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Balance Sheet Components
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2012
Balance Sheet Components  
Balance Sheet Components

 

3. Balance Sheet Components

 

Inventories

 

Inventories as of May 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 31,
201
2

 

August 31,
2011

 

Raw materials

 

$

3,045

 

$

3,450

 

Work in process

 

4,132

 

3,287

 

Finished goods

 

7,684

 

9,480

 

Total

 

$

14,861

 

$

16,217

 

 

Inventory write-downs to estimated net realizable values were $728 thousand and $2,333 thousand for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2012, respectively, and $1,145 thousand and $1,519 thousand for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment as of May 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 31,
201
2

 

August 31,
2011

 

Buildings and improvements

 

$

14,538

 

$

12,924

 

Machinery and equipment

 

59,668

 

50,669

 

Leasehold improvements

 

3,153

 

3,123

 

Other equipment

 

2,197

 

2,136

 

Construction in progress

 

5,152

 

8,159

 

Total property, plant and equipment

 

84,708

 

77,011

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(30,379

)

(25,207

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

54,329

 

$

51,804

 

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets as of May 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 31, 2012

 

 

 

Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period (Years)

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Patents and trademarks

 

17

 

$

547

 

$

137

 

$

410

 

Acquired technology

 

4

 

168

 

91

 

77

 

Customer relationships

 

5

 

1,340

 

223

 

1,117

 

Total

 

 

 

$

2,055

 

$

451

 

$

1,604

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011

 

 

 

Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period (Years)

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Patents and trademarks

 

17

 

$

500

 

$

114

 

$

386

 

Acquired technology

 

4

 

172

 

61

 

111

 

Customer relationships

 

5

 

1,379

 

23

 

1,356

 

Total

 

 

 

$

2,051

 

$

198

 

$

1,853

 

 

Amortization expense was $87 thousand and $258 thousand for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2012, respectively, and $17 thousand and $48 thousand for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011, respectively.

 

The estimated future amortization expense for the Company’s intangible assets as of May 31, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Years Ending August 31,

 

Total

 

Remainder of 2012

 

$

86

 

2013

 

346

 

2014

 

327

 

2015

 

296

 

2016

 

273

 

Thereafter

 

276

 

Total

 

$

1,604