Note 4 - Stock Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

4.      Stock Benefit Plans

The Company grants stock options and other stock-based awards to employees, directors and consultants under two equity incentive plans, the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2006 Director Plan. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had an aggregate of 1.8 million shares of its common stock reserved for issuance under its 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, of which 59,792 shares were subject to outstanding options and other stock-based awards and 1.7 million shares of were available for future grants of options and other stock-based awards. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had an aggregate of 0.4 million shares of its common stock reserved for issuance under its 2006 Director Plan, of which 48,069 shares were subject to outstanding options and other stock-based awards and 0.4 million shares were available for future grants of options and other stock-based awards.

Stock Benefit Plan Activities

Stock Options: A summary of option activity under all of the Company’s equity incentive plans as of March 31, 2012 and changes during the three-month period then ended is as follows:

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Instrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		94	$	31.89
Granted		-	$	-
Exercised		-	$	-
Forfeited		-	$	-
Expired		-	$	-
Outstanding at March 31, 2012		94	$	31.89		5.44	$	6,987.50
Options vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2012		84	$	32.27		5.34	$	3,863.69
Options exercisable at March 31, 2012		70	$	32.98		5.12	$	-

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the OTCQB Market and the exercise price of the underlying awards for the 3,250 shares subject to options that were in-the-money as of March 31, 2012. During both three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 1, 2011, the aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable under the Company’s equity incentive plans was minimal. As of March 31, 2012, the total unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options, net of estimated forfeitures was approximately $0.1 million and this expense is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 0.5 years.

Restricted Stock: Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (collectively, “restricted stock”) were granted under the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2006 Director Plan. As of March 31, 2012, there were 947 shares of service-based restricted stock awards and 16,417 shares of restricted stock units outstanding, respectively. The cost of restricted stock, determined to be the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant, is expensed ratably over the period the restrictions lapse.

A summary of activity for restricted stock units as of March 31, 2012 and changes during the three-month period then ended is as follows:

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock units at December 31, 2011 1		17	$	0.01
Awarded		-	$	-
Vested		-	$	0.01
Forfeited		-	$	-
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 2012 1		17	$	0.01

(1) Non-vested restricted stock units at each period included shares to certain non-employee directors in which vesting will occur immediately if the relationship between the Company and the non-employee director ceases for any reason. These non-vested shares were recognized and fully expensed as stock-based compensation in the Condensed Statements of Operations at the date of grant or the date of modification.

All restricted stock units were awarded at the par value of $0.001 per share (adjusted to $0.01 per share to reflect the Reverse/Forward Split). As of March 31, 2012, the total unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock that is expected to vest, net of estimated forfeitures, was approximately $0.1 million, and this expense is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 0.5 years.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures and recognizes stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to its employees, directors and consultants based on estimated fair values using a straight-line amortization method over the respective requisite service period of the awards and adjusted it for estimated forfeitures. In addition, the Company applies the simplified method to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, which is available to absorb tax shortfall.

Stock-based compensation expenses included in the Condensed Statements of Operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 and April 1, 2011 were as follows:

	Three-month Period Ended:
	March 31, 2012		April 1, 2011
	(in thousands)
Stock-based compensation expense by caption:
Selling, marketing and administrative	$	25	$	8
Stock-based compensation expense by award type:
Stock options	$	16	$	4
Retricted stock		9		4
Total	$	25	$	8

The stock-based compensation expense in the above table does not reflect any significant tax expense, which is consistent with the Company’s treatment of income or loss from its United States operations. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 1, 2011, there were no income tax benefits realized for the tax deductions from option exercises of the stock-based payment arrangements. In addition, there was no stock-based compensation costs capitalized as part of an asset in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 1, 2011.

Valuation Assumptions

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model for determining the estimated fair value for all stock-based awards. No grants were made in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and April 1, 2011 for stock options and other stock-based awards.