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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 April 2, 2017
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 NUMBER: 000-22671
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
DELAWARE
 
77-0188504
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1277 ORLEANS DRIVE SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(408) 990-4000
(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 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   [x ]     No   [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
 
[ ]
 
Accelerated Filer
 
[x]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
[ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller Reporting Company
 
[ ]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act   [ ]


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).     Yes  [ ]    No  [x]
As of May 5, 2017 , the registrant had outstanding 79,561,420 shares of common stock, par value $0.001.
 
 


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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
April 2, 2017
 

 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par value amount)
 
 
April 2,
2017
 
January 1,
2017
ASSETS
 

 
 

Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
26,674

 
$
14,870

     Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $0 in both periods
1,807

 
839

Inventories
2,861

 
2,017

Other current assets
977

 
1,123

Total current assets
32,319

 
18,849

Property and equipment, net
2,566

 
2,765

Other assets
233

 
230

TOTAL ASSETS
$
35,118

 
$
21,844

 
 

 
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Revolving line of credit
$
6,000

 
$
6,000

Trade payables
2,498

 
2,018

Accrued liabilities
2,016

 
1,580

Deferred revenue
317

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations
171

 
209

Total current liabilities
11,002

 
9,807

Long-term liabilities:
 

 
 

Capital lease obligations, less current portion
42

 

Other long-term liabilities
45

 
49

Total liabilities
11,089

 
9,856

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 12)
 
 


Stockholders' equity:
 

 
 
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 79,561 and 68,134 shares issued and outstanding as of April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively
79

 
68

Additional paid-in capital
267,419

 
251,824

Accumulated deficit
(243,469
)
 
(239,904
)
Total stockholders' equity
24,029

 
11,988

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
35,118

 
$
21,844

 
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Revenue
$
3,170

 
$
2,950

Cost of revenue
1,797

 
1,794

Gross profit
1,373

 
1,156

Operating expenses:
 

 
 

Research and development
2,427

 
3,447

Selling, general and administrative
2,414

 
2,693

Total operating expenses
4,841

 
6,140

Loss from operations
(3,468
)
 
(4,984
)
Interest expense
(61
)
 
(38
)
Interest income and other (expense), net

 
(7
)
Loss before income taxes
(3,529
)
 
(5,029
)
Provision for income taxes
36

 
64

Net loss
$
(3,565
)
 
$
(5,093
)
Net loss per share:
 

 
 

Basic
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Diluted
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Weighted average shares:
 

 
 

Basic
68,794

 
58,371

Diluted
68,794

 
58,371

 
Note: Net Loss equals to comprehensive loss for the quarters ended April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016.


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

Net loss
$
(3,565
)
 
$
(5,093
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
355

 
312

Stock-based compensation
318

 
562

Write-down of inventories
104

 
3

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
(968
)
 
46

Inventories
(948
)
 
(455
)
Other assets
183

 
240

Trade payables
267

 
(414
)
Accrued liabilities
75

 
348

Deferred revenue
317

 

Other long-term liabilities
(4
)
 
(6
)
Net cash used in operating activities
(3,866
)
 
(4,457
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Capital expenditures for property and equipment
(15
)
 
(1,051
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(15
)
 
(1,051
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Payment of debt and capital lease obligations
(122
)
 
(75
)
Proceeds from line of credit

 
1,000

Proceeds from issuance of common stock
17,069

 
10,000

Stock issuance costs
(1,242
)
 
(1,200
)
Taxes for net issuance of stock awards
(20
)
 
(51
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
15,685

 
9,674

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
11,804

 
4,166

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
14,870

 
19,136

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
26,674

 
$
23,302

 
 
 
 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities :
 

 
 

Capital lease obligation to finance capital expenditures
$
213

 
$
414

Purchase of equipment included in accounts payable
$
15

 
$
385

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — The Company and Basis of Presentation
 
QuickLogic Corporation ("QuickLogic" or "the Company") was founded in 1988 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1999. The Company enables Original Equipment Manufacturers, or OEMs to maximize battery life for highly differentiated, immersive user experiences with Smartphone, Wearable, Tablet and Internet-of-Things, or IoT devices. QuickLogic delivers these benefits through industry leading ultra-low power customer programmable System on Chip, or SoC semiconductor solutions, embedded software, and eFPGA IP licensing solutions for always-on voice and sensor processing, and enhanced visual experiences. The Company is a fabless semiconductor provider of comprehensive, flexible sensor processing solutions, ultra-low power display bridges, and ultra-low power Field Programmable Gate Arrays, or FPGAs.
 
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, these statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. The Company recommends that these interim condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2017 , which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC on March 9, 2017. Operating results for the three months ended April 2, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

QuickLogic's fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 and the fiscal quarters each end on the Sunday closest to the end of each calendar quarter. QuickLogic's first fiscal quarters for 2017 and for 2016 ended on Sunday, April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016 , respectively.
 
Liquidity
 
The Company has financed its operations and capital investments through sales of common stock, capital and operating leases, and bank lines of credit. As of April 2, 2017 , the Company's principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $26.7 million and $6.0 million available credit at Company's election under its revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, which expires on September 25, 2017. The Company has drawn down $6.0 million currently available credit under its revolving line of credit.

On September 25, 2015, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank to extend the line of credit for two years through September 25, 2017. This amendment modifies some of the financial covenants. This line of credit provides for committed loan advances of up to $6.0 million , subject to increases at the Company's election of up to $12.0 million . On February 10, 2016, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Third and Restated Loan and Security Agreement to further modify the covenants. See Note 5 for a description of the modified covenants. The Company is in compliance with all loan covenants as of the end of the current reporting period.
 
On March 28, 2017, the Company issued 11.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $1.50 per share, $0.001 par value. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $15.8 million , after deducting underwriting commissions and other offering related expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds for working capital, to accelerate the development of next generation products and for general corporate purposes. The Company may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire and/or license technologies and acquire and/or invest in businesses when the opportunity arises; however, the Company currently has no commitments or agreements and are not involved in any negotiations with respect to any such transactions. The shares were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed on December 9, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as amended on March 15, 2017, which was declared effective by the SEC on March 16, 2017, and as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated March 23, 2017, which were filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Company currently uses its cash to fund its capital expenditures and operations. Based on past operating performance and current annual operating plans, the Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents, together with available financial resources from the revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank will be sufficient to fund its operations and capital expenditures and provide adequate working capital for the next twelve months from the date the condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three-month period ended April 2, 2017 are available to be issued.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)

    
The Company's liquidity is affected by many factors including, among others: the level of revenue and gross profit as a result of the cyclicality of the semiconductor industry; the conversion of design opportunities into revenue; market acceptance of existing and new products including solutions based on its Sensor Processing solution platforms; fluctuations in revenue as a result of product end-of-life; fluctuations in revenue as a result of the stage in the product life cycle of its customers' products; costs of securing access to and availability of adequate manufacturing capacity; levels of inventories; wafer purchase commitments; customer credit terms; the amount and timing of research and development expenditures; the timing of new product introductions; production volumes; product quality; sales and marketing efforts; the value and liquidity of its investment portfolio; changes in operating assets and liabilities; the ability to obtain or renew debt financing and to remain in compliance with the terms of existing credit facilities; the ability to raise funds from the sale of equity in the Company; the issuance and exercise of stock options and participation in the Company's employee stock purchase plan; and other factors related to the uncertainties of the industry and global economics.

Over the longer term, the Company anticipates that the generation of sales from its new product offerings, existing cash and cash equivalents, together with financial resources from its revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, assuming renewal of the line of credit or the Company entering into a new debt agreement with an alternative lender prior to the expiration of this existing revolving line of credit in September 2017, and its ability to raise additional capital in the public capital markets will be sufficient to satisfy its operations and capital expenditures. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital, if required, or that such capital will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. The inability of the Company to generate sufficient sales from its new product offerings and/or raise additional capital if needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and financial condition, including its ability to maintain compliance with its lender’s financial covenants.

Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QuickLogic and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Foreign Currency
 
The functional currency of the Company's non-U.S. operations is the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, all monetary assets and liabilities of these foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at current period-end exchange rates and non-monetary assets and related elements of expense are translated using historical exchange rates. Income and expense elements are translated to U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses from the foreign currency transactions of these subsidiaries are recorded as interest income and other expense, net in the condensed unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
 
Uses of Estimates
 
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates, particularly in relation to revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, sales returns, valuation of investments, valuation of long-lived assets including mask sets, valuation of inventories including identification of excess quantities, market value and obsolescence, measurement of stock-based compensation awards, accounting for income taxes and estimating accrued liabilities.
 
Concentration of Risk
 
The Company's accounts receivable are denominated in U.S. dollars and are derived primarily from sales to customers located in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. See Note 11 for information regarding concentrations associated with accounts receivable.

For the three months ended April 2, 2017 , the Company generated 22% of its total revenue from shipments to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ("Samsung"). See Note 11 for information regarding concentrations associated with customers and distributors.


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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
 
During the three months ended April 2, 2017 , there were no changes in the Company's significant accounting policies from its disclosure in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2017 . For a discussion of the significant accounting policies, please see the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017 , filed with the SEC, on March 9, 2017 . In the first quarter of 2017, the Company started recognizing revenue from licensing eFPGA Intellectual Property, or IP. Following is the Company's revenue recognition policy for IP licensing.
    
The Company accounts for its IP license revenues and related services in accordance with FASB ASC No. 985-605, “Software Revenue Recognition.” Revenues are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and no further obligation exists, delivery has occurred, the license fee is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. A license may be perpetual or time limited in its application.The Company’s IP license agreement contains multiple elements including post-contract customer support. For multiple element arrangements involving software and other software-related deliverables, vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value (“VSOE”) must exist to allocate the total fee among all delivered and non-essential undelivered elements of the arrangement. If undelivered elements of the arrangement are essential to the functionality of the product, revenue is deferred until the essential elements are delivered. If VSOE does not exist for one or more non-essential undelivered elements, revenue is deferred until such evidence exists for the undelivered elements, or until all elements are delivered, whichever is earlier. VSOE of each element is based on historical evidence of stand-alone sales of these elements to third parties including substantive renewal rate as stated in the agreement. When VSOE does not exist for undelivered items, the entire arrangement fee is recognized ratably over the performance period.

