NOTE RECEIVABLE	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Receivables [Abstract]
NOTE RECEIVABLE	NOTE RECEIVABLE In January 2016, the Company received the final $15.0 million payment resulting from the sale of its III-V product line and its investment in KTC.

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965

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