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Segment Information and Foreign Operations | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Information and Foreign Operations [Abstract] |
Segment Information and Foreign Operations | Note 9. Segment Information and Foreign Operations Segment Information We operate in one segment for the design, development, manufacture and distribution of high-performance compound semiconductor substrates and sale of materials. In accordance with ASC topic 280, Segment Reporting, our chief operating decision-maker has been identified as the chief executive officer, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing our performance. Since we operate in one segment, all financial segment and product line information can be found in the consolidated financial statements. Product Information The following table represents revenue amounts (in thousands) by type:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Revenue by product type: |  |  |  |  |  |
GaAs substrates |  | $ | 12,901 |  |  | $ | 18,735 |  |  | $ | 39,994 |  |  | $ | 52,593 |
InP substrates |  |  | 1,649 |  |  |  | 1,522 |  |  |  | 4,433 |  |  |  | 4,458 |
Ge substrates |  |  | 2,007 |  |  |  | 2,954 |  |  |  | 7,078 |  |  |  | 8,645 |
Raw materials and other |  |  | 4,251 |  |  |  | 5,094 |  |  |  | 17,942 |  |  |  | 17,206 |
Total |  | $ | 20,808 |  |  | $ | 28,305 |  |  | $ | 69,447 |  |  | $ | 82,902 |
| Geographical Information
The following table represents revenue amounts (in thousands) reported for products shipped to customers in the corresponding geographic region:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30 |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Revenue by geographic region: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America* |  | $ | 3,230 |  |  | $ | 6,049 |  |  | $ | 12,663 |  |  | $ | 16,253 |
Europe |  |  | 5,148 |  |  |  | 5,831 |  |  |  | 14,519 |  |  |  | 17,063 |
Japan |  |  | 2,404 |  |  |  | 3,951 |  |  |  | 7,196 |  |  |  | 11,358 |
Taiwan |  |  | 3,490 |  |  |  | 2,592 |  |  |  | 9,130 |  |  |  | 8,201 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 6,536 |  |  |  | 9,882 |  |  |  | 25,939 |  |  |  | 30,027 |
Total |  | $ | 20,808 |  |  | $ | 28,305 |  |  | $ | 69,447 |  |  | $ | 82,902 |
*Primarily the United States Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, and are attributed to the geographic location in which they are located. Long-lived assets by geographic region were as follows (in thousands):
|  | As of |
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Long-lived assets by geographic region: |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 350 |  |  | $ | 484 |
China |  |  | 35,851 |  |  |  | 33,798 |
|  | $ | 36,201 |  |  | $ | 34,282 |
| Significant Customers
One customer represented 14.3% of our revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 while one customer represented 21.3% of our revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2011. One customer represented 15.6% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 while one customer represented 18.9% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our top five customers represented 37.3% and 39.4% of our revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our top five customers represented 37.0% and 37.2% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers' financial condition, and limit the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary, but generally do not require collateral. One customer accounted for 18.3% or more of our trade accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2012. One customer accounted for 32.4% or more of our trade accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2011.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 15: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 + Details
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