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Major Customers and Foreign Sales | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Major Customers and Foreign Sales [Abstract] |
Major Customers And Foreign Sales | Major Customers and Foreign Sales In fiscal 2012, one customer accounted for 11% of net revenue . In fiscal 2011, two customers individually accounted for 15% and 14% of net revenue. In fiscal 2010, one customer accounted for 28% of net revenue. Yingli accounted for 7%, 15% and 28% of our net revenue in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our net revenues for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 were to customers in the following geographic regions:
| Years Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
United States | 13 | % |  | 6 | % |  | 7 | %
Taiwan | 9 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 17 | %
China | 43 | % |  | 69 | % |  | 64 | %
Other | 14 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 3 | %
Total Asia | 66 | % |  | 88 | % |  | 84 | %
Germany | 8 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 3 | %
Other | 13 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 6 | %
Total Europe | 21 | % |  | 6 | % |  | 9 | %
| 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %

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