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FocalTech Annual Report 2022

Jun 8, 2023

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Stock Code: 3545 This annual report is available at https://mops.twse.com.tw The company discloses annual report information at http://www.focaltech-electronics.com/

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FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. 2022 Annual Report

Prepared by FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. Published on April 30, 2023

  1. Spokesperson, Deputy Spokesperson

Name of Spokesperson: Wei-Chieh Chang

Title: CFO

Tel No.: (886)3-6661660

Name of Deputy Spokesperson: Wei-Chieh Chang

Title: CFO

Tel No.: (886)3-6661660

E-mail: [email protected]

  1. Address and Tel Number of Headquarters, Branches and Plant

Headquarters: 11F-1, No. 23,Huanke 1st Rd.,Zhubei City, Hsinchu, Taiwan Tel No.: (886)3-6661660

  1. Appointment of a professional shareholder services agent: Handling stock transfer and shareholders' regular meeting affairs

Name: Agent Division, CTBC Bank

Address: 5F, No. 83, Sec. 1, Chongqing S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City

Tel: (886)2-66365566

Website: www.ctbcbank.com

  1. CPA for recent financial reports Name of CPA: Yu-Hong Kuo Chih-Ming Shao Name of Office: Deloitte & Touche Address: 20F, No. 100, Songren Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei City Tel: (886)2-27259988

Website: www.deloitte.com.tw

  1. Website of Overseas Securities Exchange Office & the way to inquire into information of securities: None

  2. Company Website: http://www.focaltech-electronics.com/

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. 2022 Annual Report Contents

I. Letter to Shareholders ........................................................................................................................1 II. Company Profile ................................................................................................................................4 1. Company Introduction .........................................................................................................................4 2. Development History ...........................................................................................................................4 III. Corporate Governance Report .......................................................................................................7 1. Organization .........................................................................................................................................7 2. Profiles of Directors, Supervisors, President, Vice President, Deputy Vice President, Division Heads, and Branch Heads ....................................................................................................................9 3. Implementation of Corporate Governance.........................................................................................25 4. Disclosure of the CPAs’ fee ...............................................................................................................57 5. Changes of CPA:................................................................................................................................58 6. The chairman, president, chief financial or accounting manager of the Company who holds position in the business under the commissioned CPA firm or its affiliates in 1 year: None ...........59 7. In the most recent year to the date this report was printed, directors, supervisors, managerial officers and the shareholders holding more than 10% of the shares in the transfer of shares and pledge of shares under lien, and any change thereof. ........................................................................59 8. Information on shareholders among the top 10 by proportion of shareholding who are related parties to one another or spouse, kindred within the 2nd degree of kinship .....................................62 9. Quantity of shareholdings of the same investee by the Company and Directors, Supervisors, Managial Officer, and direct or indirect subsidiaries in proportion to the combined holdings of all, and combined to calculate the proportion of overall shareholding. ............................................63 IV. Capital Overview ............................................................................................................................64 1. Capital and Shares..............................................................................................................................64 2. Status of Corporate bond: None .........................................................................................................71 3. Status of preferred share: None..........................................................................................................71 4. Status of overseas depository receipt: None ......................................................................................71 5. Status of employee stock options .......................................................................................................72 6. Description of new restricted employee share status shall include the following: ............................74 7. Status regarding issuance of new shares in connection with mergers or acquisitions of other companies’ shares: None. ..................................................................................................................78

  1. Status regarding implementation of the Company’s capital allocation plans: N/A. ..........................78 V. Operation Overview .........................................................................................................................79 1. Scope of business ...............................................................................................................................79 2. Overview of Market, Production and Sales .......................................................................................96 3. Information of employees ................................................................................................................104 4. Information on environmental protection expenditures ...................................................................104 5. Labor relations .................................................................................................................................104 6. Information security management ...................................................................................................106 7. Material Contracts:...........................................................................................................................109 VI. Financial Status ............................................................................................................................ 110 1. Condensed Balance Sheets, Statements of Comprehensive Income, and CPA Audit Opinions for the Most Recent Five Years ............................................................................................................ 110 2. Financial Analysis for the Most Recent Five Years ........................................................................ 114 3. Audit Committee’ Review Report on the Financial Statement of the most recent year .................. 118 4. The financial reports of the Company for the most recent years have been audited and attested by CPA. ................................................................................................................................................ 119 5. The individual financial reports of the Company for the most recent years have been audited and attested by CPAs. ............................................................................................................................. 119 6. In the case of any insolvency of the Company and its affiliates in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report, in the case of any insolvency, the effects on the financial position of the company shall be listed: None .................................................................. 119 VII. Review of Financial Position, Financial Conditions, and Risk Matters ................................120 1. Financial Position.............................................................................................................................120 2. Financial Conditions ........................................................................................................................120 3. Cash Flow ........................................................................................................................................121 4. Impact of Major Capital Expenditures on Financial Operations in the Most Recent Year: ............122 5. Policy for the Most Recent Fiscal Year on Investment in Other Companies, Main Reasons for Profits/Losses Resulting Therefrom, Plans for Improvement, and Investment Plans for the Coming Fiscal Year: ........................................................................................................................122 6. Risk Analysis for the Most Recent Fiscal Year as well as the Current Fiscal Year up to the Date of Publication of the Annual Report ................................................................................................122 7. Other Important Matters: None. .......................................................................................................126

VIII. Special Disclosure ......................................................................................................................127 1. Information regarding the Company’s Affiliates .............................................................................127 2. Private placement of securities in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report: Not applicable ..........................................................................................................130 3. Subsidiaries’ holding or disposal of the Company’s shares in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report: Not applicable .................................................................130 4. Other necessary supplementary notes: None ...................................................................................130 IX. Any matter in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report which has a significant impact on shareholders' equity or securities prices as stipulated in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the Securities and Exchange Act: None ....131 ATTACHMENT 1………………………………………………………………………………..….132 ATTACHMENT 2………………………………………………………………………………..….188

I. Letter to Shareholders

Looking back on 2022, with the ‘pandemic bonus’ slowing, the Russo-Ukrainian War, high inflation, and other causes, the global economy entered a period of consolidation. In addition, the rapid rise of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) caused the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to raise interest rates with an aim to curb inflation, which in turn affected the public’s purchasing power. With end-user demand weak, our customer orders shrank in number or were delayed, resulting in widespread excess inventories in downstream manufacturers. Consequently, inventory reductions became a major issue for all manufacturers; the industry faced unprecedented headwinds. Despite the turbulent times, FocalTech has not lost our direction in business operations. With timely responses in business strategy, long-term commitments to technology development, and years of deep-rooted customer relationships, FocalTech has been able to adjust quickly and minimize impacts during this challenging year.

As a result of the sharp downturn in demand in 2022, FocalTech’s annual revenue decreased a significant by 41% from the previous year, to NT$12.95 billion. Due to the combination of high inventories and competitive pricing in the market, the net realizable value of some products was lower than cost and there were signs of inactive inventory. After thorough evaluation and judgment by the Company’s management team and the CPAs, and in accordance with IFRS 2, FocalTech recorded a loss of NT$2.497 billion in Q3 2022 for inventory write-down and inactive inventory, resulting in a decline in gross profit margin to 9.9% and a gross profit of NT$1.280 billion for the year 2022. Profitability also turned from 2021’s high point to a loss, with a net loss for 2022 of NT$1.93 billion, or NT$9.39 per share. In addition to the abovementioned inventory write-down and loss arising from inactive inventory, we also coordinated with customers and suppliers to revise some of the terms of our long-term agreements (LTAs). This will help to accelerate the speed of future inventory reductions, and improve both operational efficiency and financial health. This will be followed by releasing new products, allowing our overall operations to maintain growth momentum.

Although FocalTech's 2022 operational performance was not outstanding, we continued to invest in product development. Especially in our role as a key global supplier of human-machine interfaces for mobile devices, we continued to work on a variety of innovative technology applications and developments to enhance our R&D strengths. FocalTech spent NT$2.54 billion on R&D in 2022, up more than 5% from 2021 and accounting for 19.6% of annual revenue. In 2022, FocalTech also applied for 49 new patents and obtained 70 patent certifications, continuing to uphold the realization of innovation and R&D value through practical action. Additionally, in order to recruit more top talents while enhancing current employees’ sense of belonging and cohesion, FocalTech purchased and moved in to our newly-purchased office building in Zhubei City's Chang Yih Hi-Tech Industrial Park in June 2022. Not only will this provide a more comfortable working environment for employees, but it will headaches from traffic congestion in Hsinchu Science Park and further enhance the efficiency of communication and R&D among employees.

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In terms of product and technology deployment, FocalTech continues to develop the display, touch, and fingerprint product markets, staying on top of market trends and launching new products. With the development trends of display panels in mobile devices focusing on high screen-to-body ratios, low latency, and high refresh rates, FocalTech’s products with inset screens and high refresh rates entered mass production in 2022 and were adopted by a large number of customers. With the number of AMOLED panels used in mobile devices increasing year by year, FocalTech’s advanced AMOLED Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) technology has also been adopted by top-tier brands in smart wearable products. With the advantages of both low power consumption and high resolutions, FocalTech solves customers’ pain points such as battery life and screen sleep modes. By providing the industry’s most functional and new cost-saving solutions, we have won market praise. In the future, we look forward to extending our technologies to cellphone applications through our R&D and customer introduction experience. FocalTech has been working for many years in the field of automotive electronics; our products have won recognition and been introduced by many international manufacturers. With the explosive growth of electric vehicles and increased demand for in-vehicle display panels driven by smarter automobiles, drivers and touch controllers required for vehicles are also growing exponentially. In response to this market trend, we continue to develop products for automotive applications. In 2022, FocalTech’s shipments of in-vehicle products were nearly double compared to the previous year, reaching nearly 6 million units (equivalent to 4 million vehicles). This is expected to continue growing in 2023 as well.

In addition to breakthroughs in display panel technology, we at FocalTech also maintain our leading position in touch products. With continuous innovation in technology, we continue to launch new AMOLED products. FocalTech also achieved excellent performance in high valueadded applications, such as high-end medium and large sizes products in the commercial, automotive, and industrial control markets, as well as new applications for the IoT in 2022. FocalTech will continue to introduce products with excellent price-performance ratios to maintain our leadership position in the touch industry.

After years of hard work in developing fingerprint products, FocalTech has gradually attained good results. With the mass production of fingerprint products in end-user markets by top-tier cellphone and computer brands, our annual shipment volume has been increasing year by year. Furthermore, Microsoft started to enhance the security level of their biometric devices in 2022, creating a new opportunity for a fingerprint product supplier to re-connect with a wide variety of brand manufacturers. With years of research on high-security fingerprint recognition modules and experience in developing lightweight, high-recognition-rate algorithms, FocalTech is taking the performance of fingerprint recognition to the next level. As the technology matures and the cost decreases, the demand for fingerprint recognition solutions is gradually expanding into areas that require locks such as smart door locks and luggage. Therefore, FocalTech will conduct R&D aimed at this trend to meet the design needs of end product applications.

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Looking ahead to 2023, although the macro-environment will still be affected by inflationary pressure, international geopolitical conflicts and other disruptions, with cyclical market inventory reductions and cellphone replacements, the market is expected to gradually shift back to the growth track. Cellphone manufacturers are also putting out a new generation of foldable cellphones; driven by improved specifications and more competitive prices, there is an opportunity for some wind to be put in the sails of a market that had been slumping due to inflation. We are confident that FocalTech will continue to advance in line with market trends and seize business opportunities. Through our long-term relationships with customers, we will continue to optimize cost structures in our existing product areas to enhance operational efficiency and profitability. Additionally, by introducing new products, we will balance our resources for more revenue and profitability, which will drive further improvement in overall operations. We expect far better performance in 2023 than in the previous year. More importantly, FocalTech will continue to uphold our core beliefs as a leading human-machine interface solution provider by bringing greater value to human-machine interface solution products, continuing to accumulate technology and intellectual property rights, maintaining our leading position in the industry, and continuing to create maximum value for shareholders in appreciation of their long term support and care.

Chairman and President: Genda Hu

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II. Company Profile

1. Company Introduction

Founded in January 2006, the Company – which was formerly known as Sunshine Sports Tech Co., Ltd. – was renamed as FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. on January 27, 2015. The Company is mainly engaged in the development and sales of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) solutions such as display drivers, touchscreens, and fingerprint recognition, with branch offices and customer support centers established in Taiwan, Mainland China, the United States, and South Korea.

FocalTech is dedicated to the development of HMI solutions to provide competitive chips for various electronic products, including capacitive touch IC, display driver chips, and fingerprint recognition chips. Additionally, the Company has established a solid foundation in the technical fields of IP & image processing algorithms; digital and analog signal processing; and power saving. Even more, FocalTech’s self-developed Super In-cell technology – unlike traditional, separated touch and display drivers solutions that require more than one IC – needs only a single Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) to drive the Touch and Display Driver Integration Panel. This simplifies what was a complex supply chain, and reduces electronic components required. This allows less complicated panel modules, thus saving production cost and providing better solutions for customers.

FocalTech observes a “customer-focused” code of conduct, and this has led to the formation of a tightly-knit sales and technical service network. Through this, we aim to provide timely and professional localized technical support services to customers at home and abroad, with the solid technical support to back up the billions of smart devices using FocalTech’s technology solutions worldwide.

2. Development History

2006 Companyfounded.
Issued 90,000,000 common shares to Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. at a premium
of NT$12.22 per share to acquire the operations, assets, and liabilities of its
business department for flat-panel display driver chips and channel decoders.
Obtained ISO-9001 certification.
Public offeringapproved.
2007 Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange,under stock code 3545.
2008 Obtained ISO-14001 certification.
Obtained OHSAS-18001 certification.
2009 Ranked in “Top 5000 - The Largest Corporations in Taiwan” by China Credit
Information Service, Ltd.; ranked 19thin the IC design industry and ranked 48th
in net revenue amongbusinesses in Hsinchu Science Park.
2014 Introduced GF all-ITO single-layer multi-point structure solution to reduce
screen production difficulties, thus significantly improving mass production
yields.
Completed color space conversion function by integrating LCD driver IC,
establishing a professional color management platform for smartphones.
Self-developed triple image compression technologyfor use in systemplatforms.

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2015 Merged and conducted share-swap with FocalTech Corporation, Ltd.
Company renamed as FocalTech Systems Co. Ltd.
Supplied materials for the world’s first mobile phone using a-Si HD, in-cell
touchpanel combiningIDC.
Launched the world’s first single-chip solution to support multi-touch and multi-
force touch.
2016 Supplied the Super In-cell IDC for the world’s smartphones using FHD low
temperaturepoly-silicon(LTPS)LCD screen with In-cell IDC.
Launched the industry’s first WQHD LTPS Driver IC, meeting the high refresh
rate demands of VR devices.
Delivered over 400 million Touch ICs annually, becoming the world’s largest
Touch IC supplier.
2017 Launched the world’s first IDC solution to support a-Si panels designed with
reducedphotomask layers,which successfullyentered massproduction.
Launched FHD LTPS In-cell single-chip solution for COF production.
Honored as the recipient of the Diamond Supplier Award by Tianma
Microelectronics Co.,Ltd.
2018 Successfullydeveloped a touch solution for foldablephones.
Product FT8201 was granted the 13th“China Chip” Outstanding Technological
and Innovative Product Award.
Out-cell touchproducts successfully passed AEC-Q100qualification.
Successfullydeveloped in-smartphone bloodpressure monitoringtechnology.
2019 AMOLED display touch products were certified by Samsung Display Co., Ltd.,
which then went into mass production and were successfully delivered
accordingly.
AMOLED IDC wearables were approved by customers and introduced to other
first-tier brand customers.
Successfully developed ultra-narrow bezel MUX 6 for FHD panels and Dual Gate
for HDpanels with a 2-in-1 touch screen displaysolution.
Realized an ultra-thin optical fingerprint solution for 5G smartphones.
2020 Successfullydeveloped a side-mounted capacitive fingerprint solution.
IDC High Frame Rate technology was introduced and the solution went into mass
production.
IDC went into mass production for the automotive factory-installed product
market.
Annual revenue reached a new high.
2021 Annual revenue andprofit both reached new record highs.
The “RhythmCam” app, which detects arrythmias, was approved by the Ministry
of Health and Welfare and won the 2021 National Innovation Award.
World’s narrowest side-mounted capacitive fingerprint solution successfully went
into mass-production for the first time and was adopted by first-tier brand
customers.
First in the industry to successfully develop a curved and gradient-based capacitive
fingerprint solution.
FocalTech Engineering Experiment Center passed the professional evaluation of
the Guangdong Association for Science and Technology and was awarded the
qualification of “Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Touch
and DisplayIntegrated ChipCore Technology”.

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Developed new generation AMOLED wearable IDC to support POLED and LTPO and was adopted by first-tier brand customers. AMOLED touch IC shipments exceeded 100 million units in a single year. Included as a constituent stock of the MSCI index. Awarded the 2021 Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA). Cumulative shipment of automotive IDC products reached 10 million units. Active stylus on Tablet IDC solution went into mass-production. FocalTech AMOLED IDC assisted OPPO to create the world’s first LTPO screen smartwatch. The innovative VITOM Mobile Blood Pressure Monitoring Device obtained the Medical Device Manufacturing Licenses from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. New biomedical factory successfully obtained the ISO13485 and the Taiwan QMS 2022 quality system certification. The number of members registered in Taiwan on the “RhythmCam” app, which detects arrhythmias, exceeded 50,000. Awarded the 15th TCSA Corporate Sustainability Award-Gold Award in 2022. Awarded the Taiwan-iSports Enterprise Certification. Hsinchu office was relocated to its own office building in the Chang Yih Science and Industrial Park in Zhubei.

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III. Corporate Governance Report

1. Organization

  • (1) Organizational Structure

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Shareholders' Meeting
Audit committee
Remuneration
Auditing Office Board of Directors
Committee
Sustainable
Development Team
Chairman
Chairman's Offices
and CEO's Office
Quality Research and Finance and Human Resources
Operation Business Marketing Engineering
Assurance Development Accounting & Administrative
Department Department Department Department
Department Department Department Department
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(2) Business of major departments

(2) Business of major departments
Department Major Business
President's &
Chairman's
Offices
1. Implements, coordinates, and sets the Company’s operational goals, and directs and
supervises the proper functioning of all departments.
2. Handles corporate legal affairs and business contract/agreement issues.
Auditing
Office
Establishes the Company’s internal control system, conducts audits of various operating
cycles,andprovides analysis and recommendations.
Quality
Assurance
Manages the Company’s quality control system, performs quality control, assists in
handling customer complaints, and conducts prevention and rectification of quality
defects.
Production Manages quality, yield, and reliability for mass production, outsourced production
scheduling,outsourcingaffairs,andproduction-relatedprocurement and warehousing.
Business Handlesproduct sales and customer service,and maintains customer relationships.
Marketing Handles market planning and analysis and collects market information to facilitate the
planning,analysis and launch of newproducts.
Engineering Assists in firmware and software design, development, validation of products, and
introduction ofproduct applications for customers duringthepost-production stage.
Research and
Development
Handles design, development, and improvement of products in the pre-production stage.
Finance and
Accounting
Handles accounting, tax reporting, capital management, external statements, investor
relations,and shareholders’ meetings.
Human
Resources &
Administrative

Formulates and implements administrative rules and regulations related to general affairs
and human resources.

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2. Profiles of Directors, Supervisors, President, Vice President, Deputy Vice President, Division Heads, and Branch Heads (1) Directors and Supervisors

  1. Profiles of Directors and Supervisors

April 1, 2023; Unit: share; %

Title Nation-
ality or
place of
registr -
ation
Name Gender
Age
Election
(Appointment)
Date (note 1)
Term of
Office
Initial Election Date Shares at Election Shares at Election Current shareholding Current shareholding Current shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Current shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held through
nominees
Shareholding held through
nominees
Principal work experience and academic qualifications Position(s) held concurrently in the company and/or in any
other company
Other officer, directors or
supervisors with a spousal or
other 2nd degree of kinship
Other officer, directors or
supervisors with a spousal or
other 2nd degree of kinship
Other officer, directors or
supervisors with a spousal or
other 2nd degree of kinship
Remark
(Note 3)
Number of
shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of shares Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of shares Rate of
share-
holding
Title Name Relat
ion
Chairman U.S.A. Genda Hu Male
71~80
June 20, 2020 3 years Jan. 5, 2015 2,105,841 0.70 1,308,192 0.61 455,072 0.21 4,158,691 1.92 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University,
USA/
IEEE Fellow, USA/
Served in American IBM, PMC-Sierra, Cypress/
Vice President of R & D and Marketing Department of
TSMC/
Head of ERSO in ITRI/
Secretariat of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry
Association
President, CEO of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. /
CEO, Director, President, Secretary, Chairman, Chairman,
President of FocalTech Corporation, Ltd./
CEO, Director, President, Secretary of FocalTech Systems,
Inc./
CEO, Director, President, Secretary, Chairman of
FocalTech Systems, Ltd./
Director of FocalTech Electronics, Ltd./
Chairman of FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President, CEO of FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch
Director of FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd./
Manager of GWAA LLC:
Director GWAA
LLC
Representati
ve:
Chenming
Hu
Brot
hers
An appropriate
candidate has not yet
been designated for the
position of President,
however the Company
has designated several
vice presidents to assist
in management.
Additionally, the Board
of Directors is
composed of four
independent directors,
which accounts for half
of the current number of
directors. Only one of
the directors serves as
an employee or
manager, which
accounts for less than
half of the directors.
Therefore, the Chairman
and the President are
served by the same
person, which does not
affect the operation and
decision making of the
Company.
Director U.S.A. GWAA LLC June 20, 2020 3 years June 10, 2015 5,940,047 1.98 4,158,691 1.92 FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.Director
Taiwan GWAA LLC
Representative:
Han-Ping Shieh
Male
61~70
Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USA/
IEEE/OSA/SID fellow/
Vice-President of University System of Taiwan /
Vice President of National Chiao Tung University/
Dean of College of Electrical and Electrical
Engineering, National Chiao Tung University/
Chairman of Society for Information Display/
Professor of DI+DOP, National Chiao Tung
University/
Researcher of Research Center, American IBM T J
Watson
Lifetime Chair Professor of National Chiao Tung
University/
Outside Director of Silicon Motion Technology
Corporation/
Independent Director of Key Ware Electronics Co., Ltd./
Independent Director of Dynapack International
Technology Corporation/
Director of Ta Liang Technology Co., Ltd.
Director of Coretronic Corp.
Director U.S.A. GWAA LLC June 20, 2020 3 years June 20, 2020 5,940,047 1.98 4,158,691 1.92 FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.Director
U.S.A. GWAA LLC
Representative:
Chenming Hu
Male
71~80
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley, USA/
Chairman of Celestry Design Technologies Inc/
CTO of TSMC/
Emeritus Professor, University of California, U.S.A.
Director of Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA)/
Director of ACM Research, Inc (ACMR)/
Adjunct Professor of University of California, Berkeley,
USA/
Professor of National Chiao Tung University
Chairman Genda Hu Brot
her
Director Taiwan Acer Inc. June 9, 2022 1 year June 9, 2022 7,537,688 3.48 8,732,688 4.04
Taiwan Acer Inc.
Representative:
Chun-Sheng
Chen
Male
61~70
MBA, University of Missouri at Columbia(MU),
U.S.A. /
Global CEO of Exeutive Officer of Acer Inc./
Senior Vice President of Global Business and
Marketing, TSMC/
Vice President of Corporate Development, TSMC/
Global Vice CEO of Business and Marketing, Intel
Corporation
President and CEO of Acer Inc.
Other company: (note 4)
Independent Taiwan Chintay Shih Male June 20, 2020 3 years Jan. 5, 2015 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Independent Director of Vanguard International

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Title Nation-
ality or
place of
registr -
ation
Name Gender
Age
Election
(Appointment)
Date (note 1)
Term of
Office
Initial Election Date Shares at Election Shares at Election Current shareholding Current shareholding Current shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Current shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held through
nominees
Shareholding held through
nominees
Principal work experience and academic qualifications Position(s) held concurrently in the company and/or in any
other company
Other officer, directors or
supervisors with a spousal or
other 2nd degree of kinship
Other officer, directors or
supervisors with a spousal or
other 2nd degree of kinship
Other officer, directors or
supervisors with a spousal or
other 2nd degree of kinship
Remark
(Note 3)
Number of
shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of shares Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of shares Rate of
share-
holding
Title Name Relat
ion
Director 71~80 USA/
Chairman of the III/
Dean of the Industrial Technology Research Institute/
Dean, School of Science and Technology Management,
National Tsinghua University/
Chairman of Asia Pacific Intellectual Property
Association/
Chairman of Monte Jade science & Technology
Association of Taiwan/
Chairman of Chinese Institute of Engineers/
Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry
Association/
Managing Director of Taiwan Electrical and Electronic
Manufacturers' Association/
Chairman of Chinese Society for Management of
Technology/
Chairman of Service Science Society of Taiwan/
CEO of Sun Yun-Suan Foundation/
Professor, School of Science and Technology
Management,National Tsinghua University
Semiconductor Corporation/
Independent Director of Sercomm Corporation/
Independent Director of Taiwan Powder Technologies Co.,
Ltd./
Supervisor of TEN Incubation Corporation
Director of Qualife System Technology Corp.
Independent
Director
Taiwan Chan-Jane Lin Female
61~70
June 20, 2020 3 years Jan. 5, 2015 PhD in Accounting, University of Maryland/
Acting Dean and Deputy Dean, School of
Management, National Taiwan University/
Director of Department of Accounting, National
Taiwan University/
Director of School of Professional Education and
ContinuingStudies,National Taiwan University
Professor, Department of Accounting, National Taiwan
University/
Independent Director of Advantech Co., Ltd./
Supervisor of Securities and Futures Investors Protection
Center
Independent
Director
Taiwan Chang Xu Male
71~80
June 20, 2020 3 years June 20, 2020 PhD in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University,
USA/
Master of Machinery of New York Institute of
Technology/
Independent Director of Weihan Industrial Co., Ltd./
Director of Shuz Tung Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd./
Vice Director of MIRL, ITRI/
Director of Center for Measurement Standards, ITRI/
Managing Supervisor of Electronics Testing Center,
Taiwan
Director of Mirle Co., Ltd./
Managing Director of Chinese Metrology Society/
Consultant of Center for Measurement Standards, ITRI
Independent
Director
Taiwan Xuhui Xu Male
51~60
June 20, 2020 3 years June 20, 2020 Exeutives Program, Graduate School of Business
Administration, NCCU/
Master of Business Administration, Tulane University
Business School/
Chairman of Taiwan Air Cargo Contracting Co., Ltd./
Director of T3EX Global Holdings Corp./
Director of GGA Corp./
Supervisor of Central Taiwan Science Park Logistics
Co., Ltd./
Supervisor of Worldwide GSA/
Independent Director of Sanfar Property Limited
Chairman of Taiwan Air Cargo Contracting Co., Ltd./
Director of T3EX Global Holdings Corp./
Supervisor of Central Taiwan Science Park Logistics Co.,
Ltd./
Supervisor of Worldwide GSA/
Independent Director of Sanfar Property Limited
Director of Car Quality Automotive Co., Ltd.
Independent Director of Chenfull International Co., Ltd.

Note 1: The Company approved Re-election of the 7th Directors at the shareholders' regular meeting held on June 20, 2020. The term of office of the directors is from June 20, 2020 to June 19, 2023. Note 2: Since June 21, 2012, the Audit Committee has been responsible for the supervisory duties stipulated in the relevant laws and regulations. Note 3: Where the chairman and the president or the person of an equivalent post (the highest-level managerial officer) are the same person, spouses, or relatives within the first degree of kinship, an explanation shall be given of the reason for, reasonableness of, necessity of, and the measures adopted in response thereto (e.g., increasing the number of independent directors in addition to having more than half of the directors who are not employed as the Company’s employees or managerial officers).

Note 4: Those who also hold a position at other companies are listed as follows:

No. Company Name Title No. Company Name Title
1 Mu Chen Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman 22 ACER CLOUD TECHNOLOGY (TAIWAN) INC.) Director
2 Mu Shih Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman 23 Acer Computer (Shanghai) Inc. Director
3 Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing
Corp.
Independent
Director
24 Acer Shuangzhi (Chongqing) Inc. Director

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4 ACER BEING COMMUNICATION INC.
Chairman
25 PECER BIO-MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
INCORPORATED
Director
5 ACER ITS INC. Chairman 26 AOPEN INCORPORATED Director
6 Acer AI Cloud Inc. Chairman 27 Chongqing Hongyun Shuangzhi Equity Investment Fund
ManagementCo.,Ltd.

Director
7 ACER BEINGWARE HOLDING INC. Chairman 28 MPS ENERGY INC. Director
8 ACER E-ENABLING SERVICE
BUSINESS INC.
Chairman 29 Acer Gaming Inc. Director
9 WEBLINK INTERNATIONAL INC. Chairman 30 Protrade Applied Materials Corp. Director
10 XPLOVA INC. Chairman 31 Acer America Corporation Director
11 ACER DIGITAL SERVICE CO. Chairman 32 Acer American Holdings Corp. Director
12 Acer SoftCapital Incorporated Chairman 33 Acer Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd Director
13 Acer Asset Management Incorporated Chairman 34 Acer Cloud TechnologyInc. Director
14 Acer Beverage Incorporated Chairman 35 Acer Computer (Far East) Limited Director
15 Altos Inc. (Beijing) Director 36 Acer Europe SA Director
16 Altos Inc. Director 37 Acer European Holdings SA Director
17 Acer (Chongqing) Inc. Director 38 Acer Holdings International, Incorporated Director
18 Acer AI Cloud Inc. Director 39 DropZone (HongKong) Limited Director
19 AcerPure Inc. Director 40 DropZone HoldingLimited Director
20 Acer Gadget Inc. Director 41 Acer SoftCapital Incorporated Director
21 Acer Medical Inc. Director 42 Boardwalk Capital Holdings Limited Director

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(1) Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders

April 8, 2023

April 8,2023 April 8,2023
Corporate shareholder Name Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders
Name Rate of
shareholding
GWAA LLC Genda J.Hu 100%
Acer Inc. Cathay MSCI Taiwan ESG Sustainability High
Dividend Yield ETF Fund under the custody of Taishin
Bank


7.64%
HungRouan Investment Corp. 2.42%
VANGUARD
EMERGING
MARKETS
STOCK
INDEX
FUND,
A
SERIES
OF
VANGUARD
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDS


1.31%
iSharesESGAwareMSCI EM ETF 1.26%
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in custody
for Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund, a
series ofVanguard Star Funds


1.23%
Stan Shih 1.15%
Labor Pension FundThe NewFund)­ 0.97%
Acer GDR 0.93%
J.P.MORGAN SECURITIESPLC 0.88%
Norges Bank 0.86%

Where the major shareholder of the corporate shareholder is a juristic person, the major shareholder thereof

April 8, 2023

April 8,2023 April 8,2023
Corporate shareholder Name Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders
Name Rate of
shareholding
Hung Rouan Investment Corp. Shih Hsuen Huei 26.09%
Carolyn Yeh 20.13%
Shih Hsuen Rouan 17.25%
Shih Hsuen Lin 17.16%
Shih Fang Cheng 8.93%
Yeh Ting Yu 8.84%
StanShih Foundation 1.60%

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April 01, 2023

2. Disclosure of Professional Qualifications of Directors and Supervisors and Independence of Independent Directors

Conditions Conditions
Professional qualification and experience

Professional qualification and experience
Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency
Does not have the following Does Number of
circumstances stipulated in Article 3, not public
Name Is not a souse or a paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 to 8 of the The amount of Number and have companies
Does not p
relative within the
Regulations Governing Appointment of
remuneration
proportion of the where the
have the
second deree of
Independent Directors and Compliance
received for
shares held in own circum person holds
circumstances
g
kinship as stipulated
Matters for Public Companies(Note 2)
services
name, spouse’s stances the title as
Principal majors and work experience(note 1) stipulated in name, or names of stipula independent

Article 30 of
in Article 26-3,
rendered to the

relatives within the
ted in
director
the Company paragraphs 3 and 4 of
Company or its
second degree of Article

Act
the Securities and
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 affiliates in the
kinship (or
27 of
Exchange Act past two years
through nominees)

the
Compa
nyAct
Chairman Genda Hu Professional expertise
Experiences in operation and management of business and leadership decision-making;
board of directors leadership; crisis handling and risk management; and semiconductor
industry technology and market.
Qualification and work experience
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, USA/
IEEE Fellow, USA /
America IBM, PMC-Sierra, Cypress /
Vice President of R & D and Marketing Department of TSMC/
Head of ERSO in ITRI,
Secretariat of Taiwan Semiconductor IndustryAssociation
Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes 0 5,921,955
2.74%
Yes 0
Director GWAA LLC
Representative: Han-
Ping Shieh
Professional expertise
Experiences in display technology and micro-optical systems; operating decision-
making for the board of directors and functional committees; semiconductor-related
industry and academia; and risk management.
Qualification and work experience
Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, USA/
Lifetime Chair Professor of National Chiao Tung University/
IEEE/OSA/SID Fellow
Former Vice-President of University System of Taiwan /
Vice President of National Chiao Tung University/
Dean of College of Electrical and Electrical Engineering, National Chiao Tung
University/
Chairman of Society for Information Display/
Professor of DI+DOP, National Chiao Tung University/
Researcher of Research Center,American IBM T J Watson
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 0 0 No 2
Director GWAA LLC
Representative:
Chenming Hu
Professional expertise
Experiences in electric engineering and computer science; business operation
leadership; leading the board of directors in operating decision-making; crisis handling
and risk management; and semiconductor industry technology and market.
Qualification and work experience
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA/
Adjunct Professor of University of California, Berkeley, USA/
Professor of National Chiao Tung University/
Former Chairman of Celestry Design Technologies Inc./
CTO of TSMC/
Emeritus Professor, University of California, U.S.A.
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 0 0 No 0

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Director Acer Inc.
Representative:
Chun-Sheng Chen
Professional expertise
Experiences in information technology and financial services.
Qualification and work experience
MBA, University of Missouri at Columbia(MU), U.S.A.
President and CEO of Acer Inc.
Global CEO and Exeutive Officer of Acer Inc./
Former Senior Vice President of Global Business and Marketing, TSMC/
Vice President of Corporate Development, TSMC/
Global Vice CEO of Business and Marketing,Intel Corporation
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 0 0 No 1
Independent
Director
Chintay Shih Professional expertise
Experiences in electrical engineering and industrial technology; operating decision-
making for the board of directors and functional committees; semiconductor-related
industry and academia; and risk management.
Qualification and work experience
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, USA,
Former Chairman of the III/
Dean of the Industrial Technology Research Institute/
Dean, School of Science and Technology Management, National Tsinghua University/
Chairman of Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Association/
Chairman of Monte Jade science & Technology Association of Taiwan/
Chairman of Chinese Institute of Engineers/
Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association/
Managing Director of Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association/
Chairman of Chinese Society for Management of Technology/
Chairman of Service Science Society of Taiwan/
CEO of Sun Yun-Suan Foundation/

Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 0 Yes 3
Independent
Director
Chan-Jane Lin Professional expertise
Convener of the Company’s Audit Committee. Expertise in accounting and financial
management, operating decision-making management for the board of directors and
functional committees, and financial industry, with experiences in computer and
peripheral equipment industry and semiconductor related industry, and risk
management. Extensive academic and industry experience, and is committed to
promoting corporate governance in Taiwan.
Qualification and work experience
PhD in Accounting and Master in MBA, University of Maryland, USA/
Bachelor, Accounting Section, Department of Business Administration, National
Taiwan University/
Qualification of Senior Professional and Technical Examinations Regulations of CPA,
R.O.C./
Currently a professor at the Department of Accounting, National Taiwan University/
Convenor, Managing Supervisor, Taiwan Corporate Governance Association/
Supervisor of Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center/
Former independent director of Fubon Financial Holdings/
Independent Director of Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd./
Independent Director of Fubon Securities Co., Ltd../
Supervisor of Taiwan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd./
Director of Department of Accounting, National Taiwan University/
Director of School of Professional Education and Continuing Studies, National Taiwan
University
Acting Dean and Deputy Dean of School of Management; Director and Dean of
Department of Accounting, National Taiwan University/
Assistant Professor,Department of Accounting,George Washington University
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 0 Yes 1
Independent
Director
Chang Xu Professional expertise
Experiences in electrical and industrial engineering technology; operating decision-
making for the board of directors and functional committees; semiconductor-related
industry and academia; and risk management.
Qualification and work experience
PhD in Industrial Engineering,Purdue University,USA/
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 0 Yes 0

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Former Managing Director of Chinese Metrology Society/
Consultant of Center for Measurement Standards, ITRI/
Managing Director of Chinese Metrology Society/
Consultant of Center for Measurement Standards, ITRI/
Independent Director of Weihan Industrial Co., Ltd./
Director of Shuz Tung Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd./
Vice Director of MIRL, ITRI/
Director of Center for Measurement Standards, ITRI/
Managing Supervisor of Electronics Testing Center, Taiwan
Independent
Director
Xuhui Xu Professional expertise
Experiences in operation and management of business and leadership decision-making;
board of directors leadership; crisis handling and risk management; and international
freight forwarding management and market.
Qualification and work experience
Exeutives Program, Graduate School of Business Administration, NCCU/
Master of Business Administration, Tulane University Business School/
Current Chairman of Taiwan Air Cargo Contracting Co., Ltd./
Director of T3EX Global Holdings Corp./
Director of GGA Corp./
Supervisor of Central Taiwan Science Park Logistics Co., Ltd./
Supervisor of Worldwide GSA/
Independent Director of Sanfar PropertyLimited
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 0 Yes 2

Note 1: Please refer to 2. Profiles of Directors, Supervisors, President, Executive Vice President, Deputy Executive Vice President, Division Heads, and Branch Heads, (1) Directors and Supervisors, 1. Profiles of Directors and Supervisors

Note 2: Whether the directors meet the independence requirements stipulated in Article 3, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 to 8 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies:

(1) Not an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(2) Not a director or supervisor of the Company or any of its affiliates. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

(3) Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person’s spouse, minor children, or through nominees, in an aggregate amount of one percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company or ranking in the top 10 in holdings.

(4) Not a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship, of any of the persons in the preceding three subparagraphs.

(5) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder who directly holds five percent or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company, or that ranks among the top five in shareholdings, or designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the company under Article 27(1) or (2) of the Company Act. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

(6) Not a director, supervisor or employee of other company such that a majority of the company’s director seats or voting shares are controlled by the same person. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

(7) The chairman, president, or a person holding an equivalent position of the Company is not a director (or governor), supervisor, or employee of other company or institution, or are spouses. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

(8) Not a director (or governor), supervisor, managerial officer, or shareholder holding five percent or more of the shares, of a specified company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the Company. (Not applicable in cases where the specified company or institution holds at least twenty percent but not exceeding fifty percent of the total number of issued shares of the Company, and the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

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  1. Diversity and independence of the Board of Directors:

  2. (1) Diversity of the Board of Directors: The Company’s diversity policy on the professions of board members is stipulated in the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles. In the selection process, the Board of Directors consults various talented individuals and evaluates the diversity requirements of basic composition, professional qualifications, and industrial experience before nominating them to the shareholders meeting for election, in order to enhance the competency of the Board of Directors and achieve the objectives of corporate governance.

The current Board of Directors’ basic composition in terms of gender, age, nationality, education, and personal experience is detailed in the “Profiles of Directors and Supervisors” list. The current Board of Directors consists of one female, two U.S. nationals, and the rest are with R.O.C. nationality. All of whom are above 50 years old and four of whom are above 70 years old, with expertise in finance and accounting, electrical engineering, semiconductors, in-process quality control, and international transportation, etc. In terms of competency, they are experienced in business operation and management, industry knowledge, international market, operational judgment, and finance and accounting analysis, etc. In the future, the Board will move towards a more diversified composition, with a future goal of adding at least one female director and one professional background in accounting or law to the Board.

  • (2) Independence of the Board of Directors: Currently, there are four general directors, with one of whom serving as a managerial officer, in addition to four independent directors that account for 50% of the eight elected seats. Details of independence are listed in the “Independency” column in the table above. All of the independent directors have not served more than three terms and except that the Chairman, Mr. Genda Hu, and one of the directors, Chenming Hu (representative of GWAA LLC), are relatives within the second degree of kinship, there is no violation of independence requirements under Article 26-3, paragraphs 3 to 4 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Additionally, the independent directors are also in compliance with the independence requirements stipulated in Articles 27 and 30 of the Company Act as well as the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies.

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(2) Profiles of President, Vice President, Deputy Vice President, Division Heads, and Branch Heads

April 1, 2023; Unit: share; %

Title
(note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Election
(Appointment)
Date
Shareholding Shareholding Shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held
through nominees
Shareholding held
through nominees
Principal work experience and academic
qualifications
(note 2)
Position(s) held concurrently in the company and/or in any
other company
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Remark
(note 3)
Number of Shares Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Position Name Relation-
ship
CEO and
President
U.S.A. Genda Hu Male Jan. 5, 2015 1,308,192
0.61

455,072

0.21

4,158,691

1.92

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University,
USA,
IEEE Fellow
American IBM, PMC-Sierra, Cypress/
Vice President of R & D and Marketing Department
of TSMC,
Head of ERSO in ITRI,
Secretariat of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry
Association
CEO, Director, President, Secretary, Chairman, Chairman,
President of FocalTech Corporation, Ltd./
CEO, Director, President, Secretary of FocalTech Systems,
Inc./
CEO, Director, President, Secretary, Chairman of FocalTech
Systems, Ltd./
Director of FocalTech Electronics, Ltd./
Chairman of FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President, CEO of FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd./
Executive Director, President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch
Director of FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd./
Manager of GWAA LLC/
No suitable candidate
has been appointed to the
position of president of
the Company. The
Company has assigned a
number of executive vice
presidents to assist in the
management of the
Company. The Board of
Directors includes four
independent directors,
who constitute half of
the Board. Only one of
the director is employee
or managerial officer, no
more than 1 / 2 of the
number of directors.
Therefore, the Chairman
and the President are the
same person, which does
not affect the operations
or decision making of
the Company.
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Chieh-Sheng
Lin
Male Nov. 1, 2022 Master of University of California, Santa Barbara
(UCSB)/
Bachelor of Department of Electrical Engineering,
National Taiwan University /
President of IC MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION/
President of Philips Semiconductors
None
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Chiu-Lin Chen Male Nov. 11, 2022 Ph. D. in Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering,
National Taiwan University /
Bachelor of Department of Electrical Engineering,
National Taiwan University/
Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering,
National Taiwan University/
Visiting Professor of Stanford University/
Vice Director of Green Energy Institute, ITRI/
Independent Director of SYSTEM GENERAL
LIMITED/
Independent Director of LIEN CHANG
ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE CO., LTD./
Independent Director of GIO OPTOELECTRONICS
CORP./
Independent Director of MSTAR
SEMICONDUCTOR,INC.
Independent Director of Advanced Power Electronics Corp./
Independent Director of Bestec Power Electronics co.,
L.T.D./
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Electronics
Engineering, National Taiwan University
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Jui-Cheng Hsu Male Feb. 1, 2021 22,727
0.01

Master of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua
University/
Manager of Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd./
Deputy Executive Vice President of Sunshine Sports
Tech Co.,Ltd.
Director of FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.(Designated
representative of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. )
Director of Vitrio Technology Corporation
Executive Vice
President
Mainland
China
Ching-Kai
Chang
Male Jan. 5, 2015 151,304
0.07
Master of Microelectronics and Solid State
Electronics,PekingUniversity
Executive vice president of FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen)
Co.,Ltd./

Executive Vice Mainland Wei-Ching Male Apr. 16, 2015 194,008
0.09
Bachelor of Radio Technology, Chongqing Executive vicepresident of FocalTech Electronics

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Title
(note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Election
(Appointment)
Date
Shareholding Shareholding Shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held
through nominees
Shareholding held
through nominees
Principal work experience and academic
qualifications
(note 2)
Position(s) held concurrently in the company and/or in any
other company
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Remark
(note 3)
Number of Shares Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Position Name Relation-
ship
President China Hou University/
Manager of iSolution Technologies Ltd. (Shenzhen)
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd./
Chairman and President of Hefei PineTech Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
Executive Vice
President
Mainland
China
Hsiao-Hsu Tu Male Apr. 11, 2016 306,522
0.14

Bachelor, School of Computer Science &
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and
Technology/
Master degree of Zhejiang University, major in
Computer Science and Technology
Deputy Technical Manager of MediaTek Inc.
(Shenzhen)
Executive vice president of FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Pei-Tzu Wu Male Aug. 1, 2018 25,029
0.01

Master of Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
Materials Science, National Cheng Kung University/
EMBA of National Chiao Tung University/
Deputy Executive Vice President of Cheertek Inc./
Deputy Executive Vice President of ILITEK/
Senior Manager of TSMC/
Executive vice presidents of Generalplus Technology
Inc.

President of Ou Sheng Technology Company/
Executive Director of Pei Feng Management and Consulting
Company/
President of Chengxin Care Association/
President of Chengxin Lohas Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Director of FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd. (Designated
representative of GWAA LLC)
Director of Vitrio Technology Corporation
Chairman of FocalTech Smart Sensors Co.,Ltd.
Business
Executive Vice
President
Mainland
China
Ching-Suo
Wang
Male Jan. 5, 2015 70,002
0.03

Santa Clara University, EMBA
Business Deputy Executive Vice President, China
Area,Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Business Executive Vice President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Marketing
Executive Vice
President
Mainland
China
Lien-Kuo
Wang
Male Apr. 1, 2017 134,602
0.06
Business Administration, International Business
School, Peking
Business Executive Vice President of FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd./
Director and Executive vice president of Hefei PineTech
Electronics Co.,Ltd.
Business
Assistant
Executive Vice
President
Mainland
China
Te-Chih Kung Male Mar. 18, 2019 122,409
0.06

Beijing Institute of Finance and Commerce
Management/
Sales Director of Mobile semi/
Senior Sales Manager, Huabei Area, Chipnuts
TechnologyInc.
Business Assistant Executive Vice President of FocalTech
Systems (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Senior Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Ching-Hsing
Chang
Male Feb. 8, 2021 Bachelor of Department of Electronic Engineering,
Southern Taiwan University/
Senior Business Manager of Solomon Technology
Corporation
None
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Po-Sheng Shih Male Jan. 16, 2021 12,602
0.01

Ph. D. in Electronics Engineering, National Chiao
Tung University/
Director of HannStar® Display Corporation/
Director of Innolux Corporation/
Executive vicepresident of CNTouch Inc.
None
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Hung-Jen
Chien
Male Sep. 8, 2021 Master of Dept. of Electronic and Computer
Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science
and Technology/
R&D Engineer of Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd./
Manager of Sunshine Sports Tech Co.,Ltd.
None
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Chen Kuo Male Feb. 14, 2022 Master of Materials Engineering, Auburn University/
Bachelor of Department of Metallurgy & Materials
Engineering, National Cheng Kung University/
Director of Wafer Foundry NXP Semiconductors
Taiwan Ltd./
Director of Wafer Testing, Micron Technology, Inc./
Director of Wafer Plant 5, Macronix International
Co.,Ltd.

None
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Taiwan Hao-Chin
Chao
Male May 16, 2022 Master, Graduate Institute of Human Resource
Management, National Central University/
Special Assistant of Human Resources Department,
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD./
Director of LITEON (Shanghai)
Director of AUO
None
Special Taiwan Chung-Hsiang Male May16, 2022 Master of Electrical Engineering, Columbia None

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Title
(note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Election
(Appointment)
Date
Shareholding Shareholding Shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held by
spouse & minor children
Shareholding held
through nominees
Shareholding held
through nominees
Principal work experience and academic
qualifications
(note 2)
Position(s) held concurrently in the company and/or in any
other company
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Managerial officer with a
spousal or other 2nd degree
of kinship
Remark
(note 3)
Number of Shares Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Rate of
share-
holding
Position Name Relation-
ship
Assistant of
Chairman
Chiang University, New York/
Department of Electronic Engineering, Fu Jen
Catholic University/
Business Executive Vice President, AUO Crystal
Corp./
Business Senior Director of AUO/
Business Director of DelSolar Co., Ltd./
Material Manager; Business Manager of Toppoly
Optoelectronics Corp.
Materials Manager,Institute of Electronics,ITRI
Executive Vice
President, CFO,
Spokesperson
and Corporate
governance
officer
Taiwan Wei-Chieh
Chang
Male July 26, 2021 Master of Business Administration, Baruch College,
The City University of New York/
Chief Financial Officer, Good Way Technology Co.,
Ltd./
Chief Financial Officer, K.H.S. Musical Instrument
Co., Ltd./
Chief Financial Officer of Lite-on /
Financial and Accounting Manager of Tripod
Technology Corporation/
Manager, Teasury and Capital Markets Division, The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited
Supervisor of Vitrio Technology Corporation
Accountant
Officer
Taiwan Pei-Chun Chen Female June 6, 2022 Master in Business Administration, National Taiwan
University/
Department of Accounting, Chinese Culture
University/
Accounting Manager of INPAQ Technology/
Vice Manager of EY Taiwan
None

Note 1: Information on the president, executive vice president, deputy executive vice president, department and branch heads, and anyone whose position is equivalent to that of a president, executive vice president, or deputy executive vice president shall also be disclosed regardless of titles.

Note 2: As for experience relevant to the current position, the title and responsibilities for work experience at a certified public accounting firm or an affiliated company preceding the current position shall be specified. Note 3: Where the chairman and the president or person of an equivalent post (the highest-level manager) are the same person, spouses, or relatives within the first degree of kinship, an explanation shall be given of the reason for, reasonableness of, necessity of, and the measures adopted in response thereto

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(3) Remuneration paid during the most recent year to directors, supervisors, president and vice presidents

  1. Remuneration to general directors and independent directors

2022; Unit: NT$ thousand; thousand shares; %

Title Name Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors Remuneration to Directors The sum of A, B, C and D and
proportion to net profit after
tax
The sum of A, B, C and D and
proportion to net profit after
tax
Remuneration to the capacity as Remuneration to the capacity as Remuneration to the capacity as Remuneration to the capacity as employees employees employees employees The sum of A, B, C, D, E,
F and G and proportion to
net profit after tax
The sum of A, B, C, D, E,
F and G and proportion to
net profit after tax
Remuner-
ation
received
from an
invested
company
other than
the
company’s
subsidiary
or parent
company
Remuneration (A) Pension(B) Remuneration to directors
(C)
(Note 1)
Business execution
expenses (D)
Salaries, bonus and special
disbursement(E)
Pension (F) Remuneration to employees (G)
(note 2)
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The Company All companies
mentioned in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
Cash Stock Cash Stock
Chairman Genda Hu 60 60 60
0.00%
60
0.00%
34,138 35,380 34,198
-1.79%
35,440
-1.85%
None
General Director GWAA LLC 960 960 60 60 1,020
-0.05%
1,020
-0.05%
1,020
-0.05%
1,020
-0.05%
None
Designated
Representative:
Han-Ping Shieh
General Director GWAA LLC 960 960 60 60 1,020
-0.05%
1,020
-0.05%
1,020
-0.05%
1,020
-0.05%
None

Designated
Representative:
Chenming Hu
General Director Acer Inc. 459 459 30 30 489
-0.02%
489
-0.02%
489
-0.02%
489
-0.02%
None

Designated
Representative:
Chun-Sheng
Chen
Independent
Director
Chintay Shih 960 960 130 130 1,090
-0.06%
1,090
-0.06%
1,090
-0.06%
1,090
-0.06%
None
Independent
Director
Chan-Jane Lin 960 960 140 140 1,100
-0.06%
1,100
-0.06%
1,100
-0.06%
1,100
-0.06%
None
Independent
Director
Xuhui Xu 960 960 100 100 1,060
-0.06%
1,060
-0.06%
1,060
-0.06%
1,060
-0.06%
None
Independent
Director
Chang Xu 960 960 100 100 1,060
-0.06%
1,060
-0.06%
1,060
-0.06%
1,060
-0.06%
None
1. Specify the policy, system, standard and structure for remuneration of independent directors, and the relationship between the remuneration amount and their responsibilities, risks, and time commitments:
The remuneration of the Company’s independent directors is determined in accordance with the Rules for Setting Director Remuneration, as approved by the Board of Directors. The remuneration is divided into three parts: Remuneration, business execution expenses, and compensation. Remuneration and business execution expenses are paid in
accordance with the Rules formulated; compensation is paid in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, and is based on the evaluation results of each director’s performance.
The duties of independent directors are to assist the Board of Directors in performing and supervising the quality and integrity of the Company’s accounting, auditing, financial reporting processes, and internal control systems. The Company’s independent directors discuss Company proposals appropriately based on the virtue of their duties and expertise.
Their remuneration is directly related to their meeting attendance status, training status, and performance evaluation
2. Except as disclosed in the table above, remuneration received by the Company’s directors for services rendered to all companies included in the financial statements (e.g., as non-employee consultants of the parent company/either company listed in the financial statement/invested companies) in the last year: None.
  1. Specify the policy, system, standard and structure for remuneration of independent directors, and the relationship between the remuneration amount and their responsibilities, risks, and time commitments:

  2. The remuneration of the Company’s independent directors is determined in accordance with the Rules for Setting Director Remuneration, as approved by the Board of Directors. The remuneration is divided into three parts: Remuneration, business execution expenses, and compensation. Remuneration and business execution expenses are paid in accordance with the Rules formulated; compensation is paid in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, and is based on the evaluation results of each director’s performance.

  3. The duties of independent directors are to assist the Board of Directors in performing and supervising the quality and integrity of the Company’s accounting, auditing, financial reporting processes, and internal control systems. The Company’s independent directors discuss Company proposals appropriately based on the virtue of their duties and expertise. Their remuneration is directly related to their meeting attendance status, training status, and performance evaluation

  4. Except as disclosed in the table above, remuneration received by the Company’s directors for services rendered to all companies included in the financial statements (e.g., as non-employee consultants of the parent company/either company listed in the financial statement/invested companies) in the last year: None.

Note 1 and 2: On February 23, 2023, the Board of Directors approved that no employee compensation and director compensation is to be distributed due to loss of revenue in 2022.

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  1. Supervisor remuneration: Since June 21, 2012, the Audit Committee has been responsible for the supervisory duties stipulated in the relevant laws and regulations

  2. President’s and Executive Vice Presidents’ Remuneration

2022; Unit: NT$ thousand; thousand shares; %

Title Name Salaries
(A)
Salaries
(A)
Pension(B) Pension(B) Bonus and special
disbursement (C)
Bonus and special
disbursement (C)
Remuneration to the employees (D)
(Note 1)
Remuneration to the employees (D)
(Note 1)
Remuneration to the employees (D)
(Note 1)
Remuneration to the employees (D)
(Note 1)
The sum of A, B, C and D
and proportion to net
profit after tax (%)
The sum of A, B, C and D
and proportion to net
profit after tax (%)
Remuneration received from an invested
company other than the company’s
subsidiary or parent company
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned in
the financial
statements
The
Compa
ny
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The Company All companies mentioned
in the financial statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
Cash Stock Cash Stock
CEO and
President
Genda Hu 18,453 28,760 378 378 117,837 124,488 - - - - 136,668
-7.15%
153,626
-8.03%
-
Senior Executive
Vice President
Chieh-
Sheng Lin
(Note 2)
Senior Executive
Vice President
Chiu-Lin
Chen (Note
3)
Executive Vice
President
Pei-Tzu Wu
Executive Vice
President
Jui-Cheng
Hsu
Executive Vice
President
Hsiao-Hsu
Tu
Executive Vice
President
Ching-Kai
Chang
Executive Vice
President
Wei-Ching
Hou
Executive Vice
President, CFO,
Spokesperson and
Corporate
governance officer

Wei-Chieh
Chang

Note 1: On February 23, 2023, the Board of Directors approved that no employee compensation and director compensation is to be distributed due to loss of revenue in 2022. Note 2: Took office on November 1, 2022.

Note 3: Took office on November 11, 2022.

Classification of remuneration

Note 2: Took office on November 1, 2022.
Note 3: Took office on November 11, 2022.
Classification of remuneration Classification of remuneration
Classification of Remuneration paid to
presidents and Executive Vice Presidents
Name of Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents
The Company All companies mentioned in the financial statements
E
Less than NT$1,000,000
NT$1,000,000(inclusive) NT$2,000,000(exclusive)

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NT$2,000,000(inclusive) NT$3,500,000(exclusive)
NT$3,500,000(inclusive) NT$5,000,000(exclusive)
NT$5,000,000(inclusive) NT$10,000,000(exclusive)
NT$10,000,000(inclusive)NT$15,000,000(exclusive) Jui-Cheng Hsu; Hsiao-Hsu Tu; Wei-Ching Hou
Ching-Kai Chang; Chieh-Sheng Lin; Pei-Tzu Wu;
Chiu-Lin Chen
Jui-Cheng Hsu; Pei-Tzu Wu
Ching-Kai Chang; Chieh-Sheng Lin; Chiu-Lin
Chen
NT$15,000,000(inclusive)NT$30,000,000(exclusive) Wei-Chieh Chang Wei-Chieh Chang ; Hsiao-Hsu Tu; Wei-Ching
Hou
NT$30,000,000(inclusive) NT$50,000,000(exclusive) Genda Hu Genda Hu
NT$50,000,000(inclusive) NT$100,000,000(exclusive)
Over NT$100,000,000
Total 9persons 9persons

4. Remuneration paid to each of its top five management personnel for the company listed on the TWSE or the TPEx

2022; Unit: NT$ thousand; thousand shares; %

Title Name Salaries
(A)
Salaries
(A)
Pension(B) Pension(B) Bonus and special
disbursement (C)
Bonus and special
disbursement (C)
Remuneration to the employees
(D)
(Note 1)
Remuneration to the employees
(D)
(Note 1)
Remuneration to the employees
(D)
(Note 1)
Remuneration to the employees
(D)
(Note 1)
The sum of A, B, C and
D and proportion to net
profit after tax(%)
The sum of A, B, C and
D and proportion to net
profit after tax(%)
Remuneration
received from
an invested
company other
than the
company’s
subsidiary or
parent
company
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
The Company All companies
mentioned in
the financial
statements
The
Company
All
companies
mentioned
in the
financial
statements
Cash Stock Cash Stock
CEO and
President
Genda Hu 5,729 6,971 - - 28,469 28,469 - - - - 34,198
-1.79%
35,440
-1.85%
None
Executive Vice
President,
CFO,
Spokesperson
and Corporate
governance
officer

Wei-Chieh
Chang

3,320
3,320 108 108 15,437 15,437 - - - - 18,865
-0.99%
18,865
-0.99%
None
Executive Vice
President

Hsiao-Hsu
Tu
- 2,955 - - 12,991 15,903 - - - - 12,991
-0.68%
18,858
-0.99%
None
Executive Vice
President

Wei-Ching
Hou

-
3,000 - - 11,996 14,712 - - - - 11,996
-0.63%
17,712
-0.93%
None
Executive Vice
President

Ching-Kai
Chang
- 3,110 - - 10,418 11,442 - - - - 10,418
-0.54%
14,552
-0.76%
None

Note 1: On February 23, 2023, the Board of Directors approved that no employee compensation and director compensation is to be distributed due to loss of revenue in 2022.

