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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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, 2010

or

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File No. 001-33813

 

 

MEMSIC, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   04-3457049

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Tech Drive, Suite 325

Andover, Massachusetts

  01810
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(978) 738-0900

(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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨     No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨     No  x

The number of shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the registrant outstanding as of August 12, 2010 was 23,804,863.

 

 

 


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MEMSIC, Inc.

FORM 10-Q, June 30, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGE NO.

PART I.

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  

Financial Statements

  
  

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

   3
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

   4
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

   5
  

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

ITEM 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   21

ITEM 3.

  

Controls and Procedures

   33

PART II.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   33

ITEM 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   33

ITEM 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   33

ITEM 5.

  

Other Information

   34

ITEM 6.

  

Exhibits

   34

Signatures

   35

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

MEMSIC, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 59,412,175      $ 66,970,736   

Restricted cash

     411,769        863,439   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,441 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     3,901,687        2,670,144   

Inventories

     6,195,325        4,988,611   

Other assets

     2,419,013        1,004,458   
                

Total current assets

     72,339,969        76,497,388   

Property and equipment, net

     20,994,547        14,591,828   

Long-term investments

     5,173,000        5,353,000   

Goodwill

     4,818,477        —     

Intangible assets, net

     12,272,002        988,270   

Other assets

     65,248        81,455   
                

Total assets

   $ 115,663,243      $ 97,511,941   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 3,869,446      $ 1,115,694   

Accrued expenses

     2,679,282        1,662,518   

Advance research funding

     411,769        863,439   
                

Total current liabilities

     6,960,497        3,641,651   

Note payable to bank

     17,930,000        —     

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.00001 par value; authorized, 45,000,000 shares; 23,804,863 and 23,793,113 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     238        238   

Additional paid-in capital

     98,799,249        98,112,408   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     2,403,741        2,218,496   

Accumulated deficit

     (10,754,905     (6,460,852
                

MEMSIC, Inc. stockholders' equity

     90,448,323        93,870,290   

Noncontrolling interest related to joint venture in Japan

     324,423        —     
                

Total equity

     90,772,746        93,870,290   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 115,663,243      $ 97,511,941   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,
     2010     2009    2010     2009

Net sales

   $ 9,095,626      $ 9,117,444    $ 16,367,619      $ 15,692,110

Cost of goods sold

     5,407,199        4,916,605      9,833,698        8,358,247
                             

Gross profit

     3,688,427        4,200,839      6,533,921        7,333,863

Operating expenses:

         

Research and development

     2,035,088        1,708,561      4,008,745        2,878,726

Sales and marketing

     1,108,852        543,282      2,180,330        1,120,061

General and administrative

     2,328,037        1,387,007      4,313,086        2,773,157

Amortization expense

     401,522        35,398      740,282        71,945
                             

Total operating expenses

     5,873,499        3,674,248      11,242,443        6,843,889
                             

Operating income (loss)

     (2,185,072     526,591      (4,708,522     489,974

Other income:

         

Interest and dividend income

     104,112        201,984      220,777        459,849

Other, net

     87,758        35,174      105,287        38,635
                             

Total other income

     191,870        237,158      326,064        498,484
                             

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     (1,993,202     763,749      (4,382,458     988,458

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     941        72,556      (115,494     240,094
                             

Net income (loss)

     (1,994,143     691,193      (4,266,964     748,364

Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (20,052     —        27,089        —  
                             

Net income (loss) attributable to MEMSIC, Inc.

   $ (1,974,091   $ 691,193    $ (4,294,053   $ 748,364
                             

Net income (loss) per common share:

         

Basic

   $ (0.08   $ 0.03    $ (0.18   $ 0.03
                             

Diluted

   $ (0.08   $ 0.03    $ (0.18   $ 0.03
                             

Weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating net income (loss) per common share:

         

Basic

     23,804,863        23,710,172      23,800,936        23,704,406
                             

Diluted

     23,804,863        23,998,572      23,800,936        23,920,548
                             

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,266,964   $ 748,364   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     1,079,769        952,640   

Amortization

     740,282        71,945   

Stock compensation expense

     673,706        745,022   

Deferred income taxes

     (33,808     (44,439

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (1,027,083     (152,762

Inventories

     (618,969     1,139,803   

Other assets

     (1,226,592     (554,795

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     3,461,455        466,495   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,218,204     3,372,273   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     180,000        1,682,951   

Purchase of property and equipment

     (6,761,583     (1,687,485

Acquisition payment net of acquired cash of $352,247

     (17,647,753     —     
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (24,229,336     (4,534

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Cash dividend paid to non-controlling interest

     (56,838     —     

Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock

     13,135        74,150   

Proceeds from note payable to bank

     17,930,000        —     
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     17,886,297        74,150   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2,682        (616
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,558,561     3,441,273   

Cash and cash equivalents —beginning of period

     66,970,736        64,365,607   
                

Cash and cash equivalents —end of period

   $ 59,412,175      $ 67,806,880   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. NATURE OF THE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

MEMSIC, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated on March 3, 1999 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is a leading provider of semiconductor sensor systems solutions based on micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and advanced integrated circuit design. The Company has integrated a MEMS technology-based inertial sensor, commonly known as an accelerometer, with mixed signal processing circuitry onto a single chip using a standard complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. This proprietary technology has allowed for sensor solutions at lower cost, higher performance and improved functionality. Utilizing a standard CMOS process allows easily integrated additional functions, the creation of new sensors to expand into magnetic, touch and flow sensors, as well as other MEMS application areas beyond accelerometers. Any application that requires the control or measurement of motion is a potential application for accelerometers. The Company’s sensor and solution products have a wide range of applications for consumer electronics, mobile phones and automotive (airbags, rollover detection, electronic stability control and navigation systems), as well as business, industrial and medical applications.

MEMSIC, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Massachusetts. All manufacturing operations are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary, MEMSIC Semiconductor (Wuxi) Company Limited (MEMSIC Semiconductor) and its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, MEMSIC Transducer Systems Company Limited (MTS), located in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

2. ACQUISITION

On January 15, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of assets related to Crossbow Technology, Inc.’s commercial (non-military) Inertial Systems business and Wireless Sensor Network “Mote” and eKo business, including intellectual property rights, fixed assets relating to the business and 153 shares of Crossbow Japan Limited (Crossbow Japan), representing a 51% ownership of the entity. The purchase price for the acquired business consisted of a payment of $18 million in cash at the closing.

The acquisition has significantly strengthened the Company’s capability to develop integrated sensing systems that incorporate sensors with on-board computing, wireless communications and systems and application software solutions. The acquisition also broadened the Company’s customer base to include industrial and aerospace markets that it believes may offer higher margins and more stability than the mobile phone and consumer markets. The Company also believes that its strong presence in China provides an opportunity to introduce these newly acquired wireless sensor network and inertial systems products in the fast-growing Chinese market.

The Company incurred approximately $379,000 of acquisition-related costs that were recognized in general and administrative expenses in its consolidated statements of operations for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009 and for the 6 months ended June 30, 2010, in the amounts of $296,364 and $82,809, respectively. There were no other costs incurred in connection with the acquisition.

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Purchase Price Allocation

The allocation of the purchase price and the purchase price accounting is based on the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities measured as of January 15, 2010 in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) topic 805, Business Combinations.

The purchase price paid for the acquisition is as follows:

 

Cash paid

   $ 18,000,000
      

Total purchase price

   $ 18,000,000
      

The allocation of the purchase price is as follows:

 

Allocation of purchase price

   Total  

Working capital

   $ 1,047,339 (1) 

Property and equipment

     593,929   

Trademarks

     396,730   

Customer relationships

     4,495,003   

Developed technology

     6,998,000   

Goodwill

     4,818,477   
        
     18,349,478   

Non-controlling interest in majority owned Japan joint venture

     (349,478
        

Allocation of purchase price

   $ 18,000,000   
        

Note (1): The working capital included the following:

 

     Total

Cash

   $ 352,247

Accounts receivable

     224,140

Inventory

     544,197

Other current assets

     219,708
      

Total current assets

     1,340,292

Accounts payable

     30,561

Other current liabilities

     262,392
      

Total current liabilities

     292,953
      

Working capital

   $ 1,047,339
      

In the Company’s Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, these amounts are included in investing activities and are excluded from the changes in assets and liabilities in operating activities.

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Non-controlling Interest

As part of the Crossbow asset acquisition, MEMSIC acquired a 51% ownership of Crossbow Japan. The fair value of the non-controlling interest in Crossbow Japan at the acquisition date was $349,478, representing 49% of the fair value of Crossbow Japan at the acquisition date. The technique used to value Crossbow Japan was a combination of the cost, market and income approaches. The cost approach was used for the current assets and liabilities. The cost approach, specifically the assemblage cost avoided method, was used for the assembled and trained workforce. The income approach, specifically the multi-period excess earnings method, was used to value the customer relationships. The relief from royalty rate method, which considers both the market approach and the income approach, was used to value the trademarks.

Pro Forma Revenue and Net Loss

The Company’s pro forma revenue, net loss and net loss per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2010 would have been $16.8 million, $4.5 million and ($0.19) had the Company closed the acquisition on January 1, 2010. The pro forma revenue, net loss and net loss per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2009 would have been $21.8 million, $0.03 million and ($0.00) had the Company closed the acquisition on January 1, 2009.

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, MEMSIC Semiconductor, MTS and its majority owned and controlled joint venture, Crossbow Japan. The Company presents all of Crossbow Japan’s assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, as well as the non-controlling interest in Crossbow Japan (representing the 49% equity interest in the entity not owned by the Company) in its consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes, together with the management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position at June 30, 2010, results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. The interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim periods or for the full year.

Reclassification of Amortization Expense

The Company reclassified amortization expense, previously included in general and administrative expense, to a separate line item in the operating expense section of the income statement due to its significance in amount.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect at the date of the financial statements the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Foreign Currency

The Company’s manufacturing operations and certain other operations are conducted by MEMSIC Semiconductor and MTS. The functional currency of MEMSIC Semiconductor and MTS is the Renminbi. Financial transactions between the Company and MEMSIC Semiconductor are conducted in United States (U.S.) dollars. At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the underlying currency for approximately 48.3% and 39.5% of consolidated assets, respectively, was the Renminbi. The functional currency of the acquired joint venture Crossbow Japan is the Japanese Yen. Financial transactions between the Company and Crossbow Japan are conducted in U.S. dollars. At June 30, 2010, the underlying currency for approximately 1.0% of consolidated assets was the Japanese Yen. The Company does not believe that it is subject to significant foreign exchange risk and, accordingly, has not utilized hedging strategies with respect to its foreign exchange exposure.

The financial statements of MEMSIC Semiconductor, MTS and Crossbow Japan are translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The functional currencies of MEMSIC Semiconductor, MTS and Crossbow Japan are translated into United States dollars utilizing the following method: assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the period, and revenues and expenses are translated at the weighted average exchange rate during the year. Cumulative translation gains and losses are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and reported as a part of comprehensive income. Transaction gains and losses are included in the consolidated statements of operations as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of the instruments.

Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to MEMSIC, Inc., by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to MEMSIC, Inc. by the weighted-average common shares and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, the carryforward tax losses and available tax credits. Such assets and liabilities are measured using tax rates and laws expected to be in effect at the time of their reversal or utilization. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce the net deferred tax asset to an amount more likely than not to be realized. For interim reporting periods, the Company uses the estimated annual effective tax rate except with respect to discrete items, whose impact is recognized in the interim period in which the discrete item occurred.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted average FIFO) or market. The Company evaluates its inventory for potential excess and obsolete inventories based on forecasted demands and records a provision for such amounts as necessary. At June 30, 2010, the Company’s total inventory reserve balance was $646,000,

 

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MEMSIC, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of its products to its customers when all of the following conditions have been met: (i) evidence exists of an arrangement with the customer, typically consisting of a purchase order or contract; (ii) the Company’s products have been shipped and risk of loss has passed to the customer; (iii) the Company has completed all of the necessary terms of the purchase order or contract; (iv) the amount of revenue to which the Company is entitled is fixed or determinable; and (v) the Company believes it is probable that it will be able to collect the amount due from the customer based upon an evaluation of the customer’s creditworthiness. To the extent that one or more of these conditions has not been satisfied, the Company defers recognition of revenue. An allowance for estimated future product returns and sales price allowances is established at the date of revenue recognition. An allowance for uncollectible receivables is established by a charge to operations when, in the opinion of the Company, it is probable that the amount due to the Company will not be collected.

