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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2002

or

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number 0-30539

TVIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		77-0549628
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. employer identification number)

4001 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 982-8588

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No [   ]

On October 31, 2002, 22,018,141 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding.

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TVIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

INDEX

					Page
Part I: Financial Information
Item 1:		Financial Statements
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002					1
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001					2
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001					3
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements					4
Item 2:		Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations					9
Item 3:		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk					23
Item 4:		Controls and Procedures					23
Part II: Other Information
Item 1:		Legal Proceedings					24
Item 2:		Change in Securities and Use of Proceeds					24
Item 3:		Default upon Senior Securities					24
Item 4:		Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders					24
Item 5:		Other Information					24
Item 6:		Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K					25
Signatures							25
Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002							26

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TVIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TVIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TVIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TVIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003.

     Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with general accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Tvia, Inc. and subsidiary (“the Company”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2002.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT POLICIES

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material and affect the results of operations reported in future periods.

Consolidation

     The condensed consolidated financial statements herein presented include the results and financial position of Tvia, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary in China. The functional currency of the Chinese subsidiary is the U.S. dollar; accordingly, all gains and losses arising from foreign currency transactions in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

     The Company considers all highly liquid investment securities with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents. Management determines the appropriate classification of short-term investments at the time of purchase and evaluates such designations as of each balance sheet date. To date, all short-term investments have been classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, if any, included as a component of accumulated comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity, net of any related tax effects. Interest, dividends and realized gains and losses are included in interest income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The value of the Company’s investments by major security type is as follows:

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

     The Company performs reviews to determine whether the carrying value of assets is impaired, based on comparison to undiscounted expected future cash flows. If this comparison indicates that there is impairment, the impaired asset is written down to fair value, which is typically calculated using a weighted average of the market approach and discounted expected future cash flows using a discount rate based upon the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. Impairment is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets.

Revenue Recognition

     The Company recognizes revenue from product sales upon shipment to the original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and end users provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed, title has transferred, collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, there are no customer acceptance requirements, and there are no remaining significant obligations. Reserves for sales returns and allowances are recorded at the time of shipment. Sales to distributors are made under agreements allowing for returns or credits under certain circumstances. The Company defers recognition of revenue on sales to distributors until products are resold by the distributor to the end user.

     The Company also sells software development kits and application modules to OEMs. The Company recognizes sales of software development kits and application modules when an agreement has been executed or a definitive purchase order has been received and the product has been delivered, no significant obligations with regard to implementation remain, the fee is fixed and determinable and collectibility is probable. The maintenance portion of the arrangements is recognized over the maintenance period on a straight-line basis.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Exit of Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 addresses the recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and disposal activities, including restructuring activities that are currently accounted for pursuant to the guidance set forth in Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and

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Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).” The scope of SFAS No. 146 includes costs related to terminating a contract that is not a capital lease, costs to consolidate facilities or relocate employees, and certain termination benefits provided to employees who are involuntarily terminated. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Management does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 146 to have a significant impact on its financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 3 — INVENTORIES

     Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market value and include materials, labor and overhead. The Company periodically evaluates the quantities on hand relative to current and historical selling prices and historical and projected sales volume. Based on these evaluations, provisions are made to reduce excess inventories down to their net realizable value. It is possible that estimates of net realizable value can change in the near term. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

NOTE 4 — NET LOSS PER SHARE

     Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted loss per share information is the same as basic net loss per share since common shares issuable upon conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, stock options and warrants

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are antidilutive. The total numbers of shares excluded from diluted net loss per share relating to these securities were 4,417,277, 4,417,277, 2,963,648 and 2,963,648 with an average exercise price of $2.72, $2.72, $3.60 and $3.60 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands except per share amounts):

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES

     The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recorded or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

     As a result of the Company’s continued losses, there was no provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

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NOTE 6 — RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

     In July 2002, the Company announced a restructuring plan that involved resizing its workforce in the US and China and combining facilities. The restructuring was recorded to align our cost structure with changing market conditions. During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $650,000 relating to an operating lease for an abandoned building and involuntary termination of approximately 32 employees. The charge in relation to the operating lease of the abandoned building represents the estimated difference between the total non-discounted future sublease income and our non-discounted lease commitments relating to this building.

     The following table summarizes the activity associated with the restructuring liabilities:

The Company anticipates that the remaining restructuring provision balance of $317,000 will be substantially paid out by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2004.

NOTE 7 — COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

     A summary of comprehensive loss is as follows (in thousands):

NOTE 8 — CONCENTRATION OF SALES AND CREDIT RISK

     Revenues to significant customers, those representing approximately 10% or more of total revenues for the respective periods, are summarized as follows:

     (* = less than 10%)

     Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of bank deposits and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents in checking and money market accounts in financial institutions and in short-term investment securities. The Company’s accounts receivable are derived primarily from sales to OEMs and distributors. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains an allowance for potential doubtful accounts.

     As of September 30 and March 31, 2002, accounts receivable were concentrated with customers as follows:

     (* = less than 10%)

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NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     The Company is subject to various claims which arise in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the Company is unaware of any claims, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, liquidity or results of operations of the Company.

NOTE 10 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT

     On October 25, 2002, the Company reduced headcount to further align the Company’s cost structure with changing market conditions. This reduction-in-force represented approximately 25% of the Company’s U.S. operations. The Company will record restructuring charges of approximately $300,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2003 in connection with this plan.

ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include those set forth in the following discussion, and, in particular, the risks discussed below under the subheading “Factors that May Affect Operating Results” and in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.

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Overview

     We design, develop and market multi-media display processors for the advanced television and emerging display markets. Our multi-media display processors accept video, graphics and audio signals from terrestrial broadcast, narrow band telephone lines, cable, satellite and the Ethernet and blend them together on one or more displays for a high quality, customized and interactive viewing experience.

     We currently offer three product families: the CyberPro 5202 family, introduced in calendar year 2002; the CyberPro 5300 family, introduced in calendar year 1999; and the CyberPro 5000 family, introduced in calendar year 1998. These product families currently generate most of our revenues. We sell our products through two channels. First, we sell our products directly to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and recognize revenues at the time of shipment to these OEMs. We sell our products to a number of distributors. We defer recognition of revenues for sales to our distributors until the distributors have sold our products to end-users. We also generate revenues from licensing software which we believe will continue to constitute a small percentage of total revenues in the future.

     Approximately 87%, 37%, 89% and 39% of our total revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, were derived from customers located outside the United States. All of our revenues to date have been denominated in United States dollars. Historically, a relatively small number of customers and distributors have accounted for a significant portion of our product sales. Our top three customers, including distributors, accounted for 63% and 58% of total revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. Our top two customers, including distributors, accounted for 83% and 68% of total revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively.

     Various factors have affected and may continue to affect our gross margin. These factors include, but are not limited to, our product mix, the position of our products in their respective life cycles, yields and the mix of our product sales and development contracts and other revenues. For example, newly introduced products generally have higher average selling prices and generate higher gross margins. Both average selling prices and the related gross margins typically decline over product life cycles due to competitive pressures and volume price agreements. Our gross margin and operating results in the future may continue to fluctuate as a result of these and other factors.

     The sales cycle for the test and evaluation of our products can range from three months to nine months or more, with an additional three to nine months or more before an OEM customer commences volume production of equipment incorporating our products, if ever. Due to these lengthy sales cycles, we may experience a delay between incurring operating expenses and inventory costs and the generation of revenues from design wins.

     We have sustained losses on a quarterly and annual basis since inception. As of September 30, 2002, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $58.1 million. These losses resulted from significant costs incurred in the planning and development of our technology and services and from significant marketing costs. We expect our operating expenses to remain relatively stable for the remainder of fiscal 2003. We anticipate lower revenues for at least the next two quarters as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. We believe that this is due to general economic conditions, a slowdown in the interactive television industry caused by a slower than anticipated emergence of the interactive television market, a general industry inventory correction, and delay in customer product introductions in order to incorporate additional third party features. Due to anticipated lower revenues and continued spending on research and development, we anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses at the level incurred in the quarter ended September 30, 2002 for at least the next two quarters.

     We have a subsidiary in Hefei, People’s Republic of China, which performs primarily research and development, and product testing, a sales office in Beijing, China and a branch office in Taipei, Taiwan, which are primarily engaged in sales efforts.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during the reporting period. We regularly evaluate our estimates and assumptions related to allowances for doubtful accounts, sales returns and allowances, inventory reserves, purchased intangible asset valuations, warranty reserves, and other contingencies. We base our estimates and assumptions on historic experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. To the extent there are material differences between our estimates and the actual results, our future results of operations will be affected.

     We believe the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect the significant judgments and estimates we use in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

	•		Revenues. We recognize revenues from product sales upon shipment to OEMs and end users provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed, title has transferred, collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, there are no customer acceptance requirements, and there are no remaining significant obligations. Reserves for sales returns and allowances are recorded at the time of shipment. Our sales to distributors are made under agreements allowing for returns or credits under certain circumstances. We defer recognition of revenue on sales to distributors until products are resold by the distributor to the end user.
	•		Warranty. Our products typically carry a one-year warranty. We provide reserves for estimated product warranty costs at the time revenue is recognized. Although we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, use of materials and service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure. Should actual product failure rates, use of materials or service delivery costs differ from our estimates, additional warranty reserves could be required, which could reduce gross margins.
	•		Receivables. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances could be required.
	•		Inventory. We write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated realizable value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs could be required.
	•		Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. We evaluate long-lived assets used in operations, including purchased intangible assets, when indicators of impairment, such as reductions in demand or significant economic slowdowns in the semiconductor industry, are present. Reviews are performed to determine whether the carrying value of assets is impaired based on comparison to the undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the comparison indicates that there is impairment, the impaired asset is written down to fair value. Impairment is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. Significant management judgment is required in the forecast of future operating results that is used in the preparation of expected discounted cash flows. It is reasonably possible that the estimates of anticipated future net revenue, the remaining estimated economic life of the products and technologies, or both, could differ from those used to assess the recoverability of these assets. In that event, additional impairment charges or shortened useful lives of certain long-live assets could be required.

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Results of Operations

     The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain financial data as a percentage of revenue:

     Revenues. Revenues decreased to $0.6 million and $1.3 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to $3.5 million and $6.0 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in revenues from Prediwave, our largest customer in fiscal 2002, weak global general economic conditions and a slower than anticipated emergence of the interactive television market. Revenues from three customers, Siemens Communications Ltd., Chou Chin Industrial Co., Ltd. and Kanematsu Devices Corporation, accounted for 36%, 15% and 12%, respectively, of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2002. Siemens Communications, Ltd. and Kanematsu Devices Corporation accounted for approximately 39% and 10% of our total revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. Revenues from two customers, Prediwave Corporation and General Instruments, Inc., accounted for 57%,25%, 48% and 20%, respectively, of total revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2001.

