2003 Plan are similar to the terms of the 1999 Plan. As of June 30, 2004, there were 2,255,000 shares reserved for grant under this plan.

 

Options to purchase 1,282,000 shares of common stock were granted to employees during the six months ended June 30, 2004. As of June 30, 2004, options to purchase 8,248,000 shares of common stock were outstanding.

 

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Employee stock purchase plan

 

In August 2003, the Company adopted the ESPP, and the Company’s stockholders approved the plan in September 2003. The plan is designed to allow eligible employees and the eligible employees of participating subsidiaries to purchase shares of common stock, at semi-annual intervals, with their accumulated payroll deductions.

 

The Company initially reserved 200,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under the plan. The reserve will automatically increase on the first day of each fiscal year during the term of the plan by an amount equal to the lesser of (1) 200,000 shares, (2) 1.0% of the Company’s outstanding shares on such date or (3) a lesser amount determined by the board of directors.

 

The plan will have a series of consecutive, overlapping 24-month offering periods. The first offering period commenced February 1, 2004, the effective date of the plan, as determined by the board of directors.

 

Individuals who own less than 5% of the Company’s voting stock and are scheduled to work more than 20 hours per week for more than five calendar months per year may join an offering period on the first day of the offering period or the beginning of any semi-annual purchase period within that period. Individuals who become eligible employees after the start date of an offering period may join the plan at the beginning of any subsequent semi-annual purchase period.

 

Participants may contribute up to 20% of their cash earnings through payroll deductions, and the accumulated deductions will be applied to the purchase of shares on each semi-annual purchase date. The purchase price per share will be equal to 85% of the fair market value per share on the participant’s entry date into the offering period or, if lower, 85% of the fair market value per share on the semi-annual purchase date.

 

If the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on any purchase date is less than the fair market value per share on the start date of the two-year offering period, then that offering period will automatically terminate, and a new 24-month offering period will begin on the next business day. All participants in the terminated offering will be transferred to the new offering period.

 

In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or merger with or into another company, the outstanding rights under the plan will be assumed or an equivalent right substituted by the successor company or its parent or subsidiary. If the successor company or its parent refuses to assume the outstanding rights or substitute an equivalent right, then all outstanding purchase rights will automatically be exercised prior to the effective date of the transaction. The purchase price will be equal to 85% of the market value per share on the participant’s entry date into the offering period in which an acquisition occurs or, if lower, 85% of the fair market value per share on the date the purchase rights are exercised.

 

The plan will terminate no later than the tenth anniversary of the plan’s initial adoption by the board of directors.

 

NOTE 5 – INCOME TAXES

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company recorded a provision of $497,000 and $1,220,000 consisting of $184,000 and $280,000 of federal Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) and foreign withholding tax of $313,000 and $940,000. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company recorded a provision of $371,000 and $891,000 consisting of $44,000 and $134,000 of AMT and foreign withholding tax of $327,000 and $757,000.

 

NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

 

On December 16, 2002, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. (“Samsung”) initiated a declaratory judgment action against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking a declaratory judgment, alleging that: (1) it has not breached the license agreement it entered into with the Company in 1997 allegedly because its MWBGA, TBGA, FBGA, MCP and laminate based wBGA semiconductor chip packages are not covered by the license agreement and, therefore, it owes the Company no royalties for such packages; (2) the license agreement remains in effect because Samsung was not in breach for failing to pay royalties for such packages and, therefore, the Company’s termination of the license agreement was not effective; (3) its MWBGA, TBGA, FBGA, MCP and laminate based wBGA semiconductor chip packages do not infringe the Company’s U.S. Patents Nos. 5,852,326, 5,679,977, 6,433,419 and 6,465,893; and (4) these four Tessera patents are invalid and unenforceable. Samsung also seeks to recover its costs and attorney’s fees incurred in the action. Regarding the enforceability claim, Samsung has asserted that the Company is precluded from enforcing its patents on the grounds that: (1) the Company had a duty to disclose certain of its patents to JEDEC (a standards body); (2) the Company breached its duty of disclosure to JEDEC; and (3) as a result of the Company’s failure to disclose these patents, it may not allege in this lawsuit that they cover Samsung’s products. Samsung has also contended that the Tessera patents are unenforceable because of alleged “inequitable conduct” by Tessera before the United States Patent and Trademark Office during the prosecution of the patents in suit or related patent applications. This proceeding is in its preliminary stages, and the Company cannot predict its outcome. An adverse decision in this proceeding could significantly harm our business.

 

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On February 18, 2003, the Company filed an answer in which the Company denies Samsung’s allegations, including its allegations that the Company’s patents are invalid or unenforceable. The Company also filed a counterclaim in which the Company alleges that: (1) Samsung has breached the license agreement by, among other things, failing to pay the Company royalties for the use of the Company’s U.S. Patents 5,852,326, 5,679,977, 6,433,419, 6,465,893, 5,950,304 and 6,133,627; (2) the Company’s termination of the 1997 license agreement was effective and the 1997 license agreement is terminated; and (3) Samsung and its U.S. subsidiaries Samsung Electronics America and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. have infringed these six Tessera patents. The Company has denied Samsung’s enforceability allegations on several grounds, including that (1) the Company has satisfied the duty of disclosure to JEDEC as that duty has been defined by the Courts in other cases; and (2) Samsung expressly agreed in its 1997 license agreement with the Company to pay royalties for any of its products that are covered by the Company’s patents, which expressly precludes Samsung from arguing that it believed the Company’s patents are unenforceable against Samsung’s products. The Company further seeks to recover damages, up to treble the amount of actual damages, together with attorney’s fees and costs. The Company also seeks to enjoin Samsung and its U.S. subsidiaries from continuing to infringe these patents in the future. Samsung has continued to make payments under the Company’s license agreement and has responded by moving to dismiss the Company’s patent infringement counterclaims on the grounds that they are barred by existence of the 1997 license agreement. On August 11, 2003, the Court granted Samsung’s motion to dismiss the Company’s patent infringement counterclaims on the grounds that, pending the outcome of the current litigation, Samsung does not infringe because its activities are covered by the 1997 license agreement. The Company is proceeding against Samsung with a breach of contract action with the Company’s infringement contentions being a central element of the action. On March 30, 2004, and then on July 16, 2004, Tessera notified Samsung that Tessera was terminating the 1997 license agreement in view of Samsung’s material breach thereof. Each notice of termination was based on a different alleged breach. Samsung disputes that either termination was proper and contends that the 1997 license agreement remains in full force and effect. Until the issue of whether the 1997 license agreement has been terminated is resolved, Tessera has refused to accept further royalty payments from Samsung for the period after March 30, 2004.

 

On November 12, 2003, the Court held a claim construction hearing at which the Company and Samsung each argued its interpretation of several claim terms of the patents at issue in the lawsuit. On January 8, 2004, the Court issued its Order Construing Disputed Claim and Terms.

