Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes consists of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017
Sources of income (loss) before income taxes:
United States	$	2,288	$	(120	)
Foreign		1,291	1,028
Total income before income taxes	$	3,579	$	908

Schedule Of Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018			2017
Current:
Federal	$	—		$	(164	)
State	31			30
Foreign	350			27
Total current	$	381		$	(107	)
Deferred:
Federal	$	427		$	(744	)
State	—			1
Foreign	(56		)	446
Total deferred	$	371		$	(297	)
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	752		$	(404	)

Schedule Of A Reconciliation Of The Statutory Rate To The Effective Income Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the statutory rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017
Federal statutory rate	21.0	%	34.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.7		2.3
U.S. Subpart F income	0.4		1.6
Global Intangible Low Tax Income	6.1		—
Share-based compensation	(3.5	)	(19.8	)
Research and experimentation (R&D) credit	(5.0	)	(13.9	)
Foreign rate difference	0.6		13.6
Changes to U.S. federal income tax law	—		(93.8	)
Valuation allowance	(0.1	)	26.1
Other, net	0.8		5.4
Effective tax rate	21.0	%	(44.5	)%

Summary Of A Reconciliation Of The Beginning And Ending Amount Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits ("UTB")

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (“UTB”) is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018			2017
Gross UTB balance at beginning of year	$	2,461		$	1,757
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	167			139
Additions for tax positions of prior years	14			603
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(100		)	(38		)
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations	—			—
Gross UTB balance at end of year	$	2,542		$	2,461
Net UTB balance at end of year	$	477		$	159

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

	December 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
(In thousands)	Assets			Liabilities		Assets			Liabilities
Equipment, leaseholds and intangible amortization, net	$	202		$	448	$	217		$	387
Inventory allowances	573			—		563			—
Accrued expenses	250			—		139			—
Warranty accrual	170			—		165			—
Deferred revenue	267			—		155			—
Accounts receivable allowance	68			—		102			—
Federal and state tax credits	4,021			—		3,818			—
Federal and state net operating loss carry forwards	1,508			—		2,237			—
Share-based compensation	314			—		289			—
Other, net	54			—		50			—
Subtotal	7,427			448		7,735			387
Valuation allowance	(1,557		)	—		(1,606		)	—
Total deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	5,870		$	448	$	6,129		$	387