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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Percentage of total net revenue
Arris1	28	%		28	%		12	%
Pace	*			10	%		*
Panasonic	*			*			14	%

* Represents less than 10% of the net revenue for the respective period.

¹Includes sales to Motorola Home, which was acquired by Arris in April 2013, for all periods presented.

Schedule of Products Shipped to International Destination Representing Greater Than Ten Percent of Net Revenue

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Percentage of total net revenue
China	68	%		58	%		15	%
Taiwan	*			12	%		30	%
Japan	*			14	%		39	%

Schedules of Balances Greater Than Ten Percent of Accounts Receivable

	December 31,
	2013			2012
Percentage of gross accounts receivable:
Pegatron Corporation1	38	%		24	%
Kinpo International Limited	19	%		*
Moly Tech Limited	14	%		20	%

* Represents less than 10% of the gross accounts receivable for the respective period end.

¹Includes sales to Unihan, which was acquired by Pegatron in November 2013, for all periods presented.

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