 

On July 15, 2004, Samsung made a $6,000,000 one-time payment relating to production prior to the end of March 2004 of its TBGA and TBGA-MCP packages involved in this dispute. This amount will be recognized as other intellectual property revenues in the quarter ending September 30, 2004. This payment does not resolve all of the issues between the parties with respect to the TBGA packages and does not resolve any of the issues between the parties with respect to the other package families at issue.

 

Discovery is ongoing and the trial is currently set for November 1, 2004.

 

NOTE 7 – SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

The Company has adopted SFAS No. 131, “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Based on its operating management and financial reporting structure, the Company has determined that it has one reportable business segment: developing and licensing of advanced packaging technologies.

 

The Company’s revenues are generated from licensees headquartered in the following geographic regions (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


   Six Months Ended
June 30,


     2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

United States

   $ 9,824    $ 4,996    $ 17,533    $ 10,270

Japan

     7,029      2,606      11,465      5,578

Korea

     258      395      498      1,152

Singapore

     51      —        673      —  

Taiwan

     247      6      297      235

Other

     237      180      301      205
    

  

  

  

     $ 17,646    $ 8,183    $ 30,767    $ 17,440
    

  

  

  

 

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NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On June 1, 2001, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors was engaged by the Company as a consultant to provide business development and strategic planning advice and assistance relating to government research and development contracts and semiconductor and wireless opportunities. In lieu of receiving any cash compensation for his consulting services, the Director was granted an option to purchase 324,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.10 per share. This director’s term expired on May 20, 2004, and he did not stand for re-election. These options vest over a period of three years. At each reporting date, the Company revalues the stock-based compensation expenses related to the unvested options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. At June 30, 2004, there were no remaining unvested options. The Company has recognized $47,000 and $138,000 in non-employee compensation expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, of which $25,000 is related to these options.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the attached condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with our audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2004.

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as information contained in “Risk Factors” below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend that these forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created by those provisions. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “forecast,” “could,” “expect,” “suggest,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” or other similar words. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding (1) our revenue levels, (2) our gross profit and factors that affect gross profit, (3) our level of operating expenses, (4) our research and development efforts, (5) our liquidity, (6) our partners and suppliers, and (7) the commercial success of our products.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results include, but are not limited to, risks associated with (1) our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, (2) costly legal proceedings that we may have to undertake to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights, (3) our inability to control risks that are inherent in a royalty-based business model, and (4) our ability to create and implement new designs to expand our licensable technology portfolio. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements will be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved. Furthermore, past performance in operations and share price is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Tessera disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We develop semiconductor packaging technology that meets the demand for miniaturization and increased performance of electronic products. We license our technology to our customers, enabling them to produce semiconductors that are smaller and faster, and incorporate more features. These semiconductors are utilized in a broad range of communications, computing and consumer electronics products. In addition, by utilizing our technology, we believe that our customers are also able to reduce the time-to-market and development costs of their semiconductors.

 

Our patented technology enables our customers to assemble semiconductor chips into chip-scale packages, or CSPs, that are almost as small as the chip itself. Our technology also enables multiple chips to be stacked vertically in a single three-dimensional multi-chip package that occupies almost the same circuit board area as a CSP. By reducing the size of the semiconductor package and shortening electrical connections between the chip and the circuit board, our technology allows further miniaturization and increased performance and functionality of electronic products. We achieve these benefits without sacrificing reliability by allowing movement within the package, thus addressing critical problems associated with thermally-induced stress which can occur when packages decrease in size.

 

From our inception in 1990 through 1995, we engaged principally in research and development activities related to chip-scale and multi-chip packaging technology. We began generating revenues from licenses of our intellectual property in 1994. We began manufacturing activities in 1997 to support market acceptance of our technology. We discontinued most of these manufacturing activities in 1999, after many suppliers had developed the manufacturing infrastructure to implement our technology. We continue to develop prototypes and manufacture limited volumes of select products.

 

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Sources of Revenue

 

We generate revenues from two primary sources:

 

  intellectual property, which represents the majority of our revenues and consists of license fees for our patented technologies and royalties on semiconductors shipped by our licensees that employ these patented technologies; and

 

  services, which utilize or further our intellectual property.

 

Licensees pay a non-refundable license fee. Revenues from license fees are generally recognized once the license agreement has been executed by both parties. In some instances, we provide training to our licensees under the terms of the license agreement. The amount of training provided is limited and is incidental to the licensed technology. Accordingly, in instances where training is provided under the terms of a license agreement, a portion of the license fee is deferred until the training has been provided. The amount of revenue deferred is based on the price we charge for similar services when they are sold separately.

 

Semiconductor manufacturers and assemblers pay on-going royalties on their shipment of semiconductors incorporating our intellectual property. Royalty payments are primarily based upon the number of electrical connections to the semiconductor chip in a package covered by our technology, although we do have arrangements in which royalties are paid based upon a percent of the net sales price. Our licensees report royalties quarterly, and most also pay on a quarterly basis. As there is no reliable basis on which to estimate our royalty revenues prior to obtaining these reports from our licensees, we recognize royalty revenue when we receive a royalty report from our customer. We receive these reports the quarter after the semiconductors that incorporate our technology have been shipped.

 

From time to time, we receive payments through license negotiations or the resolution of patent disputes. These settlements generally include amounts for royalties related to previous periods based on historical production volumes. These amounts are reported as “other intellectual property revenues” in the statement of operations. Other intellectual property revenue will vary significantly on a quarterly basis.

 

Service revenues are primarily derived from engineering services, including related training services. Revenues from services related to training are recognized as the services are performed. Revenues from other services are recognized on a percentage-of-completion or completed contract method of accounting depending on the nature of the project. Under the percentage-of-completion method, revenues recognized are that portion of the total contract price equal to the ratio of costs expended to date to the anticipated final total costs based on current estimates of the costs to complete the projects. If the total estimated costs to complete a project were to exceed the total contract amount, indicating a loss, the entire anticipated loss would be recognized immediately. Revenues under the completed contract method are recognized upon acceptance by the customer or in accordance with the contract specifications.

 

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from licensees headquartered outside of the United States, principally in Asia. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 these revenues accounted for 43% and 42% of our total revenues, respectively. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 these revenues accounted for 37% and 40% of our total revenues, respectively. We expect that these revenues will continue to account for a significant portion of revenues in future periods. All of our revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, Texas Instruments, Intel Corporation and NEC Electronics each accounted for over 10% of total revenues. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, Texas Instruments and University of Alaska each accounted for over 10% of total revenues.