     Gross margin. Gross margin for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 was 19% and 28%, respectively, compared to 46% and 7% in the same periods ended September 30, 2001. Cost of goods sold in the six months ended September 30, 2001 included an inventory charge of $2.1 million related to slow moving inventory impacted by the reduced revenue levels in the interactive television market and in-transition inventory items within the 5000 product family. Excluding this charge, gross margin was 43% in the six months ended September 30, 2001. The decrease in gross margins for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2002, excluding inventory charges, resulted primarily from unabsorbed overhead on lower revenues between periods. Many factors affect our profit margin, including, but not limited to, our product mix, the position of our products in their respective life cycles, yields and the mix of our product sales and development contracts and other revenues.

     Research and development. Research and development expenses include personnel and other costs associated with the development of product designs, process technology, software and programming hardware. Our research and development expenses reflect our continuing efforts to develop and bring to market innovative and cost effective semiconductors that process the rich media content available on the Internet and the broadband network. Research and development expenses decreased to $2.6 and $5.4 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 from $3.3 million and $5.9 million in the same periods ended September 30, 2001. The decrease in absolute dollars in fiscal 2003 was primarily attributable to a lower headcount as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2002. Our research and development activities in the People’s Republic of China provide software and application specific integrated circuit development support to our domestic operations. We employed 213 engineering staff in the People’s Republic of China at September 30, 2002. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 449% and 420% in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to 93% and 99% in the same periods of fiscal 2002. The increase in research and development expenses as a percentage of revenues in the three and six months ended

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September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods of fiscal 2002 is attributable to the decrease in revenues between periods. We expect absolute research and development expenses in the next quarter to remain flat compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

     Sales, general and administrative. Sales, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and other costs associated with the management of our business and with the sale and marketing of our products. Sales, general and administrative expenses decreased to $1.0 million and $2.1 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 from $1.3 million and $2.6 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in salaries and wages related to a lower headcount. Sales, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues was 158% and 166% in the first three and six months of fiscal year 2003 compared to 37% and 44% in the same periods of fiscal year 2002. The increase in sales, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 compared to the same periods ended September 30, 2001 is attributable to the decrease in revenues between periods. We expect that sales, general and administrative expenses in the next quarter will be approximately at the same level as the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

     Amortization of deferred stock compensation. We grant stock options to hire, motivate and retain employees. We incurred stock compensation expense of $0.2 million, $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.8 million in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

     Restructuring charges. During the second quarter of fiscal 2003, we recorded restructuring charges of $0.7 million, consisting of $0.5 million for headcount reductions and $0.2 million for consolidation of facilities. These restructuring charges were recorded to align our cost structure with changing market conditions. The plan resulted in headcount reduction of approximately 32 employees, which was made up of 24% in operations staff, 35% general and administrative staff and 5% of research and development staff. The plan also included a charge of $162,000 in relation to an operating lease for an abandoned building.

     Interest income. Interest income was $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, compared to $0.5 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2001. The decrease resulted from a lower return on our investments and declining levels of amount of cash and investments.

     Provision for income tax. We are taxed in our jurisdictions of operations based on the extent of taxable income generated in each jurisdiction. For income tax purposes, revenues are attributed to the taxable jurisdiction where the sales transactions generating the revenues were initiated. We incurred operating losses in the three and six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, and therefore made no provision for income tax in these periods. We provide for a full valuation allowance against the tax benefit associated with these losses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     During the six months ended September 30, 2002, we used $6.0 million of cash and cash equivalents in our operating activities as compared to $4.2 million during the six months ended September 30, 2001. Cash used in operations during the six months ended September 30, 2002 resulted primarily from net loss of $7.8 million partially offset by non-cash items of depreciation and amortization of $1.0 million, a decrease of $0.5 million in other current assets and prepaid expenses and an increase in accrued liabilities of $0.2 million. Cash used in operations during the six months ended September 30, 2001 resulted primarily from net loss of $7.8 million offset by decreases of $1.1 million, $2.1 million and $0.7 million in accrued liabilities, inventory and accounts receivables, respectively, and non-cash items of depreciation and amortization of $1.3 million.

     Capital equipment purchases in the six months ended September 30, 2002 were $0.4 million. Capital equipment and license technology purchases totaled $1.1 million and $1.3 million in the six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively.

     At September 30, 2002, our principal source of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaling $29.1 million. Working capital at September 30, 2002 was $28.5 million.

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     The following represent our more significant working capital commitments:

     On November 10, 2001, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to acquire outstanding common stock in the open market. Under this program, the Board of Directors authorized the acquisition of up to 200,000 shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2002, we had acquired 93,200 shares on the open market that we hold as treasury stock. At the October 31, 2002 stock price, the proceeds to be used to acquire up to an additional 106,800 shares of our common stock would have a minimal impact on our current cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances.

     On August 20, 2002, the Board of Directors authorized an additional stock repurchase program to acquire outstanding common stock in the open market. Under this program, the Board of Directors authorized the acquisition up to 5 million shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2002, we had not repurchased any share of common stock under this program.

     We lease facilities under non-cancelable operating leases expiring at various dates through June 2005. Under the terms of the leases, we are responsible for a portion of the facilities’ operating expenses, insurance and property taxes.

     We place purchase orders with wafer foundries in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2002, we had approximately $111,000 of outstanding purchase commitments with a supplier for the purchase of wafers. We expect to receive and pay for the wafers, within the next six months, from its existing cash balances.

