Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Nov. 29, 2012

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Segment Information

Segment Information

Segment information reported herein is consistent with how it is reviewed and evaluated by our chief operating decision makers.  Factors used to identify our segments include, among others, products, technologies and customers.  We have the following four reportable segments:

NAND Solutions Group ("NSG"): Includes high-volume NAND Flash products sold into data storage, personal music players, and the high-density computing market, as well as NAND Flash products sold to Intel through IM Flash.

DRAM Solutions Group ("DSG"): Includes DRAM products sold to the PC, consumer electronics, networking and server markets.

Embedded Solutions Group ("ESG"): Includes DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash products sold into automotive and industrial applications, as well as NOR and NAND Flash sold to consumer electronics, networking, PC and server markets.

Wireless Solutions Group ("WSG"): Includes DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash products, including multi-chip packages, sold to the mobile device market.

Our other operations do not meet the quantitative thresholds of a reportable segment and are reported under All Other.

Certain operating expenses directly associated with the activities of a specific reportable segment are charged to that segment. Other indirect operating expenses (income) are generally allocated to the reportable segments based on their respective percentage of total net sales, cost of goods sold or forecasted wafer production. We do not allocate the unrealized gains or losses from changes in fair values of our Elpida or Rexchip hedges to our segments.

We do not identify or report internally our assets or capital expenditures by segment, nor do we allocate gains and losses from equity method investments, interest, other non-operating income or expense items or taxes to operating segments.  There are no differences in the accounting policies for segment reporting and our consolidated results of operations.

Quarter ended	November 29, 2012			December 1, 2011
Net sales:
NSG	$	617		$	683
DSG	600			656
ESG	278			262
WSG	263			373
All Other	76			116
	$	1,834		$	2,090
Operating income (loss):
NSG	$	12		$	94
DSG	(112		)	(139		)
ESG	78			38
WSG	(64		)	(58		)
All Other	(13		)	(17		)
Unallocated	(58		)	—
	$	(157	)	$	(82	)