As the IP license agreement entered into during the quarter ended April 2, 2017 is the first such revenue agreement, no VSOE exists for any of the elements. Accordingly, the Company is recognizing revenue associated with this contract ratably over the performance period.
    
New Accounting Pronouncements     
    
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements:
    
In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or FASB issued Accounting Standards Update or ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the measurement of Inventory, which amends the accounting guidance on the valuation of inventory. The guidance requires an entity to measure in scope inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The amendment applies to inventory valued at first-in, first-out or average cost. This guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively with no material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted:

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year delay in the effective date by issuing ASU 2015-09, Revenue from Contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements.
    
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases . The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)

    
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net. The amendments are intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations by amending certain existing illustrative examples and adding additional illustrative examples to assist in the application of the guidance. The effective date and transition of these amendments is the same as the effective date and transition of ASU 2014-09. Public entities should apply the amendments in ASU 2014-09 for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods therein (i.e., January 1, 2018, for a calendar year entity). Private entities must apply the amendments one year later. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

     In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606) : Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients . This update among other things: (1) clarify the object of the collectability criterion for applying paragraph 606-10-25-7; (2) permit an entity to exclude amounts collected from customers for all sales (and other similar) taxes from transaction price; (3) specify that the measurement date for noncash consideration is contract inception; (4) provide a practical expedient that permits an entity to reflect the aggregate effect of all modifications that occur before the beginning of the earliest period presented when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations; (5) clarify that a completed contract for purposes of transition is a contract for which all (or substantially all) of the revenue was recognized under legacy GAAP before the date of initial application, and (6) clarify that an entity that retrospectively applies the guidance in Topic 606 to each prior period reporting is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change for the period of adoption. This amendment is effective for public entities for annual reports beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein. For nonpublic entities one year later. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on the consolidated financial statements.
    
In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) : Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments . This update clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods therein with early adoption permitted and must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity transfers of assets other than inventory. This update removes the requirement under which the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers are deferred until the assets are ultimately sold to an outside party, except for transfers of inventory. The tax consequences of such transfers would be recognized in tax expense when the transfers occur. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on the consolidated financial statements.
    
Other new accounting pronouncements are disclosed on the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017 filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017 .
 
Note 3 — Net Loss Per Share
 
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share was computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period under the treasury stock method. In computing diluted net loss per share, the weighted average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options and warrants.

The following shares were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016 : (i) 7.3 million and 7.5 million of common shares associated with equity awards outstanding and the estimated number of shares to be purchased under the current offering period of the 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 2.3 million shares of common stock as of April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016 , respectively. These shares were not included as they were considered anti-dilutive due to the net loss the Company experienced during these periods.


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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)

Note 4 — Balance Sheet Components

The following provides details relating to certain balance sheet accounts as of April 2, 2017 , and January 1, 2017:

 
As of
 
April 2,
2017
 
January 1,
2017
 
(in thousands)
Inventories:
 
 
 
Work-in-process
$
2,239

 
$
1,538

Finished goods
622

 
479

 
$
2,861

 
$
2,017

Other current assets:
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses
$
836

 
$
960

Other
141

 
163

 
$
977

 
$
1,123

Property and equipment:
 
 
 
Equipment
$
11,552

 
$
11,524

Software
2,749

 
2,624

Furniture and fixtures
41

 
41

Leasehold improvements
708

 
708

 
15,050

 
14,897

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(12,484
)
 
(12,132
)
 
$
2,566

 
$
2,765

 
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities:
 
 
 
Employee related accruals
$
1,632

 
$
1,222

Other
384

 
358

 
$
2,016

 
$
1,580


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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)

Note 5 — Financing Obligations

The following provides details relating to the Company’s financing obligations as of April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017:

 
As of
 
April 2,
2017
 
January 1,
2017
 
(in thousands)
Debt and capital lease obligations:
 

 
 

Revolving line of credit
$
6,000

 
$
6,000

Capital leases
213

 
209

 
6,213

 
6,209

Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations
(6,171
)
 
(6,209
)
Long term portion of debt and capital lease obligations
$
42

 
$

 
Revolving Line of Credit
 
On September 25, 2015, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated September 25, 2015 ("the Loan Agreement") with Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank"). The terms of the Loan Agreement include a $6.0 million revolving line of credit available through September 25, 2017 , subject to increases at the Company's election of up to $12 million . Upon each advance, the Company can elect a Prime Rate advance, which is the prime rate plus the prime rate margin, or a LIBOR advance, which is LIBOR rate plus the LIBOR rate margin. As of the first quarter ended April 2, 2017 , the Company had $6.0 million of revolving debt outstanding with an interest rate of 3.94% .
 
On February 10, 2016, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with the Bank to amend certain covenants contained in the Loan Agreement. As amended, the Company is required to maintain, beginning in the quarter ending March 31, 2016, (i) a tangible net worth of at least $12.0 million , plus (a) 50% of the proceeds from any equity issuance, plus (b) 50% of the proceeds from any investments, tested as of the last day of each month; (ii) unrestricted cash or cash equivalents at the Bank or Bank's affiliates at all times in an amount of at least $6.0 million ; and (iii) a ratio of quick assets to the results of (i) current liabilities minus (ii) the current portion of deferred revenue plus (iii) the long-term portion of the obligations of at least 2.00 to 1.00, tested as of the last day of each month. Beginning with the second fiscal quarter of 2016, the tangible net worth requirement, is reduced as follows: For the quarter ending June 30, 2016, at least $10.0 million ; for the quarter ending September 30, 2016, at least $8.0 million ; for the quarter ending December 31, 2016, at least $6.0 million ; for the quarter ending March 31, 2017, at least $4.0 million ; for the quarter ending June 30, 2017, at least $8.0 million . Beginning with the third fiscal quarter of 2016, the Company is required to maintain a ratio of quick assets to the results of (i) current liabilities minus (ii) the current portion of deferred revenue plus (iii) the long-term portion of the obligations of at least 1.50 to 1.00 in the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016 and of at least 1.25 to 1.00 in the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017.

The Bank has a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company's tangible and intangible assets to secure any outstanding amounts under the Loan Agreement.

Capital Leases

In February 2017, the Company leased design software under a three -year capital lease at an imputed interest rate of 5.57%  per annum. Terms of the agreement require the Company to make annual payments of approximately $44,300 through February 15, 2019, for a total of $132,800 . As of April 2, 2017 , $82,000 was outstanding under the capital lease, $40,000 of which was classified as a current liability.

In December 2015, the Company leased design software under a two -year capital lease at an imputed interest rate of 4.88%  per annum. Terms of the agreement require the Company to make quarterly payments of approximately $22,750 through November 2017, for a total of $182,000 . As of April 2, 2017 , $67,000 was outstanding under the capital lease, all of which was classified as a current liability.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)


In July 2015, the Company leased design software under a three -year capital lease at an imputed interest rate of 4.91%  per annum. Terms of the agreement require the Company to make annual payments of approximately $67,300 through July 2017, for a total of $202,000 . As of April 2, 2017 , $64,000 was outstanding under the capital lease, all of which was classified as a current liability.

In July 2014, the Company leased design software under a 41 -month capital lease at an imputed interest rate of 3.15%  per annum. Terms of the agreement require the Company to make payments of principal and interest of $42,000 in August 2014, $16,000 in December 2014, $58,000 in January 2016 and $58,000 in January 2017. The total payments for the lease was $174,000 . The lease was fully paid off in January 2017.

In May 2014, the Company leased design software under a three -year capital lease at an imputed interest rate of 4.8% per annum. Terms of the agreement require the Company to make annual payments of approximately $84,000 through April 2016, for a total of $252,000 . As of April 2, 2017 , there was no balance outstanding.

Note 6 — Fair Value Measurements
 
The following table presents the Company's financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017 , consistent with the fair value hierarchy provisions of the authoritative guidance (in thousands):
 
 
April 2, 2017
 
January 1, 2017
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Money market funds  (1)
$
26,152

 
$
16,285

 
$
9,867

 
$

 
$
14,692

 
$
1,338

 
$
13,354

 
$

Total assets
$
26,152

 
$
16,285

 
$
9,867

 
$

 
$
14,692

 
$
1,338

 
$
13,354

 
$

_________________
 
(1)             Money market funds are presented as a part of cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017 .

Note 7 - Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock and Preferred Stock

As of April 2, 2017, the Company is authorized to issue 100 million shares of common stock and has 10 million shares of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock. Without any further vote or action by the Company's stockholders, the Board of Directors has the authority to determine the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued shares of undesignated preferred stock.

On April 26, 2017, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from one hundred million ( 100,000,000 ) to two hundred million ( 200,000,000 ). The proposal for the amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 26, 2017.

Issuance of Common Stock and Warrants

On December 6, 2016, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 as amended on March 15, 2017,
under which the Company may, from time to time, sell securities in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $40.0 million . The Company's shelf registration statement was declared effective on March 16, 2017.

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Under the above shelf registration, in March 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 11.3 million shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, in an underwritten public offering at a price of $1.50 per share. The Company received net proceeds from this offering of approximately $15.8 million , net of underwriter's commission and other offering expenses.

In March 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 10.0 million shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, in an underwritten public offering at a price of $1.00 per share under the shelf registration that was effective on August 30, 2013 and expired on August 30, 2016. The Company received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $8.8 million , net of underwriter's commission and other offering expenses.
    
As of April 2, 2017 , 2.3 million warrants were outstanding. The 2.3 million warrants with a strike price of $2.98 were issued in conjunction with a June 2012 financing. These warrants will expire in June 2017 and can only be exercised on a cashless basis.

Note 8 — Employee Stock Plans
 
2009 Stock Plan
 
The 2009 Stock Plan, or 2009 Plan, was amended and restated by the Board of Directors in January 2015 and approved by the Company's stockholders on April 23, 2015 to, among other things, reserve an additional 2.5 million shares of common stock for issuance under the 2009 Plan. As of April 2, 2017 , approximately 10.2 million shares were reserved for issuance under the 2009 Plan. On April 26, 2017, Company's stockholders among other things, approved to reserve an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock for issuance under the 2009 Plan.