 

We license most of our CSP and multi-chip packaging technology under a license that we refer to as a Tessera Compliant Chip, or TCC, license. The TCC license grants a worldwide right under the licensed patent claims to assemble, use and sell certain CSPs and multi-chip packages. We generally license semiconductor material suppliers under our Tessera Compliant Mounting Tape, or TCMT, license. The TCMT license calls for a one-time license fee and, unlike most of our other licenses, does not require ongoing royalty payments. We also have begun to license components of our intellectual property portfolio that are outside of the TCC license, such as module and passive component technology suitable for radio frequency, or RF products, which we call the Pyxis platform.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004 from our disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. For a discussion of the critical accounting policies, please see the discussion in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth our operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenues:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Revenues:

                        

License

                        

Intellectual property revenues

   46.1 %   67.2 %   55.4 %   69.1 %

Other intellectual property revenues

   37.4     5.1     27.9     5.0  

Service revenues

   16.5     27.7     16.7     25.9  
    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0  
    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

                        

Cost of revenues

   11.5     20.2     12.6     17.4  

Research and development

   10.5     23.4     13.2     21.3  

Selling, general and administrative

   26.5     32.8     28.9     28.0  

Stock-based compensation

   0.4     2.0     0.6     2.3  
    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   48.9     78.4     55.3     69.0  
    

 

 

 

Operating income

   51.1     21.6     44.7     31.0  

Other income, net

   0.8     0.6     0.8     0.8  
    

 

 

 

Income before taxes

   51.9     22.2     45.5     31.8  

Provision for income taxes

   2.8     4.5     4.0     5.1  
    

 

 

 

Net income

   49.1 %   17.7 %   41.5 %   26.7 %
    

 

 

 

 

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

 

Total revenue

 

Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 were $17.6 million compared with $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $9.5 million, or 115.6%. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $30.8 million compared with $17.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The overall increase for both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 is primarily due to the increase to total intellectual property revenues.

 

Intellectual property revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 were $8.1 million compared to $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. This consisted of an increase of $879,000 from new customers and $1.7 million from existing customers, for a total increase of $2.6 million or 47.8%. This increase is attributable to the signing of a new licensee and an increase in royalties reported by new and existing customers. Intellectual property revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $17.0 million compared to $12.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. This consisted of an increase of $2.3 million from new customers and $2.7 million from existing customers, for a total increase of $5.0 million or 41.3%. This increase is attributable to the signing of two new licensees and an increase in royalties reported by new and existing customers.

 

Other intellectual property revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased by $6.2 million or 1,495.7% primarily due to the resolution of negotiations with four customers, totaling $6.6 million. These resolutions were greater than the aggregate amount negotiated with one customer in the three months ended June 30, 2003 which totaled to approximately $400,000. Other intellectual property revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased by $7.7 million or 879.5% due to the resolution of negotiations with six customers, totaling $8.6 million. These resolutions were greater than the aggregate amount negotiated with three customers in the six months ended June 30, 2003 which totaled to approximately $876,000.

 

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Service revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $2.9 million as compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $638,000 or 28.2%. Service revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $5.2 million as compared to $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $641,000 or 14.2%. These increases are directly related to an increase in the number of government related contracts.

 

Cost and expenses

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues primarily relates to service revenue as the cost of revenues associated with intellectual property revenues is de minimis. Cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue will vary based on the service revenue component of total revenue.

 

Cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased by $380,000 or 22.9% to $2.0 million as compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased by $845,000 or 27.8% to $3.9 million as compared to $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The majority of the increase was attributable to the number of service related projects. Increased materials and subcontractor costs related to service-related projects also accounted for part of the increases in cost of revenues.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2004 of $1.9 million were relatively unchanged from the three months ended June 30, 2003. Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $4.1 million as compared to $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $372,000 or 10.0%. This increase in expenses was due in our expanding research and development efforts and in part to increased materials and subcontractor costs.

 

We believe that a significant level of research and development expenses will be required for us to remain competitive in the future, therefore we expect research and development costs to increase in absolute dollars, but to decline as a percentage of revenues.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2004 were $4.7 million as compared to $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $2.0 million, or 73.6%. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $8.9 million as compared to $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $4.0 million or 81.7%. The increase is primarily attributable to the costs of being a public company and our ongoing litigation with Samsung. The increased costs related to being a public company are primarily salaries, professional fees and insurance. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, these costs were $769,000 and $1.8 million, respectively, which included $550,000 of professional charges for the Company’s secondary public offering that closed on March 31, 2004. Total litigation expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 were $1.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively, compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 of $585,000 and $814,000, respectively. We expect to continue to incur litigation expenses related to the Samsung legal proceeding in upcoming quarters.

 

Excluding litigation expenses, we expect that as a percentage of revenues, our selling and general and administrative expenses will decrease over time. However, we expect that litigation expenses will continue to be a material portion of our general and administrative expenses in future periods, and may increase significantly in some periods, because of our ongoing litigation with Samsung and because we expect that we will become involved in other litigation from time to time in the future in order to enforce and protect our intellectual property rights.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation decreased to $61,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $163,000 for three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, stock-based compensation was $186,000 as compared to $396,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Compensation expense directly related to non-employee stock awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was $48,000 and $138,000, respectively. Compensation expense directly related to non-employee stock awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was $23,000 and $44,000, respectively. The decrease is due to lower amortization of deferred compensation related to issuance of stock options in 1996 through 2003.

 

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In connection with the grant of stock options from 1996 through 2003, we recorded an aggregate of $29.9 million in deferred stock-based compensation within stockholders’ equity, due to the difference between the exercise price and the estimated fair value of common stock on the date of grant. The compensation expense is amortized over the vesting period of generally four years. As of June 30, 2004, we had an aggregate of $66,000 of deferred stock-based compensation remaining to be amortized.

 

Interest and Other Income, Net

 

Interest and other income, net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was $133,000 and $242,000, respectively, compared to $52,000 and $133,000 for the for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase is directly related to income earned on higher cash balances as a result of the proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering in November 2003 and positive cash flow generated from operations.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

Income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was $497,000 and $1.2 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 income tax provision was $371,000 and $891,000, respectively. The income tax provision is comprised of the alternative minimum tax and foreign withholding tax. The increase in the income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 over the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 is primarily attributable to the increase in foreign revenue for which we pay a statutory foreign withholding tax and an increase in net taxable income to which the alternative minimum tax rate is applied. For the year ended December 31, 2003 we recorded a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets, primarily consisting of certain net operating losses carried forward, before they expire.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of equity securities and, more recently, through cash generated from operations. At June 30, 2004, we had $76.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2004 of $9.2 million was primarily attributable to net income of $12.8 million, non-cash expenses primarily consisting of depreciation and amortization of deferred stock-based compensation of $748,000, an increase in accounts payable of $175,000 and an increase in accrued liabilities of $2.1 million. This was partially off-set by an increase in accounts receivable of $5.6 million, an increase in prepaid and other current assets of $809,000 and a decrease in deferred revenue of $154,000.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 of $5.9 million was primarily attributable to net income of $4.6 million, non-cash expenses primarily consisting of depreciation and amortization of deferred stock-based compensation of $800,000, an increase in accounts payable of $101,000, an increase in accrued liabilities of $590,000, and an increase in deferred revenue of $562,000. This was partially off-set by an increase in accounts receivable of $815,000 and an increase in prepaid and other current assets of $27,000. Increases in accounts payable for 2004 and 2003 were primarily attributable to increased purchases of materials and supplies to accommodate our increases in service related-projects and expanded research and development activities. The increase of $2.1 million in accrued liabilities for 2004 was primarily due to the increase in litigation expense. Increases in accounts receivable for 2004 and 2003 were attributable to the timing of receipts from customers and amounts earned under our licenses and resolution of negotiations agreements. The increase in 2004 was primarily due to the resolution of negotiations with one customer for $4.4 million. The $809,000 increase in prepaid and other current assets in 2004 is primarily due to prepaid insurance and expenses that are amortized over a period less than or equal to twelve months.

