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Segment Information
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information

Segment information reported herein is consistent with how it is reviewed and evaluated by our chief operating decision makers.  Factors used to identify our segments include, among others, products, technologies and customers.  We have the following four reportable segments:

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.
DRAM Solutions Group ("DSG"): Includes DRAM products sold to the PC, consumer electronics, networking and server markets.
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.

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.

 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 1,
2012
 
March 3,
2011
 
March 1,
2012
 
March 3,
2011
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NSG
 
$
734

 
$
552

 
$
1,417

 
$
1,054

DSG
 
608

 
841

 
1,264

 
1,744

WSG
 
307

 
510

 
680

 
1,021

ESG
 
242

 
252

 
504

 
518

All Other
 
118

 
102

 
234

 
172

 
 
$
2,009

 
$
2,257

 
$
4,099

 
$
4,509

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
NSG
 
$
97

 
$
72

 
$
191

 
$
129

DSG
 
(167
)
 
51

 
(306
)
 
276

WSG
 
(129
)
 
10

 
(187
)
 
66

ESG
 
15

 
58

 
53

 
136

All Other
 
(21
)
 
(12
)
 
(38
)
 
(38
)
 
 
$
(205
)
 
$
179

 
$
(287
)
 
$
569