Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitment with a Government Agency

In connection with a contract with a government agency, the Company entered into commitments to acquire equipment and services from vendors totaling $7.4 million, all of which is reimbursable. The contract’s optional expiration dates were March and June 2022 but such dates were subsequently extended to June and December 2022, respectively. The Company made total purchases of $7.3 million as of September 30, 2022, of which $7.3 million was reimbursed by the government agency as of September 30, 2022. During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Company made purchases of $50 thousand and there was no accounts payable to the vendors as of September 30, 2022.

In September 2021, the Company was awarded a $900 thousand contract with a $500 thousand option by a government agency for delivering epiwafer technology and the expiration date of the contract is May 2023. During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Company billed and received $327 thousand related to such contract.

Contingencies

During the ordinary course of business, the Company may become a party to legal proceedings incidental to its business. The Company accrues contingent liabilities when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. Legal cost is expensed as incurred.

On April 5, 2022, Joel Newman, an alleged holder of the Company’s common stock, filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery derivatively against the Company’s directors and KKR Phorm Investors L.P. (“Phorm”). The complaint alleges that the directors and Phorm breached their fiduciary duties, and the directors committed waste, because the terms of the November 5, 2021 private placement in which Phorm participated were unfairly favorable to Phorm. The directors have the right to advancement from the Company of expenses incurred defending the claims. On July 11, 2022, plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On August 25, 2022, defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint and supporting briefs. The parties are currently briefing the motions to dismiss. The Company is unable to estimate the potential loss or range of loss, if any, associated with this lawsuit.

The Company is not aware of any material legal claims or assessments other than disclosed above. Although the results of litigation and claims are inherently unpredictable, management believes there was not at least a reasonable possibility that the Company had incurred a material loss with respect to any loss contingencies as of September 30, 2022 and through the issuance of these financial statements.

Indemnification

The Company from time to time enters into types of contracts that contingently require the Company to indemnify parties against third-party claims. These contracts primarily relate to: (1) real estate leases, under which the Company may be required to indemnify property owners for environmental and other liabilities and for other claims arising from the Company’s use of the applicable premises; (2) agreements with the Company’s officers, directors, and employees, under which the Company may be required to indemnify such persons from liabilities arising out of their relationship; (3) indemnifying customers in the event of product failure; and (4) agreements with outside parties that use the Company’s intellectual property, under which the Company may indemnify for copyright or patent infringement related specifically to the use of such intellectual property.

Historically, the Company has not been required to make payments under these obligations, and no liabilities have been recorded for these obligations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.