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Segment Reporting and Geographic Information - Segment (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Net sales | $ 98,972 | $ 126,757 | $ 157,779 | $ 158,574 | $ 139,661 | $ 129,308 | $ 112,218 | $ 94,499 | $ 542,082 | $ 475,686 | $ 331,702
Advanced Packaging, MEMS & RF Filters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,775 | 67,406 | 67,484
LED Lighting, Display & Compound Semiconductor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,974 | 248,615 | 145,701
Front-End Semiconductor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,582 | 40,319 | 8,427
Scientific & Industrial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 138,751 | $ 119,346 | $ 110,090

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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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