Note 10 - Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

(10) Intangibles

Amortization of intangible assets acquired is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

	Estimated Life		December 31,			December 31,
	(years)		2024			2023
Capitalized patent costs		~17	$	9,174		$	9,231
Intangible assets acquired:
Purchased intellectual property		10		250			250
Developed technology		5		22,504			22,836
Customer relationships		10		10,754			10,913
Gross intangible assets				42,682			43,230
Accumulated amortization				(20,491	)		(14,772	)
Intangibles, net			$	22,191		$	28,458

The amortization of capitalized patent costs, purchased intellectual property, and developed technology is recorded in “cost of revenue” and the amortization of customer relationships is recorded in “operating expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Amortization expense on intangible assets was as follows:  

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023
Amortization expense	$	6,233	$	6,097

For intangible assets recorded at December 31, 2024, the estimated future aggregate amortization expense for the years ending December 31, 2025 through December 31, 2029 is as follows:

	Amortization
As of December 31, 2024	Expense
2025	$	6,099
2026		6,068
2027		1,536
2028		1,525
2029		1,495