INVESTMENT IN THIRD PARTY	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
INVESTMENT IN THIRD PARTY [Text Block]	INVESTMENT IN THIRD PARTY: On October 22, 2010, the Company made a $7.0 million investment in preferred stock of a privately held company, SemiSouth Laboratories (“SemiSouth”). Also in October 2010, the Company paid $10.0 million as a prepaid royalty in exchange for the right to use SemiSouth's technology. The Company will amortize the royalty to cost of revenues based on the Company's sales of products incorporating the licensed technology. The Company classified its investment, with a carrying value of $7.0 million, and prepaid royalty of $10.0 million within Other Assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011. The Company does not expect to amortize the prepaid royalty in 2012. In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with SemiSouth to provide a lease line for the financing of capital equipment. Under the term of the agreement, SemiSouth can borrow up to $8.6 million through January 2013. As of December 31, 2011, a total of $8.5 million had been funded, comprised of; $3.9 million funded, less payments withheld under this lease arrangement to finance capital equipment, and $4.6 million paid as deposits on equipment which the Company will lease to SemiSouth upon delivery of such equipment, refer to Note 13, Lease Line to Third Party, for details. The Company included the lease line receivable and deposits on equipment in Other Assets and Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets in its consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011. 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. The Company has determined that its investment in SemiSouth, in which the Company holds less than 20% equity interest, is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The primary factors in the Company's assessment were; (i) SemiSouth's management team and board of directors were solely responsible for all business and financial decisions for SemiSouth and (ii) the Company does not have the ability to direct the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of SemiSouth. The Company accounts for its non-marketable investment in SemiSouth under the cost method. The Company's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its interest in SemiSouth is limited to the aggregate of the carrying value of its equity investment, up to $8.6 million for the lease line agreement and up to $2.5 million for the Guaranty Agreement. There were no additional future funding commitments to SemiSouth as of December 31, 2011. The Company's investment in SemiSouth is periodically reviewed for other-than-temporary declines in fair value by considering available evidence, including general market conditions, SemiSouth's financial condition, pricing in recent rounds of financing, earnings and cash flow forecasts, recent operational performance and any other readily available market data. The Company's 2010 agreement with SemiSouth provides, among other things, that the Company has the option to acquire SemiSouth in the future (“Call Option”) and that the Company may be obligated to acquire SemiSouth at a future date if SemiSouth achieves certain financial performance conditions (“Put Option”). The Put and Call Options terminate on the date that is approximately a month following delivery to the Company of SemiSouth's financial statements for the quarter ending June 30, 2013. The Call Option can be exercised by the Company at a multiple of SemiSouth's annualized net operating profits after tax (“NOPAT”) (based on the average of such measures during certain months), as defined in the agreement. The multiple is intended to result in an acquisition price equal to the estimated fair value of SemiSouth. The minimum acquisition price would be $36 million, subject to certain adjustments. The Put Option can only be exercised by SemiSouth once certain revenue and profit metrics have been reached. At that time, SemiSouth could obligate the Company to acquire SemiSouth at a multiple of SemiSouth's NOPAT. The multiple is intended to result in an acquisition price equal to the estimated fair value of SemiSouth. In order to reach the revenue and profit metrics required to exercise the Put Option, SemiSouth would need to increase its quarterly revenue to approximately 17 times the level of revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011. The NOPAT multiple was determined to reflect fair value based on the Market Approach using Level 2 inputs that are derived principally from observable market data by comparing multiples for similar publicly traded companies. Due to the fact that the strike price of the Call Option and Put Option is continually being adjusted to reflect the changes in the fair value of SemiSouth, neither the Put Option nor the Call Option are expected to have value. Based on these factors, the fair value of each of the Put Option and the Call Option was determined to be zero. In July 2011, SemiSouth obtained $15 million of additional financing through the sale, and concurrent licensing back, of its intellectual property ("IP") with a financing company. In connection with this arrangement, the Company entered into a contingent purchase commitment with the financing company for SemiSouth's IP. The contingent purchase commitment requires the Company to purchase the IP previously owned by SemiSouth from its new owner for $15 million (plus reimbursement of certain expenses) under certain conditions generally relating to SemiSouth's failure to make certain payments or SemiSouth's insolvency. In this event, the agreement sets forth a process to be followed before the Company's purchase commitment matures. First, the agreement allows the Company to exercise its Call Option for a certain period of time and under certain conditions. If the Company does not initially exercise its Call Option, then SemiSouth can be sold to a third party during a period of time of up to approximately half a year (which period of time may be shortened by the new SemiSouth IP owner) or the Company could still exercise its Call Option. After that period of time elapses, the Company is obligated to purchase the SemiSouth IP for $15 million (plus reimbursement of certain expenses). The Company provided a $15 million letter of credit in August 2011 to the financing company to secure the contingent purchase commitment. In addition, the Company entered into a contract in July 2011 with SemiSouth to act as a sales representative for SemiSouth. The sales representation agreement will allow the Company to earn a fee for its efforts in representing, promoting and soliciting orders for SemiSouth products. The contract can be terminated with or without cause by giving prior written notice to the other party.

