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Related Parties
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties

NOTE J Related Parties

We conduct business with two related party companies, Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“LSC”), and Nuvoton Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Nuvoton”). LSC is our largest stockholder, owning approximately 17% of our outstanding Common Stock as of March 31, 2015, and is a member of the Lite-On Group of companies. Raymond Soong, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, is the Chairman of LSC, and is the Chairman of Lite- On Technology Corporation (“LTC”), a significant shareholder of LSC. C.H. Chen, our former President and Chief Executive Officer and currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, is also Vice Chairman of LSC and a board member of LTC. Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors, is a board member of LTC, and a board member of Nuvoton. L.P. Hsu, a member of our Board of Directors serves as a consultant to LTC, and is a supervisor of the board of Nuvoton. We consider our relationships with LSC and Nuvoton to be mutually beneficial, and we plan to continue our strategic alliance with LSC and Nuvoton.

We also conduct business with a significant company, Keylink International (B.V.I.) Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Keylink”). Keylink is our 5% joint venture partner in our Shanghai assembly and test facilities. In addition, Chengdu Ya Guang Electronic Company Limited (“Ya Guang) is our 5% joint venture partner in our two Chengdu assembly and test facilities; however, we have no material transactions with Ya Guang. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews all related party transactions for potential conflict of interest situations on an ongoing basis, all in accordance with such procedures as the Audit Committee may adopt from time to time.

Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation – We sell semiconductor products to LSC and purchase semiconductor products from LSC for subsequent sale, making LSC one of our largest suppliers.

Net sales to, and purchases from, LSC are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net sales

$

305

 

 

$

115

 

Purchases

$

6,723

 

 

$

7,338

 

 

Keylink International (B.V.I.) Inc. – We sell semiconductor products to Keylink and purchase semiconductor products for subsequent sale. In addition, our subsidiaries in China lease their manufacturing facilities in Shanghai from, and subcontract a portion of our manufacturing process (metal plating and environmental services) to, Keylink. We also pay a consulting fee to Keylink.  The aggregate amounts for these services for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were approximately $4 million.

Net sales to, and purchases from, Keylink are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net sales

$

2,365

 

 

$

2,264

 

Purchases

$

1,516

 

 

$

1,646

 

 

 

Nuvoton Technology Corporation – We purchase wafers from Nuvoton that we use in the production of finished goods.  

Net purchases from Nuvoton are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Purchases

$

3,434

 

 

$

3,336

 

 

Accounts receivable from, and accounts payable to, LSC, Keylink and Nuvoton are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSC

$

296

 

 

$

215

 

Keylink

 

4,003

 

 

 

4,142

 

 

$

4,299

 

 

$

4,357

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSC

$

5,146

 

 

$

4,458

 

Keylink

 

5,648

 

 

 

6,472

 

Nuvoton

 

1,427

 

 

 

1,167

 

 

$

12,221

 

 

$

12,097