 

Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2004 of $608,000 was attributable to the purchase of property and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2003 of $4.4 million was primarily attributable to net purchases of short-term marketable securities of $3.5 million and purchases of property and equipment of $940,000.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2004 of $3.3 million was attributable to proceeds for exercise of stock options. Net cash used in financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2003 of $1.7 million was primarily attributable to the repurchase of preferred and common stock.

 

We believe that based on current levels of operations and anticipated growth, our cash from operations, together with cash currently available, will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months. Poor financial results, unanticipated expenses, unanticipated acquisitions of technologies or businesses or unanticipated strategic investments could give rise to additional financing requirements sooner than we expect. There can be no assurance that equity or debt financing will be available when needed or, if available, that the financing will be on terms satisfactory to us and not dilutive to our then-current stockholders.

 

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Contractual Cash Obligations

 

As of June 30, 2004 the following sets forth our minimum commitments under operating leases, most of which results from a facilities lease:

 

Year Ended December 31,


   Amount

     (in thousands)

Remainder of 2004

   $ 154

2005

     322

2006

     342

2007

     360

2008

     383

Thereafter

     1,023
    

Total minimum lease commitments

   $ 2,584
    

 

For our facilities lease, rent expense charged to operations differs from rent paid because of scheduled rent increases. Rent expense is calculated by allocating total rental payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We recorded the difference between rent expense and rent paid as deferred rent, in accrued liabilities.

 

Our principal administrative, sales, marketing and research and development facilities occupy approximately 51,000 square feet in one building in San Jose, California, under a lease that expires on May 31, 2011. We believe our existing facilities are adequate for our current needs.

 

Risk Factors

 

We expect our quarterly operating results to fluctuate and these fluctuations may cause our stock price to be volatile and decline.

 

Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to do so in the future. Because our operating results are difficult to predict, you should not rely on quarterly or annual comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of our future performance. We have had positive net income only since the fourth quarter of 2001. Factors that could cause our operating results to fluctuate during any period include those listed in this “Risk Factors” section of this report and the following:

 

  the timing of new license or service agreement, and the terms and conditions for payment to us of license or service fees under these agreements;

 

  changes in our royalties caused by changes in demand for products incorporating semiconductors that use our licensed technology;

 

  the amount of our service revenues;

 

  changes in the level of our operating expenses;

 

  delays in our introduction of new technologies or market acceptance of these new technologies through new license agreements;

 

  our failure to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights;

 

  legal proceedings affecting our patents or patent applications;

 

  the timing of the introduction by others of competing technologies;

 

  changes in demand for semiconductor chips in the specific markets in which we concentrate – digital signal processor, or DSP, semiconductors, application specific integrated circuits, or ASIC semiconductors, and memory;

 

  changes in accounting principles or policies, including an election by us, or a requirement to treat stock option grants as an operating expense; and

 

  cyclical fluctuations in semiconductor markets generally.

 

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It is difficult to predict when we will enter into license agreements. The time it takes to establish a new licensing arrangement can be lengthy. Delays or deferrals in the execution of license agreements may also increase as we develop new technologies. Because we generally recognize a significant portion of license fee revenues in the quarter that the license is signed, the timing of signing license agreements may significantly impact our quarterly or annual operating results. Under our typical license agreements, we also receive ongoing royalty payments, and these may fluctuate significantly from period to period based on sales of products incorporating our licensed technology. We expect to expand our business rapidly which will require us to increase our operating expenses. We may not be able to increase revenues in an amount sufficient to offset these increased expenditures, which may lead to a loss for a quarterly period.

 

Due to fluctuations in our quarterly operating results and other factors, the price at which our common stock will trade is likely to continue to be highly volatile. In future periods, if our revenues or operating results are below our estimates or the estimates or expectations of public market analysts and investors our stock price could decline. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against companies following a decline in the market price of their securities. Technology companies have experienced greater than average stock price volatility than companies in many other industries in recent years and, as a result, have, on average, been subject to a greater number of securities class action claims. If our stock price is volatile, we may become involved in this type of litigation in the future. Any litigation could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources that are needed to successfully run our business.

 

If we fail to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, our business will suffer.

 

We rely primarily on a combination of license, development and nondisclosure agreements and other contractual provisions and patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright law to protect our intellectual property rights. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, our licensees and others may seek to use our technology without the payment of license fees and royalties, which could weaken our competitive position, reduce our operating results and increase the likelihood of costly litigation. The growth of our business depends in large part on our ability to convince third parties of the applicability of our intellectual property to their products, and our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights against them.

 

In certain instances, we attempt to obtain patent protection for portions of our intellectual property portfolio, and our license agreements typically include our patents and pending patent applications. If we fail to obtain patents or if the patents issued to us do not cover all of the claims we asserted in our patent applications, others could use portions of our intellectual property without the payment of license fees and royalties. We also rely on trade secret law rather than patent law to protect other portions of our proprietary technology. However, trade secrets are difficult to protect. We protect our proprietary technology and processes, in part, through confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and customers. We cannot be certain that these contracts have not been and will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known or be independently discovered by competitors. If we fail to use these mechanisms to protect our intellectual property, or if a court fails to enforce our contractual provisions with respect to these rights, our business will suffer. We cannot be certain that these protection mechanisms can be successfully asserted in the future or will not be invalidated or challenged.

 

A court invalidation or limitation of our key patents could significantly harm our business.

 

Our patent portfolio contains some patents that are particularly significant to our ongoing revenues and business. If any of these key patents are invalidated, or if a court limits the scope of the claims in any of these key patents, the likelihood that companies will take new licenses and that current licensees will continue to agree to pay under their existing licenses could be significantly reduced. The resulting loss in license fees and royalties could significantly harm our business. Moreover, our stock price may fluctuate based on developments in the course of ongoing litigation, including our litigation with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. described below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.

