Segment Information (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

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, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2016				September 30, 2016
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	847,694	$	386,951	$	1,626,517	$	714,853
Technology licensing	23,670		23,670		44,258		44,258
Total	$	871,364	$	410,621	$	1,670,775	$	759,111

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2015				September 30, 2015
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	518,216	$	277,775	$	1,028,905	$	563,529
Technology licensing	23,175		23,175		46,438		46,438
Total	$	541,391	$	300,950	$	1,075,343	$	609,967