SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND EXPORT SALES (International Sales) (Details) (Geographic Concentration Risk [Member], Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member])	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	94.00%	95.00%	95.00%	95.00%
Hong Kong/China [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	44.00%	38.00%	44.00%	36.00%
Taiwan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	17.00%	23.00%	17.00%	23.00%
Korea [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	12.00%	15.00%	13.00%	16.00%
Western Europe (excluding Germany) [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	10.00%	9.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Japan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Singapore [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Germany [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Other [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	2.00%	1.00%	2.00%	1.00%