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1. THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) subsidiary facility item customer	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) customer	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) customer
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Number of subsidiaries \| subsidiary	4
Number of principal operations near fault lines \| facility	2
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments	$ 70,700
Revenue from revised agreements			$ 2,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable write offs	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Number of reporting units \| item	1
Accounts receivable [Member]
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Number of customers \| customer	3	3
Accounts receivable [Member] \| Customer One
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	33.00%	44.00%
Accounts receivable [Member] \| Customer Two
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	20.00%	22.00%
Accounts receivable [Member] \| Customer Three
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	19.00%	17.00%
Net revenue [Member]
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Number of customers \| customer	4	4	4
Net revenue [Member] \| Customer One
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	34.00%	31.00%	35.00%
Net revenue [Member] \| Customer Two
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	17.00%	22.00%	16.00%
Net revenue [Member] \| Customer Three
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	15.00%	18.00%	16.00%
Net revenue [Member] \| Customer Four
Basis of consolidation and risks and uncertainties
Percentage attributable to customers	15.00%	15.00%	13.00%