Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

Note 18 — Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

The Company operates and measures its results in one operating segment and therefore has one reportable segment: the design, development, manufacture, and support of thin film process equipment primarily sold to make electronic devices. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, the Chief Executive Officer, evaluates performance of the Company and makes decisions regarding allocation of resources based on total Company results.

Sales by market is as follows:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Sales by end-market
Lighting, Display & Power Electronics	$	136,247	$	291,133	$	278,551
Advanced Packaging, MEMS & RF	68,304		61,935		11,449
Scientific & Industrial	74,913		64,297		44,429
Data Storage	52,987		59,673		58,444
Total	$	332,451	$	477,038	$	392,873

The Company’s significant operations outside the United States include sales and service offices in China, Europe and Rest of World. For geographic reporting, sales are attributed to the location in which the customer facility is located.

Sales and long-lived tangible assets by geographic region are as follows:

	Net Sales to Unaffiliated Customers							Long-lived Tangible Assets
		2016		2015		2014			2016		2015		2014
		(in thousands)
United States		$	85,637	$	86,627	$	44,060		$	60,012	$	64,951	$	63,349
China		85,834		242,442		159,063			219		422		621
EMEA(1)		83,410		64,019		35,644			93		96		78
Rest of World		77,570		83,950		154,106			322		14,121		14,704
Total		$	332,451	$	477,038	$	392,873		$	60,646	$	79,590	$	78,752

(1) EMEA consists of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa