SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND EXPORT SALES (Product Sales) (Details) (Product Concentration Risk [Member], Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member])	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Consumer [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total end market net revenue	36.00%	39.00%	37.00%	37.00%
Communications [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total end market net revenue	23.00%	26.00%	25.00%	29.00%
Industrial [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total end market net revenue	31.00%	23.00%	27.00%	22.00%
Computer [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total end market net revenue	10.00%	12.00%	11.00%	12.00%