Equity awards granted under the 2009 Plan have a term of up to ten  years. Options typically vest at a rate of 25% one year after the vesting commencement date, and one forty-eighth for each month of service thereafter. RSUs typically vest at a rate of 25% one year after the vesting commencement date, and one eighth every six months thereafter. The Company may implement different vesting schedules in the future with respect to any new equity awards.
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or 2009 ESPP, was adopted in March 2009. In January 2015, the 2009 ESPP was amended by the Board of Directors and approved by the Company's stockholders on April 23, 2015 to reserve an additional 1.0 million shares of common stock for issuance under the 2009 ESPP. As of April 2, 2017 , approximately 3.3 million shares were reserved for issuance under the 2009 ESPP Plan. On April 26, 2017, Company's stockholders among other things, approved to reserve an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock for issuance under the 2009 ESPP Plan.

The 2009 ESPP provides for six month offering periods. Participants purchase shares through payroll deductions of up to 20% of an employee's total compensation (maximum of 20,000 shares per offering period). The 2009 ESPP permits the Board of Directors to determine, prior to each offering period, whether participants purchase shares at: (i)  85% of the fair market value of the common stock at the end of the offering period; or (ii)  85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or the end of an offering period. The Board of Directors has determined that, until further notice, future offering periods will be made at  85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or the end of an offering period.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued)

Note 9 — Stock-Based Compensation

The stock-based compensation expense included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the three months ended April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Cost of revenue
$
33

 
$
38

Research and development
139

 
291

Selling, general and administrative
146

 
233

Total costs and expenses
$
318

 
$
562


 No stock-based compensation was capitalized during any period presented above.

No stock options were granted in the first quarter of 2017 and 2016. As of April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016 , the fair value of unvested stock options, net of expected forfeitures, was approximately $413,000 and $656,000 , respectively. This unrecognized stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recorded over a weighted average period of 2.91 years.

Stock-Based Compensation Award Activity
 
The following table summarizes the activity in the shares available for grant under the 2009 Plan during the three months ended April 2, 2017 :
 
 
Shares
Available for Grant
 
(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2017
2,632

Options forfeited or expired
80

RSUs granted
(136
)
RSUs forfeited or expired
101

Balance at April 2, 2017
2,677


Stock Options
 
The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and stock option activity under the 2009 Plan, and the related weighted average exercise price, for the first three months of 2017 :
 
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
(in years)
 
(in thousands)
Balance outstanding at January 1, 2017
4,979

 
$
2.35

 
 
 
 
Forfeited or expired
(80
)
 
$
3.01

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(53
)
 
1.31

 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding at April 2, 2017
4,846

 
$
2.35

 
3.88
 
$
1,136

Exercisable at April 2, 2017
3,976

 
$
2.61

 
2.74
 
$
449

Vested and expected to vest at April 2, 2017
4,685

 
$
2.39

 
3.70
 
$
999

 
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company's closing stock price of $1.78 as of the end of the Company's current reporting period, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date.

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The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the first three months of 2017 and 2016 was $27,000 and $0 , respectively. Total cash received from employees as a result of employee stock option exercises during the first three months of 2017 and 2016 was approximately $70,000 and $0 respectively. The Company settles employee stock option exercises with newly issued common shares. In connection with these exercises, there was no tax benefit realized by the Company due to the Company's current loss position. Total stock-based compensation related to stock options was $62,000 for the three months ended April 2, 2017 .
 
Restricted Stock Units and Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
 
The Company began issuing RSUs and PRSUs in the third quarter of 2007. RSUs entitle the holder to receive, at no cost, one common share for each RSU as it vests. In general, the Company's policy is to withhold shares in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of RSUs. The stock-based compensation related to RSUs and PRSUs was $156,000 and $0 for the three months ended April 2, 2017 , respectively. As of April 2, 2017 and April, 3, 2016, there was $1.0 million and $1.7 million , respectively, in unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs and PRSUs.

A summary of activity for the Company's RSUs and PRSUs for the three months ended April 2, 2017 and information regarding RSUs and PRSUs outstanding and expected to vest as of April 2, 2017 is as follows:

 
RSUs & PRSUs Outstanding
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Nonvested at January 1, 2017
1,370

 
$
1.68

Granted
136

 
1.70

Vested
(52
)
 
1.72

Forfeited
(101
)
 

Nonvested at April 2, 2017
1,353

 
$
1.68


Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
The weighted average estimated fair value, as defined by the amended authoritative guidance, of rights issued pursuant to the Company's 2009 ESPP during the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 was $0.23 and $0.38 per right, respectively.

As of April 2, 2017 , 687,000 shares remained available for issuance under the 2009 ESPP. For the three months ended April 2, 2017 , the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense related to the 2009 ESPP of $67,000 .

The fair value of rights issued pursuant to the Company's 2009 ESPP was estimated on the commencement date of each offering period using the following weighted average assumptions:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Expected term (months)
6.00

 
6.00

Risk-free interest rate
0.57
%
 
0.31
%
Volatility
48.69
%
 
57.16
%
Dividend yield

 

 
As of April 2, 2017 , the unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to the Company's 2009 ESPP was $31,000 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.4 months.


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Note 10 — Income Taxes
 
In the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 , the Company recorded a net income tax expense of $36,000 and $64,000 , respectively. The income tax expense for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 relates to income taxes from the Company's foreign operations.

Based on the available objective evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company's US domestic net deferred tax assets will not be fully realizable. Accordingly, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against the associated deferred tax assets. The Company will continue to assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets in future periods.

Note 11 — Information Concerning Product Lines, Geographic Information and Revenue Concentration
 
The Company identifies its business segment based on business activities, management responsibility and geographic location. For all periods presented, the Company operated in a single reportable business segment.
 
The following is a breakdown of revenue by product line (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Revenue by product line (1) :
 

 
 

New products
$
1,912

 
$
1,492

Mature products
1,258

 
1,458

Total revenue
$
3,170

 
$
2,950

_________________
 
(1)                          For all periods presented:  New products include all products manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometers. eFPGA IP license revenue is also included in new product revenue.

The following is a breakdown of revenue by shipment destination (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Revenue by geography:
 

 
 

Asia Pacific  (1)
$
1,733

 
$
1,727

North America  (2)
1,133

 
819

Europe
304

 
404

Total revenue
$
3,170

 
$
2,950

___________

(1)      Asia Pacific includes revenue from South Korea of $542,000 , or 17% , of total revenue and $1.1 million , or 37% , of total revenue for the quarters ended April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016, respectively.
(2)         North America includes revenue from the United States of $1.1 million , or 35% , of total revenue and $802,000 or 27% , for the quarters ended April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016, respectively.

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The following distributors and customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenue for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Distributor "A"
30
%
 
28
%
Distributor "E"
10
%
 
*

Customer "B"
*

 
18
%
Customer "G"
22
%
 
35
%
Customer "H"
13
%
 
*


 

The following distributors and customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company's accounts receivable as of the dates presented:
 
April 2,
2017
 
January 1,
2017
Distributor "A"
35
%
 
32
%
Distributor "G"
*

 
11
%
Distributor "H"
*

 
13
%
Distributor "I"
*

 
15
%
Customer "G"
15
%
 
*

Customer "I"
*

 
12
%
Customer "K"
26
%
 
*


*
Represents less than 10% of accounts receivable as of the date presented.

 
As of April 2, 2017 , less than 10% of the Company's long-lived assets, including property and equipment and other assets, were located outside the United States.

Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies

 Commitments

The Company's manufacturing suppliers require us to forecast wafer starts several months in advance. The Company is required to take delivery of and pay for a portion of forecasted wafer volume. As of April 2, 2017 , and January 1, 2017 , the Company had $1.5 million and $1.6 million respectively, of outstanding commitments for the purchase of wafer and finished goods inventory.

The Company has obligations with certain suppliers for the purchase of other goods and services entered into in the ordinary course of business. As of April 2, 2017 , total outstanding purchase obligations for other goods and services were $882,000 , all of which are due within the next twelve months, except for $2,000 relating to capital lease maintenance commitment.

The Company leases its primary facility under a non-cancelable operating lease that expires at the end of 2018. In addition, the Company rents development facilities in India as well as sales offices in Europe and Asia. Total rent expense for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 was approximately $211,000 and $198,000 , respectively.


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Note 13 — Litigation
 
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business including, but not limited to, intellectual property infringement and collection matters. Absolute assurance cannot be given that any such third party assertions will be resolved: (i) without costly litigation; (ii) in a manner that is not adverse to the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows; or (iii) without requiring royalty or other payments which may adversely impact gross profit.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  Forward-Looking Statements

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as information contained in “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, contain “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. We intend that these forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created by those provisions. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “forecast,” “could,” “expect,” “suggest,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” "future," "potential," "target," "seek," "continue," "if" or other similar words. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our strategies as well as (1) our revenue levels, including the commercial success of our solutions and new products, (2) the conversion of our design opportunities into revenue, (3) our liquidity, (4) our gross profit and breakeven revenue level and factors that affect gross profit and the break even revenue level, (5) our level of operating expenses, (6) our research and development efforts, (7) our partners and suppliers, (8) industry and market trends, (9) our manufacturing and product development strategies and (10) our competitive position.
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the attached condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with our condensed audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017 , found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 9, 2017 . Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements will be accurate. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A hereto and the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in our other public filings and public announcements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved. Furthermore, past performance in operations and share price is not necessarily indicative of future performance. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that may arise after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview
 
We enable OEMs to maximize battery life for highly differentiated, immersive user experiences with Smartphone, Wearable, Tablet and IoT devices. We deliver these benefits through industry leading ultra-low power customer programmable SoC semiconductor solutions, embedded software, and algorithm solutions for always-on voice and sensor processing, and enhanced visual experiences. In addition to delivering our own semiconductor solutions, we have an IP business that licenses our Field Programmable Gate Array, or FPGA technology for use in other semiconductor companies SoCs.

