Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of reportable segments information

The tables below provide information about these segments:

Revenues by segment	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 30, 2012		January 1, 2012		December 30, 2012		January 1, 2012
Communications	$	65,592	$	55,513	$	197,955	$	192,048
Computing and Consumer	49,555		64,464		180,754		215,532
Total revenues	$	115,147	$	119,977	$	378,709	$	407,580

Income (Loss) by segment from continuing operations	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 30, 2012			January 1, 2012			December 30, 2012			January 1, 2012
Communications	$	17,211		$	16,923		$	54,256		$	69,374
Computing and Consumer	(9,842		)	(6,836		)	(17,875		)	(16,536		)
Unallocated expenses:
Amortization of intangible assets	(4,673		)	(4,006		)	(15,137		)	(11,628		)
Inventory fair market value adjustment	—			—			(458		)	—
Fabrication production transfer costs	—			(1,233		)	—			(3,893		)
Assets impairment	(527		)	73			(409		)	255
Amortization of stock-based compensation	(2,774		)	(4,312		)	(9,513		)	(12,365		)
Severance, retention and facility closure costs	(921		)	1,962			(3,920		)	(665		)
Acquisition-related costs and other	(2,999		)	(109		)	(14,465		)	(109		)
Consulting expenses related to stockholder activities	—			—			(2,614		)	—
Deferred compensation plan expense (benefit)	(87		)	(649		)	(431		)	633
Proceeds from life insurance policies	—			—			2,313			—
Interest income and other, net	(344		)	(2,140		)	(862		)	(3,924		)
Income from continuing operations, before income taxes	$	(4,956	)	$	(327	)	$	(9,115	)	$	21,142

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

Revenues from unaffiliated customers by geographic area, based on the customers' shipment locations, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 30, 2012		January 1, 2012		December 30, 2012		January 1, 2012
Asia Pacific	$	71,821	$	78,444	$	243,670	$	272,210
Americas (1)	19,029		20,020		59,130		57,785
Japan	10,019		10,417		32,390		33,463
Europe	14,278		11,096		43,519		44,122
Total revenues	$	115,147	$	119,977	$	378,709	$	407,580

(1) The revenues from the customers in the U.S. were $17.6 million and $19.2 million in the three months ended December 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012, respectively. The revenues from the customers in the U.S. were $54.1 million and $55.2 million in the nine months ended December 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012, respectively.

Property, plant and equipment by geographic region

The Company's net property, plant and equipment are summarized below by geographic area: 

(in thousands)	December 30, 2012		April 1, 2012
United States	$	45,597	$	50,741
Malaysia	21,001		13,658
All other countries	9,127		5,585
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	75,725	$	69,984