NOTE 3 – DERIVATIVES

We enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash flows denominated in foreign currencies and certain intercompany financing transactions associated with our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Singapore. These transactions are designated as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness and the amounts excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings on cash flow hedges were not material for the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

The maximum length of time over which we hedge our exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 12 months. Accordingly, at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, all of our open foreign exchange forward contracts had maturities of one year or less. The dollar equivalent gross notional amount of our foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was approximately $8.3 million at December 31, 2012 and $11.0 million at December 31, 2011.

Reclassifications of amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings include accumulated gains (losses) at the time earnings are impacted by the forecasted transaction. The location in the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and amounts of gains and losses related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31, 2012
(In thousands)		Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Effective Portion of Derivative		Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Effective Portion of Derivative as a Result of Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Ineffective Portion of Gain (Loss) on Derivative and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing Recognized in Income (Loss)
Cost of sales		$	410	$	(57)	$	—
Research and development			103		(12)		—
Sales and marketing			78		(5)		—
Total		$	591	$	(74)	$	—



	Year Ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)		Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Effective Portion of Derivative		Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Effective Portion of Derivative as a Result of Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Ineffective Portion of Gain (Loss) on Derivative and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing Recognized in Income (Loss)
Cost of sales		$	(291)	$	59	$	—
Research and development			(76)		7		—
Sales and marketing			(58)		6		—
Other income			(43)		(43)		—
Total		$	(468)	$	29	$	—

Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the after tax net unrealized gain or loss associated with cash flow hedging instruments was a gain of $111,000 as of December 31, 2012 and a loss of $323,000 as of December 31, 2011. We expect to reclassify the December 30, 2012 after tax net unrealized gain recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings over the next 12 months with the impact offset by cash flows from underlying hedged items. The fair value of our foreign exchange forward contracts representing a gain in the amount of $153,000 as of December 31, 2012 has been recorded in other current assets. The fair value of our foreign exchange forward contracts representing a loss in the amount of $493,000 as of December 31, 2011 has been recorded in accrued expenses.

Additional information with respect to the impact of derivative instruments on other comprehensive income (loss) is included in Note 4. Additional information with respect to the fair value of derivative instruments is included in Note 5.

Our foreign exchange forward contracts contain credit risk to the extent that our bank counter-parties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We minimize such risk by limiting our counter-parties to major financial institutions. We do not expect material losses as a result of defaults by other parties.