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Related Party Transactions
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 23, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
Transactions involving Sanken
The Company sells products to, and purchases in-process products from, Sanken. As of December 23, 2022, Sanken held approximately 51.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
Net sales of the Company’s products to Sanken totaled $45,117 and $131,852 during the three- and nine-month periods ended December 23, 2022, respectively, and $39,461 and $112,079 during the three- and nine-month periods ended December 24, 2021, respectively. Trade accounts receivables, net of allowances from Sanken, totaled $30,902 and $27,256 as of December 23, 2022 and March 25, 2022, respectively. Other accounts receivable from Sanken totaled $168 and $104 as of December 23, 2022 and March 25, 2022, respectively.
Termination of Sanken Distribution Agreement
On September 29, 2022, the Company entered into a transition agreement with Sanken that provides for the termination of the distribution agreement dated as of July 5, 2007, by and between the Company and Sanken (the “Distribution Agreement”) and sets forth the terms governing the collaboration between the parties to transition the marketing and sale of the Company’s products in Japan from Sanken to the Company during the 12-month transition period beginning on September 29, 2022 (the “Transition Agreement”). Following the 12-month transition period, both the Transition Agreement and the Distribution Agreement will terminate.
Under the terms of the Transition Agreement, Sanken will cease to place new orders for the Company’s products and will begin to transition existing orders to the Company. All orders are expected to be transferred by June 30, 2023. Sanken also will continue to provide support to the Company’s customers and logistical support to the Company during the transition period. In addition, in the Transition Agreement, the Company and Sanken agreed to enter into a separate agreement regarding the transfer of inventory to the Company and a one-time payment to Sanken based on Sanken’s analysis of its inventory position as of December 23, 2022. The Transition Agreement had no impact on the Company’s results during the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
The Transition Agreement and termination of the Distribution Agreement are expected to transfer related party distributor sales to third party distributors and direct customers, as well as eliminate the distributor discount historically provided to Sanken.
Transactions involving Polar Semiconductor, LLC (“PSL”)
The Company purchases in-process products from PSL. PSL is a subsidiary of Sanken, 70% owned by Sanken and 30% owned by the Company.
Purchases of various products from PSL totaled $15,995 and $45,145 for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 23, 2022, respectively, and $11,837 and $38,346 for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 24, 2021, respectively. Accounts payable to PSL included in amounts due to a related party totaled $5,659 and $5,222 as of December 23, 2022 and March 25, 2022, respectively.
Effective January 26, 2023, the Company and PSL entered into a new Wafer Foundry Agreement (“WFA”) for the fabrication of wafers. The WFA replaces the previous Wafer Foundry Agreement with PSL, dated April 12, 2013, which was due to expire on March 31, 2023.
The WFA has a three-year term, and auto renews for subsequent one-year terms, unless terminated by either party’s providing two years notice. Pursuant to the WFA, the Company will provide a rolling annual forecast for three years, the first two years of which will be binding. If the Company fails to purchase the forecasted number of wafers for either of the first two years, it will pay a penalty for any shortfall for the given year. The parties also agreed upon production lead-times, as well as wafer, alignment, and mask pricing for the first two years of the term. Any changes to such pricing is subject to mutual agreement.
On December 2, 2021, AML entered into a loan agreement with PSL wherein PSL provided an initial promissory note to AML for a principal amount of $7,500 (the “Initial PSL Loan”). The Initial PSL Loan will be repaid in equal installments, comprising principal and interest accrued at 1.26% per annum, over a term of four years with payments due on the first day of each calendar year quarter (April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1). In addition, on July 1, 2022, PSL borrowed an additional $7,500 under the same terms of the PSL Loan (the “Secondary PSL Loan” and, together with the Initial PSL Loan, the “PSL Promissory Notes”). The loan funds were used by PSL to procure a deep ultraviolet scanner and other associated manufacturing tools necessary to increase wafer fabrication capacity in support of the Company’s increasing wafer demand. As of December 23, 2022, the outstanding balance of the PSL Promissory Notes was $13,125. During the nine months ended December 23, 2022, PSL made required quarterly payments to AML totaling $2,005, which included $130 of interest income. On January 2, 2023, PSL made a quarterly payment to AML of $1,009, which included $72 of interest income.