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Related-party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012
Related-party Transactions |
Schedule of material related-party transactions |
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Related Parties |  | Transactions |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
China SemiLEDs |  | Sales of goods(1) |  | $ | 148 |  | $ | 611 |
China SemiLEDs |  | Rendering of services(2) |  |  | 260 |  |  | 308 |
China SemiLEDs |  | Gain on disposal of patents(3) |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 17 |
(1) The Company sold products to China SemiLEDs pursuant to standard purchase orders. (2) The Company provided technical, engineering and operational support services to China SemiLEDs. The Company also provided sapphire wafer recycling services to China SemiLEDs. Service fees were negotiated on an arm's length basis. (3) See Note 6 for further details.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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