Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Related Party Transactions

11. Related Party Transactions

James A. Donahue, Chairman, President and CEO of Cohu, and Steven J. Bilodeau, a member of the Cohu Board of Directors, were formerly members of the Board of Directors of Standard Microsystems Corporation (“SMSC”), a customer of our semiconductor equipment segment. SMSC was purchased by Microchip Technology Management Co. on August 2, 2012. During 2012, 2011 and 2010, total sales to SMSC were approximately $0.2 million, $0.5 million, and $0.4 million, respectively. William E. Bendush, a member of the Cohu Board of Directors since December 8, 2011, is a member of the Board of Directors of Microsemi Corporation (“MSC”), a customer of our semiconductor equipment segment. During 2012 and 2011 total sales to MSC were approximately $1.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively.