Segment Information and Major Customers

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information and Major Customers [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

4. SEGMENT INFORMATION AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

We have a single operating and reporting segment. Our revenues consist of products that are in non-embedded and embedded product categories. Non-embedded products are connected externally to a device or larger system to provide wired or wireless network connectivity or port expansion, while embedded products are used by a product developer to build an electronic device in which the product provides processing power, wired Ethernet, or wireless network connectivity to that device. The products included in the non-embedded product category include cellular products, wireless communication adapters, console and serial servers, USB connected products and serial cards. The products included in the embedded product category include modules, single-board computers, chips, software and development tools, design services and satellite communication products.

The following table provides revenue by product categories (in thousands):

	Year ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
Non-embedded	$	108,435	$	100,146	$	91,262
Embedded		95,725		82,402		74,666
Total net sales	$	204,160	$	182,548	$	165,928

The information in the following table provides revenue by the geographic location of the customer for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

	Year ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
North America	$	118,654	$	107,347	$	90,708
Europe, Middle East & Africa		52,125		47,698		56,018
Asia countries		26,939		22,742		15,578
Latin America		6,442		4,761		3,624
Total net sales	$	204,160	$	182,548	$	165,928

Net property, equipment and improvements by geographic location are as follows (in thousands):

	As of September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
United States	$	14,169	$	15,015	$	15,324
International, primarily Europe		1,201		1,381		1,354
Total net property, equipment and improvements	$	15,370	$	16,396	$	16,678

Our U.S. export sales comprised 37.5%, 34.1% and 32.5% of net sales for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

We had one customer whose accounts receivable balance comprised 10.2% of total accounts receivable at September 30, 2009 for which multiple payments were in transit and received within three business days of September 30, 2009. No single customer exceeded 10% of accounts receivable or sales for any other period presented.