 

We are currently involved in a legal proceeding with Samsung. This litigation involves some of our key patents. On December 16, 2002, Samsung initiated a declaratory judgment action against us in U.S. District Court. This action included the assertion of the defense of equitable estoppel, alleging that we are precluded from enforcing our patents on the grounds that: (1) we had a duty to disclose certain of our patents to JEDEC (a standards body); (2) we breached our duty of disclosure to JEDEC; and (3) as a result of our failure to disclose these patents, we may not allege that our patents cover Samsung’s products. On February 18, 2003, we filed our answer and counterclaim alleging patent infringement, termination of the license, and breach of the license by Samsung. In our answer and counterclaim we also denied Samsung’s allegations regarding JEDEC on several grounds, including that (1) we satisfied the duty of disclosure to JEDEC as that duty has previously been defined by the courts in other cases; and (2) Samsung expressly agreed in its 1997 license agreement with us to pay royalties for any of its products that are covered by our patents, which expressly precludes Samsung from arguing that it believes our patents are unenforceable against Samsung’s products. Samsung has continued to make payments under our license agreement and has responded by moving to dismiss our patent infringement counterclaims. On August 11, 2003, the court granted Samsung’s motion to dismiss our patent infringement counterclaims on the grounds that, pending the outcome of the current litigation, Samsung does not infringe because its activities are covered by the 1997 license agreement. On November 12, 2003, the court held a patent claim construction hearing, and a claim construction order was entered on January 8, 2004. On March 30, 2004, and then on July 16, 2004, Tessera notified Samsung that Tessera was terminating the 1997 license agreement in view of Samsung’s material breach thereof. Each notice of termination was based on a different alleged breach. Samsung disputes that either termination was proper and contends that the 1997 license agreement remains in full force and effect. Until the issue of whether the 1997 license agreement has been terminated is resolved, Tessera has refused to accept further royalty payments from Samsung for the period after March 30, 2004. We are proceeding against Samsung with a breach of contract action with our infringement contentions being a central element of the action. This proceeding is in its preliminary stages, and we cannot predict its outcome. An adverse decision in this proceeding could significantly harm our business.

 

We may be required to undertake costly legal proceedings to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights and this may harm our business.

 

In the past we have found it necessary to litigate to enforce our patents and other intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. We are currently involved in litigation with Samsung regarding our intellectual property rights, as described above, and expect to be involved in similar litigation in the future. Litigation is inherently uncertain and any adverse decision could result in a loss of our proprietary rights, subject us to significant liabilities, require us to seek licenses from others, limit the value of our licensed technology and otherwise negatively impact our business. Whether or not determined in our favor or settled by us, litigation is costly and diverts our managerial, technical, legal and financial resources from our business operations.

 

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We may become involved in litigation with our licensees, potential licensees or strategic partners, which could harm our business.

 

We may become involved in a dispute relating to our intellectual property or our contracts, which could include or be with a licensee, potential licensee or strategic partner. Our pending litigation with Samsung, as described above, is an example. Any such dispute could cause the licensee or strategic partner to cease making royalty or other payments to us and could substantially damage our relationship with the company on both business and technical levels. Any litigation stemming from such a dispute could be very expensive and may cause us to cease being profitable. Litigation could also severely disrupt or shut down the business operations of our licensees or strategic partners, which in turn would significantly harm our ongoing relations with them and cause us to lose royalty revenues. Any such litigation could also harm our relationships with other licensees or our ability to gain new customers, who may postpone licensing decisions pending the outcome of the litigation. We are unaware of any material harm or delay that the pending Samsung litigation has caused in our relationships with other licensees or potential customers. However, we believe that our previously-settled litigations with Sharp Corporation and Texas Instruments encouraged some potential licensees to postpone their licensing decisions until those litigations were settled.

 

In addition, many semiconductor and package assembly companies maintain their own internal design groups and have their own package design and manufacturing capabilities. If we believe these groups have designed technologies that infringe upon our intellectual property, and if they fail to enter into a license agreement with us, then we may be forced to commence legal proceedings against them.

 

We have a royalty-based business model, which is inherently risky.

 

Our long-term success depends on future royalties paid to us by licensees. Royalty payments are primarily based upon the number of electrical connections to the semiconductor chip in a package covered by our licensed technology, although we do have royalty arrangements in which royalties are paid based upon a percent of the net sales price. We are dependent upon our ability to structure, negotiate and enforce agreements for the determination and payment of royalties. We face risks inherent in a royalty-based business model, many of which are outside of our control, such as the following:

 

  the rate of adoption and incorporation of our technology by semiconductor manufacturers and assemblers;

 

  the extent to which large equipment vendors and materials providers develop and supply tools and materials to enable manufacturing using our packaging technology;

 

  the demand for products incorporating semiconductors that use our licensed technology; and

 

  the cyclicality of supply and demand for products using our licensed technology.

 

It is difficult for us to verify royalty amounts owed to us under our licensing agreements, and this may cause us to lose revenues.

 

The standard terms of our license agreements require our licensees to document the manufacture and sale of products that incorporate our technology and report this data to us on a quarterly basis. Although our standard license terms give us the right to audit books and records of our licensees to verify this information, audits can be expensive, time consuming, and potentially detrimental to our ongoing business relationship with our licensees. As a result, to date, we have relied exclusively on the accuracy of the reports themselves without independently verifying the information in them. Our failure to audit our licensees’ books and records may result in us receiving less royalty revenues than we are entitled to under the terms of our license agreements.

 

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Failure by our licensees to introduce products using our technology could limit our royalty revenue growth.

 

Because we expect a significant portion of our future revenues to be derived from royalties on semiconductors that use our licensed technology, our future success depends upon our licensees developing and introducing commercially successful products. Any of the following factors could limit our licensees’ ability to introduce products that incorporate our technology:

 

  the willingness and ability of materials and equipment suppliers to produce materials and equipment that support our licensed technology, in a quantity sufficient to enable volume manufacturing;

 

  the ability of our licensees to purchase such materials and equipment on a cost-effective and timely basis;

 

  the willingness of our licensees and others to make investments in the manufacturing process that supports our licensed technology, and the amount and timing of those investments; and

 

  our licensees’ ability to design and assemble packages incorporating our technology that are acceptable to their customers.

 

Failure by the semiconductor industry to adopt new high performance DRAM chips that utilize our packaging technology would significantly harm our business.

 

To date, our packaging technology has been used by several companies for high performance dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips. For example, packaging using our technology was designated by Rambus as the reference design package for its high performance Rambus DRAM chips. However, the DRAM designed by Rambus has not been widely adopted due to the use of competing technologies such as the first generation of DDR DRAM, which does not currently utilize advanced packaging technologies. DRAM manufacturers are also currently developing new high performance DRAM chips such as the next generation of DDR, referred to as DDR2, to meet increasing speed and performance requirements of electronic products. We believe that these new high performance DRAM chips will require advanced packaging technologies such as CSP.

 

We anticipate that royalties from shipments of these new, high performance DRAM chips packaged using our technology may account for a significant percentage of our future revenues. If semiconductor manufacturers do not adopt new, high performance DRAM as quickly as is currently being projected by industry sources or find an alternate viable packaging technology for use with their high performance DRAM chips, or if we do not receive royalties from new, high performance DRAM chips that use our technology, our future revenues could be adversely affected.

 

Our technology may be too expensive for certain new, high performance DRAM manufacturers, which could significantly reduce the adoption rate of our packaging technology in new, high performance DRAM chips. Even if our package technology is selected for at least some of these new, high performance DRAM chips, there could be delays in the introduction of products utilizing these chips that could materially affect the amount and timing of any royalty payments that we receive. Other factors that could affect adoption of our technology for new, high performance DRAM products include delays or shortages of materials and equipment and the availability of testing services.

 

Further, one of the issues in dispute in our current litigation with Samsung is whether our patents cover specific embodiments of packages used by Samsung for packaging DRAM. If Samsung prevails on the question of infringement of our patents upon certain of its packages or succeeds in proving that our patents relevant to the DRAM package are invalid, unenforceable or should be limited, revenues from DRAM chip manufacturers for our licensed technology will be adversely affected.