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  1. Names of and distribution to managerial officers distributing employee compensation On February 23, 2023, the Board of Directors approved that no employee compensation or director compensation is to be distributed due to loss of revenue in 2022.

December 31, 2022; Unit: NT$ thousand; %

Title Name Stock Cash Total Proportion of
total to net profit
after tax (%)
Managerial
officers
CEO and
President
Genda Hu -
- - -
Senior
Executive
Vice President
Chieh-Sheng
Lin
Senior
Executive
Vice President
Chiu-Lin
Chen
Executive
Vice President
Ching-Kai
Chang
Executive
Vice President
Wei-Ching
Hou
Executive
Vice President
Hsiao-Hsu Tu
Executive
Vice President
Jui-Cheng
Hsu
Executive
Vice President
Pei-Tzu Wu
Business
Executive
Vice President
Ching-Suo
Wang
Marketing
Executive
Vice President
Lien-Kuo
Wang
Business
Assistant
Executive
Vice President
Te-Chih Kung
Deputy
Executive
Vice President
Po-Sheng
Shih
Deputy
Executive
Vice President
Hung-Jen
Chien
Deputy
Executive
Vice President
Ching-Hsing
Chang
Deputy
Executive
Vice President
Cheng Kuo
Deputy
Executive
Vice President
Hao-Chin
Chao
Special
Assistant of
President
Chung-Hsiang
Chiang
Accountant
Officer
Pei-Chun
Chen
Executive
Vice President,
CFO,
Spokesperson
and Corporate
governance
officer

Wei-Chieh
Chang

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  • (4) Separate comparison and description of total remuneration, as a proportion of net profit stated in the parent company only financial reports or individual financial reports, as paid by the Company and by each other company included in the consolidated financial statements during the past 2 fiscal years to directors, supervisors, presidents, and vice presidents, and analysis and description of remuneration policies, standards, and packages, the procedure for determining remuneration, and its linkage to operating performance and future risk exposure.

  • The proportion of net profit stated in the parent company only financial reports or individual financial reports, as paid by the Company and by each other company included in the consolidated financial statements during the past 2 fiscal years to directors, supervisors, presidents, and vice presidents:

upervisors, presidents, and vice presidents: vice presidents:
Item 2022 2021
Individual
remuneration
%
Consolidated
remuneration
%
Individual
remuneration
%
Consolidated
remuneration
%
Director remuneration
(Note 1)
-2.15% -2.21% 1.27% 1.29%
Supervisor remuneration
(Note 2)
Presidents/ vice
presidents remuneration
(Note 3)
-7.15% -8.03% 1.34% 2.18%
  • Note 1: Includes remuneration received by directors who are also Company employees.

  • Note 2: Since June 21, 2012, the Audit Committee has been responsible for the supervisory duties stipulated in the relevant laws and regulations.

  • Note 3: Includes remuneration received by presidents/executive vice presidents who are also Company directors

  • Remuneration policies, standards, and packages, the procedure for determining remuneration, and its linkage to operating performance and future risk exposure

  • (1) The policy and standard for director remuneration distribution are in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and the Rules for Setting Director Remuneration, and are evaluated by the Remuneration Committee and recommended to the Board of Directors for approval. Director remuneration includes remuneration, business execution expenses and compensation, of which the total amount of compensation is distributed based on the Articles of Incorporation and is related to the operating profit. The individual compensation of directors is adjusted and positively correlated with the results of their performance evaluations, including the attendance rate for the “Participation in Company Operations” and the number of training hours required for “Election and Continuing Education of Directors”.

  • (2) The evaluation system and the amount of managerial officer remuneration are formulated, evaluated and approved by the Remuneration Committee. In addition to industry standards, the criteria also take into consideration both the short-term and long-term indicators. The short-term indicator evaluates the achievement rate of profitability targets, whereas the long-term indicator evaluates the establishment of long-term development capabilities, such as (1) new product and technology development results, (2) team building, and (3) corporate strategy and corporate governance performance. These indicators are evaluated by the Remuneration Committee and submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. The values of the equity and remuneration are related to the future stock price, which means that they share the risks with the Company in future operations.

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  - (3) The remuneration of directors and managerial officers is related to their operational performance. The business objectives and risk management are combined; when formulating strategies, layouts, and budgets each year, the Company takes into account the short-, medium- and long-term risks. All of these are tracked, treated with countermeasures, adjusted every year, and included in the evaluation of the Remuneration Committee.
  1. Implementation of Corporate Governance

  2. (1) The function of the Board

A total of 5 (A) board meetings were held in the past year. Director attendance is as follows:

2022

2022
Title Name Actual
number of
attendance
(B)
Attend
through
proxy
Attendanc
e rate
(B/A)(%)
Remarks
Chairman
Genda Hu 5 0 100% Re-election
Date re-elected: June 20,
2020
Director


GWAA LLC
Designated Representative:
Han-PingShieh
5 0 100%
Director


GWAA LLC
Designated Representative:
ChenmingHu
5 0 100% Date newly assumed:
June 20, 2020
Director


Acer Inc.
Designated Representative:
Chun-ShengChen
3 0 100% Date newly assumed:
June 9, 2022
Independent
Director
Chintay Shih 4 1 80% Re-election
Date re-elected: June 20,
2020
Independent
Director
Chan-Jane Lin 5 0 100%
Independent
Director
Chang Xu 5 0 100% Date newly assumed:
June 20, 2020
Independent
Director
Xuhui Xu 5 0 100%
Other matters to be noted:
1.
If any of the following is applied to the operation of the Board, specify the date and the session, the content
of the motions, the opinions of all Independent Directors, and how the Company handled the opinions of the
Independent Directors:
(1)
Items listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act: The Company has set up an Audit
Committee; refer to the Securities and Exchange Act Article 14-5 matters listed in Audit Committee
Operations (1).
(2)
Except for the aforementioned matters, the resolutions reached by the Board of Directors with the
objections or reservations of the independent directors documented or declared in writing: None
2.
Situations where the directors have personal interest conflicts to the proposal and are required to recuse
themselves: Chairman recused themselves from participating in the discussion and voting on their
remuneration, bonuses, transfer of treasury stock.
3.
Implementation status of Evaluation of the Board of Directors: Refer to table (1)-1 for details.
4.
The objective for fortifying the function of the Board in the current period and the most recent period and
the evaluation of the state of accomplishment:
The Board of Directors oversees the Company’s sustainable development work; and the Company’s 2021
CSR Report received the Corporate Sustainability Report TCSA Gold Award in 2022.

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(1)-1 Implementation status of Evaluation of the Board of Directors

Evaluation
Cycle
Evaluation
Period
Evaluation
Scope
Evaluation
Method
Evaluation items
Annually Jan. 1,
2022 -
Dec. 31,
2022
Members of the
Board of
Directors,
functional
committees, and
individual
directors
Internal self-
evaluation by the
Board of Directors
and functional
committees; self-
evaluation by
directors
(1) Board of Directors performance
evaluations:
Participation in the Company’s
operations; improvement of the
quality of board decisions, board
composition, and structure;
election and continuing
education of directors; and
internal controls.
(2) Board members’ performance
self-evaluations:
Alignment with the Company’s
goals and missions; awareness of
the duties of a director;
participation in the Company’s
operations; management of
internal relationships and
communications; directors’
professionalism and continuing
education; and internal controls.
(3) Audit Committee performance
evaluations:
Participation in the Company’s
operations; awareness of audit
committee duties; improvement
of quality in audit committee
decisions; makeup of the audit
committee and election of its
members; and internal controls.
(4) Remuneration Committee
performance evaluations:
Participation in the Company’s
operations; awareness of
Remuneration Committee duties;
improvement of quality in
Remuneration Committee
decisions; makeup of the
Remuneration Committee and
election of its members; and
internal controls.

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Every
three
years
Apr. 1,
2020 ~
Mar. 31,
2021
Board of
Directors
Appointed Taiwan
Corporate
Governance
Association for an
evaluation
1. Composition of the Board of
Directors
2. Guidance of the Board of
Directors
3. Authorization of the Board of
Directors
4. Supervision of the Board of
Directors
5. Communication of the Board
of Directors
6. Internal control and risk
management
7. Self-discipline of the Board of
Directors
8. Other matters such as board
meetings and support systems

(2) The function of Audit Committee

A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance of independent directors is as follows:

(2) The function of Audit Committee
A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance
of independent directors is as follows:
(2) The function of Audit Committee
A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance
of independent directors is as follows:
(2) The function of Audit Committee
A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance
of independent directors is as follows:
(2) The function of Audit Committee
A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance
of independent directors is as follows:
(2) The function of Audit Committee
A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance
of independent directors is as follows:
(2) The function of Audit Committee
A total of 5 (A) Audit Committee meetings were held in the past year. The attendance
of independent directors is as follows:
2022
Title Name Actual
number of
attendance
(B)
Attend
through
proxy
Attendance rate
(%) (B/A)(Note )
Remarks
Independent
Director
Chintay
Shih
5 0 100% Re-election
Date of Re-election:
June 20, 2020
Independent
Director
Chan-Jane
Lin
5 0 100%
Independent
Director
Chang Xu 5 0 100% Date newly assumed:
June 20, 2020
Independent
Director
Xuhui Xu 5 0 100%
Other matters to be noted:
1.
Annual highlights of the Company’s Audit Committee:
(1) The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in upholding quality and
integrity in overseeing the Company’s implementation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting
processes, and financial controls. The Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the following
matters:
(1) The Company’s financial statements is presented properly.
(2) The hiring (dismissal), independence, and performance of the CPAs (certified public
accountants).
(3) Effective implementation of the Company’s internal controls.
(4) The Company’s compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
(5) Management of the Company’s existing and potential risks.
(2) The Company’s Audit Committee consists of all independent directors, and at least one meeting is
held every quarter.

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(3) The CPAs explain the impact of the audit status, revision of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS), and internal control issues on the Company to independent directors on a no
less than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
(4) In addition to sending audit reports to independent directors for review on a regular basis, the
audit unit communicates with independent directors and provides explanation to them on a no less
than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
2.
For the operation of the Audit Committee in any of the following circumstances, specify the Audit
Committee meeting date, the session, the content of the motions, the content of the dissenting or
qualified opinion, or material recommendations made by independent directors, the resolutions of the
Audit Committee and how the Company handled the opinions of the Audit Committee:
(1) The content of the particulars inscribed in Article14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act:
Board
Meeting
Content of the motions and Subsequent Handling
Securities
and
Exchange
Act Article
14-5
matters
Resolutions not
approved by the
Audit
Committee but
approved by at
least 2/3 of all
directors
The 10th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Feb. 23,
2022
1. 2021 Financial Statement.
V
2. Fund lendingbetween subsidiaries.
V
3. Evaluation of CPAs’ reappointment and independence.
V
4. 2021 Statement of Internal Control.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 11th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Apr. 25,
2022
1. 2022Q1 Financial Statement.
2. Organizational restructuringtransactions.
V
3. Revision of the “Procedures for the Acquisition or
Disposal of Assets”.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 12th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
June 21,
2022
Change of Accountant Officer.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 13th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
July 28,
2022
1. 2022Q2 Financial Statement.
V

2. 2022 Audit Fee.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 14th
Board
Meetingof
2022Q3 Financial Statement.
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
(3) The CPAs explain the impact of the audit status, revision of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS), and internal control issues on the Company to independent directors on a no
less than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
(4) In addition to sending audit reports to independent directors for review on a regular basis, the
audit unit communicates with independent directors and provides explanation to them on a no less
than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
2.
For the operation of the Audit Committee in any of the following circumstances, specify the Audit
Committee meeting date, the session, the content of the motions, the content of the dissenting or
qualified opinion, or material recommendations made by independent directors, the resolutions of the
Audit Committee and how the Company handled the opinions of the Audit Committee:
(1) The content of the particulars inscribed in Article14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act:
Board
Meeting
Content of the motions and Subsequent Handling
Securities
and
Exchange
Act Article
14-5
matters
Resolutions not
approved by the
Audit
Committee but
approved by at
least 2/3 of all
directors
The 10th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Feb. 23,
2022
1. 2021 Financial Statement.
V
2. Fund lendingbetween subsidiaries.
V
3. Evaluation of CPAs’ reappointment and independence.
V
4. 2021 Statement of Internal Control.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 11th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Apr. 25,
2022
1. 2022Q1 Financial Statement.
2. Organizational restructuringtransactions.
V
3. Revision of the “Procedures for the Acquisition or
Disposal of Assets”.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 12th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
June 21,
2022
Change of Accountant Officer.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 13th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
July 28,
2022
1. 2022Q2 Financial Statement.
V

2. 2022 Audit Fee.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 14th
Board
Meetingof
2022Q3 Financial Statement.
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
(3) The CPAs explain the impact of the audit status, revision of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS), and internal control issues on the Company to independent directors on a no
less than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
(4) In addition to sending audit reports to independent directors for review on a regular basis, the
audit unit communicates with independent directors and provides explanation to them on a no less
than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
2.
For the operation of the Audit Committee in any of the following circumstances, specify the Audit
Committee meeting date, the session, the content of the motions, the content of the dissenting or
qualified opinion, or material recommendations made by independent directors, the resolutions of the
Audit Committee and how the Company handled the opinions of the Audit Committee:
(1) The content of the particulars inscribed in Article14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act:
Board
Meeting
Content of the motions and Subsequent Handling
Securities
and
Exchange
Act Article
14-5
matters
Resolutions not
approved by the
Audit
Committee but
approved by at
least 2/3 of all
directors
The 10th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Feb. 23,
2022
1. 2021 Financial Statement.
V
2. Fund lendingbetween subsidiaries.
V
3. Evaluation of CPAs’ reappointment and independence.
V
4. 2021 Statement of Internal Control.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 11th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Apr. 25,
2022
1. 2022Q1 Financial Statement.
2. Organizational restructuringtransactions.
V
3. Revision of the “Procedures for the Acquisition or
Disposal of Assets”.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 12th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
June 21,
2022
Change of Accountant Officer.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 13th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
July 28,
2022
1. 2022Q2 Financial Statement.
V

2. 2022 Audit Fee.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 14th
Board
Meetingof
2022Q3 Financial Statement.
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
(3) The CPAs explain the impact of the audit status, revision of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS), and internal control issues on the Company to independent directors on a no
less than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
(4) In addition to sending audit reports to independent directors for review on a regular basis, the
audit unit communicates with independent directors and provides explanation to them on a no less
than quarterly basis at the Audit Committee meeting.
2.
For the operation of the Audit Committee in any of the following circumstances, specify the Audit
Committee meeting date, the session, the content of the motions, the content of the dissenting or
qualified opinion, or material recommendations made by independent directors, the resolutions of the
Audit Committee and how the Company handled the opinions of the Audit Committee:
(1) The content of the particulars inscribed in Article14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act:
Board
Meeting
Content of the motions and Subsequent Handling
Securities
and
Exchange
Act Article
14-5
matters
Resolutions not
approved by the
Audit
Committee but
approved by at
least 2/3 of all
directors
The 10th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Feb. 23,
2022
1. 2021 Financial Statement.
V
2. Fund lendingbetween subsidiaries.
V
3. Evaluation of CPAs’ reappointment and independence.
V
4. 2021 Statement of Internal Control.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 11th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Apr. 25,
2022
1. 2022Q1 Financial Statement.
2. Organizational restructuringtransactions.
V
3. Revision of the “Procedures for the Acquisition or
Disposal of Assets”.
V
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 12th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
June 21,
2022
Change of Accountant Officer.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 13th
Board
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
July 28,
2022
1. 2022Q2 Financial Statement.
V

2. 2022 Audit Fee.
V

Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 14th
Board
Meetingof
2022Q3 Financial Statement.
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Board
Meeting
Content of the motions and Subsequent Handling Securities
and
Exchange
Act Article
14-5
matters
Resolutions not
approved by the
Audit
Committee but
approved by at
least 2/3 of all
directors
1. 2021 Financial Statement. V
The 10th
2. Fund lendingbetween subsidiaries. V
Board
Meetin of
3. Evaluation of CPAs’ reappointment and independence. V
g
the 7th
4. 2021 Statement of Internal Control. V

Term
Feb. 23,
2022
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
1. 2022Q1 Financial Statement.
The 11th
Bd
2. Organizational restructuringtransactions. V
oar
Meeting of
the 7th
Term
Apr. 25,
2022
3. Revision of the “Procedures for the Acquisition or
V
Disposal of Assets”.
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 12th Change of Accountant Officer. V
Board
Meeting of
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members

who attended the meeting.
the 7th
Term
June 21,
2022
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors

who attended the meeting.
The 13th 1. 2022Q2 Financial Statement. V
Board 2. 2022 Audit Fee. V
Meeting of
the 7th
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members

who attended the meeting.
Term
July 28,
2022
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.
The 14th 2022Q3 Financial Statement.
Board
Meetingof
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
who attended the meeting.

28


the 7th
Term Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
Nov. 11, who attended the meeting.
2022
1. 2022 Financial Statement. V
2. Fund lending between subsidiaries for the continuation of
The 15th V
parent company.
Board 3. Evaluation of CPAs’ reappointment and independence. V
Meeting of 4. 2023 Audit Fee. V
h 7h
te t 5. 2022 Statement of Internal Control. V
Term
Audit Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all Audit Committee members
Feb. 23,
who attended the meeting.
2023
Company handling of Audit Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by all directors
who attended the meeting.

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2022 objection
July 28, Financial statement related issues Agree and no
2022 objection
Nov. 11, Review results of 2022Q3 Financial Statement Agree and no
2022 Keyaudit matters objection

(3) Status of Corporate Governance as required for company, and any nonconformity to the Corporate Governance Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and reasons thereof

reasons thereof
Items for evaluation Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes No
the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for

Summary
the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
1. Has the Company established and
disclosed its corporate governance
practices based on the Corporate
Governance Best-Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies?
The Company has set up Corporate Governance Best Practice
Principles, which are disclosed on both the Company’s
None
website and the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) in
accordance with the requirements.
2. Equity structure and shareholders’ equity
(1) Has the Company instituted an internal
procedure for handling suggestions,
questions, disputes of the shareholders
and legal actions, and comply with the
procedure properly?
(2) Has the Company kept track on the
major shareholders roster of the
Company and the parties controlling
these shareholders?
(3) Has the Company established and
implemented the risk control
mechanism and firewall between the
corporate headquarters and the
affiliates?
(4) Has the company adopted internal rules
prohibiting company insiders from
trading securities using information not
disclosed to the market?
Although the
(1) The Company has assigned dedicated staff and set up an operation
e-mail address to properly handle shareholders’ procedures are
suggestions, questions, and disputes. But there is no not specified,
expressly stipulated detailed operating procedures. multiple

channels have

been established
and are handled
by dedicated
personnel.
(2) The Company keeps track of the shareholding status of None
directors, managerial officers and major shareholders
holding 10% or more of the shares.

(3) The Company has established a risk control mechanism None

by formulating various management rules and regulations

for transactions with affiliated companies.
(4) To maintain the fairness of transactions in the security None

exchange market, the Company has established the
Operation Procedures for Internet Material Information
Disclosure and Prevention of Insider Trading, in
accordance with the competent authorities’ relevant
regulations. The board meetingapproved on November

30

Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes
No

the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation

Summary
the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
11, 2022 the addition of a directors’ trading blackout
period.
3. Composition and Responsibilities of the (1) The Company’s diversity policy is set forth in Article 20
Board of Directors of the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles, and
(1) Has the Board established a diversity the diversity status of directors is evaluated at the time of
election. In order to achieve the ideal goals of corporate
policy, specific management goals and

governance the Board of Directors as a whole should have
implemented it accordingly? ,
the following competencies:
(1) Ability to make operational judgments.

(2) Ability to perform accounting and financial analysis.
(3) Ability to conduct management administration.
(4) Ability to conduct crisis management.
(5) Knowledge of the industry.

(6) An international market perspective.
(7) Ability to lead.
(8) Ability to make policy decisions. None
Current diversified composition of directors:
1. The Board is composed of members with industrial
and academic backgrounds. Four of the members are
from the Ph. D. in Department of Electrical
Engineering, Princeton University; Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering, University of California; Ph.D. in
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering,
Carnegie Mellon University and MBA, University of
Missouri at Columbia(MU), U.S.A..
2. The independent directors possess professional
backgrounds, skills, and industry experience. Two of
the directors are from the Ph.D. in Department of
Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, and
Ph.D. in School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue
University, respectively. The other two directors are
from the Ph.D. in Accounting program at the
University of Maryland, and the Master of Business
Administration program at Freeman School of
Business, Tulane University.
3. The diversity policy of the Board of Directors is
summarized below and is disclosed on the
Company’s website:
Core for diversification Gender Business
manage-
ment
Leadership
and
Decision-
making
Industrial
knowledge
Internation
al market
view
Crisis
manag-
ement
Financial
Accounting
Name of Director
Genda Hu Male v v v v v
Designated representative of
GWAALLC:Han-Ping Shieh
Male v v v v v
Designated Representative of Male v v v v v
GWAALLC: Chenming Hu

31

Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes
No

the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation
Summary the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons


Male v v v v v v
Designated representative of Acer
Inc:
.
Chun-Sheng Chen
Chintay Shih Male v v v v v
Chan-Jane Lin Female v v v v v v
Chang Xu
Male
v
v
v
v
v
Xuhui Xu
Male
v
v
v
v
v
4. The Company plans to bring in more diverse to the

seats such as female members as well as members

,
who have expertise in law finance and accounting in

,
the future.
(2) Other than the Remuneration Committee and the Audit
No other
(2) Further to the establishment of the

Committee the Company has not established any other


functional
Remuneration Committee and the ,
functional committees.

committees have
Auditing Committee, has the Company currently been
voluntarily established other functional established

committees?
(3) Has the Company established a
(3) The Company conducts annual self-evaluation of the

None
methodology for evaluating the
Board’s performance in accordance with the Board of

performance of its Board of Directors,
Directors Rules for Self-evaluation and Peer Evaluation. In

performed evaluations on an annual

basis, submitted the results of the
addition, performance self-evaluation questionnaires are
performance evaluation to the Board, given to all members of the Board of Directors each year.
and used such as a reference for
Refer to (1)-1 Board of Directors’ Evaluation under III.
individual director remuneration and
Corporate Governance Operations for the sections
renomination?
evaluated:
The 2022 Annual Self-evaluation Questionnaire consisted
of 40 questions in five major sections. Each director
evaluated the Board’s overall operation performance based
on the 40 questions in the questionnaire, on a scale of 5 to
1. Evaluation results were all excellent (4.9) or above. The
results of the performance evaluations from the attendance
rate for the “Participation in Company Operations” and the
number of training hours required for “Election and
Continuing Education of Directors” are positively
correlated with director compensation. The Company’s
Board of Directors is also evaluated by an external
organization once every three years, with the most recent
evaluation
conducted
by
the
Taiwan
Corporate
Governance Association in 2021.
(4) Has the Company evaluated the
None
(4) The Company evaluates the independence of the

independence of the commissioned

certified public accountants regularly?
appointed CPAs on an annual basis, in accordance with
Article 29 of the Corporate Governance Best Practice

32

Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes
No

the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation
Summary the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Principles. Additionally, the Board of Directors















formulated and completed the Report on Independence
and
Suitability
Evaluation
for
Certified
Public
Accountants (as listed in the table below), Yu-Hong Kuo
and Chih-Ming Shao, the Deloitte & Touche CPAs
appointed by the Company, with reference to Article 47
of the Certified Public Accountant Act and the
evaluations stated in No. 10, “Integrity, Objectivity, and
Independence”, from the Bulletin on Norms for Certified
Public Accountant Professional Ethics in the Republic of
China. The Statement of Certified Public Accountant
Independence issued by the CPAs was then evaluated,
and was completed on November 11, 2022 by the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors. On February 23,
2023, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors
added “Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)” to the
evaluation report.
Standards for Evaluating CPAs’ Independence and
Competence
Compliance
Point of evaluation Result
with CPA
Independence
1. CPA is employed by the Company
to perform regular work receives No Yes
a fixed salary or serves as a
director or supervisor.
2. CPA who once served as a
director, supervisor, managerial
officer, or officer of the Company
has significant influence on the No Yes
certification of
documents/statements and has
been dismissed for less than 2
years.
3. The accounting firm and the
No Yes
Companyare affiliates.
4. CPA and Company responsible
person/managerial officer are No Yes
spouses, or relatives within the
second degree of kinship.
5. CPA, their spouse, or minor
children has/have an investment No Yes
or benefit-sharing relationship
with the Company.
6. CPA, their spouse, or minor child

has/have fund lending with the
No Yes

Company.

33

Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes
No

the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation
Summary the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
7. CPA has been continuously



appointed to provide certification
No Yes

services for 7years.
8. The Company does not acquire the

Statement of Independence issued

No
Yes

bythe CPA annually.
9. The quality and timeliness of audit

and tax services do not meet the

No
Yes
requirements.
10. The Company has been subject
to litigation or correction by the

competent authorities for financial

No
Yes

reporting in the year under
review.
11. The accounting firm’s size and

reputation were significantly
No Yes

damaged in theyear under review.
12. Poor interaction between the
CPA, management level, No Yes
governance units, and the Chief
Internal Auditor.
AQIs evaluate five dimensions with 13 indicators
Dimension 1: Professionalism
CPAs’ experience in auditing, training hours, turnover rate, and
professional support
Dimension 2: Quality Control
CPAs’ load, engagement in the audit, engagement quality
control review (EQCR), and quality control support capability
Dimension 3: Independence
Non-audit service, customer familiarity
Dimension 4: Supervision
Deficiencies discovered by external inspection and disciplinary
actions, and improvement instructed by letter from the
competent authority
Dimension 5: Innovation Capability
Innovationplanningor initiative

34

Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes No
the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation

Summary
the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
4. Does the TWSE/TPEX Listed Company
(1) On November 6, 2020, the Company appointed a
have an appropriate and appropriate
Corporate Governance Senior Office with the approval of
number of corporate governance
the Board of Directors, and Mr. Wei-chieh Chang, who is

personnel, and has the Company
also the Company’s CFO, was appointed on October 28,
2021. He meets the eligibility criteria of the Corporation
designated a Corporate Governance
Operation Directions for Compliance with the
Senior Officer to deal with corporate
Establishment of Board of Directors by TWSE/TPEX
governance related affairs (including, but Listed Companies and the Board’s Exercise of Powers in

not limited to, providing directors and
that he has more than three years of relevant work
experience; and serves as the convener of the Corporate
supervisors with information required for
Governance Group (which was renamed the Sustainable
the execution of their duties; assisting
Development Group by the Board of Directors on
directors and supervisors in complying February 23, 2022) to assist directors and independent

with the laws and regulations;
directors in complying with laws and regulations. This
group consists of the Board of Directors’ Secretary;
conducting board meeting and
Finance and Accounting Department; Auditing
shareholders’ meeting related matters;
Department; Legal Affairs Department; and Investor
and preparing the minutes for board Relations Department. All of these personnel have at least

meetings and shareholders’ meeting in
three years of experience in the management works of
finance, stock affairs, or business affairs of public
accordance with the law, etc.)?
companies. Their primary duties include, but are not

limited to:
1. Proposing and implementing CSR policies, systems,
and related management guidelines and specific
promotion plans, and for reporting on such to the None
Board of Directors annually.



2. Implementing, coordinating, and planning ethical
corporate policy promotion and relevant trainings, to
ensure the effectiveness of implementation.
3. Assisting the Board of Directors and management in
examining and evaluating the effectiveness of ethical
corporate management practices, regularly assessing
compliance with business processes, and reporting
annually to the Board of Directors.
4. Providing directors, independent directors, and
functional committees with information required for
the execution of their duties; amending corporate
governance regulations; and assisting directors in
complying with laws and regulations.

35

Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes No
the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation

Summary
the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
5. Conducting board meetings and shareholders’



meetings in accordance with the Corporate
Governance Best Practice Principles and corporate
governance regulations.
6. Pre-registering the date of shareholders’ meetings;
preparing notices, manuals, and minutes of meetings
within the statutory period; and registering changes
in the Articles of Incorporation and re-election of
directors in accordance with laws and regulations.
7. Maintaining investor relations, and establishing
communications with institutional investors and
general shareholders, in order to ensure that
investors receive adequate information and that
shareholder rights are well-protected.
(2) The number of hours for continuing education for the
Corporate Governance Senior Officer is shown in the
table below.
(3) The plans and implementation status of the Sustainable
Development Group under the purview of the Board of
Directors are reported every year. On February 23, 2023,
the Board of Directors reported on the framework, goals

and plans for sustainable development in 2023 as well as
the implementation status in 2022.

36

Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes No
the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation

Summary
the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
5. Has the Company established a (1) In pursuit of sustainable development, the Company has
communications channel and established appointed a spokesman and an acting spokesman, and has
a designated zone on its website for established a designated stakeholder zone on its website.
stakeholders (including, but not limited Stakeholders may contact the Company at any time by
to, shareholders, employees, customers, phone, letter, fax, or email with the information listed on
and suppliers), and has the Company the Company’s website, in order to meet their needs and
properly responded to all CSR issues concerns, as well as to serve as a reference and basis for

such stakeholders are concerned with?
the Company’s CSR and operations & development plans
in the future.
(2) Stakeholders include investors, employees, customers,
None
and suppliers, with each having dedicated communication
channels in addition to phone, postal mail, and email.
(3) After receiving information, internal staff transfer it to the
responsible departments for coordination as
circumstances require. Together with relevant
departments, they communicate, discuss, settle, and
respond accordingly to solve the risks and opportunities
of the Company’s situation, and further enhance its
competitiveness. All of the above are regulated in the
Consultation and Communication Management
Procedures.
6. Has the Company appointed a The Company has appointed a professional shareholder
None
professional shareholder services agent services agent (the Transfer Agency Department of CTBC
to deal with shareholder affairs? Bank Co.,Ltd.)to deal with shareholder affairs.
7. Disclosures
(1) Has the Company established a website (1) The Company has established a website None
for the disclosure of Company’s (http:// www.focaltech-electronics.com/) that is
financial and business, and corporate
maintained by a dedicated unit. In addition to the
governance?
collation and disclosure of corporate information, the
Unit also regularly discloses the Company’s financial-
and business-related information.
(2) Has the Company adopted other means
(2)
The Company has established a website in both English
of disclosures (e.g., the installation of a None
website in English language, and Chinese, and has appointed a spokesman and an

appointment of designated persons for

acting spokesman in accordance with their duties, who
the gathering and disclosure of are responsible for disclosing the Company’s
information, the proper implementation information to the public and on the Company’s website.

of the spokesman system, and the
minutes of the investor conference on
record posted on the website)?
(3) Does the Company announce and report (3) The Annual Financial Report 2021 was announced within
the annual financial report within two
three months after February 24, 2022. Financial reports for



None
months after the end of the fiscal year?
the first second and third quarters of 2022 as well as

Does the Company announce and report
, , ,
monthly operating conditions, were all announced and

the first, second, and third quarter
reported within the statutory period.
financial reports and the monthly
operating conditions well in advance of
the required deadlines?

37

Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviation from
Yes
No

the Corporate
Governance
Best-Practice
Principles for
Items for evaluation

Summary
the
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
8. Is there any other important information
(1) Implementation of employee rights and benefits, and










to facilitate a better understanding of the employee care: Refer to “V. Labor Relations” within
Company’s corporate governance Chapter 5. Operations Overview of this annual report.
practices (including, but not limited to, (2) Investor relations, supplier relations, and stakeholder
employee rights and benefits, employee rights: The Company discloses its financial, business, and
care, investor relations, supplier corporate governance information on its website at all
relations, stakeholder rights, status of times, providing open and transparent information for free
directors’ and supervisors’ continuing access by general employees, investors, suppliers, and
education, implementation of risk stakeholders. Additionally, a dedicated channel has been
management policies and risk assessment set out on the corporate website for stakeholders to ask
criteria, implementation of customer questions or express their needs.
related policies, and purchase of liability (3) Status of directors’ continuing education: As shown in the
insurance for directors and supervisors table below.
by the Company)? (4) Implementation of risk management policies and risk
assessment criteria: Refer to “VI. Analysis and Evaluation
of Risk Matters for the Most Recent Fiscal Year and Up to
None
the Publication Date of the Annual Report” within Chapter










7. Review and Analysis of Financial Conditions,
Performance, and Risk Matters of this annual report; and
the second paragraph of the “Status of Sustainable
Development, and Any Nonconformity to the Sustainable
Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx
Listed Companies and Reasons Thereof”.
(5) Implementation of customer policy: We have established
a dedicated customer service unit and an application
engineering unit, to provide timely and optimal service to
our customers.
(6) Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: Liability
insurance has been taken out for directors and managerial
officers, and is disclosed on the Market Observation Post
System(MOPS).
9. State of corrective action taken for responding to the results of the corporate governance assessment announced by Taiwan Stock
Exchange Corporation in the Corporate Governance Center the most recent fiscal year, and the priority for improvement on issues
pending further corrective action and related measures.
(1) Improvements made:
a. The Company was ranked 6%–20% among others in the annual evaluation for 2021.
b. The annual financial report for 2021 was announced within 2 months of the end of the fiscal year.
(2) Future enhancements:
The presentation of CSR Report will be optimized, and the disclosure of the Company’s compliance with the TCFD and SASB
will be evaluated.

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Further Studying Status of Directors in 2022:

Title Name Date of Organized by Course Name Number
Advanced of
study Hours
The Key Issues of M&A
Taiwan Corporate Governance Integration in the Process of
Nov. 18, 2022
3
Association Corporate Mergers and
Acquisitions
Director Genda Hu
Taking Precautionary
Taiwan Corporate Governance Measures: The Importance
Dec. 20, 2022 3
Association of Corporate Risk
Management
Corporate Improve Internal Control
Han-Ping Accounting Research and
Director June 8, 2022 Performance with Robotic 6

Shieh
Development Foundation
Representative Process Automation(RPA)
Nov. 17, 2022 Accounting Research and Global Net Zero Emissions 3
Dl Fdi I d ESG Iiii
Corporate Chenming eveopment ounaton mpact an ntatves

Director

Hu
Accountin Research and Promoting Green
Representative Nov. 18, 2022 g
Development Foundation
Transformation: Towards 3
Net Zero Carbon Emissions
Taiwan Corporate Governance A New Order in Global
Mar. 16, 2022 1.5
Association Shipping and Logistics
How Business Leaders
Taiwan Corporate Governance Lead the Way to Low

May 5, 2022
1.5
Corporate Chun-Shen Association Carbon ESG
Director
g
Chen
Transformation
Representative
Taiwan Corporate Governance Tax and Securities Law
Aug. 4, 2022 1.5
Association Update
Taiwan Corporate Governance Corporate Governance and
Aug. 18, 2022 3
Association Securities Regulations
M&A Value Creation;
Taiwan Corporate Governance Cross-Border M&A
July 29, 2022 3
Association Transactions; M&A
Integration Management
Corporate Governance
Independent Summit: Enhancing
Taiwan Corporate Governance
Director Chan-Jane Oct. 19, 2022 Directors’ Functions and 6
Association
Lin Implementing Sustainable
CorporateGovernance
Corporate ESG
Sustainability Strategies
Taiwan Corporate Governance
Oct. 28, 2022
and Risk Management Re-
3
Association
evolution in Response to
New Global Trends
The Latest Corporate
Governance Policies and
Accounting Research and
July 6, 2022 the Analysis of Corporate 3
Development Foundation
Governance Evaluation
Independent Chintay
Practices
Director Shih
Changes in the International
Taiwan Corporate Governance Order and the
Sep. 30, 2022 3
Association Corresponding Corporate
Governance Measures

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Independent
Director
Corporate Governance 3.0:
Taiwan Corporate Governance
Nov. 10, 2022 A Blueprint for Sustainable 3
Association
Development
Chang Xu Smart Manufacturing
Taiwan Corporate Governance Trends and Applications of
Dec. 21, 2022 3
Association Digital Technology in
Business Management
Independent
Director
Supply Chain Information
Security Threat Hunt: An
July 21, 2022 Securities & Futures Institute 3
Innovative Opportunity in
Taiwan
Xuhui Xu Digital Transformation,
Corporate Operating and
Looking to the Future, New
Oct. 5, 2022 Sustainable Development 3
Thinking on Risk
Association
Management

Advanced Study Status of Corporate Governance Senior Officer in 2022:

Title Name Date of Number
Advanced Organized by Course Name of
Study Hours
Annual Report Key Messages
Taiwan Corporate Governance and Liability Analysis From the
Mar. 4, 2022 3
Association Perspectives of Directors and
Supervisors
Advanced Seminar for
Directors and Supervisors
(including Independent
Directors) and Corporate
May 6, 2022 Securities & Futures Institute 3
Governance Senior Officer:
Global Risk Awareness-
Opportunities and Challenges
in theNext Decade
Advanced Seminar for
Directors and Supervisors
(including Independent
Corporate Fb 25 2022 Sii & F Ii Directors) and Corporate 3
WiChih
e. ,
ecurtes utures nsttute G Si Offi
governance e-e overnance enor cer:
Chang Global Risk Awareness-Early
officer
Warning and Type Analysis of
Corporate Financial Crises
The Latest Corporate
Governance Policies and the
Accounting Research and
July 6, 2022 Analysis of Corporate 3
Development Foundation
Governance Evaluation
Practices
The Latest Development of
IFRS Policy and Analysis of
Accounting Research and
May 30, 2022
Compliance Issues on Financial
3
Development Foundation
Reporting/Regulatory Law in
Taiwan
“Information Security” and
Accounting Research and “Privacy Protection” Law
July 14, 2022 3
Development Foundation Compliance and Fraud
Prevention Practices

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(4) The operation of the Remuneration Committee

1. Information on the members of the Remuneration Committee

April 30, 2023

Professional qualification and experience Professional qualification and experience Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency Independency
Does not have the circumstances Number of
Number
stipulated in Article 6, paragraph 1, public

items 1 to 8 of the Regulations
and

companies

Governing the Appointment and
The amount proportion

where the

Ei f P b h
f of shares members
of the
Remunerat
ion
Conditions
Years of
service
xercse o owers y te
Remuneration Committee of a
Company Whose Stock is Listed on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange or the Taipei
o
remuneratio
n received
for services
held in
own name,
spouse’s
name or
By identity Name
in the
company
Principal majors and experience (note 1) Exchange(Note 2)







rendered to
the
Company or
its affiliates
,
names of
relatives
within the
Committee
are also the
members
of the
in the past second
remunerati
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
two years
degree of
on
kinship (or
committees
names of

of these
third party)
companies
Professional expertise Yes Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
0
Experiences in electrical engineering and industrial
technology; operating decision-making for the board of
directors and functional committees; semiconductor-
related industry and academia; and risk management.
Qualification and work experience
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University,
Former Chairman of the III/
Dean of the Industrial Technology Research Institute/
Dean, School of Science and Technology Management,
Independent National Tsinghua University/

Director
Chintay
8 Chairman of Asia Pacific Intellectual Property
0 3
(Convener) Shih Association/
Chairman of Monte Jade science & Technology
Association of Taiwan/
Chairman of Chinese Institute of Engineers/
Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry
Association/
Managing Director of Taiwan Electrical and Electronic
Manufacturers' Association/
Chairman of Chinese Society for Management of
Technology/
Chairman of Service Science Society of Taiwan/
CEO of Sun Yun-Suan Foundation/
Professional expertise
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
0
Convener of the Company’s Audit Committee. Expertise
in accounting and financial management, operating
decision-making management for the board of directors
and functional committees, and financial industry, with
experiences in computer and peripheral equipment
industry and semiconductor related industry, and risk
management. Extensive academic and industry
experience, and is committed to promoting corporate
governance in Taiwan.
Qualification and work experience
PhD in Accounting and Master in MBA, University of
Maryland/
Bachelor, Accounting Section, Department of Business
Administration, National Taiwan University/
Qualification of Senior Professional and Technical
Examinations Regulations, R.O.C./
Independent Chan-Jane Currently a professor at the Department of Accounting,

Director

Lin
8 National Taiwan University/ 0 0
Convenor, Managing Supervisor, Taiwan Corporate
Governance Association/
Supervisor of Securities and Futures Investors Protection
Center/
Former independent director of Fubon Financial
Holdings/
Independent Director of Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd./
Independent Director of Fubon Securities Co.,
Ltd../Supervisor of Taiwan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd./
Director of Department of Accounting, National Taiwan
University/
Director of School of Professional Education and
Continuing Studies, National Taiwan University
Acting Dean and Deputy Dean of School of Management;
Director and Dean of Department of Accounting, National
Taiwan University/
Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, George
Washington University
Professional expertise





Independent Chun-Hao

member

Lai
2 Experiences in operation and management of business Yes Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
0 0 3
and leadership decision-making; board of directors

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leadership; crisis handling and risk management; and semiconductor industry technology and market. Qualification and work experience Master of Electrical Engineering, University of California,Santa Barbara/ Graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University/ Current Chairman of Skymizer Taiwan Inc. Independent Director of Truelight Corporation/ Independent Director of Silicon Optronics, Inc./ Independent Director of Andes Technology Corporation/ Director of GIGA SOLUTION TECH. CO., LTD./ Director of Wolley, Inc.(CA Inc.)/ Consultant of Global Unichip Corp. Consultant of M31 Technology Corporation Consultant of Xconn Technologies Former co-founder of ASICtronics Solutions (San Jose, CA)/ Manager of ASIC Business Unit / Director of Design Service Division of TSMC North America/ Director of New Customer Business Division of TSMC North America / President of Global Unichip Corp./

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  • Note 1: Please refer to 2. Profiles of Directors, Supervisors, President, Executive Vice President, Deputy Executive Vice President, Division Heads, and Branch Heads, (1) Directors and Supervisors, 1. Profiles of Directors and Supervisors for more details on the education and personal experience of Independent directors.

  • Note 2: The independency is described in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 to 8 of the Regulations Governing the Appointment and Exercise of Powers by the Remuneration Committee of a Company Whose Stock is Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or the Taipei Exchange:

  • (1) Not an employee of the Company or its affiliated companies.

  • (2) Not a director or supervisor of the Company or any of its affiliates. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

  • (3) Not a natural-person shareholder who holds shares, together with those held by the person’s spouse, minor children, or through nominees, in an aggregate amount of 1% or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company or ranking in the top ten in holdings.

  • (4) Not a manager in preceding subparagraph (1) or a spouse, relative within the second degree of kinship, or lineal relative within the third degree of kinship, of any of the persons in the preceding subparagraph (2) and (3).

  • (5) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder who directly holds 5% or more of the total number of issued shares of the Company, or that ranks among the top five in shareholdings, or designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the Company under Article 27(1) or (2) of the Company Act. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

  • (6) Not a director, supervisor or employee of other company such that a majority of the Company’s director seats or voting shares are controlled by the same person. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

  • (7) The chairman, president, or a person holding an equivalent position of the Company is not a director (or governor), supervisor, or employee of other company or institution, or are spouses. (Not applicable in cases where the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

  • (8) Not a director (or governor), supervisor, managerial officer, or shareholder holding five percent or more of the shares, of a specified company or institution that has a financial or business relationship with the Company. (Not applicable in cases where the specified company or institution holds at least twenty percent but not exceeding fifty percent of the total number of issued shares of the Company, and the person is an independent director of the Company, its parent company, or any subsidiary as appointed in accordance with the Act or with the laws of the country of the parent or subsidiary.)

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  1. Information on Operations of Remuneration Committee

  2. (1) The Remuneration Committee of the Company is consisted of 3 members.

  3. (2) Term of office of the current members: The Company’s Remuneration Committee was re-elected on August 7, 2020 for the period from August 7, 2020 to June 20, 2023. A total of 3 (A) Remuneration Committee meetings were held in the past year. The qualifications of the committee members and the attendance are as follows:

202 202
Title Name Actual
number of
attendance
(B)
Attend
through
proxy
Attendance
rate (B/A)
(%)
Remarks
Convener ChintayShih 3 0 100% Re-election
Date re-elected: Aug.
7,2020
Committee Chan-Jane Lin 3 0 100%
Committee Chun-Hao Lai 3 0 100% Date newly assumed:
Aug.7,2020
Other matters to be noted:
1. Where the Board may not take or revise the advice of the Remuneration Committee,
specify the date and the session of the Board, the content of the motion, the resolution
of the Board, and the response to the opinions of the Company towards the advice of the
Remuneration Committee (if the resolution of the Board suggested better position of
remuneration than the advice of the Remuneration Committee, specify the reasons and
the variations): None
2. Where members of the Remuneration Committee may have adverse opinions or
qualified opinions in their resolutions on record or in written declaration: None
Remuneration
Committee

Content of the motion and Subsequent Handling
4thsession of
5thterm of the
Board
Feb. 23, 2022
1. Amendment of certain provisions of the “Regulations Governing the Directors’
Remuneration”.
2. 2021 distribution of employee compensation and director compensation.
Remuneration Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all committee
members who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Remuneration Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by
all directors who attended the meeting.
1. Evaluation of 2021 Managerial Officer Remuneration.
5thsession of
2. 2022 Manager Remuneration System.
5thterm of the
Board
Remuneration Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all committee
members who attended the meeting.
Mar. 28, 2022 Company handling of Remuneration Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by
all directors who attended the meeting.
1. Operationprocedures for employees to subscribe to treasurystock.
6thi f 2. List of employees subscribingto treasurystock.
sesson o
5thterm of the
3. Manager retention bonus.
Board
June 21, 2022
Remuneration Committee resolution: Approved (as proposed) by all committee
members who attended the meeting.
Company handling of Remuneration Committee opinion: Approved (as proposed) by
all directors who attended the meeting.

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  • (5) Member information and operation of the nomination committee: None

  • (6) Implementation status of the promotion of sustainable development, any variance from the Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, and the reason for such variance

Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
1. Has the Company
established a governance
framework to advocate
sustainable development
and set up a dedicated
(part-time) unit, which is
headed by a senior
executive at the
authorization of the Board
and is supervised by the
Board, to advocate
sustainable development?
1. On April 24, 2018, the Company established the Corporate
Governance Group with the approval of the Board of Directors.
On February 23, 2022, the Board of Directors renamed the
Corporate Governance Group as the Sustainable Development
Group, which falls under the purview of the Board of Directors.
The Corporate Governance Senior Officer (who is also the
Company’s CFO) serves as the Convenor of the Sustainable
Development Group and is responsible for the advocacy and
implementation of all ESG related activities.
2. The Sustainable Development Group reports the annual work
plan and the results of the plan implementation to the Board of
Directors every year. Different units, including finance and
accounting, center for quality management, production and
manufacturing, human resources and administration, audit
office, are called upon based on the respective work program to
discuss and complete the work.
3. The 2022 annual plan includes: ESG Report participation in
TCSA evaluation, ethical corporate management promotion
announcement for employees, intellectual property rights
education and training, information security enhancement
measures and training, and disclosure of issues of concern for
stakeholders.
4. The aforementioned plan was successfully completed and
reported to the Board of Directors on February 23, 2023. The
ESG Report was awarded the 15th TCSA Corporate
Sustainability Award - Gold Award in 2022.
5. The Board of Directors reviews the development direction and
objective appropriateness based on the annual plan reported by
the Sustainable Development Group, and provides advice and
guidance accordingly.
None
2. Does the Company conduct
risk assessment on
environmental, social and
corporate governance
issues related to the
Company’s operations, and
has the Company
established the relevant
risk management policies
or strategies based on the
materiality principle?
1. The Company has implemented risk assessment every year and
reported to the Board of Directors since 2018; the Risk
Management Policy and Procedures was established on July 29,
2021 with the approval of the Board of Directors.
2. The Risk Management Group gathers representatives from
functional units each year to evaluate and make preliminary
screening based on the magnitude of risk factors affecting the
Company directly or indirectly. Subsequently, the group judges
and selects the major risks, compiles and analyzes the statistical
results and reports them to the operation and management
meeting. Then, the risk-related responsible unit reports on the
countermeasures and submits them to the operation and
management meeting for discussion and approval. Finally, the
results are reported to the Board of Directors by the Chairman’s
Office.
3. The risk assessment covers all companies in the Group, mainly
for those in Taiwan and Mainland China. Risk assessment
factors include social, environmental and corporate governance
issues, such as talents, capital, products, markets, and
environment.
4. The Risk Management Group assessed the risks periodically
on an annual basis and the main content assessed in 2022 are as
follows:
None

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
(1) Social Concern: Talent Retention and Nurturing Risks
As an IC design company, we see our employees as an
important asset. Therefore, we set up a talent training
program every year, with appropriate development plans
for personnel at different positions and levels. In 2022,
there were a total of 3,717 participants (in Taiwan and
Mainland China).
(2) Environmental
Sustainability:
The
Impact
of
Corporate Transformation
A. The Company requires suppliers to comply with RoHS
and REACH regulations so as to fulfill their social
responsibility for environmental protection. New
suppliers are required to conduct annual audits and
reviews to meet the requirements of quality, cost,
delivery, and CSR. The audit items include: quality
system, environmental screening standards (including
green
product
management
and
ISO
14001
Environmental Safety and Health Management System
Verification), and social screening standards (ISO
45001 Occupational Safety and Health Management
System verification). These criteria are included in the
annual evaluation of suppliers. Those who fail to meet
these requirements are provided with guidance for
improvement. The percentage of suppliers achieving
internal carbon reduction targets in 2022 was 86%.
B. In recent years, the Company has continuously
increased its localized (Mainland China) production to
reduce carbon emissions from transportation.
C. We performed carbon emissions self-inventory and
promoted electricity reduction measures, which
effectively reduced electricity consumption by 16%
from September to December 2022 compared to the
same period.
(3) Corporate Governance: The Company attaches
importance to corporate governance regulations and
continuously strengthens the functions of the Board of
Directors. The 2021 annual corporate governance
evaluation results continued to rank among the top
6%–20%. The remaining information of the corporate
governance performance is described in the “Status of
Corporate Governance as Required for Company, and
Any Nonconformity to the Corporate Governance
Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies and Reasons Thereof”.
(4) Other risk assessment:
Refer to “VI. Analysis and Evaluation of Risk
Matters for the Most Recent Fiscal Year and Up to
the Publication Date of the Annual Report” within
Chapter 7. Review and Analysis of Financial
Conditions, Performance, and Risk Matters of this
annual report for details.
3. Environmental Issues
(1) Has the Company
established an
appropriate
environmental
management system in
accordance with its
industrial
characteristics?
As an IC design company, the Company’s business operations
have low impact on the surrounding environment. In accordance
with the law and the premise of sustainable development, the
Company has established environmental management systems
and policies. Additionally, the Company has dedicated
environmental safety personnel to plan, supervise, and implement
environmental systems, and has been granted the ISO 14001
International Certification.
None

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary









The external suppliers are selected from those who have been
granted the ISO 14001 International Certification and have
environmental
responsibility.
By
complying
with
the
environmental regulations of RoHS/REACH, these suppliers
reduce pollutant emissions, establish proper disposal methods for
waste materials, thereby providing customers with products that
are free of toxic substances.
In addition to the above, we have been granted the ISO 9001 and
ISO 45001 certifications, and are planning to additionally
introduce the ISO 14064 system in 2023.
(2) Has the Company made
effort to enhance the
efficient use of energy and
used regenerated materials
that have a low impact on
the environment?




As an IC design company with no manufacturing plants, the
Company’s business operations have low impact on the
environment. Every year, the Company formulates energy
conservation solutions so as to save energy and reduce carbon
emissions. The achievements in 2022 are described as follows:
1. Formulated the energy conservation plan, including air-
conditioning/server room and air-conditioning.
2. Relocated to new office and invested NT$7.4 million to
improve energy saving efficiency, which includes a
programmable logic controller (PLC) system, flat panel
lights, and insulated windows.
3. With the use of a programmable logic controller (PLC)
system, the air conditioner was automatically set back to the
set temperature, which significantly reduced the electricity
consumption by 16% from September to December 2022
compared to the same period in the previous year.
None
(3) Has the Company assessed
the potential current and
future risks and
opportunities from climate
change for the Company,
and has the Company taken
countermeasures to address
the issues?






Every year, the Company’s Risk Management Group gathers the
relevant units to evaluate the risk factors and countermeasures in
accordance with the Risk Management Policy and Procedures.
These items include the risks and opportunities brought by climate
change and their countermeasures as follows, which are disclosed
in the CSR Report:
https://www.focaltech-electronics.com/zh-TW/download/index
Risk
Opportunities
Countermeasures
Market
Risk
Customers have a
high demand for
products with low
energy
consumption and
low environmental
impact, so we
develop low carbon
products to meet
the market demand.
1. Proactively pay
attention to the market
trend and do market
research for continuous
development.
2. Develop products with
features such as small
size and low power
consumption to meet the
concept of sustainability.
Extreme
Climate
Disasters
(Increase in
Product
Cost)
Improvement of
resource efficiency;
replacement of old
equipment to
improve resource
efficiency and
reduce
environmental
impact.
1. Reduce product cost
2. Build corporate image
3. Monitor and control
energy consumption of
equipment, and
formulate old equipment
replacement plan.
4. Develop/execute power
saving plan.
Policy and
Legal Risk
The government
promotes the use of
alternative energy
through incentives.
Participate in government
green energy policy
incentive programs.
None
Risk Opportunities Countermeasures
Market
Risk
Customers have a
high demand for
products with low
energy
consumption and
low environmental
impact, so we
develop low carbon
products to meet
the market demand.


1. Proactively pay
attention to the market
trend and do market
research for continuous
development.
2. Develop products with
features such as small
size and low power
consumption to meet the
concept of sustainability.
Extreme
Climate
Disasters
(Increase in
Product
Cost)

Improvement of
resource efficiency;
replacement of old
equipment to
improve resource
efficiency and
reduce
environmental
impact.

1. Reduce product cost
2. Build corporate image
3. Monitor and control
energy consumption of
equipment, and
formulate old equipment
replacement plan.
4. Develop/execute power
saving plan.
Policy and
Legal Risk
The government
promotes the use of
alternative energy
through incentives.


Participate in government
green energy policy
incentive programs.

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
(4) Has the Company compiled
statistics on greenhouse gas
emissions, water
consumption, and total
volume of waste materials
for the past 2 years, and has
the Company formulated
policies for greenhouse gas
reduction, water use
reduction, and other waste
management?




The Company’s statistics on greenhouse gas emissions, water
consumption, and total volume of waste materials over the past 2
years are as follows(Taiwan):






None
Statistical 2021
Per-
2022
Per-
Item Unit Total
Volume

capita
Usage
Total
Volume

capita
Usage
Scope 1 – Metric
GHG Tons of Note 1
--

88

0.21
Emissions CO2e
Scope 2 – Metric

GHG
Tons of 1,120
2.58

1,037

2.47
Emissions CO2e
Water
m3 7,607
17.53

Note 2

--
Consumption
Metric
Waste 2.73
0.006

2.27

0.005
Tons

Metric
General Waste 1.51
0.003

1.20

0.003

Tons
Note 1: Scope 1 GHG Emissions of 2021 and the Scope 3 GHG
Emissions of each year are not included in the calculation,
and are expected to be introduced to ISO14064 in 2023.
Note 2: In mid-2022, we relocated to our new office in the new
park. Since the park centrally managed water resources and
payment settlement, we could not set up an individual meter
for water supply, so full year data was not available.
The Company’s primary energy consumption is from electricity
purchased externally. The 2022 annual energy saving and carbon
reduction plan measures are as follows:
1. PLC centralized control of temperature.
2. Adjustment of outdoor machine heat dissipation and air
dissipation in the server room.
3. Change of the total heat exchanger.
4. Centralized extraction of heat source from the server room.
Implementation results:
The total electricity saving from July to December 2022 was 16%
less than the same period in the previous year.
Proposed target:
Reduce electricityconsumption by5% in 2023 compared to 2022.
4. Social issues
(1) Has the Company
established related
management policy and
procedure in accordance
with applicable legal
rules and international
conventions on human
rights?










With reference to international conventions such as the
International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions and the UN
Global Compact, the Company has established a Code of Human
Rights, which is disclosed on the corporate website. The Company
complies with labor-related laws and regulations, incorporates
them in the relevant work rules and systems to protect employees’
rights and benefits, and introduces them during the new employee
training course every year.
Suppliers management is evaluated using the RBA questionnaire
and suppliers are required to comply with human rights
regulations,with a completion rate of 100% for keysuppliers.







