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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 
Segment Information
Segment Information

In the second quarter of 2011, we reorganized our business to better align with the markets we serve.  All prior period amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect this reorganization.  Factors used to identify our segments include, among others, products, technologies and customers.  Segment information reported herein is consistent with how it is reviewed and evaluated by our chief operating decision makers.  After our reorganization, we have the following four reportable segments:

DRAM Solutions Group ("DSG"): Includes DRAM products sold to the PC, consumer electronics, networking and server markets.
NAND Solutions Group ("NSG"):  Includes high-volume NAND Flash products sold into data storage, personal music players, and the high-density computing markets, as well as NAND Flash products sold to Intel through our consolidated IM Flash joint ventures.
Wireless Solutions Group ("WSG"):  Includes DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash products, including multi-chip packages, sold to the mobile device market.
Embedded Solutions Group ("ESG"):  Includes DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash products sold into automotive and industrial applications, as well as NOR and NAND flash sold to consumer electronics, networking, PC and server markets.

Our other operations do not meet the quantitative thresholds of a reportable segment and are reported under All Other.  All Other includes our CMOS image sensor, LED, microdisplay and solar operations.

For 2011, certain operating expenses directly associated with the activities of a specific reportable segment are charged to that segment.  Other indirect operating expenses (income) are generally allocated to the reportable segments based on their respective percentage of total net sales, cost of goods sold or forecast wafer production.  Prior to 2011, operating expenses were allocated to the reportable segments based on their respective percentage of total cost of goods sold, as certain historical forecast data was not available.

We do not identify or report internally our assets or capital expenditures by segment, nor do we allocate gains and losses from equity method investments, interest, other non-operating income or expense items or taxes to operating segments.  There are no differences in the accounting policies for segment reporting and our consolidated results of operations.

 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
DSG
 
$
3,203

 
$
4,638

 
$
2,100

NSG
 
2,196

 
2,113

 
1,747

WSG
 
1,959

 
778

 
247

ESG
 
1,002

 
521

 
178

All Other
 
428

 
432

 
531

 
 
$
8,788

 
$
8,482

 
$
4,803

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 

 
 

 
 
DSG
 
$
290

 
$
1,269

 
$
(902
)
NSG
 
269

 
240

 
(573
)
WSG
 
20

 
(23
)
 
(63
)
ESG
 
237

 
152

 
37

All Other
 
(61
)
 
(49
)
 
(175
)
 
 
$
755

 
$
1,589

 
$
(1,676
)

Depreciation and amortization expense was as follows:

 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
DSG
 
$
750

 
$
947

 
$
979

NSG
 
513

 
530

 
780

WSG
 
512

 
212

 
103

ESG
 
196

 
97

 
47

All Other
 
130

 
140

 
205

Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)
 
2,101

 
1,926

 
2,114

Other amortization
 
61

 
79

 
72

Total depreciation and amortization expense
 
$
2,162

 
$
2,005

 
$
2,186