     Future payments due under building lease and purchase commitments as of September 30, 2002 are as follows (in thousands):

     Based on our current expectations, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, which totaled $29.1 million at September 30, 2002, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital requirements through at least the next twelve months. In the three months ended September 30, 2002, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased by $3.3 million. As a result of anticipated net losses and purchases of capital assets, we anticipate that we will use approximately the same amount on a quarterly basis in fiscal 2003. We may also utilize cash to acquire or invest in complementary businesses or to obtain the use of complementary technologies.

     There were no significant related party transactions during the three months ended September 30, 2002.

Inflation

     The impact of inflation on our business was not material for the periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Exit of Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 addresses the recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and disposal activities, including restructuring activities that are currently accounted for pursuant to the guidance set forth in Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).” The scope of SFAS No. 146

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includes costs related to terminating a contract that is not a capital lease, costs to consolidate facilities or relocate employees, and certain termination benefits provided to employees who are involuntarily terminated. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Management does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 146 to have a significant impact on its financial position or results of operations.

Factors that May Affect Future Results

We expect continuing losses and may not achieve profitability which could affect our ability to expand our business.

     We have incurred significant operating losses in each year since our inception and expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future, primarily as a result of expenses for research and development. Our losses increased as we transitioned our focus away from the personal computer market toward the advanced television and emerging interactive display markets in 1996. We have incurred net losses of approximately $58.1 million from our inception in March 1993 through September 30, 2002. If we continue to incur net losses, we may not be able to expand our business as quickly as we would like. We do not know when or if we will become profitable and if we do become profitable, we may not be able to sustain or increase our profitability.

Because the emergence of the interactive television market has been slower than anticipated, we may not be able to sell our products or sustain our business.

     Our multi-media display processors are incorporated into products that allow interactive television. The concept of interactive television and the market for products that facilitate it are new and developing. As a result, our profit potential is unproven and may never materialize. Broad acceptance of advanced televisions and emerging interactive displays will depend on the extent to which consumers use devices other than personal computers to

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access the Internet. To date, the market for these products has not developed as quickly as our customers and we had previously anticipated. Consequently, certain of our customers have significant inventory of our semiconductors or products that incorporate our semiconductors, thereby limiting the opportunity to sell additional semiconductors to these customers until their present inventories are depleted. Our success will also depend on the ability of OEMs and service providers that work with our OEMs to create demand for and market the products incorporating our semiconductors. Unless a sufficiently large market for advanced televisions and emerging interactive displays and other products that are used for interactive television develops, demand for products incorporating our semiconductor solutions may not be sufficient to sustain our business.

A significant amount of our revenues comes from a few customers and any decrease in revenues from these customers could significantly impact our financial results.

     Historically we have been, and we expect to continue to be, dependent on a relatively small number of OEMs and distributors for a significant portion of our total revenues. Sales to Siemens Communications, Ltd., Chou Chin Industrial Co., Ltd. and Kanematsu Devices Corporation, a distributor, accounted for approximately 36%, 15% and 12% of our total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, sales to Prediwave Corporation and General Instruments, Inc., both OEMs, accounted for approximately 57% and 25% of total revenues, respectively. Siemens Communications, Ltd. and Kanematsu Devices Corporation accounted for approximately 39% and 10% of our total revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2001, sales to Prediwave Corporation and General Instruments, Inc. accounted for approximately 48% and 20% of total revenues, respectively. We may not be able to retain our largest customers or to obtain additional key accounts. Any reduction or delay in sales of our products to one or more key customer or our inability to successfully develop relationships with additional key customers could negatively impact our financial results.

Our operating expenses may increase as we build our business and these increased expenses may impact our ability to become profitable.

     We have made substantial expenditures on research and development and organizational infrastructure consisting of an executive team, finance, sales, marketing and management information systems departments and our design center located in the People’s Republic of China. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 and the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, research and development expenses represented 107%, 51%, 48%, 449% and 420% of our revenues, respectively. We expect to continue to spend substantial financial and other resources on developing and introducing new products and services, and on our research and development activities in China. While we have implemented actions to reduce our operating expenses at our headquarters in Santa Clara, California, our operating expenses may increase as a percentage of revenues if our revenues decline. If our revenues do not increase, our business and results of operations could suffer. We base our expense levels in part on our expectations regarding future revenues. If our revenues for a particular quarter are lower than we expect, we may be unable to proportionately reduce our operating expenses for that quarter.

We no longer satisfy the requirements to have our common stock traded on the Nasdaq National Market and our application for a listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market may not be granted or we may otherwise become delisted, resulting in a decline in the liquidity of our common stock.

     The Nasdaq Stock Market has quantitative maintenance criteria for the continued listing of common stock on the Nasdaq National Market. The current requirements affecting us include (i) having net tangible assets of at least $4 million and (ii) maintaining a minimum bid price per share of $1.00. On July 29, 2002, we received notification by the Nasdaq National Market that for 30 consecutive trading days, the price of our common stock has closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5). In order to regain compliance with Marketplace Rule 4450(e)(2), the bid price of our common stock must close at or above $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days prior to October 28, 2002.

As we were not in compliance under the Nasdaq National Market minimum bid price listing standard by October 28, 2002, we subsequently applied for a transfer to the Nasdaq SmallCap market. However, there is no guarantee that the Nasdaq staff will accept our transfer application, in which case our stock would be delisted. If we do obtain a listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, there is no assurance that we will be able to maintain the continued listing

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requirements, and, as a result, may be delisted from trading on that system. Delisting could reduce the ability of our shareholders to purchase or sell shares as quickly and as inexpensively as they have done historically. For instance, failure to obtain listing on another market or exchange may make it more difficult for traders to sell our securities. Broker-dealers may be less willing or able to sell or make a market in our common stock. Not maintaining a listing on a major stock market may:

	•		result in a decrease in the trading price of our common stock;
	•		lessen interest by institutions and individuals in investing in our common stock;
	•		make it more difficult to obtain analyst coverage; and
	•		make it more difficult for us to raise capital in the future.