 

A significant amount of our royalty revenues comes from a few market segments and products, and our business could be harmed if these market segments or products decline.

 

A significant portion of our royalty revenues comes from the manufacture and sale of packaged semiconductor chips for DSP, ASIC and memory. In addition, we derive substantial revenues from the incorporation of our technology into wireless phones. If demand for semiconductors in any one or a combination of these market segments or products declines, our royalty revenues may be reduced and our business could be harmed. Moreover, were such a decline to occur, our business could become more cyclical in nature.

 

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Our revenue is concentrated in a few customers and if we lose any of these customers our revenues may decrease substantially.

 

We receive a significant amount of our revenues from a limited number of customers. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, Texas Instruments accounted for 19% and 23% of total revenue respectively, Intel accounted for 21% and 18% of total revenue respectively and NEC accounted for 25% and 14% of total revenue respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, Texas Instruments accounted for 31% and 29% of total revenue respectively and University of Alaska accounted for 13% and 11% of total revenue respectively. We expect that a significant portion of our revenues will continue to come from a few customers for the foreseeable future. If we lose any of these customers, or if our revenues from them decline, our revenues may decrease substantially.

 

Competing technologies may harm our business.

 

We expect that our technologies will continue to compete with technologies of internal design groups of semiconductor manufacturers and assemblers. These internal design groups create their own packaging solutions, and have direct access to their company’s technical information and technology roadmaps, and have capacity, cost and technical advantages over us. If these internal design groups design around our patents, they may not need to license our technology. These groups may design package technology that is less expensive to implement than ours or provides products with higher performance or additional features. Many of these groups have substantially greater resources, financial or otherwise, than us and lower cost structures. As a result, they may be able to get their package technology adopted more easily and quickly. For instance, certain flip chip technologies are being used by large semiconductor manufacturers and assemblers for a variety of semiconductors, including processors and memory. Another example of a competitive technology is the small format lead frame packages that are also gaining popularity. The companies using these technologies are utilizing their current lead frame infrastructure to achieve cost-effective results.

 

In the future, our licensed technologies may also compete with other package technologies. These technologies may be less expensive than ours and provide higher or additional performance. Companies with these competing technologies may also have greater resources than us. Technological change could render our technologies obsolete, and new, competitive technologies could emerge that achieve broad adoption and adversely affect the use of our intellectual property.

 

If we do not create and implement new designs to expand our licensable technology portfolio, our competitive position could be harmed and our operating results adversely affected.

 

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from licenses and royalties from a relatively small number of key technologies. We plan to devote significant engineering resources in order to develop new packaging technologies to address the evolving needs of the semiconductor and the consumer electronic industries. To remain competitive, we must introduce new technologies or designs in a timely manner and the market must adopt them. Developments in packaging technologies are inherently complex, and require long development cycles and a substantial investment before we can determine their commercial viability. We may not be able to develop and market new technologies in a timely or commercially acceptable fashion. Moreover, our currently issued U.S. patents expire at various times from January 25, 2009 through September 19, 2021. We need to develop and patent successful innovations before our current patents expire.

 

We also may attempt to expand our licensable technology portfolio and technical expertise by acquiring technology or developing strategic relationships with others. These strategic relationships may include the right for us to sublicense technology to others. However, we may not be able to acquire or obtain rights to licensable technology in a timely manner or upon commercially reasonable terms. Moreover, our research and development efforts, and acquisitions and strategic relationships, may be futile if we do not accurately predict the future packaging needs of the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries. Our failure to develop or acquire new technologies could significantly harm our business.

 

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Our licensing cycle is lengthy and costly and our marketing and sales efforts may be unsuccessful.

 

We generally incur significant marketing and sales expenses prior to entering into our license agreements, generating a license fee and establishing a royalty stream from each licensee. The length of time it takes to establish a new licensing relationship can range from 6 to 18 months. As such, we may incur significant losses in any particular period before any associated revenue stream begins.

 

We employ intensive marketing and sales efforts to educate materials suppliers, equipment vendors, licensees, potential licensees and original equipment manufacturers about the benefits of our technologies. In addition, even if these companies adopt our technologies, they must devote significant resources to integrate fully our technologies into their operations. If our marketing and sales efforts are unsuccessful, then we will not be able to achieve widespread acceptance of our packaging technology.

 

Cyclicality in the semiconductor industry may affect our revenues, and as a result our operating results could be adversely affected.

 

The semiconductor industry has historically been cyclical and is characterized by wide fluctuations in product supply and demand. From time to time, this industry has experienced significant downturns, often in connection with, or in anticipation of, maturing product and technology cycles, excess inventories and declines in general economic conditions. This cyclicality could cause our operating results to decline dramatically from one period to the next. Our business depends heavily upon the volume of production by our licensees, which, in turn, depends upon the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and products that use semiconductors. Similarly, our services business relies at least in part upon the outsourcing of design and engineering projects by the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor manufacturers and package assembly companies generally sharply curtail their spending during industry downturns and historically have lowered their spending more than the decline in their revenues. As a result, if we are unable to control our expenses adequately in response to lower revenues from our licensees and service customers, our operating results will suffer and we might experience operating losses.

 

The international nature of our business exposes us to financial and regulatory risks and we may have difficulty protecting our intellectual property in some foreign countries.

 

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from licensees headquartered outside of the United States, principally in Asia. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, these revenues accounted for 43% and 42% of our total revenues, respectively. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 these revenues accounted for 37% and 40% of our total revenues respectively. International operations are subject to a number of risks, including the following:

 

  international terrorism and anti-American sentiment, particularly in the emerging markets;

 

  laws and business practices favoring local companies;

 

  withholding tax obligations on license revenues that we may not be able to offset fully against our U.S. tax obligations, including the further risk that foreign tax authorities may re-characterize license fees or increase tax rates, which could result in increased tax withholdings and penalties; and

 

  less effective protection of intellectual property than is afforded to us in the United States or other developed countries.

 

Our intellectual property is also used in a large number of foreign countries. There are many countries, such as China, in which we currently have no issued patents. In addition, effective intellectual property enforcement may be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries. It may be difficult for us to protect our intellectual property from misuse or infringement by other companies in these countries. We expect this to become a greater problem for us as our licensees increase their manufacturing in countries which provide less protection for intellectual property. Our inability to enforce our intellectual property rights in some countries may harm our business.

 

Our services business may subject us to specific costs and risks that we may fail to manage adequately which could harm our business.

 

We derive a substantial portion of our revenues from engineering services. Among the engineering services that we offer are customized package design and prototyping, modeling, simulation, failure analysis and reliability testing and related training services. A number of factors, including, among others, the perceived value of our intellectual property portfolio, our ability to convince customers of the value of our engineering services and our reputation for performance under our service contracts, could cause our revenues from engineering services to decline, which would in turn harm our operating results.