We are also a fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets, and supports primarily silicon solutions, as well as FPGAs, software drivers, associated design software and programming hardware, and, eFPGA IP called ArcticPro. Our solutions are created from our new silicon platforms including our EOS™, ArcticLink® III, PolarPro®3, PolarPro II, PolarPro, and Eclipse II products (which together comprise our new product category). Our mature products include primarily pASIC®3 and QuickRAM® as well as programming hardware and design software.    

Our semiconductor solutions typically fall into one of three categories: Sensor Processing, Display and Visual Enhancement, and Smart Connectivity. Our solutions include a unique combination of our silicon platforms, IP, custom logic, software drivers, and in some cases, firmware, and application software. All of our silicon platforms are standard devices and must be programmed to be effective in a system. Our IPs range from those that enable always-on context-aware sensor applications, such as our FFE, and our Sensor Manager and Communications Manager technologies, to IP that (i) improves multimedia content, such as our VEE technology, and DPO; and (ii) implements commonly used mobile system interfaces, such as LVDS, MIPI, and SDIO. We provide complete solutions by first architecting the solution jointly with our customer's or ecosystem partner’s engineering group, selecting the appropriate solution platform and IPs, providing custom logic, integrating the logic, programming the device with the IPs and/or firmware, providing software drivers or application software required for the customer's application, and supporting the customer on-site during integration, verification and testing.

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We also work with mobile processor manufacturers, sensor manufacturers, and/or voice recognition, sensor fusion and context awareness algorithm developers in the development of reference designs, QVLs, or “Catalog” solutions. Through reference designs that incorporate our solutions, we believe mobile processor manufacturers, sensor manufacturers, and sensor algorithm companies can expand the served available market for their respective products. Furthermore, should a solution development for a processor manufacturer or sensor and/or sensor algorithm company be applicable to a set of common OEMs or ODMs, we can amortize our R&D investment over that set of OEMs/ODMs. We call this type of solution a Catalog solution and we are placing a greater emphasis on developing and marketing these types of solutions.

In order to grow our revenue from its current level, we depend upon increased revenue from our new products including existing new product platforms, eFPGA IP and platforms currently in development. We expect our business growth to be driven by silicon solutions and eFPGA IP and therefore our solutions revenue growth needs to be strong enough to enable us to sustain profitability while we continue to invest in the development, sales and marketing of our new solution platforms and IPs. The gross margin associated with our solutions is generally lower than the gross margin of our FPGA products, which is primarily due to the price sensitive nature of the higher volume mobile consumer opportunities that we are pursuing with our solutions. The gross margin from our eFPGA IP licensing is generally higher than the gross margins of our semiconductor device due to the nature of IP having a lower cost of sales. We started recognizing revenue from eFPGA IP licensing from the first quarter of 2017.

In order to grow and diversify our revenue from its current level, we are partnering with Tier 1 foundries to license our eFPGA software tool in addition to the sale of our new and existing products. We continue to seek to expand our revenue, including pursuing high-volume sales opportunities in our target market segments, by providing solutions incorporating our intellectual property, or industry standard interfaces. Our industry is characterized by intense price competition and by lower margins as order volumes increase. While winning large volume sales opportunities will increase our revenue, we believe these opportunities may decrease our gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

During the first quarter of 2017 , we generated total revenue of $3.2 million . This represents an increase of 8% from the prior quarter and an increase of 7% from the first quarter of 2016 . Our new product revenue was $1.9 million , an increase of 20% from the prior quarter and an increase of 28% from the first quarter of 2016. The sequential and year over year increase was primarily due to an increase of revenue from our connectivity product ECLIPSE II and new eFPGA IP license revenue. We anticipate new product revenue generated from our display bridge solution and smart connectivity solutions will continue to fluctuate depending on the demand in the Android tablet market.
For the first quarter of 2017 , revenue generated from Samsung accounted for 37% of our new product revenue and 22% of our total revenue compared to 53% and 29% , respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, we shipped new products into the tablet, smartphone and mobile enterprise markets. Our mature product revenue was $1.3 million , a decrease of 7% from the prior quarter and 14% from the first quarter of 2016. We expect our mature product revenue to continue to fluctuate over time.

We devote substantially all of our development, sales and marketing efforts to our new sensor processing solutions designed using our ArcticLink 3 S2 and EOS TM S3 platforms, derivative products based on software-driven features, and the development of additional new products and solution platforms. Overall, we reported a net loss of $3.6 million for the first quarter of 2017 compared to a net loss of $5.1 million for the first quarter of 2016 . The decrease of loss was primarily due to strategic re-alignment measures we initiated in the second half of 2016 through first quarter of 2017 and the improved gross margins due to better product mix, which includes new IP license revenue.

Critical Accounting Estimates
 
The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our consolidated financial statements. The SEC has defined critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, our critical policies include revenue recognition, valuation of inventories including identification of excess quantities and product obsolescence, valuation of investments, valuation of long-lived assets, measurement of stock-based compensation and estimation of accrued liabilities. We believe that we apply judgments and estimates in a consistent manner and that this consistent application results in consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that fairly represent all periods presented. However, any factual errors or errors in these judgments and estimates may have a material impact on our financial statements. During the three months ended April 2, 2017, there were no changes in our critical

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accounting policies from our disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017 , filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017 . For a discussion of critical accounting policies and estimates, please see Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017 , filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017 . From the first quarter of 2017, we started recognizing revenue from licensing of eFPGA IP. See Note 2 for the Company's IP licensing revenue recognition policy.



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Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth the percentage of revenue for certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
April 3,
2016
Revenue
100
 %
100
 %
Cost of revenue
57
 %
61
 %
Gross profit
43
 %
39
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 
Research and development
77
 %
117
 %
Selling, general and administrative
76
 %
91
 %
Loss from operations
(110
)%
(169
)%
 
 
 
Interest expense
(2
)%
(1
)%
Interest income and other (expense), net
 %
 %
Loss before income taxes
(112
)%
(170
)%
Provision for income taxes
1
 %
2
 %
Net loss
(113
)%
(172
)%

_____________        
Insignificant percentages are rounded to zero percentage (-%) for disclosure.

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Three Months Ended April 2, 2017 and April 3, 2016
 
Revenue
 
The table below sets forth the changes in revenue for the three months ended April 2, 2017 , as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2016 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2017
 
April 3, 2016
 
Change
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
Percentage
Revenue by product line (1) :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New products
$
1,912

 
60
%
 
$
1,492

 
51
%
 
$
420

 
28
 %
Mature products
1,258

 
40
%
 
1,458

 
49
%
 
(200
)
 
(14
)%
Total revenue
$
3,170

 
100
%
 
$
2,950

 
100
%
 
$
220

 
7
 %
_________________
 
(1)          For all periods presented: New products include all products manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes.  eFPGA IP license revenue is also included in new product revenue. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometers.

The $420,000 increase in new product revenue was primarily due to increased shipment of display bridge product of ArcticLink III , a portion of new eFPGA IP license revenue recognized and increased shipment of connectivity products. Revenue from Samsung in the first quarter of 2017 was $701,000 compared to $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2016. The $200,000 decrease in mature product revenue was primarily due to decreased orders from our customers in the aerospace, test and instrumentation sectors. We anticipate that our revenue from tablets and mature products will decline over time.

Gross Profit
 
The table below sets forth the changes in gross profit for the three months ended April 2, 2017 as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2016 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2017
 
April 3, 2016
 
Change
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
Percentage
Revenue
$
3,170

 
100
%
 
$
2,950

 
100
%
 
$
220

 
7
%
Cost of revenue
1,797

 
57
%
 
1,794

 
61
%
 
3

 
%
Gross Profit
$
1,373

 
43
%
 
$
1,156

 
39
%
 
$
217

 
19
%

The $217,000 or 4% increase in gross profit was primarily due to the generation of IP license revenue which has high gross margin and better product mix. In the first quarter of 2017, matured products consisted 40% of total revenue compared to 49% in the first quarter of 2016. The sale of previously reserved inventory was $26,000 and $29,000 in the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

Our semiconductor products have historically had long product life cycles and obsolescence has not been a significant factor in the valuation of inventories. However, as we continue to pursue opportunities in the mobile market and develop new solutions and products, our product life cycle will be shorter and the risk of obsolescence will increase. 

In accordance with new accounting standard ASU 2015-11, Inventory , which came into effect in the first quarter of 2017, we review the cost of inventories and purchase commitments against estimated net realizable value (previously market value) and record a lower of cost or net realizable value (previously market value) for inventories that have a cost in excess of net realizable value (previously market value). This could have a material impact on our gross margin and inventory balances based on additional write-downs to net realizable value or a benefit from inventories previously written down. The

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implementation of this new accounting standard has no impact on our gross margins or financial statements. In general, our standard manufacturing lead times are longer than the binding forecasts we receive from customers.
 
Operating Expenses
 
The table below sets forth the changes in operating expenses for the three months ended April 2, 2017 , as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2016 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2017
 
April 3, 2016
 
Change
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
Percentage
R&D expense
$
2,427

 
77
%
 
$
3,447

 
117
%
 
$
(1,020
)
 
(30
)%
SG&A expense
2,414

 
76
%
 
2,693

 
91
%
 
(279
)
 
(10
)%
Total operating expenses
$
4,841

 
153
%
 
$
6,140

 
208
%
 
$
(1,299
)
 
(21
)%

Research and Development
 
Our research and development, or R&D, expenses consist primarily of personnel, overhead and other costs associated with engineering process improvements, sensor hub and algorithm development, programmable logic design, CSSP design and software development. The $1.0 million decrease in R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2017 , as compared to the first quarter of 2016 , was primarily attributable to our strategic re-alignment measures implemented in the second quarter of 2016 through the first quarter of 2017, which resulted in reduction of compensation-related costs by $664,000 including stock based compensation and other operating expenses of approximately $330,000.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense
 
Our selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, finance, administration, human resources and general management. The $279,000 decrease in SG&A expenses in the first quarter of 2017 , as compared to the first quarter of 2016 , was primarily due to a decrease of compensation related costs, including stock based compensation expenses as a result of our strategic re-alignment measures implemented in the second half of 2016.
        