None
(2) Has the Company
established and
implemented reasonable
employee benefit
measures(including




Employee compensation:
Compensation for the Company’s new employees is certified in
accordance with the Employee Compensation Criteria Guidelines,
and employee promotion is handled annually in accordance with
the Employee Promotion Management Guidelines. In addition to


None

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
compensation, leave,
and other benefits), and
are operational
performance and results
appropriately reflected
in employee
compensation?
leave granted in accordance with the Labor Standards Act, the
Company’s leave policy allows an additional 7 days of flexible
leave per year for employees. Apart from allocating more than 1%
of the Company’s profits to employees in accordance with the
Articles of Incorporation, the Company also grants employees
various types of bonuses and pay raises based on their rank, years
of service, and contributions.
Employee welfare measures:
The Company has set up an Employee Welfare Committee, which
allocates welfare funds every year according to the Articles of
Incorporation, and plans and provides various benefits for
employees, such as festive vouchers, festive activities, various
subsidies, travel trips, and fun activities.
Diversity and equality:
The Company is an IC design technology company, thus most of
the employees possess a background in science, both industry and
academia. The Company has more male employees than female
employees, with women accounting for 18% of all employees.
Among them, female supervisors account for about 14.5% of all
female employees, as well as 8.9% of supervisors of all gender.
Nevertheless, all employees receive equal pay for equal work and
have fair and equal opportunities for promotion and compensation
assessment, regardless of their gender and age. The Company also
hires three employees with physical disabilities, which is higher
than that required by law. (Note: Taiwan area)
Operational performance reflected in employee compensation:
The “Employee Benefits (Salary) Information Disclosed in the
Notes to the Financial Statements” disclosed on the Market
Observation Post System (MOPS) indicates that the employee
compensation is directly correlated to the Company’s operational
performance. The Company’s earnings per share increased from
NT$3.97 in 2020 to NT$30.23 in 2021, and the average salary of
full-time employees who are not in supervisory positions
increased by 33%. In 2022, due to the sudden drop in the general
environment and market, the company's profit was loss, and the
average and median salary decreased by 29% and 22% compared
with 2021
(3) Has the Company provided
a safe and healthy work
environment for
employees, and provided
education on labor safety
and health regularly?
1. As an IC design company, the Company’s work environment
is based on office areas. In addition, the Company appoints
professional licensed industrial plant nursing personnel and
employs occupational physicians to provide employees with
regular psychological, medical, health consultation services,
and annual health examinations that are better than those
required by law. Other than that, the Company has established
a dedicated team and personnel in accordance with the law to
manage environmental safety and health management related
matters.
2. The Company has achieved the ISO 45001 Certification – an
international standard for environmental and occupational
health and safety management.
3. Environmental safety operations:
(1) Perform operational environment monitoring semi-
annually.
(2) Complete fire safety and prevention, and awareness-
raising course in the second half of the year.
(3) Perform emergencyevacuation drills annually.
None

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
4.
5.
(4) Perform fire safety equipment inspection and repair
annually.
(5) Regularly perform safety inspections of building fire
safety and evacuation facilities and equipment every
two years.
Courses held in 2022(Taiwan area)
Course
Participants
Total
training
hours
Fire Safety and Evacuation
Training
86
129
Safety and Health On-the-job
Training
399
1,197
Safety and Health Training for
New Employees
13
39
The number of occupational accidents (excluding traffic
accidents) of the employees of the Company, including its
subsidiaries, for 2022 was 0.
(4) Has the Company
established the training
program for the effective
planning of career
development for
employees?
1. The Company provides a variety of educational and training
programs, and internal and external professional education
and training, to enhance employees’ career skills.
Additionally, the Company also encourages employees to
assess their own interests, skills, values and goals, and
communicate their career intentions to their managerial
officers, in order to formulate their future career plans.
2. In 2022, the Company, including its subsidiaries, provided
training courses based on four main categories for employees:
(Note: Taiwan area)
(1)
Business Operation and Management: These
courses,
targeted
at
mid-
and
senior-level
management,
aimed
to
cultivate
both
the
participants’ organizational and executive abilities,
with 36 participants in total.
(2)
Professional Training: These courses targeted the
R&D, marketing, and production and manufacturing
staff whose positions are related to product research
and development, design and manufacturing. These
training courses were planned according to the
professional knowledge and skills of each unit, and
were divided into professional skills and common
abilities
categories
to
enhance
employees’
competitiveness in the workplace. A total of 52
sessions were held throughout the year, with 960
participants in total.
(3)
General Education Course: These courses, targeted
at all employees of the Company, included
information security education, industrial safety and
environmental protection training, and fire safety
drills. A total of 17 sessions were held throughout
the year, with 991 participants in total.
(4)
New Employee Training: This course, targeted at
new employees of the year, is required for employee
onboarding. The course includes introductions to
corporate culture, corporate products, ethical
corporate management, and the personnel system. A
total of 143 participants attended the course
throughout the year.
3. Refer to (2) Education and Training of Employees within 5.
Labor Relations in this annual report for details on the number
None

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
of participants, hours and expenses of training courses
throughout the year.
(5) Does the Company comply
with laws, regulations, and
international standards
when handling issues such
as customer health and
safety, customer privacy,
and marketing and labeling
of products and services?
Has the Company
established a policy and
complaint procedure to
protect consumer and
customer rights and
interests?
All of the Company’s customers are corporate businesses; their
information – including transaction prices and terms – is deemed
to constitute a Company trade secret. Thus, all of this information
is managed via computer information security & permissions. The
Auditing Department conducts annual audits on information
security, and signs a Client Confidentiality Agreement based on
the level of technical and commercial secrets discussed during
product development. The Company’s products are marketed and
labeled in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, as
well as international standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO
45001).
A dedicated hotline is set up on the corporate website to provide
a channel for stakeholders to file complaints, which are handled
andprocessed bydedicatedpersonnel.
None
(6) Has the Company
established a supplier
management policy that
requires suppliers to
comply with regulations on
environmental protection,
occupational safety and
health, and labor rights
issues? Has the Company
established an
implementation method for
such?
1. The Company has established various regulations for
suppliers to comply with in accordance with manufacturing
processes, such as the Production Control Regulations, the
Outsourcing Factory Management Regulations for the selection
of new suppliers and regular audits; the Management
Regulations for Hazardous Substances to the Environment,
QSA, QPA, and RBA questionnaires, and on-site examinations.
All of these regulations help the Company to ascertain the
supplier’s
compliance
with
environmental
protection,
occupational safety and health, and labor rights. The Company
selects qualified suppliers after a comprehensive evaluation is
conducted.
2. In 2022, the Company worked with 28 suppliers, and 26 of
them had achieved ISO 14001 Certification for environmental
management system, accounting for 93% of the overall
suppliers. Among them, the all 9 key suppliers had all achieved
the Certification (100%). Additionally, 100% of raw materials
used were sourced from smelters that are approved by the
global sustainability initiative organization; 100% of suppliers
complied with RoHS and REACH regulations; and 100% of
manufacturing suppliers completed supplier system audits via
QSA.
3. Items completed in 2022:
1. Signing of Supplier Integrity Pledge and Corporate Social
Responsibility Pledge: Suppliers who signed the pledge
reached 100%.
2. Completed system audits of 17 suppliers with production
and manufacturing works.
3. Requiring suppliers other than fabs to comply with the
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) rules using
questionnaires: The number of suppliers who obtained
licenses or complied with the RBA rules on environmental
protection, occupational safety and health, or labor rights
reached 100%.
4. Requiring suppliers to save energy and reduce carbon
emissions at their end: Suppliers who set their goals and
achieved them reached 86%.
None
5. Does the Company refer to
international standards or
guidelines in the
preparation of its reports,
such as Sustainability
The Company’s 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Report was completed and disclosed on the Company’s website in
2022.
https://www.focaltech-electronics.com/zh-TW/download/index
The Company’s CSR Report obtained a third-partyverification
None

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Items for advocacy Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Operation Status(Note 1) Deviations from
Corporate
sustainable
development
Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/TPEX
Listed
Companies and
reasons
Yes No Summary
Report/ESG Report, that
disclose non-financial
information? Has the
Company obtained a
third-party verification
or assurance opinion on
previously-disclosed
reports?
from TUV NORD Taiwan.
6. If the Company has formulated its own Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles in accordance with the Sustainable
Development Best Practice Principles for TWSR/GTSM Listed Companies, specify the differences between its implementation
and the Principles formulated:
The Company has not formulated its own Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles, but executed the affairs in accordance
with Sustainable Development Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and reported the Sustainable Development
Plan implementation status to the Board of Directors on a regular basis. Other related issues, such as corporate governance,
environmental protection, and employee rights and interests, have been implemented in accordance with the Company’s internal
systems and regulations. The Sustainable Development Plan and its implementation status are disclosed on the corporate website
under the ESG-related information, as well as in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.
https://www.focaltech-electronics.com/zh-TW/esg_overview/index
7. Other important information for understanding the Company’s advocacy of sustainable development implementation:
1.
The achievements in 2021 are included in the Company’s corporate governance performance, and the Company has been
ranked in the top 6–20 among other companies for 4 years.
2.
The Company’s 2021 Annual CSR Report was awarded the TCSA Corporate Sustainability Award – Gold Award in
2022.
3.
Cooperated with various colleges and universities, including National Tsing Hua University and National Yang Ming
Chiao Tung University to jointly nurture semiconductor professionals in Taiwan and lead them into the semiconductor
field, with about NT$8.73 million invested. Our Senior Vice President gave lectures at the campus and our colleagues
also worked with students on research projects. Additionally, we provided students with scholarship and internship
opportunities.

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(7) Differences Between Implementation of Ethical Corporate Management and Ethical Corporate Management Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, Including Reasons For Such

Including Reasons For Such
Implementation Status Deviations
Yes No from
"Ethical
Corporate
Management
Items for evaluation Best-Practice
Summary
Principles for
TWSE/TPEx
Listed
Companies"
and reasons
1. Establishment of ethical corporate


(1) The Company’s Board of Directors approved the Code
management policies and programs
of Business Conduct and Ethics on October 26, 2018.
(1) Has the Company established an ethical
The Company’s policies and practices on ethical
corporate management policy that has

been approved by the Board of Directors,
corporate management are clearly stated on the
and clearly stated the ethical corporate Company’s website and in external customer and
management policy and practices, as well as
supplier documents. Internally, the Company provides
the commitment of the Board of Directors
training to new employees annually, holds meetings
and the top management to actively

implementing the management in the
from time to time to promote integrity and ethical
Articles of Incorporation and external conduct, and has adopted a whistleblowing system to
documents?
demonstrate the commitment of the Board of Directors
and management to actively implementing the ethical
corporate management policy.
(2) Has the Company established a mechanism
(2) The Company has established an Internal Control
to assess unethical conduct risks? Does that
Company regularly analyze and evaluate the System, Internal Audit System, Whistleblowing System,
business activities within its scope of Employee Grievance System, and Code of Business
business that have a higher risk of unethical
Conduct and Ethics to prevent unethical conduct.
conduct? Has the Company accordingly

formulated a plan to prevent unethical
Furthermore, in 2022, the number of mid- and senior- None

conduct, covering at a minimum the
level management signing the Integrity Pledge reached
preventive measures for the acts mentioned 100%, while the remaining employees were requested to
in Article 7-2 of the Ethical Corporate
fill out the questionnaire with an aim to promote
Management Best-Practice Principles for

TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies?
awareness, with a completion rate of 75%.
(3) Whether the Company has stipulated the
(3) The Company has established the Code of Business
operating procedures, conduct guidelines,

disciplinary actions against violations as
Conduct and Ethics and the Whistleblowing System to

well as grievance system in the plan to
provide clear guidelines and operation procedures for the
prevent unethical conducts, implemented
conduct of directors, managerial officers, employees,
the execution thereof, and regularly
appointees, and persons having substantial control over
reviewed and revised the aforementioned
plan? the Company, and to help Company customers, suppliers,
external parties, and other stakeholders be more aware of

the Company’s ethical standards. As for confirmed cases
of unethical conduct, disciplinary measures are taken
against the violators; if necessary, legal action is also
taken. Also, relevant departments are then instructed to
review the Internal Control System and operation
procedures.
2. The Materialization of Ethical Management
(1) The Company conducts credit evaluations before
(1) Has the Company evaluated the record on
entering into transactions with important customers and
ethical practices of its counterparties, and
credit trading, in order to avoid dealing with those who None
has specified the clause of business ethic in

the agreements binding the Company and its
have a history of unethical conduct. Moreover, the
counterparties? Companyrequests the signingof the IntegrityPledge and

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Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviations
Yes No from
"Ethical
Corporate
Management
Items for evaluation Best-Practice
Summary
Principles for
TWSE/TPEx
Listed
Companies"
and reasons



the Corporate Social Responsibility Pledge by suppliers.

In 2022, the number of suppliers signing such pledges
reached 100%.
(2) Has the Company established a dedicated (2) The Company’s Board of Directors approved the Code
unit under the Board of Directors to
of Business Conduct and Ethics on October 26, 2018.
promote ethical corporate management, and
The Corporate Governance Group (which was renamed
to report to the Board of Directors on a

regular basis (at least once a year) regarding
the Sustainable Development Group in 2022), which is
ethical corporate management policies and under the purview of the Board of Directors, is
plans, in order to prevent unethical conduct
responsible for the formulation and promotion of ethical
and to monitor their implementation?
corporate management policy. The Group’s duties are as
described above for the corporate governance operations,
and the operation plan and implementation status are

reported to the Board of Directors on an annual basis.
The operation work for 2022 was reported to the Board
of Directors on February 23, 2023.
(3) The Company has established the Operation Procedures
(3) Has the Company mapped out the policy for
for Internet Material Information Disclosure and
the avoidance of the conflict of interest and
has provided suitable channels for such Prevention of Insider Trading, the Whistleblowing
purpose, and properly pursued the policy?
System and employee grievance procedures to provide

appropriate channels for those who have the need to file
a complaint and with specific reasons for any illegal,
abusive, or improper conduct related to official duties.

The grievance channels are listed on the corporate
website for access by both employees and outsiders.
(4) Has the Company established an effective (4) The Company has established an accounting system for

accounting system and internal control
accounting personnel to follow in the execution of their
system for the implementation of ethical
duties. Additionally, the Company has established an
corporate management? Has the internal
internal control system in accordance with laws and
auditing unit prepared an audit plan based

on the assessment results for unethical
regulations along with actual operating circumstances.
conduct risks, and checked compliance with The Company also conducts audit-related work, and
the unethical conduct prevention plan
reports the audit results to Audit Committee and the
accordingly, or appointed a CPA to conduct
Board of Directors on a regular basis.
the audit?
(5) Has the Company organized internal and (5) The training of new employees regularly includes the

external training on ethical management?
promotion of ethical corporate management as well as
industrial business conduct and ethics. Occasional
training sessions are held for specific employees to
enable them to clearly understand the Company’s ethical
corporate managementphilosophyand standards.

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Implementation Status Implementation Status Implementation Status Deviations
Yes No from
"Ethical
Corporate
Management
Items for evaluation Best-Practice
Summary
Principles for
TWSE/TPEx
Listed
Companies"
and reasons
3. The reporting system of the Company in
action
(1) Has the Company established a reporting (1) The Company has established a Whistleblowing System
and reward system and the channels for with a dedicated mailbox, in addition to a complaint filing
facilitating the report on unethical practices, channel on the Company’s website. All reported matters
and has appointed designated personnel to are managed by the Audit Committee convener and the
handle the subject of reporting? audit supervisor shall jointly receive and manage the
reported matters, and handle them as confidential cases to
protect the informant.
(2) Has the Company created a standard (2) The Company has established a Whistleblowing System

None
operating procedure (SOP) for the to manage reported matters, and all related documents and
investigation of reported matters, follow-up information are considered confidential; all employees
measures to be taken after the completion of involved in the handling of these matters are responsible
the investigation, and relevant for maintaining complete confidentiality.
confidentiality mechanisms?
(3) Has the Company taken protection measures
(3) The Company has a Whistleblowing System in place and
to protect the informant from improper is responsible for the protection of the confidentiality of
treatment after reporting on unethical whistleblowers, in order to prevent them from being
practices? subjected to improper treatment as a result of
whistleblowing.
4. Enhancing Information Disclosure
(1) Has the Company disclosed the content of (1) The Company has disclosed the Code of Business
Ethical Corporate Management Best Conduct and Ethics on the Company website, where None
Practice Principles and the result at its implementation plans and results are regularly disclosed.
official website and MOPS?
5. If the Company has established performance of good-faith management best practice principles based on “Ethical Corporate
Management Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies”, please describe any discrepancy between the principles and
their implementation: None
6. Other vital information that helps to understand the practice of ethical management of the Company (e.g., the review and amendment
to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles of the Company): None
  1. Other vital information that helps to understand the practice of ethical management of the Company (e.g., the review and amendment to the Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles of the Company): None

  2. (8) If the Company has formulated a code of corporate governance and related regulations, the inquiry method shall be disclosed: The Company has formulated Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles and related regulations, which are publicly disclosed on the Company’s website https://www.focaltech-electronics.com/zh-

    • TW/importent_regular/index to regulate the ethical conduct of the Company’s directors and all subordinate personnel.
  3. (9) Other important information sufficient to improve understanding of how corporate governance works: none

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  • (10) Implementation Status of Internal Control System

  • Internal Control System Statement

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. Internal Control System Statement

Date: February 23, 2023

With regard to the 2022 internal control system, the Company declares the following based on the selfevaluation findings:

  1. The Company is fully aware that establishing, implementing, and maintaining an internal control system are the responsibility of its Board of Directors and managerial officers. The Company has established such a system to provide reasonable assurance for attaining the aims of the effectiveness and efficiency of business operations (including profits, performance, safeguarding of asset security, etc.); reliability, timeliness, transparency of reporting; and compliance with the governing laws and regulations.

  2. An internal control system has inherent limitations. No matter how perfectly designed, an effective internal control system provides assurance to the aforementioned aims only to a reasonable extent. Moreover, due to changes of environments and circumstances, the effectiveness of an internal control system may change accordingly. Nevertheless, the internal control system of the Company is equipped with a self-monitoring mechanism, and the Company takes corrective actions as soon as any fault is identified.

  3. The Company determines the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control system in accordance with the determining factors provided in the Regulations Governing the Establishment of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”). The internal control system determining factors specified in the Regulations divide an internal control system into five elements based on its management: 1. Control Environment, 2. Risk Assessment, 3. Control Operations, 4. Information and Communications, and 5. Monitoring. Each element further contains several items. Refer to the Regulations for the aforementioned items.

  4. The Company has adopted the aforementioned internal control system determining factors to examine the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control system.

  5. Based on the findings of the evaluation mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the Company deems that the internal control system as of December 31, 2022 (including supervision and management of subsidiaries), which encompass internal controls for knowledge of the accomplishment degree of operating effectiveness and efficiency, reliability, timeliness, transparency of reporting, and compliance with the governing laws and regulations, are effectively designed and implemented, and reasonably assure accomplishment of the abovementioned aims.

  6. This Statement constitutes the main content of the Company’s annual report and prospectus, and will be made public. Any wrongful act pertaining to falsification or concealment involving the above public declaration will be subjected to legal liabilities under Articles 20, 32, 171, and 174 of, and other regulations relating to, the Securities and Exchange Act.

  7. This Statement was approved by the Board Meeting of the Company held on February 23, 2023, where none of the eight attending directors expressed dissenting opinions, and all consented to the content of this Statement.

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

Chairman: Genda Hu Signature/Stamp

President: Genda Hu Signature/Stamp

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  1. If a CPA is appointed to review the internal control system, the review report shall be disclosed: N/A.

  2. (11) If there has been any legal penalty against the Company or its internal personnel, or any disciplinary penalty by the Company against its internal personnel for violation of the internal control system, during the most recent fiscal year or during the current fiscal year preceding the annual report publication date, where the result of such penalty may have a material effect on shareholder equity or securities prices, the penalty, the main shortcomings, and conditions for improvement shall be disclosed in the annual report: None.

  3. (12) Major resolutions of the Shareholders’ Meeting and the Board in the most recent year to the date this report was printed

    1. Important Resolutions of the Board of Directors
Date Important Resolutions
Approved the 2021 Financial Statement.
Feb. 23,
2022
Approved the amount of director and employee compensation for 2021, and its
distribution method and recipients.
Convened the Company’s 2022 annual shareholders regular meeting.
Apr. 25,
2022
Approved the organizational restructuringtransactions.
Approved the director candidates name list nominated by the Board of Directors for
the by-election.
Approved the amendment to someprovisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
Approved theproposal for 2021 earnings distribution.
Approved the treasurystock subscription operationprocedures.
June 21,
2022
Approved the treasurystock subscription name list.
Approved the change of Accountant Officer.
l 2 222 Approved the 2022Q2 Financial Statement.
Juy 8, 0 Approved renewals and additions of the line of credit bybank.
Nov. 11, Approved the 2022Q3 Financial Statement.
2022 Approved the 2022 Q3 inventoryvaluation.
Approved the 2022 Financial Statement.
Feb. 23,
Approved the amount of director and employee compensation for 2022, and its
distribution method and recipients.
2023 Re-elected the Board of Directors at the end of its term.
Convened the Company’s 2023 annual shareholders regular meeting.

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  1. Important Resolutions of Shareholders’ Meeting and Implementation Status
2. Important Resolutions of Shareholders’ Meeting and Implementation Status
Date Important Resolutions and Implementation Status Thereof
June 9,
2022
1.
Recognition of 2021 Business Report and Financial Statement.
Implementation Status: Resolution was adopted.
2.
Recognition of 2021 Earnings Distribution Proposal.
Implementation Status: August 3, 2022 was set as the Record Date, and August 24,
2022 was set as the Ex-dividend Date; cash distribution of approximately
NT$15.836 per share has been completed.
3.
Approval of amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
Implementation Status: Resolution was adopted and implemented, and the change
in registration was completed on July 25, 2022.
4.
Approval of amendment to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders Meetings.
Implementation Status: Resolution was adopted and implemented.
5.
Approval of amendment to the Procedures for the Acquisition or Disposal of
Assets.
Implementation Status: Resolution was adopted and implemented.
  • (13) Adverse opinion from directors or supervisor over important resolution of the Board in the most recent year until the day the Annual Report was printed with records or written declaration, and the contents of such opinion: None

  • (14) In the most recent year to the date this report was printed, the information on the resignation and discharge to Chairman, President, accountant officer, chief financial officer, chief internal auditor, corporate governance officer and R&D officer :

April 30,2023
Title Name Date
assumed
Date
discharged
Reason of
resignation or
discharge
Accountant Officer Ching-Ting Chiu Oct. 28,
2021
May 9,
2022
Duty adjustment

4. Disclosure of the CPAs’ fee

  • (1) Fee information

Unit: NT$ thousand

Unit: NT$thousand
Accounting
Firm
Names of
CPAs
Duratio
n of
Audit
Auditing
fee
Non-
Auditing
fee
Total Note
Deloitte &
Touche
Chih-Ming
Shao,
Ming-Hsin
Cho
Jan. 1,
2022 to
Sep. 30,
2022

4,450
318 4,768 Non-Audit fee-
1. The amount paid on behalf
of the Company during the
audit period: 258
2. Obsolete-inventory review
fee: 60
Yu-Hong
Kuo,
Chih-Ming
Shao
Oct. 1,
2022 to
Dec. 31,
2022

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  • (2) If there is a change in the accounting firm, and the audit fees paid for the fiscal year in which the change took place are lower than those paid for the fiscal year immediately preceding the change, the amount and percentage of and reason for the reduction in audit fees shall be disclosed: N/A.

  • (3) When the audit fees paid for the current fiscal year are lower than those paid for the immediately preceding fiscal year by 10% or more, the amount and percentage of and reason for the reduction in audit fees shall be disclosed: N/A.

  • Changes of CPA:

  • (1) Information on Predecessor CPA

Date of Replacement February 23, 2022 and November 11, 2022 February 23, 2022 and November 11, 2022 February 23, 2022 and November 11, 2022 February 23, 2022 and November 11, 2022 February 23, 2022 and November 11, 2022
Reason for replacement
and explanation

Accounting firm's internal adjustment
Whether the Company
terminated or
discontinued the
engagement, or the
CPA voluntarily ended
the engagement or
declined further
engagement
The person involved
Situation

CPA
The Company
Voluntarily ended the
engagement
N/A N/A
Declined
(Discontinued) further
engagement
N/A N/A
The opinion and reason
for the audit report
issued by the CPA
during the two most
recent years containing
expressions other than
an unqualified opinion

None
Any disagreement
between the CPA and
the Company
Yes Accounting principles or practices
Financial report disclosure
Auditingscope orprocedure
Others
No
Explanation
Other disclosures
(Matters related to
Article 10, paragraph 6,
items 1 (4) to (7) of the
Regulations that shall
be disclosed)

None

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(2)Information on the successor CPA

Name of the accountingfirm Deloitte & Touche
Name of the CPA Changed to CPA Chih-Ming Shao and CPA Ming-
Hsing Cho on February 23, 2022.
Changed to CPA Yu-Hong Kuo, CPA Chih-Ming
Shao on November 11,2022.
Date of engagement February23,2022 and November 11,2022
The subjects discussed during the
consultations as well as their results
regarding the accounting treatment of
or application or accounting
principles to a specified transaction,
or the type of audit opinion that might
be rendered on the Company’s
financial report prior to the formal
engagement of the successor CPA

None
Written views obtained from the
successor CPA regarding the matters
on which the Company did not agree
with the former CPA
None

(3) The content of the reply letter from the previous CPA regarding Article 10, paragraph 6, items 1 and 2 (3) of the Regulations: N/A

  1. The chairman, president, chief financial or accounting manager of the Company who holds position in the business under the commissioned CPA firm or its affiliates in 1 year: None

  2. In the most recent year to the date this report was printed, directors, supervisors, managerial officers and the shareholders holding more than 10% of the shares in the transfer of shares and pledge of shares under lien, and any change thereof.

  3. (1) Changes in shareholdings:

Unit: Share

Unit: Share Unit: Share
Title Name 2022 As of April 1, 2023
Increase
(decrease) in
No. of Shares
(Note 3)
Increase
(decrease) in
No. of Pledged
Shares

Increase
(decrease) in
No. of Shares
Increase
(decrease) in
No. of Pledged
Shares
Director and
President
Genda Hu 248,027
(80,000)
0 68,261 0
Director GWAALLC
Representative:
Han-PingShieh
0
0

0

0
Director GWAALLC
Representative:
ChenmingHu
Director Acer Incorporated
Representative:
Jun-Sheng Chen
(Date assumed:
0
0

0

0

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June 9, 2022)
Independent
Director
Chang Xu 0
0

0

0
Independent
Director
Xuhui Xu 0
0

0

0
Independent
Director
Chan-Jane Lin 0
0

0

0
Independent
Director
Chintay Shih 0
0

0

0
Senior Vice
President
Shih-Hui Cheng
(Date discharged:
November 7, 2022)
30,000
(61,000)

0

0

0
Senior Vice
President
Chieh-Sheng Lin
(Date assumed:
November 1, 2022)
70,000
0

70,000
(140,000)

0
Senior Vice
President
Chern-Lin Chen
(Date assumed:
November 11, 2022)
70,000
0

70,000
(140,000)

0
Vice President Ching-Kai Chang 30,000
(63,653)

0

0

0
Vice President Wei-Ching Hou 30,000
(61,762)

0

0
(17,000)

0
Vice President Hsiao-Hsu Tu 43,000
0

0

0
Vice President Jui-Cheng Hsu 91,761
(92,000)


0

21,003

0
Vice President Pei-Tzu Wu 86,260
(152,005)


0

21,003

0
Vice President Sung-Tsan Chiang
(Date discharged:
September 14, 2022)
37,000
(37,000)


0

0

0
Marketing Vice
President
Lien-Kuo Wang 168,000
(152,409)

0

0
(12,602)

0
Business Vice
President
Ching-Suo Wang 16,000
(32,555)

0

0

0
Business
Assistant Vice
President
Te-Chih Kung 14,000
(17,502)

0

0

0
Vice President,
CFO,
Spokesperson and
Corporate
Governance
Officer

Wei-Chieh Chang
35,000
(35,000)


0

30,000
(30,000)


0

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Senior Deputy
Vice President
Ching-Hsing Chang 22,000
(22,000)


0

0

0
Deputy Vice
President
Chun-Fu Wang
(Date
discharged:
November 30, 2022)

44,005
(102,000)

0

0

0
Deputy Vice
President
Cheng-Tao Chuang
(Date
discharged:
January31, 2023)

61,556
(62,822)

0

0

0
Deputy Vice
President
Po-Sheng Shih 47,706
(47,706)

0

12,602

0
Deputy Vice
President
Hung-Jen Chien 54,154
(54,154)


0

10,502
(10,502)


0
Deputy Vice
President
Chen Kuo
(Date
assumed:
February14, 2022)

30,000
(30,000)


0

0

0
Deputy Vice
President
Hao-Chin Chao
(Date assumed: May
16, 2022)
30,000
(30,000)

0

0

0
Special Assistant
to the President
Chung-Hsiang Chiang
(Date assumed: May
16, 2022)

24,000
(24,000)


0

0

0
Accountant
Officer
Ching-Ting Chiu
(Date discharged: May
9, 2022)

0

0

0

0
Accountant
Officer
Pei-Chun Chen
(Date assumed: June 6,
2022)

0

0

0

0

Note 1: Since June 21, 2012, the Audit Committee has been responsible for the duties of a supervisor as stipulated in the laws and regulations.

Note 2: The shareholding changes are disclosed from the date of assumption of duty until the date of discharge.

  • (2) Information on any transfer of equity interests by a director, supervisor, managerial officer, shareholder related party with a stake of more than 10 percent (where the counterparty in any such transfer of equity interests is a related party): None.

  • (3) Information on any pledge of equity interests by a director, supervisor, managerial officer, shareholder related party with a stake of more than 10 percent (where the counterparty in any such pledge of equity interests is a related party): None.

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8. Information on shareholders among the top 10 by proportion of shareholding who are related parties to one another or spouse, kindred within the 2nd degree of kinship

April 1,2023;Unit: share;% April 1,2023;Unit: share;% April 1,2023;Unit: share;% April 1,2023;Unit: share;% April 1,2023;Unit: share;% April 1,2023;Unit: share;% April 1,2023;Unit: share;%
Name Own shareholdings Shares held by spouse
& minor children
Shareholdings under
the title of a third party
If there are related
parties, spouses, or
relatives within two
degrees of kinship
among the top 10
shareholders, give the
names and affiliations of
such shareholders
Note
Number
of
shares
Ratio of
shareholding
Number
of shares
Ratio of
shareholding
Number of
shares
Ratio of
shareholding
Name Relation
Acer Incorporated
Responsible Person:
Jun-Sheng Chen
8,732,688 4.04
CTBC Bank has been
entrusted with the custody
of a collective investment
account for the transfer,
subscription, and
allotment of marketable
securities for FocalTech
Electronics, Ltd.’s
Mainland China
employees issued by
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
4,765,198 2.20
GWAALLC
Responsible Person:
Genda Hu
4,158,691 1.92
1,308,192 0.61 455,072 0.21
CTBC Bank Trust Account
in its Capacity as Trustee
for Restricted Shares of
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd. Employees with
Voting Rights and with
Rights to Dividends
3,190,000 1.48
JPMorgan Chase Bank
N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Emerging
Markets Stock Index
Fund, a series of Vanguard
International Equity Index
Funds
2,760,482 1.28
Employee shareholding
trust asset account of
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd. under CTBC Bank
2,680,485 1.24
JPMorgan Chase Bank
N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of
Vanguard Total
International Stock Index
fund, a series of Vanguard
Star Funds
2,549,403 1.18
Citibank in custody of
Copa and Betfair
Investment Account
1,593,000 0.74

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Name Own shareholdings Own shareholdings Shares held by spouse
& minor children
Shares held by spouse
& minor children
Shareholdings under
the title of a third party
Shareholdings under
the title of a third party
If there are related
parties, spouses, or
relatives within two
degrees of kinship
among the top 10
shareholders, give the
names and affiliations of
such shareholders
If there are related
parties, spouses, or
relatives within two
degrees of kinship
among the top 10
shareholders, give the
names and affiliations of
such shareholders
Note
Number
of
shares
Ratio of
shareholding
Number
of shares
Ratio of
shareholding
Number of
shares
Ratio of
shareholding
Name Relation
Te-Fu Chiu 1,385,000 0.64
Genda Hu 1,308,192 0.61 455,072 0.21 4,158,691 1.92 GWAA
LLC
GWAALLC
Responsible
Person
  • Note: Calculation of shareholding ratio refers to calculation of the ratio of shares held in own name, spouse’s name, minor children’s name(s), or names of third party.

  • Quantity of shareholdings of the same investee by the Company and Directors, Supervisors, Managial Officer, and direct or indirect subsidiaries in proportion to the combined holdings of all, and combined to calculate the proportion of overall shareholding.

Dec. 31, 2022; Unit: Share ;%

Investee Investment made by the
Company
Investment made by the
Company
Investment made by directors,
supervisors, managerial official
and direct or indirect
subsidiaries
Investment made by directors,
supervisors, managerial official
and direct or indirect
subsidiaries
Combined investment Combined investment
Number of
Shares
Ratio of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Ratio of
share-
holding
Number of
Shares
Ratio of
share-
holding
FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. 5,491,200 100 5,491,200 100
FocalTech Electronics,Ltd. 2 100 2 100
FocalTech Systems,Inc. 100 100 100 100
FocalTech Systems,Ltd. 2 100 2 100
FocalTech Electronics Co.,Ltd. 2,000,000 100 2,000,000 100
FocalTech Electronics (Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd.
Note 100 Note 100
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
Note 100 Note 100
FocalTech Systems (Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
Note 100 Note 100
FocalTech Smart Sensors Co.,Ltd. 1,591,914 9.14 10,180,237 58.45 11,772,151 67.59
Hefei PineTech Electronics Co.,Ltd. Note 100 Note 100
FocalTech Smart Sensors,Ltd. 3,000,000 9.14 19,188,050 58.45 22,188,050 67.59
Vitrio TechnologyCorporation 142,000 50 142,000 50

Note: The Company is a limited liability company, so there are no numbers for issued shares.

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IV. Capital Overview

1. Capital and Shares

(1) Sources of Capital Stock

  1. Formation process of Capital Stock

April 30, 2023; Unit: Thousand share; NT$ thousand

April 30,2023;Unit: Thousand share;NT$thousand April 30,2023;Unit: Thousand share;NT$thousand April 30,2023;Unit: Thousand share;NT$thousand
Period Price at
issuance
Authorized shares
capital
Paid in capital Remarks
Number
of Shares
Amount Number
of Shares
Amount Sources of Capital Stock Property other
than cash is paid
bysubscribers
Other
Mar.
2019
12.2~
17.24
500,000 5,000,000 298,743 2,987,432 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 1,025,000
Mar. 15, 2019- Zhu-
shang-tzu
No.1080007161
May
2019
12.2~
17.24
500,000 5,000,000 298,792 2,987,924 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 492,000
May 22, 2019-
Zhu-shang-tzu
No.1080014570
Aug.
2019
12.2~
13.68
500,000 5,000,000 299,439 2,994,394 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 6,470,000
Aug. 23, 2019- Zhu-
shang-tzu
No.1080024643
Dec.
2019
12.2 500,000 5,000,000 299,486 2,994,857 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 463,000
Dec. 2, 2019- Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1080034877
Feb.
2020
12.2~
17.24
500,000 5,000,000 299,676 2,996,759 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 1,903,000
Feb. 25, 2020-
Zhu-shang-tzu
No.1090005750
May
2020
4.2~ 28.3
500,000
5,000,000 299,907 2,999,069 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 2,310,000
May 27, 2020- Zhu-
shang-tzu
No.1090014602
Aug.
2020
12.2~
24.51
500,000 5,000,000 299,995 2,999,949 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 880,000
Aug. 19, 2020- Zhu-
shang-tzu
No.1090023661
Sep.
2020
10 500,000 5,000,000 210,023 2,100,228 Cash reduction
common share :
899,721,000
Sep. 14, 2020- Zhu-
shang-tzu
No.1090026694
Nov.
2020
12.2~
24.51
500,000 5,000,000 210,046 2,100,456 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 228,000
Nov. 24, 2020-
Zhu-shang-tzu
No.1090033305
Mar.
2021
15.9~
36.8
500,000 5,000,000 210,353 2,103,532 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 3,076,000
Mar. 3, 2021-
Zhu-shang-tzu
No.1100005620
Apr.
2021
10 500,000 5,000,000 216,102 2,161,022 Common share from
issuing of new restricted
employee
shares:57,490,000
May 3, 2021-Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1100012259
May
2021
15.9~
36.8
500,000 5,000,000 216,277 2,162,769 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 1,747,000
May 20, 2021-Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1100014308
Aug.
2021
10 500,000 5,000,000 216,513 2,165,129 Common share from
issuing of new restricted
employee shares:2,360,000
Aug. 4, 2021-Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1100021939
Aug.
2021
15.9~
36.8
500,000 5,000,000 216,592 2,165,921 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 792,000
Aug. 18, 2021-Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1100023341
Nov.
2021
15.9~
36.8
500,000 5,000,000 216,510 2,165,097 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 694,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:1,400,000
Nov. 18, 2021-Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1100034139

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Period Price at
issuance
Authorized shares
capital
Authorized shares
capital
Paid in capital Paid in capital Remarks Remarks Remarks
Number
of Shares
Amount Number
of Shares
Amount Sources of Capital Stock Property other
than cash is paid
bysubscribers
Other
Common share from
cancellation of treasury
shares: 119,000
Mar.
2022
15.9~
36.8
500,000 5,000,000 216,237 2,162,367 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 530,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:326,000
Mar. 18, 2022-Zhu-shang-
tzu No.1110009309
May
2022
15.9~
36.8
500,000 5,000,000 216,435 2,164,347 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 2,140,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:160,000
May 19, 2022-Zhu-
shang-tzu No.
1110015567
Oct.
2022
36.17 500,000 5,000,000 216,362 2,163,617 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 90,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:820,000
Oct. 4, 2022-Ching-shou-
shang- tzu No.
11101161400
Dec.
2022
36.17 500,000 5,000,000 216,238 2,162,377 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 200,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:1,440,000
Dec. 23, 2022- Ching-
shou-shang- tzu No.
11101228830
Mar.
2023
12.8 500,000 5,000,000 216,111 2,161,107 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 190,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:1,460,000
Mar. 27, 2023- Ching-
shou-shang- tzu No.
11230044310
May.
2023
12.8~29.
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500,000 5,000,000 215,977 2,159,770 Common share transfer
from employee stock
options: 464,000
Common share from
cancellation of new
restricted employee
shares:1,800,000
The employee stock options
have been exercised in
2023Q1, but the change
registration have not been
completed . It is expected to
be completed in May, 2023.
2.Type of Stock
2.Type of Stock 2.Type of Stock 2.Type of Stock 2.Type of Stock 2.Type of Stock
Apr. 30,2023;Unit: shares
Type of Stock
Authorized Capital Stock
Remarks
Outstandingshares
Unissued stock
Total
common
shares
215,977,049
284,022,951
500,000,000
Listed shares
Type of Stock Authorized Capital Stock Remarks
Outstandingshares Unissued stock Total
common
shares
215,977,049 284,022,951 500,000,000 Listed shares

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(2) Composition of Shareholders

April 1,2023;Unit: Share April 1,2023;Unit: Share April 1,2023;Unit: Share April 1,2023;Unit: Share April 1,2023;Unit: Share
Composition of
Shareholders
Quantity


Government
Apparatus
Financial
Institution
Other Juridical
person
Individual Foreign
Institution and
Foreigner
Total
Number ofpersons 4
285

70,297

168

70,754
Shareholding (Shares) 6,339,704
15,142,088

160,089,320

34,585,937

216,157,049
Ratio of Shareholding(%) 2.93
7.00

74.07

16.00

100.00

Note: The above information is the shareholding information recorded as of the final day for share transfer prior to the publication date of the annual report.

(3) Shareholding Distribution Status

1. Common Share Distribution Status

April 1, 2023 Unit: Share

April 1, 2023Unit: Share
Holding share classification No. of Shareholders Shareholding Ratio of
Shareholding
1 to 999 26,192
2,929,326

1.36%
1,000 to 5,000 38,952
73,054,898

33.80%
5,001 to 10,000 3,421
26,358,063

12.19%
10,001 to 15,000 874
11,118,168

5.14%
15,001 to 20,000 500
9,222,985

4.27%
20,001 to 30,000 337
8,585,319

3.97%
30,001 to 40,000 132
4,738,679

2.19%
40,001 to 50,000 91
4,281,573

1.98%
50,001 to 100,000 137
9,677,606

4.48%
100,001 to 200,000 58
8,094,930

3.74%
200,001 to 400,000 23
6,308,036

2.92%
400,001 to 600,000 12
5,798,395

2.68%
600,001 to 800,000 8
5,472,842

2.53%
800,001 to 1,000,000 3
2,699,311

1.25%
1,000,001 and above 14
37,816,918

17.50%
Total 70,754
216,157,049

100.00%

Note: The above information is the shareholding information recorded as of the final day for share transfer prior to the publication date of the annual report.

  1. Preferred Share Distribution Status: N/A.

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(4) List of Major Shareholders

If there are fewer than ten shareholders with a stake of five percent or greater, the names of shareholders, their numbers of shares, and the stake held by each shareholder ranking in the top ten in terms of shareholding percentage shall be listed:

April 1, 2023Unit: Share
Shares
Name of major shareholder
Shareholding
Ratio of
shareholding
Acer Incorporated
8,732,688
4.04
CTBC Bank has been entrusted with the custody of a
collective investment account for the transfer,
subscription, and allotment of marketable securities
for FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.’s Mainland China
employees issued byFocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
4,765,198
2.20
GWAALLC
4,158,691
1.92
CTBC Bank Trust Account in its Capacity as Trustee
for Restricted Shares of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
Employees with Voting Rights and with Rights to
Dividends
3,190,000
1.48
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, a
series of Vanguard International EquityIndex Funds
2,760,482
1.28
Employee shareholding trust asset account of
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. under CTBC Bank
2,680,485
1.24
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Vanguard Total International Stock Index
fund, a series of Vanguard Star Funds
2,549,403
1.18
Citibank in custody of Copa and Betfair Investment
Account
1,593,000
0.74
Te-Fu Chiu
1,385,000
0.64
Genda Hu
1,308,192
0.61
April 1, 2023Unit: Share
Shares
Name of major shareholder
Shareholding
Ratio of
shareholding
Acer Incorporated
8,732,688
4.04
CTBC Bank has been entrusted with the custody of a
collective investment account for the transfer,
subscription, and allotment of marketable securities
for FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.’s Mainland China
employees issued byFocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
4,765,198
2.20
GWAALLC
4,158,691
1.92
CTBC Bank Trust Account in its Capacity as Trustee
for Restricted Shares of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
Employees with Voting Rights and with Rights to
Dividends
3,190,000
1.48
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, a
series of Vanguard International EquityIndex Funds
2,760,482
1.28
Employee shareholding trust asset account of
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. under CTBC Bank
2,680,485
1.24
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Vanguard Total International Stock Index
fund, a series of Vanguard Star Funds
2,549,403
1.18
Citibank in custody of Copa and Betfair Investment
Account
1,593,000
0.74
Te-Fu Chiu
1,385,000
0.64
Genda Hu
1,308,192
0.61
April 1, 2023Unit: Share
Shares
Name of major shareholder
Shareholding
Ratio of
shareholding
Acer Incorporated
8,732,688
4.04
CTBC Bank has been entrusted with the custody of a
collective investment account for the transfer,
subscription, and allotment of marketable securities
for FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.’s Mainland China
employees issued byFocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
4,765,198
2.20
GWAALLC
4,158,691
1.92
CTBC Bank Trust Account in its Capacity as Trustee
for Restricted Shares of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
Employees with Voting Rights and with Rights to
Dividends
3,190,000
1.48
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, a
series of Vanguard International EquityIndex Funds
2,760,482
1.28
Employee shareholding trust asset account of
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. under CTBC Bank
2,680,485
1.24
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Vanguard Total International Stock Index
fund, a series of Vanguard Star Funds
2,549,403
1.18
Citibank in custody of Copa and Betfair Investment
Account
1,593,000
0.74
Te-Fu Chiu
1,385,000
0.64
Genda Hu
1,308,192
0.61
Shares
Name of major shareholder

Shareholding
Ratio of
shareholding
Acer Incorporated 8,732,688
4.04
CTBC Bank has been entrusted with the custody of a
collective investment account for the transfer,
subscription, and allotment of marketable securities
for FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.’s Mainland China
employees issued byFocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
4,765,198
2.20
GWAALLC 4,158,691
1.92
CTBC Bank Trust Account in its Capacity as Trustee
for Restricted Shares of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
Employees with Voting Rights and with Rights to
Dividends
3,190,000
1.48
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, a
series of Vanguard International EquityIndex Funds
2,760,482
1.28
Employee shareholding trust asset account of
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. under CTBC Bank
2,680,485
1.24
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Taipei Branch in
Custody of Vanguard Total International Stock Index
fund, a series of Vanguard Star Funds
2,549,403
1.18
Citibank in custody of Copa and Betfair Investment
Account
1,593,000
0.74
Te-Fu Chiu 1,385,000
0.64
Genda Hu 1,308,192
0.61

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(5) Information on market price, net value, earnings and dividends per share in the most two year

Unit: NT$; Thousand shares

Item/Year Item/Year 2021 2022 As of April 30,2023
Market
Price
Per Share
The Highest 298 178 92.6
The Lowest 79.2 56.4 58.6
Average 173.4 100.78 74.66
Net Value
Per Share
Before distribution 63.01 40.58
After distribution 47.29 (note 1)
Earnings
per share
Weighted average shares 202,208 203,701
Earnings per share (Note 7) 30.23 (9.39)
Dividend
Per Share
Cash dividends 15.71 (note 1)
Stock
dividend
distribution

Retained Dividends
Return on
Investment
Analysis
Price-to-Earnings Ratio (Note 2) 5.74 (91.39)
Price-to-Dividend Ratio (Note 3)
11.04
(note 1)
Cash Dividend Yield Rate (Note
4)

9.06%
(note 1)

Note 1: To be finalized upon the resolution of the shareholders’ meeting. Note 2: Price-to-Earnings Ratio = Average Share Price of the Year / Earnings per Share Note 3: Price-to-Dividend Ratio = Average Share Price of the Year / Cash Dividend per Share Note 4: Cash Dividend Yield Rate = Cash Dividend per Share / Average Share Price of the Year Note 5: The Company has not made any stock dividend distribution that is subject to retroactive adjustment.

(6) Dividend Policy and Implementation Status

  1. Dividend policy as regulated in the Articles of Incorporation

If the Company reports a profit at the end of the fiscal year, after paying taxes in accordance with the law, the Company shall make up for the accumulated deficit from previous years, then set aside 10% of such earnings as legal reserve. However, when the legal reserve has amounted to the Company’s paid-in capital, the Company needs not set aside the legal reserve, and instead set aside or reverse the remaining special reserve as required by laws and regulations. If there is any remaining balance, the Board of Directors shall prepare a proposal for earnings distribution together with the unappropriated retained earnings. The proposal shall be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting for resolution, and the dividends shall then be distributed to shareholders.

The Company’s dividend policy is to distribute not less than 10% of the annual earnings as dividends to shareholders in accordance with the Company’s current and future development plans, taking into account the investment environment, capital requirements, domestic and international competition, and the interests of shareholders. Dividends may be distributed to shareholders in cash or in shares, with cash dividends of not less than 10% of the total dividends. However, cash dividends of less than NT$0.50 per share may not be distributed.

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  1. Status of the proposed dividend distribution at this shareholders’ meeting

The Company’s undistributed earnings at the beginning of the 2022 fiscal year were NT$2,101,583,420. For the 2022 fiscal year, the Company recorded a net after-tax loss of NT$1,912,038,385, undertook a remeasurement of the defined benefit plans of NT$6,866,493, and the restricted stock cash dividend of NT$434,030 was transferred to retained earnings. Additionally, after reversing the special reserve of NT$211,479,163, the undistributed earnings at the end of the 2022 fiscal year were NT$408,324,721. The Company decided not to distribute dividends in consideration of its subsequent operating needs.

At the board meeting held on April 7, 2023, the Company proposed to distribute the capital reserve of the income derived from the issuance of new shares at a premium of NT$108,000,000 in accordance with Article 241 of the Company Act, in the amount of approximately NT$0.5 per share, based on the shares held in the shareholders’ register as of the record date of cash distribution from capital surplus. The Chairman is authorized to set the cash distribution Record Date, Ex-Dividend Date and subsequent related matters upon the approval of shareholders regular meeting.

  • (7) Effect upon business performance and earnings per share of any stock dividend distribution proposed or adopted at the most recent shareholders meeting: There was no stock dividend distribution proposed at this shareholders meeting, and thus this is not applicable.

  • (8) Employee, director and supervisor compensation

  • 1.The percentage or scope of employee, director, and supervisor compensation in the Articles of Incorporation

  • Basis for estimating the employee, director, and supervisor compensation amount, for calculating the number of shares to be distributed as employee compensation, and the accounting treatment of the discrepancy (if any) between the actual distributed amount and the estimated figure, for the current period:

The Company allocates no less than 1% and no more than 1.5% of the pretax income before deducting the amount of employee and director compensation, as employee and director compensation respectively for the fiscal year. The Company recorded a net before-tax loss for the 2022 fiscal year, and thus employee compensation and director compensation were not estimated. If there is any discrepancy between the estimated figure and the actual distributed amount approved by the Board of Directors, it will be recorded as profit or loss in the following fiscal year.

  1. Differences between the proposal for 2022 approved by the Board of Directors and actual distribution of employee bonus, director and supervisor compensation for the previous fiscal year, and the recognized employee bonus and director and supervisor compensation, reasons and the handling thereof:

Unit: NT$

Unit: NT
Item Earningdistribution of 2021 Earningdistribution of 2022
Proposed distribution
approved by the board of
directors
Proposed distribution
approved by the board of
directors
Remuneration of Directors and
Supervisors
30,000,000
Remuneration of employeecash 316,729,995
Remuneration of employeeshares

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Percentage of Employee Compensation
Distributed in Shares as Proportion of
the Total Individual or Individual
Financial Reports’ After-tax Net
Income and the Total Employee
Compensation for the Period

Discrepancy between recognized and
estimated figures, and reasons and
handlingthereof
None None

(9) Repurchase of Company shares

1 Repurchase of the shares by the Company (exercised)

April 30, 2023

Term of
Repurchase
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
Purpose of
Repurchase
Transfer shares to
employees

Transfer shares to
employees

Transfer shares to
employees

Transfer shares to
employees

Transfer shares to
employees
Transfer shares to
employees
Period of
Repurchase
Sep. 3, 2015 to
Nov. 2, 2015
Apr. 29, 2016 to
June 28, 2016
May 15, 2017 to
July 14, 2017
July 27, 2018 to
Sep. 26, 2018
Aug. 24, 2018 to
Oct. 23, 2018
April 6, 2022 to
April 19, 2022
Price Range
of the
Shares to Be
Repurchase
d

NT$17.01 to
NT$35.13 per
share. However,
the Company will
continue to
execute share
repurchases when
the Company’s
share price falls
below the price
range lower limit
in place for share
repurchases.
NT$19.67 to
NT$42.94 per
share. However,
the Company will
continue to
execute share
repurchases when
the Company’s
share price falls
below the price
range lower limit
in place for share
repurchases.
NT$21.98 to
NT$56.79 per
share. However,
the Company will
continue to
execute share
repurchases when
the Company’s
share price falls
below the price
range lower limit
in place for share
repurchases.
NT$17.68 to
NT$39.65 per
share. However,
the Company will
continue to
execute share
repurchases when
the Company’s
share price falls
below the price
range lower limit
in place for share
repurchases.
NT$17.22 to
NT$37.26 per
share. However,
the Company will
continue to
execute share
repurchases when
the Company’s
share price falls
below the price
range lower limit
in place for share
repurchases.
NT$103 to
NT$231 per
share. However,
the Company will
continue to
execute share
repurchases when
the Company’s
share price falls
below the price
range lower limit
in place for share
repurchases.
Type(s) and
Numbers of
Shares
Repurchase
d
Common share:
0 share

Common share:
5,000,000 shares
Common share:
6,808,000 shares
Common share:
8,000,000 shares
Common share:
7,689,000 shares
Common share:
4,000,000 shares
Monetary
Amount of
Shares
Repurchase
d
NT$0 NT$132,625,675 NT$245,812,665 NT$192,810,452 NT$192,095,557 NT$507,620,748
Ratio of
Shares
Repurchase
d to Shares
Planned to
be
Repurchase
d(%)
0.00%
100.00%

85.10%

100.00%

96.11%

100%
Number of
Shares
Canceled
and
Transferred
Common share:
0 share

Common share:
5,000,000 shares
Common share:
6,808,000 shares
Common share:
8,000,000 shares
Common share:
7,689,000 shares
Common share:
2,715,000 shares

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Cumulative
Number of
Shares Held
by the
Company
Common share:
0 shares
Common share: 0
shares
Common share: 0
shares
Common share: 0
shares
Common share: 0
shares
Common share:
1,285,000 shares
Proportion
of
Company’s
Cumulative
Number of
Shares Held
to Total
Shares
Issued(%)
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.59%
  • 2 Repurchase of the shares by the Company (still under execution):None

  • Status of Corporate bond: None

  • Status of preferred share: None

  • Status of overseas depository receipt: None

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  1. Status of employee stock options

  2. (1) Status of employee stock options issued by the Company that have not yet matured

April 1, 2023

April 1, 2023 April 1, 2023
Type of employee stock options
Issued
Stock options from former FocalTech
employees byinheritance(Note 1)
Fourth (Period) employee stock
options Issuance
Date of Effective Registration from
the Competent Authority and total
Number of Units
Oct. 27, 2014
11,697,976
July 6, 2015
2,800,000
Issue(Execution)Date Oct. 27,2014 Sep. 2,2015
Number of Units Issued 11,697,976 2,800,000
Number of Units Still available 0 0
Proportion of Subscribable Shares
to Total Issued Shares
5.41% 1.30%
Subscription Period April 29, 2010 to
June 24,2023
September 2, 2015 to
September 2,2025
Exercise Method New Common Share New Common Share
Duration and Percentage in which
Subscription is Restricted (%)
(1) From the beginning of the vesting
period to the end of one-year
service period, employees receive
25% share warrants. For every six
months thereafter, they receive
12.5% share warrants.
(2) The share warrants are exercised in
accordance with their performance
status.
Duration
2 years
3 years
4 years
Percentage of
Exercisable
Shareholding
50%
75%
100%
Number of Shares that Have Been
Obtained Through Exercise of
Subscription Rights
9,002,576 1,776,750
Amount of Shares Subscribed 142,518 thousand 23,199 thousand
Number of Unsubscribed Shares 0 63,000
Subscription Price Per Share of
Unsubscribed Shares
NT$0 NT$12.8
Proporation of Unsubscribed Shares
to Total Issued Shares(%)
0.00% 0.03%
Effect on Shareholders’ Equity There is no significant effect on share
dilution for existing common
shareholders.
There is no significant effect on share
dilution for existing common
shareholders.

Note 1: Regarding share warrants from the former FocalTech employees by inheritance, in accordance with the merger agreement, the number of subscribable shares for each FocalTech share warrant is adjusted to the original number multiplied by the 4.8 conversion ratio, and the subscription price per share (rounding to two decimal places) is adjusted to the original subscription price divided by the 4.8 conversion ratio.

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  • (2) Names and subscription status of managerial officers who have obtained employee share warrants and of the top ten employees in terms of the number of shares to which they have subscription rights through employee share warrants acquired, cumulative as of annual report publication date

  • Managerial officers who have obtained employee share warrants

April 1, 2023; Unit: NT$, shares

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Percentage of Exercised Not exercised
Subscribable
Number of Shares Number of Price of Amount of Percentage of Number of Price of Amount of Percentage of
Title Name Subscribable Subscribable Subscribable
Shares Acquired Total Issued Acquired to Subscribable Shares Subscribable Shares Subscribable Shares Shares to Total Subscribable Shares Subscribable Shares Subscribable Shares Shares to Total
Issued Shares Issued Shares
Shares
CEO and President Genda Hu
Executive Vice Ching-Kai
President Chang
Executive Vice Wei-Ching
President Hou
Executive Vice
President Hsiao-Hsu Tu NT$1.63~ 16,894
1,640,000 0.76% 1,640,000 0.76% 0 NT$0 0,000 0.00%
Marketing Lien-Kuo NT$22.04 ,000
Executive Vice
President Wang
Business Assistant
Executive Vice Te-Chih Kung
President
Deputy Executive Chun-Fu
Vice President Wang (note 1)
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Note 1: He resigned on November 30, 2022.

  1. Names of the ten employees holding employee subscription warrants authorizing purchase of the most shares

April 1, 2023; Unit: NT$, shares

April 1, 2023; Unit: NT$, shares April 1, 2023; Unit: NT$, shares April 1, 2023; Unit: NT$, shares April 1, 2023; Unit: NT$, shares
Title Name Number of
Subscribable
Shares
Acquired
Proportion of
Subscribable
Shares
Acquired to
Total Issued
Shares
Exercised Not exercised
Number of
Subscribable
Shares
Price of
Subscribable
Shares
Amount of
Subscribable
Shares
Proportion of
Subscribable
Shares to Total
Issued Shares
Number of
Subscribable
Shares
Price of Subscribable
Shares
Amount of
Subscribable
Shares

Proportion of
Subscribable
Shares to Total
Issued Shares
Vice General
Supervisor
Chuan Ting 1,244,892 0.58% 1,244,892 NT$1.75~
NT$36.8
18,786,000 0.58% 0 NT$0 0 0.00%
Vice General
Supervisor
Chin-Cheng Tien
(note 1)
Senior General
Supervisor
Ta-Chun Wu
Senior Manager Hua Lee
Senior Manager Chen-Wei Lee
Manager Shen Lee (note 2)
Vice General
Supervisor
Chien-Chung Lu
Director Kuan-Hua
Liao(note 3)
Senior General
Supervisor
Hsin-Hsi Chiang
Vice General
Supervisor
Wen-Yung Lung

Note 1: Chin-Cheng Tien resigned on May 13, 2022.

Note 2: Shen Lee resigned on March 31, 2022.

Note 3: Kuan-Hua Liao resigned on August 25, 2022.

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  1. Description of new restricted employee share status shall include the following:

  2. (1) Status of new restricted employee shares issued by the Company that are not yet mature:

April 1,2023 April 1,2023
Type of New Restricted Employee
Shares Issued
Third (period) issuance new restricted
employee shares
Date of Effective Registration from
the Competent Authority and Total
Number of Shares
August 12, 2020
6,000,000 shares
Issue Date April 20, 2021 and July 29, 2021
Number of New Restricted
Employee Shares Issued
5,985,000 shares
Number of New Restricted
Employee Shares Issued still
available
0 shares
Issue Price NT$10 per share
Proportion of New Restricted
Employee Shares Issued to Total
Issued Shares
2.77%
Vesting Conditions of New
Restricted Employee Shares
The proportion of shares subject to the
vesting conditions (namely, that
employees are still in service, have served
in good faith, and have not violated the
Company’s labor contract, work
regulations, or the Company’s employee
management regulations), after the end of
each of the following vesting periods
from the date of new restricted employee
share allotment, are as follows:
2 years of service after share allotment:
50% of the number of allotted shares.
3 years of service after share allotment:
25% of the number of allotted shares.
4 years of service after share allotment:
25% of the number of allotted shares.
Restricted Rights of New Restricted
Employee Shares

1. Prior to the fulfillment of the vesting
conditions set forth in the preceding
Article, employees shall not sell,
pledge, transfer, give to others, create,
or otherwise dispose of the new
restricted employee shares allotted
under this Regulation.

