Note 3 - Revenue Recognition

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 3: REVENUE RECOGNITION

Under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”), an entity recognizes revenue when or as it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring intellectual property (“IP”) licenses or services to the customer, either at a point in time or over time. The Company recognizes most of its revenues at a point in time upon delivery when the customer accepts control of the IP. The Company recognizes revenue over time on NRE services or on significant license customization contracts that are in the scope of ASC 606 by using cost inputs to measure progress toward completion of its performance obligations.

The following table includes estimated revenue expected to be recognized in future periods related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period. The estimated revenues do not include amounts of royalties or unexercised contract renewals:

	Remainder of 2023		2024		2025		2026
Licensing, NRE and related revenues	$	10,083	$	906	$	519	$	96

Disaggregation of revenue:

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by primary geographical market, major product line and timing of revenue recognition:

	Three months ended March 31, 2023 (unaudited)						Three months ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
	Licensing, NRE and related revenues		Royalties		Total		Licensing, NRE and related revenues		Royalties		Total
Primary geographical markets
United States	$	2,791	$	1,650	$	4,441	$	4,475	$	2,271	$	6,746
Europe and Middle East		2,334		859		3,193		437		665		1,102
Asia Pacific		15,121		5,505		20,626		17,481		9,062		26,543
Other		475		—		475		—		—		—
Total	$	20,721	$	8,014	$	28,735	$	22,393	$	11,998	$	34,391
Major product/service lines
Connectivity products (baseband for handset and other devices, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NB-IoT and SATA/SAS)	$	16,532	$	5,665	$	22,197	$	16,815	$	9,062	$	25,877
Smart sensing products (AI, sensor fusion, audio/sound and imaging and vision)		4,189		2,349		6,538		5,578		2,936		8,514
Total	$	20,721	$	8,014	$	28,735	$	22,393	$	11,998	$	34,391
Timing of revenue recognition
Products transferred at a point in time	$	14,621	$	8,014	$	22,635	$	15,932	$	11,998	$	27,930
Products and services transferred over time		6,100		—		6,100		6,461		—		6,461
Total	$	20,721	$	8,014	$	28,735	$	22,393	$	11,998	$	34,391

Contract balances:

The following table provides information about trade receivables, unbilled receivables and contract liabilities from contracts with customers:

	March 31, 2023 (unaudited)		December 31, 2022
Trade receivables	$	17,430	$	12,297
Unbilled receivables (associated with licensing, NRE and related revenue)		9,731		8,695
Unbilled receivables (associated with royalties)		7,846		10,258
Deferred revenues (short-term contract liabilities)		4,006		3,168

The Company receives payments from customers based upon contractual payment schedules; trade receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional, and an invoice is issued to the customer. Unbilled receivables associated with licensing, NRE and other include amounts related to the Company’s contractual right to consideration for completed performance objectives not yet invoiced. Unbilled receivables associated with royalties are recorded as the Company recognizes revenues from royalties earned during the quarter, but not yet invoiced, either by actual sales data received from customers, or, when applicable, by the Company’s estimation. Contract liabilities (deferred revenue) include payments received in advance of performance under the contract, and are realized with the associated revenue recognized under the contract.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $1,561 that was included in deferred revenues (short-term contract liability) balance at January 1, 2023.