The Company sells its products to distributors as well as to end customers. Sales to distributors account for a significant amount of the Company’s revenue. Sales to distributors are made pursuant to distributor agreements, which allow for the return of goods under certain circumstances. Accordingly, the Company follows the following criteria for recognition of sales to distributors: (i) the selling price to the distributor is fixed or determinable at the date of shipment; (ii) the distributor’s obligation to pay the selling price is not contingent on resale of the product; (iii) the Company’s product has been shipped and risk of loss has passed to the distributor; (iv) it is probable that the amount due from the distributor will be collected; (v) the Company does not have significant future obligations to directly assist in the distributor’s resale of the product; and (vi) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated. Once these criteria are met, the Company recognizes revenue upon shipment to the distributor and estimates returns based on historical sales returns.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for share-based payments to employees based on requirements that all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, shall be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The cost of equity-based service awards is based on the grant-date fair value of the award and is recognized over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (vesting period). Stock-based compensation arrangements with non-employees are accounted for utilizing the fair value method or, if a more reliable measurement, the value of the services or consideration received. The resulting compensation expense is recognized for financial reporting over the term of performance or vesting.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-09, Subsequent Events, an amendment to ASC Topic 855. This update addresses practice issues for evaluating and disclosing subsequent events with respect to processes around issuing financial statements and SEC registration statements. The guidance is effective immediately.

The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) became effective for the Company in the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Codification brings together in one place all authoritative GAAP and substantially retains existing GAAP. This change did not affect the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) — Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This Update requires new disclosures for transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 and activity in Level 3. This Update also clarifies existing disclosures for level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques. The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the Level 3 disclosures, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those years. The adoption of ASU 2010-06 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) — Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. ASU No. 2009-13 addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit. This guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which is based on: (a) vendor-specific objective evidence; (b) third-party evidence; or (c) estimates. This guidance also eliminates the residual method of allocation and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. In addition, this guidance significantly expands required disclosures related to a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. ASU No. 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and early adoption is permitted. A company may elect, but will not be required, to adopt the amendments in ASU No. 2009-13 retrospectively for all prior periods. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2009-13 will have a material impact on its financial position or statement of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC topic 805, Business Combinations. The purpose of this statement is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. For the Company, this statement is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009. The adoption of the provisions of this statement did not have any impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company followed this provision for its accounting for the Crossbow acquisition.

4. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

Investments held by the Company at June 30, 2010 consisted primarily of auction rate securities, or ARS, and are considered available for sale. These securities reset the interest or dividend rates by auctions held at intervals of 7, 28, 35 or 49 days, and at such dates the Company has the option to sell such securities. The auction rate securities held by the Company have contractual maturities of 7-18 years.

These investments are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, if any, net of tax, reported in other comprehensive income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Interest and dividends on securities are included in interest and dividend income. Quarterly, management reviews the valuation of investments and considers whether any decline in value is deemed to be other than a temporary decline.

At June 30, 2010, the Company held two ARS investments: Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Select Auction Variable Rate Securities having a value at par of $3.0 million with a maturity date in 2028 and Montana Health Facility Authority Select Auction Variable Rate Securities having a value at par of $2.4 million with a maturity date in 2017. The Company has classified these investments as long-term assets due to liquidity issues that have recently been experienced in global credit and capital markets as well as failed auctions since the first quarter of 2008. A failed auction means that the amount of securities submitted for sale at auction exceeded the amount of purchase orders. If an auction fails, the issuer becomes obligated to pay interest at penalty rates. All of the auction rate securities the Company holds continue to pay interest in accordance with their stated terms. However, the failed auctions create uncertainty as to the liquidity of these securities.

Based on the Company’s expected operating cash flows, and other sources of cash, the Company does not expect the potential lack of liquidity in these investments to affect its ability to execute its current business plan in the near term.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company accounts for assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed in the financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the provisions of ASC topic 820.

 

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ASC topic 820 provides that fair value is an exit price, representing the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based on the highest and best use of the asset or liability. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. ASC topic 820 requires the Company to use valuation techniques to measure fair value that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized as follows:

 

Level 1:    Observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets
Level 2:    Other inputs that are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or market-corroborated inputs
Level 3:    Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and which require the Company to develop its own assumptions about how market participants would price the assets or liabilities

The valuation techniques that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

A.    Market approach - Uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities
B.    Income approach - Uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on current market expectations about those future amounts, including present value techniques, option-pricing models and excess earnings method
C.    Cost approach - Based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost)

The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the period include (in thousands):

 

     Carrying amount as of
June 30, 2010
   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Valuation
Technique
 

Auction rate securities

   $ 5,173    $ —      $ —      $ 5,173    (B

The reconciliation of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Auction Rate Securities  

Balance at Janaury 1, 2010

   $ 5,353   

Redemptions

     (180

Transfers to Level 3

     —     

Gains and losses:

  

Reported in earnings

     —     

Reported in other comprehensive loss

     —     
        

Balance at June 30, 2010

   $ 5,173   
        

The Company historically accounted for the ARS held in its portfolio as available-for-sale investments. The carrying value of these ARS approximated fair value due to the frequent resetting of the interest rate. While the Company continues to earn interest at the specified contractual rate on those investments involved in failed auctions, due to the failed auctions and the illiquidity of these securities under current market conditions, the Company has considered whether par value continues to be a reasonable basis for estimating the fair value of these ARS at June 30, 2010. The Company estimated the fair value of these securities at June 30, 2010 using broker valuations and internally-developed models of the expected future cash flows related to the securities as well as referencing a third party specialist’s valuation. One of the more significant assumptions made in the Company’s internally-developed

 

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models was the term of expected cash flows of the underlying auction rate securities and the discount related to the illiquidity of the investments. The Company developed several scenarios for the liquidation of the auction rate securities over periods that ranged from 3 to 7 years. In estimating the fair value of these investments, the Company considered the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, the magnitude of the losses compared to the investments’ cost, the length of time the investments have been in an unrealized loss position, the low probability that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security, whether the security has been downgraded by a rating agency, and the Company’s ability and intent to hold these investments until the anticipated recovery in market value occurs. Based on its estimated operating cash flows and other sources of cash, the Company intends to hold these auction rate securities for the foreseeable future, if necessary.

The Company’s valuation analysis in the second quarter of 2010 resulted in no change in the unrealized impairment loss recorded at December 31, 2008. The Company continues to monitor the market for auction rate securities and to assess its impact on the fair value of the Company’s investments. If current market conditions deteriorate further, the Company may be required to record additional temporary unrealized losses in other comprehensive income (loss) or, if the decline in fair value is judged to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the individual security may be written off to fair value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write-down would be reflected as a charge to earnings.

5. INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009

Raw materials

   $ 2,574,933    $ 2,529,594

Work in process

     2,377,143      1,715,212

Finished goods

     1,243,249      743,805
             

Total

   $ 6,195,325    $ 4,988,611
             

At June 30, 2010, the Company recorded a charge of $0.2 million as a result of a valuation adjustment related to its sensor inventory in China.

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess cost of the Crossbow asset acquisition over the net fair value allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and to the acquired intangible asset that does not qualify for separate recognition according to ASC 805. The Company reported goodwill of $4,818,477 at June 30, 2010. The full amount of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. All goodwill acquired in the Crossbow acquisition has been allocated to the Company’s system solutions product segment. (See Note 12). The factors that make up the goodwill include the following synergies:

 

   

Combined enhanced technical capability – MEMSIC’s low cost sensing technology combined with Crossbow’s system integration expertise enables MEMSIC to develop low-cost, high performance integrated sensing system products.

 

   

Synergistic expanded customer base in stable markets – the acquisition gives MEMSIC access to industrial and aerospace markets that generally offer higher margins and more stability than its current mobile and consumer markets.

 

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Increased growth opportunity for the acquired business lines in the China market by utilizing MEMSIC’s China sales channels and resources.

 

   

The opportunity to leverage MEMSIC’s low cost manufacturing capacity in China to reduce the manufacturing cost of the acquired system products and improve gross margin

The Company will perform an annual impairment test for goodwill on December 31 of each fiscal year. In addition to the annual goodwill impairment test, an interim test for goodwill impairment will be completed when an event occurs or circumstances change between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Conditions that would trigger an impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal factors or business climate that could affect the value of an asset.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets relate to issued and applied-for patents on the Company’s core technology and gas meter processing know-how purchased in May 2008, as well as trademarks, customer relationships and developed technology acquired from Crossbow Technology, Inc. on January 15, 2010.

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Patents

   $ 914,230      $ 789,032   

Know-how

     518,283        509,200   

Trademark

     396,730        —     

Customer relations

     4,495,003        —     

Developed technology

     6,998,000        —     
                

Gross intangible assets

     13,322,246        1,298,232   

Accumulated amortization

     (1,050,244     (309,962
                

Net intangible assets

   $ 12,272,002      $ 988,270   
                

The Company amortizes its intangible assets based on the following expected lives:

 

     Expected life
(Years)

Patents

   15

Know-how

   5

Trademark

   2

Customer relations

   8-10

Developed technology

   8-10

Amortization expense expected over the next five years (2011 and beyond) is approximately $1.4 million per year. Amortization expense amounted to $740,000 and $72,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

The Company has considered the cash flows associated with the valuation of the definite-lived intangible assets and concluded that the straight-line amortization method best approximates the economic pattern of usefulness of those assets.

 

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The Company has considered whether there were any impairment indicators related to the intangible assets with definite lives acquired in connection with the Crossbow Technology acquisition at June 30, 2010 and concluded there were no such indicators of impairment. The Company will test for recoverability of its intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. Conditions that would trigger an impairment assessment include, but are not limited to:

 

   

A significant decrease in market price of the asset

 

   

A significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which the asset is being used

 

   

A significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of the intangibles, including an adverse action or assessment by s regulator.

 

   

An accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or development of the asset.

 

   

A current period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses for the reportable segment in which the asset is used

 

   

A current expectation that, more likely than not, the intangible asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life

7. NOTES PAYABLE TO BANK

On June 30, 2010, MTS, a newly established wholly owned subsidiary of MEMSIC Semiconductor, entered into a five-year project loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China. The total loan amount is $20 million, of which $15 million is to be used by MTS to purchase substantially all the assets that the Company purchased from Crossbow Technology, Inc., $3 million is for working capital purpose and $2 million for the purchase of equipment to build the manufacturing capacity for the Company’s system solution products. This loan is collateralized by the buildings and land owned by MEMSIC Semiconductor as well as the land and intellectual property owned or to be purchased by MTS. The interest rate of the loan is a variable rate, adjusted semi-annually based on the LIBOR rate plus 4.00%. MTS has obtained agreement from the local government in Wuxi, China to fully subsidize the interest expense on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2010, MTS has withdrawn an amount of $17,930,000. The repayment schedule of the principal amount is as follows:

 

Date

   Payment Amount

June 30, 2012

   $ 500,000

June 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000

June 30, 2014

   $ 2,500,000

June 29, 2015

   $ 16,000,000
      
   $ 20,000,000
      

8. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

Description of Plan

On March 29, 2000, the Company’s stockholders and board of directors approved the 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan (the “2000 Plan”), as amended, under which 2,969,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance to directors, officers, employees, and consultants. Options granted under the 2000 Plan may be incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and/or restricted stock. The 2000 Plan provides that the exercise price of incentive stock options must be at least equal to the market value of the Company’s common stock at the date such option is granted. For incentive stock option grants to an employee who owns more than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, the exercise price on the incentive stock option must be 110% of market value at the time of grant. Granted options expire in ten years or less from the date of grant and vest based on the terms of the awards, generally ratably over four years.

 

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On August 22, 2007, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), under which up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may become available for issuance. At the adoption date, 1,526,425 shares were reserved for issuance. The reserved amount will increase by 300,000 shares at each of the five anniversaries of the adoption date, for a maximum of 3,000,000 shares issuable under the 2007 Plan. Prior to December 19, 2007, there was no public market for the Company’s common stock. Accordingly, the board of directors determined the market value of the common stock at the date of grant by considering a number of relevant factors, including the Company’s operating and financial performance and corporate milestones achieved, the prices at which shares of convertible preferred stock in arm’s-length transactions were sold, the composition of and changes to the management team, the superior rights and preferences of securities senior to the common stock at the time of each grant and the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event for the shares of common stock underlying stock options.