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  1. The rights to attend, propose, speak, vote, and elect at shareholders’ meetings of new restricted employee shares issued under this Regulation shall be the same as those of the Company’s issued common shares until the vesting conditions set forth in the preceding Article are met, and shall be exercised in accordance with the Trust Deed or other custodian methods as otherwise determined by the Company. 3. Before the new restricted employee shares issued under this Regulation meet the vesting conditions set forth in the preceding Article, the allotment of shares (including dividends of common shares and reserve transferred to capital increase) and dividends (including cash dividends and cash allotment of capital reserves) derived from such new shares will not be subject to the same restrictions as the new restricted employee shares issued in the year. 4. If the new restricted employee shares are issued to an employee who is an ROC national, the employee shall deliver the shares to a trustee institution designated by the Company for safekeeping immediately after being granted, and shall continue to deliver the shares to the trustee institution for safekeeping until the fulfillment of the vesting conditions, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation. If the granted employee is a national of another country, the granted shares shall be held in trust of the Company appointed for that purpose. Custody Status of New Restricted All shares are held in trust Employee Shares The shares allotted were bought back by Measures to be Taken when the Company at the original issue price Employees Have Not Met the and were canceled. Vesting Conditions After Being Granted or Subscribing New Shares

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Number of New Restricted
Employee Shares that Have Been
Redeemed or Bought Back
1,034,000 shares
Number of New Restricted
Employee Shares Regarding Which
the Restrictions on Rights Have
Been Released
0 share
Number of New Restricted
Employee Shares Regarding Which
the Restrictions on Rights Have Not
Been Released

4,951,000 shares
Proportion of New Restricted
Employee Shares Regarding Which
the Restrictions on Rights Have Not
Been Released to the Total Issued
Shares(%)

2.29%
Effect on Shareholders’ Equity There is no significant effect on share
dilution for existing common
shareholders.

(2) Names and acquisition status of managerial officers who have acquired new restricted employee shares, and of the top ten employees in terms of the number of new restricted employee shares acquired, cumulative as of the publication date of the annual report:

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1. Names and acquisition status of managerial officers who have acquired new restricted employee shares

April 1, 2023

shares April 1,2023 April 1,2023 April 1,2023 April 1,2023
Title Name Number
of New
Restricted
Employee
Shares
Acquired

Proportion
of New
Restricted
Employee
Shares
Acquired to
Total Issued
Shares
Restrictions on Rights Released Restrictions on Rights Not Released

Number of
Shares in
which the
Restrictions
on Rights
Have Been
Released
Issue
Price
Issue
Amount
Proportion of
Shares in
which the
Restrictions
on Rights
Have Been
Released to
the Total
Issued
Shares

Number of
Shares in
which the
Restrictions
on Rights
Have Not
Been
Released
Issue
Price
Issue
Amount
Proportion
of Shares in
which the
Restrictions
on Rights
Have Not
Been
Released to
the Total
Issued
Shares
CEO and
President
Genda Hu 1,268,000

0.59%

0

0

0

0

1,100,000
NT$10 11,000,000
0.51%
Executive Vice
President, CFO,
Spokesperson
and Corporate
governance
officer
Wei-Chieh
Chang
Senior
Executive Vice
President
Shih-Hui
Cheng (note
1)
Executive Vice
President
Wei-Ching Hou
Executive Vice
President
Jui-Cheng Hsu
Executive Vice
President
Sung-Tsan
Chiang (note 2)
Executive Vice
President
Pei-Tzu Wu
Executive Vice
President
Hsiao-Hsu Tu
Business
Executive Vice
President
Ching-Suo
Wang
Marketing
Executive Vice
President
Lien-Kuo
Wang
Business
Assistant
Executive Vice
President
Te-Chih Kung
Senior Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Ching-Hsing
Chang
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Cheng-Tao
Chuang (note
3)
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Po-Sheng Shih
Deputy
Executive Vice
President
Hung-Jen
Chien
Special
Assistant of
President
Chung-Hsiang
Chiang

Note 1: Shih-Hui Cheng resigned on November 7, 2022.

Note 2: Sung-Tsan Chiang resigned on September 14, 2022.

Note 3: Cheng-Tao Chuang resigned on January 31, 2023.

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  1. Names and acquisition status of the top ten employees in terms of the number of new restricted employee shares acquired

April 1, 2023

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Restrictions on Rights Released Restrictions on Rights Not Released
Proportion of
Number of New Number of Issue Price Issue Proportion Number of Issue Price Issue Proportion of
New Restricted Shares in Amount of Shares in Shares in Amount Shares in
Title Name Restricted Employee Employee Shares Restrictionwhich the Restrictions which the Restrictionwhich the Restrictions on which the
Shares Acquired to s on Rights on Rights s on Rights Rights Have
Acquired Total Issued Have Been Have Been Have Not Not Been
Shares Released Released to Been Released to
the Total Released the Total
Issued Issued Shares
Shares (note 4)
Tech. Deputy Yun-Hua Wang
Executive Vice
President
Senior General Ta-Chun Wu
Supervisor
Director Chiung-Ju Chou
Senior Director Chen-Pang
Kung
Senior Director Wei-Chih
Chang
506,000 0.23% 0 0 0 0 450,000 NT$10 4,500,000 0.21%
Tech. Deputy Chun-Chin
Executive Vice Huang
President
Director Wei-Chang
Huang (note 1)
General Chun-Chiao Liu
Supervisor
General Kuo-Chieh Liu
Supervisor
Vice Director Pei-Hung Hsiao
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Note 1: He resigned on January 11, 2023.

  1. Status regarding issuance of new shares in connection with mergers or acquisitions of other companies’ shares: None.

  2. Status regarding implementation of the Company’s capital allocation plans: N/A.

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V. Operation Overview

1. Scope of business

  1. Major businesses

The development and sales of display driver, touch, and fingerprint recognition human-machine interface solutions, including the design, manufacturing, consulting and services of the software and hardware required by the aforementioned solutions.

  1. Proportion of operation 2021 : 100% for human-machine interface application IC

  2. Current products (services) of the company

  3. (1) Integrated driver controller (IDC)

  4. (2) TFT-LCD panel driver IC

  5. (3) Capacitive touch IC

  6. (4) Fingerprint recognition IC and module

  7. (5) AMOLED panel driver IC

  8. (6) Automotive and industrial control IC

  9. (7) NB touch pad

  10. New products or technologies to be developed by the company

  11. (1) Integrated driver controller (IDC )

    • A. IDC products that support FHD (900RGB x 2100) resolution.

    • B. Develop die-size shrink a-Si COG ultra-narrow bezel products

(sinking bump on the bottom)

  • C. High frame rate applies IDC technology

  • D. Develop IDC IC with multi-channel active stylus

  • E. IDC product development for notebook computer panel applications

  • (2) TFT-LCD panel driver IC

  • A. Development of IC for special-purpose panels (such as digital cameras and other special-purpose electronic products)

  • B. Special driver IC for transparent display

  • (3) Capacitive touch IC

  • A. Development of TFT panel capacitive active stylus technology

  • B. Development of TFT panel ultra-fine tip passive stylus IC development

  • C. Development of AMOLED panel touch technology with multi-finger high touch reporting rate

  • D. Development of the finger and pen touch integration technology for flexible panel.

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  • (4) Fingerprint recognition IC and module

    • A. Development of high-security capacitive fingerprint recognition IC (Match on Chip, MOC).

    • B. Development of lightweight high-recognition capacitive algorithm.

    • C. 2.5D and 3D fake fingerprint anti-counterfeiting algorithm for capacitive and optical fingerprint recognition IC.

    • D. Automobile capacitive fingerprint recognition IC.

    • E. High-sensitivity optical fingerprint recognition IC and corresponding optical collimator and lens.

  • (5) AMOLED panel driver IC

    • A. Display driver IC solution that supports the outer screen of foldable phones.

    • B. Driver Controller (IDC) that supports LTPO dynamic frame rate adjustment.

    • C. Development of high-resolution Demura and De-Burn In solutions as well as the Cascade information processing technology.

  • (6) Automotive and industrial control ICs

    • A. Development and promotion of IDC ICs for cars

    • B. Highly reliable circuit architecture

    • C. Development of ICs that support the cascaded architecture for large-size automotive panel applications

  • (7) Human-machine interface module for notebook computer

    • A. Development of touchpad technology that integrates touch and fingerprint recognition
  • (8) Physiological Monitoring Technology

    • A. Development of intelligent cloud system platform for the detection of multifunctional physiological signals.

    • B. Technology development of non-binding, small-sized (blood pressure, heartbeat, oxygen saturation, arrhythmia, and EKG) measurement devices.

  • Industry Overview

  • Current status and development of human-machine interface related industries

With the advancement of communication technology, human-machine interface technology and applications will continue to expand, which bring more added value. Currently, 5G technology is ready and getting popular, which will generate substantial growth for applications such as portable mobile devices, automobiles, and industrial controls.

According to the research report of the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC), since 5G technology penetrated over 50% of the cell phone market in 2022, it promoted the transformation of the digital society. Therefore, it is estimated that the 5G market size will increase year over year. After the popularization of 5G technology, it will provide larger and faster communication bandwidth for portable mobile devices and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, thereby offering more business opportunities for the industry.

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Figure 5-1: The five-year forecast for the global 5G smartphone market size Unit: million units

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Source: MIC, October 2022

Based on the current market demand for portable mobile devices, it is estimated that the first wave of demand for 5G devices in 2020 came from the replacement of 4G. The market size of smartphones is about US$ 11.3 billion, and that of tablets is US$ 860 million. From the perspective of the demand for Internet of Things (IoT), currently, the development of the Internet of Vehicles is relatively fast. Since IoV services are provided by mobile communication access modules, the faster the transmission of data, the greater the demand of consumers in in-vehicle display and human-machine interface.

  • (1) Current status of the portable mobile device panel driver IC and touch IC industries:

Portable mobile devices include mobile phones, notebook computers, tablets, among which smartphones are the majority. Due to the advancement of the aforementioned industry, the growth in the demand of smartphone panels has been significantly promoted. Furthermore, the requirements for panels are different from those in the past, they are incorporated not just for making call, but bringing new functions for multimedia. In addition, the development of mobile phone displays has been directed towards large screen size and high resolution. To enhance user experience for consumers, the technical specifications of products are improved continuously. In 2021, the development of mobile phones has started to direct towards high frame rate, AR/VR, AI and foldable etc with an aim to add fuel to the supply chain to open up new business opportunities.

Consumers continue to expect mobile phones display to be larger, thinner, and bezel-free. Therefore, full-screen mobile phones have become the current trend. However, the requirement for full-screen display has reduced the frame design space for mobile phones, allowing integrated IC to become the mainstream. The integration of in-cell panels can enhance the

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added value of products, provide complete product solutions to brand customers, and help simplify the complex supply chain of traditional mobile phone assembly. Therefore, the IDC IC integrated with touch IC and display driver is quickly accepted by the TFT panel supply chain. With the maturity of the technology, TFT panel yield as well as production capacity is promoted to benefit the panel price, accelerating the penetration rate of IDC.

In 2022, in order to hold a higher market share and increase the screen frame rate, all mobile phone manufacturers adopted the IDC solution for TFT display smartphones.

Other than TFT in-cell display technology, smartphones adopting AMOLED panels have risen as the mainstream in the market. With the increasing production capacity of POLED, the cost is gradually decreasing, thus the number of mobile phones adopting flexible AMOLED panels has exceeded those adopting rigid AMOLED. In addition, with the improvement of technology, more and more brand manufacturers have begun to promote foldable AMOLED mobile phones.

The technology of touch-function-adopting AMOLED panels must evolve to meet the needs of higher report rate and foldable devices.

According to the analysis report of the market report agency, Omdia Touch Panel Market Tracker, the proportion of TFT in-cell touch panels in the overall smartphone market has remained at around 50% since 2021, whereas the smartphone market share of the AMOLED on-cell touch panels is expected to increase year by year, and it increased to 43.8% in 2022. On the other hand, the percentage of traditional out-cell capacitive touch display was reduced to less than 6%.

Figure 5-2: Percentage of various touch screen technologies adopted by mobile phone display

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Source: Omdia Touch Panel Market Tracker report, Q1 of 2022

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Figure 5-3: Mobile phone shipment forecast using foldable AMOLED display

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Source: Omdia Top 10 Display Topics, Q1 of 2022

In addition to smartphones, touch and display-related technologies have gradually expanded to the automotive industry. The shipment status of the automotive market is based on two main factors, the first being the number of automobiles sold for the year, and the second being the number of panels used in automobile cabin, with the shipment volume being the result of multiplying these two main factors.

The number of display panel shipments in the automotive industry in 2021 was affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, resulting in a decrease to 188 million units for the year. Initially, a rapid increase in the number of display panel shipments was expected for 2022. However, due to the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, shipments only grew by 4.1% and failed to exceed the standard of 200 million units. The estimated number of display panel shipments for 2023 is about 206 million, with an expected growth rate of 5.4%.

Figure 5-4: Automotive display panel shipment forecast

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Source: Source: Omdia Touch Panel Market Tracker Report, Q1 of 2023

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In order to welcome the era of electric vehicles (EV), an automobile will be equipped with multiple display screens; therefore, the growth in demand for automotive display panels will be higher than that of the main body of the automobile. Figure 5-5 shows that the display screens in automobiles will become bigger in size or increase in number. The current development trend of smart cockpit as well as that of the dashboard and center console is to develop a horizontal wide screen, about 20” to 30”, or to expand the single center console to between 12.3” and 18”. After 2025, the single screen will be enlarged to 50” to 55”, and LTDI solutions will be developed in the future to meet the application of pillar-to-pillar display.

Figure 5-5: Automobile smart cockpit types

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As for devices such as tablets, notebooks, and wearables, humanmachine interface function, such as active stylus-related needs, will also be added in the future to provide a better user experience. A highly integrated IDC active stylus solution combined with a higher frame rate display solution can make the module architecture lighter and more compact, which helps to control the cost of the module, further accelerating the introduction and adoption of more devices.

(2) Fingerprint recognition IC industry:

Biometric identification is mainly used in devices for consumer electronics (smartphones, notebook computers, wearable devices, smart cards, smart homes, etc.), industry (automotive, office access, medical, retail, finance, etc.), and homeland security (government, security, military departments, etc.). The popularization of mobile internet applications led to the rapid growth of 5G, as well as the arrival of the electronic transaction era, making the risk of using traditional password authentication higher. The application of biometric authentication using personal biometric characteristics can effectively solve the problem of security authentication. Therefore, related technologies have been developed rapidly in recent years.

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Biometric authentication is mainly based on fingerprint recognition technology, which has been developed rapidly since its adoption by Apple’s iPhone 5S, making fingerprint unlocking the standard feature of smartphones. After mobile payments such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Mi Pay were launched, the importance of fingerprint recognition IC that enhances the security of mobile payments has been highlighted.

Fingerprint recognition technology can be divided into optical, capacitive and ultrasonic types. Since capacitive fingerprint recognition is well developed, products based on such technology have the largest number of shipments. The technology is mainly used in mobile phones with TFT panels. However, after 2018, mobile phone displays have entered the fullscreen era due to the increasing screen-to-body ratio, making the traditional “Home button + capacitive” fingerprint recognition unable to meet the needs. For this reason, optical and ultrasonic fingerprint recognition technologies have been developed, and are mainly used for in-display fingerprint mobile phones. Compared with ultrasonic fingerprint recognition, optical in-display fingerprint recognition has cost advantage. Moreover, the technology is well developed, allowing it to surpass ultrasonic fingerprint recognition in terms of applications. Currently, optical in-display fingerprint recognition has been commercially used by mobile phone brand manufacturers. Nevertheless, the application of optical fingerprint recognition to smartphones is only feasible when combined with OLED display. So far, there is no in-display fingerprint recognition available for TFT LCD panel.

Ultrasonic fingerprint is more advantageous in terms of security and accuracy. However, it has a higher cost with a lower yield rate, so it is priced higher and mainly used in high-end mobile phones currently. Since Samsung Galaxy S series and VIVO IQOO series mobile phones using ultrasonic fingerprint get great market feedback, it is expected that various terminal manufacturers will start to adopt ultrasonic fingerprint in high-end models. With the rapid growth in the number of shipments for ultrasonic fingerprint modules, the cost will drop accordingly. Also, ultrasonic fingerprint is expected to become a standard feature for high-end flagship models in the future.

Microsoft has been upgrading the security level of biometric devices since 2022. In the early stages, the Microsoft system adopted the Match on Host (MOH) method, i.e., the fingerprint module collects fingerprints and sends the image information to the host computer, and then the host computer performs fingerprint recognition and other related operations. Recently, Microsoft has shifted to the Match on Chip (MOC) method, i.e., the fingerprint module needs to be equipped with a microcontroller unit (MCU) that can perform fingerprint recognition and other calculations to calculate the collected fingerprint image information, and subsequently only the recognition results are sent to the host computer, thus significantly improving the overall security of the system. Since Microsoft’s new demand involves significant changes in hardware and software, it creates a new opportunity for fingerprint product suppliers to enter each brand.

Additionally, as the technology matures and the cost decreases, there is a growing demand for fingerprint recognition solutions in areas such as smart door locks and luggage lockers that require keys.

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  • (3) Industry for physiological monitoring products:

The continuing spread of COVID-19 variant has boosted the demand for medical equipment. Pandemic prevention materials, rapid screening reagents, medical equipment for disease diagnosis, such as thermometers, ear thermometers, physiological monitoring devices, pandemic prevention robots, and remote health monitoring devices, have all gained tremendous attention. Furthermore, the aging trend of the world’s population will also increase the demand for medical equipment for chronic disease monitoring, such as sphygmomanometers and glucometers. In addition to cancer, cardiovascular-related diseases have always been the major concerns for people, causing the demand for electrocardiogram (EKG) and other cardiovascular-related monitoring devices to increase. To ensure the safety of public health and pandemic prevention, medical services may be carried out in the form of distance diagnosis, telemedicine, and in-home medical treatment, which will increase the demand for personalized medical equipment and services. On top of that, more and more people prefer to work from home, and people are aware of the importance for health monitoring, which is expected to promote the diversity and growth of the physiological detection industry, such as wearable, portable or in-home physiological monitoring devices.

  1. Correlation between upstream, middle-stream and downstream of the industry IC industry chain can be divided into:

  2. A Upstream: IC design design house

  3. B Middle-stream: Mask and foundry/IDM

  4. C Downstream: Bumping, wire bonding, testing and package

The IC industrial structure is consisted of designing, masking, wafer fabrication (foundry/IDM), gold bumping, and packaging and testing. IC design companies do not have their own production equipment. Therefore, their wafer fabrication is conducted by professional wafer foundries and followed by processes including gold bumping, wire bonding, packaging, and complete IC functional tests after preliminary inspection based on the types of products. The package of driver ICs is different from regular ICs. In the past, most of the driver ICs for small- and medium-sized panels were carried out based on the COG approach. In recent years, due to the increasing popularity of the full-screen display, the driver ICs for some panels have been carried out based on the COF approach.

3. Market trend of the Company’s products

  • (1) Driver IC and touch IC for portable mobile device panels:

In 2022, the market share of AMOLED accounted to 41%, of which POLED accounted for 26.6%. In response to the threat of AMOLED, TFT panel manufacturers will continue to increase the frame rate or adopt the LTPS Mux6 technology to make TFT panels more competitive compared with AMOLED.

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Figure 5-6: Estimated shipments of OLED panels for mobile phones

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Source: Omdia Top 10 Display Topics, Q4 of 2022

With the increased AMOLED production capacity and the improved yield rate of panel manufacturers in Mainland China, AMOLED has taken over the market share of TFT LCD. AMOLED has several advantages including compact, lightweight, self-emitting display (without the need of backlight), high color saturation, wide viewing angle, high contrast, fast response time, low energy consumption, and the possibility to realize flexible display, many of which are difficult to achieve with TFT LCD panels. As a result, the development of AMOLED driver and touch related technologies as well as products will become particularly important and urgent.

The display panels for tablets and notebooks have not been significantly shifted from TFT LCD to AMOLED. However, the pandemic has increased the demand for working or learning from home, thus stylus will become a standard feature for panels in the future.

The trends of using AMOLED DDIC or future integration IC in the aforementioned handheld mobile devices is clear, and the demand for their power saving and display specifications is gradually increasing. For this reason, advanced process miniaturization will be adopted to reduce IC dimension and power consumption. Additionally, this has driven IC suppliers to direct towards more advanced processes for wafer fabrication (i.e., 40-nm and 28-nm processes).

AMOLED driver ICs used in smart wearable devices, such as high-end smart watches and smart bracelets, place more emphasis on power consumption and the number of peripheral components. Since such devices are smaller in size, the internal space left for placing components becomes limited, thus fewer components will be more ideal in terms of device structure. Hence, reducing the size of display panel peripheral IC has become a new technology requirement, and the IDC IC – an integration of display driver IC and touch IC – has become a new driving force in the display driver IC market.

The Company’s AMOLED wearable IDC solution features power saving, high ESD resistance, and few peripheral components. Such an IC integrates the driver display and touch functions, which uses one less FPC compared to the two-IC solution. Not only does it reduce the number of FPC layers, but also the cost due to the reduced components in the device

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structure. Moreover, the IC supports AMOLED LTPO, which can further reduce power consumption.

(2) Fingerprint recognition IC:

As far as technology is concerned, 3D face recognition and fingerprint recognition dominate the biometrics market.

3D face recognition: The evaluation of FRR (False Rejection Rate) and FAR (False Acceptance Rate) showed promising results in 3D face recognition, but the current 3D structured light face recognition module still requires the use of IRGS Camera+DOT Projector or CIS TOF, resulting in problems such as higher costs and few applications. That is to say, 3D face recognition can only compete with the fingerprint recognition market when there is room for cost reduction in the future. Moreover, due to the COVID19 pandemic, people are wearing masks in many occasions, which further affects the performance of face recognition.

Fingerprint recognition: This technology will continue to dominant the biometrics recognition market with its advantages of stable performance, rapid response, lower cost, and well-developed technology. The majority of the fingerprint recognition technology market is made up of side-mounted capacitive fingerprint solution, optical in-display fingerprint solution, and ultrasonic in-display fingerprint solution.

Side-mounted capacitive fingerprint solution: The side-mounted capacitive fingerprint solution is low cost, integrated with the power switch key, and takes up little space in the whole phone. With the continuous evolution of the algorithm, it has become the mainstream solution for cell phones.

Optical in-display fingerprint solution: It is easy to operate, highly adaptable to various environment, conforming with the traditional operation habits of users, and compatible with flexible/rigid OLED display. Additionally, it continues to win the favor of intermediate-level and highend mobile phones.

Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint solution: It does not require much detail on the fingerprints and is able to recognize the fingerprints even if they are stained or wet when using. Also, ultrasonic fingerprint recognition draws the fingerprint details in 3D image, thus the fingerprint pattern generated is safer and more accurate. However, for its higher cost and lower yield rate, it is more often applied to high-end flagship models.

(3) Physiological monitoring products:

In 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program, and joined hands with brands such as Apple, Fitbit, and Samsung to simplify the regulatory process so as to enable the certification of smart bracelets/watches with electrocardiogram (EKG) and oxygen saturation detection functions. Taiwan’s FDA has also taken international trends into consideration and established the Medical Devices Act. Starting from 2021, products whose functions do not involve medical purposes such as diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases are treated as health enhancement products, and no further application is required. However, if the functions such as EKG, sleep quality, oxygen saturation, and stress index are medically certified, their data

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will offer higher reference value and provide supplementary information for medical professionals. By getting the basic physiological data measured and synchronized with the cloud service, chronic disease/rural patients will be able to provide medical personnel with real-time symptoms and a basis for diagnosis. Together with mobile medical devices, the medical act of hospital visits will be simplified by implementing telemedicine/mobile medical practice.

In Taiwan market, the surge of pandemic between 2019 and 2022, as well as the issue of “happy hypoxia”, led to the preclusive buying of oximeters, smart watches/bracelets with oxygen saturation detection function, etc., which indirectly created consumer demand.

4. Product Competition

  • (1) Driver IC and touch IC for portable mobile device panels:

For smartphone application, there are two types of TFT panels, namely a-Si and LTPS. Currently, both of them have adopted the in-cell solution of IDC. HD (1280x720) a-Si and FHD (1920x1080) LTPS are the two major panel specifications. The Company is one of the earliest to develop the IDC technology, with its products covering various resolutions including HD, FHD and QHD for both a-Si and LTPS panels. The major competitors in this field include Synopsys, Novatek, Himax Technologies, and Ilitek.

In addition to smartphone application, the FocalTech’s IDC solution for TFT in-cell tablets is currently in the leading position in terms of technology. Since the Company has exclusive technologies and substantial production capacity as well as experience, it becomes one of the most important suppliers for the market in 2021. It is expected that the shipments will continue to grow in the future. Moreover, the Company has also incorporated the active stylus function into tablets to continue its leading position in this application.

For AMOLED panels, currently, Samsung has the largest shipment, but its market share in 2022 dropped to 70% of the total AMOLED panel shipments around the world. With the increase in shipments from panel manufacturers in Mainland China, the Company will be more proactive in developing AMOLED driver ICs in cooperation with them. For touch IC, FocalTech is one of the few manufacturers around the world who are capable of mass-producing on-cell touch ICs. The Company has entered into the Korean and China supply chain, which will definitely benefit the Company’s revenue and profitability with the increase of production capacity of AMOLED panel in China.

Besides smartphones and tablets, the Company also applied the display driver IC, touch IC and other human-machine interface solutions to wearable and automotive devices. In addition to achieving compact and light-weight structure demanded by the market, it also helps to control the overall panel module costs, meeting the expected prices of the market.

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(2) Fingerprint recognition IC:

Since 2018, fingerprint recognition IC manufacturers have been intensively investing in technology R&D, resulting in the successful development of the in-display fingerprint recognition technology. Currently, major suppliers of capacitive fingerprint recognition sensors include FocalTech, FPC, Goodix, and EgisTec, while the major supplier of ultrasonic in-display fingerprint recognition sensor is Qualcomm. The indisplay optical fingerprint recognition technology is dominated by manufacturers such as Goodix, EgisTec, Silead, and Jiiov.

The Company has also been actively engaged in the development of optical in-display fingerprint recognition IC, optical components and lightweight algorithms, and ultrasonic fingerprint recognition IC. In addition to the current mainstream lens technology, FocalTech has also invested in the development of ultra-thin optical in-display fingerprint recognition technology and ultrasonic fingerprint recognition IC, in order to provide solutions for full-screen display and to compete in the market of fingerprint recognition.

(3) Physiological monitoring products:

With regard to mobile blood pressure detection devices, manufacturers have increased investment mainly in the development of health watches, with continuous monitoring of blood pressure changes as the main feature. Huawei, Fitbit, Samsung, and ASUS have all launched related products. Additionally, in the measurement of arrhythmia, there are technologies that adopt the principle of EKG in mobile EKG devices, smartphone cameras, and artificial intelligence to monitor the users’ conditions. Furthermore, these products have all been licensed as medical devices, and can provide doctors with professional analysis and diagnosis.

Since 2019, the Company has started to develop physiological monitoring products that can be applied to mobile phones. Among them, a quick screening software for arrhythmias, Rhythm Cam, was developed in collaboration with National Taiwan University Hospital after conducting clinical trials. In 2021, the software was registered and licensed as a medical device by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Currently, the Company has started to carry out a large-scale community screening together with National Taiwan University Hospital using this software. The software will be a tool for early detection of heart diseases in Taiwan using an app, and is the pioneer in Asia. Apart from that, the Company has developed VITOM, a mini portable, wireless, and cuffless heart rate and blood pressure monitoring module and product with medical-grade accuracy, which was registered and licensed as a medical device by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2022. The product allows users to measure their medical-grade physiological data at any time and anywhere, making blood pressure measurement simple and easy. In the future, an EKG measurement function will be added to the product.

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(3) Technology and R&D status

  1. Most-recent-year R&D expenses calculated up to the date of release of this annual report

Unit: NT$ thousand

nual report Unit: NT$thous
Item 2021 2022
R&D expenses(A) 2,409,274 2,536,509
Net operatingrevenue(B) 21,991,497 12,949,902
(A)/(B) 10.96% 19.59%

2. Successfully developed technologies or products

After years of effort in R&D and the idea to deliver innovative and leading technological services to customers, FocalTech has gradually established a number of technological achievements that lead in the industry. These achievements are summarized in the following table:

(1).TFT-LCD driver IC:

(1).TFT-LCD driver IC:
R&D items orproducts Applications
Dynamic Contrast Ratio(DCR) TV,Monitor,Mobilephone
Dynamic Gamma Control(DGC) TV,Monitor,Mobilephone
Black Frame Insertion(BFI) TV,Monitor,Mobilephone
Generation III Overdriving (OD) TV,Monitor,Mobilephone
Color Tracking TV,Monitor,Mobilephone
Tcon supporting120Hz FHD TV
170MHz LVDS interface TV,Monitor
MIPI-DSI interface Mobilephone,Tablet
MDDI interface Mobilephone
eDP interface Tablet,NB
C-PHY interface Mobilephone
Dynamic backlight control Mobilephone
12-bit color depthprocessing Mobilephone
Ambient light sensor control Mobilephone
Automatic adaptivepower system Mobilephone,NB
Multi-channel source driver Monitor,NB
Cascade source driver UMPC, Digital Photo Frame,
Tablet,NB
Adaptive Image Enhancement(AIE) NB,Tablet,Mobile Phone
CleverColor Mobile Phone,NB,Tablet
White Adjustment(WA) Mobile Phone,Tablet

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(2) Capacitive touch IC:

(2)Capacitive touch IC:
R&D items orproducts Applications
Double area Trangle Pattern Mobilephone
Single Layer Sensor for Mutual-cap
SLM
Mobile phone, Tablet
Single Chipfor 15.6 inchpanel Mobilephone,Tablet,NB
One Glass solutionOGS Mobilephone,Tablet,NB
Oncell touch Mobilephone,Tablet
Wake-upGestureWG Mobilephone,Tablet
Single Layer Sensor on cell Mobilephone,Tablet
Integrated Driver ControlIDC Mobilephone
Auto-Celebration Mobilephone,Tablet,NB
Full-Screen Common-mode Scanning Mobilephone,Tablet,NB
Frame Touch Mobilephone
ProximitySensing Mobilephone
Narrow Board Sensor Mobilephone,Tablet
All ITO Sensor Pattern Mobilephone
Force Engine Mobilephone
Two Pressure Touch Detect Mobilephone
Waterproof system Mobilephone,Tablet,NB
High ReportingRate Detection AMOLED mobilephone

(3) Integrated touch and display driver IC:

R&D items orproducts Applications
A-Si Dual Gate COG/COF HD IC solution Mobilephone
A-Si Single Gate COG HD IC solution Mobilephone
LTPS MUX 1:6 FHD COG/COF IDC IC
solution
Mobile phone
LTPS MUX 1:3 FHD COG/COF IDC IC
solution
Mobile phone
A-Si Cascade IDC IC solution Tablet
A-Si Automotive IDC IC solution Automotive
LTPS Automotive IDC IC solution Automotive
LTPS NB IDC IC solution NB
AMOLED LTPO Wearable IDC IC solution Wearable
High Frame Rate Solution MobilephoneTablet
A-Si HD Sinking narrow frame COG IC
solution
Mobile phone
LTPS FHD CPHY/DPHY IDC IC solution Mobilephone
Active stylus IDCIC solution Tablet

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(4)Fingerprint recognition IC:

(4)Fingerprint recognition IC:
R&D items orproducts Applications
Coated capacitivefingerprintrecognition IC Mobile phone
Ceramic cover, glass cover capacitive
fingerprint recognition IC
Mobile phone
Active narrow side-mounted capacitive
(including flat and curved surface)
fingerprint recognition IC
Mobile phone
Active capacitive fingerprint recognition IC
MOC
NB
Optical in-displayfingerprint recognition IC Mobilephone
Development of lens, collimator optics and
algorithms
Mobile phone
Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint recognition
IC
Mobile phone
Automotive active capacitive fingerprint
recognition IC
Automotive

(5) AMOLED driver IC:

(5)AMOLED driver IC:
R&D items orproducts Applications
Global and Local Auto current limit(ACL) Mobilephone,Wearable
Always on Display (AOD) Mobilephone,Wearable
Dynamic ELVSS Mobilephone,Wearable
SPR Compensation Mobilephone,Wearable
Dynamic Gamma Control Mobilephone,Wearable
Demura Mobilephone,Wearable
IR Drop Mobilephone,Wearable
Partial Area Gamma Mobilephone,Wearable
DeBurnIn Mobilephone
Camera Under Panel(CUP) Mobilephone

(6) Physiological monitoring products:

(6)Physiological monitoring products:
R&D items orproducts Applications
Rhythm Cam Mobilephone
VITOM Mobilephone

(4). Long, short-term business development plans

FocalTech pursues sustainable development, regularly monitor and evaluate the risk and opportunities of the organization's internal and external issues (such as future industrial development as well as the overall economic environment and trends) proposed by stakeholders, serving as the reference and basis for the company's social responsibility and future operation plan. Through the formulation of long-term and short-term plans, the company's future management direction will be determined. The quality as well as the environment, health and safety management system will be improved continuously to ensure that the expected results and effectiveness can be achieved. Potential emergency and impact will be identified to prevent or reduce unexpected effect, better understanding the involved risks and opportunities to solve the company's problems, which in turn improves

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the company’s competitiveness. The short-term and long-term plans of the company are explained as follows

1. Short-term development plan

  • (1). Marketing strategy

  • A. Strengthen services and businesses of the existing customers and play the role of long-term strategic partner.

  • B. Develop new markets and customers, establish partnerships with marketing channels and new customers.

  • (2). Production strategy

  • A. Strengthen the strategic partnership with major wafer fabrication, package, and testing plants to obtain stable and adequate production capacity and technical services.

  • B. Strengthen the development of new wafer foundry around the world and signed a cooperative contract to increase the source and flexibility of wafer supply, providing customers with more choices of production sites.

  • C. Establish and strengthen the information network connection with the supply chain partners to grasp the progress and quantity of production at any time.

  • (3). Product strategy

  • A. Cooperate with customers to develop competitive products and solutions that lead in the industry.

  • B. Assist in enhancing customer’s value and innovation.

  • C. Reduce the operating risks of products, highlight the development principle of product line balance, and improve the value of products.

  • D. Support customers to develop highly flexible application development platform to meet the needs of fast and diversified market development.

  • E. Continue to develop highly integrated ICs, reduce the number of external components, and assist customers in lowering the overall material costs.

  • F. Launch new IC products that are small in sizes to effectively reduce costs.

  • G. Develop ultra-narrow bezel touch and display integrated IC technology.

  • H. Develop touch solution that can be used in rigid on-cell and flexible oncell AMOLED panels.

  • I. Wearable touch solution with low power, small packages, and low cost.

  • J. Develop active stylus sensing technology.

  • (4). Operation strategy

  • A. Actively improve the market share and profitability of each product.

  • B. Spread risk and manage the conditions of each product line.

  • C. Expand the effectiveness of innovative research and development.

  • D. Strengthen talent cultivation and recruitment.

  • E. Make good use of strategic alliance to create mutually-benefit environment.

  • (5). Operation management and financial adjustment

  • A. In response to the development of the company's future operation, resources of the company will be distributed appropriately through sound financial planning and operational management, hoping to maximizing the company's resources.

  • B. Establish sound and diversified funding channels, and build a close relationship with financial institutions in case operational funds are

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required for business growth and development.

  1. Long-term development plan

  2. (1). Marketing strategy

    • A. Strengthen international market capabilities and enhance strategic collaboration with international customers.

    • B. Innovate market demand; create new consumer demand

    • C. Integrate industrial supply chain, strengthen the communication and cooperation between brand owners and panel manufacturers.

  3. (2). Production strategy

    • A. Share jointly the risks involved in new process and technology development with the supply chain partners.

    • B. Expand economic scale and reduce production costs.

    • C. Prepare our own test and production equipment to reduce costs and meet the production capacity expansion needs.

  4. (3). Product strategy

    • A. Increase technology lead, and strengthen the R&D of products.

    • B. Integrate related technologies, expand the scope of product lines and deepen the level of technologies.

    • C. Strengthen the technology for high-speed analog and mixed signals.

    • D. Develop high-efficiency image processing technology.

    • E. Develop bio-sensing technologies.

    • F. Develop touch technology with strong penetration, high signal-to-noise ratio, and good interference-resistance, as well as expand the application of touch IC in the area of industrial control and medical care.

  5. (4). R&D strategy

    • A. Expand business operation teams, plan core products, establish the company’s key technologies and patents, and continue to invest in the development of new generation products to pursue leading technologies.

    • B. Enhance product design capacity, improve R&D processes, and establish the techniques for standardization and modulizaton to shorten development time and reduce development costs, increasing the competitiveness of new products.

  6. (5). Operation management and financial planning

    • A. Establish a sound management system, implement the company's business philosophy, create an excellent corporate culture, and realize the vision of sustainable operation.

    • B. Utilize the diversified funding channels of capital market to strengthen the financial structure of the company as well as the capability for longterm development. In coordination with the growth of the company, reinforce the business operation teams and improve the company's popularity as well as image.

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2. Overview of Market, Production and Sales

(1) Market analysis

1. Regions for selling (offering) major products (services)

Unit: NT$ thousand

Unit: NT$thousand Unit: NT$thousand
Year
Region
2021 2022
Sales amount Percentage Sales amount Percentage
Mainland China
18,929,282
86.08%
10,253,909
79.18%
Taiwan 2,856,250 12.99%
2,183,728
16.86%
Other 205,965 0.93%
512,265
3.96%
Total 21,991,497 100%
12,949,902
100%

2. Market share

The Company’s current sales are based mainly on products such as Touch with Display Driver Integration (TDDI) or Integrated Driver Controller (IDC), out-cell capacitive touch IC, TFT LCD driver IC, and fingerprint recognition IC.

(1) Integrated Driver Controller (IDC):

In recent years, the Company continued to devote itself to the launch of Integrated Driver Controller (IDC). Since LTPS MUX6 technology is widely used in high-end smartphones and high frame rate display technology has been adopted by HD+ and FHD+ smartphones, the shipments of Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) in 2022 exceeded 110 million units. In addition, several tablet manufacturers have largely adopted IDC into their new models and automotive display screens. It is expected that the Company’s IDC shipments and market share will continue to grow in 2023 and maintain its leading position in the market.

  • (2) Out-cell capacitive touch IC:

As the Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) is gradually accepted by the market, the market share of out-cell touch ICs in TFT panels has dropped sharply. However, with the increase production capacity of AMOLED panels, and the fact that the Company’s out-cell touch ICs for AMOLED panels have successfully entered the supply chain of Korea and China, the Company’s capacitive touch solution still maintains its leading position in terms of market share in the global smartphone market.

(3) TFT LCD driver IC:

Since Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) is widely accepted by the market, the number of smartphones adopting TFT LCD driver ICs has declined rapidly. For this reason, the Company has shifted its business focus to applications related to medium- and large-size panels, such as smart speakers, notebook computers, digital cameras, and automotives, continuously directing the product structure towards high-tech requirements and high integration. In addition to the mainstream specifications, highresolution and high-PPI products such as WXGA+, FHD, and QHD were also launched. Due to the long lifecycle of medium- and large-size products, the Company’s shipments and revenue were still maintained a certain market share in 2022.

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(4) Fingerprint recognition IC:

After years of research and development, the Company has created a full range of capacitive fingerprint products. Demand from mobile phone endcustomers has grown incredibly, with the shipment of back-mounted capacitive fingerprint products reaching a record high, and side-mounted capacitive fingerprint being adopted by first-tier mobile brand customers and seizing large-volume shipments. Capacitive fingerprint products continue to penetrate towards first-tier brand customers, and the market share continues to increase. The Company will continue to put more efforts in product promotion, with the shipments of other human-machine interface solutions ICs, to offer customers the convenience of one-stop shop service.

  1. Supply, demand and growth of the future market

  2. (1) Driver IC and touch IC for portable mobile device panels:

Regarding the supply of driver ICs for small- and medium-size LCDs, although manufacturers in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Korea have well-developed technologies, they are far less competitive than Taiwanese and mainland Chinese manufacturers in terms of price, delivery time, service, and flexibility. Mainland China’s driver IC manufacturers such as NewVision, ViewSil Microelectronics, Chipone, and Solomon Systech, have devoted themselves to the development of LCD driver ICs in recent years and yielded fruitful results. However, their technologies are not mature enough. In addition to the impact of material shortages in the past, these manufacturers were gradually introduced to cell phone customers and their products went into mass production for shipment. Despite the location advantages, these manufacturers mainly secure low-end cell phone models for their technical capability that is far inferior to that of Taiwanese manufacturers. Since manufacturers in Taiwan have the advantage of a higher technical capability, and have better control over both the front-end wafer fabrication and the backend package, they are capable of fulfilling most of the market needs, including high-, medium- and low-end cell phones. Therefore, Taiwanese manufacturers are currently the leading providers of driver ICs for small- and medium-size LCDs.

IDC products and technologies are now well developed. They have been mass-produced for both mobile phone and tablet brand customers, providing them with a lighter, more compact and better-performing device structure and an outstanding touch performance. Therefore, IDC products have maintained its high competitiveness for the future market. With IDC, the Company can expand its market share for intermediate-level products. In 2021, the Company shipped more than 210 million units of Integrated Driver Controller (IDC), and was the first to launch the new-generation IDC products for new applications, such as tablets, smart wearables, and automobiles. It is expected that the Company will continue to maintain its leading position in the market and lead the advancement of in-cell technologies in the future.

The Company’s AMOLED driver ICs, whether for wearable applications or mobile phone applications, have been produced in small quantities. The Company will continue to carry out IC advancement for different applications. The advancement will be focused on two areas:

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  • A. In response to larger size of AMOLED mobile phones with highresolution applications, more sophisticated color algorithms will be developed to coincide with the evolution of display, in order to improve panel performance and yield rate.

  • B. In response to the needs of the high-end wearable market, the Company will continue to develop AMOLED IDC that can reduce the weight and size of displays, and that can be applied to GOLED In-cell and POLED On-cell.

In the application of out-cell capacitive touch IC, the Company has successfully developed an AMOLED on-cell solution and promoted it to international mobile phone brands along with various AMOLED panel manufacturers. With the increase of AMOLED’s market share in the mobile phone panels, the growth of AMOLED on-cell touch IC will be promoted as well.

Furthermore, the Company’s touch products have been successfully applied to smart watches, bracelets, earphones and Notebook. The shipment of touch ICs in the wearable device market and NB will continue to increase, producing more revenue and profitability for the Company.

(2) Fingerprint recognition IC:

Currently, capacitive fingerprint recognition ICs are widely used for the front, back and sides of portable electronic devices. Such ICs support the various cutting sizes (track, square and round types), allowing pressing in all directions (360 degrees). Additionally, such ICs also support coating, ceramic cover, and glass cover. Capacitive fingerprint recognition ICs have been affected by the in-display fingerprint recognition solution in terms of application, making their market share in high-end mobile phones to decline in the future. However, the technology can still be regarded as the mainstream for intermediate-level and low-end mobile phones; consequently, considerable shipments can be maintained. The Company has its own algorithm that enables quick unlocking. It can provide functions such as black screen wake-up, file folder privacy protection, fingerprint photo shooting, and fingerprint phone answering. As the number of fingerprint recognition operations increases, the algorithm will perceive changes in fingerprint characteristics caused by temperature and humidity, continue to carry out detection, and automatically update the collection of samples, thereby ensuring a consistent user experience. While ensuring both FRR (False Rejection Rate) and FAR (False Acceptance Rate) are good, the smallest array in the industry, and the fastest unlocking speed of less than 0.2 second were achieved, the Company maintains the leading position in gesture performance and low power consumption in the industry. At present, a number of the Company’s capacitive fingerprint products have passed the Google Android Biometric Security Accreditation and the Ant PayPal Security Certification. These technologies and achievements will increase the willingness of customers to adopt them in the mature market of capacitive fingerprint recognition products. In addition, the Company will take the initiative to explore the notebook computer market and the high-end automotive market, in order to win substantial orders from these markets.

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Currently, full-screen displays have become the major configuration for intermediate-level and high-end smartphones, and continue to penetrate towards the entire mobile market. The Company’s in-display optical fingerprint recognition solution has seized small-volume shipments to end customers. Apart from that, side-mounted capacitive fingerprint recognition solution has been mass-produced for various first-tier brand end-customers,

(3) Physiological monitoring products:

Taiwan’s population over the age of 65 reached 14% in March 2018, officially making it an aging society. It is estimated that by 2026, the population over the age of 65 will have exceeded 20% and it will then be classified a super-aged society, which will increase the number of people in need of long-term care. Moreover, the gradually declining function of family care has increased the pressure on individual and family caregivers, which may give rise to social and economic problems. Through smart sensors and advanced application tools, information collection and management of body data can be carried out. The data will then be transmitted back to the central database for medical care. At the same time, improvements will be made to the management of medical processes in order to save significantly on resources. Therefore, medical-related companies and various health care systems all hope to utilize the vast resources accumulated by the Taiwanese electronics industry to provide suitable solutions.

The Company’s core technology lies in the artificial-intelligence-based sensors and big data database analysis. In the future, the Company will actively cooperate and collaborate with partners in various fields for subsequent handling of comprehensive and integrated health monitoring solutions with innovative business models, allowing users to enjoy accurate, convenient, and timely medical care services.

  1. Competitiveness: In response to the fierce competition at home and abroad, the Company has the following competitive advantages.

  2. (1) Professional operations and management team: The Company’s operations and management team is well trained and has rich experiences in product market strategy and positioning.

(2) Strong R&D capability:

  • A. The Company continues to demonstrate strong capability in technological innovation and new product development, and has taken the leading position in several areas of the market.

  • B. The technical support service bases established at home and abroad can promptly solve customers’ product application and production problems, which enhances customer’s efficiency in mass production.

  • (3) Reliable and close customer relationship: The Company has an excellent corporate culture, and maintains a long-term close relationship with upstream, midstream and downstream customers as well as the supply chain. When facing problems, the Company always adhere to the idea of integrity and spares no effort to help customers solve all their problems. Therefore, the Company is able to maintain long-term, close and reliable partnerships with both customers and suppliers.

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  • (4) Deep understanding of various display platforms and products: In addition to solid R&D capability, the Company has a deep understanding of various display platforms, such as mobile phones, tablets, notebooks, digital cameras, and printers, with an aim to create more added value for customers.

  • (5) Good strategic partners: In addition to deep-rooted customer relationships, the Company actively forms strategic alliances with brand customers and platform solution providers.

  • Advantages and disadvantages of the Company’s future development and corresponding countermeasures

  • (1) Advantages

    • A. The display industry and its application market are changing rapidly; therefore, operating efficiency and rapid response capabilities are particularly important. In the fast-changing environment, the operating efficiency of professional IC design companies has surpassed the group operation model of traditional Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM). Additionally, the performance of domestic professional wafer fabrication, testing and package plants have reached world-class standards, thus the long-term competitiveness of professional IC design companies is promising.

    • B. Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) has dominated the market, especially in the application of small-size panels, which is also the Company’s current focus area. The successful experience accumulated for LCD IDC will be beneficial for the Company to expand the market of AMOLED IDC.

    • C.The brand owners of flat-panel attach great importance to the development of related display technologies and standards. The demand for collaboration with related domestic flat-panel display manufacturers is increasing. Therefore, it is beneficial to FocalTech, who has a solid R&D capability. Regardless of technology development or innovation, the Company is in the leading position.

    • D.With IC design and software development capabilities, FocalTech-owned ITO touch patented patterns will be able to effectively provide customers with solutions in the shortest time and avoid being accused.

    • E. Stay close to the market so as to grasp the market trend, and meet customer order requirements at any time. The Company is one of the few IC design companies who meet the rapidly changing market in Mainland China, which enhances the Company’s position in the market.

  • (2) Disadvantages and corresponding countermeasures

    • A. Product prices are facing downward pressure

In the second half of 2022, the inventories of both flat-panel display manufacturers and mobile phone brand customers were at a higher level, thus the product pull-in speed was not as fast as in the past. Together with the gradual increase in production capacity of suppliers and the price wars against competitors, product prices are facing downward pressure, which seriously affects profitability.

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Countermeasures:

The Company continues to enhance its capabilities in product manufacturing and R&D design. Moreover, the Company also seeks lower cost wafer and packaging technologies, and it optimizes and reduces testing procedures and platforms in order to reduce manufacturing costs and increase product margins. In response to market development trends, the Company will accelerate the development of new technologies and products to widen the technological gap with competitors in the industry. Furthermore, new markets of applications, such as wearable, smart home device, security device, and automotive, will be explored to increase product competitiveness.

  • B. Competitors have successively engaged in the development of integrated IC solutions

Traditional display driver IC manufacturers and touch IC manufacturers are eager to give it a try. As a result, they all launched solutions for Integrated Driver Controller (IDC) to take over a share of the market, which has worsened the subsequent market competition.

Countermeasures:

The Company will continue to strengthen the deployment of domestic and international patents to increase the entry barrier, and focus on R&D to develop next-generation products, widening the gap with competitors, and providing customers with more cost-effective and competitive solutions.

C. R&D personnel resign risk

The IC design industry is a knowledge-intensive industry. The development and training of R&D and design personnel requires longterm cultivation. Hence, having recruited high-quality R&D personnel will be the core competitiveness of IC design companies. However, due to the large number of competitors in the IC industry, recruitment of outstanding professional talents is becoming increasingly difficult, and high costs are often required to recruit excellent talents. In addition, enhancing the loyalty of talents will require the Company to pay higher labor costs.

Countermeasures:

The Company takes specific measures, such as adopting various equity retention tools, setting rules for earnings distribution to employees, implementing the product line profit-sharing system, conducting performance assessment and promotion, and offering internal/external education and training, to improve the adhesion and loyalty of employees.

(2) Important use and production process of major products

1. Important use of major products

Currently, the Company’s main products include Touch with Display Driver Integration (TDDI) or Integrated Driver Controller (IDC), capacitive touch IC, TFT LCD and AMOLED driver IC and fingerprint recognition IC. They are mainly used in various types of smartphones, tablets, notebooks, wearable devices, digital cameras, automobiles and printers.

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  1. Production process of major products

The Company is a professional IC design company, and its fabrication of wafers is conducted by foundries. After preliminary tests, the ICs produced by fabs are sent to package plants for packaging or bumping processes, as well as to complete IC functional tests. The following is the flow chart showing the production process:

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Material Material
Silicon ingot Lead frame
Wafer Wafer test Package test
Design Mask fabrication Package Finished
product
Gold bumping Wafer test Tape carrier package
(3) Supply of major material
Name of major
Major supplier Supplying condition
material
Supplier A, Supplier B, Stable quality and supply, long-term
Wafer
Supplier C, Supplier D cooperation, good supply
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  • (4) The name of the supplier (customer) who has accounted for more than 10% of the total purchases (sales) in any one of the most recent two years, as well as the purchase (sales) amount and percentage

  • Information of major suppliers in the past two years

Unit: NT$ thousand

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2021 2022
Percentage Percentage
to annual Relationshi to annual Relationshi
No. Name Amount net p with the Name Amount net p with the
purchases issuer purchases issuer
(%) (%)
1 Supplier A 3,722,593 40% None Supplier A 4,466,985 41% None
2 Supplier C 2,996,843 32% None Supplier C 3,000,057 28% None
3 Supplier B 1,356,153 14% None Supplier B 1,215,363 11% None
4 Supplier D 1,338,354 12% None
Others 1,320,075 14% - Others 743,484 8% -
Net 9,395,664 100% - Net 10,764,243 100% -
purchases purchases
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Note: The variation was due to the change in product combination.

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2. Information of major customers in the past two years

Unit: NT$ thousand

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2021 2022
Percentage Percentage
Relationsh Relationsh
No. to annual to annual
Name Amount ip with the Name Amount ip with the
net sales net sales
issuer issuer
(%) (%)
1 Company B 2,943,186 13% None Company B 544,762 4% None
2 Company C 2,859,803 13% None Company C 633,714 5% None
3 Company A 1,905,534 9% None Company A 198,970 2% None
4 Company G 2,328,269 11% None Company G 1,304,137 10% None
5 Company D 1,999,825 15% None
6 Company H 1,352,962 10% None
Others 11,954,705 54% - Others 6,915,532 54% -
Net sales 21,991,497 100% - Net sales 12,949,902 100% -
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Note 1: The above company includes the company and its affiliates. Note 2: The variation was due to the change in product combination.

(5) Production volume and value in the past two years

Unit: 1000 units; Unit: NT$ thousand

Year
Production
volume and value

2021

2021

2021
2022 2022 2022
Major product Production
capacity
Production
volume
Production
value
Production
capacity

Production
volume
Production
value
Human-machine interface
application related ICs
572,513
12,342,771

309,234
9,623,959

Note: FocalTech is an IC design company and all products are produced by outsourced manufactures. Therefore, there is no production capacity data available.

(6) Sales volume and value in the past two years

Unit: 1000 units; Unit: NT$ thousand

Unit: 1000 units;Unit: NT$thousand Unit: 1000 units;Unit: NT$thousand Unit: 1000 units;Unit: NT$thousand Unit: 1000 units;Unit: NT$thousand
Year 2021 2022
Sales volume
and value
Majorproduct


Domestic sales
International sales Domestic sales International sales

Volume
Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
Human-machine
interface
application related
ICs
19,107 870,582 510,044 21,120,915
7,608
434,603 319,861 12,515,299

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3. Information of employees

Information of employees in the past two years and as of the publication date of the annual report: number of employees, average year of service, average age, and education background

April 30, 2023; Unitperson(s) April 30, 2023; Unitperson(s)
Year 2021
2022 As of April 30, 2023
Manager 18 20 19
No. of Production line
employees Regular staff 850 804 777
Total 868 824 796
Average age 36 36 37
Averageyear of service 5.14 5.71 5.95
Doctor 1% 1% 1%
Master 46% 46% 45%
Education
bkd

Junior college
52% 52% 53%
acgroun
Senior high
1% 1% 1%
Under Senior -% -% -%

4. Information on environmental protection expenditures

In the most recent year and as of the publication date of the annual report, disclose the losses incurred due to environmental pollution (including compensation and environmental protection audit results that violate environmental protection laws and regulations, the date of penalty, the penalty number, the laws and regulations violated, the content of violation, and the penalty shall be listed) and the estimated amount that may occur at present and in the future as well as the corresponding measures. If it is impossible to carry out the estimation, the reason shall be stated:

FocalTech is a high-tech integrated circuit design company. It is engaged in the research and development of semiconductors. The company entrusts various wellknown domestic and international integrated circuit manufacturers to carry out wafer fabrication. Therefore, it is not involved in any pollution sources or pollution incident specified by the environmental protection related regulations.

5. Labor relations

(1) Employee welfare and benefits

In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, FocalTech allocates employee welfare funds and organizes an employee welfare committee to plan, supervise and implement employee welfare matters. In addition to statutory benefits in accordance with law, the Company also provides employees with additional flexible time off. In addition to following the provisions of the Labor Insurance Act, all employees of the company shall join the labor insurance and group insurance. Besides the employees, their family members can also join the group insurance under the condition that the premium is self-paid. FocalTech provides a safe and healthy working environment for employees. We have certified nurses and on-site doctors to provide regular medical and counseling services, offering facilities and environment that are superior to those required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act and providing regular health checkups better than those prescribed by the related laws and regulations. In addition, to enhance the company's competitiveness, we provide a complete training program for

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employees' career planning and professional skills. We also implement profit sharing and fair evaluation as well as promotion systems to increase employees’ adhesion towards the organization. Subsidiaries are handled in accordance with local laws and regulations.

  • (2) Advanced study and training of employees

  • FocalTech provides employees with rich learning resources. Employees can enhance their knowledge and skills through internal and external training, onthe-job training, knowledge management systems, and guidance from supervisors and peers. Furthermore, through courses for new recruits, professional competencies, supervisory talents, as well as general courses and self-inspired training systems, employees are able to obtain assistance in learning and growth. On the other hand, through dual-track promotion, job rotation, and project assignment, the career and job of employees can be integrated, allowing them to enjoy the pleasure of learning and growing, and create a better future.

  • To provide more comprehensive on-the-job training and resources for our employees, the Company has developed the e-learning platform, FocalTech e- College, which allows all employees to choose courses according to the categories of “New Employee Training”, “General Education”, “Operation and Management”, and “Professional Knowledge”. These courses not only allow our employees to acquire new knowledge instantly, anywhere, anytime, without the restriction of time and location, but also enable them to better understand and systematically manage their entire learning history and records. With a robust training platform, all kinds of information and knowledge can be transferred instantly, which is conducive to the passing on of knowledge within the Company.

  • FocalTech has formulated the "Management Guidelines for Employee Education and Training" and planned related training courses in accordance with the requirements of competencies, professions, regulations and ISO to enhance the knowledge and the quality of employees, improving business performance. The education and training conducted in 2022 are as follows:

Type of training No. ofpeople Costs Class hours
Management training
course

583
350,142 2,689
Professional training
course
2,170 757,271 5,739
General training
course
1,170 159,117 2,408
New employee
orientation
201 22,500 1,334
Total 4,124 1,289,030 12,170

(3) Retirement system and its implementation status

To secure the retirement life of employees, and improve the spirit of on-thejob service, FocalTech has formulated the Employee Retirement Management Guidelines in accordance with the Labor Standards Act, specifying the retirement conditions, payment standards and application procedures, and establishing an Employee Retirement Reserve Supervision Committee in accordance with related laws. Retirement funds are allocated monthly and deposited in a special account of

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the Bank of Taiwan under the name of the Employee Retirement Reserve Supervisory Committee. At the end of the year, if the estimated balance of the special account is insufficient to pay for the employees who are qualified for retirement in the next year, the difference in amount will be provided by the company at once before the end of March of the next year. Since the Labor Pension Act came into effect on July 1, 2005, employees can choose to follow the old pension system or the new system and retain the working experience that are applicable according to the related regulations (retain the working experience accumulated during the old pension system). For employees who are eligible for the new pension system, FocalTech will allocate 6% of the employee’s salary every month to the individual labor insurance account. Subsidiaries are handled in accordance with local laws and regulations.