Customers may cancel or defer significant purchase orders, or our distributors may return our products, which would cause our inventory levels to increase and our revenues to decline.

     We sell our products on a purchase order basis through our direct sales channel, sales representatives and distributors, and our customers may cancel or defer purchase orders at any time with little or no penalty. We recognize revenues from sales to our distributors when the distributors have sold our products to their customers. We recognize revenues on sales to our OEM customers when we ship our products to the OEM. We permit certain of our distributors to return products to us. If our customers cancel or defer significant purchase orders or our distributors return our products, our inventories would increase and our revenues would decrease, which would materially harm our business, as increases in inventory reserves could be required. Refusal of OEM customers to accept shipped products or delays or difficulties in collecting accounts receivable could have an adverse effect on our business.

Because of our long product development process and sales cycle, we incur substantial expenses before we generate revenues and may not recover our expenditures.

     To develop market acceptance of our products, we must dedicate significant resources to research and development, production and sales and marketing. We develop products based on forecasts of demand and we incur substantial product development expenditures prior to generating associated revenues. Our customers typically perform numerous tests and extensively evaluate our products before incorporating them into their systems. The time required for testing, evaluating and designing our products into a customer’s equipment can take up to nine months or more, with an additional three to nine months or more before an OEM customer commences volume production of equipment incorporating our products, if ever. Because of this lengthy development cycle, we may experience a delay between the time we accrue expenses for research and development and sales and marketing efforts and the time when we generate revenues, if any.

     Furthermore, achieving a design win with a customer does not necessarily mean that this customer will order large volumes of our products. A design win is not a binding commitment by a customer to purchase our products. Rather, it is a decision by a customer to use our products in their design process. In addition, our customers can choose at any time to discontinue using our products in that customer’s designs or product development efforts. If our products are chosen to be incorporated into a customer’s products, we may still not realize significant revenues from that customer if that customer’s products are not commercially successful. As a result, our profitability from quarter to quarter and from year to year may be materially affected by the number and timing of our new product introductions in any period and the level of acceptance gained by these products.

If we fail to successfully develop, introduce and sell new products, we may be unable to effectively compete in the future.

     We operate in a highly competitive, quickly changing environment marked by new and emerging products and technologies. Our success depends on our ability to develop, introduce and successfully market new products and enhance our existing products in the advanced television and emerging interactive display markets. The development of these new products is highly complex and, from time to time, we have experienced delays in completing their development and introduction. Any one of the following factors could affect our ability to develop, introduce and sell new products and could materially harm our business:

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	•		our failure to complete new product designs in a timely manner;
	•		our inability to manufacture our new products according to design specifications;
	•		our inability to deliver our products to our customers in a timely manner for any reason, including a lack of manufacturing capacity or the failure of our contracted foundries to meet targeted manufacturing yields; and
	•		our sales force’s and independent distributors’ inability to create adequate demand for our products.

Our future operating results are likely to fluctuate and may fail to meet expectations which could cause our stock price to decline.

     Our operating results have varied in the past and are likely to do so in the future as we attempt to meet consumer demand in the markets for advanced televisions and emerging interactive displays. Our future operating results will depend on many factors and may fail to meet our expectations for a number of reasons. Any failure to meet these expectations or those of securities analysts and investors could cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline significantly. A number of factors, including those listed below, may cause fluctuations in our operating results and stock price:

	•		the general condition of the semiconductor industry market;
	•		fluctuations in the volume of product sales, changes in product mix and pricing concessions on sales;
	•		the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders;
	•		the timing of investments in, and the results of, research and development;
	•		changes in industry standards;
	•		introduction of interactive television services by service providers;
	•		availability of manufacturing capacity and raw materials, and inventory write-offs;
	•		product introductions and price changes by our competitors;
	•		our ability to specify, develop, introduce and market new products with smaller geometries, more features and higher levels of design integration in accordance with design requirements and design cycles;
	•		the level of orders received that can be shipped in a given period;
	•		changes in earning estimates or investment recommendations by analysts;
	•		changes in investors perceptions; and
	•		the effect of the terrorist attacks in the United States and any related conflicts or similar events worldwide.

Our industry is highly competitive, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively compete.

     The market for advanced televisions and emerging interactive displays in particular, and the semiconductor industry in general, are highly competitive. We compete with a number of domestic and international suppliers of

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semiconductors in our targeted markets. We expect competition to intensify as current competitors expand their product offerings and new competitors enter our targeted markets. We believe that we must compete on the basis of a variety of factors, including:

	•		functionality;
	•		performance;
	•		time to market;
	•		price;
	•		conformity to industry standards;
	•		product road maps; and
	•		technical support.

     We currently compete with ATI Technologies, Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Genesis Microchip, Inc. and Silicon Image, Inc. In addition to these competitors, we expect other major semiconductor manufacturers will enter our targeted markets as the multi-media display processors, advanced television emerging display markets become more established. A number of companies, including International Business Machines Corporation, STMicroelectronics N.V., National Semiconductor Corporation, Equator Technologies, Inc., LSI Logic and Philips Electronics N.V., have announced that they are developing or plan to introduce competing products in the advanced television and emerging interactive display markets which could result in significant competition.

