Segment Information (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 and nine months ended December 31, 2013 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2013
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	458,298	$	258,646	$	1,366,415	$	766,739
Technology licensing	24,074		24,074		71,418		71,418
	$	482,372	$	282,720	$	1,437,833	$	838,157

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2012				December 31, 2012
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	394,709	$	179,090	$	1,089,738	$	537,679
Technology licensing	21,338		21,338		61,741		61,741
	$	416,047	$	200,428	$	1,151,479	$	599,420