Note 17 - Segment and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

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.  SEGMENT AND GEOGRAHPIC INFORMATION

 

The Company operates in

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reportable segment that includes the design, development, marketing and sale of high-performance power solutions for the consumer, industrial, computing and storage, and communications markets. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The Company derives a majority of its revenue from sales to customers located outside North America, with geographic revenue based on the customers’ ship-to locations.

The following is a summary of revenue by geographic regions (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
Country or Region	2016		2015		2014
China	$	245,169	$	213,119	$	181,050
Taiwan		45,414		41,521		38,460
Korea		27,710		20,519		14,362
Europe		27,554		22,603		19,830
Southeast Asia		19,645		18,592		13,993
Japan		14,318		9,727		8,251
United States		8,567		6,732		6,392
Other		288		254		197
Total	$	388,665	$	333,067	$	282,535

The following is a summary of revenue by market segments (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
Market Segment	2016		2015		2014
Consumer	$	153,732	$	145,090	$	122,733
Industrial		89,639		66,343		49,037
Computing and storage		80,562		56,568		46,147
Communications		64,732		65,066		64,618
Total	$	388,665	$	333,067	$	282,535

The following is a summary of revenue by major product families (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
Product Family	2016		2015		2014
DC to DC	$	350,930	$	299,726	$	253,083
Lighting Control		37,735		33,341		29,452
Total	$	388,665	$	333,067	$	282,535

The following is a summary of long-lived assets by geographic regions (in thousands):

	December 31,
Country	2016		2015
United States	$	50,242	$	40,405
China		45,728		40,738
Bermuda		9,573		11,624
Taiwan		8,919		126
Other		571		431
Total	$	115,033	$	93,324