On December 9, 2009, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2009 Nonqualified Inducement Stock Option Plan (the “2009 Plan”) with an effective date on January 15, 2010, the acquisition closing date. Under the 2009 Plan, up to 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may become available for issuance. Except as otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s board of directors, the form of option to be employed under the 2009 Plan shall be substantially identical to the form of nonqualified option customarily used under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

Valuation of Stock Options

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of an option award. The weighted-average fair values per share of the options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 were $3.35 and $3.39, respectively, while the weighted-average fair values per share of the options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 were $1.60 and $1.41, respectively, utilizing the following assumptions:

 

     Three months ended
June  30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Volatility

   67%    79%    67% - 70%    77% - 79%

Expected dividend yield

   0%    0%    0%    0%

Expected life

   6 years    5 years    5-6 years    5 years

Risk free interest rate

   2.65%    1.79% - 2.15%    2.42% - 2.65%    1.60% - 2.15%

Forfeitures

   36%    27% - 46%    36% - 37%    27% - 46%

The Company is responsible for estimating volatility and has considered a number of factors, including analysis of volatility data for a peer group of companies. The Company determined the volatility for options granted in the six months ended June 30, 2010 based on the implied volatility of the Company’s common stock, which the Company believes results in the best estimate of the grant-date fair value of employee stock options because it reflects the market’s current expectations of future volatility. Prior to January 1, 2010, due to limited historical information on the volatility of the Company’s common stock, the Company determined the volatility for options based on an analysis of reported data for a peer group of companies that issued options with substantially similar terms. The expected volatility of options granted was determined using an average of the historical volatility measures of this peer group of companies for a period equal to the expected life of the option.

The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying cash dividends on its shares of common stock; therefore, the expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero.

The Company uses historical employee exercise and option expiration data to estimate the expected life assumption for the Black-Scholes grant-date valuation. The Company believes that this historical data is currently the best estimate of the expected term of a new option, and generally its employees exhibit similar exercise behavior.

 

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The risk-free interest rate is based on a zero coupon United States treasury instrument whose term is consistent with the expected life of the stock options. The Company applies an estimated forfeiture rate, based on its historical forfeiture experience, in determining the expense recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The stock option activity under the 2000, 2007 and 2009 Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2010 is as follows:

 

     Options
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years
   Aggregrate
Intrinsic Value

Options outstanding at December 31, 2009

   2,099,179      $ 5.36    7.8    $ 1,975,462

Granted

   694,750        3.39      

Exercised

   (11,750     1.12      

Cancelled

   (165,650     4.88      
              

Options outstanding at June 30, 2010

   2,616,529      $ 4.88    7.9    $ 1,302,933
                  

Options exercisable at June 30, 2010

   846,222      $ 4.29    6.4    $ 945,735
                  

Options available for grant at June 30, 2010

   1,592,425           
              

At June 30, 2010, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense expected to be charged to operations over the next four years is estimated to approximate $4.3 million.

The total fair value at the date of grant of options which became exercisable during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 were approximately $62,000 and $177,000, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was allocated as follows:

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Research and development

   $ 26,230    $ 106,788    $ 65,087    $ 181,062

Sales and marketing

     40,284      68,753      85,057      126,349

General and administrative

     223,703      232,788      523,562      437,611
                           

Total

   $ 290,217    $ 408,329    $ 673,706    $ 745,022
                           

 

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9. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined to include all changes in stockholders’ equity during the period other than those changes that result from investments by and distributions to stockholders. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company’s comprehensive income (loss) is the sum of net income (loss) and the foreign currency translation adjustment, as follows:

 

     For the three months  ended
June 30,
   For the six months  ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009    2010     2009  

Net income (loss) attributable to MEMSIC, Inc.

   $ (1,974,091   $ 691,193    $ (4,294,053   $ 748,364   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     180,659        8,819      185,245        (24,678
                               

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to MEMSIC, Inc.

     (1,793,432     700,012      (4,108,808     723,686   

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (20,052     —        27,089        —     
                               

Total comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (1,813,484   $ 700,012    $ (4,081,719   $ 723,686   
                               

10. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

The calculation of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share is as follows:

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010     2009    2010     2009

Numerator:

         

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,974,091   $ 691,193    $ (4,294,053   $ 748,364
                             

Denominator:

         

Basic weighted average shares

     23,804,863        23,710,172      23,800,936        23,704,406

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents

     —          288,400      —          216,142
                             

Diluted weighted average shares

     23,804,863        23,998,572      23,800,936        23,920,548
                             

At June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company had 1.6 million and 1.3 million dilutive potential common shares in the form of stock options which were not included in the computation of net income per diluted share because these stock options would be anti-dilutive.

12. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company conducts its operations and manages its business in two reporting segments. The Company develops, designs, manufactures and markets (i) semiconductor sensor products (“sensor products”) based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and advanced integrated circuit design and (ii) sensor system solution products (“system solution products”) which incorporate sensors with on-board computing, wireless communications and systems and application software solutions. In making operating decisions, the Company’s chief executive officer, who is the chief operating decision maker, considers the gross profit results of the sensor product unit and the system solution product unit separately, but utilizes enterprise wide operating expense and earning results.

 

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Revenues by product application

The categorization of revenue by product application is determined using a variety of data points including the technical characteristics of the product, the end customer product and application into which the Company’s product will be incorporated, and requires substantial judgment. Set forth below are the Company’s revenues by product application for the periods presented.

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Mobile phone

   $ 842,619    $ 4,739,341    $ 2,098,580    $ 8,318,151

Consumer

     1,763,350      2,211,070      2,669,394      3,530,857

Automotive

     3,200,110      1,777,249      5,637,673      3,106,233

Industrial/other

     3,289,547      389,784      5,961,972      736,869
                           

Total

   $ 9,095,626    $ 9,117,444    $ 16,367,619    $ 15,692,110
                           

Revenues and gross profit by product type

The following table summarizes revenue and gross profit by product categories.

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Revenue

           

Sensor products

   $ 6,296,037    $ 9,117,444    $ 11,254,103    $ 15,692,110

System solution products

     2,799,589      —        5,113,516      —  
                           

Total

   $ 9,095,626    $ 9,117,444    $ 16,367,619    $ 15,692,110
                           

Gross profit

           

Sensor products

   $ 2,355,361    $ 4,200,839    $ 4,152,505    $ 7,333,863

System solution products

     1,333,066      —        2,381,416      —  
                           

Total

   $ 3,688,427    $ 4,200,839    $ 6,533,921    $ 7,333,863
                           

Revenues by geographical region

Revenue by geographic region, based upon customer location, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Asia (excluding Japan)

   $ 2,512,086    $ 6,241,504    $ 5,040,180    $ 10,844,474

Europe

     1,014,929      258,647      1,739,964      680,684

Japan

     1,379,374      987,510      2,534,582      1,281,821

North America

     4,013,074      1,629,783      6,810,125      2,885,131

Other

     176,163      —        242,768      —  
                           

Total

   $ 9,095,626    $ 9,117,444    $ 16,367,619    $ 15,692,110
                           

 

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Total Assets by geographical region

Total assets by geographical region are as follows:

 

     June 30,
2010
   December  31,
2009

United States

   $ 58,722,820    $ 59,028,075

China

     55,810,259      38,483,866

Japan

     1,130,164      —  
             

Total

   $ 115,663,243    $ 97,511,941
             

Total long-lived assets by geographical region are as follows:

 

     June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009

United States

   $ 6,350,380    $ 6,548,657

China

     19,820,009      14,410,796

Japan

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 26,170,389    $ 20,959,453
             

13. CONTINGENCIES

On March 30, 2010, Honeywell International, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in which it alleged that certain of the Company’s magnetic sensor products infringe a United States patent held by Honeywell. The Honeywell action was settled by agreement of the parties in June 2010. The terms of the settlement were not announced, and are not material to the Company.

The Company also may be subject to claims that arise out of the ordinary course of business in legal disputes. In management’s opinion, these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

This information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include any expectation of earnings, revenues,or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; factors that may affect our operating results; statements concerning new products or services; statements related to future capital expenditures; statements related to future economic conditions or performance; statements as to industry trends and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “target,” “continue,” and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

OVERVIEW

During the second quarter of 2010, we made good progress in our business plan for 2010 to transform ourselves into a multiple-product company serving a diverse set of markets. We began production shipping of our electronic compass (eCompass or magnetic sensor) to a major electronics manufacturer for GPS-enabled mobile phones. While we expect weakness in the China mobile phone market to continue in the near term, the adoption of GPS-enabled mobile phones is accelerating worldwide, and we believe that our market-leading eCompass product, which is ready for high-volume production, positions MEMSIC well for future account wins.

We also began shipping our new series of ultra-low-cost accelerometer products for cost-sensitive applications like mobile phones, toys and games, digital cameras, flat panel TV’s, remote controls, appliances and other consumer electronics products. Over time, we expect this product to enhance our position in the China mobile phone market and, at the same time, open many new markets for MEMSIC.

Our net sales for the second quarter of 2010 remained constant at $9.1 million compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Continued weakness in the China mobile phone market and the effects of price reductions in that market were offset by incremental sales from our January 2010 acquisition of the non-military inertial navigation systems, wireless sensor network Mote and eKo environmental businesses from Crossbow Technology, Inc. and strong growth in the automotive market.

 

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Description of Certain Line Items

Net Sales

Net sales represent gross revenue net of an allowance for the estimated amount of product returns and sales rebates from our customers. Sales to distributors are made pursuant to distributor agreements, which allow for the return of goods under certain circumstances. We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC topic 605-15, Revenue Recognition. While we sell our products to distributors as well as end customers, sales to distributors account for a significant amount of the total revenue.

Net Sales by Application

In the second quarter of 2010, net sales from industrial and other applications were the largest component of our total sales, representing 36.1% of total net sales, as a result of the addition of revenue from the Crossbow acquisition.

Net sales from automotive applications continued to increase in the second quarter of 2010, primarily due to the increasing volume of our new automotive applications. We expect our sales from automotive applications will continue to grow with our new applications and the recovery of the auto market. To increase net sales from the automotive market, we will continue to seek to increase sales from new automotive applications and to expand our customer base. However, revenue increases, if any, from the automotive market will require significant time, as the development lead time in this market is generally longer than other markets in which we participate, and this market was disproportionately affected by the current global downturn.

Net sales from mobile phone applications decreased by 82.2% in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year, due to severe price erosion and significantly reduced sales volumes due to a slow-down of the China mobile phone market, which historically has accounted for a majority of our revenue. We expect to see some recovery in the China mobile phone market in the second half of the year, and have intensified our efforts to win major global mobile phone accounts.

Net sales from consumer applications increased sequentially in the second quarter of 2010 due to design-wins in gaming and toy applications, but declined by 20.3% compared with the corresponding period in 2009. Net sales from consumer applications have fluctuated historically as a result of the generally short life cycle of consumer electronics and changes in our customer base.

The following table sets forth our net sales by application for the periods indicated by amount and as a percentage of our net sales (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales  

Mobile phone

   $ 843    9.3   $ 4,739    52.0   $ 2,099    12.8   $ 8,318    53.0

Consumer

     1,763    19.4        2,211    24.3        2,669    16.3        3,531    22.5   

Automotive

     3,200    35.2        1,777    19.5        5,638    34.5        3,106    19.8   

Industrial/other

     3,290    36.1        390    4.2        5,962    36.4        737    4.7   
                                                    

Total

   $ 9,096    100.0   $ 9,117    100.0   $ 16,368    100.0   $ 15,692    100.0
                                                    

Net Sales by Customer Base

Our customers primarily consist of distributors, OEMs and ODMs. Historically, a small number of our customers have accounted for a substantial portion of our net sales. However, the Crossbow acquisition has broadened our customer base and we expect that customer concentration will decline in the near term. Customers that individually represented 10% or more of our net sales, accounted in the aggregate for approximately 29.2% of our net sales in the second quarter of 2010 compared with 73.4% in the corresponding period of 2009. The decrease in concentration of customers is primarily due to the broader customer accounts as a result of the Crossbow acquisition.

 

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We have experienced and will continue to experience fluctuations in demand from a significant number of customers, including many of our largest customers. It is difficult for us to accurately forecast our product demand, particularly in the case of sales to our distributors, as we may not know the identity of the distributor’s OEM and ODM customers and lack information regarding their demand. In addition, recent adverse macro-economic changes have further increased the difficulty of accurately forecasting product demand and revenue. Occasionally, design changes in the products of our OEM and ODM customers have resulted in the loss of sales.

Net Sales by Product Type

Our sales primarily consist of two product types:

 

   

sensor products that are used as components in our customers’ products, and

 

   

system solution products, based on the technology acquired in our Crossbow acquisition, that incorporate sensors with on-board computing, wireless communications and systems and application software solutions and offer a complete system solution to our customers.

The following table sets forth our net sales by product type for the periods indicated by amount and as a percentage of our net sales (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales  

Sensor products

   $ 6,296    69.2   $ 9,117    100.0   $ 11,254    68.8   $ 15,692    100.0

System solution products

     2,800    30.8        —      —          5,114    31.2        —      —     
                                                    

Total

   $ 9,096    100.0   $ 9,117    100.0   $ 16,368    100.0   $ 15,692    100.0
                                                    

Net Sales by Geography

Our products are shipped to OEM and ODM customers worldwide. However, we focus on different application markets among geographical regions. In the greater China region, our revenue has historically been primarily derived from products for mobile phone applications. We are also seeking to expand the consumer and industrial applications markets in the greater China region. In Japan, our revenue has primarily been derived from products for consumer applications, particularly projectors. We are also seeking to penetrate the automotive market in Japan. In North America, our revenue has primarily been derived from products for automotive applications. In Europe, our revenue has fluctuated. The Crossbow acquisition has broadened our sales in the industrial and aerospace markets in North America, Japan and Europe.