 

Moreover, most of our service revenues are derived from engineering services we provide to government agencies and their contractors to enable the development of new packaging technologies. If demand for our services from government agencies declines, due to changes in government policies or otherwise, our service revenues will be adversely affected.

 

Under our services contracts we are required to perform certain services, including sometimes delivering designs and prototypes. If we fail to deliver as required under our service contracts, we could lose revenues and become subject to liability for breach of contract.

 

We provide certain other services at below cost in an effort to increase the speed and breadth with which the semiconductor industry adopts our technologies. For example, we provide modeling, manufacturing process training, equipment and materials characterization and other services to assist licensees in designing, implementing, upgrading and maintaining their packaging assembly line. We frequently provide these services as a form of training to introduce new licensees to our technology and existing clients to new technologies, with the aim that these services will help us to generate revenues in the future. We need to monitor these services adequately in order to ensure that we do not incur significant expenses without generating corresponding revenues. Our failure to monitor these services or our design and prototype services adequately may harm our operating results.

 

Because our services sometimes involve the delivery of package designs and prototypes, we may be subject to claims that we infringed or induced the infringement of patents and other intellectual property rights belonging to others. If such a claim were made, we may have to take a license or stop manufacturing the offending packages, which could cause our services revenues to decrease. If we choose not to take a license, we may be sued for infringement, and may incur significant litigation costs in defending against the lawsuit. If we are found to infringe the intellectual property rights of others, we may have to pay damages and could be subject to an injunction preventing us from continuing to provide the services. Any of these outcomes could harm our business.

 

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If our prototypes, manufactured packages or products based on our designs are used in defective products, we may be subject to product liability or other claims.

 

Under our service contracts, we may, at times, manufacture packages on a limited basis, deliver prototypes or design or help design prototypes or products. If these prototypes, manufactured packages or designs are used in defective or malfunctioning products, we could be sued for damages, especially if the defect or malfunction causes physical harm to people. The occurrence of a problem could result in product liability claims and/or a recall of, or safety alert or advisory notice relating to, the product. While we believe the amount of product liability insurance maintained by us combined with the indemnities that we have been granted under these service contracts are adequate, there can be no assurance that these will be adequate to satisfy claims made against us in the future or that we will be able to obtain insurance in the future at satisfactory rates or in adequate amounts. Product liability claims or product recalls in the future, regardless of their ultimate outcome, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and reputation, and on our ability to attract and retain licensees and customers.

 

We intend to expand our operations which may strain our resources and increase our operating expenses.

 

We plan to expand our operations, domestically and internationally, and may do so through both internal growth and acquisitions. We expect that this expansion will strain our systems and operational and financial controls. In addition, we are likely to incur significantly higher operating costs. To manage our growth effectively, we must continue to improve and expand our systems and controls. If we do fail to do so, our growth would be limited. Our officers have limited experience in managing large or rapidly growing businesses. Further, our officers have limited experience managing companies through acquisitions and technological changes. In addition, our management has limited experience in managing a public company.

 

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We may make acquisitions, which could divert management’s attention, cause ownership dilution to our stockholders, be difficult to integrate and adversely affect our financial results.

 

While we have not acquired any significant businesses, products or technologies in the past, acquisitions are commonplace in the semiconductor industry and we may acquire complementary businesses or technologies in the future. Integrating newly acquired businesses or technologies could put a strain on our resources, could be costly and time consuming, and might not be successful. Future acquisitions could divert our management’s attention from other business concerns. In addition, we might lose key employees while integrating new organizations. Future acquisitions could also result in customer dissatisfaction, performance problems with an acquired company or technology, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt, the assumption or incurrence of contingent liabilities, possible impairment charges related to goodwill or other intangible assets or other unanticipated events or circumstances, any of which could harm our business. Consequently, we might not be successful in integrating any acquired businesses, products or technologies, and might not achieve anticipated revenues and cost benefits.

 

If we lose any of our key personnel or are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, we may not be able to execute our business strategy effectively.

 

Our success depends, in large part, on the continued contributions of our key management, engineering, sales and marketing, legal and finance personnel, many of whom are highly skilled and would be difficult to replace. In particular, the services of Dr. McWilliams, our President, Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of our Board of Directors, who has led our company since May 1999 and been Chairman since February 2002, are very important to our business. None of our senior management, key technical personnel or key sales personnel are bound by written employment contracts to remain with us for a specified period. In addition, we do not currently maintain key person life insurance covering our key personnel. The loss of any of our senior management or other key personnel could harm our ability to implement our business strategy and respond to the rapidly changing market conditions in which we operate.

 

Our success also depends on our ability to attract, train and retain highly skilled managerial, engineering, sales, marketing, legal and finance personnel and on the abilities of new personnel to function effectively, both individually and as a group. Competition for qualified senior employees can be intense. For example, we have experienced, and we expect to continue to experience, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly skilled engineers with appropriate qualifications to support our growth and expansion. Further, we must train our new personnel, especially our technical support personnel, to respond to and support our licensees and customers. If we fail to do this, it could lead to dissatisfaction among our licensees or customers, which could slow our growth or result in a loss of business.

 

Moreover, some of the individuals on our management team have been in their current positions for a relatively short period of time. For example, our chief financial officer has been with us for less than 12 months. Our future success will depend to a significant extent on the ability of our management team to effectively work together.

 

Failure to comply with environmental regulations could harm our business.

 

We use hazardous substances in the manufacturing and testing of prototype products and in the development of our technologies in our research and development laboratories. We are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign governmental regulations relating to the storage, discharge, handling, emission, generation, manufacture and disposal of toxic or other hazardous substances. Our past, present or future failure to comply with environmental regulations could result in the imposition of substantial fines on us, suspension of production, alteration of our manufacturing processes or cessation of operations. Compliance with such regulations could require us to acquire expensive remediation equipment or to incur other substantial expenses. Any failure by us to control the use, disposal, removal or storage of, or to adequately restrict the discharge of, or assist in the cleanup of, hazardous or toxic substances, could subject us to significant liabilities, including joint and several liability under certain statues. The imposition of such liabilities could significantly harm our business.

 

Our operations are primarily located in California and, as a result, are subject to catastrophes.

 

Our business operations depend on our ability to maintain and protect our facilities, computer systems and personnel, which are primarily located in or near our principal headquarters in San Jose, California. San Jose exists on or near a known earthquake fault zone. Should an earthquake or other catastrophes, such as fires, floods, power loss, communication failure or similar events disable our facilities, we do not have readily available alternative facilities from which we could conduct our business.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk of loss. Some of the securities that we may invest in the future may be subject to market risk for changes in interest rates. To mitigate this risk, we plan to maintain a portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments in a variety of securities, which may include commercial paper, money market funds, government and non-government debt securities. Currently, we are exposed to minimal market risks. We manage the sensitivity of our results of operations to these risks by maintaining a conservative portfolio, which is comprised solely of highly-rated, short-term investments. We do not hold or issue derivative, derivative commodity instruments or other financial instruments for trading purposes.

