BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

6.            BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one industry with three reportable operating segments, which are geographic in nature.  The segments consist of North America, Asia and Europe.  The primary criteria by which financial performance is evaluated and resources are allocated are revenues and operating income.  The following is a summary of key financial data (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Total segment revenues:
North America	$	39,088		$	31,531		$	75,353		$	55,777
Asia		48,100			49,950			90,137			84,721
Europe		9,061			10,273			18,165			16,969
Total segment revenues		96,249			91,754			183,655			157,467
Reconciling item:
Intersegment revenues		(17,076	)		(14,022	)		(33,079	)		(23,666	)
Net sales	$	79,173		$	77,732		$	150,576		$	133,801
Income (loss) from operations:
North America	$	2,584		$	1,342		$	4,276		$	1,098
Asia		(3,017	)		4,110			(1,129	)		4,243
Europe		593			419			1,227			253
	$	160		$	5,871		$	4,374		$	5,594

The following items are included in the income (loss) from operations presented above:

Litigation Charges – During the second quarter of 2011, the Company recorded $3.2 million of litigation charges related to ongoing lawsuits, as further described in Note 11.  These charges primarily impacted the Company's Asia operating segment.

Segment Revenues – Segment revenues are attributed to individual segments based on the geographic source of the billing for such customer sales.  Transfers between geographic areas include finished products manufactured in foreign countries which are then transferred to the United States and Europe for sale; finished goods manufactured in the United States which are transferred to Europe and Asia for sale; and semi-finished components manufactured in the United States which are sold to Asia for further processing. Income (loss) from operations represents net sales less operating costs and expenses.