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F. Accrued expenses, other current liabilities and receipts in advance
G. Compensation of key management
Note : The other information will be available in the annual report for the stockholders’
meeting.
6. PLEDGED ASSETS
7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(1) Lawsuits for infringement of intellectual property rights
A. In May 2007, a US company filed a lawsuit against the Company and its US subsidiary for
patent infringement. In January 2012, the Company was ordered by the court to compensate
the plaintiff, but the Company will appeal to a higher court. In January 2011, the plaintiff, a
US company, also filed a lawsuit against the Company and its US subsidiary for patent
confirmation, and the lawsuit is currently under investigation.
B. Several patentees filed lawsuits or investigations for patent infringement including CD burner
software, Image editor software, LAN chip, PCI-Express switch, WiFi function, the patent of
Blu-ray, DCDi technique, Dynamic voltage scaling function for solid state disk, server of
Wireless AV streaming, DDR, FLASH memory, LCD, Bluetooth, BIOS, Image chip, thermal
management method and device, Display, Bluetooth HS technique, notebooks, Eee PC, and
Amount % Amount %
PEGA 812,350$ 1 745,637$ 2
Others 48,814 - 35,487 -
861,164$ 1 781,124$ 2
2012/12/31
2011/12/31
2012/1/1~/12/31 2011/1/1~12/31
(Estimated) (Actual)
Salaries 129,742$ 129,919$
Bonuses and service execution fees 217,906 212,069
Directors’ and supervisors’ remuneration and 300,117 232,251
employees’ bonuses
647,765$ 574,239$
Pledged assets Item 2012/12/31 2011/12/31 Purpose
Other current assets Pledged restricted deposits and 52,450$ 44,638$ Customs duty guarantee,
and other assets time deposit bank loans, etc.
Refundable deposits Time deposit and refundable 70,865 156,943 Guarantee for import duty
deposits
Property, plant and equipment Buildings 172,006 18,653 Bank loans
295,321$ 220,234$
Book Value