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Note 11 - Related Party Transactions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements |
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] | 11 . Related Party Transactions As a result of the Company’s acquisition of IXYS, the Company has equity ownerships in various investments that are accounted for under the equity method. The following is a description of the investments and related party transactions. Powersem GmbH : The Company owns 45% of the outstanding equity of Powersem GmbH (“Powersem”), a module manufacturer based in Germany. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded revenues of $0.1 million from sales of products to Powersem for use as components in their products. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company purchased $1.1 million of products from Powersem. At March 31, 2018, the accounts receivable balance from Powersem was $0.1 million and the accounts payable balance to Powersem was $0.3 million. EB Tech Ltd.: The Company owns approximately 20% of the outstanding equity of EB Tech Ltd. (“EB Tech”), a company with expertise in radiation technology based in South Korea. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 EB Tech rendered processing services for the Company totaling approximately $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s accounts payable balance to EB Tech was immaterial. Automated Technology, Inc. : The Company owns approximately 24% of the outstanding common shares of Automated Technology, Inc (“ATEC”), a supplier located in the Philippines that provides assembly and test services. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, ATEC rendered assembly and test services to the Company totaling approximately $2.4 million. As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s accounts payable balance to ATEC was $0.8 million.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122745 + Details
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