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COMMITMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS [Text Block]
COMMITMENTS:

Facilities

The Company owns its main executive, administrative, manufacturing and technical offices in San Jose, California. The Company also owns a research and development facility in New Jersey, which was purchased in 2010 in connection with its acquisition of an early-stage research and development company.

Future minimum lease payments under all non-cancelable operating lease agreements as of December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
 
2012
$
1,105

2013
782

2014
309

2015
104

2016
59

Thereafter
14

         Total minimum lease payments
$
2,373



Total rent expense amounted to $1.7 million, $1.3 million and $0.8 million in the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Purchase Obligations

At December 31, 2011 the Company had approximately $22.9 million of non-cancelable purchase obligations, consisting primarily of inventory related items.

Guaranty
    
In December 2011, the Company entered into a $2.5 million lease guaranty agreement (the "Guaranty Agreement") with a third party. In accordance with the terms of the Guaranty Agreement, the Company guarantees SemiSouth's performance under SemiSouth's equipment lease with such third party. The Guaranty Agreement shall remain in place until Semisouth secures additional financing.
Lease Line

In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to provide a lease line for the financing of capital equipment, in connection with the Company's investment in SemiSouth Laboratories. Under the term of the agreement, SemiSouth Laboratories can borrow up to $8.6 million through January 2013. Refer to Note 13, Lease Line to Third Party, for further details.