Interest Expense and Interest Income and Other (Expense), Net
 
The table below sets forth the changes in interest expense and net interest income and other expense, for the three months ended April 2, 2017 as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2016 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
 
Amount
 
Percentage
Interest expense
$
(61
)
 
$
(38
)
 
$
23

 
(61
)%
Interest income and other (expense), net

 
(7
)
 
(7
)
 
100
 %
 
$
(61
)
 
$
(45
)
 
$
16

 
(36
)%
 
 We conduct a portion of our research and development activities in India and we have sales and marketing activities in various countries outside of the United States. Most of these international expenses are incurred in local currency. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in net interest and other income (expense), as they occur. We do not use derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency and, therefore, our results of operations are, and will continue to be, susceptible to fluctuations in foreign exchange gains or losses. Historically, impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on the profit or loss has been immaterial.
 

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Provision for Income Taxes
 
The table below sets forth the changes in the income tax provision for the three months ended April 2, 2017 as compared to the three months ended April 3, 2016 (in thousands, except percentage data):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
 
Amount
 
Percentage
Provision for income taxes
$
36

 
$
64

 
$
(28
)
 
(44
)%

The income tax provisions for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 were primarily from our foreign subsidiaries, which are cost plus entities.

As of April 2, 2017 , our ability to utilize our income tax loss carryforwards in future periods is uncertain, and accordingly, we recorded a full valuation allowance against the related U.S. tax provision. We will continue to assess the realizability of deferred tax assets in future periods.

    
    

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We have financed our operating losses and capital investments through sales of common stock, private equity investments, capital and operating leases, a revolving line of credit and cash flows from operations. As of April 2, 2017 , our principal sources of liquidity consisted of our cash and cash equivalents of $26.7 million and $6.0 million at our election in available credit under our revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, which matures on September 25, 2017 . As of the date hereof, we have drawn down $6.0 million currently available credit under its revolving line of credit. Additionally, we have an accumulated deficit of approximately $243 million and experienced net losses in the past years and expect such losses to continue through at least the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, as we continue to develop new products, applications and technologies.

On September 25, 2015, we entered into a Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank") to extend the line of credit for two years through September 25, 2017. The Second Amendment to the Loan Agreement provides for committed loan advances of up to $6.0 million, subject to increases at our election of up to $12.0 million and also modified some of the financial covenants. On February 10, 2016, we entered into a Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement to further modify certain financial covenants. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more details on these agreements.

On March 28, 2017, we issued 11.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $1.50 per share, $0.001 par value. We received net proceeds of approximately $15.8 million , after deducting underwriting commissions and other offering related expenses. We expect to use the net proceeds for working capital, to accelerate the development of next generation products and for general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire and/or license technologies and acquire and/or invest in businesses when the opportunity arises; however, we currently have no commitments or agreements and are not involved in any negotiations with respect to any such transactions.. These shares were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed on December 9, 2016 with the SEC, as amended on March 17, 2017, which was declared effective by the SEC on March 16, 2017, and as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated March 23, 2017 filed with the pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

As of April 2, 2016, most of our cash and cash equivalents were invested in JP Morgan US Government money market funds rated AAAm/Aaa. As of April 2, 2017 , our interest-bearing debt consisted of $213,000 outstanding under capital leases and $6.0 million outstanding under our revolving line of credit.

Cash balances held at our foreign subsidiaries were approximately $622,000 and $544,000 at April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017 , respectively. Earnings from our foreign subsidiaries are currently deemed to be indefinitely reinvested. We do not expect such reinvestment to affect our liquidity and capital resources, and we continually evaluate our liquidity needs and ability to meet global cash requirements as a part of our overall capital deployment strategy. Factors which affect our global capital deployment strategy include anticipated cash flows, the ability to repatriate cash in a tax efficient manner, funding requirements for operations and investment activities, acquisitions and divestitures and capital market conditions.      

In summary, our cash flows were as follows (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
April 2,
2017
 
April 3,
2016
Net cash used in operating activities
$
(3,866
)
 
$
(4,457
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(15
)
 
(1,051
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
15,685

 
9,674



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Net cash used in operating activities
 
Net cash used in operating activities was $3.9 million in the first three months of 2017 . The cash used in operating activities was a result of the net loss of $3.6 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1.1 million , partially offset by non-cash charges of $777,000 . Non-cash charges consisted primarily of stock-based compensation of $318,000 , depreciation and amortization of $355,000 , and a write-down of inventory of $104,000 . The cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities was mostly due to an increase in inventory of $948,000 to build up new product inventory, an increase in trade receivable of $968,000 due to timing of shipments, which was partially offset by an increase of trade payables by $267,000 , an increase of other liabilities of $75,000 , and a decrease of other assets by $183,000 .
    
Net cash used in operating activities was $4.5 million in the first three months of 2016. The cash used for operating activities was a result of the net loss of $5.1 million, and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $241,000, partially offset by $877,000 of net non-cash charges. Non-cash charges consisted primarily of stock-based compensation of $562,000, depreciation and amortization of $312,000, and a write-down of inventory of $3,000. The cash used in operating assets and liabilities was mostly due to an increase in inventories of $455,000 to support forecasted shipments of ArcticLink III product and a decrease of trade payable $414,000 due to timing of the payment cycle, which was partially offset by increased accrued liabilities of$348,000 due to two weeks salaries accrual compared to one week accrual in the prior quarter, a decrease in other current assets of $240,000, which was primarily due to deferred charges resulted from the advance billings by vendors, and a decrease in trade receivable of $46,000 due to the timing of payments.  

Net cash used in investing activities
     
Net cash used in investing activities in the first three months of 2017 was $15,000 , which was primarily due to cash used to pay computer and test equipment associated with the EOS TM S3 hardware and software development and production. Capital expenditures, which are largely driven by the development of new products and manufacturing levels, are projected to be approximately $437,000 during the remainder of 2017 fiscal year.

Net cash used for investing activities in the first three months of 2016 was $1.1 million, which was primarily driven by the capital expenditure payments associated with the EOS TM S3 hardware and software development and production.

Net cash provided by financing activities
 
Net cash provided by financing activities was $15.7 million in the three months of 2017 , which was primarily derived from the net proceeds of $15.8 million related to the issuance of 11.3 million shares of common stock in March, 2017 pursuant to a shelf registration statement that became effective on March 16, 2017, and proceeds of $70,000 from the issuance of common stock under our equity plans, which was partially offset by scheduled repayments of $122,000 for lease obligations.
 
Net cash provided by financing activities was $9.7 million in the first three months of 2016, primarily derived from the net proceeds related to the issuance of 10.0 million common stock pursuant to a shelf registration statement previously filed with SEC, and proceeds from the line of credit of $1.0 million, which was partially offset by scheduled repayments of lease obligations of $75,000 and tax withholding payments of $51,000 under our stock plans.

We currently use our cash to fund capital expenditures and operating losses. Based on past operating performance and current annual operating plans, we believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with available financial resources from the revolving line of credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank, and proceeds received from our sale of common stock in March 2017, will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital expenditures, and provide adequate working capital for the next twelve months from the date the condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three-month period ended April 2, 2017 are available to be issued.

The Company also believes that it will have sufficient capital to satisfy its operations and capital expenditures requirements in the long term through the sales generated from its new product offerings, existing cash and cash equivalents, financial resources from its revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank and additional capital it can raise in the public capital markets. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital, if required, or that such capital will be available on terms acceptable to the Company. The inability of the Company to generate sufficient sales from its new product offerings and/or raise additional capital if needed could have material adverse effects on the Company’s operations and financial condition, which could further affect its ability to comply with financial covenants in the credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank.

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Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
 
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of April 2, 2017 and the effect such obligations and commitments are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future fiscal periods (in thousands):
 
 
Payments Due by Period
 
Total
 
Less than
1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
More than
3 Years
Contractual obligations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating leases
$
1,873

 
$
847

 
$
812

 
$
214

Wafer purchases (1)
1,472

 
1,472

 

 

Other purchase commitments
882

 
880

 
2

 

Total contractual cash obligations
4,227

 
3,199

 
814

 
214

Other commercial commitments (2) :
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Revolving line of credit
6,000

 
6,000

 

 

Capital lease obligations (3)
213

 
171

 
42

 

Total commercial commitments
6,213

 
6,171

 
42

 

Total contractual obligations and commercial commitments
$
10,440

 
$
9,370

 
$
856

 
$
214

_________________
 
(1)  
Certain of our wafer manufacturers require us to forecast wafer starts several months in advance. We are committed to accept the delivery of and pay for a portion of forecasted wafer volume. Wafer and finished goods purchase commitments of $1.5 million include firm purchase commitments as of April 2, 2017
(2)  
Other commercial commitments are included as liabilities on our balance sheet as of April 2, 2017 .
(3)  
For a detailed explanation, see Note 5 to the Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. 

  Concentration of Suppliers
 
We depend on a limited number of contract manufacturers, subcontractors, and suppliers for wafer fabrication, assembly, programming and testing, and for the supply of programming equipment. These services are typically provided by one supplier for each of our devices. We generally purchase these single or limited source services through standard purchase orders. Because we rely on independent subcontractors to perform these services, we cannot directly control product delivery schedules, costs or quality levels. Our future success also depends on the financial viability of our independent subcontractors. The decision not to provide these services to us or the inability to supply these services to us, such as in the case of a natural or financial disaster, would have a significant impact on our business. In addition, these subcontracted manufacturers produce products for other companies and we must place orders up to several months in advance of expected delivery. Increased demand from other companies could result in these subcontract manufacturers allocating available capacity to customers that are larger or have long-term supply contracts in place and we may be unable to obtain adequate foundry and other capacity at acceptable prices, or we may experience delays or interruption in supply. As a result, we have only a limited ability to react to fluctuations in demand for our products, which could cause us to have an excess or a shortage of inventories of a particular product. Additionally, volatility of economic, market, social and political conditions in countries where these suppliers operate may be unpredictable and could result in a reduction in product revenue or increase our cost of revenue and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 We do not maintain any off-balance sheet partnerships, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or others, often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which are established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.


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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
See Note 2 to the Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the respective dates of adoption and expected effects on the results of our operations and financial condition.