The following table sets forth our net sales by geographical region for the periods indicated by amount and as a percentage of our net sales (dollar amounts in thousands).

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales     Amount    % of Sales  

Asia (excluding Japan)

   $ 2,512    27.6   $ 6,241    68.5   $ 5,040    30.8   $ 10,844    69.1

Europe

     1,015    11.2        259    2.8        1,740    10.6        681    4.3   

Japan

     1,379    15.2        988    10.8        2,535    15.5        1,282    8.2   

North America

     4,013    44.1        1,629    17.9        6,810    41.6        2,885    18.4   

Other

     177    1.9        —      —          243    1.5        —      0.0   
                                                    

Total

   $ 9,096    100.0   $ 9,117    100.0   $ 16,368    100.0   $ 15,692    100.0
                                                    

Cost of Goods Sold

We are a semi-fabless company. For our sensor products, we outsource wafer production to third-party foundries and complete the post-CMOS MEMS and most of the packaging, assembly and testing functions in-house. We also purchase our ceramic packaging materials from third-party suppliers. Cost of goods sold consists of: (i) cost

 

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of wafer, ceramic and other materials purchased from third parties; (ii) manufacturing overhead, primarily consisting of salaries and wages of our quality control employees and manufacturing-related management employees, depreciation, and equipment and parts; (iii) direct labor, primarily consisting of salaries and wages of our manufacturing operators; and (iv) outsourced processing fees paid to our third-party packaging service providers.

Our relationships with third-party foundry and packaging service providers do not provide for guaranteed levels of production capacity at pre-determined prices. As a result, our outsourcing costs relating to wafer production and packaging services are susceptible to sudden changes based on conditions in the global semiconductor market and our service providers’ available capacity.

Our system solution products are currently manufactured for us by Crossbow Technology, Inc. under a 12-month manufacturing agreement that we entered into in connection with the acquisition. We intend to transition the manufacturing of our system solution products to China, outsourcing most of the assembly process to third-party contract assembly vendors and performing final testing and programming functions in-house at our facility in Wuxi. We plan to transition the manufacturing of the wireless sensor network products first and then transition the manufacturing of inertial guidance systems products. We expect to complete the entire transition within 9 – 12 months.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Recently our gross profit and gross margin from our sensor product has tended to decrease due to a variety of factors, including average selling prices of our products, our product application mix, prices of wafers, excess and obsolete inventory, pricing by competitors, changes in production yields, and percentage of sales conducted through distributors. Our products for mobile phone applications, which are sold to distributor customers, have historically had lower margins than our products for automotive products, which are sold directly to our OEM and ODM customers, and this trend has accelerated recently. In addition, we reduced our prices for accelerometers used in mobile phone applications, which allowed us to reduce inventories of our existing mobile phone application product and prepare for the production of our newly introduced ultra-low-cost accelerometer product, which contributed to the decrease in the sensor product gross margin for the second quarter of 2010. Notwithstanding the relatively lower margin in the mobile phone applications market, we will seek to increase our market share in that market by introducing improved ultra low cost products and new magnetic sensor products because of the significant potential for revenue growth in the mobile phone applications market.

The gross margin from systems solution products, representing the product lines that we acquired from Crossbow Technology in the first quarter of 2010, largely reflects the negotiated prices at which we currently purchase the products from Crossbow Technology under the manufacturing agreement we entered into in connection with the acquisition. We expect the gross margins for our system solution products to increase as we complete the transition to in-house manufacturing.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development costs are expensed as they are incurred and primarily consist of salaries and wages of research and development employees; research costs, costs of masks and prototype wafers, consulting fees paid for outside design services; travel and other expenses; and stock-based compensation attributable to our research and development employees.

Historically, research and development expenses have increased both in absolute terms and as a percentage of total net sales. We expect this trend to continue in 2010 as we seek to diversify into non-accelerometer products and also as a result of the addition of acquired Crossbow engineers in the first quarter of 2010.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of wages, salaries and commissions for our sales and marketing personnel; consulting expenses, primarily consisting of sales consulting services and software application consulting services; travel expenses; independent sales representatives’ commissions; office rental; market promotion and other expenses and stock-based compensation. We expect sales and marketing expense to increase in 2010 as we continue to invest in sales and marketing resources to develop new market applications, expand our sales marketing network, engage in additional marketing and promotional activities and as a result of the addition of sales and marketing employees acquired from Crossbow.

 

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General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries and wages for administrative personnel; costs for professional services, including legal, tax and accounting services; depreciation and amortization expenses for non-manufacturing equipment; travel and entertainment expenses; office supply and other office-related expenses; office rental expenses; other expenses, such as utilities, insurance and provision for accounts receivable; and stock-based compensation. We expect that our general and administrative expenses for 2010 in absolute terms will increase with the additional office in San Jose, California, increased legal and professional fees and increased amortization expense as a result of the Crossbow acquisition.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense), primarily consists of interest income earned on our investments of cash and cash equivalents, and interest expense incurred on our borrowings and net foreign currency exchange gains and losses.

Provision for Income Taxes

We conduct sales of our sensor product business through our headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts. Our Wuxi subsidiary is primarily engaged in manufacturing and engineering activities and does not conduct direct sales to customers. For internal accounting and PRC tax purposes, we account for the transfers of goods from our Wuxi subsidiary to our U.S. headquarters as sales, and calculate the transfer price of such sales based on a markup of manufacturing and operating costs. We believe the prices of these sales were consistent with the prevailing market prices.

U.S. Tax

In the United States, we are subject to the federal income tax and the Massachusetts state income tax at approximate rates of 34% and 9.5%, respectively. At December 31, 2009, the Company had gross U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of $2.7 million, which expire in the years 2028 and 2029. Included within this amount is approximately $260,000 of excess tax deductions associated with non-qualified stock options that have been exercised. When these excess tax benefits actually result in a reduction to currently payable income taxes, the tax benefit will be recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. Our operating losses may be subject to limitations under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

Our policy is to reinvest any earnings of MEMSIC Semiconductor in our Chinese operations. We have not provided for the U.S. income taxes that could result from the distribution of such earnings to the U.S. parent. If these earnings were ultimately distributed to the U.S. in the form of dividends or otherwise, or if the shares of MEMSIC Semiconductor were sold or transferred, we would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes on these undistributed earnings.

PRC Tax

Our PRC taxes primarily consist of enterprise income tax, value-added tax, and certain other miscellaneous taxes. As of December 31, 2009, our Wuxi subsidiary had no PRC NOL carryforwards available to offset future PRC enterprise income tax. Beginning in 2009, our Wuxi subsidiary entered into a three-year period at a 50% reduced income tax rate.

Enterprise Income Tax

PRC enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under PRC accounting principles. In accordance with “Income Tax of China for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises,” or the Foreign Enterprise Income Tax Law, and the related implementing rules, foreign investment enterprises, or FIEs, incorporated in the PRC are generally subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 33%.

The Foreign Enterprise Income Tax Law and the related implementing rules provide certain favorable tax treatments to FIEs which qualify as high-technology companies and are registered and operate in designated high-technology zones in the PRC. Our Wuxi subsidiary is a high-technology FIE registered and operating in a designated high-technology zone. Accordingly, under the Foreign Enterprise Income Tax Law, its implementing rules and several local regulations, our Wuxi subsidiary is entitled to a preferential enterprise income tax rate of

 

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15%. In addition, our Wuxi subsidiary is entitled to a five-year tax holiday, pursuant to which it is exempted from paying the enterprise income tax for 2007, the year in which it first had positive accumulated earnings, and 2008. After the two-year exemption period, our Wuxi subsidiary will be entitled to a 50% reduction from the then applicable income tax rate for each year from 2009 through 2011. After the expiration of this five-year tax holiday period, a preferential enterprise income tax rate of 15% may apply for so long as our Wuxi subsidiary continues to be recognized as a “high-technology company especially supported by the PRC government.”

To qualify as a “high-technology company especially supported by the PRC government” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a business entity generally must meet certain financial and non-financial criteria, including, but not limited to:

 

   

products or services of the business falling under the scope of “high-technology especially supported by the PRC government”;

 

   

a minimum level of revenue generated from high-technology related sales or services as a percentage of total revenue;

 

   

a minimum number of employees engaged in research and development as a percentage of total number of employees; and

 

   

a minimum level of research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenue.

If the PRC central government or applicable local governments determine that our Wuxi subsidiary is not or no longer qualifies as a “high-technology company especially supported by the PRC government,” our effective enterprise income tax rate would increase as a result.

In addition, as an FIE, our Wuxi subsidiary enjoys certain tax deductions for purchasing equipment made in China. Under the relevant regulation, if an FIE purchases Chinese-made equipment, and the price does not exceed the total investment amount of the FIE, for projects that fall within certain specified categories, 40% of the purchase price amount may be credited against the surplus between the amount of enterprise income tax payable in the current year and the amount paid in the previous year. If the credited amount is greater than the surplus, the excess amount can be carried forward for up to five years, subject to certain exceptions.

If our Wuxi subsidiary ceases to qualify for its current preferential enterprise income tax rates, we will consider options that may be available at the time that would enable it to qualify for other preferential tax treatment. To the extent we are unable to offset the expiration of, or the inability to obtain, preferential tax treatment with new tax exemptions, tax incentives or other tax benefits, our effective tax rate will increase. The amount of income tax payable by our Wuxi subsidiary in the future will depend on various factors, including, among other things, the results of operations and taxable income of our Wuxi subsidiary (which is in turn partially dependent on our internal transfer pricing policies) and the applicable statutory tax rate.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress approved and promulgated a new tax law named “Enterprise Income Tax Law,” which took effect beginning January 1, 2008. Under the new tax law, FIEs and domestic companies are subject to a uniform tax rate of 25%. The new tax law provides a five-year transition period starting from its effective date for those enterprises which were established before the promulgation date of the new tax law and which were entitled to a preferential lower tax rate under the then effective tax laws or regulations. In accordance with regulations issued by the State Council, the tax rate of such enterprises may gradually transition to the uniform tax rate within the transition period. For those enterprises which are enjoying tax holidays, such tax holidays may continue until their expiration in accordance with the regulations issued by the State Council. While the new tax law equalizes the tax rates for FIEs and domestic companies, preferential tax treatment would continue to be given to companies in certain encouraged sectors and to entities classified as “high-technology companies especially supported by the PRC government,” whether FIEs or domestic companies.

Our Wuxi subsidiary has been qualified as a “high-technology company especially supported by the PRC government.” Therefore, a preferential enterprise income tax rate of 15% under the new tax law may apply to our Wuxi subsidiary. However, according to the relevant transition preferential tax policies issued by the State Council, the preferential enterprise income tax rate under the new tax law and the transition-period preferential tax policy can not apply simultaneously. That is to say, our Wuxi subsidiary may either choose to enjoy the exemption from enterprise income tax for 2007 and 2008 and a 50% reduction on the uniform enterprise income tax rate of 25%

 

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from 2009 to 2011, or, choose the preferential enterprise income tax rate of 15% for qualified high-technology companies under the new tax law. We believe the adoption of the transition-period preferential tax policy will be more beneficial to our Wuxi subsidiary. Therefore, commencing in the first quarter of 2009 and through 2011, the effective income tax rate for our Wuxi subsidiary is 12.5%.

As a result of the new tax law, following the year 2011, upon expiration of our 50% reduction from the then applicable income tax rate, our effective tax rate may increase, unless we are otherwise eligible for preferential treatment.

Other PRC Taxes

Other miscellaneous PRC taxes primarily consist of property tax, land-use tax and stamp tax which are accounted for in our general and administrative expenses, and education surcharge, which is recorded as part of our cost of goods sold.

