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OPERATING RISK
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
OPERATING RISK [Text Block]

Note 9 - OPERATING RISK

Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality institutions to mitigate the fact there is no deposit insurance.

A significant percentage of the Company’s business is generated from a small number of customers. However, due to the immaterial amount of revenue generated, the Company does not believe they are exposed to significant concentration of credit risk in this area.

Source of Supply
The Company purchases components for its products from a number of suppliers. However, on occasion, a customer’s specifications may require it to purchase components from a specific supplier. The Company does not have any long term contracts with any of its suppliers, and the Company believes that alternative suppliers are available. Although the Company has not been subject to shortages for any of its components, since it does not have long-term contracts, the Company may be subject to cutbacks and price increases which it may not be able to pass on to its customers in the event that the demand for components generally exceeds the capacity of its suppliers.

Country Risk
The Company has significant investments in the PRC. The operating results of the Company may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC and by changes in Chinese government policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. There can be no assurance; however, those changes in political and other conditions will not result in any adverse impact.