INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The following table summarizes activities related to the carrying value of goodwill:

	Micro- Controllers			Multi-Market and Other			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	107,400		$	840		$	108,240
Goodwill recorded in connection with acquisition	86,123			—			86,123
Effects of foreign currency translation	(3,041		)	(234		)	(3,275		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	190,482			606			191,088
Effects of foreign currency translation	(2,682		)	(169		)	(2,851		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	187,800		$	437		$	188,237

Schedule of Intangible assets, net

Intangible assets, net, consist of technology licenses and acquisition-related intangible assets as follows:

	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Licensed technology	$	25,328		$	25,228
Accumulated amortization	(22,227		)	(20,333		)
Total technology licenses	3,101			4,895
Customer relationships	29,597			29,597
Developed technologies	33,308			33,308
Non-compete agreements, NRE contract, in process technology, tradename and backlog	20,624			20,624
Acquisition-related intangible assets	83,529			83,529
Accumulated amortization	(47,687		)	(38,138		)
Total acquisition-related intangible assets	35,842			45,391
Total intangible assets, net	$	38,943		$	50,286

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization

The following table presents the estimated future amortization of the technology licenses and acquisition-related intangible assets:

Years Ending December 31:	Technology Licenses		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets		Total
	(in thousands)
2016	$	1,598	$	6,829	$	8,427
2017	1,396		5,966		7,362
2018	107		4,829		4,936
2019	—		1,568		1,568
2020	—		438		438
Thereafter	—		16,212		16,212
Total future amortization	$	3,101	$	35,842	$	38,943