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OTHER ASSETS AND AMOUNTS DUE TO / FROM AFFILIATES | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Other Assets and Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Abstract] |
OTHER ASSETS AND AMOUNTS DUE TO / FROM AFFILIATES | OTHER ASSETS AND AMOUNTS DUE TO / FROM AFFILIATES The Company has an approximate 12% ownership interest in KoBrite at September 28, 2013. The Company accounts for its interest using the equity method and at September 28, 2013 the carrying value of the investment was $1.5 million. One of the Company’s directors is a member of the Board of Directors of Bright LED, principal investor of KoBrite. During the three month period ended March 31, 2012 the Company acquired a 25% interest in Ikanos, a private company, for $0.7 million. On July 10, 2012, the Company invested an additional $2.5 million, which increased the Company’s interest in Ikanos to 51%. For the six month period ended September 29, 2012 the Company recorded the results of operation of Ikanos on the equity method of accounting and commencing in the third quarter of 2012 the Company consolidated Ikanos. In 2012, the Company acquired a 5% interest in a private company Ask Ziggy (AZ), for $1.0 million. In January and August of 2013 the Company acquired an additional 10% and 5.8% for $900,000 and $700,000, respectively. During the third quarter of 2013, AZ repurchased shares of its common stock from an unrelated third party stockholder and as a result the Company now owns approximately 23% of AZ. The Company has also entered into an agreement to purchase an additional 2% of AZ for $200,000 if certain milestones are achieved. As of September 28, 2013, the Company is accounting for its investment using the equity method. Summarized income statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2013 include the results of KoBrite and AZ. Summarized income statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2012 include the results of KoBrite and Ikanos. KoBrite's results are recorded one quarter in arrears and therefore KoBrite's results included in the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 are for the three and nine month periods ended June 29, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 28, 2013 |  | September 29, 2012 |  | September 28, 2013 |  | September 29, 2012
Revenue | $ | 1,267,000 |  |  | $ | 1,599,000 |  |  | $ | 3,680,000 |  |  | $ | 4,517,000 |
Gross margin | (776,000 | ) |  | (1,343,000 | ) |  | (1,869,000 | ) |  | (2,228,000 | )
Loss from operations | (1,334,000 | ) |  | (1,751,000 | ) |  | (4,587,000 | ) |  | (4,034,000 | )
Net loss | $ | (1,173,000 | ) |  | $ | (1,723,000 | ) |  | $ | (4,110,000 | ) |  | $ | (4,566,000 | )
During the first quarter of 2013, the Company acquired four patents for $1.8 million and hired the patents' inventor. Upon commencement of employment the Company issued to the employee 400,000 shares of the Company's common stock, of which 100,000 shares were immediately vested and 300,000 shares will vest upon the achievement of certain milestones. During the nine months ended September 28, 2013, the Company recorded an impairment of $2.5 million related to the write-off of a cost based investment. The Company has recorded a $14.8 million note receivable resulting from the sale of its III-V product line and its investment in KTC.

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