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LEASES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Leases  
LEASES

   

7. LEASES  

 

The Company accounts for leases over one year under ASC 842. Lease expense for the Company’s operating leases consists of the lease payments recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Expenses for the Company’s financing leases consists of the amortization expenses recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and interest expense.

 

The Company’s lease agreement for an epitaxial deposition tool used in the development and marketing of the Company’s technology established a monthly lease payment of $150,000 per month. The lease contains a provision for an annual adjustment of lease payments based on tool availability and usage during the preceding 12 months and the adjusted payment is calculated on August 1 of each year of the lease. Effective August 1, 2024, the lease payments for this tool were adjusted to $124,071 per month for the period August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025. This adjustment to the lease payments also resulted in a reduction in the right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and corresponding lease liability. Effective August 1, 2025, the lease payments for this tool were adjusted to $133,125 per month for the period August 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. The final three months of the lease were prepaid at the commencement of the lease. This adjustment to the lease payments also resulted in a reduction in the ROU asset and corresponding lease liability.

 

In December 2025, the Company and its landlord amended the lease of the corporate headquarters in Los Gatos, California. The amendment extends the expiration date of the lease from January 2026 to March 2031. An additional ROU asset and lease liability of approximately $856,000 was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2025. The lease liability is based on the present value of the minimum lease payments, discounted using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 8.75%. The lease contains escalating payments on the anniversary of the original commencement of the lease which are included in the measurement of the lease liability. Additional payments based on a change in the Company’s share of the operating expenses, including property taxes and insurance are recorded as a period expense when incurred.

 

In February 2026, the Company and its landlord amended the lease of its Tempe office location. The lease also contains a performance standard for research collaboration with Arizona State University. The agreement requires a minimum value of collaboration in each year of the lease. The lease is accounted for under ASC 842 and accordingly, the research payments are included in the ROU and lease liability. The lease is for three years with an option to extend the lease for an additional two years. The lease liability is based on the present value of the minimum lease payments, discounted using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 8.75%. An ROU asset and lease liability of approximately $342,000 was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

 

In December 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement for an epitaxial deposition tool in Tempe, Arizona, distinct from the tool previously mentioned. The term of this lease is for 12 months beginning on January 1, 2025 for $95,000 per month. Since the lease term is not for more than one year and there are no extension provisions in the lease, the future lease payments are not included in the lease obligations on the Company’s condensed balance sheets.

 

Lease expense for operating leases consists of the lease payments recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Expenses for financing leases consists of the amortization expenses recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and interest expense. The components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):

        
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2026   2025 
Financing lease costs:          
Amortization of ROU assets  $211   $251 
Interest on lease liabilities   4    21 
Total financing lease costs  $215   $272 
           
Operating lease costs:          
Fixed lease costs  $71   $65 
Variable lease costs       1 
Short-term lease costs   285    285 
Total operating lease costs  $356   $351 

  

Future minimum payments under non-cancellable leases as of March 31, 2026 were as follows (in thousands):

        
For the Year Ended December 31,  Financing leases   Operating leases 
Remaining 2026  $106   $207 
2027       292 
2028       299 
2029       306 
2030       314 
2031       64 
Total future minimum lease payments   106    1,482 
Less imputed interest       (285)
Total lease liability  $106   $1,197 

 

The table below provides supplemental information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s operating and financing leases (in thousands):

        
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2026   2025 
Operating cash flow information:          
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities  $25   $102 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of financing liabilities  $319   $297 
Non-cash activity:          
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations  $342   $ 

 

The table above does not include short-term leases that are one-year or less. The weighted average remaining discount rate is 5.25% for the Company’s financing leases and 8.75% for the Company’s operating leases. The weighted average remaining lease term is 0.3 years for the financing lease and 5.0 years for operating leases as of March 31, 2026.