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Committed Equity Financing Facility - Note 9
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
Committed Equity Financing Facility - Note 10

10. Common stock

In November 2011, we raised approximately $10.5 million, before issuance costs of approximately $925,000, through an underwritten public offering of 2.2 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1.3 million shares of our common stock. Details of the warrants are described below in Note 11.

During 2011, we also raised approximately $12.1 million, before issuance costs of $635,000, through the sale of approximately 1.7 million shares of our common stock under our 2010 and 2011 committed equity financing facilities.

During 2010, we raised approximately $22.4 million, before issuance costs of $768,000, through the sale of approximately 1.6 million shares of our common stock under our 2010 committed equity financing facility.

In November and December 2009, we raised an aggregate of $33.1 million, before issuance costs of $2.3 million, through underwritten public offerings of 1.4 million shares of our common stock.

In June 2009, we raised approximately $15.0 million, before issuance costs of approximately $218,000, from the sale of 1.0 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase approximately 252,000 shares of our common stock to Max Display Enterprises Limited, a subsidiary of Walsin Lihwa. Walsin Lihwa is the parent company of Touch Micro-system Technology Corp. (TMT). We have worked for a number of years with both Walsin Lihwa and TMT, as manufacturers of our Micro-Electrical Mechanical systems (MEMS) chips. Based on filings by Max Display Enterprises Limited with the Securities Exchange Commission, as of December 31, 2011, Max Display Enterprises Limited beneficially owned 7.3% of our common stock, as determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities Exchange Commission.