Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

NOTE 15. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company derives its net revenues from the following operating segments: Communication Products, Enterprise Storage Products, Microprocessor Products, and Broadband Wireless Products.

All operating segments noted above have been aggregated into one reportable segment because they have similar long-term economic characteristics, products, production processes, types or classes of customers and methods used to distribute their products. Accordingly, the Company has one reportable segment—semiconductor solutions for communications network infrastructure.

Enterprise-wide information is provided below. Geographic revenue information is based on the location of the customer invoiced. Long-lived assets include property and equipment and other long-term assets. Geographic information about long-lived assets is based on the physical location of the assets.

	Year Ended
	December 27,		December 28,		December 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Net revenues
China	$	200,984	$	194,401	$	206,372
Asia, other		80,716		73,164		74,689
Japan		62,254		65,293		70,120
United States		99,672		57,610		73,069
Taiwan		43,946		64,113		62,957
Europe and Middle East		36,144		33,895		40,466
Other foreign		1,887		19,552		3,324
Total	$	525,603	$	508,028	$	530,997

	As of
	December 27,		December 28,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Long-lived assets
Canada	$	13,541	$	13,113
United States		16,879		17,032
Israel		3,315		4,873
Other		3,576		4,131
Total	$	37,311	$	39,149

	Year Ended
	December 27,		December 28,		December 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Net revenues by product groups*
Storage	$	366,443	$	342,900	$	352,993
Carrier		159,160		165,128		178,004
Net revenues	$	525,603	$	508,028	$	530,997

*        Storage net revenues are comprised of Enterprise Storage Products and laser printer ASIC products of the Microprocessor Products Division. Carrier net revenues are comprised of Communication and Broadband Wireless Products.

During 2014, 2013, and 2012, the Company had two end customers whose purchases represented 10% or more of net revenues. In 2014, those two end customers had purchases that represented 18% and 11% of net revenues, respectively.  In 2013, those two end customers had purchases that represented 16% and 13% of net revenues, respectively. In 2012, those two end customers had purchases that represented 16% and 12% of net revenues, respectively.