     Some of our current and potential competitors operate their own fabrication facilities or have a longer operating history and significantly greater financial, sales and marketing resources. They may also have preexisting relationships with our customers or potential customers. As a result, these competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging products, develop new technologies, or address changes in customer requirements or devote greater resources to the development and promotion of strategic relationships among themselves or with existing or potential customers. It is possible that new competitors or alliances among competitors could emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share. Increased competition could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition by, for example, increasing pressure on our profit margin or causing us to lose sales opportunities.

We depend on two independent foundries to manufacture our products based on our forecasts, which could result in an oversupply or undersupply of products.

     We do not own or operate our own fabrication facility. We currently depend upon two outside foundries, United Manufacturing Corporation, or UMC, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, or TSMC. We do not have long term supply agreements with these foundries to manufacture our semiconductor products. Both of these foundries are located in Taiwan and each has limited manufacturing capacity.

     The foundries require us to provide forecasts of our anticipated manufacturing orders in advance of receiving purchase orders from our customers. This may result in product shortages or excess product inventory. Obtaining additional supply in the face of product shortages may be costly or not possible, especially in the short term. Our failure to adequately forecast demand for our products would materially harm our business. For example, in fiscal 2002 we took an inventory charge related to slow moving inventory. The foundries may allocate capacity to the production of other companies’ products while reducing delivery to us on short notice.

We may encounter periods of semiconductor oversupply, resulting in pricing pressure, as well as undersupply, resulting in a risk that we could be unable to fulfill our customers’ requirements.

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industry’s products have been widely out of balance. Our operating results may be materially harmed by industry wide semiconductor oversupply, which could result in severe pricing pressure or inventory write-downs. For example, in fiscal 2002 we took an inventory charge for slow moving inventory, which negatively impacted our gross margin for fiscal 2002. On the other hand, in a market with undersupply, we would have to compete with larger companies for limited manufacturing capacity. If material shortages occur, we may incur additional costs to procure the scarce components or be unable to have our products manufactured in a timely manner or in quantities necessary to meet our requirements. Since we outsource all of our manufacturing, we are particularly vulnerable to supply shortages. As a result, we may be unable to fill orders and may lose customers. Any future industry wide oversupply or undersupply of semiconductors would materially harm our business and have a negative impact on our earnings.

If we have to qualify new independent foundries for any of our products and do not have sufficient supply of our products on hand, we may lose revenues and damage our customer relationships.

     Processes used to manufacture our products are complex, customized to our specifications and can only be performed by a limited number of manufacturing facilities. The foundries we use have from time to time experienced lower than anticipated manufacturing yields, particularly in connection with the introduction of new products and the installation and start up of new process technologies. In addition, the foundries we use are located in a seismically active area, and earthquakes have caused these foundries to close for repairs, resulting in a delay in manufacturing our products.

     Although we primarily utilize two independent foundries, most of our components are not manufactured at both foundries at any given time. The inability of one of the foundries to provide components could result in significant delays and harm our business. In the event either foundry experienced manufacturing or financial difficulties or suffered any damage or destruction to its facilities, or in the event of any other disruption of foundry capacity, we may not be able to qualify alternative manufacturing sources for existing or new products in a timely manner. For example, in September 1999, Taiwan experienced a major earthquake. The earthquake and its resulting aftershocks caused power outages and significant damage to Taiwan’s infrastructure. Similarly, in

     September 2001, a typhoon hit Taiwan causing businesses in Taipei and the financial markets to close for two days. In addition, as a result of the rapid growth of the semiconductor industry based in the industrial park where both foundries are located, severe constraints have been placed on the water and electricity supply in that region. Any shortages of water or electricity or a natural disaster could adversely affect these foundries’ ability to supply our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

     Even our current outside foundries would need to have manufacturing processes qualified in the event of a disruption at the other foundry, which we may not be able to accomplish in a timely manner sufficient to prevent an interruption in the supply of the affected products. We cannot assure you that any existing or new foundries would be able to produce integrated circuits with acceptable manufacturing yields in the future, or will continue to have sufficient capacity to meet our needs. If our manufacturing requirements are not satisfied, our business would be materially harmed.

Our semiconductors are complex to manufacture and may have errors or defects which could be costly to correct.

     The manufacture of semiconductors is a complex process. Foundries may not achieve acceptable product yields from time to time due to the complexity of the integrated circuit design, inadequate manufacturing processes and other reasons. We refer to the proportion of final acceptable integrated circuits that have been processed, assembled and tested relative to the gross number of integrated circuits that could have been produced from the raw materials as our product yields. Identifying defects and determining the reason for low yields may be discovered after production has begun and at various stages of the production cycle. Our failure to discover defects early in the production cycle will result in higher costs and may require a diversion of our technical personnel and resources away from product development in order to correct the defect. In addition, defective products that have been released into the market and distributed to our customers and end users may result in harm to our reputation, significant warranty costs, diversion of our technical and managerial resources and potential product liability claims that would be costly to defend.

Our software is complex and may have bugs or defects which could be costly to correct.

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     Our products depend on complex software that we develop internally and license from others. Complex software often contains defects, particularly when first introduced or when new versions are released. Determining whether our software has defects may occur after our products are released into the market and distributed to our customers and end users, and may result in harm to our reputation, significant warranty costs, diversion of our technical resources and potential product liability claims that would be costly to defend and divert managerial resources.

We face foreign business, political and economic risks because a majority of our sales are to customers outside of the United States.