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Our exposure to market rate risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio and variable rate debt. We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate risk. We are adverse to principal loss and ensure the safety and preservation of invested funds by limiting default, market risk and reinvestment risk. Our investment portfolio is generally comprised of investments that meet high credit quality standards and have active secondary and resale markets. Since these securities are subject to interest rate risk, they could decline in value if interest rates fluctuate or if the liquidity of the investment portfolio were to change. Due to the short duration and conservative nature of our investment portfolio, we do not anticipate any material loss with respect to our investment portfolio. A 10% move in interest rates as of the end of the first quarter of 2017 would have had an immaterial effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
 
All of our sales and costs of manufacturing are transacted in U.S. dollars. We conduct a portion of our research and development activities in India and have sales and marketing offices in several locations outside of the United States. We use the U.S. dollar as our functional currency. Most of the costs incurred at these international locations are in local currency. If these local currencies strengthen against the U.S. dollar, our payroll and other local expenses will be higher than we currently anticipate. Since our sales are transacted in U.S. dollars, this negative impact on expenses would not be offset by any positive effect on revenue. Operating expenses denominated in foreign currencies were approximately 22% and 14% of total operating expenses for the first three months of 2017 and 2016 , respectively. A currency exchange rate fluctuation of 10% would have caused our operating expenses to change by approximately $104,000 in the first three months of 2017 .
 


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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on management's evaluation as of April 2, 2017 , our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors and frauds. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
See Note 13 of the Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of legal proceedings.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2017 , filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017 , includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors at Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, which discussion is hereby incorporated by reference into this Part II, Item 1A.

The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business and results from operations.

Item 6. Exhibits
 
a.      Exhibits
 
The following Exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference into this report:
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of QuickLogic Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware as of April 27, 2017.
10.1
 
2009 Stock Plan, as amended
10.2
 
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
31.1
 
Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of Suping (Sue) Cheung, Chief Financial Officer , pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
 
Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
 
Certification of Suping (Sue) Cheung, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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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.
 
 
 
QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Suping (Sue) Cheung
Date:
May 11, 2017
Suping (Sue) Cheung
 
                                                                                                                                  
Chief Financial Officer
(as Principal Accounting and Financial Officer and on behalf of the   Registrant)


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of QuickLogic Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware as of April 27, 2017.
10.1
 
2009 Stock Plan, as amended
10.2
 
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
31.1
 
Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of Suping (Sue) Cheung, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
 
Certification of Brian C. Faith, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
 
Certification of Suping (Sue) Cheung, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
(Initially Incorporated in Delaware on April 4, 1997)

(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)


Brian C. Faith and Suping (Sue) Cheung each hereby certifies:

(1) They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of QuickLogic Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "General Corporation Law");

(2) The previously filed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 14, 1999, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

FIRST:
The name of this corporation is QuickLogic Corporation (the "Corporation").
SECOND:
The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD:
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
FOURTH:
The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated respectively Common Stock and Preferred Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is two hundred ten million (210,000,000), consisting of two hundred million (200,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the "Common Stock"), and ten million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value (the "Preferred Stock").

The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized subject to limitations prescribed by law, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each such series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation authority to fix by resolution or resolutions, the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing.

The Board of Directors is further authorized to increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series, the number of which was fixed by it, subsequent to the issue of shares of such series then outstanding, subject to the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions
thereof stated in the resolution of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares of such series. If the number of shares of any series is so decreased, then the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

FIFTH:
The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
SIXTH:
The election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
SEVENTH:
The number of directors which constitute the whole Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be designated in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
EIGHTH:
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.





NINTH:
To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. The Corporation may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether
criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation.

Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
TENTH:
At the election of directors of the Corporation, each holder of stock of any class or series shall be entitled to one vote for each share held. No stockholder will be permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors.

The number of directors which constitute the whole Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolution adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes
designated as Class I, Class II, and Class III, respectively. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the date hereof, the term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of stockholders following the date hereof, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following the date hereof, the term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.

Vacancies created by newly created directorships, created in accordance with the Bylaws of this Corporation, may be filled by the vote of a majority, although less than a quorum, of the directors then in office, or by a sole remaining director.
ELEVENTH:
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the laws of the State of Delaware) outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

The stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, and must take any actions at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and the power of stockholders to consent in writing without a meeting
is specifically denied.
TWELFTH:
Advance notice of new business and stockholder nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
THIRTEENTH:
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of the capital stock required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the combined voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Corporation
entitled to vote shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Articles NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH or TWELFTH hereof, or this Article THIRTEENTH, or any provision thereof or hereof, unless such amendment shall be approved by a majority of the directors of the Corporation.
FOURTEENTH:
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred
 herein are granted subject to this reservation.

(3) This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of this Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.






(4) This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly approved, in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law, by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to
vote thereon.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on this 27 th day of April, 2017.



                        /s/ Brian C. Faith
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                             Brian C. Faith
                         President

/s/ Suping (Sue) Cheung
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Suping (Sue) Cheung
Secretary










QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
2009 STOCK PLAN

(As Amended on February 1, 2017)

1. Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this 2009 Stock Plan are:
to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility;
to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants; and
to promote the success of the Company’s business.
Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may also be granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions . As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)      Administrator ” means the Board or any Committee as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(b)      Applicable Laws ” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U. S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c)      Award ” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
(d)      Award Agreement ” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(e)      Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f)      Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein shall be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.
(g)      Committee ” means a committee of Directors or other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(h)      Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company.
(i)      Company ” means QuickLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
(j)      Consultant ” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(k)      Director ” means a member of the Board.

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(l)      Disability ” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(m)      Employee ” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1 st ) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
(n)      Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(o)      Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i)      If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day on or before the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii)      If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day on or before the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii)      In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
(p)      Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(q)      Nonstatutory Stock Option ” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(r)      Notice of Grant ” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Award. The Notice of Grant is part of the Award Agreement.
(s)      Officer ” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(t)      Option ” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

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(u)      Option Agreement ” means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(v)      Option Exchange Program ” means a program whereby outstanding Options are surrendered in exchange for Options with a lower exercise price.
(w)      Optioned Stock ” means the Common Stock subject to an Award.
(x)      Optionee ” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under the Plan.
(y)      Parent ” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(z)      Participant ” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the Plan.
(aa)      Performance Goals ” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to shareholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment, and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous period’s results or to a designated comparison group, and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB Principles”) or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) gross margin, (iv) operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, (v) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) earnings per share, (viii) stock price, (ix) return on equity, (x) total shareholder return, (xi) growth in shareholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or another index, (xii) return on capital, (xiii) return on assets or net assets, (xiv) return on investment, (xv) economic value added, (xvi) operating profit or net operating profit, (xvii) operating margin, (xix) market share, (xx) contract awards or backlog, (xxi) overhead or other expense reduction, (xxii) credit rating, (xxvi) objective customer indicators, (xxvii) new product invention or innovation, (xxviii) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxix) improvements in productivity, (xxx) attainment of objective operating goals, and (xxxi) objective employee metrics.
(bb)      Plan ” means this QuickLogic Corporation 2009 Stock Plan.
(cc)      Restricted Stock ” means Shares issued pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock under Section 12 of the Plan, or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.
(dd)      Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement ” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Participant evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to Shares purchased under a Restricted Stock award. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(ee)      Restricted Stock Unit ” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 13. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

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(ff)      Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Participant evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to an individual grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(gg)      Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
(hh)      Section 16(b) ” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(ii)      Service Provider ” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(jj)      Share ” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.
(kk)      Stock Appreciation Right ” or “SAR” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with a related Option, that pursuant to Section 11 is designated as a SAR.
(ll)      Stock Appreciation Right Agreement ” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Participant evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to Shares purchased under a SAR. The Stock Appreciation Right Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(mm)      Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan .

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be awarded and sold under the Plan is 8,000,000 Shares plus any Shares subject to any outstanding options or similar awards granted under the Company’s 1999 Stock Plan (the “1999 Plan”) that subsequently expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full and Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the 1999 Plan that are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, up to a maximum of an additional 7,500,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

(b)      Fungible Share Provisions . Any Shares subject to Options or SARs shall be counted against the numerical limits of this Section 3 as one Share for every Share subject thereto. With respect to any grants made on or after April 28, 2011, any Awards covering Shares with a per Share or per unit purchase price lower than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant shall be counted against the numerical limits of this Section 3 as 1.5 Shares for every one Share subject thereto. To the extent that a Share that was subject to an Award that counted as 1.5 Shares against the Plan reserve pursuant to the preceding sentence is recycled back into the Plan under the final paragraph of this Section 3, the Plan shall be credited with 1.5 Shares.

(c)      Lapsed Awards . If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to failure to vest, the unpurchased or unissued Shares (or for Awards other than Options or SARs, the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Upon exercise of a SAR settled in Shares, the gross number of Shares covered by the portion of the Award so exercised will cease to be available under the Plan. Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not

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become available for future distribution under the Plan; provided, however, that if unvested Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest, such Shares will become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award will not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in the immediately preceding paragraph above, plus, to the extent allowable under Code Section 422 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to this paragraph.

4. Administration of the Plan .

(a) Procedure .
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies . The Plan may be administered by different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers.

(ii) Section 162(m) . To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Awards granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(iii) Rule 16b-3 . To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.

(iv) Other Administration . Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

(v) Delegation of Authority for Day-to-Day Administration . Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Laws, the Administrator may delegate to one or more individuals the day-to-day administration of the Plan and any of the functions assigned to it in this Plan. Such delegation may be revoked at any time.

