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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities |
Schedule of ownership interest and carrying amounts of investments in unconsolidated entities |
|  | November 30, 2012 |  | August 31, 2012 |
|  | Percentage Ownership |  | Amount |  | Percentage Ownership |  | Amount |
Equity method investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SILQ (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |  | 50 | % | $ | 478 |  | 50 | % | $ | 525 |
Xurui Guangdian Co., Ltd. (“China SemiLEDs”) |  | 49 | % | — |  | 49 | % | — |
SS Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (“SS Optoelectronics”) |  | — |  | — |  | 49 | % | 248 |
Cost method investments |  | Various |  | 3,957 |  | Various |  | 1,048 |
Total investments in unconsolidated entities |  |  |  | $ | 4,435 |  |  |  | $ | 1,821 |

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