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6-COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Legal proceedings (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 lawsuit item customer patent
Legal proceedings |
Number of lawsuits | lawsuit | 2
Cypress Semiconductor Litigation |
Legal proceedings |
Number of patents infringed | 5
Cypress Semiconductor International Trade Commission |
Legal proceedings |
Number of patents infringed | 3
Number of additional patent infringement complaints | 1
Number of distributors | item | 3
Number of customers who infringed patents | customer | 11
Number of terminated or dismissed patent claims | 1
Cypress Semiconductor Northern District Litigation |
Legal proceedings |
Number of terminated or dismissed patent claims | 3
Number of patent claims transferred | 2

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