Crossbow Japan Taxes

Our majority owned joint venture in Japan is subject to Japan taxes including enterprise income tax, value-added tax, and certain other miscellaneous taxes. The effective income tax rate for Crossbow Japan is 40%.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest represents net income which is allocated to our 49% joint venture partner in the Crossbow Japan joint venture and is therefore, excluded from the income or loss of MEMSIC, Inc.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We consider our accounting policy to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. For a discussion of the critical accounting policies that we consider to be the most sensitive and that require the most significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies.” There has been no change in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
           % of net          % of net           % of net          % of net  
     Amount     sales     Amount    sales     Amount     sales     Amount    sales  
     (dollar amounts in thousands)     (dollar amounts in thousands)  

Net sales

   $ 9,096      100.0   $ 9,117    100.0   $ 16,368      100.0   $ 15,692    100.0

Cost of goods sold

     5,407      59.4        4,916    53.9        9,834      60.1        8,358    53.3   
                                                      

Gross profit

     3,689      40.6        4,201    46.1        6,534      39.9        7,334    46.7   

Operating expenses:

                  

Research and development

     2,035      22.4        1,709    18.7        4,009      24.5        2,879    18.3   

Sales and marketing

     1,109      12.2        543    6.0        2,180      13.3        1,120    7.1   

General and administrative

     2,328      25.6        1,387    15.2        4,313      26.4        2,773    17.7   

Amortization

     402      4.4        35    0.4        740      4.5        72    0.4   
                                                      

Total operating expenses

     5,874      64.6        3,674    40.3        11,242      68.7        6,844    43.6   
                                                      

Operating income (loss)

     (2,185   (24.0     527    5.8        (4,708   (28.8     490    3.2   

Other income:

                  

Interest and dividend income

     104      1.1        202    2.2        221      1.4        460    2.9   

Other, net

     88      1.0        35    0.4        105      0.6        38    0.2   
                                                      

Total other income

     192      2.1        237    2.6        326      2.0        498    3.2   
                                                      

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     (1,993   (21.9     764    8.4        (4,382   (26.8     988    6.3   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     1      0.0        73    0.8        (115   (0.7     240    1.5   
                                                      

Net income

     (1,994   (22.0   $ 691    7.6      $ (4,267   (26.1   $ 748    4.8   
                                                      

Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (20   (0.2     —      —          27      0.3        —      —     
                                                      

Net income (loss) attributable to MEMSIC, Inc.

   $ (1,974   (21.7 )%    $ 691    7.6   $ (4,294   (26.4 )%    $ 748    4.8
                                                      

Quarter Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

Net sales. Our net sales remained relatively unchanged at $9.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and the corresponding period of 2009. Our net sales from sensor products decreased to $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $9.1 million in the corresponding period of 2009 due to price reductions to reduce inventories on hand and reduced sales volumes due to the slow down of the China mobile phone market. This decrease was offset by the addition of $2.8 million in sales of system solution products as a result of our Crossbow acquisition in January 2010. Sales in automotive applications accounted for $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1.8 million in the corresponding period in 2009. The increase in sales in automotive applications was due to increased production orders for new applications at one significant automotive customer.

Cost of goods sold. Our cost of goods sold increased by 10.0% to $5.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $4.9 million for the corresponding period in 2009. This increase was primarily due to the change in the mix of the products sold and the addition of $0.2 million to our inventory provision as a result of a valuation adjustment.

Gross profit and gross margin. Our gross profit decreased by 12.2% to $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $4.2 million in the corresponding period of 2009. Our gross margin decreased by 5.5 percentage points to 40.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from 46.1% in the corresponding period of 2009.

 

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Our gross profits and gross margins by product type are shown in the following table (dollars in thousands)

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  
     Gross Profit    Margin %     Gross Profit    Margin %  

Sensor products

   $ 2,356    37.4   $ 4,201    46.1

System solution products

     1,333    47.6        —      —     
                          

Total

   $ 3,689    40.6   $ 4,201    46.1
                          

Our gross profit and gross margin from our sensor products was $2.4 million and 37.4% for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $4.2 million and 46.1% in the corresponding period of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to the price reduction of our sensor products for the mobile phone applications in China market and an unfavorable inventory valuation adjustment. The gross margin from our system solution products was 47.6% and had positive impact on the overall gross margin for the second quarter of 2010.

Research and development. Our research and development expenses increased by 19.1% to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.7 million in the corresponding period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to the addition of an engineering team and related expense as a result of the Crossbow acquisition as well as an increase in the research and material costs related to developing new products and system solutions in this period as compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Research and development expenses, as a percentage of total net sales, increased to 22.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from 18.7% for the corresponding period of 2009.

Sales and marketing. Our sales and marketing expenses increased by 104.2% to $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $543,000 for the corresponding period of 2009. The increase was primarily due to the addition of a sales and marketing team in California as a result of the Crossbow acquisition and an increase in headcount of the sales and marketing resources for our existing product lines. Sales and marketing expenses, as a percentage of total net sales, increased to 12.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from 6.0% for the corresponding period of 2009.

General and administrative. Our general and administrative expenses increased by 67.8% to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.4 million in the corresponding period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to the addition of a California office and related office expense and the legal and professional cost related to the Crossbow acquisition. General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total net sales, increased to 25.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from 15.2% for the corresponding period in 2009.

Amortization. Our amortization expense increased to $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $35,000 in the corresponding period of 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the amortization of intangible assets related to the Crossbow acquisition.

Other income. Our other income was $192,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $237,000 in the corresponding period of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest income as a result of lower interest rates.

Provision for income taxes. Our income tax provision was $941 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to an income tax provision of $73,000 in the corresponding period of 2009. Our income tax provision for the second quarter of 2010 reflected principally a provision of $27,000 related to certain deferred tax liability in the U.S., offset by a tax benefit of $25,000 related to a net loss in Crossbow Japan. Our income tax provision for the second quarter of 2009 reflected principally income tax expense of $73,000 recorded by our Wuxi subsidiary, related to earnings in China, at the effective rate of 12.5%. Beginning in 2009, our Wuxi subsidiary started its three-year tax holiday period at one-half the unified tax rate of 25%, which will extend until 2011 at which time the rate will increase to 25%.

 

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Six months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2009

Net sales. Our net sales increased by 4.3% to $16.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $15.7 million in the corresponding period of 2009. This increase was primarily attributable to the addition of $5.1 million in sales from the system solution products, offset by a decrease of $4.4 million in sales from our sensor products in mobile phone applications due to price reductions to reduce inventories on hand and lower sales volume due to the slow down of China mobile phone market. Sales in automotive applications accounted for $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $3.1 million in the corresponding period in 2009. The increase in sales in automotive applications was due to the increase in production orders for new applications at one significant automotive customer.

Cost of goods sold. Our cost of goods sold increased by 17.7% to $9.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $8.4 million for the corresponding period in 2009. This increase was primarily due to the change in the mix of products sold and an unfavorable inventory valuation provision.

Gross profit and gross margin. Our gross profit decreased by 10.9% to $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $7.3 million in the corresponding period of 2009. Our gross margin percentage decreased by 6.8 percentage points to 39.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from 46.7% in the corresponding period of 2009.

Our gross profits and gross margins by product type are shown in the following table (dollars in thousands)

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  
     Gross Profit    Margin %     Gross Profit    Margin %  

Sensor products

   $ 4,153    36.9    $ 7,334    46.7 

System solution products

     2,381    46.6        —      —     
                          

Total

   $ 6,534    39.9    $ 7,334    46.7 
                          

Our gross profit and gross margin from our sensor products was $4.2 million and 36.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $7.3 million and 46.7% in the corresponding period of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to the price reduction of our sensor products for the mobile phone applications in China market. The gross margin from our system solution products was 46.6% and had positive impact on the overall gross margin for the first quarter of 2010.

Research and development. Our research and development expenses increased by 39.2% to $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $2.9 million in the corresponding period of 2009. This increase was primarily due to the addition of an engineering team and related expenses as a result of the Crossbow acquisition as well as an increase in the research and material costs related to developing new products and system solutions in this period as compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Research and development expenses, as a percentage of total net sales, increased to 24.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from 18.3% for the corresponding period of 2009.

Sales and marketing. Our sales and marketing expenses increased by 94.6% to $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.1 million for the corresponding period of 2009. The increase was primarily due to the addition of a sales and marketing team in California as a result of the Crossbow acquisition and an increase in headcount of the sales and marketing resources for our existing product lines. Sales and marketing expenses, as a percentage of total net sales, increased to 13.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from 7.1% for the corresponding period of 2009.

General and administrative. Our general and administrative expenses increased by 55.5% to $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $2.8 million in the corresponding period of 2009. This increase was primarily due increased expenses in 2010 related to the addition of a California office and related office expense, and the legal and professional cost related to the Crossbow acquisition. General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total net sales, increased to 26.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from 17.7% for the corresponding period in 2009.

 

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Amortization. Our amortization expense increased to $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $72,000 in the corresponding period of 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the amortization of intangible assets related to the Crossbow acquisition.

Other income. Our other income was $326,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $498,000 in the corresponding period of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest income as a result of lower interest rates.

Provision for income taxes. Our income tax benefit was $115,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to an income tax provision of $240,000 in the corresponding period of 2009. Our income tax benefit for the first half of 2010 reflected principally income tax benefit of $112,000 related to the recognition of a research and development tax credit earned in China and the benefit of $92,000 related to losses incurred by our Wuxi subsidiary at the effective rate of 12.5%. These amounts were partially offset by the recognition of a provision of $50,000 related to certain deferred tax liability in the U.S. and a provision of $39,000 related to a net income in the joint venture in Japan. Our income tax provision for the first six months of 2009 reflected principally income tax expense of $240,000 recorded by our Wuxi subsidiary, related to earnings in China, at the effective rate of 12.5%. Beginning in 2009, our Wuxi subsidiary started its three-year tax holiday period at one-half the unified tax rate of 25%, which will extend until 2011 at which time the rate will increase to 25%.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2010, our principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $59.4 million. Our principal uses of cash historically have consisted of payments to our suppliers for the costs related to the outsourcing of wafer fabrication and outsourced processing fees paid to and materials purchased from third parties, as well as payments for our manufacturing overhead, equipment purchases and manufacturing space expansion. Other significant cash outlays primarily consist of salaries, wages and commissions for our non-manufacturing related employees.

As of June 30, 2010, our investments included $5.2 million (net of $247,000 impairment loss taken at December 31, 2008) of auction rate securities. Auction rate securities are generally long-term fixed income instruments that provide liquidity through a Dutch auction process that resets the applicable interest rate at pre-determined calendar intervals, typically every 7, 28, 35 or 49 days. Due to liquidity issues that continue to be experienced in global credit and capital markets, certain of the auction rate securities we hold have failed at auction, meaning that the amount of securities submitted for sale at auction exceeded the amount of purchase orders. If an auction fails, the issuer becomes obligated to pay interest at penalty rates. All of the auction rate securities we hold continue to pay interest in accordance with their stated terms. However, the failed auctions create uncertainty as to the liquidity in the near term of these securities. As a result, we have classified the $5.2 million of auction rate securities we held at June 30, 2010 as long-term investments.

Based on our expected operating cash flows and our other sources of cash, we do not expect the potential lack of liquidity in our auction rate securities classified as long-term investments to affect our ability to execute our current business plan in the foreseeable future. However, the principal represented by these investments will not be accessible to us until one of the following occurs: a successful auction occurs, the issuer redeems the issue, a buyer is found outside of the auction process or the underlying securities have matured. There can be no assurance that we would be able in the near term to liquidate these securities on favorable terms, or at all, and if we should require access to these funds sooner than we currently expect, our inability to sell these auction rate securities could adversely affect our liquidity and our financial flexibility.

On June 30, 2010, our newly established indirect Wuxi subsidiary, MTS obtained a $20 million, five-year project loan from Agricultural Bank of China. The expected usage of the loan is: $15 million is to be used by MTS to purchase from us substantially all the assets that we purchased from Crossbow Technology, Inc., $3 million is for working capital purposes and $2 million for the purchase of equipment to build the manufacturing capacity for the system solution products. This loan is collateralized by the buildings and land owned by our Wuxi subsidiaries as well as the intellectual property to be purchased by MTS from us. The loan bears interest at a variable rate, adjusted semi-annually, based on the LIBOR rate plus 4.00%. MTS has obtained agreement from the local Wuxi government to fully subsidize the interest expense on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2010, $17,930,000 has been withdrawn and is outstanding.

 

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We believe that our current cash, proceeds of our project loan from the Agricultural Bank of China and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs, including working capital requirements and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months. Our future cash requirements will depend on many factors, including our operating income, the timing of our new product introductions, the costs to maintaining adequate manufacturing capacity, the continuing market acceptance of our products, payment terms for major contracts and customers, or other changing business conditions and future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our existing cash is insufficient to meet our requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity securities, debt securities or borrow from banks. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in the amounts we need or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The sale of additional equity securities, including convertible debt securities, would be dilutive to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would divert cash for working capital requirements and capital expenditures to service debt and could result in operating and financial covenants that restrict our operations and our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders. If we are unable to obtain additional equity or debt financing, our business, operations and prospects may suffer.

