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Stock-based Compensation (Tables) (Employees, directors and consultants) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Employees, directors and consultants |
Stock-based Compensation |
Schedule of total employees, directors and consultants stock-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated statements of operations |
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, |
|  | 201 2 |  | 201 1 |
Cost of revenues |  | $ | 183 |  | $ | 170 |
Research and development |  | 94 |  | 49 |
Selling, general and administrative |  | 59 |  | 432 |
|  | $ | 336 |  | $ | 651 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the equity-based compensation costs by COGS, R&D and SG&A. + References No definition available. + Details
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