     Sales of our products to our OEM customers and to distributors located outside the United States accounted for 32%, 67%, 71%, 87% and 89% of our total revenues in fiscal years 2002, 2001, 2000 and the three and six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. We anticipate that sales to customers located outside the United States will continue to represent a significant portion of our total sales in future periods. In addition, many of our domestic customers sell their products outside of North America, thereby indirectly exposing us to risks associated with foreign commerce. Asian economic instability impacts the sales of products manufactured by our customers, as does the Chinese New Year, during which time many manufacturers and businesses close their operations. We may be negatively impacted by the terrorist attacks on the United States and the resulting conflicts worldwide. We could also experience greater difficulties collecting accounts receivable from customers outside of the United States. Accordingly, our operations and revenues are subject to a number of risks associated with foreign commerce.

     To date, we have denominated sales of our products in foreign countries exclusively in United States dollars. As a result, any increase in the value of the United States dollar relative to the local currency of a foreign country will increase the price of our products in that country so that our products become relatively more expensive to customers in the local currency of that foreign country. As a result, sales of our products in that foreign country may decline. To the extent any of these types of risks materialize, our business would be materially harmed.

If the industries into which we sell our products experience recession or other cyclical effects impacting our customers’ budgets, our operating results could be negatively impacted.

     The primary customers for our products are companies in the advanced television and emerging display device markets. Any significant downturn in these particular markets or in general economic conditions which result in the cutback of research and development budgets or capital expenditures would likely result in the reduction in demand for our products and services and could harm our business. For example, the United States economy, including the semiconductor industry, has experienced a recession, which has negatively impact our business and operating results. A further decline in the United States economy could result from further terrorist attacks in the United States. If the economy continues to decline as a result of the recent economic, political and social turmoil, existing and perspective customers may continue to reduce their design budgets or delay implementation of our products, which could further harm our business and operating results.

     In addition, the markets of semiconductor products are cyclical. In recent years, some Asian countries have experienced significant economic difficulties, including devaluation and instability business failures and a depressed business environment. These difficulties triggered a significant downturn in the semiconductor market, resulting in reduced budgets for chip design tools. In addition, the electronics industry has historically been subject to seasonal and cyclical fluctuations in demand for its products, and this trend may continue in the future. These industry downturns have been, and my continue to be, characterized by diminished product demand, excess manufacturing capacity and subsequent erosion of average selling prices. As a result, our future operating results may reflect substantial fluctuations from period to period as a consequence of these industry patterns, general economic conditions affecting the timing of orders from customers and other factors. Any negative factors affecting the semiconductor industry, including the downturns described here, could significantly harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The rapid growth of our business and operations has strained and may continue to strain our administrative, operational and financial resources, and our failure to manage our future growth could affect our operations and our future ability to expand.

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     We have in the past and may in the future experience rapid growth and expansion in our business and operations. Our growth has placed, and may continue to place, a significant strain on our administrative, operational and financial resources and increased demands on our systems and controls. Our future growth may require the implementation of a variety of new and upgraded operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, including improvement of our accounting and other internal management systems, all of which may require substantial managerial effort. We cannot assure you that these efforts would be accomplished successfully. Our growth has resulted in a continuing increase in the level of responsibility for both existing and new management personnel, and may require that we recruit, hire and train a substantial number of new personnel. Our failure to manage our past and future growth could prevent us from successfully achieving market acceptance for our products, disrupt our operations, delay our expansion and harm our business.

We depend on key personnel, the loss of whom would impair or inhibit the growth of our business.

     Our success depends on the skills, experience and performance of our executive officers and other key management, many of who would be difficult to replace. We are particularly dependent on Kenny Liu, our Chairman, and Eli Porat, our Chief Executive Officer and President. The loss of the service of one or more of our key employees, or our failure to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel would inhibit the growth of our business.

We rely on strategic relationships to commercialize our products, and these relationships may require that we expend significant resources without guarantees that our endeavors will be profitable.

     We rely on strategic relationships with some of our customers who we believe are the market leaders in our target markets. These relationships often involve the proposed development by us of new products involving significant technological challenges. Since the proposed products under development may offer potential competitive advantages to our customers, considerable pressure is frequently placed on us to meet development schedules. While an essential element of our strategy involves establishing such relationships, these projects require substantial amounts of our limited resources, with no guarantee of revenues to us, and could materially detract from or delay the completion of other important development projects. Delays in development could impair the relationship between our customers and us and negatively impact sales of the products under development. Moreover, our customers may develop their own solutions for products currently supplied by us, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

We depend on third party subcontractors for assembly of our semiconductors which reduces our control over the delivery, quantity, quality, or cost of our products.

     Substantially all of our products are assembled by one of two subcontractors, both of which are located in Taiwan. Typically, we procure services from these subcontractors on a purchase order basis. Their availability to assemble our products could be adversely affected if either subcontractor experiences financial difficulties or suffers any damage or destruction to its facilities or any other disruption of its assembly capacity. Because we rely on third party subcontractors for assembly of our products, we cannot directly control product delivery schedules. We have experienced in the past, and may experience in the future, product shortages or quality assurance problems that could increase the cost of manufacturing or testing of our products. It is time consuming and difficult to find and qualify alternative assemblers. If we are forced to find substitute subcontractors, shipments of our products could be delayed. Any problems associated with the delivery, quantity or cost of our products could harm our business.

Political instability in the People’s Republic of China or Taiwan could harm our manufacturing and research and development capabilities and negatively impact our product sales.

