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1 - ORGANIZATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
1 – ORGANIZATION

In 1989, we were formed and incorporated in California.  We maintain a majority-owned subsidiary in Mexico (since 1998) and two subsidiaries in each of Taiwan (since 1998) and China (since 2005).  Our Mexico location is for regional distribution, sales and marketing purposes and our Taiwan and China locations are for supporting inventory sourcing, purchases and coordinating the manufacture of our products.  Our China location also serves as the engineering center responsible for making component datasheets and test specifications, arranging pre-production and mass production at our outsourced manufacturers, preparing samples, monitoring quality of shipments, performing failure analysis reports, and designing circuits with partners for our projects.