Inventories

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note 4 - Inventories

The Company's inventories consist of high technology semiconductor devices and integrated circuits that are specialized in nature, subject to rapid technological obsolescence, and sold in a highly competitive industry. Inventory balances at the end of each period are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value.

Inventories consist of (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011		April 2, 2011
Raw materials	$	1,345	$	1,786
Work-in-process		9,853		12,880
Finished goods		4,557		4,347
Finished goods at distributors and on consignment		1,127		1,587
Total Inventories	$	16,882	$	20,600

The Company wrote down excess and obsolete inventory totaling $1,471,000 and $2,946,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 compared to $157,000 and $694,000 for the same periods of the prior fiscal year. The Company sold previously written-down inventory of $231,000 and $775,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011, respectively. For the same periods of the prior fiscal year, such sales were $358,000 and $935,000, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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