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1.2 million, which was derived from a net loss of $4.3 million, adjusted to reflect a net increase relating to non-cash items and a net increase relating to changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities. The adjustments relating to non-cash items, a net increase of $2.5 million, were primarily due to depreciation and amortization expense of $1.8 million and stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million, offset by an increase in deferred tax asset of $34,000. The adjustments related to changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities, a net increase in cash of $0.6 million, were primarily attributable to a $0.6 million increase in inventories, primarily due to the preparation for shipments of our magnetic sensor product to a major electronic manufacturer, a $1.0 million increase in accounts receivable, a $1.2 million increase in other assets, primarily due to an increase in certain prepaid expenses including insurance, VAT receivables and supplier deposits, offset by a $3.5 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $3.4 million, which was derived from a net income of $0.7 million, adjusted to reflect a net increase relating to non-cash items and a net increase relating to changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities. The adjustments relating to non-cash items, a net increase of $1.7 million, were primarily due to depreciation and amortization expense of $1.0 million, stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million and deferred income tax of $44,000. The adjustments related to changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities, a net increase in cash of $0.9 million, were primarily attributable to a $1.1 million reduction in inventories due primarily to increased unit sales in the China mobile phone market and a $0.5 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, offset by a $0.2 million increase in accounts receivable due to the increase in net sales and a $0.6 million increase in other assets, primarily due to an increase in certain prepaid expenses including insurance, VAT receivables and supplier deposits.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $24.2 million, primarily consisting of the payment of $17.6 million, net of acquired cash of $0.4 million, for the Crossbow acquisition and the purchase of property and equipment for expanding our manufacturing capacity for $6.8 million, offset by proceeds from sale of investments of $0.2 million.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $5,000, primarily consisting of proceeds from sale of short-term investments of $1.7 million, which was offset by the purchase of property and equipment for expanding our manufacturing capacity of $1.7 million.

 

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Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $17.9 million, primarily reflecting proceeds from the project loan from the Agricultural Bank of China of $17.9 million and proceeds of $13,000 from exercise of options to purchase common stock, offset by a cash dividend of $57,000 paid to the minority owner of the joint venture in Japan.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 of $74,000, reflected proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, other than property and equipment operating leases, nor do we have any transactions, arrangements or other relationships with any special purpose entities established by us, at our direction or for our benefit.

 

Item 3. Controls and Procedures

A. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) required by Exchange Act Rules 13a15(b) or 15d-15(b), our Chief Executive Officer and our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer have concluded that as of June 30, 2010, the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

B. Changes in Internal Controls

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On March 30, 2010, Honeywell International, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in which it alleged that certain of our magnetic sensor products infringe an United States patent held by Honeywell. The Honeywell action was settled by agreement of the parties in June 2010. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, and are not material to the Company.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There has been no material change in the risk factors disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The net proceeds to us of our initial public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were approximately $60.2 million. Through June 30, 2010, we have applied approximately $6.1 million of the net proceeds to fund capital expenditures for the expansion of our manufacturing facility in Wuxi, $6.5 million to the construction of two new buildings adjacent to that facility and $18.0 million to the Crossbow acquisition. We have invested the balance of $29.6 million of the net proceeds from our initial public offering in money market funds and auction rate securities, pending other uses.

 

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Item 5. Other Information

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.

On June 30, 2010, our newly established indirect Wuxi subsidiary, MEMSIC Transducer Systems Company, Limited (“MTS”), entered into a Fixed Asset Loan Contract (the “Project Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which MTS obtained a $20 million, five-year project loan from Agricultural Bank of China. The expected usage of the loan is: $15 million is to be used by MTS to purchase from us substantially all the assets that we purchased from Crossbow Technology, Inc., $3 million is for working capital purpose and $2 million for the purchase of equipment to build the manufacturing capacity for the system solution products. This loan is collateralized by the buildings and land owned by our Wuxi subsidiary and by the land and intellectual property owned or to be purchased by MTS. The loan bears interest at a variable rate, adjusted semi-annually, based on the LIBOR rate plus 4.00%. MTS has obtained agreement from the local Wuxi government to fully subsidize the interest expense on a quarterly basis (the “Subsidy Agreement”). As of June 30, 2010, $17,930,000 has been withdrawn pursuant to the Project Loan Agreement and is outstanding.

English translations (from the original Mandarin) of the Project Loan Agreement and the Subsidy Agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Quarterly Report.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

           Filed  with
This
Form 10-Q
   Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit No.

  

Description

      Form    Filing Date    Exhibit No.

  3.1

   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MEMSIC, Inc.       8-K    December 19, 2007    3.1

  3.2

   Amended and Restated By-Laws of MEMSIC, Inc.       S-1/A    November 30, 2007    3.4

  4.1

   Form of common stock certificate.       S-1/A    December 7, 2007    4.2

  4.2

   Fifth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement.       S-1    September 28, 2007    4.3

10.1

   2010 Executive Officer Bonus Plan       8-K    March 12, 2010   

10.2

   Fixed Asset Loan Contract dated June 30, 2010 between MEMSIC Transducer Systems Company, Limited (“MTS”) and Agricultural Bank of China. (Translated from the original Mandarin.)    X         

10.3

   Project Loan Interest Subsidy Agreement dated June 28, 2010 between MTS and Jiangsu Xishan Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee (Translated from the original Mandarin.)    X         

31.1

   Chief Executive Officer certification required by Rule 13a-14(a)    X         

31.2

   Principal Accounting Officer certification required by Rule 13a-14(a)    X         

32.1

   Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350    X         

32.2

   Principal Financial and Accounting Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350    X         

 

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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.

 

    MEMSIC, Inc.
Dated: August 16, 2010     By:   /s/    YANG ZHAO        
        Yang Zhao
        Chief Executive Officer and President
        Principal Executive Officer
Dated: August 16, 2010     By:   /s/    PATRICIA NIU        
        Patricia Niu
        Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
       

 

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EX-10.2 2 dex102.htm FIXED ASSET LOAN CONTRACT DATED JUNE 30, 2010 Fixed Asset Loan Contract Dated June 30, 2010

Exhibit 10.2

No. 32101201000017807                     

 

Fixed Asset Loan Contract

Agricultural Bank of China


Dear Customer: In order to protect your rights, before signing this contract please carefully read the provisions of this contract (particularly bold terms) which are about your rights and obligations in the contract. If there are any questions of this contract, please consult the lending bank.

Table of Contents

 

1.

   Definition   

2.

   Borrower’s commitment   

3.

   Basic provisions of Contract   

4.

   Supplementary Provisions   

5.

   Legal Responsibility   

6.

   Other Matters   


Fixed Asset Loan contract

 

Borrower (full name): Memsic Transducer Systems Co., Ltd.      

Residence (address):

 

Xishan Economic Development Zone(East),

South Dachen Road, East Ansheng Road, Wuxi

Legal Representative / CEO:

          Yang Zhao                     

Zip:

       214028                              

Attn:

       Jian Dong                        

Tel:

       66616266                         

Fax:

       66616669                         
Lenders (in full): Agricultural Bank of China Wuxi Xishan Branch      

Residence (address):

  No. 4 Nanquheng Rd., Xishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu

Legal Representative / CEO:

          Xiaodong Di                    

Zip:

       214101                               

Attn:

       Hu Jiang                           

Tel:

       88704845                          

Fax:

       88220116                          

Borrower needs to apply for fixed asset loans from the lender for Wireless Sensor Network System and Inertial Navigation System Manufacturing project, both parties mutually agree to enter into this contract.


1. Definition

Unless otherwise agreed, the following terms in this contract have the following meanings:

1.1 Borrowing Period: including the period under the master loan agreement and the period of each installment. The borrowing period under the master loan agreement refers to the period from date of the withdrawal of the first installment to the date of the payoff of the principal and interests of all the installment loans. The borrowing period of each installment is from date of the withdrawal of the installment loan to the date of the payoff of the total principal and interest of this installment loan;

1.2 Withdrawal period: refers to the period in which the borrower can withdraw the loan based on the terms and conditions of the loan contract, including the mutually agreed extended period.

1.3 Withdrawal Date: is the date that the bank transmits the loan amount to the borrower’s account

1.4 Repayment Period: refers to period from the date that borrower makes first principal repayment to the date of the payoff the entire loan principal and interest, including re-negotiated repayment period.

1.5 Project Construction Period: means the period from the start of the project to the completion of the project.

1.6 Project operation Period: from the date of project completion to the end of project operation.

1.7 Project Completion: means the project has been completed, inspected and accepted by the authorized construction inspection agency (including project quality inspection and the required comprehensive inspection), and has been put into use.

1.8 Day: means business days; if due date or the last day of the borrowing period falls on a National Holiday, a statutory holiday or a weekend, it will be extended to the first business day after the holiday.

1.9 LIBOR / HIBOR: London / Hong Kong inter-bank market lending rates of corresponding period announced by Reuters two business days before the interest charging date.

1.10: Loan ratio: the ratio of the loan amount that provided by the lender under this agreement to the total loan amount that the borrower obtains for the entire project.


1.11 Total investment: The total estimated investment for the project includes the capital investment for fixed assets required by the project and the initial working capital requirements.

1.12 Laws and regulations: including the PRC laws, administrative regulations, local laws, regulations, judicial interpretations and other regulations with legal effect.

2. Borrower’s Warrants

The Borrower warrants the following:

2.1 Construction and loan applications are in compliance with laws and regulations: Borrower shall be established by law and approved by the authorized agency; borrower and the project are in compliance with the State’s qualification requirements and eligible for investment; borrower and its controlling shareholder (legal representative of new project) have good credit history, no significant adverse record; usage of borrowing and repayment source are clear and legitimate; project conforms to national industrial, land, environmental protection policies; in line with capital investment requirements; has paid relevant dues and charges required by laws and regulations; no violation of laws and regulations.

2.2 Signing of contract is flawless: Borrower’s signing of this contract or its obligations under this contract has gone through the necessary approval based on laws, regulations or article; this contract is signed by or sealed with the chops of the borrower’s Legal representative or the right agent; borrower will actively corporate with the lender to obtain approval, go through registration or filing procedures; there is no other situation due to the borrower that may lead to flaws in the effectiveness of the loan contract.

2.3 Guarantee provided is valid: the guarantor has gone through necessary formalities based on laws and regulations or its article to provide guarantees for the borrower to sign the contract or the performance of obligations under this contract; guarantor is entitled to set up the collateral security; the signatory on the collateral contract is by authorized signor; the guarantor shall actively process and cooperate with the lender to obtain approval, registration, or filing and registering the collateral; the guarantee is flawless and there is no situation exist that may have material adverse effects on the effectiveness of the collateral.

2.4 Fulfill contracts in good faith: the usage of the loan should follow the term, method and usage that defined in the loan contract; loans shall not be used for illegal conduct; borrow shall actively cooperate with relevant State authorities and lenders in its supervision and inspection of the loan and the related guaranteem shall repay the loan in full and in time in accordance with the contract and do not use any means to default on the loan; there is no other incident of breach of contractual obligations.


2.5 Documents provided by the borrower regarding the borrower, the guarantor, and shareholders, as well as information of the project and company finance are true, complete, accurate, lawful and effective.

3. Basic Provisions of Article

3.1 Borrowing

3.1.1 Use of borrowing: Wireless Sensor Network System and Inertial Navigation System Manufacturing.

3.1.2 Currency and the amount of borrowing (Upcase): US DOLLAR TWENTY MILLION.

3.1.3 The borrowing term: FIVE (5) YEARS (Uppercase) (year / month).

3.2 Interest Rate, Penalty and Compound Interest

3.2.1 The borrowing rate

3.2.1.1 RMB loan interest rates following the first n/a Ways to determine:

 

  (1) Fixed Rate: In accordance with n/a Drawing on each loan / contract date) n/a (Single payment term / total loan period) base rate for the same grade of loan with corresponding period announced by the People’s Bank of China n/a (Up / down) float n/a% Until the loan’s due date;

 

  (2) Floating Rate: In accordance with n/a (Drawing on each loan payment/ contract date) n/a (Single payment term / total loan period) base rate based on the same grade of loan with corresponding period announced by the People’s Bank of China n/a (Up / down) floating n/a%. Floating interest rate to be adjusted every n/a (Upper case) months. The interest rate will be adjusted on corresponding lending date in the first month when the People’s Bank adjusts the RMB benchmark lending rate. The lender may not inform the borrower. If there is no corresponding lending date, the last day of the month will be considered as the corresponding lending date;

 

  (3) Other methods: n/a.

3.2.1.2 Foreign currency loan: the interest rate follows Sec. 3.2.1.1 (1) to determine:

 

  (1) SIX (Uppercase) months LIBOR (LIBOR / HIBOR) + 4.00% of spread and float every SIX (Uppercase) months;


  (2) Use the annual interest rate n/a% until the loan’s due date;

 

  (3) Other methods: n/a.

3.2.2 Method of interest calculation and settlement

3.2.2.1 The interest on the loan is calculated quarterly (Month / quarter) with the settlement date on the 20th of the last month of each quarter (Month / quarter end month).

