Note 18. Segment Reporting
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

18. Segment Reporting


The Company operates and measures its results in one reportable segment which primarily relates to the design, manufacture and development of embedded systems semiconductors. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, the Chief Executive Officer, evaluates performance of the Company and makes decisions regarding allocation of resources based on total Company results. The Company has two major product groups for embedded applications: flash memory, microcontrollers and analog products. Revenues for the year ended December 29, 2013 were $748.9 million for flash memory and $222.8 million for the period August 1, 2013 through December 29, 2013 for microcontroller and analog products.


The following table presents a summary of net sales by geographic areas, based on ship-to location, for the periods presented:


   

Year Ended

 
                         
   

December 29,

2013

   

December 30,

2012

   

December 25,

2011

 
    (in thousands)  

Geographical sales:

                       

Net sales to external customers:

                       

Americas

  $ 103,147     $ 89,905     $ 124,756  

China

    194,473       189,618       302,356  

Korea

    54,259       44,918       59,144  

EMEA

    162,835       158,572       178,464  

Japan

    264,168       273,303       281,563  

Others

    192,808       159,616       123,600  
                         

Total

  $ 971,690     $ 915,932     $ 1,069,883  

Revenues from one distributor, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (FSL) including its subsidiaries accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net sales in the year ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011. None of the end customers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net sales for the fiscal year 2013, 2012 and 2011.


 Long-lived assets information is based on the physical location of the assets at the end of each fiscal year. The following table presents a summary of long-lived assets by geography:  


   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29, 2013

   

December 30, 2012

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Net property, plant and equipment:

               

United States

  $ 142,756     $ 148,584  

Malaysia

    2,853       2,555  

Thailand

    25,934       23,455  

Japan

    10,762       186  

Other countries

    3,200       1,948  

Total

  $ 185,505     $ 176,728