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Segment Information (Revenue by Major Customer) (Details) - Revenue, net		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
All distributors
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue		48.00%	60.00%	46.00%	66.00%
Distributor A
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue		32.00%	27.00%	29.00%	31.00%
Distributor B
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue		1.00%	13.00%	1.00%	9.00%
Top five end customers
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	85.00%	74.00%	83.00%	56.00%
End customer A
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	48.00%	32.00%	49.00%	16.00%
End customer B
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	13.00%	9.00%	11.00%	13.00%
End customer C
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	9.00%	13.00%	9.00%	12.00%
End customer D
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	0.00%	12.00%	0.00%	8.00%
[1] End customers include customers who purchase directly from us, as well as customers who purchase our products indirectly through distributors.

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