BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

Key financial data

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):

	2012			2011			2010
Net Sales to External Customers:
North America	$	126,469		$	134,804		$	111,888
Asia		128,319			126,941			156,635
Europe		31,806			33,376			34,016
	$	286,594		$	295,121		$	302,539
Net Sales:
North America	$	138,966		$	149,114		$	125,383
Asia		167,756			177,815			196,243
Europe		33,329			34,597			35,150
Less intergeographic
revenues		(53,457	)		(66,405	)		(54,237	)
	$	286,594		$	295,121		$	302,539
Income (Loss) from Operations:
North America	$	1,336		$	9,026		$	4,181
Asia		(42	)		(3,480	)		9,357
Europe		411			1,850			1,622
	$	1,705		$	7,396		$	15,160
Total Assets:
North America	$	84,609		$	115,552		$	110,984
Asia		148,351			148,950			155,414
Europe		42,258			12,409			10,774
	$	275,218		$	276,911		$	277,172
Capital Expenditures:
North America	$	2,455		$	1,121		$	870
Asia		2,003			1,733			1,371
Europe		286			74			186
	$	4,744		$	2,928		$	2,427
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
North America	$	4,081		$	4,046		$	3,862
Asia		4,076			4,137			4,513
Europe		915			484			461
	$	9,072		$	8,667		$	8,836

Entity-wide information net sales to external customers by geographic area and by major product line

The following is a summary of entity-wide information related to the Company's net sales to external customers by geographic area and by major product line (dollars in thousands).

	2012		2011		2010
Net Sales by Geographic Area:
United States	$	126,469	$	134,804	$	111,888
Macao		128,319		126,941		156,635
Germany		14,165		17,937		20,027
United Kingdom		13,203		11,927		10,747
Czech Republic		3,298		3,512		3,242
Italy		1,083		-		-
Sweden		57		-		-
Consolidated net sales	$	286,594	$	295,121	$	302,539
Net Sales by Major Product Line:
Interconnect	$	109,245	$	107,346	$	101,059
Magnetics		100,529		87,104		127,664
Modules		66,663		90,475		61,092
Circuit protection		10,157		10,196		12,724
Consolidated net sales	$	286,594	$	295,121	$	302,539

Long-lived assets by geographic area

The following is a summary of long-lived assets by geographic area as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012		2011
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Location:
United States	$	27,552	$	30,204
People's Republic of China (PRC)		16,622		18,611
All other foreign countries		3,324		2,553
Consolidated long-lived assets	$	47,498	$	51,368