(b) Powers of the Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award relating thereto granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or SARs may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions,

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and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(vii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws or satisfying applicable foreign laws;
(viii) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 17(c) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options or SARs longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;
(ix) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax, Fringe Benefits Tax or National Insurance Contributions tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued upon exercise or vesting of an Award that number of Shares or cash having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares or cash withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; and
(xi) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
(c)      Effect of Administrator’s Decision . The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of an Award.
5. Eligibility . Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers.  Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

6. Limitations .

(a)      ISO $100,000 Rule . Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
(b)      No Rights as a Service Provider . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Participant or the right of the Company or its Parent or Subsidiaries to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

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(c)      Section 162(m) Limitations .
(i)      Option and SAR Annual Share Limit . No Participant shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company (“Fiscal Year”), Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to purchase more than one million Shares; provided, however, that such limit shall be two million Shares in connection with the Participant’s initial service.
(ii)      Restricted Stock Annual Limit . No Participant shall be granted, in any Fiscal Year, more than five hundred thousand Shares of Restricted Stock; provided, however, that such limit shall be one million Shares of Restricted Stock in connection with the Participant’s initial service.
(iii)      Restricted Stock Units Annual Limit . No Participant shall be granted, in any Fiscal Year, more than five hundred thousand Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that such limit shall be one million Restricted Stock Units in connection with the Participant’s initial service.
(iv)      Section 162(m) Performance Restrictions . For purposes of qualifying grants of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals shall be set by the Administrator on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units which are intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Award under Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals).
(v)      Cancellations . If an Award is cancelled in the same fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 15), the cancelled Award will be counted against the limits set forth in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) above. For this purpose, if the exercise price of an Award is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Award and the grant of a new Award.
(vi)      Changes in Capitalization . The foregoing 162(m) limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as described in Section 15(a).
7. Term of Plan . Subject to Section 21 of the Plan, the Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 17 of the Plan.

8. Term of Option . The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration .

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(a)      Exercise Price . The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:
(i)      In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A)      granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B)      granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii)      In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(iii)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code.
(b)      Waiting Period and Exercise Dates . At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.
(c)      Form of Consideration . The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, may consist entirely of:
(i)      cash;
(ii)      check;
(iii)      other Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;
(iv)      consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;
(v)      any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or
(vi)      such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
10. Exercise of Option .

(a)      Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder . Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

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An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(b)      Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider or Provision of Notice of Employment Termination . If an Optionee (i) ceases to provide ongoing service as a Service Provider (for any reason and regardless of any appropriate court finding such termination unfair or irregular on any basis whatsoever), other than upon the Optionee’s death or Disability, or (ii) is provided with notice of termination of employment (for any reason and regardless of any appropriate court finding the related termination unfair or irregular on any basis whatsoever) and ceases to provide ongoing service during the notice period, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the earlier of the date of such cessation as a Service Provider or the last date of ongoing service after receiving a notice of termination of employment or such later date as required by Applicable Laws (the earlier of these dates or such later date required by Applicable Laws is referred to herein as the “Vesting Cessation Date”, as reasonably fixed and determined by the Administrator), but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Vesting Cessation Date. If, on the Vesting Cessation Date, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan (unless the Administrator determines otherwise). At the sole discretion of Company, subject to Applicable Laws, Grantee may be paid a lump sum for their cash compensation in lieu of notice. If, after the Vesting Cessation Date, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(c)      Disability of Optionee . If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(d)      Death of Optionee . If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee’s estate or by a

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person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. The Option may be exercised by the executor or administrator of the Optionee’s estate or, if none, by the person(s) entitled to exercise the Option under the Optionee’s will or the laws of descent or distribution. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
11. Stock Appreciation Rights .

(a)      Grant of SARs . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Subject to Section 6(c) hereof, the Administrator shall have complete discretion to determine the number of SARs granted to any Participant.
(b)      Exercise Price and other Terms . The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs granted under the Plan; provided, however, that no SAR may have a term of more than ten (10) years from the date of grant; provided, further that SARs may not have an exercise price below 100% of the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares on the grant date.
(c)      Payment of SAR Amount . Upon exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying.
(i)      The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times
(ii)      the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
(d)      Payment upon Exercise of SAR . At the discretion of the Administrator, payment for a SAR may be in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
(e)      SAR Agreement . Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by a Stock Appreciation Right Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the SAR, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.
(f)      Expiration of SARs . A SAR granted under the Plan shall expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 10 will also apply to SARs.
12. Restricted Stock .

(a)      Grant of Restricted Stock . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Stock may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will offer Restricted Stock under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically, by means of a Notice of Grant, of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Shares of Restricted Stock (subject to Section 6(c) hereof) granted to the Participant and the conditions that must be satisfied,

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which typically will be based principally or solely on continued provision of services but may include a performance-based component, upon which is conditioned the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(b)      Repurchase Option . Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon and after the Vesting Cessation Date or upon termination of the purchaser’s service with the Company due to death or Disability. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, the purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined by the Administrator.
(c)      Other Provisions . The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(a) Rights as a Shareholder . Once the Restricted Stock is granted, the Participant shall have the rights equivalent to those of a shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when the grant is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Restricted Stock is granted, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.

13. Restricted Stock Units .

(a)      Grant . Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, it shall advise the Participant in a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units (subject to Section 6(c) hereof).
(b)      Vesting Criteria and Other Terms . The Administrator shall set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment), or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion.
(c)      Earning Restricted Stock Units . Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout.
(d)      Form and Timing of Payment . Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units shall be made as soon as practicable after the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may only settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.
(e)      Cancellation . On the date set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited to the Company.

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14. Non-Transferability of Awards . Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. In no event may an Award granted hereunder be transferred in exchange for consideration.

15. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale .
(a)      Changes in Capitalization . Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation, expiration, repurchase or forfeiture of an Award, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Award and the Section 162(m) annual share issuance limits under Section 6(c), shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Award.
(b)      Dissolution or Liquidation . In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for a Participant to have the right to exercise his or her Option or SAR until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option or forfeiture rights applicable to any Award shall lapse 100% , and that any Award vesting shall accelerate 100%, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, or, with respect to Restricted Stock, all restrictions have not lapsed, or, with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit, all units have not vested, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c)      Merger or Asset Sale .
(i)      Stock Options and SARs . In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option and SAR shall be assumed or an equivalent option or SAR substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or SAR, the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or SAR as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option or SAR becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or SAR shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or SAR shall terminate upon the expiration of such period, or

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such earlier date as specified in the Award Agreement. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or SAR shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or stock appreciation right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or SAR immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or SAR, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or SAR, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.
(ii)      Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit award shall be assumed or an equivalent Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award, the Participant shall fully vest in the Restricted Stock Unit, including shares which would not otherwise be vested, and all restrictions on Restricted Stock will lapse immediately prior to the closing date of the transaction. For the purposes of this paragraph, a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received, for each Share subject to the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.
16. Date of Grant . The date of grant of an Award shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

17. Amendment and Termination of the Plan .

(a)      Amendment and Termination . The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b)      Shareholder Approval . The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.
(c)      Effect of Amendment or Termination . No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers

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granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination or Shares issued under the Plan.
The Company will administer the Plan from the United States of America, and any disputes will be settled in the U.S. according to U.S. law. This Plan and all awards are governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law principles, of the State of California, United States of America.

18. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares .

(a)      Legal Compliance . Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or pursuant to the vesting of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award unless the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or the vesting of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b)      Investment Representations . As a condition to the exercise or receipt of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising or receiving such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
19. Inability to Obtain Authority . The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue, sell or release from escrow such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

20. Reservation of Shares . The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

21. Shareholder Approval . The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

22. No Repricing . The exercise price for an Option or SAR may not be reduced without the prior consent of the Company’s stockholders. This shall include, without limitation, a repricing of the Option or SAR as well as an Option or SAR exchange program whereby the Participant agrees to cancel an existing Option in exchange for an Option, SAR or other Award. If an Option or SAR is cancelled in the same fiscal year in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 15), the cancelled Option or SAR as well as any replacement Option or SAR will be counted against the limits set forth in section 6(c) above.  Moreover, if the exercise price of an Option or SAR is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Option or SAR and the grant of a new Option or SAR.

23. Section 409A Compliance . Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent Section 409A of the Code applies to such Awards and the terms of the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with this intention to the extent the Administrator deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Administrator, to the extent it unilaterally deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to amend or modify the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan so that the Award qualifies for exemption from or

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complies with Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the Awards granted under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to Awards granted under the Plan.



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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION
2009 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(As Amended on February 1, 2017)

1.
PURPOSE .

The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

2. DEFINITIONS .

(a) Applicable Laws ” shall mean the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where options are, or shall be, granted under the Plan.

(b) Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof designated by the Board in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan.

(c) Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein shall be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.

(d) Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of the Company.

(e) Company ” shall mean QuickLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

(f) Compensation ” shall mean all base straight time gross earnings, overtime and incentive/variable compensation, but exclusive of bonuses and other compensation.

(g) Designated Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary which has been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

(h) Eligible Employee ” shall mean any individual who is a common law employee of the Company or any of its Designated Subsidiaries and is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year by the Company or such Designated Subsidiary. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary. Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated three (3) months and one (1) day following the commencement of such leave. The Board, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Offering Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Date, determine (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) that the definition of Eligible Employee shall or shall not include an individual if he or she: (i) has not completed at least two

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(2) years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (ii) customarily works not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (iii) customarily works not more than five (5) months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (iv) is an executive, officer or other manager, or (v) is a highly compensated employee under Section 414(q) of the Code.

(i) Enrollment Date ” shall mean the first Trading Day of each Offering Period.

(j) Exercise Date ” shall mean the last Trading Day of each Offering Period.

(k) Fair Market Value ” shall mean, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

(l) New Exercise Date ” means a new Exercise Date set by shortening any Offering Period then in progress.

(m) Offering Periods ” shall mean the periods of approximately six (6) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 15 and November 15 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods ending six months later. For example, an Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after May 15, 2009 and end on the last Trading Day on or before November 14, 2009. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 4 and 20 of this Plan.

(n) Parent ” shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(o) Participant ” means an Eligible Employee who (a) has become a Participant in the Plan pursuant to Section 5 and (b) has not ceased to be a Participant pursuant to Section 10 or Section 11.
(p) Plan ” shall mean this 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(q) Purchase Price ” shall mean 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as determined pursuant to Section 4; provided, however, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Board pursuant to Section 20.


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(r) Reserves ” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but not yet placed under option.
(s) Subsidiary ” shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(t) Trading Day ” shall mean a day on which the national stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed is open for trading.

3. ELIGIBILITY .

(a) Any individual who is an Eligible Employee on a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. This Plan shall not confer upon any Eligible Employee any right with respect to the continuation of his or her employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, nor shall it restrict, limit, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary to terminate the employment relationship of any Eligible Employee at any time, with or without cause.

