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Balance Sheet Components (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Balance Sheet Components |
Schedule of inventories |
|  | November 30, 201 2 |  | August 31, 2012 |
Raw materials |  | $ | 2,808 |  | $ | 2,999 |
Work in process |  | 3,618 |  | 4,065 |
Finished goods |  | 5,285 |  | 5,952 |
Total |  | $ | 11,711 |  | $ | 13,016 |
Schedule of property, plant and equipment |
|  | November 30, 201 2 |  | August 31, 2012 |
Buildings and improvements |  | $ | 14,940 |  | $ | 14,501 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 66,543 |  | 64,267 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 3,238 |  | 3,143 |
Other equipment |  | 2,243 |  | 2,249 |
Construction in progress |  | 2,498 |  | 2,546 |
Total property, plant and equipment |  | 89,462 |  | 86,706 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation, amortization and impairment(1) |  | (43,250 | ) | (40,064 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 46,212 |  | $ | 46,642 |
(1) I ncludes an impairment charge of $7,507 thousand on certain of the Company’s property, plant and equipment for the year ended August 31, 201 2. The impairment charge was primarily related to machinery and equipment used in the manufacturing of LED chips.
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  | November 30, 2012 |
|  | Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Patents and trademarks |  | 17 |  | $ | 613 |  | $ | 160 |  | $ | 453 |
Acquired technology |  | 4 |  | 172 |  | 115 |  | 57 |
Customer relationships |  | 5 |  | 1,377 |  | 367 |  | 1,010 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 2,162 |  | $ | 642 |  | $ | 1,520 |
|  | August 31, 2012 |
|  | Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Patents and trademarks |  | 17 |  | $ | 585 |  | $ | 146 |  | $ | 439 |
Acquired technology |  | 4 |  | 167 |  | 101 |  | 66 |
Customer relationships |  | 5 |  | 1,337 |  | 290 |  | 1,047 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 2,089 |  | $ | 537 |  | $ | 1,552 |

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