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Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

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NOTE M – Related Parties

The Company conducts business with a related party company, Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “LSC”), that owned approximately 18.4% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock as of September 30, 2011. The Company also conducts business with one significant company, Keylink International (B.V.I.) Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Keylink”). Keylink is the Company's 5% joint venture partner in the Company's Shanghai manufacturing facilities. In addition, the Company conducts business with a related party company, Eris. The Company owned approximately 30% of Eris's outstanding Common Stock as of September 30, 2011.

The Audit Committee of the Company's Board reviews all related party arrangements for potential conflict of interest situations on an ongoing basis, in accordance with such procedures as the Audit Committee may adopt from time to time.

Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation – During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company sold products to LSC totaling approximately 0% and 1% of its net sales, respectively. Net sales decreased in 2011 compared to 2010 due to fewer wafers being sold to LSC and more wafers being used for internal consumption. Also, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, approximately 5% and 7%, respectively, of the Company's net sales were from semiconductor products purchased from LSC for subsequent sale, making LSC the Company's largest supplier.

Net sales to, and purchases from, LSC are as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Net sales	$	894		$	1,457		$	1,846		$	5,983
Purchases	$	11,730		$	11,073		$	30,224		$	31,961

Keylink International (B.V.I.) Inc. – During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company sold products to subsidiaries and affiliates of Keylink totaling approximately 1% and 3% of its net sales, respectively. Net sales decreased in 2011 compared to 2010 due to a contract expiring, which is currently being renegotiated. Also, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, approximately 1% and 2%, respectively, of the Company's net sales were from semiconductor products purchased from Keylink for subsequent sale. In addition, the Company's subsidiaries in China lease their manufacturing facilities from, and subcontract a portion of their manufacturing process (including, but not limited to, metal plating and environmental services) to Keylink. The Company also pays a consulting fee to Keylink. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company paid Keylink an aggregate of approximately $13 million and $11 million, respectively, with respect to these items.

Net sales to, and purchases from, Keylink are as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Net sales	$	5,898		$	4,235		$	7,102		$	11,977
Purchases	$	3,222		$	3,059		$	9,102		$	8,232

Eris Technology Corporation – The Company subcontracts to Eris some of its wafers for assembly and test capacities and also purchases finished goods not sourced from the Company's wafers. With respect to these assembly and test fees and additional finished goods purchases, the Company paid Eris approximately $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and approximately $12 million and $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Accounts receivable from, and accounts payable to, LSC, Eris and Keylink are as follows (in thousands):

			September 30,
			2011
Accounts receivable
LSC		$	706
Keylink			6,320
		$	7,026
Accounts payable
LSC		$	7,843
Eris			6,408
Keylink			7,412
		$	21,663

This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. Disclosure may include: the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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