3.2.2.2 Fixed-rate interest is calculated according to the agreed fixed rate. Floating-rate interest is calculated according to the determined rate in the floating period. If the interest rate is floated multiple times in one interest period, interest will be the cumulative amount of interests calculated according to different rates during floating period. For other than the above mentioned arrangement of interest rates, the interest is calculated according to the agreed rates.

3.2.2.3 If the maturity date of the loan falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend, the normal payment date will be extended to the first business day after statutory holiday or weekend and the interest for the extended period will be calculated in accordance with the agreed method.

3.2.3 Penalty Interest

3.2.3.1 Borrower fails to repay the loan principal according to contracted date, the lender will charge a penalty interest of 50% (Uppercase) of the agreed based rate on the overdue amount of the loan from the due date to the date when the principal and interest are paid off.

3.2.3.2 Borrower fails to use the loan in the way regulated by contract, lender will charge penalty interest of 100% (Uppercase) of the agreed based rate from the default date to the date when the principal and interest are paid off.

3.2.3.3 If the loan is neither repaid on time nor used in the way that comply with contract, the higher penalty interest rate of above will apply.

3.2.4 Compounding Interest

If the borrower fails to pay interest on time, the lender will charge compounding interest rate from the default date on monthly (Quarter / month) basis. If the Borrower fails to pay the interest due before the maturity date, the lender will charge monthly compounding interest at the contractual interest rate. After the maturity date, the lender will charge interest on compounding basis at the contractual overdue penalty interest rate. If the borrower fails to use loan according to contractual requirements or the borrower fails to pay interest on time during the loan term, lender will charge interest on compounding basis at an appropriate contractual penalty interest rate.


3.3 Withdrawals, Loan Payments

3.3.1 Withdrawal Conditions

The borrower shall also meet the following conditions in terms of withdrawing the loan:

(1) Borrower is a qualified borrowing entity. Their decision-making department or authorized personnel have agreed to obtain the loan. The necessary government agency’s approvals have been obtained.

(2) The borrower of the project loan has completed the legal administrative processes, including but not limited to obtaining the approval of government authorities, approval or filing of documents, obtaining from relevant agencies legal documents of environmental protection, land administration and planning. The project required revolving loan, if any, has met the conditions required by relevant government departments.

(3) Real estate development project loans have obtained relevant “State-owned land use right certificates”, “Construction land planning license”, “Construction project planning license” and “Construction Permit”. If the project has begun marketing / pre- sales, it must obtain “sales (pre-) sales permit” and pay the related land transfer fees.

(4) Sources of the project’s capital funding are in compliance with laws and regulations, and have 100% (100% / with ratio) been received prior to the loan. If the actual investment of the project exceeds the original planned investment amount and the lender agrees to grant an additional loan, the borrower’s proportionate additional capital investment shall be All (All / the same proportion) in place prior to the release of the loan. The actual progress of the project is matching the invested amount.

(5) Borrower has completed the relevant guarantee procedure requested by the lender and the guarantee is legitimate and effective.

(6) The use of loan complies with laws and regulations as well as the loan contract.

(7) The warrant made by the borrower when entering into this contract remains true and effective each time the borrower makes a withdrawal with no significant or material adverse change that has occurred that may affect the performance of the contract.

(8) Other conventions: n/a                                                 .


3.3.2 Withdrawal

3.3.2.1 Loan withdrawal in the following (2) ways:

(1) One-time withdrawal, following the n/a ways:

(1) Withdrawal date      Years      Month      Day;

(2) Withdrawal period from      Years      Month      To      Years      Month      Day;

(2) Fractional withdrawals, withdrawal period from 2010 (Years) 06 (Month) 29 (Day) To 2011 (Years) 06 (Month) 28 (Day).

Specific withdrawal plan is as follows:

2010-6-30 withdraw USD17.93 million, Q3 of 2010 withdraw 2.07 million of which, the withdrawals from 2010 (Years) 06 (Month) 29 (Day) To 2010 (Years) 12 (Month) 31 (Day) shall not be less than USD1 million.

If the borrower fails to withdraw according to contractual withdrawal date, withdrawal period or withdrawal schedule, and did not apply to defer the withdrawals, the lender may require the borrower to conduct relevant application procedure within a specified period. If such application procedure is not done within the required period, the lender may cancel or partially cancel the un-withdrawn loan, charge a compensation payment at n/a% of the canceled amount, and can re-determine the conditions for payment of loans and withdrawals. Borrower within an agreed period did not withdraw minimum amount of above loan, the lender may require the borrower to withdraw loan within a specified period. If it is not handled within the required period, the lender can charge compensation payment at n/a% of above minimum withdrawal amount and can re-determine the conditions for payment of loans and withdrawals.

3.3.2.2 Borrower should submit a written application for withdrawals 15 days prior to the withdrawal date. If the borrower needs to adjust the withdrawal plan, an application should be submitted 10 days in advance. The adjustment is subject to lender’s approval.


3.3.3 Loan Payments

3.3.3.1 Entrusted payment

3.3.3.1.1 If any one of below happens, borrower shall entrust lender to make payment directly to borrower’s contractual counterparties:

(1) A single withdrawal amount exceeds 50% of project total investment;

(2) A single withdrawal amount exceeds 5 million Yuan (including foreign currency equivalent);

(3) Other conditions agreed by both parties: n/a                                             .

3.3.3.1.2 In case of an entrusted payment, the borrower shall submit to lender an withdrawal application and “Entrust Payment Notice” 3 days in advance together with relevant information. Once the application has been inspected and confirmed by the lender, lender will make a direct loan payment to the borrower’s counterparty through the borrower’s bank account. If borrower’s withdrawal application does not meet conditions of the contract, or payment application does not match the contract, or the transaction information is incomplete or inaccurate, the lender will not release the corresponding loan. The lender is not liable for any losses resulted from the borrower’s default on its contract with its counterparty.

3.3.3.1.3 For a project financing that use entrusted payment, when necessary, the lender may together with the borrower, select an independent contractor or other intermediaries to conduct a joint inspection on the equipment and/or the project’s construction progress, and make loan payment in accordance with jointly confirmed documents.

3.3.3.1.4 An application for a delay of withdrawal of loan or cancel an entrusted payment shall be submitted in writing to the lender before the lender makes the payment. After the lender reviews and approves the application, the lender will suspend the entrusted payment and cancel the corresponding loan withdrawal. During this period, the corresponding loan interest will be charged in accordance with the contract terms. After the suspension of the entrusted payment, if borrower applies to resume the payment, contract term 3.3.3.1.2 will apply.

3.3.3.1.5 If the borrower’s credit has changed, can not make loan repayments, avoid the entrusted payment by splitting the payment into smaller amounts, and the project progress has lagged behind the plan, the lender may negotiate with the borrower to add additional conditions to the loan release and withdrawal terms, or to stop the loan release or withdrawal.


3.3.3.1.6 There should be no conditions attached to the entrusted payment. If the borrower adds conditions in the “entrusted payment notice”, the conditions for the loans do not create obligations to the lender. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the lender has no obligation to inform payment receiver about the entrusted payment, the suspension of payments, the withdrawal of payment, or the resume of payment.

3.3.3.2 Self-payment

Unless regulated by clause 3.3.3.1.1 and 4.1.1 of this contract, once the loan is transferred to the borrower’s account, the borrower can pay its contracts from its account independently. The borrower shall inform the lender of its payments out of the loan proceeds. The lender can conduct an account analysis, receipt audits, field surveys, etc. to verify whether the loans are used in accordance to the agreed purposes.

3.4 Repayments

3.4.1 The source of repayment

The Borrower to repay their loan principal and interest under this contract with its own assets, including but not limited to:

(1) all cash flow from borrower’s operation;

(2) n/a                                                     ;

(3) n/a                                                     .

3.4.2 Repayment Plan

Borrower shall pay accrued interest according to the interest payment term, and follow the following (2) plan to repay the loan principal: (the first two repayment plans could be used together with the third repayment plan)

(1) One lump sum repayment of loan principal, the date of payment n/a Years n/a Month n/a Day;

(2) Phased repayment of the loan principal: the specific repayment plans are as follows:

  USD0.5 million before 2012-06-30                                                  

  USD1 million between 2012-07-01 and 2013-06-30                     

  USD2.5 million between 2013-07-01 and 2014-06-30                  

  USD16 million between 2014-07-01 and 2015-06-29                   .


(3) When n/a (Item rental revenue reach n/a Million / rental rate reach n/a% / Other), the borrower needs to use n/a% of rental income to repay the loans; when n/a (Project revenue reach n/a Million / rental rate reach n/a% / Other), the borrower should repay all loan.

3.4.3 Repayment method

3.4.3.1 Borrower should transfer principal and interest payments amount into lender’s designated borrower’s bank account prior to the contractual payment due date and irrevocably authorize the lender to transfer the amount out from the account. If the balance of designated account is insufficient, the lender can withdraw from borrower’s other accounts with lender.

3.4.3.2 If the lender exercises the offset right based on the law or contract, the borrower’s objection period is 7 days from the date the lender notifies the borrower in writing, orally or any other form of its action.

3.4.4 Repayment Order

3.4.4.1 Unless otherwise agreed, repayment will be settled in the following order:

(1) If the Borrower specifically clarify to which loan the repayment shall apply, the repayment will be applied to that loan;

(2) If the repayment for certain loan is not explicitly specified by the borrower, and there are a number of maturing loans between the borrower and the lender, and repayment is insufficient to satisfy all the debts due, the debt will be settled in order that is determined by the lender;

(3) If the lender exercises its offset right against the borrower pursuant to the law or the contract, the debt to be offset and the offset order will be determined by the lender. If the lender exercises its right of subrogation, the settlement of debt and the settlement order with the payment from the secondary debtor will be determined by the lender.

3.4.4.2 If the borrower’s payment is insufficient to satisfy the full amount of the loan, the lender may choose to apply the payment to satisfy in the order of the principal, interest, penalty interest, compound interest or the administration cost of the loan.

3.4.5 Prepayment

3.4.5.1 If the borrower intends to pre- pay the loan, it should submit written application to the lender 30 days in advance. Upon the lender’s approval, the borrower can prepay the loan. The settlement order of the pre-payment shall be in accordance with clause 3. 4.4 of the agreement.


3.4.5.2 When borrowers makes prepayments, the interest on the part of the pre-payment will be calculated based on the following (2) method. The interest will be settled together with the principal:

(1) Based on the actual n/a (Total / each) loan’s term and the agreed interest rate;

(2) Based on the actual each (Total / each) loan’s term and agreed interest rate with floating interest rate of n/a (%).

(3) Other: n/a                                    .

3.4.5.3 If the borrower makes prepayment, the prepaid principal can not be lower than USD0.5 Million and should be multiples of USD0.5 Million.

3.4.5.4 If the borrower makes prepayment, the lender can charge prepayment penalty calculated by the (2) method:

(1) The remaining term of the loan (in months, less than a month as one month) × prepayment amount × 1‰;

(2) Other: n/a                                    .

3.4.5.5 If the borrower makes prepayment, the interest on the remaining part of the loan will be calculated at interest rate of this agreement.

3.4.6 Extension

If the borrower can not repay the loan according to the repayment plan, the borrower can apply for an extension from the lender. Borrower shall submit an extension application to lender 15 days prior to the due date of the loan. If the lender agrees, the lender will sign an extension agreement with the borrower.

3.5 Loan Receipt

The loan receipt is a part of the contract. If the loan amount, withdraw amount, repayment amount, repayment date, interest rate are different from loan receipt, record on the loan receipt will prevail.

3.6 Guarantee

3.6.1 Guarantee method of this contract are: collateral, guarantee


3.6.2 Guarantee contracts will be signed separated by the lender, the borrower and the guarantor.

3.7 Rights and Obligations

3.7.1 The rights and obligations of the Borrower

(1) Withdrawal of loan in accordance with the contract;

(2) Fully and timely repay the loan principal and interest;

(3) The usage of the loan is in accordance with the laws and regulations or contracts;

(4) Agree and actively cooperate with the lender and their agents on monitoring, inspecting of the construction of the project, financial activities, usage of loan and other related matters; submit information timely to the lender as the lender requested regarding the projects, usage of the loan, finance and other.

(5) When the borrower conducts below acts, the borrower shall notify the lender in writing in advance and get the approval from the lender:

(1) Contracting, leasing, equity restructuring, affiliation, merger/acquisition, consolidation, division or reduction of registered capital, joint venture, key assets transfer, significant investment, issuing bonds, applying for suspending business operation, applying for dissolution, bankruptcy, etc.;

(2) Provide large amount guarantees for the debt of others or pledge their main property to a third party for mortgage which may affect the solvency of the borrower;

(3) Before the borrower pays off the principal and interest of the loan, the project related assets or income (including expected return) generated from the loan financing that have not been used as a collateral or pledge to the lender (including lender participated syndication), are used by the borrowers as a collateral or pledged to a third party;

(4) During the project implementation process, the construction program or project budget is significantly adjusted;


(5) Material adverse changes in the borrower’s economic and financial situation or events related to the borrower that may significantly impact the lender’s collection of its debt.

(6) If the following events of the borrower occurred, the borrower shall give written notice to the lender within 5 days of the occurrence:

(1) The borrower, its legal representative, main responsible person or the operating manager is engaged in illegal activities;

(2) The business operation is discontinued, out of business, terminated, or the business license is revoked, etc.;

(3) The borrower’s financial situation seriously deteriorates, or its production and operation is in serious difficulty or it involves in major adverse dispute;

(4) The borrower may have other matters which have adverse impact on the lender’s collection of its debt.

(7) If the following events of the borrower occurred, borrower shall give written notice to the lender within 7 days of the occurrence:

(1) Significant changes in the organization, senior personnel and the company structure;

(2) Changes in the company name, domicile, scope of business and other matters of business registration or charted matters;

(3) Increase in registered capital, substantive changes in the contents of the articles of corporation;

(4) Changes of other important matters which may impact the fulfillment of the debt;

(8) The borrower and investors will not try to escape from its debt obligation to lender by withdrawing and hide the loan proceeds, transferring assets out or stock shares without authorization from the lender, and the borrower will not engage in any other acts which may damage the interests of the lender.


(9) The borrower is responsible for necessary expenses related to this contract, including legal fees, insurance, transportation, evaluation, registration, storage, appraisal, notary etc.

(10) Other rights and obligations that are regulated by the law and regulation or mutually agreed by the borrower and the lender.

3.7.2 The rights and obligations of lender

(1) Release the full amount of the loan to the borrower on time. If the delay of the loan release is due to the borrower’s own reason or other reason not caused by the lender, the lender should not be responsible.

(2) The right to conduct on-site or off-site monitoring of the following items related to the project construction, such as business operation, financial status, material inventory and use of loan etc, and require borrowers to provide relevant documents, data and information:

(1) Whether project related capital, self-sourced fund and other matching funds are in place on schedule; whether significant changes in the project taken place; whether project progress matches accumulated project expenditures;

(2) Monitor whether the borrower uses the loan according to the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, whether the loan is used out of compliance with the equity investments and securities, futures, or engage in speculative business, etc.;

(3) Check tther necessary items which lender consider as necessary.

(3) In situations which may influence the borrower to fulfill its debt or influence the safety of loan, the lender has the right to require the borrower to correct timely, implement the debt protection measures, provide other effective guarantee, or to stop issuing loans, terminate this contract and other loan contract and recall the loan in advance etc.;

(4) If the guarantor has suspended its business operation, is out of business, has canceled its business registration, or revoked its business license, or declared bankruptcy, or it has incurred significant operating losses that may lead to partial or completely loss of its guarantee capabilities, or its assets used as collateral for


loans has devalued, damaged, destroyed, or other situation which threaten the fulfillment of the guarantee for the loan, the lender may require the borrower to provide other effective guarantee;

(5) Other rights and obligations according to the law or agreed by two parties

3.7.3 Other obligations

3.7.3.1 Two parties are obligatory to protect the business secret and other information related to two parties which are gained while signing and completing the contact. Unless otherwise provided by the law, neither party shall disclose or divulge to any third party the above information without the consent of the other,

3.7.3.2 After the termination of the contracted rights and obligations, all parties should perform the necessary notifications, assistance in good faith.

4. Supplementary provisions

The following 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 also applies to loans under this contract, binding upon both parties; the other provisions which are not chosen are not binding for both parties:

4.1 Terms of loan use

4.1.1 Before the following conditions are met, the borrower should get consent from the lender if the borrower wants to use the loan which was transferred to the borrower’s account by the lender according to the provisions of the loan contract: n/a                                    .

4.1.2 During the period of the restricted use of loan, interest will be charged as agreed.

4.1.3 Before the condition of using the loan is met, if the borrower is investigated by authorized department, its account is frozen, or a third party makes a claim, the borrower should notify lender immediately.

4.2 The capital account regulation

4.2.1 The borrower shall open a controlled account with the lender and deposit the following (1) (2) amount into the account:

(1) The proportion of projects capital that corresponds to the amount of the lender’s loan.


(2) The portion of operational or rental income at The ratio corresponding to the loan ratio (All / and The ratio correspond to the loan);

(3) Other: n/a                                                                                              .

4.2.2 Before the contract rights and obligations are fulfilled, the borrower should get consent from the lender if the borrower changes or closes the account.

4.2.3 Other: n/a                                                                                              .

4.3 Insurance

4.3.1 3 Days before the withdrawal of the loan, in order to be in compliance with the law, industry regulations and requirements of lenders, the borrower should obtain insurance coverage for the construction and property related to the loan project from a insurance company that is accepted by the lender. The types of insurance include but not limited:

(1) All risks insurance on construction in process, property insurance on workshop ;

(2) n/a                                                                                                                          ;

(3) n/a                                                                                                                          .

4.3.2 The borrower’s insurance coverage should not be lower than this contracted loan amount (Total value / loan value); insurance period should be 6 month longer than the contacted term (The date of project completion and acceptance to delivery /should be 6 month longer than the contact time), and the insurance will be renewed in accordance with relevant regulations and the lender’s requirement, the borrower should not interrupt or withdraw the insurance before paying off the loan.

4.3.3 The premium of the insurance will be borne by the borrower. The borrower must pay the premium on time. If the lender pays the premium on behalf of the borrower; the lender can recover the premiums and other necessary expenses from the borrower.

4.3.4 During the period of insurance, if an accident occurs under the insurance liability, the borrower shall immediately notify the insurance company and the lender. The insurance compensation should be applied to the repayment of the loan principal and interest first. If the insurance compensation is not sufficient to repay the loan, the lender can recover or require the borrower to provide guarantee separately. If the lender agrees, the insurance compensation can also be used to restore the losses caused by such incidents.


4.3.5 Other: N/A                                                                                                          .

4.4 Financial Indicators Supervision

If the following cases (3) occur, the borrower shall implement debt protection measures according to the requirements of the lender, otherwise, the lender can exercise the contract rights agreed in Article 5.3:

(1) Actual project operating income below the project assessment by N/A;

(2) Asset-liability ratio of the borrower reach N/A and above;

(3) Borrower has adverse credit;

(4) The borrower has contingent liability at ratio of more than N/A ;

(5) Other: NA                                                                                                          .

4.5 Other conventions

Both sides agreed to add the following: NA                                    .

5. Legal responsibility

5.1 The following acts of the borrower shall constitute a breach of the contract:

(1) Breach of contractual obligations;

(2) Fail to fulfill the commitments of clause 2 in the contract;

(3) By oral expression or by action, the borrower indicates it does not want to pay back its matured or un-matured debts;

(4) Fail to carry or have not fulfilled the obligations under the contract that the borrower and the lender signed. The lender announces that the borrower defaults in the loan;

(5) Other circumstances in which the borrower fails to perform or not fully perform the contract.

5.2 Under any of the following circumstances, the lender can terminate the contract and other contracts signed by both parties:

(1) Default of the borrower or guarantor;


(2) Repayment ability of the borrower or the guarantor may have significant adverse changed;

(3) Collateral and pledged property values may suffer significant loss or impairment;

(4) National policy may have significant adverse adjustment on the loan safety;

(5) Borrower’s major defaults on other creditors;

(6) Other situation under the law or mutually agreed to terminate the contract.

If the Lender terminates the contract, the borrower can object within 7 days from the notification date to the borrower in writing, orally or in other forms.

5.3 If the borrower is in situations as stated in clause 5.1, article 5.2, the lender can take the following remedies:

(1) Require the borrower or guarantor to correct the breach action or other conducts that have affected the security of the loan within a specified time limit, to implement other debt protection measures or provide other effective security;

(2) When the borrower fails to use, return the loan as agreed or fails to pay the agreed interest per the contract, the penalty interest and compound interest will be applied and collected until the principal and interest are paid off or discharged;

(3) Stop issuing loans, recall early repayment of loans that are disbursed and declare that all other borrowings under other loan contracts between the lender and the borrower become due;

(4) To exercise the right of foreclosure to the borrower per law or as agreed;

(5) To require the borrower to be liable for damages and other liabilities;

(6) To take the appropriate measures for preservation of assets and other legal measures;

(7) To publicly disclose the borrower’s default behavior;

(8) Other relief measures: N/A                                                                 .

5.4 Due to the breach of the borrower, the lender has to collect its loans through ways such as litigation or arbitration. All legal fees, travel, execution fees, assessment fees and other expenses necessary to collect the debt should be undertaken by the borrower.


5.5 If the borrower fulfills all the contract obligations but the lender fails to issue the loan on a timely basis to the borrower, the borrower should be compensated for actual losses it suffered.

6. Other matters

6.1 Notice

Notice and all kinds of communications under this contract should be sent to the other party according to the recorded mailing address, fax number or other contact ways on the contract. Changes in the contact information of one party shall be promptly notified to the other party.

6.2 Dispute Resolution

6.2.1 When dispute occurred, the two parties should solve through consultation; when negotiation fails, it should be solved by the (1) way:

(1) To bring a lawsuit where the lender located;

(2) To the N/A                                              for arbitration.

6.2.2 During lawsuit or arbitration, the terms of the contract are not involved in the dispute should be performed continually.

6.3 The contract takes effect

6.3.1 This contract shall be effective on the date of signing or sealing by the lender and the borrower.

6.3.2 Signing Location: Wuxi                                                                      .

6.3.3 The contract matters that are not determined in this contract will be decided by negotiation between the two parties.

6.3.4 This contract has two copies: the borrower has one copy, the lender has one copy ,the guarantor NA copies which have same effect.

Borrower declares: the lender has provided the relevant provisions (particularly bold terms) and has explained the concepts, contents and the legal effect according to our request for the relevant provisions. We are aware and understand the above provisions.


Borrower (Stamp)

   Lender (Stamp)   

SEAL

Legal representative / responsible

  

SEAL

Legal Representative / responsible

  

person or authorized agent:

   person or authorized agent:   

 

  

     Years      Month      Day

  
EX-10.3 3 dex103.htm PROJECT LOAN INTEREST SUBSIDY AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 28, 2010 Project Loan Interest Subsidy Agreement Dated June 28, 2010

Exhibit 10.3

Memsic Transducer Systems Co., Ltd. Project Loan Interest Subsidy Agreement

Jiangsu Xishan Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee (hereinafter referred to as Party A) and Memsic Transducer Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Party B) agreed to enter into this agreement. By this agreement, Party A agrees to grant support fund to cover interest expense of Part B’s project loan.

 

  1. Party B is engaged in the research and manufacturing of Wireless Sensor Network Systems and Inertial Navigation Systems which are in the front line of the key technology segments that are highly supported by the Chinese Government. The success of Party B will be extremely meaningful to Party A and Jiangsu Province as it will help to establish a higher national industry and technology standard in the Development Zone and Jiangsu Province. To support Part B’s project, Part A agrees to subsidize 100% of the interest cost of Part B’s project loan in the amount not to exceed the equivalent of US$25 million for 5 years from the date of the first withdrawal of the loan.

 

  2. The amount of the interest subsidy to be provided by Party A shall equal to the actual interest payment made by Part B. At end of each quarter, Part B shall submit a copy of the bank’s interest charge statement to Part A for its record. Party A will reimburse Party B the actual interest amount in equivalent RMB amount based on the intermediary exchange rate on the day of the interest payment by Party B to the bank by the end of the same quarter that Party B pays the interest to the bank.

This Agreement will be signed in two counterparts. Each party holds one. This agreement will become effective upon the signatures of authorized persons or sealing of chops of both parties.

 

    Jiangsu Xishan Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee  
            SEAL                                                                                                               
    Memsic Transducer Systems Co., Ltd.  
            SEAL                                                                                                               
    June 28, 2010  
EX-31.1 4 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Yang Zhao, certify that:

 

1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MEMSIC, Inc.;

 

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

August 16, 2010
/s/ YANG ZHAO
Yang Zhao
Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 5 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF PAO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of PAO Pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Patricia Niu, certify that:

 

1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MEMSIC, Inc.;

 

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

August 16, 2010
/s/ PATRICIA NIU
Patricia Niu
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
EX-32.1 6 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of MEMSIC, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Yang Zhao, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

  (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ YANG ZHAO
Yang Zhao
Chief Executive Officer
August 16, 2010

This Certification shall not be deemed part of the Report or incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by implication or by any reference in any such filings to the Report.

EX-32.2 7 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF PAO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of PAO Pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of MEMSIC, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Patricia Niu, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

  (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ PATRICIA NIU
Patricia Niu
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
August 16, 2010

This Certification shall not be deemed part of the Report or incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by implication or by any reference in any such filings to the Report.

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