Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosure (Text Block)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosure [Abstract]

Segment Information and Enterprise-Wide Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE 15– SEGMENT INFORMATION AND ENTERPRISE-WIDE DISCLOSURES

       An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company's chief decision-making group consists of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. For financial reporting purposes, the Company operates in a single segment, standard semiconductor products, through its various manufacturing and distribution facilities. The Company aggregates its products in a single segment because the products have similar economic characteristics, are similar in production process and manufacture flow, and share the same customers and target end-equipment markets.

The Company's primary operations include the operations in Asia, North America and Europe. Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of subsidiaries producing the revenues:

2012		Asia		North America		Europe		Consolidated
Total sales	$	573,085	$	133,973	$	154,955	$	862,013
Inter-company sales		(75,230)		(66,626)		(86,351)		(228,207)
Net sales	$	497,855	$	67,347	$	68,604	$	633,806
Property, plant and equipment	$	186,563	$	31,309	$	25,424	$	243,296
Assets	$	554,603	$	136,261	$	229,199	$	920,063
2011		Asia		North America		Europe		Consolidated
Total sales	$	559,109	$	137,789	$	194,455	$	891,353
Inter-company sales		(82,958)		(61,907)		(111,237)		(256,102)
Net sales	$	476,151	$	75,882	$	83,218	$	635,251
Property, plant and equipment	$	162,022	$	33,684	$	29,687	$	225,393
Assets	$	494,375	$	112,863	$	185,826	$	793,064
2010		Asia		North America		Europe		Consolidated
Total sales	$	499,315	$	149,029	$	177,063	$	825,407
Inter-company sales		(54,782)		(54,909)		(102,830)		(212,521)
Net sales	$	444,533	$	94,120	$	74,233	$	612,886
Property, plant and equipment	$	137,225	$	33,115	$	30,405	$	200,745
Assets	$	444,729	$	178,018	$	223,803	$	846,550

The accounting policies of the operating entities are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Sales are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of the subsidiaries producing the sales.

Geographic Information - Revenues were derived from (billed to) customers located in the following countries. “All Others” represents countries with less than 4% of total revenues each:

			% of Total
2012		Revenue	Revenue
China	$	223,473	35%
Taiwan		126,356	20%
Switzerland		57,200	9%
U.S.		54,949	9%
Korea		50,896	8%
U.K.		28,558	5%
Singapore		27,013	4%
Germany		24,416	4%
All others		40,945	6%
Total	$	633,806	100%
			% of Total
2011		Revenue	Revenue
China	$	206,965	33%
Taiwan		136,129	21%
Switzerland		57,696	8%
U.S.		47,892	8%
Korea		37,643	6%
Germany		30,838	5%
U.K.		30,065	5%
Singapore		23,492	4%
All others		64,531	10%
Total	$	635,251	100%
			% of Total
2010		Revenue	Revenue
China	$	187,633	31%
Taiwan		141,388	23%
U.S.		76,328	12%
Switzerland		58,583	10%
Korea		35,180	6%
Germany		31,704	5%
Singapore		24,468	4%
U.K.		24,337	4%
All others		33,265	5%
Total	$	612,886	100%

Major customers –No customer accounted for 10% or greater of the Company's total net sales in 2012, 2011 and 2010.