Geographic Information and Concentration of Risk

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2013

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Geographic Information and Concentration of Risk

Geographic Information and Concentration of Risk

The Company operates exclusively in the semiconductor industry and primarily within the analog and mixed-signal sector.

Net sales activity by geographic region is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 27, 2013		October 28, 2012		October 27, 2013		October 28, 2012
North America	16	%	20	%	16	%	20	%
Asia-Pacific	71	%	68	%	73	%	67	%
Europe	13	%	12	%	11	%	13	%
	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%

The Company generally attributes sales to a country based on the ship-to address. The table below summarizes sales activity to countries that represented greater than 10% of total net sales:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(percentage of total sales)	October 27, 2013		October 28, 2012		October 27, 2013		October 28, 2012
United States	17	%	20	%	16	%	18	%
China (including Hong Kong)	36	%	34	%	34	%	36	%
Japan	10	%	9	%	11	%	9	%
South Korea	10	%	8	%	11	%	7	%

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 27, 2013			October 28, 2012			October 27, 2013			October 28, 2012
Domestic	$	(3,746	)	$	(9,185	)	$	(21,991	)	$	(26,910	)
Foreign	14,934			23,523			62,065			19,160
Total	$	11,188		$	14,338		$	40,074		$	(7,750	)

Sales to the Company’s customers are generally made on open account, subject to credit limits the Company may impose, and the receivables are subject to the risk of being uncollectible.

Each of the following significant customers accounted for at least 10% of net sales for at least one of the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(percentage of net sales)	October 27, 2013		October 28, 2012		October 27, 2013		October 28, 2012
Samsung Electronics (and affiliates)	12	%	13	%	12	%	12	%
Huawei Technologies (and affiliates)	10	%	9	%	10	%	10	%

The following table shows the list of customers that have an outstanding receivable balance that represents at least 10% of total net receivables for at least one of the periods indicated:

	Balance as of
(percentage of net accounts receivable)	October 27, 2013		January 27, 2013
Samsung Electronics (and affiliates)	12	%	12	%
Huawei Technologies (and affiliates)	17	%	14	%

Outside Subcontractors and Suppliers

The Company relies on a limited number of outside subcontractors and suppliers for the production of silicon wafers, packaging and certain other tasks. Disruption or termination of supply sources or subcontractors, due to natural disasters such as an earthquake or other causes, could delay shipments and could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Although there are generally alternate sources for these materials and services, qualification of the alternate sources could cause delays sufficient to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Several of the Company’s outside subcontractors and suppliers, including third-party foundries that supply silicon wafers, are located in foreign countries, including China, Taiwan, Germany, France and Israel. The Company’s largest source of silicon wafers is an outside foundry located in China and a significant amount of the Company’s assembly and test operations are conducted by third-party contractors in China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea and the Philippines.