Segment Information (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Segment Information

The Company's reportable segments are semiconductor products and technology licensing.  The Company does not allocate operating expenses, interest income, interest expense, other income or expense, or provision for or benefit from income taxes to these segments for internal reporting purposes, as the Company does not believe that allocating these expenses is beneficial in evaluating segment performance.  Additionally, the Company does not allocate assets to segments for internal reporting purposes as it does not manage its segments by such metrics.

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three months ended June 30, 2013 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
	Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	440,274	$	244,056
Technology licensing	22,518		22,518
	$	462,792	$	266,574

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three months ended June 30, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	331,852	$	184,515
Technology licensing	20,282		20,282
	$	352,134	$	204,797