Segment Information (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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 six months ended September 30, 2014 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	523,659	$	284,870	$	1,032,098	$	570,952
Technology licensing	22,584		22,584		43,021		43,021
	$	546,243	$	307,454	$	1,075,119	$	613,973

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2013				September 30, 2013
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	467,843	$	264,037	$	908,117	$	508,093
Technology licensing	24,826		24,826		47,344		47,344
	$	492,669	$	288,863	$	955,461	$	555,437