Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosure

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosure [Abstract]

Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosure [TextBlock]

NOTE H– Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosure

For financial reporting purposes, the Company operates in a single segment, standard semiconductor products, through the Company's various manufacturing and distribution facilities. The Company aggregatesits products because the products are similar and have similar economic characteristics, and the products are similar in production process and share the same customer type.

The Company's primary operations include the domestic operations in Asia, North America and Europe.

Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of subsidiaries producing the revenues (in thousands):

As Of And For The Three Months Ended		Asia		North America		Europe		Consolidated
March 31, 2012
Total sales	$	127,371	$	31,732	$	38,945	$	198,048
Inter-company sales		(16,368)		(15,164)		(21,853)		(53,385)
Net sales	$	111,003	$	16,568	$	17,092	$	144,663
Property, plant and equipment	$	165,929	$	32,113	$	29,286	$	227,328
Total assets	$	507,538	$	118,657	$	221,613	$	847,808
As Of And For The Three Months Ended		Asia		North America		Europe		Consolidated
March 31, 2011
Total sales	$	131,555	$	35,373	$	48,763	$	215,691
Inter-company sales		(14,449)		(15,332)		(24,355)		(54,136)
Net sales	$	117,106	$	20,041	$	24,408	$	161,555
Property, plant and equipment	$	142,228	$	34,572	$	30,536	$	207,336
Total assets	$	471,105	$	183,841	$	226,852	$	881,798

Geographic Information

Revenues were derived from (billed to) customers located in the following countries(in thousands):

		Net Sales
		for the Three Months			Percentage of
		Ended March 31,			Net Sales
		2012		2011	2012	2011
China	$	49,152	$	47,436	34%	29%
Taiwan		31,781		37,680	22%	23%
United States		28,270		26,529	20%	17%
Korea		10,221		9,767	7%	6%
Germany		6,782		9,457	5%	6%
U.K.		5,125		8,718	3%	6%
Singapore		4,645		5,562	3%	3%
All Others (1)		8,687		16,406	6%	10%
Total	$	144,663	$	161,555	100%	100%

(1) Represents countries with less than 3% of the total revenues each.