  • (4) Labor-management agreement

In accordance with relevant labor laws and related regulations, FocalTech handles labor-management agreement based on the employment contract, working rules and various management regulations. Since the establishment of the company, the labor-management relation has been harmonious, and no major labor disputes and losses have occurred.

  • (5) Various employee rights protection measures

FocalTech has formulated comprehensive management regulations, which clearly stipulate the rights and obligations of employees as well as their welfare and benefits to protect the rights and interests of employees.

  • (6) In the most recent year and as of the publication date of the annual report, disclose the losses incurred due to labor disputes (including labor inspection results that violate the Labor Standards Act, the date of penalty, the penalty number, the laws and regulations violated, the content of violation, and the penalty shall be listed) and the estimated amount that may occur at present and in the future as well as the corresponding measures. If it is impossible to carry out the estimation, the reason shall be stated: none.

6. Information security management

  • (1) Information security risk management framework

The Company’s Information Management Division is responsible for the promotion and implementation of information security; formulation, promotion and implementation of information security policies; and raising employee awareness on information security. Additionally, the division reports regularly to the Chairman on information security operations, evaluates the effectiveness of internal controls over the Company’s information operation, and ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. Finally, a “proactive information security detection and defense” framework has been established to reduce the risk of unauthorized use, destruction, or leakage of information.

As for risk assessment or specific issues, the Information Management Division will gather relevant units, including legal affairs, human resources, R&D, and auditing, for a joint discussion as appropriate.

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  • (2) Information security policies

  • Scope and Objective: To provide the information security implementation principles for FocalTech Group’s employees so as to achieve the three major objectives of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

  • Responsible unit and detection procedure: The top-level manager is the responsible person of the information unit. Each year, the information unit internally identifies important risk factors based on risk assessment. These important risk factors are included in the information unit’s promotion work plan for improvement so as to reduce information security risks. Additionally, they are regularly compiled and submitted to the Sustainable Development Group. After consolidating other risks, the Group reports these risks factors to the Board of Directors according to their materiality level.

  • Promotion of information security work

    • (1) Arrange the annual information security work plan for the following year.

    • (2) Execute the formulated plan or instructed programs, specifically review the plan after execution, and keep records for future improvement and experience transmission.

  • Policies and operations

Policy Description/Purpose Basis of Operation
Password/Passphrase
protection
Set password changing rules in
the specified system so as to
prevent unauthorized use and
leakage of information.
Regulations Governing
the Operations of Online
and Electronic Media
Acceptable use method Specify the acceptable and
unacceptable practices for the
use of company information
and hardware resources so as to
protect the security of company
information.


Personal Computer
Software Management
Regulations
Email security Specify rules for the use of
email so as to avoid passive or
active information leakage.
Regulations Governing
the Operations of Online
and Electronic Media
Access control Establish control over
information access as well as
information processing
facilities and procedures
according to information
security requirements so as to
prevent any unauthorized
access or destruction of
information from the system.
Regulations Governing
the Operations of Online
and Electronic Media
Incident response Formulate operation procedures
and drill requirements for
incident response, and examine
them from time to time so as to
reduce the damage caused by
accidental information security
incidents.

Information System
Emergency Response
Procedures

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Specify the principles and
practices for the use of personal
devices, including regulations
or the use of network.

Regulations Governing
the Operations of Online
and Electronic Media
Specify the security
management related rules for
he access and uninterruptible
power supply of the server
oom.
Regulations Governing
the Operations of Online
and Electronic Media
  1. Awareness raising on information security

    • (1) The managerial level personnel regularly review, formulate, approve, and publish information security policies and raise the employees’ awareness.

    • (2) Enhance the information security awareness of colleagues through new employee training, information security awareness-raising activities, and social engineering.

  2. (3) Specific information security management programs

Program Specific Management Measures
Set connection rules for firewall to ensure the blockage
of malicious attacks.
Firewall protection
Users are required to additionally apply for an approval
for special connection.
Mechanism
controlling
user access to the Internet
Control user’s online behavior with an automatic web
protection system.
Automatically filter websites containing Trojan horse
viruses, ransomware, or malware, which users may be
linked to on the Internet.
Information
leakage
Data access and leakage protection control using DLP.
protection
Reduce the chance of virus intrusion by adopting an anti-
Anti-virus software
virus software that updates virus patterns automatically.
Operating system update The operating system is updated automatically. If the
system is not updated for any reason, the Information
Management Division will assist in updatingit.
Adopt the approach of automatic e-mail scanning threat
protection to block access to unsafe attachments, phishing
e-mails, and spam before users receive the e-mails, and to
E-mail security control extend the protection against malicious links.
When a personal computer receives an e-mail, the anti-
virus software will also scan for unsafe attachments.
Data backup mechanism Daily backups are scheduled for the important
information system databases.

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Important
file
server
management
Important files of all the Company’s departments are
stored in the server and generally kept by the information
unit as a backup.

(4)Information Security Investment Resources

  1. Network hardware such as firewalls, e-mail security controls, spam filtering, online behavior controls, and VPN controls.

  2. Software systems such as data loss prevention, backup management, and antivirus protection.

  3. Daily status checks of each information security system; execution of regular backup and off-site storage of backed-up media; weekly reviews of abnormal access and information security notifications; periodic security awareness-raising activities, social engineering drills, and employee information security training courses; execution of system disaster recovery drills, etc.

  4. Information Security Measure Promotion and Implementation Results in 2022

Information-security
awareness-
Conducted 5 information-security awareness-raising
raising activities sessions
Information-security-related Conducted 4 information-security education and
education and training courses training courses
Inclusion of new employees in
100 %
education and training
Arrangement of information security
audit and improvement by external 2 times
professional organizations
Amendment
or
addition
of
2 regulations
information security regulations
Disaster recovery drills Conducted 2 disaster recovery drills
Social engineering drills Conducted 1 e-mail social engineering phishing drill
Information security projects Executed 10 annual information security projects

(5) The losses or possible effects incurred due to major information security incidents, as well as the corresponding countermeasures, in the most recent year and as of the publication date of the annual report. If it cannot be estimated, the reason shall be stated: None.

7. Material Contracts:

The Company is not currently a party to any material contracts, other than those entered into the ordinary course of its business.

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VI. Financial Status

  1. Condensed Balance Sheets, Statements of Comprehensive Income, and CPA Audit Opinions

for the Most Recent Five Years

(1) Condensed Balance Sheet

1. Consolidated Financial Statement - IFRS

Unit: NT$ thousand

Year
Item
Year
Item
Financial information for the most recent fiveyears Financial information for the most recent fiveyears Financial information for the most recent fiveyears Financial information for the most recent fiveyears Financial information for the most recent fiveyears
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Current assets 8,033,023
8,531,407

8,970,922
18,125,416 13,352,930
Property, plant and
equipment
1,394,372
1,361,478

1,321,940

2,468,605

2,514,208
Intangible assets 1,386,266
1,336,457

1,300,470

1,284,496

1,297,817
Other assets 486,460
373,627

751,721

3,453,417

3,632,230
Total assets 11,300,121 11,602,969 12,345,053 25,331,934 20,797,185
Current
liabilities
Before
distribution
2,879,228
3,412,424

3,956,253

6,415,495

6,389,415
After
distribution
3,029,228
3,562,424

4,656,253

9,815,495

Note 1
Non-current liabilities 343,278
462,375

577,340

5,268,477

5,561,510
Total
liabilities
Before
distribution
3,222,506
3,874,799

4,533,593
11,683,972 11,950,925
After
distribution
3,372,506
4,024,799

5,233,593
15,083,972
Note 1
Equity attributable to
owners of theparent
Share capital 2,987,432
2,996,759
2,103,532
2,162,367

2,161,107
Capital surplus 6,551,481
5,145,377

4,843,642

6,062,869
6,041,988
Retained
earnings
Before
distribution
(1,248,601)
(183,307)

1,012,301

6,425,625

1,120,888
After
distribution
0
0

312,301

3,025,625

Note 1
Other Equity 147,164
5,807

(122,316)
(1,025,199) (296,495)
Treasuryshare (393,203) (267,158) (24,316) 0
(196,057)
Non-controllinginterest 33,342
30,692

(1,383)
22,300
14,829
Total
shareholders'
equity
Before
distribution
8,077,615
7,728,170

7,811,460
13,647,962
8,846,260
After
distribution
7,927,615
7,578,170

7,111,460
10,247,962
Note 1

Data Source: Financial statements audited and attested by CPAs.

Note 1: Earnings for 2022 have not yet been resolved and distributed by the shareholders' meeting.

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2. Individual Financial Statement - IFRS

Unit: NT$ thousand

Unit: NT$thousand Unit: NT$thousand Unit: NT$thousand Unit: NT$thousand Unit: NT$thousand
Year
Item

Financial information for the most recent fiveyears(note 1
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Current assets 1,789,171
2,240,119
5,449,676
14,058,343

8,456,623
Property, plant and
equipment
30,753
19,408

15,226

1,197,523

1,254,558
Intangible assets 1,328,629 1,312,375
1,296,766

1,281,449
1,295,274
Other assets 5,575,173
5,363,643

4,845,714

7,166,436

6,972,372
Total assets 8,723,726
8,935,545

11,607,382

23,703,751

17,978,827
Current
liabilities
Before
distribution
505,919
1,052,458

3,225,284

4,818,835

3,612,303
After
distribution
655,919
1,202,458

3,925,284

8,218,835

Note 1
Non-current liabilities 173,534
185,609
569,255
5,259,254

5,535,093
Total
liabilities
Before
distribution
679,453
1,238,067

3,794,539

10,078,089

9,147,396
After
distribution
829,453
1,388,067

4,494,539

13,478,089

Note 1
Equity attributable to
owners of theparent
Share capital 2,987,432
2,996,759
2,103,532
2,162,367

2,161,107
Capital surplus 6,551,481
5,145,377

4,843,642

6,062,869
6,041,988
Retained
earnings
Before
distribution
(1,248,601)
(183,307)

1,012,301

6,425,625

1,120,888
After
distribution
0
0

312,301

3,025,625

Note 1
Other Equity 147,164
5,807

(122,316)
(1,025,199) (296,495)
Treasuryshare (393,203) (267,158) (24,316) 0
(196,057)
Non-controllinginterest
Total
shareholders'
equity
Before
distribution
8,044,273
7,697,478

7,812,843

13,625,662

8,831,431
After
distribution
7,894,273
7,547,478

6,889,297

10,225,662

Note 1

Data Source: Financial statements audited and attested by CPAs.

Note 1: Earnings for 2022 have not yet been resolved and distributed by the shareholders' meeting.

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(2) Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income Condensed Income Statement

1. Consolidated Financial Statement - IFRS

Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$

Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$
Year
Item
Financial information for the most recent fiveyears
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Operatingrevenue 9,919,368 9,160,261 13,800,348 21,991,497 12,949,902
Operating grossprofit 1,562,300 1,993,200 3,428,776 10,729,399 1,282,678
Operating profit or loss (675,056) (340,656) 1,030,737 7,130,466 (2,293,242)
Non-operating income and
expenses
(1,828,593)
160,295

126,360

472,604

432,625
Profit before tax (2,503,649) (180,361) 1,157,097 7,603,070 (1,860,617)
Net profit of continued
operations for theyear
(2,488,118)
(205,680)

983,458
6,096,850 (1,928,895)
Loss of discontinued
operations
Netprofit(loss)for theyear (2,488,118) (205,680) 983,458 6,096,850 (1,928,895)
Other comprehensive
income for the year (profit
after tax)
107,575
(141,671)

(131,355)

(91,765)

267,066
Total comprehensive income
for theyear

(2,380,543)

(347,351)

852,103
6,005,085 (1,661,829)
Net profit attributable to
owners of theparent
(2,451,642)
(175,249)
1,011,992 6,112,935 (1,912,039)
Net profit attributable to
non-controllinginterest
(36,476)
(30,431)

(28,534)

(16,085)

(16,856)
Comprehensive income
attributable to owners of the
parent
(2,346,299)
(315,164)

884,178
6,024,418 (1,654,358)
Comprehensive income
attributable to non-
controllinginterest
(34,244)
(32,187)

(32,075)

(19,333)

(7,471)
Earningsper share (8.66) (0.63) 3.97
30.23

(9.39)

Data Source: Financial statements audited and attested by CPAs.

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2. Individual Financial Statements - IFRS

Unit: NT$ thousand; Earnings Per Share: NT$

Unit: NT$thousand;Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$thousand;Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$thousand;Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$thousand;Earnings Per Share: NT$ Unit: NT$thousand;Earnings Per Share: NT$
Year
Item
Financial information for the most recent fiveyears
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Operatingrevenue 4,298,242
2,901,766

11,410,350

18,335,785

9,642,718
Operating grossprofit 679,540
956,905

2,598,804

9,503,846

573,189
Operating profit or loss (195,555) 70,632
1,227,794

7,730,774

(1,528,911)
Non-operating income and
expenses
(2,278,218)
(231,226)

(51,815)
(254,848)
(357,113)
Profit(loss)before tax (2,473,773) (160,594) 1,175,979 7,475,926
(1,886,024)
Net profit of continued
operations for theyear
(2,451,642)
(175,249)

1,011,992

6,112,935

(1,912,039)
Loss of discontinued
operations
Netprofit(loss)for theyear
(2,451,642)
(175,249) 1,011,992
6,112,935

(1,912,039)
Other comprehensive
income for the year (profit
after tax)
105,343
(139,915)

(127,814)

(88,517)

257,681
Total comprehensive
income for theyear
(2,346,299)
(315,164)

884,178

6,024,418

(1,654,358)
Earningsper share (8.66) (0.63) 3.97
30.23

(9.39)

Data Source: Financial statements audited and attested by CPAs.

  • (3) The names of CPA conducting financial audits in the Most Recent five Years and their audit opinions
Year Accounting Firm Names of CPAs Audit
opinions
2018 Deloitte & Touche CPA Shiow-Ming Shue,
CPA Shu-Wan Lin
Unqualified
opinion
2019 Deloitte & Touche CPA Shiow-Ming Shue,
CPA Chih-MingShao
Unqualified
opinion
2020 Deloitte & Touche CPA Shiow-Ming Shue,
CPA Chih-MingShao
Unqualified
opinion
2021 Deloitte & Touche CPA Shiow-Ming Shue,
CPA Chih-MingShao
Unqualified
opinion
2022 Deloitte & Touche CPA Yu-Hong, Kuo
CPA Chih-MingShao
Unqualified
opinion

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2. Financial Analysis for the Most Recent Five Years

(1) Consolidated Financial Statements - IFRS

Analytical Year
items (note 2)

Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears

Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears

Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears

Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears

Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Financial
Structure
(%)
Debt-asset Ratio 28.52
33.39

36.72

46.12

57.46
Ratio of Long-term Capital to
Property, Plant and Equipment
601.53
599.34

634.69

765.38

572.46
Solvency
(%)
Current Ratio 279.00
250.01

226.75

282.53

208.99
Quick Ratio 202.62
195.64

180.46

220.47

118.19
Interest Coverage Ratio (318,430.41) (15,556.34) 57,695.67
60,061.12

(3,513.41)
Operating
Ability
(Note 1)
Receivables Turnover Rate
(times)
8.85
7.62

9.04

9

5.88
Average Collection Days for
Receivables
41.24
47.89

40.37

40.55

62.07
InventoryTurnover Rate(times) 3.48
3.88

6.24

4.04

2.44
Payables Turnover Rate(times) 5.69 3.97
5.58

5.18

6.57
Average Days of Sale 104.88
94

58.49

90.34

149.59
Property, Plant and Equipment
Turnover Rate(times)
7.08
6.65

10.29

11.6

5.2
Total Asset Turnover Rate
(times)
0.8
0.8

1.15

1.17

0.56
Profitabilit
y
Return on Assets(%) (20.02) (1.79) 8.23
32.42

(8.17)
Return on Equity (%) (26.11) (2.23) 13.05
57.03

(17.03)
Ratio of Income Before Tax to
Paid-in Capital(%)
(83.81)
(6.02)

55.01

351.61

(86.1)
Profit Margin Before Tax(%) (25.08) (2.25) 7.13
27.72

(14.9)
Earningsper share(NT$) (8.66) (0.63) 3.97
30.23

(9.39)
Cash Flow Cash Flow Ratio(%) (3.73) 29.22
22.31

38.23

(5.87)

Cash Flow AdequacyRatio(%)
131.81
170.34

183.83

91.01

31.4

Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio
(%)
(3.51)
11.8

9.81

9.66

(28.12)
Leveragin
g
OperatingLeverage 0.64
0.26

1.28

1.04

0.86
Financial Leverage 1
1

1

1

0.98
Specify rea
20%):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
sons for financial ratio differences for most recent two fiscal years (not required if difference does not exceed
Debt-asset Ratio, Current Ratio, and Quick Ratio: Primarily due to the decrease in current assets.
Ratio of Long-term Capital to Property, Plant, and Equipment: Primarily due to the decrease in shareholders’
equity.
Interest Coverage Ratio, Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Ratio of Income Before Tax to Paid-in Capital,
Profit Margin Before Tax, and Earnings per Share: Primarily due to the decrease in revenue as a result of the
decline in market demand in 2022, as well as the one-time allowance for inventory valuation and obsolescence
loss, which resulted in a significant decline in gross operating profit and a loss in profit.
Payables Turnover Rate (times), Average Collection Days for Receivables, Property, Plant and Equipment
Turnover Rate (times), and Total Asset Turnover Rate (times): Primarily due to the decrease in revenue in 2022.
Inventory Turnover Rate and Average Days of Sale: Primarily due to the increase in inventory.
Payables Turnover Rate: Primarily due to the significant decline in accounts payable in 2022.
Cash Flow Ratio, Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio, and Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio: Primarily due to the
significant decline in net cash flow from operating activities in 2022.

Data Source: Financial reports audited and attested by CPAs.

Note 1: The above operating ability is expressed on an annualized basis.

Note 2: The formulas for the financial analysis are as follows:

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  1. Financial Structure:

  2. (1) Debt-asset Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets

  3. (2) Ratio of Long-term Capital to Property, Plant and Equipment = (Total Equity / Non-Current Liabilities) / Net Worth of Property, Plant and Equipment

  4. Solvency:

  5. (1) Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities

  6. (2) Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory – Prepaid Expenses) / Current Liabilities

  7. (3) Interest Coverage Ratio = Income Before Income Tax and Interest Expenses / Interest Expenses for the Period

  8. Operating Ability:

  9. (1) Receivables (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from business operations) Turnover Rate = Net Sales / Average Receivables (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from business operation) for Each Period

  10. (2) Average Collection Days for Receivables = 365 / Receivables Turnover Rate

  11. (3) Inventory Turnover Rate = Cost of Goods Sold / Average Inventory

  12. (4) Payables (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from business operations) Turnover Rate = Cost of Goods Sold / Average Payables (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from business operations) for Each Period

  13. (5) Average Days of Sale = 365 / Inventory Turnover Rate

  14. (6) Property, Plant and Equipment Turnover Rate = Net Sales / Average Net Worth of Property, Plant and Equipment

  15. (7) Total Asset Turnover Rate = Net Sales / Average Total Assets

  16. Profitability:

  17. (1) Return on Assets = [Net Income + Interest Expenses × (1 – Tax Rate)] / Average Total Assets

  18. (2) Return on Equity = Net Income / Average Total Equity

  19. (3) Profit Margin Before Tax = Net Income / Net Sales

  20. (4) Earnings per Share = (Profit and Loss Attributable to Owners of the Parent – Dividends on Preferred Shares)

  21. / Weighted Average Number of Issued Shares

  22. Cash Flow:

  23. (1) Cash Flow Ratio = Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities / Current Liabilities

  24. (2) Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio = Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities for the Most Recent Five Fiscal Years / (Capital Expenditures + Inventory Increase + Cash Dividend) for the Most Recent Fiscal Years

  25. (3) Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio = (Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities – Cash Dividend) / (Gross Value of Property, Plant and Equipment + Long-term Investment + Other Non-current Assets + Working Capital)

  26. Leveraging:

  27. (1) Operating Leverage = (Net Operating Revenue – Variable Operating Costs and Expenses) / Operating Income (2) Financial Leverage = Operating Income / (Operating Income – Interest Expenses)

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(2) Individual Financial Statements - IFRS

Year
Analytical items(note 1)
Year
Analytical items(note 1)
Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears Financial analysis for the most recent fiveyears
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Financial
Structure
(%)
Debt-asset Ratio 7.79 13.86
32.69
42.52
50.88
Ratio of Long-term Capital to
Property,Plant and Equipment
26,721.97
40,617.72

55,051.22

1,577

1,145.15
Solvency
(%)
Current Ratio 353.65
212.85

168.97

291.74

234.11
Quick Ratio 246.14
133.77

130.89
234.77
120.17
Interest Coverage Ratio (315,835.25) (13,840.45) 62,255.34
92,054.81

(8,824.97)
Operating
Ability
Receivables Turnover Rate
(times)
5.45
5.02

11.49

8.42

5.03
Average Collection Days for
Receivables
66.93
72.78

31.76

43.35

72.55
InventoryTurnover Rate(times) 5.2
3.37

9.62

4.56

4.48
Payables Turnover Rate(times) 7.05
3.86

6.68

3.71

2.68
Average Days of Sale 70.25
108.2

37.95

79.96

136.11
Property, Plant and Equipment
Turnover Rate(times)
146.96
115.7

658.91

30.24

7.86
Total Asset Turnover Rate
(times)
0.42
0.33

1.11

1.04

0.46
Profitability Return on Assets(%) (23.8) (1.97) 9.87
34.66

(9.09)
Return on Equity (%) (26.11) (2.23) 13.05
57.03

(17.03)

Ratio of Income Before Tax to
Paid-in Capital(%)
(82.81)
(5.36)

55.9

345.73

(87.27)
Profit Margin Before Tax(%) (57.04) (6.04) 8.87
33.34

(19.83)
Earningsper share(NT$) (8.66) (0.63) 3.97
30.23

(9.39)
Cash Flow Cash Flow Ratio(%) 40.9
38.65
35.42 61.72
0.55
Cash Flow AdequacyRatio(%) 3.25
1.81

1.84

1.21

0.43
Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio
(%)
0.82
3.9

14.06

13.03

(26.86)
Leveraging OperatingLeverage 0.38
2.09

1.07

1.02

0.9
Financial Leverage 1.00
1.02

1.00

1.00

0.99
Specify reasons for financial ratio differences for most recent two fiscal years (not required if difference does not exceed 20%):
1.
Quick Ratio: Primarily due to the decrease in current assets.
2.
Ratio of Long-term Capital to Property, Plant, and Equipment: Primarily due to the decrease in shareholders’ equity.
3.
Interest Coverage Ratio, Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Ratio of Income Before Tax to Paid-in Capital, Profit
Margin Before Tax, and Earnings per Share: Primarily due to the decrease in revenue as a result of the decline in market
demand in 2022, as well as the one-time allowance for inventory valuation and obsolescence loss, which resulted in a
significant decline in gross operating profit and a loss in profit.
4.
Payables Turnover Rate (times), Average Collection Days for Receivables, Property, Plant and Equipment Turnover Rate
(times), and Total Asset Turnover Rate (times): Primarily due to the decrease in revenue in 2022.
5.
Inventory Turnover Rate and Average Days of Sale: Primarily due to the increase in inventory.
6.
Payables Turnover Rate: Primarily due to the significant decline in accounts payable in 2022.
7.
Cash Flow Ratio, Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio, and Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio: Primarily due to the significant decline
in net cash flow from operating activities in 2022.

Data Source: Financial reports audited and attested by CPAs.

Note 1: The formulas for the financial analysis are as follows:

  • 1.Financial Structure

  • (1)Debt-asset Ratio Total Liabilities / Total Assets

  • (2) Ratio of Long-term Capital to Fixed Assets = (Net Shareholders' Equity + Long-term Liabilities) / Net Fixed Assets

  • 2.Solvency

  • (1)Current Ratio Current Assets / Current Liabilities

  • (2)Quick Ratio (Current Assets – Inventory – Prepaid Expenses) / Current Liabilities

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  • (3)Interest Coverage Ratio = Income Before Income Tax and Interest Expenses / Interest Expenses for the Period

  • 3.Operating Ability

  • (1) Receivables (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from business operations) Turnover Rate = Net Sales / Average Receivables (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from business operation) for Each Period

  • (2)Average Collection Days for Receivables 365 Receivables Turnover Rate

  • (3) Inventory Turnover Rate = Cost of Goods Sold / Average Inventory

  • (4) Payables (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from business operations) Turnover Rate = Cost of Goods Sold / Average Payables (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from business operations) for Each Period

  • (5)Average Days of Sale 365 Inventory Turnover Rate

  • (6) Fixed Assets Turnover Rate = Net Sales / Average Net Worth of Fixed Assets

  • (7) Total Asset Turnover Rate = Net Sales / Average Total Assets

  • 4.Profitability

  • (1)Return on Assets [Net Income + Interest Expenses × (1 – Tax Rate)] / Average Total Assets

  • (2)Return on Shareholders' Equity Net Income / Average Net Shareholders' Equity

  • (3)Profit Margin Before Tax Net Income / Net Sales

  • (4) Earnings per Share =( Profit after tax Dividends on Preferred Shares )/ Weighted Average Number of Issued Shares

  • 5.Cash Flow

  • (1) Cash Flow Ratio Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities / Current Liabilities

  • (2) Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio = Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities for the Most Recent Five Fiscal Years / (Capital Expenditures + Inventory Increase + Cash Dividend) for the Most Recent Fiscal Years

  • (3)Cash Flow Reinvestment Ratio (Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities – Cash Dividend) (Gross

  • Value of Fixed Assets Long-term Investment Other Assets Working Capital)

  • 6.Leveraging:

  • (1)Operating Leverage (Net Operating Revenue – Variable Operating Costs and Expenses) / Operating Income

  • (2)Financial Leverage Operating Income / (Operating Income – Interest Expenses)

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  1. Audit Committee’ Review Report on the Financial Statement of the most recent year

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. Audit Committee’ Review Report

The Board of Directors has prepared the 2022 Business Report, Financial Statements, and proposal for earnings distribution of the Company. The CPA firm of Deloitte & Touche was appointed to audit the Company’s Financial Statements and has issued an audit report accordingly. The Business Report, Financial Statements, and proposal for earnings distribution have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Company and determined to be correct and accurate. We hereby submit this report in accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act.

To

2023 Shareholders' Regular Meeting, FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

==> picture [34 x 34] intentionally omitted <==

Chairperson of Audit Committee: Chan-Jane Lin

April 7, 2023

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  1. The financial reports of the Company for the most recent years have been audited and attested by CPA: Please refer to attachment 1.

  2. The individual financial reports of the Company for the most recent years have been audited and attested by CPAs: Please refer to attachment 2.

  3. In the case of any insolvency of the Company and its affiliates in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report, in the case of any insolvency, the effects on the financial position of the company shall be listed: None

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VII. Review of Financial Position, Financial Conditions,

and Risk Matters

1. Financial Position

1. Financial Position 1. Financial Position 1. Financial Position
Unit: NT$thousand
Year
Item
2022 2021 Variation
Amount
Current assets 13,352,930 18,125,416
(4,772,486)
(26)
Fund and investments 646,280 591,183
55,097
9
Property, plant and
equipment
2,514,208 2,468,605
45,603
2
Intangible assets 1,297,817 1,284,496
13,321
1
Other assets 2,985,950 2,862,234
123,716
4
Total assets 20,797,185 25,331,934
(4,534,749)
(18)
Current liabilities 6,389,415 6,415,495
(26,080)
0
Non-current liabilities 5,561,510 5,268,477
293,033
6
Total liabilities 11,950,925 11,683,972
266,953
2
Share capital 2,161,107 2,162,367
(1,260)
0
Capital surplus 6,041,988 6,062,869
(20,881)
0
Retained earnings 1,120,888 6,425,625
(5,304,737)
(83)
Other Equity (296,495) (1,025,199) 728,704 (71)
Treasuryshare (196,057) 0
(196,057)
Non-controllinginterest
14,829
22,300
(7,471)
(34)
Total shareholders'
equity
8,846,260 13,647,962
(4,801,702)
(35)
The primary reasons and effects for the financial ratio differences of 20% or more between
the latest two periods, amounting to over NT$10 million (inclusive) are described as
follows:
1.
Increase in Current Assets: Primarily due to the decreases in cash and cash
equivalents, accounts receivable, and other financial assets.
2.
Decreases in Retained Earnings and Total Shareholders’ Equity: Primarily due to
the distribution of dividends in 2021 and the loss in 2022.
3.
Increase in Other Equity: Primarily due to the recognition of restricted employee
share compensation costs and increase in exchange differences on conversion of
financial statements from foreign-operating institutions.
4.
Increase in TreasuryShare: Primarilydue to the buyback of treasuryshare.

The primary reasons and effects for the financial ratio differences of 20% or more between the latest two periods, amounting to over NT$10 million (inclusive) are described as follows:

  1. Increase in Current Assets: Primarily due to the decreases in cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and other financial assets.

  2. Decreases in Retained Earnings and Total Shareholders’ Equity: Primarily due to the distribution of dividends in 2021 and the loss in 2022.

  3. Increase in Other Equity: Primarily due to the recognition of restricted employee share compensation costs and increase in exchange differences on conversion of financial statements from foreign-operating institutions.

  4. Increase in Treasury Share: Primarily due to the buyback of treasury share.

2. Financial Conditions

2. Financial Conditions 2. Financial Conditions 2. Financial Conditions
Unit: NT$thousand
Year
~~I~~tem
2022 2021 Variation
Amount
Operatingrevenue 12,949,902 21,991,497
(9,041,595)
(41)
Operating grossprofit 1,282,678 10,729,399
(9,446,721)
(88)
Net operating profit or loss (2,293,242) 7,130,466
(9,423,708)
(132)
Non-operatingincome and 432,625 472,604
(39,979)
(8)

.

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Year
~~I~~tem
2022 2021 Variation
Amount
Variation
Amount
expenses
Profit before tax (1,860,617) 7,603,070
(9,463,687)
(124)
Netprofit for theyear (1,928,895) 6,096,850
(8,025,745)
(132)
Other comprehensive income
for theyear(profit after tax)
267,066 (91,765) 358,831 (391)
Total comprehensive income
for the year
(1,661,829) 6,005,085
(7,666,914)
(128)
Net profit (loss) attributable
to owners of the parent
(1,912,039) 6,112,935
(8,024,974)
(131)
Comprehensive income
attributable to owners of the (1,654,358) 6,024,418
(7,678,776)
(127)
parent for the year

The analyses for the financial ratio differences of 20% or more between the latest two periods, amounting to over NT$10 million are as follows:

  1. Decreases in Operating Revenue, Operating Gross Profit, Net Operating Profit, and Profit Before Tax: Primarily due to the significant decrease in revenue as a result of the decline in end-use demand in 2022, as well as the one-time allowance for inventory valuation and obsolescence loss.

  2. Net profit for the Year and Net Profit (Loss) Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company: Primarily due to the significant decrease in Profit Before Tax and income tax expense.

  3. Other Comprehensive Income for the Year (Profit After Tax), Total Comprehensive Income for the Year, and Comprehensive Income Attributable to Owners of the Parent for the Year: Primarily due to the decrease in Net Profit for the Year in 2022 and the increase in exchange differences on conversion of financial statements from foreign-operating institutions.

3. Cash Flow

Analysis of changes in cash flow for the most recent year, improvement plan for liquidity deficiencies and cash flow analysis for the next year

Beginning of
year cash
balance

Expected net
operating
activities
cash flow for
the whole
year


Expected net
cash flow of
investing
and
financing
activities for
the whole
year


Exchange
rate effects
Estimated
cash surplus
(deficit)

Correction action for cash
deficit
Investment
Wealth
management
0

6,456,988 (3,804,288) 2,886,337
135,433

5,674,47
0
  • (1) Analysis of changes in cash flow for the current year

  • Operating Activities: Operating Activities: Net cash outflow of NT$3,804,288 was primarily due to the increase in the inventory for the year.

  • Investing Activities: Net cash inflow of NT$3,526,833 was primarily due to the decreases in other financial assets and refundable deposits

  • Financing Activities: Net cash outflow of NT$640,496 was primarily due to the distribution of cash dividends and increase in loans.

  • (2) Correction action for estimated cash deficit and cash flow analysis: No deficit in cash

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projected.

  • (3) Cash flow analysis for the coming fiscal year: N/A.

  • Impact of Major Capital Expenditures on Financial Operations in the Most Recent Year:

  • (1) Utilization of major capital expenditures: None.

  • (2) Projected possible effects: None.

  • Policy for the Most Recent Fiscal Year on Investment in Other Companies, Main Reasons for Profits/Losses Resulting Therefrom, Plans for Improvement, and Investment Plans for the Coming Fiscal Year:

The Company’s investments in other companies are primarily strategic investments. The investment loss under equity method of NT$794,020 in 2022 was primarily due to operating losses by Company-owned subsidiaries in 2022. In the future, the Company will continue to prudently assess and substantially manage investments in other companies based on the long-term strategic principle.

  1. Risk Analysis for the Most Recent Fiscal Year as well as the Current Fiscal Year up to the Date of Publication of the Annual Report

  2. (1) Effect on the Company’s Profits/Losses by Interest and Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Inflation Rate Changes, and Response Measures to Be Taken in the Future

  3. Effect on the Company’s profits/losses by interest rate fluctuations in the most recent fiscal year, and response measures to be taken in the future

The Group was exposed to interest rate risk primarily related to its investments in fixed-rate time deposits, bonds, current position of long-term borrowings, borrowings, floating-rate demand deposits, structured investments and short-term borrowings . The time deposits were at fixed interest rates, and bonds were at fixed rates or with guaranteed minimal interest rates and carried. Therefore, changes in interest rates would not affect estimated profit or loss regarding to the financial instruments above. As for the Group’s financial assets held as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 associated with interest rate fluctuations, for every 0.25% increase in market interest rate, profit before tax for financial assets with floating rates would increase by NT$2,441,000 and NT$8,636,000, respectively. If the market interest rate decreased by 0.25%, the resulting amounts would be the same but in negative values.

To avoid impacts from changes in interest rates, the Company will take the following response measures as appropriate:

  • (1) The Company regularly evaluates bank deposit/borrowing rates, obtains average market rates, and closely liaises with banks to strive for the most favorable deposit/borrowing rates.

  • (2) In the future, the Company will use various financing channels for fundraising in a timely manner, depending on the operating conditions and capital requirements.

  • Effect on the Company’s profits/losses due to exchange rate fluctuation, and response measures to be taken in the future

The Group’s exchange rate risk relates primarily to operating activities (when the currency used for revenue or expenses differs from the Company’s functional currency) and net investments in foreign operations. In addition, the Group is primarily affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate with the U.S.

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dollar (USD). Based on the sensitivity analysis of the Group’s foreign exchange rate risk for the U.S. dollar currency as of December 31, 2022, the amount of increase/decrease in profit before tax associated with net assets/liabilities, in a situation where the New Taiwan dollar (NTD) had weakened 5% against the currency, is shown in the table below:

y, is shown in the table below: y, is shown in the table below:
Unit: NT$thousand
Impact of USD
Profit and Loss and Equity 52,159

The above table shows that when the NTD:USD exchange rate fluctuates sharply, it may affect the Company’s profit and loss. Therefore, the Company always keeps track of exchange rate fluctuations in the international market and continues to implement the following response measures:

  - (1) The Company’s finance department maintains close contact with the foreign exchange departments of correspondent financial institutions to collect information on exchange rate changes on a constant basis and to keep abreast of international exchange rate trends and changes, in order to proactively respond to negative effects from exchange rate fluctuations. The Company manages its forward exchange transactions and foreign exchange settlements with reference to exchange rate movements.

  - (2) The finance department submits monthly internal assessment reports on net foreign currency asset (liability) positions that require hedging to the Company’s management, for the purpose of determining hedging measures to be taken.

  - (3) The use of foreign currency cash from the sale of products in/to foreign countries to pay for foreign currency payables arising from the purchase of materials can hedge part of the exchange rate risk by taking advantage of the natural hedging feature. Therefore, the Company only has to use other instruments for net foreign currency assets (liabilities); examples include the purchase and sale of forward exchange, depending on the exchange rate fluctuations to hedge the risk of exchange rate changes in a timely manner.
  1. Effects on the Company’s profits/losses from changes in the inflation rate, and response measures to be taken in the future

    • The Company will closely monitor the inflation situation, and adjust the

    • selling price of products and material inventory as appropriate, to reduce the impact of inflation on the Company; the Company will also enter into purchase contracts with cooperative vendors for major raw materials.

  2. (2) Policies Regarding High-risk Investments, Highly Leveraged Investments, Loans to Other Parties, Endorsements, Guarantees, and Derivatives Transactions; the Primary Reasons for Profits/Losses Generated Thereby; and Response Measures to Be Taken in the Future

The Company operates in a conservative and prudent manner and does not engage in high-risk, highly leveraged investments.

The Company’s loaning of funds to others, endorsements, and guarantees are performed in accordance with the policies and response measures set forth in the Company’s Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others and Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees, which have been carefully executed taking into account the risk conditions and relevant regulations.

The Company’s derivatives transactions policy remains conservative and prudent, and is not used for arbitrage or speculative purposes, so there is no

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significant market risk. Thus, in addition to following laws and regulations of the competent authorities and generally accepted accounting principles, the Company has established the Procedures for the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets, as approved by the shareholders’ meeting, to regulate procedures for engaging in derivatives transactions.

  • (3) Research and Development Plans to Be Carried Out in the Future, and Further Expenditures Expected

The Company is committed to the development of integrated, high value-added products, and the relevant R&D plans along with their progress are in line with the Company’s direction of product development. R&D expenses are expected to account for approximately 15% of consolidated revenue in the coming fiscal year, which will be adjusted annually depending on operating conditions. The Company will continue to involve itself in R&D work, develop new products, and master key factors such as talent, capital, and technology to pursue a leading R&D position.

  • (4) Effects on the Company’s Financial Operations by Important Policies Adopted and Changes in the Legal Environment at Domestic and Foreign; and Response Measures to Be Taken

The Company follows domestic and foreign laws and regulations in its daily operations, and is always aware of domestic and foreign policy trends and regulatory changes to fully understand and respond to changes in market conditions. Changes in domestic and foreign policies and laws have not had a significant impact on the Company’s financial operations in the most recent fiscal year.

  • (5) Impacts of the Developments in Science and Technology (including information security risk) as well as Industrial Change on the Company’s Financial Operations, and Response Measures to Be Taken

The Company stays constantly aware of technological changes and developments in the industry in which it operates, and quickly grasps industry dynamics. Additionally, the Company is constantly enhancing its R&D capabilities, applying for patents to protect its various innovative concepts and designs, and actively expanding its market applications for the future. Hence, changes in technology and the industry have a positive impact on the Company. Furthermore, with the globalization of the Internet, the network information security issue has become a major risk faced by corporates, particularly the IC design industry. In addition to showcasing its intellectual achievements, a corporate in the industry also needs to prevent the outflow of its skills and technologies. The Company has formulated information security policies and specific management programs for information security operations, such as strengthening prevention and protection measures to avoid internal and external unauthorized access and virus intrusion, refining backup policies and conducting recovery testing and drills, and monitoring abnormalities, to implement information security risk management. By protecting the its business secrets and intellectual property, the Company is able to achieve the goals of sustainable business development.

  • (6) Effects from Changes in the Company’s Corporate Image on the Company’s Crisis Management, and Response Measures to Be Taken

Since its establishment, the Company has actively strengthened its internal management, improved management quality and performance, strived to maintain its corporate image, and complied with relevant laws and regulations. As of now, nothing has happened sufficient to affect the Company’s corporate image.

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  • (7) Expected Benefits and Possible Risks Associated with Any Mergers or Acquisitions, and Mitigation Measures Being or to Be Taken: None.

  • (8) Expected Benefits and Possible Risks Associated with Any Plant Expansion, and Mitigation Measures Being or to Be Taken: None.

  • (9) Risks Associated with Any Consolidation of Sales or Purchasing Operations, and Mitigation Measures Being or to Be Taken

  • Risks from Consolidated Purchasing Operations

The Company’s current production configuration is not consolidated in a single foundry. In addition to maintaining long-term and close cooperative relationships with specific foundries, the Company also increases its sources of supply from other professional foundries to provide more choices and protection for quality, sources and prices of raw materials. Hence, there is no risk from consolidated purchasing operations.

  1. Risks from Consolidated Sales Operations

The Company’s products are primarily sold through dealers, mobile phone module manufacturers, and panel manufacturers, and to major mobile phone brands in Japan besides the mobile phone market in Mainland China. By selling its products through dealers, module, and panel manufacturers, the Company has gained a wide range of end-user customers. In 2022, no single customer accounted for 25% or more of net operating revenues, and thus there is no risk of overreliance on a single customer or high customer concentration.

  • (10) Effects Upon and Risks to the Company in the Event a Major Quantity of Shares Belonging to a Director, Supervisor, or Shareholder Holding Greater than a 10 Percent Stake in the Company Being Transferred or Otherwise Changing Hands; and Mitigation Measures Being or to Be Taken: None.

  • (11) Effects Upon and Risks to the Company Associated with Any Change in Governance Personnel or Top Management; and Mitigation Measures Being or to Be Taken: None.

  • (12) Litigious and Non-litigious Matters

  • If there has been any material impact upon shareholders’ equity or prices for the Company’s securities as a result of any litigation, non-litigious proceeding, or administrative dispute involving the Company that was finalized or remained pending during the most recent two fiscal years prior to the publication date of the annual report, the facts and amount in dispute, commencement date, main parties involved, and current status of the case(s) shall be disclosed:

In addition to compiling relevant information to support and protect the Company’s rights in its litigation and non-litigious proceedings, the Company keeps track constant of the progress of cases that have been brought to court. As of the publication date of the annual report, the Company has not been involved in any litigation, non-litigious proceeding, or administrative dispute whose outcome would have a material impact upon Company shareholders’ equity, financial position or securities prices.

  1. If there has been any material impact upon Company shareholders’ equity or securities’ prices as a result of any litigation, non-litigious proceeding, or administrative dispute involving a company director, supervisor, president, de facto responsible person, or major shareholder with a stake of more than 10 percent, and the matter was finalized or remained pending during the most recent two fiscal years prior to the publication date of the annual report, the facts and amount in dispute, commencement date, main parties involved, and current status of the case shall be disclosed: None.

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  1. The occurrence of any event set forth under Article 157 of the Securities and Exchange Act that involves a company director, supervisor, managerial officer, or any major shareholder with a stake of more than 10 percent, provided the event occurred in the most recent two fiscal years prior to the publication date of the annual report, and current status of the case handled by the Company: None.

  2. (13) Other Important Risks and Mitigation Measures Being or to Be Taken: None.

  3. Other Important Matters: None.

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VIII. Special Disclosure

1. Information regarding the Company’s Affiliates

  • (1) Chart showing the Company’s Affiliates

December 31, 2022

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FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
(Located in R.O.C.)
100% 100% 50%
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd. FocalTech Corporation, Ltd.
(Located in Cayman Islands) (Located in Cayman Islands) Vitrio Technology
Corporation
100% (Located in Taiwan)
100% 100% 100%
FocalTech Systems, Inc.
FocalTech
(Located in U.S.A.)
Hefei PineTech Electronics FocalTech Electronics
Electronics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 100%
(Located in mainland (Located in mainland (Located in mainland
China) China) China) FocalTech Systems,Ltd.
(Located in Cayman Islands)
100% 100%
9.14%
FocalTech Systems FocalTech Electronics Co.,
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Ltd.
(Located in mainland (Located in Taiwan)
China)
57.31%
FocalTech Smart Sensors,
Ltd.
(Located in Cayman Islands)
100%
FocalTech Smart Sensors
Co., Ltd.
(Located in Taiwan)
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(2) Profiles of the Company’s Affiliates

Dec. 31, 2022; Unit: NT$ thousand/Foreign currency: thousand

Name of Enterprise Date of
establishment
Address Paid-in Capital Major operations or
production items
FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. July 2012 Cayman
Islands
TWD 7,059,264 Investment holding
FocalTech Systems,Inc. October 2005 U.S.A. USD 102,293 Investment holding
FocalTech Systems, Ltd. October 2005 Cayman
Islands
USD 23,350 Investment holding
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd. August 2014 Cayman
Islands
USD 100 Investment holding
FocalTech Systems (Shenzhen)
Co., Ltd.
April 2006 Mainland
China
USD 37,000 Design and R&D
of consumer
electronic chips
FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
March 2015 Mainland
China
USD 2,300 R & D, production
management and
sales of consumer
electronic chips
FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
November
2014
Mainland
China
USD2,000 Sales service of
consumer
electronic chips
FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd. June 2006 Taiwan TWD 20,000 Customs
declaration for
import and export
of consumer
electronic chips
FocalTech Smart Sensors Co.,
Ltd.
July 2016 Taiwan TWD87,085
R & D, production
management and
sales of consumer
electronic chips
Hefei PineTech Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
July 2015 Taiwan RMB30,000
R & D and sales of
consumer
electronic chips
FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd. December
2017
Cayman
Islands
USD13,618 Investment holding
Vitrio Technology Corporation September
2020
Taiwan TWD 2,840
R & D, production
management and
sales of consumer
electronic chips

(3) No controlling or subordinate relations, as adjudged by Article 369-3 of the Company Act, exist for the Company.

(4) Industries Covered by the Business Operated by Affiliates Overall

The businesses of the Company and its affiliates include IC production management, design, R&D, sales, and investment. The businesses of the Company’s affiliates as a whole include R&D, marketing, after-sales service, and general investment in chips for display drivers, touch and fingerprint recognition, and physiological monitoring products, etc.

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(5) Information on the Directors, Supervisors, and Presidents of Each Affiliate

December 31,2022 December 31,2022 December 31,2022
Name of Enterprise Title Name or representative Status of shareholding
Number of
shares
Ratio of
shareholding
FocalTech Corporation,
Ltd.
Director Genda J. Hu
FocalTech Systems, Inc. Director Genda J. Hu
FocalTech Systems, Ltd. Director Genda J. Hu
FocalTech Electronics,
Ltd.
Director Genda J. Hu
FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Executive Director
President
Supervisor
Genda Hu
Genda Hu
Hsiao-PengKuo
FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Executive Director
President
Supervisor
Genda Hu
Genda Hu
Hsiao-PengKuo
FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Executive Director
President
Supervisor
Genda Hu
Genda Hu
Hsiao-PengKuo
FocalTech Electronics Co.,
Ltd.

Chairman
Genda Hu
FocalTech Smart Sensors
Co.,Ltd.
Chairman Pei-Tzu Wu
Hefei PineTech Electronics
Co., Ltd.

Chairman
President
Director
Director
Supervisor
Wei-Ching Hou
Wei-Ching Hou
Chien-Ping Kuo
Lien-Kuo Wang
Hsiao-PengKuo
FocalTech
Smart Sensors, Ltd.
Chairman Pei-Tzu Wu
Director GWAA LLC(Designated
representative :Pei-Tzu Wu)
375,000
1.14%
Director FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd.
(Designated representative : Pei-Hsin Wu)
18,813,050
57.31%
Director FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. (Designated
representative : Jui-ChengHsu)
3,000,000
9.14%
Director Chou-Hao Tsai
Director Yen Kan
Director FocalTech Electronics,Ltd.
Vitrio Technology
Corporation
Chairman
Director
Director
Director
Supervisor
Supervisor
Ming-Tuo Yu
Jui-Cheng Hsu
Yu-Hsuan Lin
Pei-Tzu Wu
George Chang
Wei-Chieh Chang

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(6) Business Operations of Each Affiliate:

Dec. 31, 2022; Earnings per share are expressed in NT$, while others are expressed

in NT$ thousand

Name of
Enterprise
Capital Total assets Total
liabilities
Net Worth Operating
revenue
Operating
profit
Profit or loss
for the year
(after tax)
Earnings per
share (loss)
(NT$)
(after tax)
FocalTech
Corporation, Ltd.
7,059,264
2,202,075

7,959

2,194,116

-

(7,318)

(638,033)

Note 1
FocalTech
Electronics, Ltd.
3,071
2,180,020

683,767

1,496,253

169,132

(194,966)

(151,395)

Note 1
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
418,215
44,200

-

44,200

-

(361,507)

(50,241)

(1.53)
FocalTech Systems,
Inc.
3,141,414
2,295,397

295,991

1,999,406

25,334

4,688

(631,856)

Note 1
FocalTech Systems,
Ltd.
717,080
2,374,903

303,856

2,071,047

-

(53,865)

(638,826)

Note 1
FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
1,136,276
893,781

64,199

829,582

176,237

(595,473)

(579,627)

Note 2
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
285,603
3,127,545

2,659,632

467,913

3,486,534

80,222

3,140

Note 2
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd.
61,420
44,969

10,550

34,419

102,359

4,873

4,458

Note 2
FocalTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
20,000
107,257

-

107,257

1,686

252

(19,079)

Note 1
FocalTech Smart
Sensors Co., Ltd.
87,085
24,708

3,018

21,690

361,614

330,240

311,039

Note 1
Hefei PineTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
132,282
322,265

74,034

248,231

87,646

24,932

15,375

Note 2
Vitrio Technology
Corporation
2,840
2,109

1,771

338

-

(548)

(491)

(1.73)

Note 1: 100% directly and indirectly controlled by the Company; these shares are issued for the purpose of equity management. Hence, the calculation of earnings per share based on the number of shares has no reference value.

Note 2: Calculation of earnings per share not applicable, as this is a limited company with no shares issued.

  1. Private placement of securities in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report: Not applicable

  2. Subsidiaries’ holding or disposal of the Company’s shares in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report: Not applicable

  3. Other necessary supplementary notes: None

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IX. Any matter in the most recent year and up to the date of publication of the annual report which has a significant impact on shareholders' equity or securities prices as stipulated in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the Securities and Exchange Act: None

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Attachment 1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT To the Board of Directors and Shareholders FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,2022. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters for the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 are stated as follows:

Sales Revenue

The sales revenue of Integrated Driver Controller is the main indicator of financial and business performance evaluated by investors and the management. It possibly exists the pressure to achieve the financial target, and it might result in the risk of the occurrence of sales revenue. Therefore, the sales revenue of Integrated Driver Controller is considered as a key audit matter for the financial year ended December 31, 2022. Refer to Notes 4 and 23 for the accounting policy, accounting estimation and disclosure information. Our audit procedures related to the abovementioned Key Audit Matters included the following:

  1. We evaluated the design of internal control related to sales and collection cycle and the implement of the internal control.

  2. We obtained customer ranking list in 2022, and analyze the differences of customers and its sales amount.

  3. We analyzed if the sales quantities, sales revenue and gross margin by products existed material exception.

  4. We sampled purchase orders, shipping documents bills of lading, and collection records in revenue breakdown to ensure the occurrence of sales revenue.

Valuation of Inventory

Due to high market demand fluctuation and rapid technological development, the inventories may turn obsolete or have a lower net realizable value which may result in inventories being impaired. The Group has performed impairment assessment on inventories through evaluation of aging and net realizable value of inventories quarterly. The management has practiced their professional judgement in estimating the possible loss on impairment based on the sales performance of each product. Therefore, inventory valuation is considered as a key audit matter for the financial year ended December 31, 2022.

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Refer to Notes 4 and 11 for the accounting policy, accounting estimation and disclosure information.

Our audit procedures related to the abovementioned Key Audit Matters included the following:

  1. We obtained an understanding of the Group’s accounting policies and procedures on the assessment of impairment through analyzing the net realizable value calculation report and inventory aging report prepared by the management. We have inspected the supporting documents of recent selling price, and re-calculated the net realizable value of inventory to ensure its accuracy and reasonableness of the management's estimation on impairment loss.

  2. We obtained an understanding of the Group’s judgement on the estimation of impairment loss for obsolete items information and discussed recent sales performance and the reasonableness on the estimates of inventory devaluation in the future. We also performed inspection on recent sales to evaluate the reasonableness of the impairment loss provided on obsolete stock.

Other Matter

We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

Responsibilities of Corporate Management and Governance Hierarchy for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, and SIC endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management level is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, (including members of the Audit Committee) is responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

  3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

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  1. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

  2. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  3. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Yu-Hong Kuo and Chih-Ming Shao.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China February 23, 2023

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4 and 6)

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current (Note 4 and 7)
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - current (Note 4 and 8)
Accounts receivables, net (Note 4 and 10)
Inventories (Note 4 and 11)
Other financial assets (Note 4 and 9)
Other current assets (Note 25)

Total current assets

NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non-current (Note 4 and 7)
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current (Note 4 and 8)
Property, plant and equipment (Note 4 and 13)
Goodwill (Notes 4 and 14)
Other intangible assets (Note 4 and 15)
Deferred tax assets(Note 4 and 25)
Refundable deposits(Note 16)
Other non-current assets (Note 32)

Total non-current assets

TOTAL

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (Note 17)

Accounts payables (Note 18)
Other payables (Note 19)
Current tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 25)
Current position of long-term borrowings (Note 17)
Other current liabilities (Notes 23)

Total current liabilities

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term borrowings (Note 17)
Deferred tax liabilities(Note 4 and 25)
Net defined benefit liabilities-non-current (Note 4 and 20)
Guarantee deposits received(Note 21)
Other non-current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE PARENT (Notes 4, 22 and 27)
Share capital
Ordinary shares

Capital surplus
Additional paid-in capital
Treasury shares
Employee stock options
Restricted stock for employees
Employee share options – expired

Total capital surplus

Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Undistributed earnings

Total retained earnings

Other equity

Treasury shares

Equity attributable to owners of the parent
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS (Note 22)

Total equity

TOTAL
2022
Amount
%
$ 5,674,470
27
-

-
-

-
1,148,471

6
5,753,731
28
517,464
2

258,794

1

13,352,930
64

467,143
2
179,137
1
2,514,208
12
1,237,268
6
60,549
-
306,129
2
2,654,474
13

25,347

-


7,444,255
36

$ 20,797,185
100

$ 3,070,806
15
929,492
4
1,653,776
8
629,303
3
25,000
-

81,038

-


6,389,415
30

961,840
5
216,757

1
13,560

-
4,369,353
21

-

-


5,561,510
27

11,950,925
57


2,161,107
11

4,753,839
23
125,381
1
62,305
-
1,066,015
5

34,448

-


6,041,988
29

712,562
3
211,479
1

196,847

1


1,120,888

5


(296,495)

(1)


(196,057)

(1)

8,831,431
43

14,829

-


8,846,260
43

$ 20,797,185
100
2021
Amount
$ 6,456,988

119,218

55,590

3,255,081

3,822,218

3,879,862


536,459

18,125,416

412,779

178,404

2,468,605

1,237,268

47,228

9,914

2,841,745


10,575


7,206,518

$ 25,331,934

$ 301,712

2,620,160


1,596,958

1,786,309

-

110,356


6,415,495


786,840

51,584

22,140

4,397,513


10,400


5,268,477

11,683,972


2,162,367

4,737,390

79,917

65,873


1,145,555

34,134


6,062,869


101,230

122,316

6,202,079


6,425,625

(1,025,199)


-

13,625,662


22,300

13,647,962

$ 25,331,934
%





































































26

1

-
13
15
15

2
72

1

1
10

5

-

-
11

-
28
100
1
10
6
7
-

1
25
3
-
-
18

-
21
46

9
19

-

-
5

-
24
-
-
25
25

(4)

-
54

-
54
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

REVENUE (Note 4 and 23)

COSTS OF SALES (Notes 4,11 and 24)

GROSS PROFIT

OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 24, 27,28 and 31)
Selling and marketing expenses
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses

Total operating expenses

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Finance costs (Note 24)
Interest income (Note 4)
(Loss) gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair
value through profit or loss (Notes 4)
Other gains and losses, net
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange(Notes 4)

Total non-operating income and expenses

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 4 and 25)

NET (LOSS) INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans(Notes 4
and 20)
Income tax related to items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss(Notes
4 and 25)

2022 %
100
(90)

10

(4)
(4)
(20)

(28)

(18)


-

1
(1)

2
2

4

(14)
(1)

(15)


-

-


-
2021
Amount
$ 12,949,902
(11,667,224)


1,282,678

(492,636)
(546,775)

(2,536,509)


(3,575,920)


(2,293,242)

(51,492)
93,996
(81,306)
207,675
263,752

432,625

(1,860,617)

(68,278)


(1,928,895)

7,985

(1,117)


6,868
Amount
%
$ 21,991,497 100
(11,262,098)
(51)

10,729,399
49

(555,675) (2)

(633,984) (3)

(2,409,274)
(11)

(3,598,933)
(16)

7,130,466
33

(12,680)
-

31,307
-

83,103
-

428,564
2

(57,690)

-

472,604
2

7,603,070 35

(1,506,220)
(7)

6,096,850
28

751
-

(105)

-

646

-
(Continued)
%






























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Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Exchange differences from translating the
financial statements of foreign operations
(Notes 4)

Unrealized loss from debt instrument investments
measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income (Notes 4)


Total other comprehensive income (loss),net of
income tax

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests


TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests


(LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 26)
Basic

Diluted
2022 %

2
-

2

2

(13)

(15)
-

(15)

(13)
-

(13)


2021
Amount
$ 273,505

(13,307)

260,198

267,066

$ (1,661,829)

$ (1,912,039)

(16,856)

$ (1,928,895)

$ (1,654,358)

(7,471)

$ (1,661,829)

$ (9.39)
Amount
$ (89,858)

(2,553)


(92,411)


(91,765)

$ 6,005,085

$ 6,112,935

(16,085)

$ 6,096,850

$ 6,024,418

(19,333)

$ 6,005,085

$ 30.23
$ 28.62
%











































(1)

-
(1)
(1)
27
28

-
28
27

-
27

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)



BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2021

Appropriation of 2020 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Net income for the years ended December 31, 2021
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended
December 31, 2021, net of income tax
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended
December 31, 2021
Compensation cost of employee share options
Treasury shares transferred to employees
Treasury shares retired
Increase in non-controlling interests

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries
Issuance of ordinary shares from exercise of employee share
options
Issuance of restricted stock employees
Compensation cost of restricted stock to employees

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2021
Appropriation of 2021 earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Net loss for the years ended December 31, 2022
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended
December 31, 2022, net of income tax
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended
December 31, 2022
Compensation cost of employee share options
Treasury shares acquired
Treasury shares transferred to employees
Retirement of restricted stock employees
Issuance of ordinary shares from exercise of employee share
options
Unvested restricted stock to employees refund cash dividends
Compensation cost of restricted stock to employees

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2022
Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Total
$ 7,812,843

-

-

(700,000)

6,112,935
(88,517)

6,024,418


66,351

25,892

-

-

(257)

9,390

55,190
331,835


13,625,662

-

-
(3,400,000)
(1,912,039)
257,681

(1,654,358)


46,258

(507,621)

311,564

(3,880)

15,021

434
398,351

$ 8,831,431
Non-controlling
Interests
$ (1,383)


-

-

-

(16,085)
(3,248)

(19,333)


-

-

-

42,759

257

-

-
-


22,300

-

-

-


(16,856)

9,385

(7,471)


-

-

-

-

-

-
-

$ 14,829
Total Equity Total Equity
Share Capital
Ordinary Shares
$ 2,103,532
-
-
-
-

-


-

-
-
(119)
-

-
3,764
55,190

-

2,162,367
-
-
-
-

-


-

-
-
-
(3,880)
2,620

-

-

$ 2,161,107
Capital Surplus
$ 4,843,642

-

-

-

-

-


-


66,351

1,947

(252)

-

-

5,626

1,145,555

-


6,062,869

-

-

-

-

-


-


46,258

-

-
(79,540)

12,401

-

-

$ 6,041,988
Retained Earnings
Legal Reserve
Special Reserve
Undistributed
Earnings
$ - $ - $ 1,012,301

101,230
-
(101,230)

-
122,316
(122,316)

-
-
(700,000)

-
-
6,112,935

-

-

646


-

-

6,113,581


-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-



-
-
(257)

-
-
-

-
-
-

-

-

-


101,230
122,316
6,202,079

611,332
-
(611,332)

-
89,163
(89,163)

-
- (3,400,000)

-
- (1,912,039)

-

-

6,868


-

-
(1,905,171)


-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-
-
434

-

-

-

$ 712,562
$ 211,479
$ 196,847
Other Equity Unearned
employee
compensation
$ -
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
(1,145,555)

331,835

(813,720)
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
79,540
-
-

398,351

$ (335,829)
Treasury
Shares
$ (24,316)

-

-

-

-
-

-


-

23,945

371

-

-
-

-
-


-

-

-

-

-
-

-


-

(507,621)

311,564

-

-

-
-

$ (196,057)
Legal Reserve
$ -

101,230

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


-

-

-

-


101,230

611,332

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 712,562
Special Reserve
$ -

-

122,316

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-



-
-

-

-


122,316

-

89,163

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 211,479
Exchange Differences
from Translating the
Financial Statement of
Foreign Operations
$ (125,038)


-

-

-

-

(86,610)


(86,610)


-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


(211,648)

-

-

-

-

264,120


264,120


-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$ 52,472
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Financial Assets at
Fair Value through
Other Comprehensive
Income
$ 2,722

-
-
-
-

(2,553)


(2,553)

-
-
-
-
-
-
-


-

169
-
-
-
-

(13,307)


(13,307)

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

$ (13,138)









































































































































































































































































$ 7,811,460
-
-
(700,000)
6,096,850
(91,765)
6,005,085
66,351
25,892
-
42,759
-
9,390
55,190
331,835
13,647,962
-
-
(3,400,000)
(1,928,895)
267,066
(1,661,829)
46,258
(507,621)
311,564
(3,880)
15,021
434
398,351
$ 8,846,260















The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
(Loss) income before income tax

Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
Net loss (gain) on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Finance costs
Interest income
Compensation cost of employee share options
Loss (gain) on disposal of property plant and equipment
Gain on disposal of investments
Loss (reversal gain) on write-down of inventories
Unrealized loss on foreign exchange
Compensation cost of restricted stock to employees
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or
loss
Accounts receivables
Inventories

Other current assets
Accounts payables

Other payables
Other current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Net defined benefit liabilities

Cash (used) generated from operations

Interest paid
Income tax paid

Net cash (outflow) inflow from operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from disposal of financial asset at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
Disposal of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits
Acquisition of intangible assets
Decrease (increase) in other financial assets
(Increase) decrease in other non-current assets
Interest received

Net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities
2022
$ (1,860,617)
119,936
71,724

81,306
51,492
(93,996)
46,258
(460)
(97,765)
2,254,749
128,450
398,351
95,352
2,112,803

(4,169,905)
294,424
(1,696,410)
(51,028)
(32,505)
(10,400)
(595)

(2,358,836)
(50,368)
(1,395,084)

(3,804,288)

59,609
(151,888)
7,695
188,079

(71,091)
3,429,086

(14,739)
80,082

3,526,833
2021






























$ 7,603,070
86,494
15,955
(83,103)
12,680

(31,307)
66,351

318

(183,272)
(259,552)
(31,157)
331,835
(34,762)
(1,624,336)
(1,814,888)
(354,559)

893,835

581,523

(119,053)

-

(475)

5,055,597

(12,673)

(70,372)

4,972,552
-
(1,241,028)
-
(2,669,759)

-
(2,520,040)

851

36,430
(6,393,546)
(Continued)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

Increase in long-term borrowings
(Decrease) increase in guarantee deposits
Dividends paid to owners of the Company

Exercise of employee share options
Treasury shares acquired
Treasury shares transferred to employees
Increase in non-controlling interests
Issuance of restricted stock employees
Retirement of restricted stock employees
Unvested restricted stock employees refund cash dividends

Net cash (outflow) inflow financing activities

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
2022
$ 2,772,193

200,000
(28,207)
(3,400,000)
15,021
(507,621)
311,564
-
-
(3,880)
434

(640,496)

135,433

(782,518)
6,456,988

$ 5,674,470
2021















$ (221,693)
786,840

3,907,208

(700,000)
9,390

-
25,892
42,759
55,190

-

-

3,905,586

(39,286)
2,445,306

4,011,682
$ 6,456,988

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

(Concluded)

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. (“FocalTech” or “the Company”), formerly named as Orise Technology Co., Ltd., was incorporated in the Republic of China (“ROC”) in January 2006 and moved to Hsinchu Science Park in April in the same year. The Company’s shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (“TWSE”) since July 2007. On January 2, 2015, the Company acquired FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. through a share swap and renamed on January 17, 2015. This acquisition was comprehensively considered as a reverse merger, where FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. was treated as the acquirer in the financial statements. The Company mainly engages in the research, development, design, manufacturing, and sales of Human-Machine Interface solutions, such as Display Driver IC, Touch Control IC and so on.

The consolidated financial statements are presented in the Company’s functional currency of New Taiwan dollars.

2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements were approved by the Company’s board of directors on February 23, 2023.

3. APPLICATION OF NEW, AMENDED AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

  • a. Initial application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (collectively, “IFRSs”) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).

The initial application of the amendments to the IFRSs endorsed and issued in to effect by the FSC did not have a significant impact on the Group’s accounting policies.

  • b. The IFRSs endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) for application starting from 2023

Effective Date New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations Announced by IASB Amendments to IAS 1 “Disclosure of Accounting Policies” January 1, 2023 (Note 1) Amendments to IAS 8 “Definition of Accounting Estimates” January 1, 2023 (Note 2) Amendments to IAS 12 “Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities January 1, 2023 (Note 3) arising from a Single Transaction”

  • Note 1: The amendments will be applied prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

  • Note 2: The amendments are applicable to changes in accounting estimates and changes in accounting policies that occur on or after the beginning of the annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

  • Note 3: Except for deferred taxes that will be recognized on January 1, 2022 for temporary differences associated with leases and decommissioning obligations, the amendments will be applied prospectively to transactions that occur on or after January 1, 2022.

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As of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the Group is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have impact on the Group’s financial position and financial performance and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

  • c. The IFRSs issued by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), but not yet endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC):

Effective Date New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations Announced by IASB (Note ) Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Sale or Contribution of Assets To be determined by IASB between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture” Amendments to IFRS 16” Lease liabilities in a sale and leaseback” January 1, 2024 (Note 2) IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts” January 1, 2023 Amendments to IFRS 17 January 1, 2023 Amendments to IFRS 17 “Initial Application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 17January 1, 2023 Comparative Information” Amendments to IAS 1 “Classification of Liabilities as Current or NonJanuary 1, 2024 current” Amendments to IAS 1 “Noncurrent liabilities with contractual terms” January 1, 2024

  • Note 1: Unless stated otherwise, the above New IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.

  • Note 2: A seller-lessee shall apply the Amendments to IFRS 16 retrospectively to sale and leaseback transactions entered into after the date of initial application of IFRS 16.

As of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the Group is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have impact on the Group’s financial position and financial performance and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  • a. Statement of compliance

The present Consolidated Financial Report has been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and IFRSs as endorsed and issued into effect by Financial Supervisory Commission.

  • b. Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for financial instruments measured at fair value and the net defined benefit liabilities recognized in the amount of the present value of defined benefit obligation less the fair value of any plan assets.

The evaluation of fair value could be classified into Level 1 to Level 3 by the observable intensity and importance of related input value:

  • 1) Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • 2) Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

  • 3) Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

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  • c. Standards in differentiating current and non-current assets and liabilities

Current assets include:

  • 1) Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  • 2) Assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and

  • 3) Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Current liabilities include:

  • 1) Assets expected to be realized within 12 months after the reporting period; and

  • 2) Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting period.

Those not as aforementioned current assets or current liabilities are classified as non-current assets or non-current liabilities.

d. Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries). Applicable adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies in line with those used by the Company. All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation. Total comprehensive income of the subsidiaries is attributed both to the shareholders of the parent and the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company losing controlling over the subsidiaries are accounted as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s interests and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their interests in the subsidiaries respectively. The amount adjusted for the non-controlling interests and the difference between fair value and the consideration paid or received are recognized directly in equity and attributed to shareholders of the parent.

The detail information, holding percentages, and main business of the subsidiaries could be found in Note 12, TABLE 5 and TABLE 6.

e. Foreign currencies

In preparing the financial statements of each individual group entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period.

Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the functional currencies of the Company and the Group entities (including subsidiaries in other countries that use currency different from the currency of the Company) are translated into the presentation currency - New Taiwan dollars as follows: Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the reporting period;

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income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. The resulting currency translation differences are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity (attributed to non-controlling interests as appropriate).

f. Inventories

Inventories consist of raw materials, supplies, finished goods and work-in-process and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory write-downs are made by item, except where it may be appropriate to group similar or related items. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale. Inventories are recorded at weighted-average cost on the balance sheet date.

  • g. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost, and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss.

  • h. Goodwill

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a business is carried at cost, and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated impairment loss.

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units (referred to as cash-generating units) that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired, by comparing its carrying amount, including the attributed goodwill, with its recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

  • i. Intangible assets

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is recognized on a straightline basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognized separately from goodwill are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost). Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

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On derecognition of an intangible asset, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset are recognized in profit or loss.

  • j. Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets other than goodwill

At the end of each reporting period, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs to.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount, with the resulting impairment loss recognized in profit or loss.

When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cashgenerating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

  • k. Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when a group entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

1) Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

i) Measurement category

The Group’s financial assets include those measured at FVTPL, at amortized cost and investments in debt instruments measured at FVTOCI.

A. Financial asset at FVTPL

The equity instruments that are not specified as FVTOCI and debt instruments that do not meet the criteria of amortized cost or FVTOCI are mandatorily required to be measured at FVTPL.

Any dividends, interest earned and gain or loss arising from the remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss at fair value. The determination methodology of fair value of financial instruments states in Note 30.

B. Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet both two following conditions will subsequently be measured at

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amortized cost:

  • (1) The objective of the business model to hold the financial asset is to collect contractual cash flows; and

  • (2) The cash flows from contractual terms of the financial asset on specified dates are solely matched for payments of principal and interests on the principal amount outstanding.

Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at amortized cost, including cash and cash equivalents, account receivables at amortized cost, other financial assets, and refundable deposits, are measured at amortized cost, which equals to gross carrying amount determined by the effective interest method, subtracting any impairment loss. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss.

Interest income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of a financial asset.

Cash equivalents include time deposits with original maturities within 3 months from obtaining date, high liquidation level, readily convertible to a known amount of cash at any time, and low risk of changes in value. These cash equivalents are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments.

  • C. Investments in debt instruments at FVTOCI

Investments in debt instruments that meet both the following conditions are subsequently measured at FVTOCI:

  • (1) The objective of the business model to hold the financial asset is to collect contractual cash flows and sell financial assets; and

  • (2) The cash flows from contractual terms of the financial asset on specified dates are solely matched for payments of principal and interests on the principal amount outstanding.

Interest income calculated using the effective interest method, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment losses or reversed gains on investments in debt instruments at FVTOCI are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of these debt instruments are recognized in other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to profit or loss when these debt instruments are disposed.

  • ii) Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period, the impairment loss is recognized by expected credit loss method for financial assets at amortized cost (including accounts receivables) and for investments in debt instruments in FVTOCI.

The loss allowance for accounts receivables is determined by the expected credit losses over the lifetime. For other financial assets at amortized cost and investments in debt instruments that are measured at FVTOCI, if the credit risk on the financial instrument has not increased significantly after initial recognition, a loss allowance is determined by the expected credit losses resulting from the possible default events within 12 months after the reporting date. If, on the other hand, there has been a significant increase in credit risk after initial recognition, a loss allowance is determined by the expected credit losses resulting from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

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Expected credit losses (ECLS) reflect the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of default occurring as the weights. 12-month ECLs represent the portion of lifetime ECLs that is expected to result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date. In contrast, Lifetime ECLs represent the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

All impairment loss of the financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount are through an allowance account, except for investments in debt instruments that are measured at FVTOCI, for which the loss allowance is recognized in other comprehensive income and does not reduce the carrying amount of the financial asset.

  • iii) Derecognition of financial assets

The Group derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party.

When a financial asset carried at amortized cost is derecognized in its entirety, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the consideration is recognized in profit or loss. If the financial asset is an investment in debt instruments at FVTOCI and derecognized in its entirety, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration plus the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss.

2) Equity instruments

Debt and equity instruments issued by a group entity are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

Equity instruments issued by a group entity are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Repurchase of the Company’s own equity instruments is recognized in and deducted directly from equity. The carrying amount is calculated by weighted average of stock types. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company’s own equity instruments.

3) Financial liabilities

  • i) Subsequent measurement

All the financial liabilities are measured by amortized cost using the effective interest method.

  • ii) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.

  • l. Provisions

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the discounted cash flows of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.

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  • m. Revenue recognition

The Group recognizes revenue when customer’s contract obligations are satisfied.

Revenue comes from sales of human and machine interface devices ICs. Revenue is recognized when the ICs start to be shipped or are delivered to the specific locations instructed by customers, at which time the customer has full discretion over the ICs. Revenue and accounts receivables are recognized concurrently.

The Group considers varying contractual terms to estimate sales returns and recognize refund liabilities, which is classified under other payables.

  • n. Lease

The Group evaluates if the contract belongs to or includes the lease the commencement date.

The Group as a lessee

Except for the leases of low-value asset or short-term leases recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis, the Group recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the consolidated balance sheets from the commencement date.

  • o. Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets (assets which are substantially ready for their intended use or sale through a fairly long period) are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale.

Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization.

Other than that which is stated above, all other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

  • p. Government Grants

Government grants are not recognized until it is assured reasonably that the Group will be able to comply with the conditions attaching to the subsidies and the grants will be received possibly.

Government grants used as the compensation for expenses or losses already incurred are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they become receivable and are not necessary to return.

  • q. Employee benefits

  • 1) Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

  • 2) Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.

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Defined benefit costs (including service cost, net interest and remeasurement) under the defined benefit retirement benefit plans are determined using the projected unit credit method. Service cost, including current service cost and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset), is recognized as employee benefits expense in the period it occurs. Remeasurement, comprising actuarial gains and losses and the return on plan assets (excluding interest), is recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur and will not be reclassified to profit or loss.

Net defined benefit liability represents the actual deficit in the Company’s defined benefit plan.

  • r. Share-based payment arrangements

Equity-settled and share-based payment arrangements granted to employees

The fair value at the grant date of the equity-settled and share-based payments is expensed on a straightline basis over the vesting period, based on the Group’s optimal estimate number of shares or options that are expected to ultimately vest, with a corresponding increase in capital surplus - employee share options.

The fair value at the grant date of the restricted shares for employees is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Group’s best estimates of the number of shares or options that are expected to ultimately vest, with a corresponding increase in other equity - unearned employee benefits.

When restricted shares for employees are issued, other equity - unearned employee benefits is recognized on the grant date, with a corresponding increase in capital surplus - restricted shares for employees.

At the end of each reporting period, the Group revises its estimate of the number of restricted shares for employees that are expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates is recognized in profit or loss such that the cumulative expenses reflect the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to capital surplus - restricted shares for employees.

  • s. Taxation

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

  • 1) Current tax

The tax on unappropriated earnings according to the Income Tax Law should be accrued in the year when the resolution regarding to the appropriated earnings is made in the shareholder meeting.

Any adjustment of prior years’ tax liability is counted in the current year’s tax provision.

2) Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. In addition, a deferred tax liability is not recognized on taxable temporary difference arising from initial recognition of goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against

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which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

3) Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income, in which case, the deferred tax is recognized in other comprehensive income.

5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Impairment of inventory

Net realizable value of inventory is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The estimation of net realizable value was based on current market conditions and the historical experience of selling products of a similar nature. Changes in market conditions may have a material impact on the estimation of net realizable value.

6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash on hand

Checking accounts and demand deposits
Cash equivalent (time deposits with original maturities within three
months)

**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 15,560

1,855,151
3,803,759

$ 5,674,470
2021




$ 24,233
4,141,003

2,291,752
$ 6,456,988

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7. FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS - NON-CURRENT

Current
Mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss (FVTPL)
Listed ordinary shares
Non–Current
Mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss (FVTPL)
Listed preferred shares

Private Funds
Structured Investments
**December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$-





$ 147,391

207,977
111,775
$ 467,143
2021
$ 119,218


$ 151,801
156,075
104,903
$ 412,779

8. FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Investments in debt instruments
Current
Foreign investments
Fixed income bonds
Non–Current
Foreign investments
Fixed income bonds
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022 2021
$ -
$ 179,137
$ 55,590
$ 178,404

9. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

Time deposits with original maturities more than three months
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 517,464
2021
$ 3,879,862

10. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES, NET

Accounts receivables
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 1,148,471
2021
$ 3,255,081

The average credit term for sales of goods was 30-120 days. In order to minimize credit risk, management of the Group has delegated a team responsible for determining line of credit, credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. In addition, the Group reviews the recoverable amount of each individual accounts receivable at the end of the reporting period to ensure that adequate allowances are made for irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, the Group’s management believes the Group’s credit risk was significantly reduced.

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The Group applies the simplified approach prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of allowances of expected credit losses over the lifetime for all accounts receivables. The expected credit losses on accounts receivables are estimated by using an allowance matrix with references to past customer default records, customer’s current financial position, and general economic conditions of the industry. Due to the past experiences, there is no significant difference in the loss patterns of different customer groups. Therefore, the allowance matrix does not further distinguish the customer base, and only sets the expected credit loss rate based on the overdue days of accounts receivable.

The following table details the loss allowance of accounts receivables based on the Group’s allowance matrix.

December 31, 2022


Expected credit loss
rate
Gross carrying amount
and Amortized cost

December 31, 2021

Expected credit loss
rate
Gross carrying amount
and Amortized cost
Non Past Due
0%
$ 1,102,087

Non Past Due
0%
$ 3,023,207

Overdue 1-60
Days
0%
$ 15,049

Overdue 1-60
Days
0%
$ 231,874
Overdue 61-180
Days
0%
$ 31,335

Overdue 61-180
Days
0%
$ -
Overdue Over
180 Days
0%
$ -
Overdue Over
180 Days
0%
$ -
Total


0%
$ 1,148,471
Total
0%
$ 3,255,081

11. INVENTORIES

Finished goods

Work in progress
Raw materials and supplies

December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ 1,020,143

2,073,643
2,659,945

$ 5,753,731
2021




$ 1,233,626
1,622,781

965,811
$ 3,822,218

The cost of inventories recognized as cost of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was NT$11,667,224 thousand and NT$11,262,098 thousand, included write-down inventories of NT$(2,254,749) thousand and reverse of write-down inventories of NT$259,552 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Above mentioned gains from price recovery of inventories are resulted from sales of slow moving inventory.

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12. SUBSIDIARIES

Details of the Company’s subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements were as follows:

Investor
Investee
Nature of Activities
Proportion of
Ownership
December 31
2022
2021

FocalTech Systems
FocalTech Corporation, Ltd.
Investment activity
Co.,Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics,Ltd.
Investment activity
100%
100%
100%
100%
FocalTech Systems
Co., Ltd. and
FocalTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors,Ltd.
Investment activity
66.45%
66.45%
FocalTech Smart
Sensors,Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors Co.,
Ltd.
Research, development, manufacturing
and sale of integrated circuits
100%
100%
FocalTech
Corporation,Ltd.
FocalTech Systems, Inc.
Investment activity
100%
100%
FocalTech Systems,
Inc.
FocalTech Systems, Ltd.
Investment activity
100%
100%
FocalTech Systems,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems (Shenzhen)
Co., Ltd.
Design and research of integrated circuits
FocalTech Electronics Co.,Ltd. Import and export of integrated circuits
100%
100%
100%
100%
FocalTech Electronics,
Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Sales support and post-sales service for
affiliates’ IC products
FocalTech Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Research, development, manufacturing
and sale of integrated circuits
Hefei PineTech Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
Research, development and sale of
integrated circuits
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

13. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Cost
Balance, January 1, 2022
Additions

Disposals

Reclassification

Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences
Balance, December 31,
2022
Accumulated depreciation
Balance, January 1, 2022
Depreciation

Disposals

Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences
Balance, December 31,
2022
Carrying amounts as of
December 31, 2022
Cost
Balance, January 1, 2021
Additions

Disposals

Reclassification

Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences
Balance, December 31,
2021
Accumulated depreciation
Balance, January 1, 2021
Land Buildings Development
Equipment
Office
Equipment
Information
Equipment
Leasehold
**Improvements **
Construction
Inprogress
Total


















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$ 44,540


1,722

(
3,683 )

130


636
$ 43,345


$ 32,127


2,830

(
3,312 )

432
$ 32,077
$ 11,268




$ 38,869


5,802


-


52

(
183)
$ 44,540


$ 29,561

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Depreciation

Disposals

Reclassification

Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences
Balance, December 31,
2021
Carrying amounts as of
December 31, 2021
Land Buildings Development
Equipment
Office
Equipment
Information
Equipment
Leasehold
**Improvements **
Leasehold
**Improvements **
Construction
Inprogress
Total






-


-


-


-
$ -
$ -






35,492


-


-

(
622)
$ 156,566
$ 1,179,555

47,738

(
8,048 )

-

(
2,989)
$ 240,423
$ 194,265

575


-

(
10 )
(
32)
$ 10,107
$ 2,242






2,689


-

10

(
133)
$ 32,127
$ 12,413






-


-


-

(
74)
$ 38,530
$ -






-


-


-


-
$ -
$ 1,080,130

86,494
(
8,048 )

-
(
3,850)
$ 477,753
$ 2,468,605

Property, plant and equipment were depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings 45-50 years Development equipment 3-5 years Office equipment 3-5 years Information equipment 3-5 years Leasehold improvements 1-5 years

Property, plant and equipment were pledged as collateral. Refer to Note 32.

14. GOODWILL

Ending balance **December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022 2021
$ 1,237,268 $ 1,237,268

Considering the synergy of integration of LCD driver and touch controller under the industry trend, the reverse merger was triggered by FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. on January 2, 2015, resulting the goodwill of $3,237,268 thousand. In 2018, the impacts of market improper competition and the shortage of wafer supply made the company a serious market share decline, which is expected to influence the market shares and gross margins in the future. Therefore, the recoverable amount from Display and Touch integrated chip less than the carrying value so the Company recognized the impairment loss of $2,000,000 thousand. In 2019, based on the market growth and market share gain in smartphone market, the Group estimated cash flows from sales of Display and Touch integrated chip, and the recoverable amount exceeded the carrying value. Therefore, the Group did not recognize any impairment on goodwill.

The recoverable amount is calculated by Display and Touch integrated chip projected net cash flows, discounted at 13.98% and 16.52% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, under the assumptions of management team judgments and historical experiences with regard to future growth rates and gross margin.

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15. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Cost
Balance, January 1, 2022

Additions
Reclassification
Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences

Balance, December 31, 2022
Accumulated amortization
Balance, January 1, 2022

Amortization expenses
Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences

Balance, December 31, 2022
Carrying amounts as of
December 31, 2022

Cost
Balance, January 1, 2021

Reclassification
Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences

Balance, December 31, 2021
Accumulated amortization
Balance, January 1, 2021

Amortization expenses
Reclassification
Effect of foreign currency
exchange differences

Balance, December 31, 2021
Carrying amounts as of
December 31, 2021
Licenses
and
Franchises
$ 128,012
4,451
-

11,969

$ 144,432

$ 128,012
2,226

11,969

$ 142,207

$ 2,225

$ 122,262
8,911

(3,161)

$ 128,012

$ 122,130
132
8,911

(3,161)

$ 128,012

$ -
Software
$ 135,839

66,640

13,904
13,217

$ 229,600

$ 132,792

54,717
13,167

$ 200,676

$ 28,924

$ 148,247

(8,911)
(3,497)

$ 135,839

$ 144,543

638

(8,911)
(3,478)

$ 132,792

$ 3,047
Patents

$ 76,707

-

-
3

$ 76,710

$ 54,726

7,381
3

$ 62,110

$ 14,600

$ 76,708

-
(1)

$ 76,707

$ 46,942

7,785

-
(1)

$ 54,726

$ 21,981
Trademark
$ 74,000

-

-

-

$ 74,000

$ 51,800

7,400

-

$ 59,200

$ 14,800

$ 74,000

-

-

$ 74,000

$ 44,400

7,400

-

-

$ 51,800

$ 22,200
Total

























































































$ 414,558

71,091

13,904

25,189
$ 524,742
$ 367,330

71,724

25,139
$ 464,193
$ 60,549
$ 421,217

-

(6,659)
$ 414,558
$ 358,015

15,955

-

(6,640)
$ 367,330
$ 47,228

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Other intangible assets were amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Licenses and franchises 1-5 years Software 1-5 years Patents 7-10 years Trademark 10 years

16. REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS

Capacity guarantee deposits and others
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$2,654,474
2021
$2,841,745

Guarantee deposits mainly consists of cash paid to suppliers to ensure stable foundry capacity.

17. BORROWINGS

  • a. Short-term borrowings
Unsecured bank loans

Secured bank loans


Annual interest rate
Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2021
$ -

301,712
$ 301,712
-
1.741.81%

Property, plant and equipment are pledged as collateral for the bank loans, please refer to Note 32.

  • b. Long-term borrowings
Unsecured bank loans

Secured bank loans

Less: reclassification to Current position of long-term borrowings

Annual interest rate
Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2021




$ -
786,840
786,840
-
$ 786,840
-
1.00%

For secured bank loans, the principals will be paid monthly or quarterly after three years from drawdown date. The period of borrowings is from September, 2021 to September, 2036.

For unsecured bank loans, the principals will be paid monthly after one year from drawdown date. The period of borrowings is from September, 2022 to September, 2025.

Commercial building is pledged as collateral for long-term loans, please refer to Note 32.

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18. ACCOUNTS PAYABLES

Accounts payables
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 929,492
2021
$ 2,620,160

The average credit period on purchases was 30-60 days. The Group has financial risk management policies in place to ensure that all payables are paid within the pre-agreed credit terms.

19. OTHER PAYABLES

Payable for rebates

Payable for salaries and bonus
Payable for labor, health and social insurance
Reserve for litigations
Payable for professional services and others

**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 870,372

584,170
14,276
51,325
133,633

$1,653,776
2021




$ 610,291
777,747
15,913
46,261

146,746
$1,596,958

20. RETIREMENT BENEFIT

a. Defined contribution plans

The Company FocalTech Smart Sensors Co., Ltd. and FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd. adopted a pension plan under the Labor Pension Act (the “LPA”), which is a state-managed defined contribution plan. Under the LPA, an entity makes monthly contributions to employees’ individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages.

b. Defined benefit plans

The defined benefit plan adopted by the Company in accordance with the Labor Standards Law is operated by the government. Pension benefits are calculated on the basis of the length of service and average monthly salaries of the six months before retirement. The Company contributes amounts equal to 2% of total monthly salaries and wages to a pension fund administered by the pension fund monitoring committee. Pension contributions are deposited in the Bank of Taiwan in the committee’s name. Before the end of each year, the Company assesses the balance in the pension fund. If the amount of the balance in the pension fund is inadequate to pay retirement benefits for employees who conform to retirement requirements in the next year, the Company is required to fund the difference in one appropriation that should be made before the end of March of the next year. The pension fund is managed by the Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor (“the Bureau”); the Company has no right to influence the investment policy and strategy.

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The amounts included in the consolidated balance sheets in respect of the Group’s defined benefit plans were as follows:

Present value of defined benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
Net defined benefit liability
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 33,968
20,408)
$ 13,560
2021


$ 40,265
18,125)
$ 22,140


Movements in net defined benefit liability were as follows:

Balance at January 1, 2022

Net interest expense (income)

Recognized in profit or loss

Remeasurement
Return on plan assets
(excluding amounts
included in net interest)
Actuarial gain - changes in
financial assumptions
Actuarial gain - experience
adjustments
Recognized in other
comprehensive income
Contributions from the employer

Balance at December 31, 2022

Balance at January 1, 2021

Net interest expense (income)

Recognized in profit or loss

Remeasurement
Return on plan assets
(excluding amounts
included in net interest)
Actuarial loss - changes in
financial assumptions
Actuarial gain - experience
adjustments
Recognized in other
comprehensive income
Contributions from the employer
Benefits paid

Balance at December 31, 2021
Present Value
of the Defined
Benefit
Obligation
$ 40,265


262


262

-
(
2,453 )
(
4,106)

(
6,559)


-

$ 33,968

$ 42,275


338


338

-
764
(
1,425)

(
661)

-
(
1,687)

$ 40,265
Fair Value of
the Plan Assets
($ 18,125)

(
120)

(
120)

(
1,426 )

-

-

(
1,426)

(
737)

($ 20,408)

($ 18,909)

(
154)

(
154)

(
90 )

-

-

(
90)

(
659 )

1,687

($ 18,125)
Net Defined
Benefit
Liability
(Asset)
$ 22,140

142

142
(
1,426 )
(
2,453 )
(
4,106)
(
7,985)
(
737)
$ 13,560
$ 23,366

184

184
(
90 )

764
(
1,425)
(
751)
(
659 )

-
$ 22,140

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Through the defined benefit plans under the Labor Standards Law, the Group is exposed to the following risks:

  • 1) Investment risk: The plan assets are invested in domestic/and foreign/equity and debt securities, bank deposits, etc. The investment is conducted at the discretion of the Bureau or under the mandated management. However, in accordance with relevant regulations, the return generated by plan assets should not be below the interest rate for a 2-year time deposit with local banks.

  • 2) Interest risk: A decrease in the government bond interest rate will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation; however, this will be partially offset by an increase in the return on the plan’s debt investments.

  • 3) Salary risk: The present value of the defined benefit obligation is calculated by reference to the future salaries of plan participants. As such, an increase in the salary of the plan participants will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

The actuarial valuations of the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by qualified actuaries. The significant assumptions used for the purposes of the actuarial valuations were as follows:

Discount rate
Expected rate of salary increase
**December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
1.25%
4.5%
2021
0.65%
4.5%

If possible reasonable change in each of the significant actuarial assumptions will occur and all other assumptions will remain constant, the present value of the defined benefit obligation would increase (decrease) as follows:

Discount rate
0.25% increase
0.25% decrease
Expected rate of salary increase
1% increase
1% decrease
December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
($ 985)
$ 1,022)
$ 4,180)
$ 3,674)
2021
(
(
($ 1,263)
($ 1,314)
($ 5,348)
($ 4,670)

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.

The expected contributions to the plan for the next year
The average duration of the defined benefit obligation
December 31
2022
$ 720

14.6 years
2021

$ 680
15.2 years

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21. GUARANTEE DEPOSITS RECEIVED

Capacity guarantee deposits and others
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022 2021
$4,369,353
$4,397,513

Guarantee deposit mainly consists of cash received from customers to ensure they have access to the Group’s specified capacity

22. EQUITY

a. Share capital

Ordinary shares (par value at NT$10 per share)

Numbers of shares authorized (in thousands)

Shares authorized

Number of shares issued and fully paid (in thousands)

Shares issued
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
500,000

$ 5,000,000

216,111

$ 2,161,107
2021







500,000
$ 5,000,000

216,237
$ 2,162,367

The company has issued 19 thousand shares of exercised employees’ share option and redeemed 146 thousand shares of issued restricted stocks for employees during the year ended December 31, 2022. The registration processes have not been completed as of December 31, 2022.

b. Capital surplus

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2022

Employee treasury share vested
Compensation cost of employee share options
Issuance of ordinary shares from exercise of employee
share options

Employee share options expired
Retirement of restricted stock employees

BALANCE, December 31, 2022

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2021

Treasury shares transferred to employees
Employee treasury share vested
Treasury shares retired
Compensation cost of employee share options
Issuance of ordinary shares from exercise of employee
share options

Employee share options expired
Issuance of restricted stock for employees

BALANCE, December 31, 2021
Additional
Paid-in Capital
(1)
$ 4,737,390
-
-
16,449
-
-
$ 4,753,839
$ 4,725,445
-
-
-
-
11,945
-
-
$ 4,737,390
Treasury
Shares
(1)
$ 79,917

45,464

-

-

-
-
$ 125,381

$ 69,361

1,947

8,861

(252)

-

-

-
-
$ 79,917
Restricted
stock for
employees
(2)
$ 1,145,555

-

-

-

-
(79,540)
$ 1,066,015

$ -

-

-

-

-

-

-
1,145,555
$ 1,145,555
Employee
Share Options
(2)
$ 65,873

(45,464)

46,258

(4,048)

(314)
-
$ 62,305

$ 14,903


-


(8,861 )

-

66,351


(6,319 )

(201 )
-

$ 65,873
Employee
Share Options -
Expired
(1)
$ 34,134

-

-

-

314
-
$ 34,448

$ 33,933


-
-
-

-
-
201
-

$ 34,134
Total
$ 6,062,869

-

46,258

12,401

-
(79,540)
$ 6,041,988
$4,843,642
1,947
-
(252 )
66,351
5,626
-
1,145,555
$ 6,062,869
  • 1) This type of capital surplus may be used to offset a deficit; in addition, when the Company has no deficit, such capital surplus may be distributed as cash dividends or transferred to share capital (at a certain percentage of the Company’s capital surplus annually).

  • 2) This type of capital surplus cannot be used for any purposes.

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  • c. Retained earnings and dividend policy

Under the Company’s Article of Incorporation, when distributing annual earnings, the Company shall pay taxes, offset its losses, set aside 10% as legal reserve, then set aside or reverse a special reserve in accordance with relevant laws or regulations. The Board of Directors shall prepare a distribution proposal for the remaining earnings plus the unappropriated retained earnings of previous years. Earnings distribution may be made in the form of shares after an approved resolution made by the shareholders’ meeting. Pursuant to the Company Act, the distributable dividends and bonuses or the legal reserve and the capital reserve (stipulated in Article 241, Paragraph 1 of the Company Act) in whole or in part may be paid in cash after a resolution has been adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of the board of directors attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors; and in addition to a report of such distribution shall be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting.

See Note 24(d) for policy stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation regarding to the remuneration for employees and directors.

Considering current and future development plans, investment conditions, capital requirements, and market competition situations, and shareholder benefits, The Company would appropriate the dividends to the shareholders not less than 10% of the current year’s earnings. The dividends could be paid in cash or shares. The cash portion should be equal or more than 10% of the total dividends. It is allowed not to distribute any cash dividend if the cash amount per share is less than NT 0.5.

Legal reserve should be appropriated from earnings until the legal reserve equals the Company’s paid-in capital. Legal reserve may be used to offset deficit. If the Company has no deficit and the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.

The Company is required to set aside additional special capital reserve equal to the total amount of items that are accounted for as deductions from stockholders’ equity shall be set aside from prior-year earnings.

The appropriations of earnings for 2021 and 2020 were approved in annual shareholder’s meeting held on June 9, 2022, and August 19, 2021, respectively, were as follows:

Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Cash dividends per share
d. Special reserve
Balance, beginning

Special reserve appropriated

Balance, ending





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e. Treasury stock

Number of shares on January 1, 2021
Decrease during the period
Number of shares on December 31, 2021
Number of shares on January 1, 2022
Increase during the period
Decrease during the period
Number of shares on December 31, 2022
Shares
(In Thousands)
Shares
(In Thousands)



778

(778)

-
-
4,000

(2,455)

1,545

On February 23, 2022, the board of directors resolved the 6th treasure stock transferred to employees program no more than 4,000,000 shares for transferring to employees. From April 6 to April 19, 2021, 4,000,000 shares had been bought back, and it amount was $507,621 thousand. The transferring price to employees would be the average purchase price.

The detailed information for other treasure stock transferred to employee programs could be found in Note 27 (b).

The treasury shares held by the company cannot be pledged and no dividend and voting right is attached in accordance with the Regulations of Securities and Exchange Act.

  • f. Unearned employee compensation
Balance, beginning

Retirement (issuance) of shares
Share-based payment expenses recognized

Balance, ending
2022
$ 813,720 )
79,540

398,351

$ 335,829)
2021
(

(

(

(
$ -

1,145,555)
331,835
$ 813,720)

The issuance of employee restricted share plan has been approved by shareholders’ meeting held on June 20, 2020. The board of directors approved to issue 5,749 thousand and 236 thousand shares on April 7, 2021 and July 29, 2021, respectively. Please refer Note 27 (c) for the detailed information.

g. Non-controlling interests

Balance, beginning

Net loss

Other comprehensive income (loss)
Exchange differences from translating the financial statements
of foreign operations
Non-controlling interests subscribing subsidiary new shares issuing
for cash
Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries

Balance, ending
2022
$ 22,300
(
16,856)
9,385
-

-

$ 14,829
2021
($ 1,383)
(
16,085)
(
3,248)

42,759

257
$ 22,300

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23. REVENUE


IC for human and machine interface devices

Contract balances
**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 12,949,902
2021
$ 21,991,497

Contract liabilities (classified as current liabilities) Sales of goods

December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ 56,455
2021

$ 49,099

24. NET INCOME

  • a. Finance costs

Interest on bank loans
Interest on deposits
Depreciation and amortization

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets


An analysis of deprecation by function
Operating costs

Operating expenses

**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **December 31 **
2021
$ 12,240

440
$ 12,680
**December 31 **
2022
$ 119,936


71,724

$ 191,660

$ 26,612


165,048

$ 191,660
2021










$ 86,494
15,955
$ 102,449
$ 8,892
93,557
$ 102,449

b. Depreciation and amortization

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c. Employee benefits expense


Post-employment benefits
Defined contribution plans

Defined benefit plans (see Note 20)
Share-based payments (see Note 27)
Other employee benefits

Total employee benefits expense

An analysis of employee benefits expense by function
Operating costs

Operating expenses

**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 33,048

142
444,609
2,231,610

$ 2,709,409

$ 245,045

2,464,364

$ 2,709,409
2021










$ 30,331
184
398,186

2,214,641
$ 2,643,342
$ 227,778

2,415,564
$ 2,643,342

d. The remuneration of employees and directors

According to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the distributable compensation to employees and remuneration to directors shall not be less than 1% and not more than 1.5%, respectively, of net profit before income tax. There was no employees’ compensation accrued due to loss before income tax for the year ended December 31, 2022. The accrued employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:

Amount
Employees’ compensation
Remuneration of directors
2021

$ 316,730
$ 30,000

If there is any change in the proposed amounts after the annual consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the differences are recorded as a change in accounting estimate.

The board of directors resolved the remuneration of employees and directors for 2021 on February 23,2022. There is no difference between the actual amount of remuneration to employees and directors resolved and the amount of remuneration to employees and directors accounted for in 2021 consolidated financial statements.

Information on the employees’ compensation and remuneration to directors resolved by the Company’s board of directors is available on the Market Observation Post System website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

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25. INCOME TAXES

a. Major components of tax (benefit) expense recognized in profit or loss:

Current income tax expense
In respect of the current year
Other income tax adjustments
Deferred income tax expense
In respect of the current year
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss
For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31
2022

$ 163,762

36,675

200,437


(
132,159)

$ 68,278
2021















$ 1,310,749
122,040
1,432,789
73,431
$ 1,506,220

A reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense is as follows:


(Loss) income before tax from continuing operations

(Loss) income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate and the
effective tax rate

Nondeductible expenses in determining taxable income
Tax effect of earnings to be distributed by subsidiaries
Tax exemption

Unrecognized temporary differences

Unrecognized loss carryforwards
Adjustments for prior years’ tax
Tax effects from investment tax credit rate less than 30%

Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss
**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **December 31 **
2022
($1,860,617)

($ 221,768)

63,987
167,231
(
3,342 )
(
181 )
25,676
36,675

-

$ 68,278
2021










$ 7,603,070
$ 1,097,956
17,678
429
(
37,877 )
(
1,001 )
43,083
122,040
263,912
$ 1,506,220

The company’s research and development expenditure is expected to offset the corporate income tax by 30%, so the effective tax rate is 14% after considering the deduction effect.

For other jurisdictions, taxes are calculated using the applicable tax rate for each individual jurisdiction.

  • b. Recognized in other comprehensive income
Deferred tax
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
December December 31
2022
$ 1,117
2021
$ 105

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c. Current tax assets and liabilities

Current tax assets( recorded as other current assets)
Tax refund receivable

Current tax liabilities
Income tax levied on accumulated overseas undistributed
earnings (Note)

Income tax payable

Total
December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ 5,590

$ 295,668


333,635

$ 629,303
2021






$ 1,510
$ 286,867
1,499,442
$ 1,786,309

Note: The estimated income tax from accumulated overseas undistributed earnings determined at the end of 2017 for FocalTech Systems, Inc. could be paid in installments for eight years under the US tax law.

d. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

The movements of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

2022

Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences

Obsolete of inventory

Others


Loss carryforwards



Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences

Intangible assets

Investment income recognized
from foreign investees

2021
Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences

Obsolete of inventory

Others


Loss carryforwards



Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences

Intangible assets

Investment income recognized
from foreign investees
Beginning
Balance
$ 10,779


4,434)


6,345


3,569

$ 9,914

$ 6,174


45,410

$ 51,584

Beginning
Balance
$ 71,336


3,950)


67,386


17,768

$ 85,154

$ 8,232


44,981

$ 53,213
Recognized in
Profit or Loss
$ 272,961


24,371

297,332


-

$ 297,332

( $ 2,058 )

167,231

$ 165,173

Recognized in
Profit or Loss
( $ 60,557 )

(
379)

(
60,936 )

(
14,124)

($ 75,060)

( $ 2,058 )


429

($ 1,629)
Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
$ -

(
1,117)

(
1,117 )

-

($ 1,117)

$ -


-

$ -

Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
$ -

(
105)

(
105 )

-

($ 105)

$ -


-

$ -
Exchange
Differences
$ -

-

-

-

$ -

$ -

-

$ -

Exchange
Differences
$ -

-

-

75)

$ 75)

$ -

-

$ -
Ending
Balance


(




















$ 283,740

18,820
302,560

3,569
$ 306,129
$ 4,116
212,641
$ 216,757
Ending
Balance


(









(
(



(





$ 10,779

4,434)

6,345

3,569
$ 9,914
$ 6,174

45,410
$ 51,584

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  • e. Information about unused loss carryforwards and tax-exemption.

Loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2022 comprised of:

Unused Amount
$ 10,332
518,290
5,147

71,668
$ 605,437
Expiry Year


2025
2026
2030
2031
  • f. The aggregate amount of temporary difference associated with investments for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognized

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the taxable temporary differences associated with investment in subsidiaries for which no deferred tax liabilities have been recognized were $0 thousand and $1,770,810 thousand, respectively.

  • g. Income tax assessments

The Company’s tax returns through 2019, FocalTech Smart Sensors Co., Ltd., and FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd.’s tax returns through 2020 have been examined by the tax authorities.

26. (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE


Basic (loss) earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
**For ** Unit: NT$ Per Share
the Year Ended December 31
Unit: NT$ Per Share
the Year Ended December 31
Unit: NT$ Per Share
the Year Ended December 31
2022
($ 9.39)
2021

$ 30.23
$ 28.62

The (loss) earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the computation of (loss) earnings per share were as follows:

Net (Loss) Profit for the Period


(Loss) earnings used in the computation of basic (loss) earnings per
share
For the Year Ended For the Year Ended For the Year Ended For the Year Ended December 31
2022 ) 2021
$1,912,039 $6,112,935

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Weighted Average Number of Ordinary Shares Outstanding (In Thousand Shares)


Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the computation
of basic (loss) earnings per share
Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares:
Treasury shares transferred to Employees
Employee share options(share)
Restricted stock for employees(share)
The remuneration to employees
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the computation
of diluted earnings per share
For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31
2022
203,701
-
-
-

-
203,701
2021




202,208
8,157
475
785

1,984
213,609

Note: There is no diluted effectiveness for the years ended December 31, 2022 due to operating loss.

27. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

  • a. Employee share option plan

The Group did not have new share option plan issued for employees for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Information about vested options as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as following:

Employee Stock
Option Plan
2006
2015
December 31,2022
Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual life
(years)
0.27
2.67
December 31,2021
Range of
exercise price
(NT$)
$29.68
12.8
Range of
exercise price
(NT$)
$5.37~36.17
15.6
Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual life
(years)
0.11~1.27
3.67

Information on outstanding options for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

2022

Employee Stock
Option Plan
Employee Stock
Option Plan
BeginningBalance BeginningBalance Options exercised Options expired EndingBalance EndingBalance
Units of
Option
198,399
209,000
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
Units of
Option
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
Units of
Option
( 36,000)
-
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
Units of
Option
22,399
87,000
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
2006
2015
2021
$19.86
15.60
( 140,000)
$20.98
( 122,000)
15.16
$ 5.37
-
$29.68
12.80
Employee Stock
Option Plan
BeginningBalance BeginningBalance Options exercised Options expired EndingBalance EndingBalance
Units of
Option
398,199
397,500
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
Units of
Option
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
Units of
Option
-
( 12,000)
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
Units of
Option
198,399
209,000
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price (NT$)
2006
2015
$26.65
15.90
( 199,800)
$33.04
(176,500)
15.78
$ -
15.90
$19.86
15.60

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As of December 31, 2022, the valid and outstanding employee stock option plans are as following:

Plan
2006 employee stock option plan
2015 employee stock option plan
Number of
Options
12,600,000
2,800,000
Valid
Period
10 years
10 years
VestingTerms
(1) A certain percentages of the options
defined in the plan are vested and
exercisable after the first year, or (2)
according to the achievement level of
the performance target defined in
advance.
(1) A certain percentage of the options
defined in the plan are vested and
exercisable after the second year.

For the subsequent changes in the Company’s ordinary share capital, such as issuance of shares in cash, from earnings and capital surplus, consolidation, spin-off, share split, issuance of global depositary receipts, and decrease in ordinary shares which is not resulted from treasury share retired, the exercise price and the conversion ratio would be considered to adjust accordingly based on the plans.

  • b. Treasure stock transferred to employees

The Company acquired 4,000 thousand shares treasury stock for the years ended December 31, 2022. Information about treasury stock transferred to employee is as follows:

Items
The 4th treasure stock
transferred to
employee program
The 5th treasure stock
transferred to
employee program
The 6th treasure stock
transferred to
employee program
The date of
board of
directors
approved
Buyback
shares
(In thousand
share)
Transferred
shares
(In thousand
share)
7,952

7,206

2,455
Adjustment
due to capital
reduction
(In thousand
share)

(
46 )
(
473 )
-
Shares not
transferred
yet
(In thousand
share)
(
2)
(
10)

-
Transferred
price
(in dollar)
2018/7/26
2018/8/23
2022/2/23
8,000
7,689
4,000

33.69
(Adjusted)

32.93
(Adjusted)

126.91

Information about treasury stock transferred to employee for the years ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:

The 4th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)
The fair
value of the
right to
subscribe
(NT$)
2020/03/20
7,848 $ 3.30
2021/04/07
104
181.40





Total
7,952
The 4th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)
The fair
value of the
right to
subscribe
(NT$)
2020/03/20
7,848 $ 3.30
2021/04/07
104
181.40





Total
7,952
The 5th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
The 5th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
The 5th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
Employee
subscription
base date
2020/03/20
2021/04/07

Total
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)

7,848

104

7,952
Employee
subscription
base date
2019/05/07
2019/11/08
2020/03/20
2020/11/16
2021/04/07
2021/07/29
Total
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)

4,651

60

1,399

434

572

90
7,206
The fair
value of the
right to
subscribe
(NT$)
$ -

-

3.70

1.90

181.20
242.20

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The 6th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)
The fair
value of the
right to
subscribe
(NT$)
2022/06/21
2,315 $ -
2022/11/11
140
-
Total
2,455
The 6th treasury stock transferred to
employee program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)
The fair
value of the
right to
subscribe
(NT$)
2022/06/21
2,315 $ -
2022/11/11
140
-
Total
2,455
Employee
subscription
base date
2022/06/21
2022/11/11
Total
Shares
transferred (In
Thousands)

2,315

140
2,455

The limitations and rights on the unvested shares were as follows;

  • 1) The employees cannot sell, pledge, transfer, donate, or dispose these shares.

  • 2) The Company and the employees should enter into a trust agreement with a trust and custodian institution and authorize the institution to exercise the shareholders’ rights including but not limited to attendance, proposing, speaking and voting in the shareholder meetings.

  • c. Restricted stock for employees

The Company’s shareholders’ meeting resolved to issue restricted stocks for employees up to 6,000 thousand shares on June 20, 2020, and the issued price is NT$10 per share. The restricted stocks plan was approved by Financial Supervisory Commission on August 12, 2020. The information of the issued resolved by board of directors is as follows:

Grant date
2021/04/07
2021/07/29
Fair value per share
(in dollar)
$ 205
265
Actual shares of issued
(in thousand)
5,749
236

After the employees were granted restricted stock, the employees will be vested in the stocks if they fulfill both service period and performance condition. The vesting condition are as follows:

  • a. Upon service for two years. the shares vested in 50% to employees.

  • b. Upon service for three years. the shares vested in 25% to employees.

  • c. Upon service for four years. the shares vested in 25% to employees.

  • The constraints of restricted stock are as follows:

  • a. Employees are restricted to sell, pledge, transfer, and give to another, create any encumbrance on, or otherwise dispose of, any shares before vested.

  • b. The rights of restricted stock are same as ordinary share including attendance, propose, speak, voting right and so on at the Company’s shareholders’ meeting. The exercise of such rights shall be performed in accordance with the trust agreement or the securities custodies by the Company’s prescribed.

  • c. Stock dividends and cash dividends yielding from restricted stock will be distributed to employees in the current year, and will not be restricted.

  • d. National employee should transfer the granted shares to trustee appointed by the Company immediately. Before they are vested, the restricted should be kept in trustee. Non-national employee’ granted share should be kept by bank appointed by the Company.

The Company will buy back the restricted shares at issued price and write off the shares if employees do not fulfill the vesting condition.

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Compensation cost of aforementioned share-based payments for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:


Shares buyback programs

Restricted stock for employees


Adjustment account:
Capital surplus - employee stock options

Other equity - unearned employee compensation

**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 46,258

398,351
$ 444,609
$ 46,258
398,351
$ 444,609
2021





$ 66,351
331,835
$ 398,186
$ 66,351
331,835
$ 398,186

28. OPERATING LEASE ARRANGEMENTS

The Group as Lessee

The Company and its subsidiaries have lease contracts in relation to office, plant and part of office equipment, and they would expire by December, 2023. Those agreements are short-term leases and qualified for the recognition exemption to leases so the Company does not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for these leases. The committed payments for the short-term leases were NT$8,596 thousand and NT$21,135 thousand as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The lease payments recognized in profit or loss were as follows:


Lease payment
**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 24,586
2021
$ 34,633

29. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The capital structure of the Group consists of debt and equity. The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to stockholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

To define the strategy of the Group’s capital structure, the Group first sets its target market share according to the industry scale, the growth of the industry and the product roadmap. Based on the projected market position, the Group plans the research and development investment and capital expenditure. Furthermore, the Group calculates working capitals and cash demands based on the long-term development plan considering the industry characteristics to build up the overall operating model. Finally, the Group evaluates not only the possible contribution margin, operating profit ratio and cash flows according to the product competitiveness but also risk factors such as the fluctuation of the business circle and the life circle of the product to decide the suitable capital structure. The management reviews capital structures periodically and considers the possible costs and risks of different capital structures. Generally, the Group adopted prudent capital management strategy.

The Group was not restricted to other external capital requirements.

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30. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

  • a. Fair value of financial instruments that are not measured at fair value

The Group’s management believes the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value approximate their fair values.

  • b. Fair value of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  • 1) Fair value hierarchy

December 31, 2022
Financial assets at FVTPL
Listed preferred shares

Private funds
Structured Investments

Total

Financial assets at FVTOCI
Investments in debt instruments
Fixed income bonds

December 31, 2021
Financial assets at FVTPL
Listed preferred shares

Private funds
Structured Investments

Total

Financial assets at FVTOCI
Investments in debt instruments
Fixed income bonds
Level 1
$ 147,391
-

-

$ 147,391

$ -

Level 1
$ 271,019
-

-

$ 271,019

$ -
Level 2
$ -

-

111,775

$ 111,775

$ 179,137

Level 2
$ -

-

104,903

$ 104,903

$ 233,994
Level 3
$ -

207,977

-

$ 207,977

$ -

Level 3
$ -

156,075

-

$ 156,075

$ -
**Total **
















$ 147,391

207,977

111,775
$ 467,143
$ 179,137
**Total **
















$ 271,019

156,075

104,903
$ 531,997
$ 233,994

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

  • 2) Reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements of financial instruments
Financial assets at FVTPL
Balance, beginning of period

Purchases
Disposals
Recognized in profit or loss(other income or loss)
Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance, end of period
For the Years Ended December 31 For the Years Ended December 31 For the Years Ended December 31 For the Years Ended December 31
2022
$ 156,075

45,778
(2,345)
5,778
2,691

$ 207,977
2021




$ 52,579
100,554
(750)
4,428

(736)
$ 156,075
  • 3) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for the purpose of measuring Level 2 fair value measurement

The fair values of foreign fixed income bonds are determined by quoted market prices provided by the independent third party. The fair values of structured investments are determined by quoted prices provided by the seller.

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  • 4) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for the purpose of measuring Level 3 fair value measurement

The fair values of non-publicly traded equity investments are mainly determined by using the market approach, with reference to the recent financing activities of investees or the market transaction prices and status of the similar instruments. The Group evaluated and selected the suitable valuation method with discretion, but the use of different valuation models or fair values may result in different valuation results.

  • c. Categories of financial instruments
Categories of financial instruments
Financial assets
Fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
Mandatorily at FVTPL

Amortized cost (Note 1)

Financial assets at FVTOCI
Investments in debt instruments
Financial liabilities
Amortized cost (Note 2)
**December 31 **
2022
$ 467,143
9,994,879
179,137
11,010,267
2021
$ 531,997
16,433,676

233,994
9,703,183
  • 1) The balances included financial assets measured at amortized cost, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, other financial assets and refundable deposits.

  • 2) The balances included financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, which comprise short-term borrowings, accounts payables, other payables, current position of long-term borrowings, long-term borrowings and guarantee deposits received.

  • d. Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Group’s major financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other financial assets, financial assets at FVTPL, financial assets at FVTOCI, accounts payables and other payables. The Group’s Corporate Treasury function provides services to the business, coordinates access to domestic and international financial markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Group through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

The board of directors is solely responsible for establishing and monitoring the framework of risk management of the Group. The chairman is authorized by the board of directors to develop and monitor the risk management policy of the Group with the operation center of the Group, and regularly reported the situation to the board of directors.

The Group’s financial risk management policies are established for identifying and analyzing the financial risks to the Group, evaluating the impacts of the financial risks, and conducting the financialrisk aversion policies. The financial risk management policies are periodically reviewed to reflect changes in the market and the operations. The Group devotes to build a disciplined and constructive control environment through proper internal controls, such as training and establishing managerial principles and operation procedures in order to have all employees aware of their own roles and responsibilities.

The Group’s management oversees the Group operates in compliance with financial risk management policies and reviews the appropriateness of risk management structure under supervision of the board of directors. Internal auditors, in assistance to the board of directors, perform periodical and exceptional reviews on the controls and procedures of financial risk management and report the results of review to the board of directors.

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1) Market risk

The major financial risks from the Group’s operations were foreign currency exchange risk (referred to a) and interest rate risk (referred to b).

  • a) Foreign currency risk

The carrying amounts of the Group’s monetary assets and monetary liabilities denominated in foreign currency at the end of the reporting period are shown in Note 34.

Sensitivity analysis

The Group was mainly exposed to the U.S. dollar. The following table details the Group’s sensitivity to a 5% increase and decrease in New Taiwan dollars (the functional currency) against the relevant foreign currencies. 5% is the sensitivity rate used when reporting foreign currency risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis included only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and adjusts their translation value at the end of the reporting period by a 5% change in foreign currency rates. A positive number in below table indicates an increase in pre-tax profit or equity associated with a 5% depreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar against the U.S. dollar.

Profit or loss/ equity
**USD Impact ** **USD Impact ** **USD Impact **
**For the Years Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 52,159(i)
2021
$ 271,944(i)
  • i. This was mainly attributable to the outstanding balances of USD time deposits, accounts receivables, bank loans, accounts payables, other payables, other current assets, refundable deposit, other current liabilities and guarantee deposits received.

b) Interest rate risk

The Group was exposed to interest rate risk primarily related to its investments in fixed-rate time deposits, bonds, current position of long-term borrowings, borrowings, floating-rate demand deposits, structured investments and short-term borrowings . The time deposits were at fixed interest rates, and bonds were at fixed rates or with guaranteed minimal interest rates and carried. Therefore, changes in interest rates would not affect estimated profit or loss regarding to the financial instruments above.

Financial assets exposed to interest rates at the end of the reporting period were as follows:

Fair value interest rate risk
Financial assets

Financial liabilities

Cash flow interest rate risk
Financial assets

Financial liabilities
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 4,500,360

$ 3,070,806

$ 1,963,302

$ 986,840
2021






$ 6,405,608
$ 1,088,552
$ 4,241,431
$ 786,840

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Sensitivity analysis

The below sensitivity analysis was determined based on the Company’s exposure to interest rates for non-derivative instruments as of the end of the reporting period. An increase or a decrease of 25 basis points was used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates. If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/ lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s pre-tax profit for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 would increase/ decrease by NT$2,441 thousand and NT$8,636 thousand, respectively.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. As at the end of the reporting period, the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk which will cause a financial loss to the Company due to failure of counterparties to discharge an obligation could arise from the carrying amounts of the financial assets as recognized in the balance sheets.

The Company’s major credit risk of accounts receivables mainly came from its top 5 customers. Ongoing credit evaluation of the financial condition of the customers is performed.

As of December 33, 2022, accounts receivables from top 5 customers represented 55% of total accounts receivables. The credit concentration risk of other accounts receivables was insignificant.

Credit risk management for investments in debt instruments

The Company’s investments in debt instruments are financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. The Company’s policy allows it only to invest in those with credit ratings equal to or higher than the investment grade and with low credit risk after the impairment assessment. Credit rating information is provided by independent rating institute. The Company continuously tracks external rating information to monitor changes in credit risk of the invested debt instruments, and also examines other information such as the bond yield curve and material information concerning the debtors to assess whether the credit risk of the debt instrument investment has increased significantly after the original recognition.

The Company assesses the 12-month expected credit loss based on the probability of default and loss given default provided by external credit rating agencies. The current credit risk assessment policies and carrying amount of investments in debt instruments for each credit rating are as follows:

Category
Performing
Description
Basis for
Recognizing
Expected Credit
Loss

The debtor with low credit
risk and fully capable of
paying off contractual cash
flows
12 months expected
credit loss
Expected
Credit Loss
Ratio
0%
Carrying
Amount as of
December 31,
2022
Carrying
Amount as of
December 31,
2022
$ 179,137

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Category
Performing
Description
Basis for
Recognizing
Expected Credit
Loss

The debtor with low credit
risk and fully capable of
paying off contractual cash
flows
12 months expected
credit loss
Expected
Credit Loss
Ratio
Carrying
Amount as of
December 31,
2021
$ 233,994
Carrying
Amount as of
December 31,
2021
$ 233,994
0%
$ 233,994
  • 3) Liquidity risk

The Company manages its liquidity risk by monitoring and maintaining adequate cash and cash equivalents to fund its operations and mitigate the impacts of fluctuations in cash flows. The Company relies on bank borrowings as a significant source of liquidity.

Liquidity and interest rate risk tables for non-derivative financial liabilities

The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments, including principal and interest.

December 31, 2022

Non-interest bearing

Fixed interest rate liabilities

Floating interest rate liabilities


December 31, 2021
Non-interest bearing

Fixed interest rate liabilities

Floating interest rate liabilities

On Demand or
Less than 1
Year
$ 2,581,919
3,072,155

25,000

$ 5,679,074

On Demand or
Less than 1
Year
$ 4,216,894
301,936

-

$ 4,518,830
1-5 Years
$ 4,369,353

-
395,556

$ 4,764,909

1-5 Years
$ 4,397,513

-
155,832

$ 4,553,345
More than 5
Years






$ -

-
566,284
$ 566,284
More than 5
Years









$ -

-
631,008
$ 631,008

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31. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

  • a. Balances, transactions, revenue and expenses between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

  • b. Compensation of key management personnel


Long-term employee benefits
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment benefits
Share-based payments
**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 41,727
49,806
378

68,554
$ 160,465
2021





$ 11,548
109,734
488

48,275
$ 170,045

32. PLEDGED ASSETS

The following assets were provided as collateral for banks loans and import customs duties:

Properties, plants and equipment – Net of buildings

Properties, plants and equipment – Land
Properties, plants and equipment – Construction in progress
Pledge deposits (categorized in other non-current assets)
**December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 495,182

557,110
-

4,000
1,056,292
2021
$ 510,257
-
1,071,400
4,000
1,585,657

33. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS

NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (“NOVATEK”) filed five patent infringement actions with Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on August 9, 2021, asking the court to prohibit the Company from manufacturing, offering for sale, selling, utilizing or importing, for the aforementioned purposes, products infringing on such patents and asking for indemnification for any losses. The Claims were dismissed by the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on February 18, 2023.

34. SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The following information was aggregated by the foreign currencies other than functional currencies of the Group entities and the exchange rates between foreign currencies and respective functional currencies were disclosed. The significant assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are as follows:

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December 31, 2022

Financial assets
Monetary items
USD

USD

Financial liabilities

Monetary items

USD
USD
December 31, 2021
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD

USD

Financial liabilities

Monetary items

USD
USD
Foreign
Currencies
(thousand)
$ 219,107
16,780




183,023
18,896

Foreign
Currencies
(thousand)
$ 494,679
16,817




279,278
35,727
Exchange Rate

30.71 (USD:NTD)
6.9646 (USD:RMB)
30.71 (USD:NTD)
6.9646 (USD:RMB)
Exchange Rate

27.68(USD:NTD)
6.3757 (USD:RMB)
27.68 (USD:NTD)
6.3757 (USD:RMB)
NT$(thousand)
$ 6,728,783

515,311

5,620,630

580,291
NT$(thousand)
$ 13,692,701

465,507

7,730,402

988,917

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35. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

(1) Information about significant transactions and investees:

  • a. Financings provided to others: See Table 1 attached;

  • b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: See Table 2 attached;

  • c. Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries and associates): See Table 3 attached;

  • d. Marketable securities acquired or disposed of with accumulated amount exceeding the lower of NT$300 million or 20 percent of the paid-in capital: None;

  • e. Acquisition of individual real estate property at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • f. Disposal of individual real estate property at prices of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • g. Total purchases from or sales to related parties of at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • h. Receivables from related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • i. Information about the derivative financial instruments transaction: None;

  • j. Others: The business relationship between the parent and the subsidiaries and significant transactions between them: See Table 4 attached;

  • (2) Names, locations, and related information of investees over which the Company exercises significant influence (excluding information on investment in mainland China): See Table 5 attached;

  • (3) Information on investment in Mainland China:

  • a. The name of the investee in mainland China, the main businesses and products, its issued capital, method of investment, information on inflow or outflow of capital, percentage of ownership, income (losses) of the investee, share of profits/losses of investee, ending balance, amount received as dividends from the investee, and the limitation on investee: See Table 6 attached.

  • b. Significant direct or indirect transactions with the investee, its prices and terms of payment, unrealized gain or loss, and other related information which is helpful to understand the impact of investment in Mainland China on financial reports: See Table 4 attached.

  • (4) Information of major shareholders

  • List of all shareholders with ownership of 5 percent or greater showing the names and the number of shares and percentage of ownership held by each shareholder: None.

36. SEGMENT INFORMATION

a. Operating segments

Segment information is provided to business decision makers to allocate resources and assesse segment performance. The Company operates the business of the sales and development of Human-Machine Interface solutions related IC under a single operation unit. Thus, the information of separate operating segments is not applicable.

b. Revenue from major products and services

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue from continuing operations from its major products and services.


and services.

IC for Human-Machine Interface Solutions
**For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 12,949,902
2021
$ 21,991,497

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c. Geographical information

The Group operates in two principal geographical areas China and Taiwan.

The Group’s revenue from continuing operations from external customers by location of operations and information about its non-current assets by location of assets are detailed below.


China

Taiwan
Others

Revenue from External
Customers
For the Year Ended December 31
2022
2021
$ 10,253,909 $ 18,929,282
2,183,728
2,856,250

512,265

205,965

$ 12,949,902
$ 21,991,497
Revenue from External
Customers
For the Year Ended December 31
2022
2021
$ 10,253,909 $ 18,929,282
2,183,728
2,856,250

512,265

205,965

$ 12,949,902
$ 21,991,497
Revenue from External
Customers
For the Year Ended December 31
2022
2021
$ 10,253,909 $ 18,929,282
2,183,728
2,856,250

512,265

205,965

$ 12,949,902
$ 21,991,497
Revenue from External
Customers
For the Year Ended December 31
2022
2021
$ 10,253,909 $ 18,929,282
2,183,728
2,856,250

512,265

205,965

$ 12,949,902
$ 21,991,497
Non-current Assets Non-current Assets Non-current Assets
**December 31 **
2022
$ 10,253,909
2,183,728

512,265

$ 12,949,902
2022
$ 1,236,577

3,992,654

-

$ 5,229,231
2021





$ 18,929,282

2,856,250

205,965

$ 21,991,497






$ 1,256,858

4,100,720

-
$ 5,357,578

The Group’s revenue was classified by location of receivable. Non-current assets which comprise property, plant and equipment, other intangible assets and guarantee deposits, exclude Measured at fair value through other comprehensive income-financial assets, financial assets at fair value through profit, goodwill, deferred tax assets and other non-current assets.

d. Information about major customers

Single customers contributed 10% or more to the Group’s revenue were as follows:

Custom A and subsidiaries

Custom B and subsidiaries
Custom C and subsidiaries
Custom D and subsidiaries
Custom E and subsidiaries
**For ** **the Year Ended December 31 ** **the Year Ended December 31 **
2022 Percentage
NA
15
10
10
NA
2021
Sales amount

$ NA(Note)
1,999,825
1,352,962
1,304,137
NA(Note)
Sales amount

$ 2,943,186

NA(Note)

NA(Note)

2,328,269

2,859,803
Percentage
13
NA
NA
11
13

Note: The sale amount is under 10% of the Group’s revenue.

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FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries FINANCINGS PROVIDED TO OTHERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

No
(Note 1)
Financing
Company
Counterparty Financial
Statement
Account
Related
Party
Maximum
Balance for the
Period
(Note 4)
Ending
Balance
(Note 4)
Amount Actually
Drawn
(Note 4)
Interest
Rate
Nature for
Financing
Transaction
Amounts
Reason for
Financing
Allowance for
Bad Debt
Collateral Collateral Financing
Limits for Each
Borrowing
Company
(Note 2)
Financing
Company’s
Total Financing
Amount Limits
(Note 2)
Note
Item Value
1 FocalTech
Systems, Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co.,
Ltd.
Other
receivables from
relatedparties

Yes
$ 1,842,600
(USD 60,000)
$ 1,842,600
(USD 60,000)
$ - - The need for short-
term financing
$ - Operating
capital
$ - - - $ 2,071,047 $ 2,071,047 Note 3
1 FocalTech
Systems, Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen)
Co.,Ltd.
Other
receivables from
related parties

Yes
307,100
(USD 10,000)
307,100
(USD 10,000)
- - The need for short-
term financing
- Operating
capital
- - - 2,071,047 2,071,047 Note 3
2 FocalTech
Electronics,
Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen)
Co.,Ltd.
Other
receivables from
related parties

Yes
767,750
(USD 25,000)
767,750
(USD 25,000)
- - The need for short-
term financing
- Operating
capital
- - - 1,496,253 1,496,253 Note 3

Note 1: The parent company and its subsidiaries are coded as follows:

  • 1) The parent company is coded "0".

  • 2) The subsidiaries are coded consecutively beginning from "1" in the order presented in the table above.

  • Note 2: The lending limits:

  • 1) The total amount available for lending purpose shall not exceed 20% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 2) The lending limits for any borrowers are set forth as below:

  • A. The total amount for lending to a company having a business relationship with the company shall not exceed the total transaction amount between the parties during the period of twelve months prior to the time of lending (the transaction amount shall mean the sales or purchasing amount between the parties, whichever is higher), and shall not exceed 20% of the net worth of the financing company or 30% of the net worth of the counterparty, whichever is lower.

  • B. The total amount for lending to a company in need of funds for a short-term period shall not exceed 20% of the net worth of the financing company. The lending limits for any borrower shall not exceed 10% of the net worth of the creditor or 30% of the net worth of the borrower, whichever is lower.

  • 3) For financing needs between offshore subsidiaries whose voting shares are 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or financing needs to the Company by offshore subsidiaries whose voting shares are 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, the total amount for such fund-lending shall not be subject to the limit of 100% of the net worth of the creditor

  • 4) Where the Company’s financial reports are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, “net worth” in the Procedures means the equity attributable to shareholders of the parent in the balance sheet.

  • Note 3: The balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

Note 4: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD as of December 31, 2022.

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TABLE 2

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

No.
(Note1)

Endorsement/
Guarantee Provider
Guaranteed Party Guaranteed Party Limits on
Endorsement/
Guarantee Amount
Provided to Each
Guaranteed Party
(Note 2)
Maximum Balance
for the Period
(Note 5)
Ending Balance
(Note 5)
Amount Actually
Drawn
Amount of
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Collateralized by
Property
Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/
Guarantee to
Net Equity per
Latest Financial
Statements(%)
Maximum
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Amount
Allowable
(Note 2)
Guarantee
Provided
by Parent
Company
Guarantee
Provided by
A Subsidiary

Guarantee
Provided to
Subsidiaries
in Mainland
China
Note
Name Nature of
Relationship
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems, Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics, Ltd.
Hefei PineTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/ guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
100% voting shares of
the endorsed/guaranteed
company.
$ 4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
829,582
$ 1,381,950
( USD
45,000 )

1,400,507
( USD
45,604 )

1,750,470
( USD
57,000 )

2,118,990
( USD
69,000 )

107,485
( USD
3,500 )

107,485
( USD
3,500 )

440,940
( CNY 100,000 )
$ 1,381,950
( USD
45,000 )
1,400,507
( USD
45,604 )
1,750,470
( USD
57,000 )
2,118,990
( USD
69,000 )
107,485
( USD
3,500 )
107,485
( USD
3,500 )
-
$ -
-
63,549
19,571
-
-

-
$ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

15.65%

15.86%

19.82%

23.99%

1.22%

1.22%

-
$ 4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
829,582
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
(Note 3)
(Note 3)
(Note 3
and 5)
(Note 3
and 5)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
-

Note 1: Number should be input in the remark column for intercompany transactions. Here illustrate how to assign numbers to transaction

  • 1) 0 for parent company.

  • 2) Subsidiaries are given a number in sequence starting with No. 1.

  • Note 2: Limits on Endorsement/ Guarantee Amount

  • 1) The ceilings on the amount of endorsements/guarantees due to business transaction are as below:

  • 2) The total amount of endorsements/guarantees and the amount of endorsements/guarantees for any single entity shall not exceed 50% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 3) The total amount of endorsements/guarantees between the Company owns directly or indirectly 100% voting shares shall not exceed 100% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 4) The total amount of endorsement/guarantee provided by the Company or by the Company and its subsidiaries shall not exceed 50% of the net worth of the Company. The total amount of the endorsement/guarantee provided by the Company and the subsidiaries to any individual entity shall not exceed 50% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 5) The net worth referred to above are based on the latest reviewed financial statements. Where the Company’s financial reports are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, “net worth” in the Procedures means the equity attributable to shareholders of the parent in the balance sheet.

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TABLE 2

Note 3: FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. provided USD 45,000 thousand of endorsements/guarantees for FocalTech Electronics Ltd., FocalTech Systems, Ltd., Hefei PineTech Electronics Co., Ltd. and FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. for the purchases, the amount actually drawn during the period is NT$0, NT$0, NT$0, and NT$ 19,164 thousand respectively.

Note 4: FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. provided USD 3,500 thousand of endorsements/guarantees for FocalTech Smart Sensors Ltd. and FocalTech Smart Sensors Co., Ltd. for the purchases, the amount actually drawn during the period is NT$ 0. Note 5: FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. provided USD 5,000 thousand of endorsements/guarantees for Hefei PineTech Electronics Co., Ltd. and FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. for the purchases, the amount actually drawn during the period is NT$ 0. Note 6: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD and 1 RMB: 4.4094 NTD as of December 31, 2022.

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TABLE 3

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD DECEMBER 31, 2022 (Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with
the Company
Financial Statement Account December 31,2022 December 31,2022 Note
Shares/Units Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership (%)
Fair Value
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems, Ltd.

FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
Stock
Class B Preferred Stock of Fubon Financial Holding
Co., Ltd.
Class A Preferred Stock of WT Microelectronics Co.,
Ltd.
Privately Offered Fund
CDIB Capital Healthcare Ventures II Limited
Partnership
CDIB Capital Growth Partners L.P.
CDIB-Innolux Limited Partnership
Cathay Private Equity Smart Tech Limited Partnership
Structured product
CLN Link HSBC SUB
CLN Link Barclays SUB
Fixed income bond
Bank of China Limited
Maturity DateNovember 13, 2024
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
Maturity DateSeptember 21, 2025
Privately Offered Fund
TIEF Fund, L.P.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non
current

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non
current



Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non
current

Financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income - non current

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non
current
170,000
2,882,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NT$ 9,775
NT$ 137,616
NT$ 23,926
NT$ 30,202
NT$ 36,457
NT$ 87,484
NT$ 55,643
( USD
1,812 )
NT$ 56,132
( USD
1,828 )
NT$ 129,565
( USD
4,219 )
NT$ 49,572
( USD
1,614 )
NT$ 29,908
(USD
974)
0.03
2.13
0.96
0.66
4.37
24.59






4.83
NT$ 9,775
NT$ 137,616
NT$ 23,926
NT$ 30,202
NT$ 36,457
NT$ 87,484
NT$ 55,643
( USD
1,812 )
NT$ 56,132
( USD
1,828 )
NT$ 129,565
( USD
4,219 )
NT$ 49,572
( USD
1,614 )
NT$ 29,908
(USD
974)











Note 1 The percentage of ownership for preferred stock is the held shares divided by the number of outstanding shares. Note 2 Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD as of December 31, 2022.

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TABLE 4

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

No.
(Note 1)
Company Name Counterparty Nature of Relationship
(Note 3)
IntercompanyTransactions IntercompanyTransactions
Financial Statements Item Amount
(Note 4)
Terms Percentage of Consolidated Net
Revenue or Total Assets
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
5
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
FocalTech Systems, Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.
FocalTech Systems,Inc.
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Hefei PineTech Electronics Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems,Ltd.
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Accounts Payables
Cost of revenue
Other Receivables
Other Receivables
Accounts Payables
Research and development
expenses
Other Prepayment
Research and development
expenses
Other Payables
Selling and marketing expenses
Research and development
expenses
Service revenue
$ 581,936
10,290
87,031
309,211
286,093
87,647
335,134
176,239
27,494

102,359
361,397
25,334
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
2.8%
0.08%
0.42%
1.49%
1.38%
0.68%
1.61%
1.36%
0.13%
0.79%
2.79%
0.2%
  • Note 1: Number should be input in the remark column for intercompany transactions. Here illustrate how to assign numbers to transaction 1) 0 for parent company.

2) Subsidiaries are given a number in sequence starting with No. 1.

Note 2: The services of production management, sales, research and development are provided between the Company and its subsidiaries. For other intercompany transactions, prices and terms are determined in accordance with mutual agreements. Note 3: The transaction relationships with the counterparties are as follows:

  • 1) The Company to the consolidated subsidiary.

  • 2) The consolidated subsidiary to another consolidated subsidiary.

Note 4: Balances, transactions, revenue and expenses between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated on consolidation.

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TABLE 5

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION OF INVESTEES OVER WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA) (Note 1)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and
Products
Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount Balance as of December 31,2022 Balance as of December 31,2022 Balance as of December 31,2022 Net Income (Losses) of
the Investee
(Note 4)
Share of Profits/Losses
of Investee
(Note 4)
Note
December 31,2022
(Note 2)
December 31,2021
(Note 3)
Shares Percentage
of
Ownership
Carrying Value
(Note 2)
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics
Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
FocalTech Corporation,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems,
Inc.
FocalTech Systems,
Ltd.

FocalTech Corporation,
Ltd.

FocalTech Electronics,
Ltd.

FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.

Vitrio Technology
Corporation
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems,
Inc.
FocalTech Systems,
Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics
Co., Ltd.
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Taiwan
Cayman Islands
Taiwan
U.S.A
Cayman Islands
Taiwan
Investment activity
Investment activity
Investment activity
Research, development,
manufacturing and sale of
integrated circuits
Investment activity
Research, development,
manufacturing and sale of
integrated circuits
Investment activity
Investment activity
Import and export of
integrated circuits
NT$ 7,059,264
NT$ 3,071
(USD
100 )
NT$ 85,350
NT$ 4,970
NT$ 238,821
NT$ 11,990
NT$ 3,141,414
(USD
102,293 )
NT$ 717,080
(USD
23,350 )
NT$ 20,000
NT$ 7,059,264
NT$ 2,768
(USD
100 )
NT$ 85,350
NT$ 4,970
NT$ 238,821
NT$ 11,990
NT$ 2,831,466
(USD
102,293 )
NT$ 646,330
(USD
23,350 )
NT$ 20,000
5,491,200
2
3,000,000
142,000
18,813,050
17,417,000
100
2
2,000,000
100%
100%
9.14%
50%
57.31%
100%
100%
100%
100%
NT$ 2,194,116
(USD 71,446
)
NT$ 1,496,253
(USD
48,722 )
NT$ 4,039
(USD
132 )
NT$ -
NT$ 25,330
(USD
825 )
NT$ 21,690
NT$ 1,999,406
(USD
65,106 )
NT$ 2,071,047
(USD
67,439 )
NT$ 107,257
(USD
3,493)
(NT$ 638,033)
(USD
21,407)
(NT$ 151,395)
(USD 5,080)
(NT$ 50,241 )
(USD
1,686 )
(NT$ 491 )
(NT$ 50,241 )
(USD
1,686 )
NT$ 311,039
(NT$ 631,856 )
(USD
21,200 )
(NT$ 638,826 )
(USD
21,434 )
(NT$ 19,079 )
(USD
640 )
(NT$ 638,033 )
(USD
21,407 )
(NT$ 151,395 )
(USD
5,080 )
(NT$ 4,592 )
(USD
154 )
NT$ -
(NT$ 28,793 )
(USD
966 )
NT$ 311,039
(NT$ 631,856 )
(USD
21,200 )
(NT$ 638,826 )
(USD
21,434 )
(NT$ 19,079 )
(USD
640 )
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Joint Venture
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary

Note 1: Please refer to the table 6 for the information on investment in Mainland China. Note 2: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD as of December 31, 2022. Note 3: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 27.68 NTD as of December 31, 2021.

Note 4: Using the average exchange rate of 1 USD: 29.8045 NTD for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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TABLE 6

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

Investee company Main businesses and
products
Total amount of
paid-in capital
(Note 1)
Total amount of
paid-in capital
(Note 1)

Method of
investment
Accumulated
outflow of
investment from
Taiwan as of
January 1, 2022
(Note 1)
Investment flows Investment flows Investment flows Accumulated outflow of
investment from Taiwan as
of December 31, 2022
(Note 1)

Net income (loss) of
investee company
(Note 2)
Percentage of
ownership
Investment income
(loss) recognized
(Note 2)
Carrying amount
as of December
31, 2022 (Note 1)

Accumulated inward
remittance of earnings
as of December 31,
2022
Note
Outflow Inflow
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
Hefei PineTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
Sales support and
post-sales service for
affiliates’ IC products
Research,
development,
manufacturing and
sale of integrated
circuits
Design and research
of integrated circuits
Research,
development and sale
of integrated circuits
NT$ 61,420
(USD 2,000)
NT$ 285,603
(USD 9,300)
NT$ 1,136,275
(USD 37,000)
NT$ 132,282
(RMB 30,000)
(Note 3 and
4)
(Note 3)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
-
-
NT$ 4,458
(USD 150)
NT$ 3,140
(USD 105)
(NT$ 579,627)
(USD 19,448)
NT$ 15,375
(USD 516)
100%
100%
100%
100%
NT$ 4,458
(USD 150)
NT$ 3,140
(USD 105)
(NT$ 579,627)
(USD 19,448)
NT$ 15,375
(USD 516)
NT$ 34,419
(USD 1,121)
NT$ 467,913
(USD 15,237)
NT$ 829,582
(USD 27,013)
NT$ 248,231
(USD 8,083)
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accumulated Investment in Mainland China as of
December 31,2022
Investment Amounts Authorized by
Investment Commission,MOEA
Upper Limit on Investment
$61,420
(USD2,000)
$1,856,945
(USD60,467)
$5,298,858

Note 1: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD and 1 RMB :4.4094 NTD as of December 31, 2022. Note 2: Using the average exchange rate of 1 USD: 29.8045 NTD and 1 RMB :4.4347 NTD for year ended December 31, 2022. Note 3: Indirect investment in Mainland China through a holding company established in other countries. Note 4: The investment is through the foreign subsidiaries, has not been remitted from Taiwan.

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Attachment 2

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with The Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31,2022. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and, in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters for the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 are stated as follows:

Sales Revenue

The sales revenue of Integrated Driver Controller is the main indicator of financial and business performance evaluated by investors and the management. It possibly exists the pressure to achieve the financial target, and it might result in the risk of the occurrence of sales revenue. Therefore, the sales revenue of Integrated Driver Controller is considered as a key audit matter for the financial year ended December 31, 2022.

Refer to Notes 4 and 22 for the accounting policy, accounting estimation and disclosure information. Our audit procedures related to the abovementioned Key Audit Matters included the following:

  1. We evaluated the design of internal control related to sales and collection cycle and the implement of the internal control.

  2. We obtained customer ranking list in 2022, and analyze the differences of customers and its sales amount.

  3. We analyzed if the sales quantities, sales revenue and gross margin by products existed material exception.

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188

  1. We sampled purchase orders, shipping documents bills of lading, and collection records in revenue breakdown to ensure the occurrence of sales revenue.

Valuation of Inventory

Due to high market demand fluctuation and rapid technological development, the inventories may turn obsolete or have a lower net realizable value which may result in inventories being impaired. The Company has performed impairment assessment on inventories through evaluation of aging and net realizable value of inventories quarterly. The management has practiced their professional judgement in estimating the possible loss on impairment based on the sales performance of each product. Therefore, inventory valuation is considered as a key audit matter for the financial year ended December 31, 2022.

Refer to Notes 4 and 11 for the accounting policy, accounting estimation and disclosure information. Our audit procedures related to the abovementioned Key Audit Matters included the following:

  1. We obtained an understanding of the Company’s accounting policies and procedures on the assessment of impairment through analyzing the net realizable value calculation report and inventory aging report prepared by the management. We have inspected the supporting documents of recent selling price, and re-calculated the net realizable value of inventory to ensure its accuracy and reasonableness of the management's estimation on impairment loss.

  2. We obtained an understanding of the Company’s judgement on the estimation of impairment loss for obsolete items information and discussed recent sales performance and the reasonableness on the estimates of inventory devaluation in the future. We also performed inspection on recent sales to evaluate the reasonableness of the impairment loss provided on obsolete stock.

Responsibilities of Corporate Management and Governance Hierarchy For the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management level is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, (including members of the Audit Committee) is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing of the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting

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a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  1. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

  2. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

  3. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  4. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  5. Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Yu-Hong Kuo and Chih-Ming Shao.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

February 23, 2023

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD. BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value)

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4 and 6)

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss -current (Note 4 and 7)
Accounts receivables, net (Note 4 and 9)
Inventories (Note 4 and 10)
Other financial assets (Note 4 and 8)
Other current assets (Note 24 and 30)

Total current assets

NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss - non-current (Note 4 and 7 )
Investments accounted for using equity method (Note 4 and 11)
Property, plant and equipment (Note 4 and 12)
Goodwill (Notes 4 and 13)
Other intangible assets (Notes 4 and 14)
Deferred income tax assets (Notes 4 and 24)
Refundable deposits(Notes 15)
Other non-current assets

Total non-current assets

TOTAL

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (Note 16)

Accounts payables (Note 17 and 30)
Other payables (Note 18)
Current tax liabilities (Note 4 and 24)
Current position of long-term borrowings (Note 16)
Other current liabilities(Note 22 and 30)

Total current liabilities

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term borrowings (Note 16)
Deferred tax liabilities (Notes 4 and 24)
Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current (Notes 4 and 19)
Guarantee deposits received (Notes 20)
Other non-current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY (Notes 4 , 21 and 26)
Share capital
Ordinary shares

Capital surplus
Additional paid-in capital
Treasury shares
Employee share options
Restricted stock for employees
Employee share options - expired

Total capital surplus

Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Undistributed earnings

Total retained earnings

Other equity

Treasury shares

Total equity

TOTAL
2022 %
17

-

5
23

1
1

47


2
20

7

7

-

2
15

-

53

100

8
7
3
2
-

-

20

6
1
-
24

-

31

51

12

27
1
-
6

-

34

4
1

1


6


(2)


(1)

49

100
2021
Amount
$ 3,113,907
-
922,393
4,109,927
184,260

126,136


8,456,623

325,460
3,694,408
1,254,558
1,237,268
58,006
301,072
2,648,946

2,486


9,522,204

$ 17,978,827

$ 1,400,000
1,225,732
589,688
327,127
25,000

44,756


3,612,303

961,840
216,757
13,560
4,342,936


-


5,535,093


9,147,396


2,161,107

4,753,839

125,381
62,305
1,066,015

34,448


6,041,988

712,562
211,479

196,847


1,120,888


(296,495)


(196,057)


8,831,431

$ 17,978,827
Amount
$ 5,073,919

119,218

2,910,667

2,654,159

3,086,830

213,550


14,058,343


284,271

4,050,456

1,197,523

1,237,268

44,181

4,857

2,826,852

-


9,645,408

$ 23,703,751

$ -

2,824,379


416,425

1,366,072

-

211,959


4,818,835


786,400

51,584

22,140

4,388,290


10,400


5,259,254


10,078,089


2,162,367


4,737,390


79,917

65,873

1,145,555

34,134


6,062,869


101,230

122,316

6,202,079


6,425,625


(1,025,199)


-


13,625,662

$ 23,703,751
%


































































21

1
12
11
13
1
59

1
17

5

6

-

-
12

-
41
100
-
12
2
6
-

1
21
3
-
-
19

-
22
43

9
20
-
-
5

-
25
-
1
26
27

(4)

-
57
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

REVENUE (Note 4 and 22)

COSTS OF SALES (Notes 4,10, 23 and 30)

GROSS PROFIT

OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 23, 26, 27 and 30)
Selling and marketing expenses
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses

Total operating expenses

OPERATIONS (LOSS) INCOME

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Finance costs (Note 23)
Share of loss of subsidiaries and joint
ventures(Note4)
Interest income (Note 4)
(Loss) gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair
value through profit or loss (Notes 4)
Other gains and losses, net
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange (Note 4)

Total non-operating income and expenses

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 4 and 24)

NET (LOSS) INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans (Notes 4
and 19)
Income tax related to items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (Notes
4 and 24)

2022 %
100
(94)


6

(2)
(4)
(16)

(22)

(16)


-
(8)

-
(1)

1

4

(4)

(20)

-

(20)


-

-


-
2021
Amount
$ 9,642,718
(9,069,529)


573,189

(197,124)
(333,874)

(1,571,102)


(2,102,100)


(1,528,911)

(21,132)
(794,020)
59,007
(81,318)
126,363

353,987


(357,113)

(1,886,024)

(26,015)


(1,912,039)

7,985

(1,117)


6,868
Amount
%
$ 18,335,785 100
(8,831,939)
(48)

9,503,846
52

(199,670) (1)

(325,796) (2)

(1,247,606)
(7)

(1,773,072)
(12)

7,730,774
42

(8,130)
-

(649,268) (4)

9,364
-

87,748
1

373,371
2

(67,933)

-

(254,848)
(1)

7,475,926 41

(1,362,991)
(8)

6,112,935
33

751
-

(105)

-

646

-
(Continued)
%



















































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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Share of other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries
(Notes 4)

Total other comprehensive income (loss),net of
income tax

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

(LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 25)
Basic

Diluted
2021 %

3


3

(17)


2021
Amount
$ 250,813


257,681

$ (1,654,358)

$ (9.39)
Amount
$ (89,163)


(88,517)

$ 6,024,418

$ 30.23
$ 28.62
%












-

-
33

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(Concluded)

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2021



Appropriation of 2020 earnings

Legal reserve

Special reserve

Cash dividends


Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021



Other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31,
2021 ,net of income tax


Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended
December 31, 2021


Compensation cost of employee share options



Treasury shares transferred to employees



Treasury shares retired



Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries



Issuance of ordinary shares from exercise of employee share
options


Issuance of restricted stock for employees



Compensation cost of restricted stock of employees



BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021



Appropriation of 2021 earnings

Legal reserve

Special reserve

Cash dividends



Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022



Other comprehensive income for the year ended December
31, 2022 ,net of income tax


Total comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31,
2022


Compensation cost of employee share options



Treasury shares acquired



Treasury shares transferred to employees



Retirement of restricted stock employees



Issuance of ordinary shares from exercise of employee share
options


Unvested restricted stock to employees refund cash dividends


Compensation cost of restricted stock of employees



BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2022
Share Capital
Ordinary Shares
$ 2,103,532



-

-

-


-


-


-


-


-


(119)


-


3,764


55,190


-


2,162,367



-

-

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


(3,880)


2,620


-


-


$ 2,161,107
Capital Surplus
$ 4,843,642



-

-

-


-


-


-


66,351


1,947


(252)


-


5,626


1,145,555


-


6,062,869



-

-

-


-


-


-


46,258


-


-


(79,540)


12,401


-


-


$ 6,041,988
Retained Earnings Retained Earnings Undistributed
Earnings
$ 1,012,301



(101,230)

(122,316)

(700,000)


6,112,935


646


6,113,581


-


-


-


(257)


-


-


-


6,202,079



(611,332)

(89,163)

(3,400,000)


(1,912,039)


6,868


(1,905,171)


-


-


-


-


-


434


-

$ 196,847
Other Equity Unearned employee
compensation


$ -






-


-


-




-




-



-



-




-




-




-



-


(1,145,555)




331,835




(813,720)






-


-


-




-




-



-



-




-




-




79,540



-



-




398,351

$ (335,829)
Treasury Shares

$ (24,316)



-

-

-


-



-



-


-


23,945


371


-


-


-



-


-



-

-

-


-



-



-


-


(507,621)


311,564


-


-


-



-

$ (196,057)
Total Equity
Legal Reserve
$ -


101,230

-

-


-

-


-

-

-


-

-

-
-
-

101,230


611,332

-

-

-


-


-

-

-


-

-

-
-
-

$ 712,562
Special Reserve
$ -




-


122,316


-



-


-


-


-



-



-



-


-


-


-



122,316




-


89,163


-



-


-


-



-



-



-



-


-


-


-

$ 211,479
Exchange Differences
from Translating
Financial Statement of
Foreign Operations
Un
o

O

$ (125,038)

-
-
-
-
(86,610)

(86,610)

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

(211,648)
-
-
-
-

264,120


264,120

-
-
-
-
-
-

-

$ 52,472
realized Gains(losses)
n Financial Assets at
Fair Value through
ther comprehensive
income

$ 2,722



-

-

-


-


(2,553)

(2,553)

-


-


-


-


-

-


-


169



-

-

-


-


(13,307)

(13,307)

-


-


-


-


-

-


-

$ (13,138)


































































































$ 7,812,843
-
-
(700,000)
6,112,935
(88,517)
6,024,418
66,351
25,892
-
(257)
9,390
55,190
331,835
13,625,662
-
-
(3,400,000)
(1,912,039)
257,681
(1,654,358)
46,258
(507,621)
311,564
(3,880)
15,021
434
398,351
$ 8,831,431










The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
(Loss) income before income tax from continuing operation
Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
Loss (gain) on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss
Finance costs
Interest income
Compensation cost of employee share options
Share of loss of subsidiaries and joint ventures
Gain on disposal of property plant and equipment
Gain on disposal of investments
Loss (reversal gain) on write-down of inventories
Compensation cost of restricted stock to employees
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Increase in financial assets mandatorily classified as at fair value
through profit or loss
Accountsreceivables
Inventories
Other current assets
Accountspayables
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Net defined benefit liabilities
Cash generated from operations
Interest paid
Income tax paid
Net cash (outflow) inflow from operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Disposal of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits
Acquisition of intangible assets
Increase in other non-current assets
Decrease (increase) in other financial assets
Interest received
Net cash inflow from (outflow) investing activities
2022
$(1,886,024)
43,502
71,170
81,318
21,132
(59,007)
15,304
794,020
(1,143)
(97,765)
2,018,719
242,146
94,476
1,988,274
(3,474,487)
91,537
(1,598,647)
173,263
(168,327)
(10,400)

(595)
(1,661,534)
(20,008)
(1,201,208)
(2,882,750)
-
(107,079)
7,685
177,906
(71,091)
(2,486)
2,902,570

45,069

2,952,574
2021

















































$ 7,475,926
18,470
15,317
(87,748)
8,130
(9,364)
27,008
649,268
-
(183,272)
(319,202)
204,457
(35,330)
(1,465,481)
(1,119,676)
(50,351)
888,080
76,869
(148,964)
-

(475)
5,943,662
(8,122)

(45,595)

5,889,945
(85,350)
(1,200,767)
-
(2,681,248)
-
-
(2,915,950)

8,037
(6,875,278)
(Continued)

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FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022AND 2021 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Increase in long-term borrowings
(Decrease) increase in guarantee deposits received
Cash dividends paid
Proceeds from issuance ordinary shares under employee share options
Treasury shares acquired
Treasury shares transferred to employees
Issuance of restricted stock for employees
Retirement of restricted stock employees
Unvested restricted stock employees refund cash dividends
Net cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR
2022
$ 1,400,000
200,000
(45,354)
(3,400,000)
15,021
(507,621)
311,564
-
(3,880)

434
(2,029,836)
(1,960,012)

5,073,919
$ 3,113,907
2021





















$ (480,000)
786,840
3,906,014
(700,000)
9,390
-
25,892
55,190
-

-

3,603,326
2,617,993

2,455,926
$ 5,073,919

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(Concluded)

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. (“FocalTech” or “the Company”), formerly named as Orise Technology Co., Ltd., was incorporated in the Republic of China (“ROC”) in January 2006 and moved to Hsinchu Science Park in April in the same year. The Company’s shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (“TWSE”) since July 2007. On January 2, 2015, the Company acquired FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. through a share swap and renamed on January 17, 2015. This acquisition was comprehensively considered as a reverse merger, where FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. was treated as the acquirer in the financial statements. The Company mainly engages in the research, development, design, manufacturing, and sales of Human-Machine Interface solutions, such as Display Driver IC, Touch Control IC and so on.

The financial statements are presented in the Company’s functional currency of New Taiwan dollars.

2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements were approved by the Company’s board of directors on February 23, 2023.

3. APPLICATION OF NEW, AMENDED AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

  • a. Initial application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (collectively, “IFRSs”) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).

The initial application of the amendments to the IFRSs endorsed and issued in to effect by the FSC did not have a significant impact on the Company’s accounting policies.

  • b. The IFRSs endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) for application starting from 2023
New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
Amendments to IAS 1 “Disclosure of Accounting Policies”

Amendments to IAS 8 “Definition of Accounting Estimates”

Amendments to IAS 12 “Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities
arising from a Single Transaction”
Effective Date
**Announced by IASB **
January 1, 2023 (Note 1)
January 1, 2023 (Note 2)
January 1, 2023 (Note 3)

Note 1: The amendments will be applied prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

Note 2: The amendments are applicable to changes in accounting estimates and changes in accounting policies that occur on or after the beginning of the annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

Note 3: Except for deferred taxes that will be recognized on January 1, 2022 for temporary differences associated with leases and decommissioning obligations, the amendments will be applied prospectively to transactions that occur on or after January 1, 2022.

As of the date the financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have impact on the Company’s financial position and financial performance and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

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  • c. The IFRSs issued by IASB, but not yet endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC
New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Sale or Contribution of Assets
between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture”

Amendments to IFRS 16” Lease liabilities in a sale and leaseback”

IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts”

Amendments to IFRS 17

Amendments to IFRS 17 “Initial Application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 17-
Comparative Information”

Amendments to IAS 1 “Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-
current”

Amendments to IAS 1 “Noncurrent liabilities with contractual terms”
Effective Date
Announced by IASB (Note )
To be determined by IASB
January 1, 2024 (Note 2)
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023
January 1, 2024
January 1, 2024
  • Note 1: Unless stated otherwise, the above New IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.

  • Note 2: A seller-lessee shall apply the Amendments to IFRS 16 retrospectively to sale and leaseback transactions entered into after the date of initial application of IFRS 16.

As of the date the financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have impact on the Company’s financial position and financial performance and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  • a. Statement of compliance

The present Financial Report has been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

  • b. Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for financial instruments measured at fair value and the net defined benefit liabilities recognized in the amount of the present value of defined benefit obligation less the fair value of any plan assets.

The evaluation of fair value could be classified into Level 1 to Level 3 by the observable intensity and importance of related input value:

  • 1) Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • 2) Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

  • 3) Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

When preparing the parent company only financial statements, the Company accounts for subsidiaries by using the equity method. In order to agree with the of amount of net income, other comprehensive income and equity attributable to shareholders of the parent between the consolidated financial statements and parent company financial statements, the differences of the accounting treatment between the parent company only basis and the consolidated basis are adjusted by the accounts of investments accounted for using equity method, share of profits of subsidiaries and share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries in the parent company only financial statements.

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  • c. Standards in differentiating current and non-current assets and liabilities

Current assets include:

  • 1) Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;

  • 2) Assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and

  • 3) Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Current liabilities include:

  • 1) Assets expected to be realized within 12 months after the reporting period; and

  • 2) Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting period.

Those not as aforementioned current assets or current liabilities are classified as non-current assets or non-current liabilities.

d. Foreign currencies

In preparing the financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the Company’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period.

Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

For the purpose of presenting financial statements, the functional currencies of the Company and the Group entities (including subsidiaries in other countries that use currency different from the currency of the Company) are translated into the presentation currency - New Taiwan dollars as follows: Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the reporting period; income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. The resulting currency translation differences are recognized in other comprehensive income.

e. Inventories

Inventories consist of raw materials, supplies, finished goods and work-in-process and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory write-downs are made by item, except where it may be appropriate to group similar or related items. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale. Inventories are recorded at weighted-average cost on the balance sheet date.

  • f. Investments in subsidiaries

The Company uses the equity method to account for its investments in subsidiaries.

A subsidiary is an entity (including a structured entity) that is controlled by the Company.

Under the equity method, an investment in a subsidiary is initially recognized at cost and adjusted

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thereafter to recognize the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the subsidiary. The Company also recognizes the changes in the Company’s share of equity of subsidiaries.

Changes in the Company’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in the Company losing the control of the subsidiary are accounted for as equity transactions. The Company recognizes directly in equity any difference between the carrying amount of the investment and the fair value of the consideration paid or received.

When the Company’s share of loss of a subsidiary exceeds its interest in that subsidiary (which includes any carrying amount of the investment accounted for using the equity method and long-term interests that, in substance, form part of the Company’s net investment in the subsidiary), the Company continues recognizing its share of further loss, if any.

The Company assesses its investment for any impairment by comparing the carrying amount with the estimated recoverable amount as assessed based on the investee’s financial statements as a whole. Impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases, the Company recognizes a reversal of the impairment loss; the adjusted post-reversal carrying amount should not exceed the carrying amount (net of amortization or depreciation) before any impairment loss recognized. An impairment loss recognized on goodwill cannot be reversed in a subsequent period.

Profit or loss resulting from downstream transactions is eliminated in full in the parent company only financial statements. Profit and loss resulting from upstream transactions and transactions between subsidiaries is recognized only to the extents that are not related to the interests between the Company and subsidiaries.

g. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost, and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss.

h. Goodwill

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a business is carried at cost, and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated impairment loss.

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Company’s cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units (referred to as cash-generating units) that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired, by comparing its carrying amount, including the attributed goodwill, with its recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

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i. Intangible assets

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is recognized on a straightline basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognized separately from goodwill are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost). Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

On derecognition of an intangible asset, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset are recognized in profit or loss.

  • j. Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets other than goodwill

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs to.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount, with the resulting impairment loss recognized in profit or loss.

When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cashgenerating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

k. Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

1) Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

i) Measurement category

The Company’s financial assets include those measured at FVTPL, and at amortized cost.

  • A. Financial asset at FVTPL

The equity instruments that are not specified as FVTOCI and debt instruments that do not

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meet the criteria of amortized cost or FVTOCI are mandatorily required to be measured at FVTPL.

Any dividends, interest earned and gain or loss arising from the remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss at fair value. The determination methodology of fair value of financial instruments states in Note 29.

  • B. Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet both two following conditions will subsequently be measured at amortized cost:

  • (3) The objective of the business model to hold the financial asset is to collect contractual cash flows; and

  • (4) The cash flows from contractual terms of the financial asset on specified dates are solely matched for payments of principal and interests on the principal amount outstanding.

Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at amortized cost, including cash and cash equivalents, account receivables at amortized cost, other financial assets, and refundable deposits, are measured at amortized cost, which equals to gross carrying amount determined by the effective interest method, subtracting any impairment loss. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss.

Interest income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of a financial asset.

Cash equivalents include time deposits with original maturities within 3 months from obtaining date, high liquidation level, readily convertible to a known amount of cash at any time, and low risk of changes in value. These cash equivalents are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments.

ii)

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period, the impairment loss is recognized by expected credit loss method for financial assets at amortized cost (including accounts receivables).

The loss allowance for accounts receivables is determined by the expected credit losses over the lifetime. For other financial assets at amortized cost, if the credit risk on the financial instrument has not increased significantly after initial recognition, a loss allowance is determined by the expected credit losses resulting from the possible default events within 12 months after the reporting date. If, on the other hand, there has been a significant increase in credit risk after initial recognition, a loss allowance is determined by the expected credit losses resulting from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

Expected credit losses (ECLS) reflect the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of default occurring as the weights. 12-month ECLs represent the portion of lifetime ECLs that is expected to result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date. In contrast, Lifetime ECLs represent the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

All impairment loss of the financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount are through an allowance account, except for investments in debt instruments that are measured at FVTOCI, for which the loss allowance is recognized in other comprehensive income and does not reduce the carrying amount of the financial asset.

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iv) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party.

When a financial asset carried at amortized cost is derecognized in its entirety, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the consideration is recognized in profit or loss.

2) Equity instruments

Debt and equity instruments issued by the company are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

Equity instruments issued by the company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Repurchase of the Company’s own equity instruments is recognized in and deducted directly from equity. The carrying amount is calculated by weighted average of stock types. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company’s own equity instruments.

  • 3) Financial liabilities

  • i) Subsequent measurement

All the financial liabilities are measured by amortized cost using the effective interest method.

  • ii) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.

  • l. Provisions

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the discounted cash flows of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.

  • m. Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when customer’s contract obligations are satisfied.

Revenue comes from sales of Human-Machine Interface devices ICs. Revenue is recognized when the ICs start to be shipped or are delivered to the specific locations instructed by customers, at which time the customer has full discretion over the ICs. Revenue and accounts receivables are recognized concurrently.

The Company considers varying contractual terms to estimate sales returns and recognize refund liabilities, which is classified under other payables.

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  • n. Lease

The Company evaluates if the contract belongs to or includes the lease the commencement date.

The Company as a lessee

Except for the leases of low-value asset or short-term leases recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis, the Company recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the balance sheets from the commencement date.

  • o. Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets (assets which are substantially ready for their intended use or sale through a fairly long period) are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale.

Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization.

Other than that which is stated above, all other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

  • p. Employee benefits

  • 1) Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

2) Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.

Defined benefit costs (including service cost, net interest and remeasurement) under the defined benefit retirement benefit plans are determined using the projected unit credit method. Service cost, including current service cost and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset,) is recognized as employee benefits expense in the period it occurs. Remeasurement, comprising actuarial gains and losses and the return on plan assets (excluding interest), is recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur and will not be reclassified to profit or loss.

Net defined benefit liability represents the actual deficit in the Company’s defined benefit plan.

  • q. Share-based payment arrangements

Equity-settled and share-based payment arrangements granted to employees

The fair value at the grant date of the equity-settled and share-based payments is expensed on a straightline basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s optimal estimate number of shares or options that are expected to ultimately vest, with a corresponding increase in capital surplus - employee share options.

The fair value at the grant date of the restricted shares for employees is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s best estimates of the number of shares or options that are expected to ultimately vest, with a corresponding increase in other equity - unearned employee benefits.

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When restricted shares for employees are issued, other equity - unearned employee benefits is recognized on the grant date, with a corresponding increase in capital surplus - restricted shares for employees.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of restricted shares for employees that are expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates is recognized in profit or loss such that the cumulative expenses reflect the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to capital surplus - restricted shares for employees.

  • r. Taxation

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

1) Current tax

The tax on unappropriated earnings according to the Income Tax Law should be accrued in the year when the resolution regarding to the appropriated earnings is made in the shareholder meeting.

Any adjustment of prior years’ tax liability is counted in the current year’s tax provision.

  • 2) Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. In addition, a deferred tax liability is not recognized on taxable temporary difference arising from initial recognition of goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

  • 3) Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income, in which case, the deferred tax is recognized in other comprehensive income.

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5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Impairment of inventory

Net realizable value of inventory is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The estimation of net realizable value was based on current market conditions and the historical experience of selling products of a similar nature. Changes in market conditions may have a material impact on the estimation of net realizable value.

6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash on hand

Checking accounts and demand deposits
Cash equivalent (time deposits with original maturities less than
three months)

**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 646

779,301
2,333,960

$ 3,113,907
2021




$ 625
2,914,254

2,159,040
$ 5,073,919

7. FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS

Current
Mandatorily measured at fair value through
profit or loss (FVTPL)
Listed ordinary shares

Non-Current
Mandatorily measured at fair value through
profit or loss (FVTPL)
Listed preferred shares

Private Funds


OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS
Time deposits with original maturities more than three months
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
2021
$ -
$ 119,218
$ 147,391
$ 151,801
178,069

132,470
$ 325,460
$ 284,271
**December 31 **
2021



2022
$ 184,260
2021
$ 3,086,830

8. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

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9. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES, NET

Accountsreceivables
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 922,393
2021
$ 2,910,667

The average credit period on sales of goods was 30-120 days. In order to minimize credit risk, management of the Company has delegated a team responsible for determining credit limits, credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. In addition, the Company reviews the recoverable amount of each individual trade debt at the end of the reporting period to ensure that adequate allowances are made for irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, management believes the Company’s credit risk was significantly reduced.

The Company recognizes the allowance loss for accounts receivable based on expected credit losses during the duration. The expected credit losses on accounts receivables are estimated by using an allowance matrix which references customer default records, customer’s current financial position, and general economic conditions of the industry. Due to the past experiences, there is no significant difference among the loss patterns of different customer groups. Therefore, the allowance matrix does not further distinguish the customer groups, and only sets the expected credit loss rate based on the overdue days of accounts receivable.

The following table details the loss allowance of accounts receivables based on the Company’s allowance matrix.

December 31, 2022


Expected credit loss
rate
Gross carrying amount
and Amortized cost

December 31, 2021

Expected credit loss
rate
Gross carrying amount
and Amortized cost
Non Past Due
0%

$ 876,915

Non Past Due
0%

$2,684,629

Overdue 1-60
Days
0%
$ 14,143

Overdue 1-60
Days
0%
$ 226,038
Overdue 61-180
Days
0%
$ 31,335

Overdue 61-180
Days
0%
$ -
Overdue Over
181 Days
0%
$ -

Overdue Over
181 Days
0%
$ -
Total


0%
$ 922,393
Total

0%
$ 2,910,667

10. INVENTORIES

Finished goods

Work in progress
Raw materials and supplies

December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ 737,897

1,823,306
1,548,724

$ 4,109,927
2021




$ 861,983
1,301,879

490,297
$ 2,654,159

The cost of inventories recognized as cost of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $9,069,529 thousand and $8,831,939 thousand, included write-down inventories of NT$(2,018,719) thousand and reverse of write-down inventories of NT$319,202 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Above mentioned gains from price recovery of inventories are resulted from sales of slow moving inventory.

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11. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD

Investments in subsidiaries
FocalTech Corporation, Ltd.

FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.


Investments in subsidiaries
FocalTech Corporation, Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.(a)
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
2021
$ 2,194,116
$ 2,500,591
1,496,253
1,543,791
4,039

6,074
$ 3,694,408
$ 4,050,456
Percentage of Ownership
**as of December 31 **
2021


2022
100%
100%
9.14%
2021
100%
100%
9.14%

a. The Company and its subsidiary hold 9.14% and 57.31% of the issued share of FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd.. Since the Company had control over FocalTech Electronics Co., Ltd., it was listed as a subsidiary.

The share of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of these subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method recognized in 2022 and 2021 financial statements were based on the audited subsidiaries’ financial statements of the corresponding periods.

12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Cost
Balance at January 1, 2022

Additions
Disposals
Reclassification

Balance at December 31, 2022

Accumulated depreciation
Balance at January 1, 2022

Depreciation
Disposals

Balance at December 31, 2022

Carrying amounts at December 31, 2022

Cost
Balance at January 1, 2021

Additions
Disposals

Balance at December 31, 2021

Accumulated depreciation
Balance at January 1, 2021

Depreciation
Disposals

Balance at December 31, 2021

Carrying amounts at December 31, 2021
Land Buildings Buildings Development
Equipment
Development
Equipment

Office
Equipment

Office
Equipment

Leasehold
Improve-
ments

Leasehold
Improve-
ments
Construction
inprogress
Construction
inprogress
Total













$ -
-
-
557,110

$ 557,110

$ -
-
-

$ -

$ 557,110

$ -
-
-

$ -

$ -
-
-

$ -

$ -


















$ -

-

-
500,183

$ 500,183

$ -

5,001
-

$ 5,001

$ 495,182

$ -

-
-

$ -

$ -

-
-

$ -

$ -


















$ 190,003

25,522
(38,850)
-

$ 176,675

$ 72,610

36,706
( 32,308)

$ 77,008

$ 99,667

$ 74,551
120,637
(
5,185)

$ 190,003

$ 59,325

18,470
(
5,185)

$ 72,610

$ 117,393


















$ 304

47,754

(304)
-
$ 47,754
$ 304

1,795
(304)
$ 1,795
$ 45,959
$ 304

-
-
$ 304
$ 304

-
-
$ 304
$ -


















$ 16,878

-
(16,878)
-

$ -

$ 16,878

-
(16,878)

$ -

$ -

$ 16,878

-
-

$ 16,878

$ 16,878

-
-

$ 16,878

$ -


















$1,080,130
33,803

-
(1,057,293)
$ 56,640
$ -

-
-
$ -
$ 56,640
$ -
1,080,130
-
$1,080,130
$ -

-
-
$ -
$1,080,130


















$1,287,315
107,079
(56,032)
-
$1,338,362

$ 89,792

43,502
( 49,490)
$ 83,804
$1,254,558

$ 91,733
1,200,767
(
5,185)
$1,287,315

$ 76,507

18,470
(
5,185)
$ 89,792
$1,197,523

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Property, plant and equipment were depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings 50 years Development equipment 4 years Office equipment 4 years Leasehold improvements 1-4 years

Property, plant and equipment were pledged as collateral. Refer to Note 31.

13. GOODWILL

Ending balance

**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 1,237,268
2021
$ 1,237,268

Considering the synergy of integration of LCD driver and touch controller under the industry trend, the reverse merger was triggered by FocalTech Corporation, Ltd. on January 2, 2015, resulting the goodwill of $3,237,268 thousand. In 2018, the impacts of market improper competition and the shortage of wafer supply made the company a serious market share decline, which is expected to influence the market shares and gross margins in the future. Therefore, the recoverable amount from IDC (Integrated Driver Controller) less than the carrying value so the Company recognized the impairment loss of $2,000,000 thousand. In 2019, based on the market growth and market share gain in smartphone market, the Company estimated cash flows from sales of IDC (Integrated Driver Controller), and the recoverable amount exceeded the carrying value. Therefore, the Company did not recognize any impairment on goodwill.

The recoverable amount is calculated by IDC projected net cash flows, discounted at 13.98% and 16.52% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, under the assumptions of management team judgments and historical experiences with regard to future growth rates and gross margin.

14. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Cost
Balance, January 1, 2022
Additions
Reclassification
Balance, December 31, 2022
Accumulated amortization
Balance at January 1, 2022
Amortization expense
Balance at December 31, 2022
Carrying amounts at
December 31, 2022
Cost
Balance at January 1, 2021
and December 31, 2021
Licenses
and
Franchises
$ 18,657
4,451
-

$ 23,108
$ 18,657
2,226

$ 20,883
$ 2,225
$ 18,657
Software
$ 8,445
66,640
13,904
$88,989
$ 8,445
54,163
$62,608
$ 26,381
$ 8,445
Patents

$ 76,478
-
-
$ 76,478
$ 54,497
7,381
$ 61,878
$ 14,600
$ 76,478
Trademark Trademark **Total **

$ 74,000
-
-
$ 74,000
$ 51,800
7,400
$ 59,200
$ 14,800
$ 74,000
$ 177,580
71,091
13,904
$ 262,575
$ 133,399
71,170
$ 204,569
$ 58,006
$ 177,580

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Accumulated amortization
Balance at January 1, 2021
Amortization expense
Balance at December 31, 2021
Carrying amounts at
December 31, 2021
$ 18,525
132
$ 18,657
$-
$ 8,445
-
$ 8,445
$-
$ 46,712
7,785
$ 54,497
$ 21,981
$ 44,400
7,400
$ 51,800
$ 22,200
$ 118,082
15,317
$ 133,399
$ 44,181

Other intangible assets were amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Licenses and franchises
Software
Patents
Trademark
EFUNDABLE DEPOSITS
Capacity guarantee deposits and others
1-5 years
1-3 years
9-10 years
10 years
**December 31 **
1-5 years
1-3 years
9-10 years
10 years
**December 31 **
1-5 years
1-3 years
9-10 years
10 years
**December 31 **
2022 2021
$ 2,648,946 $ 2,826,852

15. REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS

Guarantee deposits mainly consists of cash paid to suppliers to ensure stable foundry capacity.

