Segment Information (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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, 2017 (amounts in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2017				December 31, 2017
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	966,678	$	579,532	$	2,900,145	$	1,727,252
Technology licensing	27,527		27,527		78,340		78,340
Total	$	994,205	$	607,059	$	2,978,485	$	1,805,592

The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016 (amounts in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2016				December 31, 2016
	Net Sales		Gross Profit		Net Sales		Gross Profit
Semiconductor products	$	810,532	$	441,425	$	2,437,049	$	1,156,278
Technology licensing	23,834		23,834		68,092		68,092
Total	$	834,366	$	465,259	$	2,505,141	$	1,224,370