     We operate our research and development facility in the People’s Republic of China. In addition, almost all of our products are manufactured and assembled outside of the United States at facilities operated by third parties in Taiwan. The political and economic conditions in the region, including the People’s Republic of China’s dispute with Taiwan, may adversely impact our operations including manufacture and assembly of our products and research and development efforts. We cannot assure you that restrictive laws or policies on the part of either the People’s Republic of China or the United States will not constrain our ability to operate in both countries. If we are

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required to relocate our facilities, our business will be disrupted and our costs associated with research and development will increase.

If our competitors use our intellectual property and proprietary rights, our ability to compete would be impaired.

     Our success depends in part upon our rights in proprietary technology and processes that we develop and license from, and to, others. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and strategic partners in order to protect proprietary technologies that use our products. We cannot assure you that these measures will provide meaningful protection for our proprietary technologies and processes, and they do not prevent independent third party development of competitive products. In addition, it is difficult to monitor unauthorized use of technology, particularly in foreign countries where laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States.

     We currently have patent applications pending in the United States, and we may seek additional patents in the future. Because the content of patent applications in the United States is not publicly disclosed until the patent is issued, applications may have been filed which relate to our products or processes. We cannot assure you that our current patent applications or any future patent applications will result in a patent being issued with the scope of the claims we seek, if at all, or whether any patents we have or may receive will be challenged or invalidated. The failure of any patents to provide protection to our technology would make it easier for our competitors to offer similar products.

We may face intellectual property infringement claims that could be costly and could result in the loss of proprietary rights which are necessary to our business.

     Other parties may assert patent infringement claims against us, including claims against technology that we license from others, and our products or processes may infringe issued patents of others. Litigation is common in the semiconductor industry and any litigation could result in significant expense to us. Litigation would also divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel, whether or not the litigation is determined in our favor. Litigation could also require us to develop non-infringing technology or enter into royalty or license agreements. These royalty or license agreements may not be available on acceptable terms, including limitations on representations and warranties regarding infringement and indemnification in the event of infringement claims. Our failure or inability to develop non-infringing technology, license the proprietary rights on a timely basis or receive appropriate protection on licensed technology would harm our business.

Regulation of our customers’ products may slow the process of introducing new products and could impair our ability to compete.

     The Federal Communications Commission, or the FCC, has broad jurisdiction over our target markets. Various international entities or organizations may also regulate aspects of our business or the business of our customers. Although our products are not directly subject to regulation by any agency, the transmission pipes, as well as much of the equipment into which our products are incorporated, are subject to direct government regulation. For example, before they can be sold in the United States, advanced televisions and emerging interactive displays must be tested and certified by Underwriters Laboratories and meet FCC regulations. Accordingly, the effects of regulation on our customers or the industries in which our customers operate may, in turn, harm our business. FCC regulatory policies affecting the ability of cable operators or telephone companies to offer certain services and other terms on which these companies conduct their business may impede sales of our products. In addition, our business may also be adversely affected by the imposition of tariffs, duties and other import restrictions on systems of suppliers or by the imposition of export restrictions on products that we sell internationally. Changes in current laws or regulations or the imposition of new laws or regulations in the United States or elsewhere could harm our business.

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ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Quantitative and Qualitative Discussion of Market Interest Rate Risk

     Our cash equivalents and short term investments are exposed to financial market risk due to fluctuation in interest rates, which may affect our interest income and, in the future, the fair market value of our investments. We manage the exposure to financial market risk by performing ongoing evaluations of our investment portfolio and presently invest entirely in short term investment grade government and corporate securities. These securities will be highly liquid and generally mature within 12 months from the purchase date. Due to the short maturities of our investments, the carrying value should approximate the fair value. In addition, we do not use our investments for trading or other speculative purposes. We have performed an analysis to assess the potential effect of reasonably possible near term changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates. The effect of any change in foreign currency exchange rates is not expected to be material to our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. Due to the short duration of our investment portfolio, an immediate 10% change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our portfolio. Therefore, we would not expect our operating results or cash flows to be affected to any significant degree by the effect of a sudden change in market interest rates on our securities portfolio.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

     We are an international company, selling our products globally and, in particular, in the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. Although we transact our business in United States dollars, we cannot assure you that future fluctuations in the value of the United States dollar will not affect the competitiveness of our products, gross profits realized, and results of operations. Further, we incur expenses in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and other countries that are denominated in currencies other than United States dollars. We cannot estimate the effect that an immediate 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates would have on our future operating results or cash flows as a direct result of changes in exchange rate. However, we do not believe that we currently have any significant direct foreign currency exchange rate risk and have not hedged exposures denominated in foreign currencies or any derivative financial instruments.

ITEM 4 — CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     Tvia management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report has been made known to them in a timely fashion. There have been no significant changes in internal controls, or in factors that could significantly affect internal controls, subsequent to the date the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer completed their evaluation.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     None

ITEM 2: CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     None

ITEM 3: DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

     None

ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     On August 20, 2002, we held our 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which our stockholders approved the following:

(a)

Election of the two Class II directors to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and thereafter until the successors are elected and qualifies:

(b)

An amendment of our 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 500,000 shares:

(c)

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent accountants for the current year:

ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION

     None

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ITEM 6: EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)  Exhibits

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

     The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	TVIA, INC.
November 11, 2002	By:	/s/ Arthur Nguyen
		Arthur Nguyen Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Signatory)

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TVIA, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION

I, Eli Porat, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tvia, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

			a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
			b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
			c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

			a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
			b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 11, 2002   /s/ Eli Porat Eli Porat Chief Executive Officer and President

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CERTIFICATION

I, Arthur Nguyen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tvia, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

			a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
			b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
			c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;