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Note 6 - Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table provides information relating to the intangible assets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

	June 30, 2012
Acquired Identifiable Intangible	Amortization Period (Years)			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Acquired technology	4	-	5	$	11,800	$	(11,800	)	$	—
Brand name		4			510		(510	)		—
Customer relationships and backlog	1	-	6		3,420		(3,384	)		36
Patents and applications		7			1,400		(1,259	)		141
Other acquired intangibles		4			255		(255	)		—
Total				$	17,385	$	(17,208	)	$	177

	December 31, 2011
Acquired Identifiable Intangible	Amortization Period (Years)			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Acquired technology	4	-	5	$	11,800	$	(11,539	)	$	261
Brand name		4			510		(510	)		—
Customer relationships and backlog	1	-	6		3,420		(3,320	)		100
Patents and applications		7			1,400		(1,222	)		178
Other acquired intangibles		4			255		(255	)		—
Total				$	17,385	$	(16,846	)	$	539

For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, intangible asset amortization expense was $156,000 and $207,000, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, intangible asset amortization expense was $363,000 and $414,000, respectively.

The Company expects the annual amortization of intangible assets to be as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2012 (remaining six-month period)	$	73
2013		74
2014		30
Total	$	177

Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives unless these lives are determined to be indefinite. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, there were no indicators of impairment related to the Company’s intangible assets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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