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Revenues (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2019
Revenues |
Schedule of disaggregation of revenue by product category | The Company groups its revenues into four categories, based on the markets and applications in which its products may be used. The following disaggregates the Company's revenue by product category (in thousands): ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ |  | September 28, |  | September 29, |  | September 28, |  | September 29,
​ | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018 | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018
Internet of Things | ​ | $ | 129,403 | ​ | $ | 125,390 | ​ | $ | 360,488 | ​ | $ | 344,504
Infrastructure | ​ | ​ | 45,150 |  |  | 52,554 | ​ | ​ | 134,824 |  |  | 153,494
Broadcast | ​ | ​ | 34,100 |  |  | 36,081 | ​ | ​ | 86,695 |  |  | 106,318
Access | ​ | ​ | 14,641 |  |  | 16,218 | ​ | ​ | 36,109 |  |  | 48,417
​ | ​ | $ | 223,294 |  | $ | 230,243 | ​ | $ | 618,116 |  | $ | 652,733
Schedule of disaggregation of revenue by sales channel | The following disaggregates the Company's revenue by sales channel (in thousands): ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ |  | September 28, |  | September 29, |  | September 28, |  | September 29,
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Distributors | ​ | $ | 163,556 | ​ | $ | 166,082 | ​ | $ | 448,864 | ​ | $ | 470,385
Direct customers | ​ | ​ | 59,738 | ​ |  | 64,161 | ​ | ​ | 169,252 | ​ |  | 182,348
​ | ​ | $ | 223,294 | ​ | $ | 230,243 | ​ | $ | 618,116 | ​ | $ | 652,733

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