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Segment Information (Revenue by Major Customer) (Details) - Revenue, net		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
All distributors
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue		41.00%	55.00%	49.00%	47.00%
Distributor A
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue		30.00%	35.00%	29.00%	28.00%
Top five end customers
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	87.00%	82.00%	75.00%	83.00%
End customer A
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	51.00%	42.00%	43.00%	50.00%
End customer B
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	15.00%	11.00%	10.00%	10.00%
End customer C
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	9.00%	11.00%	8.00%	7.00%
End customer D
Revenue, Major Customer
Percentage of revenue	[1]	5.00%	13.00%	9.00%	10.00%
[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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