 

The risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is limited to our investment portfolio. We do not believe that a 10% change in interest rates would have a significant impact on our results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

As described below, we are currently involved in a material legal proceeding relating to our intellectual property and have been involved in others in the recent past. Given the importance of our intellectual property to our future success and competitive advantage, we expect to be involved in material legal proceedings relating to our intellectual property on a regular basis in the future.

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. v. Tessera, Inc., Civ. No. 02-05837 CW (N.D. Cal.)

 

On December 16, 2002, Samsung initiated a declaratory judgment action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking a declaratory judgment, alleging that: (1) it has not breached the license agreement it entered into with us in 1997 allegedly because its MWBGA, TBGA, FBGA, MCP and laminate based wBGA semiconductor chip packages are not covered by the license agreement and, therefore, it owes us no royalties for such packages; (2) the license agreement remains in effect because Samsung was not in breach for failing to pay royalties for such packages and, therefore, our termination of the license agreement was not effective; (3) its MWBGA, TBGA, FBGA, MCP and laminate based wBGA semiconductor chip packages do not infringe our U.S. Patents Nos. 5,852,326, 5,679,977, 6,433,419 and 6,465,893; and (4) these four Tessera patents are invalid and unenforceable. Samsung also seeks to recover its costs and attorney’s fees incurred in the action. Regarding the unenforceability claim, Samsung has asserted that we are precluded from enforcing our patents on the grounds that: (1) we had a duty to disclose certain of our patents to JEDEC (a standards body); (2) we breached our duty of disclosure to JEDEC; and (3) as a result of our failure to disclose these patents, we may not allege in this lawsuit that they cover Samsung’s products.

 

On February 18, 2003, the Company filed an answer in which the Company denies Samsung’s allegations, including its allegations that any of the Company’s patents are invalid or unenforceable. The Company also filed a counterclaim in which the Company alleges that: (1) Samsung has breached the license agreement by, among other things, failing to pay the Company royalties for the use of the Company’s U.S. Patents 5,852,326, 5,679,977, 6,433,419, 6,465,893, 5,950,304 and 6,133,627; (2) the Company’s termination of the 1997 license agreement was effective and the 1997 license agreement is terminated; and (3) Samsung and its U.S. subsidiaries Samsung Electronics America and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. have infringed these six Tessera patents. The Company has denied Samsung’s enforceability allegations on several grounds, including that (1) the Company has satisfied the duty of disclosure to JEDEC as that duty has been defined by the courts in other cases; and (2) Samsung expressly agreed in its 1997 license agreement with the Company to pay royalties for any of its products that are covered by the Company’s patents, which expressly precludes Samsung from arguing that it believed the Company’s patents are unenforceable against Samsung’s products. The Company further seeks to recover damages, up to treble the amount of actual damages, together with attorney’s fees and costs. The Company also seeks to enjoin Samsung and its U.S. subsidiaries from continuing to infringe these patents in the future. Samsung has continued to make payments under the Company’s license agreement and has responded by moving to dismiss the Company’s patent infringement counterclaims on the grounds that they are barred by existence of the 1997 license agreement. On August 11, 2003, the Court granted Samsung’s motion to dismiss the Company’s patent infringement counterclaims on the grounds that, pending the outcome of the current litigation, Samsung does not infringe because its activities are covered by the 1997 license agreement. The Company is proceeding against Samsung with a breach of contract action with the Company’s infringement contentions being a central element of the action. On March 30, 2004, and then on July 16, 2004, Tessera notified Samsung that Tessera was terminating the 1997 license agreement in view of Samsung’s material breach thereof. Each notice of termination was based on a different alleged breach. Samsung disputes that either termination was proper and contends that the 1997 license agreement remains in full force and effect. Until the issue of whether the 1997 license agreement has been terminated is resolved, Tessera has refused to accept further royalty payments from Samsung for the period after March 30, 2004.

 

On November 12, 2003, the Court held a claim construction hearing at which the Company and Samsung each argued its interpretation of several claim terms of the patents at issue in the lawsuit. On January 8, 2004, the Court issued its Order Construing Disputed Claim and Terms.

 

On July 15, 2004, Samsung made a $6,000,000 one-time payment relating to production prior to the end of March 2004 of its TBGA and TBGA-MCP packages involved in this dispute. This payment does not resolve all of the issues between the parties with respect to the TBGA packages and does not resolve any of the issues between the parties with respect to the other package families at issue.

 

Discovery is ongoing and the trial is currently set for November 1, 2004.

 

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From time to time, we may be involved in other litigation involving claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business.

 

Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Between April 1, 2004 and June 30, 2004, we granted options to purchase 1,259,000 shares of common stock to employees, officers, directors and consultants under our Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $17.96 per share. These transactions were effected under Rule 701.

 

Our initial public offering of 7,500,000 shares of common stock was effected through a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-108518) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2003.

 

All of the net proceeds from the initial public offering remain invested in short-term, money market funds pending application of the funds to general corporate purposes, as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 20, 2004. The stockholders elected for the ensuing year all of management’s nominees for the Board of Directors, ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors of the Company for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

The voting results are as follows:

 

Directors


   Votes Cast

     For

   Withheld

   Broker Non-Votes

Patricia M. Cloherty

   30,010,972    393,424    -0-

Borje Ekholm

   30,012,479    391,917    -0-

John B. Goodrich

   29,842,947    561,449    -0-

D. James Guzy

   29,483,165    921,231    -0-

Al S. Joseph, Ph.D.

   29,712,652    691,744    -0-

Bruce M. McWilliams, Ph.D.

   29,867,577    536,819    -0-

Henry R. Nothhaft

   30,183,337    221,059    -0-

Robert A. Young, Ph.D.

   29,331,052    1,073,344    -0-

 

Proposal 2

                   
     For

   Against

   Abstentions

   Broker Non-Votes

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

   30,095,193    304,714    4,489    -0-

Proposal 3

                   

Approval of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, which amends the Company’s existing plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 1,000,000 shares

   20,018,450    8,367,816    8,033    2,010,097

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

  (a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number


 

Exhibit Title


10.1*   Fourth Amendment to TCC License Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2004, by and between Tessera, Inc. and Intel Corporation
10.2*   Amendment to Immunity Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2004, by and between Tessera, Inc. and Sharp Corporation
31.1   Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2   Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1   Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  (b) Reports on Form 8-K

 

The following reports on Form 8-K were furnished during the quarter ended June 30, 2004:

 

April 20, 2004: Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Press release: First Quarter 2004 Results. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

June 7, 2004: Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Press Release: Financial Guidance for Second Quarter and Full Year 2004. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The following reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended June 30, 2004:

 

April 22, 2004: Item 5. Other events and Required FD Disclosure. Item 7. Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits. Press Release: Underwriters Exercise Over-Allotment Option

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: August 9, 2004

 

Tessera Technologies, Inc.
By:  

/s/ R. Douglas Norby


    R. Douglas Norby
   

Chief Financial Officer and

Senior Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number


 

Exhibit Title


10.1*   Fourth Amendment to TCC License Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2004, by and between Tessera, Inc. and Intel Corporation
10.2*   Amendment to Immunity Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2004, by and between Tessera, Inc. and Sharp Corporation
31.1   Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2   Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1   Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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