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Segment Information (Notes)
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
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, 2014 (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2014
 
Net Sales
 
Gross Profit
 
Net Sales
 
Gross Profit
Semiconductor products
$
523,659

 
$
284,870

 
$
1,032,098

 
$
570,952

Technology licensing
22,584

 
22,584

 
43,021

 
43,021

 
$
546,243

 
$
307,454

 
$
1,075,119

 
$
613,973


The following table represents net sales and gross profit for each segment for the three and six months ended September 30, 2013 (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2013
 
Net Sales
 
Gross Profit
 
Net Sales
 
Gross Profit
Semiconductor products
$
467,843

 
$
264,037

 
$
908,117

 
$
508,093

Technology licensing
24,826

 
24,826

 
47,344

 
47,344

 
$
492,669

 
$
288,863

 
$
955,461

 
$
555,437