16. BORROWINGS

a. Short-term borrowings
Unsecured bank loans

Annual interest rate
b. Long-term borrowings
Unsecured bank loans

Secured bank loans

Less: reclassification to Current position of long-term borrowings

Annual interest rate
Unsecured bank loans
Secured bank loans
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
2021
$ 1,400,000
$ -
1.30%~2.78%
-
**December 31 **
2021
2022
$ 200,000


786,840

986,840
(25,000)

$ 961,840

1.65%
1.625~1.75%
2021






$ -

786,840
786,840

-
$ 786,840
-
1.00%

For secured bank loans, the principals will be paid monthly or quarterly after three years from drawdown date. The period of borrowings is from September, 2021 to September, 2036.

For unsecured bank loans, the principals will be paid monthly after one year from drawdown date. The period of borrowings is from September, 2022 to September, 2025.

Commercial building is pledged as collateral for long-term loans, please refer to Note 31.

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17. ACCOUNTS PAYABLES

Accountspayables

Accountspayables-related party

**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 643,689
582,043

$ 1,225,732
2021




$ 2,292,621
531,758
$ 2,824,379

The average credit period on purchases was 30-60 days. The Company has financial risk management policies in place to ensure that all payables are paid within the pre-agreed credit terms.

18. OTHER PAYABLES

Payable for salaries and bonus

Payable for labor, health and social insurance
Reserve for litigations
Payable for professional services and others

**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 469,666

12,450
58,919
48,653

$ 589,688
2021




$ 306,928
12,450
28,645

68,402
$ 416,425

19. RETIREMENT BENEFIT

a. Defined contribution plans

The Company adopted a pension plan under the Labor Pension Act (the “LPA”), which is a state-managed defined contribution plan. Under the LPA, an entity makes monthly contributions to employees’ individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages.

b. Defined benefit plans

The defined benefit plan adopted by the Company in accordance with the Labor Standards Law is operated by the government. Pension benefits are calculated on the basis of the length of service and average monthly salaries of the six months before retirement. The Company contributes amounts equal to 2% of total monthly salaries and wages to a pension fund administered by the pension fund monitoring committee. Pension contributions are deposited in the Bank of Taiwan in the committee’s name. Before the end of each year, the Company assesses the balance in the pension fund. If the amount of the balance in the pension fund is inadequate to pay retirement benefits for employees who conform to retirement requirements in the next year, the Company is required to fund the difference in one appropriation that should be made before the end of March of the next year. The pension fund is managed by the Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor (“the Bureau”); the Company has no right to influence the investment policy and strategy.

The amounts included in the balance sheets in respect of the Company’s defined benefit plans were as follows:

Present value of defined benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
Net defined benefit liability
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 33,968

20,408)
$ 13,560
2021

(


(
$ 40,265

18,125)
$ 22,140

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Movements in net defined benefit liability were as follows:

Balance at January 1, 2022

Net interest expense (income)

Recognized in profit or loss

Remeasurement

Return on plan assets (excluding amounts
included in net interest)

Actuarial gain - changes in financial
assumptions

Actuarial gain - experience adjustments

Recognized in other comprehensive income

Contributions from the employer

Balance at December 31, 2022

Balance at January 1, 2021

Net interest expense (income)

Recognized in profit or loss

Remeasurement
Return on plan assets (excluding amounts
included in net interest)
Actuarial loss - changes in financial
assumptions
Actuarial gain - experience adjustments

Recognized in other comprehensive income

Contributions from the employer
Benefits paid

Balance at December 31, 2021
Present Value of
the Defined
Benefit
Obligation
$ 40,265


262


262




-
(
2,453 )
(
4,106)

(
6,559)


-

$ 33,968

$ 42,275


338


338

-

764
(
1,425)

(
661)

-


(1,687)

$ 40,265
Fair Value of
the Plan Assets
($ 18,125)

(
120)

(
120)



(
1,426 )

-

-

(
1,426)

(
737)

($ 20,408)

($ 18,909)

(
154)

(
154)

(
90 )
-

-

(
90)

(
659 )

1,687

($ 18,125)
Net Defined
Benefit
Liability (Asset)
$ 22,140

142

142

(
1,426 )
(
2,453 )
(
4,106)
(
7,985)
(
737)
$ 13,560
$ 23,366

184

184
(
90 )
764
(
1,425)
(
751)
(
659 )

-
$ 22,140

Through the defined benefit plans under the Labor Standards Law, the Company is exposed to the following risks:

  • 1) Investment risk: The plan assets are invested in domestic/and foreign/equity and debt securities, bank deposits, etc. The investment is conducted at the discretion of the Bureau or under the mandated management. However, in accordance with relevant regulations, the return generated by plan assets should not be below the interest rate for a 2-year time deposit with local banks.

  • 2) Interest risk: A decrease in the government bond interest rate will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation; however, this will be partially offset by an increase in the return on the plan’s debt investments.

  • 3) Salary risk: The present value of the defined benefit obligation is calculated by reference to the future salaries of plan participants. As such, an increase in the salary of the plan participants will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

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The actuarial valuations of the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by qualified actuaries. The significant assumptions used for the purposes of the actuarial valuations were as follows:

Discount rate
Expected rate of salary increase
**December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
1.25%
4.5%
2021
0.65%
4.5%

If possible reasonable change in each of the significant actuarial assumptions will occur and all other assumptions will remain constant, the present value of the defined benefit obligation would increase (decrease) as follows:

Discount rate
0.25% increase
0.25% decrease
Expected rate of salary increase
1% increase
1% decrease
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
($ 985)
($ 1,022)
($ 4,180)
($ 3,674)
2021
($ 1,263)
($ 1,314)
($ 5,348)
($ 4,670)

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.

The expected contributions to the plan for the next year
The average duration of the defined benefit obligation
20. GUARANTEE DEPOSITS RECEIVED
Capacity guarantee deposits and others
**December ** **December ** **31 **
2022
$ 720

14.6 years
**December **
2021
$ 680
15.2 years
**31 **
2022
$ 4,342,936
2021
$ 4,388,290

Guarantee deposit mainly consists of cash received from customers to ensure they have access to the Company’s specified capacity

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21. EQUITY

a. Share capital

Ordinary shares (NT$10 par value per share)

Numbers of shares authorized (in thousands)

Shares authorized

Number of shares issued and fully paid (in thousands)

Shares issued
**December 31 ** **December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
500,000

$ 5,000,000

216,111

$ 2,161,107
2021







500,000
$ 5,000,000

216,237
$ 2,162,367

The company has issued 19 thousand shares of exercised employees’ share option and redeemed 146 thousand shares of issued restricted stocks for employees during the year ended December 31, 2022. The registration processes have not been completed as of December 31, 2022.

  • b. Capital surplus

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2022

Employee treasury shares vested
Compensation cost of employee share options
Issuance of ordinary shares under employee share
options
Employee share options expired
Retirement of restricted stock employees

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2022

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2021

Treasury shares transferred to employees
Employee treasury shares vested
Treasury shares retired
Compensation cost of employee share options
Issuance of ordinary shares under employee share
options
Employee share options expired
Issuance of restricted stock for employees

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
(1)
Treasury
Shares
(1)
Restricted
stock for
employees
(2)
($ 1,145,555
(-)
(-)
(-)

-
( 79,540)

($ 1,066,015)

($ 0,00-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)

-
1,145,555

($ 1,145,555)
Employee
Share Options
(2)

($0,065,873)
(
45,464 )
46,258
(
4,048 )
(
314 )
( -)

$ 62,305

($0,014,903)
(-)
(
8,861 )
(-)
66,351
(
6,319 )
(
201 )
( -)

$ 65,873
Employee
Share Options
-Expired
(1)
Total






$ 4,737,390
-
-
16,449
-
-

$ 4,753,839

$ 4,725,556
-
-
-
-
11,945
-
-

$ 4,737,390










(




$ 79,917

45,464

-

-

-
-

$ 125,381

$ 69,361

1,947

8,861

252 )

-

-

-
-
$ 79,917

$0,034,134

(-)
(-)
(-)
314
( -)

($ 34,448)

$0,033,933

(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
201
( -)
($ 34,134)
($ 6,062,869)
(-)
46,258
($ 0,012,401)
-
( 79,540)
($ 6,041,988)
($ 4,843,642)
1,947
(-)
(
252 )
66,351
($ 0,05,626)
-
1,145,555
($ 6,062,869)
  • 3) This type of capital surplus may be used to offset a deficit; in addition, when the Company has no deficit, such capital surplus may be distributed as cash dividends or converted to share capital (at a certain percentage of the Company’s capital surplus annually).

  • 4) This type of capital surplus cannot be used for any purposes.

  • c. Retained earnings and dividend policy

Under the Company’s Article of Incorporation, when distributing annual earnings, the Company shall pay taxes, offset its losses, set aside 10% as legal reserve, then set aside or reverse a special reserve in accordance with relevant laws or regulations. The Board of Directors shall prepare a distribution proposal for the remaining earnings plus the unappropriated retained earnings of previous years. Earnings distribution may be made in the form of shares after an approved resolution made by the shareholders’ meeting. Pursuant to the Company Act, the distributable dividends and bonuses or the legal reserve and the capital reserve (stipulated in Article 241, Paragraph 1 of the Company Act) in whole or in part may be paid in cash after a resolution has been adopted by a majority vote at a meeting of the board of directors attended by two-thirds of the total number of directors; and in addition to a report of such distribution shall be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting.

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See Note 23(d) for policy stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation regarding to the remuneration for employees and directors.

Considering current and future development plans, investment conditions, capital requirements, and market competition situations, and shareholder benefits, The Company would appropriate the dividends to the shareholders not less than 10% of the current year’s earnings. The dividends could be paid in cash or shares. The cash portion should be equal or more than 10% of the total dividends. It is allowed not to distribute any cash dividend if the cash amount per share is less than NT 0.5.

Legal reserve should be appropriated from earnings until the legal reserve equals the Company’s paid-in capital. Legal reserve may be used to offset deficit. If the Company has no deficit and the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.

The Company is required to set aside additional special capital reserve equal to the total amount of items that are accounted for as deductions from stockholders’ equity shall be set aside from prior-year earnings.

The appropriations of earnings for 2021 and 2020 were approved in annual shareholder’s meeting held on June 9, 2022, and August 19, 2021, respectively, were as follows:

Legal reserve
Special reserve
Cash dividends
Cash dividends per share
d. Special reserve
Balance, beginning

Special reserve appropriated

Balance, ending

e. Treasury shares
Number of shares on January 1, 2021
Decrease during the period
Number of shares on December 31, 2021
Number of shares on January 1, 2022
Decrease during the period
Decrease during the period
Number of shares on December 31, 2022
2021
$ 611,332
$ 89,163
$3,400,000
$ 15.71
2022
122,316

89,163

211,479
2020





$
$


$
$

On February 23, 2022, the board of directors resolved the 6th treasure stock transferred to employees program no more than 4,000,000 shares for transferring to employees. From April 6 to April 19, 2021,

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4,000,000 shares had been bought back, and it amount was $507,621 thousand. The transferring price to employees would be the average purchase price.

The detailed information for other treasure stock transferred to employee programs could be found in Note 26 (b).

The treasury shares held by the company cannot be pledged and no dividend and voting right is attached in accordance with the Regulations of Securities and Exchange Act.

  • f. Unearned employee compensation
Balance, beginning

Retirement (issuance) of shares
Share-based payment expenses recognized

Balance, ending
2022
$ 813,720 )
79,540

398,351

$ 335,829)
2021
(

(

(

(
$ -

1,145,555 )
331,835
$ 813,720)

The issuance of employee restricted share plan has been approved by shareholders’ meeting held on June 20, 2020. The board of directors approved to issue 5,749 thousand and 236 thousand shares on April 7, 2021 and July 29, 2021, respectively. Please refer Note 26 (c) for the detailed information.

22. REVENUE


IC for Human-Machine Interface Solutions

Contract balances
Contract liabilities (classified as current liabilities)

Sales of goods
**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
2021
$ 9,642,718
$ 18,335,785
December 31
2021
2022
$ 39,290
2021

$ 6,951

23. NET INCOME

  • a. Finance costs

Interest on bank loans
Interest on deposits
Depreciation and amortization

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **December 31 **
2021
$ 7,690

440
$ 8,130
**December 31 **
2022
$ 43,502


71,170

$ 114,672
2021




$ 18,470
15,317
$ 33,787
  • b. Depreciation and amortization

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An analysis of depreciation and
amortization by function
Operating costs

Operating expenses

$ 26,612


88,060

$ 114,672
$ 8,892
24,892

$ 33,787
c.
Employee benefits expense

Post-employment benefits
Defined contribution plans

Defined benefit plans (see Note 19)
Share-based payments (see Note 26)
Other employee benefits

Total employee benefits expense

An analysis of employee benefits expense by function
Operating costs

Operating expenses

**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 32,090

142
257,450
1,391,268

$ 1,680,950

$ 241,084

1,439,866

$ 1,680,950
2021










$ 27,358
184
231,465

1,132,215
$ 1,391,222
$ 224,807

1,166,415
$ 1,391,222
  • d. The remuneration to employees and directors

According to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the distributable compensation to employees and remuneration to directors shall not be less than 1% and not more than 1.5%, respectively, of net profit before income tax. There was no employees’ compensation accrued due to loss before income tax for the year ended December 31, 2022. The accrued employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:

Employees’ compensation
Remuneration of directors
2021
$ 316,730
$ 30,000

If there is any change in the proposed amounts after the annual financial statements were authorized for issue, the differences are recorded as a change in accounting estimate.

The board of directors resolved the remuneration of employees and directors for 2021 on February 23,2022. There is no difference between the actual amount of remuneration to employees and directors resolved and the amount of remuneration to employees and directors accounted for in 2021 consolidated financial statements.

Information on the employees’ compensation and remuneration to directors resolved by the Company’s board of directors is available on the Market Observation Post System website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

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24. INCOME TAXES

a. Major components of tax (benefit) expense recognized in profit or loss


Current tax
In respect of the current year
Deferred tax
In respect of the current year
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss
**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 158,174
(132,159)
$ 26,015
2021
$1,303,684

59,307
$1,362,991

A reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense is as follows:


(Loss) income before tax from continuing operations

(Loss) income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate and the
effective tax rate

Nondeductible expenses in determining taxable income
Tax effect of earnings to be distributed by subsidiaries
Tax exemption
Unrecognized temporary differences

Tax effects from investment tax credit rate less than 30%

Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss
**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **December 31 **
2022
($ 1,886,024)

($264,043)
15,187
167,231
(3,342)
110,982


-

$ 26,015
2021





$ 7,475,926
$1,046,630
-
429
(37,877)
89,897
263,912
$1,362,991

The company’s research and development expenditure is expected to offset the corporate income tax by 30%, so the effective tax rate is 14% after considering the deduction effect.

  • b. Recognized in other comprehensive income
Deferred tax
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
Current tax assets and liabilities
Current tax assets( recorded as other current assets)
Tax refund receivable
Current tax liabilities
Income tax payable
**December ** **December ** **December ** **31 **
2022
$ 1,117
December
2021
$ 105
31
2022
$ 5,590
$ 327,127
2021
$ $ 1,501
1,366,072

c. Current tax assets and liabilities

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d. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

The movements of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

2022

Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences
Obsolete of inventory

Others


Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences
Intangible assets

Investment income recognized from
foreign investees


2021
Beginning Balance
$ 10,779

(
5,922)

$ 4,857

$ 6,174


45,410

$ 51,584
Recognized in Profit
or Loss
$ 272,961


24,371

$ 297,332

($ 2,058)


167,231

$ 165,173
Recognized in Other
Comprehensive
Income
$ -

(
1,117)

($ 1,117)

$ -


-

$ -
Ending Balance




















$ 283,740
17,332
$ 301,072
$ 4,116
212,641
$ 216,757
Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences
Obsolete of inventory

Others


Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences
Intangible assets

Investment income recognized from
foreign investees

Beginning Balance
$ 71,336

(
5,438)

$ 65,898

$ 8,232


44,981

$ 53,213
Recognized in Profit
or Loss
($ 60,557)

(
379)

($ 60,936)

($ 2,058)


429

($ 1,629)
Recognized in Profit
or Loss
($ 60,557)

(
379)

($ 60,936)

($ 2,058)


429

($ 1,629)
Recognized in Other
Comprehensive
Income
$ -

(
105)

($ 105)

$ -


-

$ -
Ending Balance




















$ 10,779
(
5,922)
$ 4,857
$ 6,174
45,410
$ 51,584
  • e. The aggregate amount of temporary difference associated with investments for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognized

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the taxable temporary differences associated with investment in subsidiaries for which no deferred tax liabilities have been recognized were $0 thousand and $1,770,810 thousand, respectively.

  • f. Income tax assessments

The Company’s tax returns until 2019 have been assessed by the tax authorities.

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25. (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE

(LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic (loss) earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Unit: NT$ Per Share
For the Year Ended December 31
2022
($ 9.39)
2021
$ 30.23
$ 28.62

The (loss) earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the computation of (loss) earnings per share were as follows:

Net (Loss) Profit for the Period

For the Year Ended
2022
(Loss) earnings used in the computation of basic (loss) earnings per
share
($ 1,912,039)

Weighted Average Number of Ordinary Shares Outstanding (In Thousand Shares):
**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** December 31
2021
$ 6,112,935

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the computation
of basic (loss) earnings per share
Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares:
Treasury shares transferred to employees
Employee stock options (share)
Restricted stock for employees(share)
The remuneration to employees

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the computation
of diluted earnings per share
**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** December 31
2022
203,701
-
-
-
-

203,701
2021




202,208
8,157
475
785
1,984
213,609

Note: There is no diluted effectiveness for the years ended December 31, 2022 due to operating loss.

26. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

a. Employee stock option plan

The Company did not have new share option plan issued for employees for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Information about vested options as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as following:

Employee Stock
Option Plan
2006
2015
December 31,2022
Range of exercise
price(NT$)
Weighted-average
remaining
contractual life
(years)
$29.68
0.27
12.80
2.67
December 31,2021 December 31,2021
Range of exercise
price(NT$)
$29.68
12.80
Range of exercise
price(NT$)
$5.37~36.17
15.60
Weighted-average
remaining
contractual life
(years)
0.11~1.27
3.67

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Information about outstanding options for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as following:

2022

2022
BeginningBalance
Employee stock
Option Plan
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
2006
198,399
$ 19.86
2015
209,000
15.60
2021
BeginningBalance
Employee stock
Option Plan
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
2006
398,199
$ 26.65
2015
397,500
15.90
Options exercised
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
( 140,000)
$ 20.98
(122,000)
15.16
Options exercised
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
( 199,800)
$ 33.04
(176,500)
15.78
Options expired
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
( 36,000)
$ 5.37
-
-
Options expired
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
-
$ -
( 12,000)
15.9
EndingBalance
Quantity of
Options
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
22,399
$ 29.68
87,000
12.80
EndingBalance
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
Quantity of
Options
( 199,800)

(176,500)
Quantity of
Options
-

( 12,000)
Quantity of
Options
198,399

209,000
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
(NT$)
$ 19.86
15.60

As of December 31, 2022, the valid and outstanding employee stock option plans are as following:

Plan
2006 employee stock option plan
2015 employee stock option plan
Number of
Options
12,600,000
2,800,000
Valid
Period
10 years
10 years
VestingTerms
(1) A certain percentages of the options
defined in the plan are vested and
exercisable after the first anniversary,
or (2) according to the achievement
level of the performance target defined
in advance.
(1) A certain percentage of the options
defined in the plan are vested and
exercisable after the second
anniversary.

For the subsequent changes in the Company’s ordinary share capital, such as issuance of shares in cash, from earnings and capital surplus, consolidation, spin-off, share split, and issuance of global depositary receipts, and decrease in ordinary shares which is not resulted from treasury share retired, the exercise price and the conversion ratio would be considered to adjust accordingly based on the plans.

  • b. Treasury shares transferred to employees

The Company acquired 4,000 thousand shares treasury stock for the years ended December 31, 2022. Information about treasury shares transferred to employees as follows:

Items
The 4th Shares Buy Back
Program
The 5th Shares Buy Back
Program
The 6th Shares Buy Back
Program
The date of
board of
directors
approved
2018/7/26
2018/8/23
2022/2/23
Buyback
shares
(In thousand
share)
8,000
7,689
4,000
Transferred
shares
(In thousand
share)
7,952

7,206

2,455
Adjustment
due to capital
reduction
(In thousand
share)
(
46 )
(
473 )
-
Retired Shares
(In thousand
share)
(
2 )
(
10 )
-
Transferred
price
(in dollar)
$ 33.69
(Adjusted)

32.93
(Adjusted)
126.91

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Information about treasury stock transferred to employee for the years ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:

The 4th Shares BuyBack Program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares transferred
(In Thousands)
The fair value of
the right to
subscribe(NT$)
2020/03/20
7,848
$ 3.30
2021/04/07
104
181.40
Total
7,952
The 4th Shares BuyBack Program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares transferred
(In Thousands)
The fair value of
the right to
subscribe(NT$)
2020/03/20
7,848
$ 3.30
2021/04/07
104
181.40
Total
7,952
The 5th Shares BuyBack Program The 5th Shares BuyBack Program The 5th Shares BuyBack Program
Employee
subscription
base date
2020/03/20
2021/04/07
Total
Employee
subscription
base date
2019/05/07
2019/11/08
2020/03/20
2020/11/06
2021/04/07
2021/07/29
Total
Shares transferred
(In Thousands)
4,651
60
1,399
434
572
90
7,206
The fair value of
the right to
subscribe(NT$)
7,848
$ 3.30
104
181.40
7,952
$ -
-
3.70
1.90
181.20
242.20
The 6th Shares BuyBack Program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares transferred
(In Thousands)
The fair value of
the right to
subscribe(NT$)
2022/06/21
2,315
$ -
2022/11/11
140
-
Total
2,455
The 6th Shares BuyBack Program
Employee
subscription
base date
Shares transferred
(In Thousands)
The fair value of
the right to
subscribe(NT$)
2022/06/21
2,315
$ -
2022/11/11
140
-
Total
2,455
Employee
subscription
base date
2022/06/21
2022/11/11
Total
2,315
$ -
140
-
2,455

The limitations and rights on the unvested shares were as follows:

  • 1) The employees cannot sell, pledge, transfer, donate, or dispose these shares.

  • 2) The Company and the employees should enter into a trust agreement with a trust and custodian institution and authorize the institution to exercise the shareholders’ rights including but not limited to attendance, proposing, speaking and voting in the shareholder meetings.

  • c. Restricted stock for employees

The Company’s shareholders’ meeting resolved to issue restricted stocks for employees up to 6,000 thousand shares on June 20, 2020, and the issued price is NT$10 per share. The restricted stocks plan was approved by Financial Supervisory Commission on August 12, 2020. The information of the issued resolved by board of directors is as follow:

Grant date
2021/04/07
2021/07/29
Fair value per share
(in dollar)
$ 205
265
Actual shares of issued
(in thousand)
5,749
236

After the employees were granted restricted stock, the employees will be vested in the stocks if they fulfill both service period and performance condition. The vesting condition are as follows:

  • a. Upon service for two years. the shares vested in 50% to employees.

  • b. Upon service for three years. the shares vested in 25% to employees.

  • c. Upon service for four years. the shares vested in 25% to employees.

  • The constraints of restricted stock are as follows:

  • a. Employees are restricted to dispose, pledged, transferred, and give to others the granted shares until they are vested.

  • b. The rights of restricted stock are the same as ordinary share including attendance, propose, speak, voting right and so on.

  • c. Stock dividends and cash dividends yielding from restricted stock will be distributed to employees in the current year, and will not be restricted.

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  • d. National employee should transfer the granted shares to trustee appointed by the Company immediately. Before they are vested, the restricted should be kept in trustee. Non-national employee’ granted share should be kept by bank appointed by the Company.

The Company will buy back the restricted shares at issued price and write off the shares if employees do not fulfill the vesting condition.

Compensation cost of aforementioned share-based payments for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:


Shares buyback programs

Restricted stock for employees


Adjustment account:
Capital surplus - employee stock options

Other equity - unearned employee compensation

**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **





2021
$ 15,304
242,146
$ 257,450

$ 15,304
242,146

$ 257,450
2021
$ 27,008
204,457
$ 231,465
$ 27,008
204,457
$ 231,465

27. OPERATING LEASE ARRANGEMENTS

The Company as a lessee

The Company has lease contracts for office, plant and some office equipment, which would be expired before December 2022. Above mentioned lease contracts are short-term lease agreement, and the Company applies practical expedients so the Company does not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. The committed payments for the short-term leases were $0 thousand and $12,471 thousand as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The lease payments recognized in profit or loss for the current period was as follows:


Lease payment
For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31
2022
$ 14,176
2021
$ 23,011

28. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The capital structure of the Company consists of debt and equity. The Company manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to stockholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

To define the strategy of the Company’s capital structure, the Company first sets its target market share according to the industry scale, the growth of the industry and the product roadmap. Based on the projected market position, the Company plans the research and development investment and capital expenditure. Furthermore, the Company calculates working capitals and cash demands based on the long-term development plan considering the industry characteristics to build up the overall operating model. Finally, the Company evaluates not only the possible contribution margin, operating profit ratio and cash flows according to the product competitiveness but also risk factors such as the fluctuation of the business circle and the life circle of the product to decide the suitable capital structure. The management reviews capital

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structures periodically and considers the possible costs and risks of different capital structures. Generally, the Company adopted prudent capital management strategy.

The Company was not restricted to other external capital requirements.

29. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

a. Fair value of financial instruments that are not measured at fair value

The management believes the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities not measured of fair value approximate their fair values or cannot be reliably measured.

  • b. Fair value of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  • 1.) Fair value hierarchy

December 31, 2022
Financial asset at FVTPL
Listed preferred shares
Private funds
Total
December 31, 2021
Financial asset at FVTPL
Listed preferred shares
Private funds
Total
Level 1
$ 147,391
-
$ 147,391
Level 1
$ 271,019
-
$ 271,019
Level 2
$ -
-
$-
Level 2
$ -
-
$-
Level 3
$ -
178,069
$ 178,069
Level 3
$ -
132,470
$ 132,470
Total
$ 147,391
178,069
$ 325,460
Total
$ 271,019
132,470
$ 403,489

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in 2022 and 2021.

  • 2) Reconciliation of financial instruments measured by Level 3 fair value
**For the Year Ended in December 31 ** **For the Year Ended in December 31 ** **For the Year Ended in December 31 ** **For the Year Ended in December 31 **
2022 2021
Financial assets at FVTPL
Balance, beginning of year $ 132,470
$
24,953
Purchases 45,778
100,554
Disposals (
1,469 )
( 181 )
Recognized in profit or loss(other income or loss) 1,290
7,144
Balance, end of year
$ 178,069
$ 132,470

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  • 3) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for the purpose of measuring Level 3 fair value measurement

The unlisted equity investment is measured by the market approach, which decides fair value by referring to the recent financing activities of investees or the market transaction prices and status of the similar companies. The Company had carefully evaluated and selected the suitable evaluation method, but the use of different evaluation models or fair values may result in different evaluation results.

  • c. Categories of financial instruments
Financial assets
Fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
Mandatorily at FVTPL
Amortized cost (Note 1)
Financial liabilities
Amortized cost (Note 2)
**December 31 ** **December 31 **
2022
$ 325,460
6,869,506
8,545,196
2021
$ 403,489

13,898,268
8,415,934
  • 1) The amounts include financial instruments measured at amortized cost, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, other financial assets and refundable deposits.

  • 2) The balances included financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, which comprise short-term borrowings, accounts payables, other payables, current position of long-term borrowings, long-term borrowings, and guaranteed deposits received.

  • d. Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Company’s major financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other financial assets, financial assets at FVTPL, accounts and other payables. The Company’s Corporate Treasury function provides services to the business, coordinates access to domestic and international financial markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

The board of directors is solely responsible for established and monitored the framework of risk management of the Company, the board of directors authorized the chairman develop and monitored the risk management policy of the Company with the operation center of the Company, and regularly reported the situation to the board of directors.

The Company’s financial risk management policies are developed for identifying and analyzing the financial risks to the Company, evaluating the impacts of the financial risks, and executing the financialrisk aversion policies. The financial risk management is periodically reviewed to reflect changes to the market and the operations. Through the internal controls, such as training and setting up managing requirements and procedures, the Company is engaged in developing a disciplined and constructive control environment, in order to have all employees understand own responsibilities.

The Company’s board of directors monitors the management on managing the compliance to the financial risk management policies and procedures and reviews the appropriateness of risk management structure. To assist the board of directors, the internal auditors perform period and exceptional reviews on the controls and procedures of financial risk management and report the result of reviews to the board of directors.

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1) Market risk

The major financial risks from the Company’s operation were foreign currency exchange risk referred to a) and interest rate risk referred to b).

  • a) Foreign currency risk

The carrying amounts of the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities which were not in the same functional currency with the Company at the end of the reporting period are shown in Note 33.

Sensitivity analysis

The Company was mainly exposed to the U.S. dollar. The following table details the Company’s sensitivity to a 5% appreciate and depreciate in New Taiwan dollars (the functional currency) against the relevant foreign currencies. 5% is the sensitivity rate used when reporting foreign currency risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis included only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and adjusts their translation value at the end of the reporting period for a 5% change in foreign currency rates. A positive number in below table indicates an increase in pre-tax profit or equity associated with a 5% depreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar against the U.S. dollar.

Profit or loss/ equity **USD Impact ** **USD Impact ** **USD Impact **
**For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 50,349(i)
2021
$308,819(i)

(i) This was mainly attributable to the outstanding balances of USD deposits, accounts receivables, accounts payables, other payables, other current assets, refundable deposits, other current liability and guarantee deposits received.

b) Interest rate risk

The Company was exposed to interest risk primarily related to its investments in fixed-rate time deposits, current position of long-term borrowings, borrowings, floating-rate demand deposits , structured investments and short-term borrowing. The time deposits were at fixed interest rates, and other financial assets were at fixed rates or with guaranteed minimal interest rates and carried at amortized costs. Therefore, changes in interest rates would not affect future cash flows.

The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets exposed to interest rates at the end of the reporting period were as follows:

Fair value interest rate risk
Financial assets

Financial liabilities

Cash flow interest rate risk
Financial assets

Financial liabilities
December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ 2,518,220

$ 1,400,000

$ 775,974

$ 986,840
2021






$ 5,245,870
$ -
$ 2,910,927
$ 786,840

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Sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below were determined based on the Company’s exposure to interest rates for non-derivative instruments at the end of the reporting period. A 25 basis point increase or decrease was used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates.

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and the Company hold all variables constantly, the Company’s post-tax profit for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 would decrease/increase by $(527) thousand and $5,310 thousand, respectively.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. As at the end of the reporting period, the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk which will cause a financial loss to the Company due to failure of counterparties to discharge an obligation from the carrying amounts of the financial assets as recognized in the balance sheets.

The Company’s concentration of credit risk was related to the five largest clients of accounts receivables. Ongoing credit evaluation is performed on the financial condition of accounts receivables.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s five largest customers took 59% of total accounts receivables, the remaining transactions with a large number of unrelated customers, thus, no significant concentration of credit risk was observed.

3) Liquidity risk

The Company manages liquidity risk by monitoring and maintaining adequate cash and cash equivalents to fund its operations and mitigate the impacts of fluctuations in cash flows. In addition, bank loans are a significant resource of liquidity for the Company.

Liquidity and interest risk rate tables for non-derivative financial liabilities

The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Company’s financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments, including principal and interest.

December 31, 2022

Non-interest bearing

Fixed interest rate liabilities
Floating interest rate liabilities


December 31, 2021
On Demand or
Less than 1 Year
$ 1,814,082

1,401,338

25,000

$ 3,240,420
1-5 Years
$ 4,342,936

-

395,556

$ 4,738,492
More than
5 Years






$ -
-
566,284
$ 566,284
Non-interest bearing

Fixed interest rate liabilities
Floating interest rate liabilities

On Demand or
Less than 1 Year
$ 3,240,590

214

-

$ 3,240,804
1-5 Years
$ 4,388,290

-

155,832

$ 4,544,122
More than
5 Years






$ -
-
631,008
$ 631,008

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30. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

Except for information disclosed elsewhere in the other notes, details of transactions between the Company and other related parties are disclosed below.

  • a. Related party name and category

Related Party Name Related Party Category FocalTech Systems, Ltd. Subsidiary FocalTech Electronics, Ltd. Subsidiary FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary

  • b. Purchases of goods
Line Item

Purchase

Related Party Category/Name

Subsidiaries
For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31 For the Year Ended December 31
2022
$ 10,290
2021
$ 38,340

Purchases were made by the Company at market prices and conditions similar with the non-related parties.

  • c. Payables to related parties
Line Item

Accountspayables

Related Party Category/Name
Subsidiaries
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.

Others


December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ 581,936


107

$ 582,043
2021




$ 515,551

16,207
$ 531,758

The outstanding accounts payables to related parties are unpledged.

  • d. Advances (accounted for other current liabilities)
Line Item

Advances
Related Party Category/Name
Subsidiaries
FocalTech Systems, Ltd.
December 31 December 31 December 31
2022
$ -
2021
$ 198,797

The Company accounted for service revenue from related parties in advance.

  • e. Compensation of key management personnel

Long-term employee benefits
Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment benefits
Share-based payments
**For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 ** **For the Year Ended December 31 **
2022
$ 41,727
32,847
378

68,554
$ 143,506
2021




$ 3,145
81,536
488

33,657
$ 118,826

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31. PLEDGED ASSETS

The following assets were provided as collateral for bank loans:


Properties, plants and equipment – Net of buildings
Properties, plants and equipment – Land
Properties, plants and equipment – Construction in progress
**For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **For the Year Ended ** **December 31 **
2021 2020
$ 495,182
557,110
-
$ 1,052,292

$ -
-
1,071,400
$ 1,071,400

32. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS

NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (“NOVATEK”) filed five patent infringement actions with Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on August 9, 2021, asking the court to prohibit the Company from manufacturing, offering for sale, selling, utilizing or importing, for the aforementioned purposes, products infringing on such patents and asking for indemnification for any losses. The Claims were dismissed by the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on February 18, 2023.

33. SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The following information was aggregated by the foreign currencies other than functional currencies of the group entities and the exchange rates between foreign currencies and respective functional currencies were disclosed.The significant assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies were as follows:

December 31, 2022

Financial assets
Monetary items
USD

Non-Monetary items

USD


Financial liabilities


Monetary items

USD
Foreign
Currencies
(thousand)
$ 215,813


120,300




183,023
Exchange Rate
30.71 (USD:NTD)
30.71 (USD:NTD)
30.71 (USD:NTD)
NT$
(thousand)
$ 6,627,613

3,694,408

5,620,630

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December 31, 2021

Financial assets
Monetary items
USD

Non-Monetary items

USD


Financial liabilities


Monetary items

USD
Foreign
Currencies
(thousand)
$ 491,587


146,331




268,452
Exchange Rate
27.68 (USD:NTD)
27.68 (USD:NTD)
27.68 (USD:NTD)
NT$
(thousand)
$ 13,607,140

4,050,456

7,430,763

34. SEPARATELY DISCLOSED ITEMS

  • a. Information about significant transactions and investees:

  • 1) Financing provided to others: See Table 1 attached;

  • 2) Endorsements/guarantees provided: See Table 2 attached;

  • 3) Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures): See Table 3 attached;

  • 4) Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paidin capital: None;

  • 5) Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • 6) Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • 7) Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • 8) Receivables from related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • 9) Trading in derivative instruments: None;

  • b. Names, locations, and related information of investees over which the Company exercises significant influence (excluding information on investment in mainland China): See Table 4 attached.

  • c. Information on investments in mainland China

  • 1) The name of the investee in mainland China, the main businesses and products, its issued capital, method of investment, information on inflow or outflow of capital, percentage of ownership, income (losses) of the investee, share of profits/losses of investee, ending balance, amount received as dividends from the investee, and the limitation on investee: See Table 5 attached.

  • 2) Significant direct or indirect transactions with the investee, its prices and terms of payment, unrealized gain or loss, and other related information which is helpful to understand the impact of investment in Mainland China on financial reports: None.

  • d. Information of major shareholder

List of all shareholders with ownership of 5 percent or greater showing the names and the number of shares and percentage of ownership held by each shareholder: None.

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TABLE 1

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

FINANCING PROVIDED TO OTHERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amounts in Thousands; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

No
(Note 1)
Financing
Company
Counterparty Financial
Statement
Account
Related
Party

Maximum
Balance for the
Period
(Note 4)
Ending
Balance
(Note 4)
Amount Actually
Drawn
(Note 4)
Interest
Rate
Nature for Financing Transaction
Amounts
Reason for
Financing
Allowance for
Bad Debt
Collateral Collateral Financing Limits
for Each
Borrowing
Company
(Note 2)

Financing
Company’s Total
Financing
Amount Limits
(Note 2)

Note
Item Value
1 FocalTech
Systems, Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co.,
Ltd.
Other
receivables from
relatedparties
Yes $ 1,842,600
(USD 60,000)
$ 1,842,600
(USD 60,000)
$ - - The need for short-
term financing
$ - Operating
capital
$ - - $ - $ 2,071,047 $ 2,071,047 Note 3

Note 1: The parent company and its subsidiaries are coded as follows:

  • 1) The parent company is coded "0".

  • 2) The subsidiaries are coded consecutively beginning from "1" in the order presented in the table above.

  • Note 2: The lending limits:

  • 1) The total amount available for lending purpose shall not exceed 20% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 2) The lending limits for any borrowers are set forth as below:

  • A. The total amount for lending to a company having a business relationship with the company shall not exceed the total transaction amount between the parties during the period of twelve months prior to the time of lending (the transaction amount shall mean the sales or purchasing amount between the parties, whichever is higher), and shall not exceed 20% of the net worth of the financing company or 30% of the net worth of the counterparty, whichever is lower.

  • B. The total amount for lending to a company in need of funds for a short-term period shall not exceed 20% of the net worth of the financing company. The lending limits for any borrower shall not exceed 10% of the net worth of the creditor or 30% of the net worth of the borrower, whichever is lower.

  • 3) For financing needs between offshore subsidiaries whose voting shares are 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or financing needs to the Company by offshore subsidiaries whose voting shares are 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, the total amount for such fund-lending shall not be subject to the limit of 100% of the net worth of the creditor

  • 4) Where the Company’s financial reports are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, “net worth” in the Procedures means the equity attributable to shareholders of the parent in the balance sheet.

  • Note 3: The balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

Note 4: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD as of December 31, 2022.

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TABLE 2

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

No.
(Note1)

Endorsement/
Guarantee Provider
Guaranteed Party Guaranteed Party Limits on
Endorsement/
Guarantee Amount
Provided to Each
Guaranteed Party
(Note 2)
Maximum Balance
for the Period
(Note 5)
Ending Balance Amount Actually
Drawn
Amount of
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Collateralized by
Properties
Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/
Guarantee to
Net Equity per
Latest Financial
Statements(%)
Maximum
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Amount
Allowable
(Note 2)
Guarantee
Provided
by Parent
Company
Guarantee
Provided by
A Subsidiary

Guarantee
Provided to
Subsidiaries
in Mainland
China
Note
Name Nature of
Relationship
0
0
0
0
0
0
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems Co., Ltd.
FocalTech
Systems, Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics, Ltd.
Hefei PineTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
The endorser/guarantor
parent company owns
directly and indirectly
more than 50% voting
shares of the endorsed/
guaranteed company.
$ 4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
$ 1,381,950
( USD
45,000 )

1,400,507
( USD
45,604 )

1,750,470
( USD
57,000 )

2,118,990
( USD
69,000 )

107,485
( USD
3,500 )

107,485
( USD
3,500 )
$ 1,381,950
( USD
45,000 )
1,400,507
( USD
45,604 )
1,750,470
( USD
57,000 )
2,118,990
( USD
69,000 )
107,485
( USD
3,500 )
107,485
( USD
3,500 )
$ -
-
63,549
19,571
-
-
$ -

-

-

-

-

-

15.65%

15.86%

19.82%

23.99%

1.22%

1.22%
$ 4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715
4,415,715

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
(Note 3)
(Note 3)
(Note 3
and 5)
(Note 3
and 5)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
  • Note 1: Number should be input in the remark column for intercompany transactions. Here illustrate how to assign numbers to transaction

  • 1) 0 for parent company.

  • 2) Subsidiaries are given a number in sequence starting with No. 1.

  • Note 2: Limits on Endorsement/ Guarantee Amount

  • 1) The ceilings on the amount of endorsements/guarantees due to business transaction are as below:

  • 2) The total amount of endorsements/guarantees and the amount of endorsements/guarantees for any single entity shall not exceed 50% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 3) The total amount of endorsements/guarantees between the Company owns directly or indirectly 100% voting shares shall not exceed 100% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 4) The total amount of endorsement/guarantee provided by the Company or by the Company and its subsidiaries shall not exceed 50% of the net worth of the Company. The total amount of the endorsement/guarantee provided by the Company and the subsidiaries to any individual entity shall not exceed 50% of the net worth of the Company.

  • 5) The net worth referred to above are based on the latest reviewed financial statements. Where the Company’s financial reports are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, “net worth” in the Procedures means the equity attributable to shareholders of the parent in the balance sheet.

  • Note 3: FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. provided USD 45,000 thousand of endorsements/guarantees for FocalTech Electronics Ltd., FocalTech Systems, Ltd., Hefei PineTech Electronics Co., Ltd. and FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. for the purchases, the amount actually drawn during the period is NT$0, NT$0, NT$0, and NT$ 19,164 thousand respectively.

  • Note 4: FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. provided USD 3,500 thousand of endorsements/guarantees for FocalTech Smart Sensors Ltd. and FocalTech Smart Sensors Co., Ltd. for the purchases, the amount actually drawn during the period is NT$ 0.

Note 5: FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. provided USD 5,000 thousand of endorsements/guarantees for Hefei PineTech Electronics Co., Ltd. and FocalTech Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. for the purchases, the amount actually drawn during the period is NT$ 0. Note 6: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD and 1 RMB: 4.4094 NTD as of December 31, 2022.

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FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD DECEMBER 31, 2022 (Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD)

Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with
the Company
Financial Statement Account December 31,2021 December 31,2021 Note
Shares/Units Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership (%)
Fair Value
FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd. Stock
Series B Preferred Stock of Fubon Financial Holding Co.,
Ltd.
Series A Preferred Stock of WT Microelectronics Co.,
Ltd.
Privately Offered Fund
CDIB Capital Healthcare Ventures II Limited Partnership
CDIB Capital Growth Partners L.P.
CDIB-Innolux Limited Partnership
Cathay Private Equity Smart Tech Limited Partnership
-
-
-
-
-
-
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non
current

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - non
current


170,000
2,882,000
-
-
-
-
NT$ 9,775
NT$ 137,616
NT$ 23,926
NT$ 30,202
NT$ 36,457
NT$ 87,484
0.03
2.13
0.96
0.66
4.37
24.59
NT$ 9,775
NT$ 137,616
NT$ 23,926
NT$ 30,202
NT$ 36,457
NT$ 87,484
-
-
-
-
-
-

Note 1: The percentage of ownership is calculated by preferred shares the Company owned divided by outstanding preferred shares.

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TABLE 4

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION OF INVESTEES OVER WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA) (Note 1) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and
Products
Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount Balance as of December 31,2022 Balance as of December 31,2022 Balance as of December 31,2022 Net Income (Losses) of
the Investee
(Note 4)
Share of Profits/Losses
of Investee
(Note 4)
Note
December 31,2022
(Note 2)
December 31,2021
(Note 3)
Shares Percentage
of
Ownership
Carrying Value
(Note 2)
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics
Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
FocalTech Corporation,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems,
Inc.
FocalTech Systems,
Ltd.

FocalTech Corporation,
Ltd.

FocalTech Electronics,
Ltd.

FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.

Vitrio Technology
Corporation
FocalTech Smart
Sensors, Ltd.
FocalTech Smart
Sensors Co., Ltd.
FocalTech Systems,
Inc.
FocalTech Systems,
Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics
Co., Ltd.
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Taiwan
Cayman Islands
Taiwan
U.S.A
Cayman Islands
Taiwan
Investment activity
Investment activity
Investment activity
Research, development,
manufacturing and sale of
integrated circuits
Investment activity
Research, development,
manufacturing and sale of
integrated circuits
Investment activity
Investment activity
Import and export of
integrated circuits
NT$ 7,059,264
NT$ 3,071
(USD
100 )
NT$ 85,350
NT$ 4,970
NT$ 238,821
NT$ 11,990
NT$ 3,141,414
(USD
102,293 )
NT$ 717,080
(USD
23,350 )
NT$ 20,000
NT$ 7,059,264
NT$ 2,768
(USD
100 )
NT$ 85,350
NT$ 4,970
NT$ 238,821
NT$ 11,990
NT$ 2,831,466
(USD
102,293 )
NT$ 646,330
(USD
23,350 )
NT$ 20,000
5,491,200
2
3,000,000
142,000
18,813,050
17,417,000
100
2
2,000,000
100%
100%
9.14%
50.00%
57.31%
100%
100%
100%
100%
NT$ 2,194,116
(USD 71,446
)
NT$ 1,496,253
(USD
48,722 )
NT$ 4,039
(USD
132 )
NT$ -
NT$ 25,330
(USD
825 )
NT$ 21,690
NT$ 1,999,406
(USD
65,106 )
NT$ 2,071,047
(USD
67,439 )
NT$ 107,257
(USD
3,493 )
(NT$ 638,033 )
(USD
21,407)
(NT$ 151,395)
USD
5,080
(NT$ 50,241 )
(USD
1,686 )
(NT$ 491 )
(NT$ 50,241 )
(USD
1,686 )
NT$ 311,039
(NT$ 631,856 )
(USD
21,200 )
(NT$ 638,826 )
(USD
21,434 )
(NT$ 19,079 )
(USD
640 )
(NT$ 638,033 )
(USD
21,407)
(NT$ 151,395)
USD
5,080
(NT$ 4,592 )
(USD
154 )
NT$ -
(NT$ 28,793 )
(USD
966 )
NT$ 311,039
(NT$ 631,856 )
(USD
21,200 )
(NT$ 638,826 )
(USD
21,434 )
(NT$ 19,079 )
(USD
640 )
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Joint Venture
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary

Note 1: Please refer to the table 6 for the information on investment in Mainland China.

Note 2: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD as of December 31, 2022.

Note 3: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 27.68 NTD as of December 31, 2021.

Note 4: Using the average exchange rate of 1 USD: 29.8045 NTD for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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TABLE 5

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

INFORMATION ON INVESTMENTS IN MAINLAND CHINA FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD or in foreign currencies)

Investee company Main businesses and
products
Total amount of
paid-in capital
(Note 1)

Method of
investment
Accumulated
outflow of
investment from
Taiwan as of
January 1, 2022
(Note 1)
Investment flows Investment flows Accumulated outflow of
investment from Taiwan as
of December 31, 2022
(Note 1)

Net income (loss) of
investee company
(Note 2)
Percentage of
ownership
Investment income
(loss) recognized
(Note 2)
Carrying amount
as of December
31, 2022 (Note 1)

Accumulated inward
remittance of earnings
as of December 31,
2022
Note
Outflow Inflow
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech
Electronics
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
FocalTech Systems
(Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.
Hefei PineTech
Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
Sales support and
post-sales service for
affiliates’ IC products
Research,
development,
manufacturing and
sale of integrated
circuits
Design and research
of integrated circuits
Research,
development and sale
of integrated circuits
NT$ 61,420
(USD 2,000)
NT$ 285,603
(USD 9,300)
NT$ 1,136,275
(USD 37,000)
NT$ 132,282
(RMB 30,000)
(Note 3 and
4)
(Note 3)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
NT$ 30,710
(USD 1,000)
-
-
NT$ 4,458
(USD 150)
NT$ 3,140
(USD 105)
(NT$ 579,627)
(USD 19,448)
NT$ 15,375
(USD 516)
100%
100%
100%
100%
(NT$ 4,458)
(USD 150)
NT$ 3,140
(USD 105)
(NT$ 579,627)
(USD 19,448)
NT$ 15,375
(USD 516)
NT$ 34,419
(USD 1,121)
NT$ 467,913
(USD 15,237)
NT$ 829,582
(USD 27,013)
NT$ 248,231
(USD 8,083)
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accumulated Investment in Mainland China as of
December 31,2021
Investment Amounts Authorized by
Investment Commission,MOEA
Upper Limit on Investment
$61,420
(USD2,000)
$1,856,945
(USD60,467)
$5,298,858

Note 1: Using the exchange rate of 1 USD: 30.71 NTD and 1 RMB :4.4094 NTD as of December 31, 2022. Note 2: Using the average exchange rate of 1 USD: 29.8045 NTD and 1 RMB :4.4347 NTD for the year ended December 31, 2022. Note 3: Indirect investment in Mainland China through a holding company established in other countries.

Note 4: The investment is through the foreign subsidiaries, has not been remitted from Taiwan.

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FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

THE CONTENTS OF STATEMENTS OF MAJOR ACCOUNTING ITEMS

Item
Major Accounting Items in Assets, Liabilities and Equity
Major accounting items in assets, liabilities and equity
Statement of cash and cash equivalents
Statement of Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Statement ofaccountsreceivables, net
Statement of inventories
Statement of changes in investments accounted for using equity method
Statement of changes in property, plant and equipment
Statement of changes in accumulated depreciation of property, plant and
equipment
Statement of changes in intangible assets
Statement of deferred tax assets
Statement of short-term loans
Statement ofaccountspayables
Statement of other payables
Statement of long-term loans
Statement of deferred tax liabilities
Major accounting items in profit or loss
Statement of revenues
Statement of operating costs
Statement of operating expenses
Statement of finance costs
Statement of employee benefit, depreciation and amortization by function
Statements Index
1
Table 3
2
3
4
Note 12
Note 12
Note 14
Note 24
5
6
Note 18
7
Note 24
8
9
10
Note 23
11

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STATEMENT 1

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Specified Otherwise)

Item
Petty cash and cash on hand

Cash in banks
Checking accounts and current
accounts
Foreign currency current accounts
Cash equivalents
Time Deposits
Description
Including EUR 3 thousand @32.72, HKD 23
thousand @3.938, RMB 47 thousand @4.4094,
JPY 530 thousand @0.2324 ,USD 3 thousand
@30.71 and NTD 40 thousand

Including USD 18,167 thousand @30.71 ,JPY
1,001 thousand @0.2324, RMB 56 thousand
@4.4094 and EUR 1 thousand @32.72


Which would be expired before March 22, 2023,
interest rates at 3.88%-5%, including USA 76,000
thousand @30.71
Amount




$ 646
220,885

558,416

779,301

2,333,960
$ 3,113,907

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STATEMENT 2

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES, NET DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item
Client A
Client B
Client C
Client D
Client E
Client F
Client G
Client H
Others (Note)
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
Amount



$ 162,222
141,194
105,486
69,054
68,321
59,323
53,615
44,863
218,315
922,393
-
$ 922,393

Note: The amount of each individual client included in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

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STATEMENT 3

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF INVENTORIES DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Amount

Item
Finished goods

Work in process

Raw materials

Book value
$ 737,897

1,823,306

1,548,724

$4,109,927
Net Realizable
Value
Net Realizable
Value






$ 781,127
1,871,740
1,703,941
$4,356,808

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STATEMENT 4

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

FocalTech Corporation, Ltd.
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
FocalTech Smart Sensors, Ltd.
Vitrio Technology Corporation
Balance, January 1, 2022 Balance, January 1, 2022 Balance, January 1, 2022 Amount
$ 2,500,591

1,543,791

6,074

-

$ 4,050,456
Share of Profit
(Loss) of the
Investee
( $ 638,033 )

(
151,395 )
(
4,592 )

-

($ 794,020)
Other
Comprehensive
Income
$ 144,399

103,857
2,557

-

$ 250,813
Other
Adjustment
$ 187,159
-
-
-
$ 187,159
Balance, December 31, 2022
Shares
(Inthousand)
Percentage of
Ownership(%)
Amount
5,491
100
$ 2,194,116
2 shares
100
1,496,253
3,000
9.14
4,039
142
50

-
$ 3,694,408
Balance, December 31, 2022
Shares
(Inthousand)
Percentage of
Ownership(%)
Amount
5,491
100
$ 2,194,116
2 shares
100
1,496,253
3,000
9.14
4,039
142
50

-
$ 3,694,408
Balance, December 31, 2022
Shares
(Inthousand)
Percentage of
Ownership(%)
Amount
5,491
100
$ 2,194,116
2 shares
100
1,496,253
3,000
9.14
4,039
142
50

-
$ 3,694,408
Collateral
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Note
Shares
(Inthousand)
5,491
2 shares
3,000
142
Percentage of
Ownership(%)
100

100

9.14
50

Shares
(Inthousand)
5,491
2 shares
3,000
142
Percentage of
Ownership(%)
100

100

9.14
50




(
(
(

(







Note 1

Note 1: Other adjustment is compensation cost of employee share options, NT$187,159 thousand.

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STATEMENT 5

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF SHORT-TREM LOANS DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Type
Unsecured bank loans
Mega Bank

Yuanta Bank
Yuanta Bank
CTBC Bank

Total
Balance,
End of Year
$ 200,000
300,000
300,000

600,000
$ 1,400,000
Contract Period
2021/11/11~
2023/02/09
2022/12/15~
2023/01/16
2022/12/20~
2023/01/19
2022/08/19~
2023/02/15
Range of Interest
Rates(%)
2.775%
1.65%
1.65%
1.3%
Collateral


Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil

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STATEMENT 6

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLES DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item
Accountspayables-related party
FocalTech Electronics, Ltd.
Others(Note)
Accountspayables-others
Vendor A
Vendor B
Vendor C
Vendor D
Others (Note)
Amount






$ 581,936
107
582,043
$ 219,058
147,549
121,601
69,841
85,640
643,689
$1,225,732

Note: The amount of each individual vendor included in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

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STATEMENT 7

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF LONG-TREM LOANS DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Type
Unsecured bank loans
Esun Bank
Secured bank loans
Mega Bank
Chang Hwa Bank



Total
Balance,
End of Year
$ 200,000
500,000

286,840

786,840
(
25,000)
$ 961,840
Contract Period
2022/09/16~
2025/09/16
2021/09/24~
2031/09/24
2021/09/24~
2036/09/24
Range of Interest
Rates(%)
1.65%
1.625%
1.75%
Collateral




Nil
Land and
buildings
pledged as
collateral
Land and
buildings
pledged as
collateral

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STATEMENT 8

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF REVENUES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Specified Otherwise)

Item
Net sales
IC for Human-Machine Interface Solutions
Less: Sales discounts
Sales returns
Quantity
(in thousand units)
139,049


Amount


$ 9,933,071
(277,863)

(12,490)
$ 9,642,718

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STATEMENT 9

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF OPERATING COSTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item
Raw materials, beginning of year
Raw materials purchased
Transferred to expenses
Raw materials balance, end of year
Raw materials used
Manufacturing expenses
Manufacturing cost
Work in process, beginning of year
Transferred to expenses and others
Work in process, end of year
Cost of finished goods
Finished goods, beginning of year
Finished goods purchased
Transferred to expenses and others
Finished goods, end of year
Operating costs
Amount








$ 490,297
8,701,618
(
3,126)
(1,548,724)
7,640,065

1,925,945
9,566,010
1,301,879
(
43,602)
(1,823,306)
9,000,981
861,983
31,499
(
87,037)
(
737,897)
$ 9,069,529

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STATEMENT 10

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item

Payroll

Freight
Insurance fees
Mask expense
Professional service fees
Miscellaneous fees
Others (Note)

Selling Expenses
$ 164,410

13,097
5,209
-
666
121

13,621

$ 197,124
General and
Administrative
Expenses
$ 164,967

186
28,222
-
25,753
26,706

88,040

$ 333,874
Research and
Development
Expenses
Research and
Development
Expenses






$1,008,791
-
21,600
166,162
32,551
4,100
337,898
$1,571,102

Note: Expected credit loss is included and the amount of each item in others does not exceed 5% of the account balance.

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STATEMENT 11

FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

STATEMENT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION BY FUNCTION FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Employee benefits
Salary and bonus

Labor and health insurance
Pension
Board compensation
Others


Depreciation

Amortization
2022 Total
$ 1,557,457

61,597
32,232
6,899
22,765

$ 1,680,950

$ 43,502

$ 71,170
2021
Classified as
Operating Costs
$ 226,188

7,200
5,160
-

2,536

$ 241,084

$ 26,007

$ 605
Classified as
Operating
Expenses
$ 1,331,269

54,397
27,072
6,899

20,229

$ 1,439,866

$ 17,495

$ 70,565
Classified as
Operating Costs
$ 209,572

7,200
5,538
-

2,497

$ 224,807

$ 8,892

$ -
Classified as
Operating
Expenses
$ 1,036,199

43,715
22,004
36,741

27,756

$ 1,166,415

$ 9,578

$ 15,317
**Total **
























$ 1,245,771
50,915
27,542
36,741
30,253
$ 1,391,222
$ 18,470
$ 15,317

Note 1: The Company’s average employees totaled to 451 and 423 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, including 7 and 6 non-employee directors, respectively.

Note 2: Listed Company at Taiwan Stock Exchange and over-the-counter company at Taipei Exchange should disclose additional information below:

  • a. The average amount of employee benefits for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was NT$3,770 thousand and NT$3,248 thousand, respectively. (“Total employee benefit - Total board compensation”/ “Total employee headcount - Total non-employee director headcount”)

  • b. The average amount of salary and bonus for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was NT$3,508 thousand and NT$2,987 thousand, respectively. (Total salary and bonus/ “Total employee headcount - Total non-employee director headcount”)

  • c. The average salary and bonus increased by 17% year over year.

  • (“Average salary and bonus in current year - Average salary and bonus in previous year”/Average salary and bonus in previous year)

  • d. The Company did not have supervisors for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Therefore, there was no compensation to the supervisors.

  • e. The compensation paid to board of directors and the executive officers is based on their contribution and market trends. It is reviewed by the Compensation Committee. The compensation paid to the employees is based on their contribution and market trends.

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FocalTech Systems Co., Ltd.

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