(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Eligible Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the shares at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time, as determined in accordance with Section 423 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

4. OFFERING PERIODS .

(a) The Plan shall be implemented by either of the following Offering Periods, which shall be determined by the Board prior to the applicable Offering Period:

(i) A six (6) month Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 15 and November 15 each year, or on such other date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with Section 20 hereof or changed pursuant to this Section 4(a) and with a Purchase Price equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date (a “Purchase Date Offering Period”); or

(ii) A six (6) month Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 15 and November 15 each year, or on such other date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with Section 20 hereof or changed pursuant to this Section 4(a) and with a Purchase Price equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower (a “Look-Back Offering Period”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board does not determine the type of Offering Period prior to the start of the applicable Offering Period, the default Offering Period shall be the Purchase Date Offering Period as described in Section 4(a)(i) above.

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(b) The Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) and to implement Offering Periods with multiple purchase periods with respect to future offerings without shareholder approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

5. PARTICIPATION .

(a) An Eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan only by (i) submitting a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in a form determined by the Board (which may be similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit A) to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee), on or before a date prescribed by the Board prior to an applicable Enrollment Date, or (ii) following an electronic or other enrollment procedure prescribed by the Board. Participants in the offering period under the Company’s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “1999 ESPP”) beginning on or about November 15, 2008 will automatically be enrolled in the initial Offering Period under this Plan commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 15, 2009 at the same contribution levels as last elected under the 1999 ESPP.

6. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS .

(a) At the time a Participant files his or her subscription agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period.

(b) Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

(c) All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole percentages only. A Participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

(d) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may (i) increase or decrease the rate of his or her payroll deductions during a Purchase Date Offering Period, or (ii) only decrease the rate of his or her payroll deductions during a Look-Back Offering Period, in either case by (A) properly completing and submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee), on or before a date prescribed by the Board prior to an applicable Exercise Date, a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll deduction rate in the form provided by the Board for such purpose, or (B) following an electronic or other procedure prescribed by the Board. If a Participant has not followed such procedures to change the rate of payroll deductions, the rate of his or her payroll deductions shall continue at the originally elected rate throughout the Offering Period and future Offering Periods (unless terminated as provided in Section 10). The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of payroll deduction rate changes that may be made by Participants during any Offering Period, and may establish such other conditions or limitations as it deems appropriate for Plan administration. Any change in payroll deduction rate made pursuant to this Section 6(d) shall be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days after the Company’s receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company, in its sole discretion, elects to process a given change in payroll deduction

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rate more quickly. A Participant’s subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof; provided, however, that in the event a Participant changes his or her rate of payroll deductions during an Offering Period to zero percent (0%) and does not withdraw pursuant to Section 10 prior to the beginning of the subsequent Offering Period, the Participant’s payroll deductions shall recommence for the subsequent Offering Period at the rate originally elected by the Participant as of the beginning of the prior Offering Period.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during an Offering Period. Subject to Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate originally elected by the Participant effective as of the beginning of the first Offering Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

(f) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Company’s Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for amounts not in excess of the minimum statutory federal, state, or any other tax liability payable to any authority, national insurance, social security or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time, the Company or the employing Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation amounts not in excess of the applicable minimum statutory withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or the employing Designated Subsidiary, as applicable, any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Eligible Employee. If the Company allows the Participant to settle such tax withholding obligations by remitting to the Company shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise, then the Participant may not elect to withhold amounts in excess of the applicable minimum statutory federal, state, or other tax obligations withheld at the time of exercise or disposal.

7. GRANT OF OPTION .

On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock determined by dividing such Eligible Employee’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall an Eligible Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than 20,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19), and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 13 hereof. The Board may, for future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock an Eligible Employee may purchase during each Offering Period. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the Participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof. The option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

8. EXERCISE OF OPTION .

(a) Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option shall be purchased for such Participant at the applicable

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Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions accumulated in a Participant’s account which are not sufficient to purchase a full share shall be retained in the Participant’s account for the subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a Participant’s account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the Participant. During a Participant’s lifetime, a Participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

(b) If the Board determines that, on a given Exercise Date, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date, the Board may in its sole discretion (x) provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y) provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20 hereof. The Company may make a pro rata allocation of the shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s shareholders subsequent to such Enrollment Date.

9. DELIVERY .

As promptly as reasonably practicable after each Exercise Date on which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each Participant, as appropriate, the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option in a form determined by the Board (in its sole discretion) and pursuant to rules established by the Board. The Company may permit or require that shares be deposited with a broker designated by the Company or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Company may utilize electronic or automated methods of share transfer. The Company may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying dispositions of such shares. No Participant shall have any voting, dividend, or other shareholder rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock subject to any option granted under the Plan until such shares have been purchased and delivered to the Participant as provided in this Section 9.

10. WITHDRAWAL .

(a) A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time by (i) submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee) a written notice of withdrawal in the form prescribed by the Board for such purpose (which may be similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit B), or (ii) following an electronic or other withdrawal procedure prescribed by the Board. All of the Participant’s payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such Participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such Participant’s option for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a

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Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the Participant re-enrolls in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.

(b) A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the Participant withdraws.

11. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT .

Upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account during the Offering Period but not yet used to purchase shares under the Plan shall be returned to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such Participant's option shall be automatically terminated.

12. INTEREST .

No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a Participant in the Plan.

13. STOCK .

(a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 4,800,000 shares of Common Stock.

(b) Until the shares of Common Stock are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), a Participant shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to such shares.

(c) Shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan shall be registered in the name of the Participant or in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse.

14. ADMINISTRATION.

The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board, which shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. The Board or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Board or its committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board or its committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll

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deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.

15. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY .

(a) A Participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares of Common Stock and cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death prior to exercise of the option. If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective.

(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time by notice in a form determined by the Board. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

(c) All beneficiary designations shall be in such form and manner as the Board may designate from time to time.

16. TRANSFERABILITY .
    
Neither payroll deductions credited to a Participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

17. USE OF FUNDS .
    
All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. Until shares of Common Stock are issued, Participants shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares.

18. REPORTS .

Individual accounts shall be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating Eligible Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.


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19. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, MERGER OR ASSET SALE .

(a) Changes in Capitalization . In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock occurs, the number and class of Common Stock of the Reserves, the Purchase Price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, and the numerical limits of Sections 7 and 13 shall be automatically proportionately adjusted.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation . In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date, and shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Board shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the Participant’s option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the Participant’s option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

(c) Merger or Asset Sale . In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, any Offering Periods then in progress shall be shortened by setting a New Exercise Date on which such Offering Period shall end. The New Exercise Date shall occur before the date of the Company’s proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the Participant’s option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the Participant’s option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

20. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION .

(a) The Board of Directors of the Company, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Board, in its sole discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or upon completion of the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the next Exercise Date (which may be sooner than originally scheduled, if determined by the Board in its discretion), or may elect to permit Offering Periods to expire in accordance with their terms (and subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19). If the Offering Periods are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to Participants’ accounts which have not been used to purchase shares of Common Stock shall be returned to the Participants (without interest thereon, except as otherwise required under local laws) as soon as administratively practicable.

(b) Without shareholder consent and without limiting Section 20(a), the Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods (however, in no event shall an Offering Period

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exceed 12 months), limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

(c) In the event the Board determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Board may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify, amend or terminate the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:

(i) amending the Plan to conform with the safe harbor definition under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R), including with respect to an Offering Period underway at the time;

(ii) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;

(iii) shortening any Offering Period by setting a New Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Board action;

(iv) reducing the maximum percentage of Compensation a Participant may elect to set aside as payroll deductions; and

(v) reducing the maximum number of shares a Participant may purchase during any Offering Period.

Such modifications or amendments shall not require shareholder approval or the consent of any Plan Participants.

21.
NOTICES .

All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

22. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES .
    
Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
    

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As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

23.
TERM OF PLAN .

The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.

 




































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EXHIBIT A
QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

2009 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

_____      Purchase Period:
Original Application (New Enrollment)      Enrollment Date:             
Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
Change of Beneficiary(ies)

1.
hereby elects to participate in the QuickLogic Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
1.
I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of ________ % of my Compensation on each payday (from 0 to 20%) during the Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted and only one reduction is allowed during each 6-month period according to our plan document.)
2.
I understand that said payroll deductions will be accumulated for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my option and purchase Common Stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
3.
I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its accompanying prospectus. I understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan.
4.
Shares of Common Stock purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be issued in the name(s) of                          (Eligible Employee or Eligible Employee and Spouse only).
5.
I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or 1 year after the Exercise Date, whichever is later, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares. I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provisions for Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the minimum statutory amounts of applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (b) 15% of the fair

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market value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.
6.
I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
7.
In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

NAME: (Please print)

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(First) (Middle) (Last)

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Relationship

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(Address)

Employee’s Social
Security Number:
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Employee’s Address:
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:
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Signature of Employee

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Spouse’s Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)
















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EXHIBIT B
QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

2009 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

The undersigned Participant in the Offering Period of the QuickLogic Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ____________, ______ (the “Enrollment Date”) hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement.

Name and Address of Participant:

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Signature:

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Date:
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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Brian C. Faith, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of QuickLogic Corporation;

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 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 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 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 (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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 the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(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.

Date:
May 11, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                          
/s/ Brian C. Faith
 
 
Brain C. Faith
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Suping (Sue) Cheung, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of QuickLogic Corporation;

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 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 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 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 (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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 the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(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.

Date:
May 11, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                          
/s/ Suping (Sue) Cheung
 
 
Suping (Sue) Cheung
 
 
Chief Financial Officer




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

I, Brian C. Faith, the President and Chief Executive Officer of QuickLogic Corporation (the "Company"), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended April 2, 2017 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented therein.

Date:
May 11, 2017
By:
/s/ Brian C. Faith
 
 
Name:
Brian C. Faith
 
                                                                                                 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer







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

I, Suping (Sue) Cheung, Chief Financial Officer of QuickLogic Corporation (the "Company") do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended April 2, 2017 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented therein.

Date:
May 11, 2017
By:
/s/ Suping (Sue) Cheung
 
 
Name:
Suping (Sue) Cheung
 
                                                                                                    
Title:
Chief Financial Officer