INVESTMENT IN THIRD PARTY:

On October 22, 2010, the Company made a $7.0 million investment in preferred stock of a privately held company, SemiSouth Laboratories (“SemiSouth”). Also in October 2010, the Company paid $10.0 million as a prepaid royalty in exchange for the right to use SemiSouth's technology. The Company will amortize the royalty to cost of revenues based on the Company's sales of products incorporating the licensed technology. The Company classified its investment, with a carrying value of $7.0 million, and prepaid royalty of $10.0 million within Other Assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011. The Company does not expect to amortize the prepaid royalty in 2012.

In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with SemiSouth to provide a lease line for the financing of capital equipment. Under the term of the agreement, SemiSouth can borrow up to $8.6 million through January 2013. As of December 31, 2011, a total of $8.5 million had been funded, comprised of; $3.9 million funded, less payments withheld under this lease arrangement to finance capital equipment, and $4.6 million paid as deposits on equipment which the Company will lease to SemiSouth upon delivery of such equipment, refer to Note 13, Lease Line to Third Party, for details. The Company included the lease line receivable and deposits on equipment in Other Assets and Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets in its consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011.

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.

The Company has determined that its investment in SemiSouth, in which the Company holds less than 20% equity interest, is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The primary factors in the Company's assessment were; (i) SemiSouth's management team and board of directors were solely responsible for all business and financial decisions for SemiSouth and (ii) the Company does not have the ability to direct the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of SemiSouth. The Company accounts for its non-marketable investment in SemiSouth under the cost method.

The Company's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its interest in SemiSouth is limited to the aggregate of the carrying value of its equity investment, up to $8.6 million for the lease line agreement and up to $2.5 million for the Guaranty Agreement. There were no additional future funding commitments to SemiSouth as of December 31, 2011.

The Company's investment in SemiSouth is periodically reviewed for other-than-temporary declines in fair value by considering available evidence, including general market conditions, SemiSouth's financial condition, pricing in recent rounds of financing, earnings and cash flow forecasts, recent operational performance and any other readily available market data.

The Company's 2010 agreement with SemiSouth provides, among other things, that the Company has the option to acquire SemiSouth in the future (“Call Option”) and that the Company may be obligated to acquire SemiSouth at a future date if SemiSouth achieves certain financial performance conditions (“Put Option”). The Put and Call Options terminate on the date that is approximately a month following delivery to the Company of SemiSouth's financial statements for the quarter ending June 30, 2013.

The Call Option can be exercised by the Company at a multiple of SemiSouth's annualized net operating profits after tax (“NOPAT”) (based on the average of such measures during certain months), as defined in the agreement. The multiple is intended to result in an acquisition price equal to the estimated fair value of SemiSouth. The minimum acquisition price would be $36 million, subject to certain adjustments.

The Put Option can only be exercised by SemiSouth once certain revenue and profit metrics have been reached. At that time, SemiSouth could obligate the Company to acquire SemiSouth at a multiple of SemiSouth's NOPAT. The multiple is intended to result in an acquisition price equal to the estimated fair value of SemiSouth. In order to reach the revenue and profit metrics required to exercise the Put Option, SemiSouth would need to increase its quarterly revenue to approximately 17 times the level of revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The NOPAT multiple was determined to reflect fair value based on the Market Approach using Level 2 inputs that are derived principally from observable market data by comparing multiples for similar publicly traded companies. Due to the fact that the strike price of the Call Option and Put Option is continually being adjusted to reflect the changes in the fair value of SemiSouth, neither the Put Option nor the Call Option are expected to have value. Based on these factors, the fair value of each of the Put Option and the Call Option was determined to be zero.

In July 2011, SemiSouth obtained $15 million of additional financing through the sale, and concurrent licensing back, of its intellectual property ("IP") with a financing company. In connection with this arrangement, the Company entered into a contingent purchase commitment with the financing company for SemiSouth's IP. The contingent purchase commitment requires the Company to purchase the IP previously owned by SemiSouth from its new owner for $15 million (plus reimbursement of certain expenses) under certain conditions generally relating to SemiSouth's failure to make certain payments or SemiSouth's insolvency. In this event, the agreement sets forth a process to be followed before the Company's purchase commitment matures. First, the agreement allows the Company to exercise its Call Option for a certain period of time and under certain conditions. If the Company does not initially exercise its Call Option, then SemiSouth can be sold to a third party during a period of time of up to approximately half a year (which period of time may be shortened by the new SemiSouth IP owner) or the Company could still exercise its Call Option. After that period of time elapses, the Company is obligated to purchase the SemiSouth IP for $15 million (plus reimbursement of certain expenses). The Company provided a $15 million letter of credit in August 2011 to the financing company to secure the contingent purchase commitment.

In addition, the Company entered into a contract in July 2011 with SemiSouth to act as a sales representative for SemiSouth. The sales representation agreement will allow the Company to earn a fee for its efforts in representing, promoting and soliciting orders for SemiSouth products. The contract can be terminated with or without cause by giving prior written notice to the other party.