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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to FORM 10 - K Oregon ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 226 Airport Parkway , Suite 595 San Jose , California ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company or Commission File Number : 000-30269 PIXELWORKS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) П 408-200-9200 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . PXLW ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 91-1761992 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No X Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 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 No 95110 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . 1 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates at June 30 , 2020 was $ 115,004,218 based on the closing price of $ 3.23 per share of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) . For purposes of this calculation , executive officers and directors are considered affiliates as well as holders of more than 5 % of the registrant's common stock known to the registrant . This determination of affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for other purposes . Number of shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of March 5 , 2021 : 52,212,421 Documents Incorporated by Reference Part III incorporates information by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy statement , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .