Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

The Company operates and tracks its results in one reportable segment based on the aggregation of eight operating segments. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of integrated circuits (ICs). The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker. The Company has determined that all of the Company's operating segments share the following similar economic characteristics, and therefore meet the criteria established for operating segments to be aggregated into one reportable segment, namely:

•The primary source of revenue for each operating segment is the sale of integrated circuits.

•The integrated circuits sold by each of the Company's operating segments are manufactured using similar semiconductor manufacturing processes and raw materials in either the Company’s own production facilities or by third-party wafer fabricators using proprietary processes.

•The Company sells its products to tens of thousands of customers worldwide. Many of these customers use products spanning all operating segments in a wide range of applications.

•The integrated circuits marketed by each of the Company's operating segments are sold globally through a direct sales force, third-party distributors, independent sales representatives and via our website to the same types of customers.

All of the Company's operating segments share a similar long-term financial model as they have similar economic characteristics. The causes for variation in operating and financial performance are the same among the Company's operating segments and include factors such as (i) life cycle and price and cost fluctuations, (ii) number of competitors, (iii) product differentiation and (iv) size of market opportunity. Additionally, each operating segment is subject to the overall cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry. Lastly, the number and composition of employees and the amounts and types of tools and materials required for production of products are proportionally similar for each operating segment.

Revenue Trends by End Market

The following table summarizes revenue by end market. The categorization of revenue by end market is determined using a variety of data points including the technical characteristics of the product, the “sold to” customer information, the “ship to” customer information and the end customer product or application into which the Company’s product will be incorporated. As data systems for capturing and tracking this data evolve and improve, the categorization of products by end market can vary over time. When this occurs, the Company reclassifies revenue by end market for prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each end market.



	2017				2016				2015
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Industrial	$	2,361,549	46	%	$	1,497,070	44	%	$	1,495,887	44	%
Automotive	782,961		15	%	541,774		16	%	526,493		15	%
Consumer	1,047,606		21	%	687,697		20	%	727,585		21	%
Communications	915,387		18	%	694,868		20	%	685,127		20	%
Total Revenue	$	5,107,503	100	%	$	3,421,409	100	%	$	3,435,092	100	%

Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic region is based upon the primary end customer location for the Company's products. In fiscal 2017, fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, the predominant countries comprising “Rest of North and South America” are Canada and Mexico; the predominant countries comprising “Europe” are Germany, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom; and the predominant countries comprising “Rest of Asia” are South Korea and Taiwan.



	2017		2016		2015
Revenue
United States	$	1,999,041	$	1,299,629	$	1,325,279
Rest of North and South America	103,077		95,957		97,189
Europe	1,211,435		924,849		939,230
Japan	506,114		291,649		319,569
China	842,532		575,690		511,365
Rest of Asia	445,304		233,635		242,460
Subtotal all foreign countries	3,108,462		2,121,780		2,109,813
Total revenue	$	5,107,503	$	3,421,409	$	3,435,092
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	504,968	$	236,625	$	253,417
Ireland	188,728		174,952		173,703
Philippines	228,629		194,587		195,662
Singapore	77,015		—		—
Malaysia	71,756		—		—
All other countries	36,208		29,952		21,328
Subtotal all foreign countries	602,336		399,491		390,693
Total property, plant and equipment	$	1,107,304	$	636,116	$	644,110