SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND GEOGRAPHIC NET REVENUES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Customers accounted for 10% or more of total net revenues [Table Text Block]

The following customers, distributors of the Company’s products, each accounted for 10% or more of total net revenues:



	Year Ended December 31,
Customer	2017		2016		2015
Avnet	16	%	18	%	21	%
Powertech Distribution Ltd.	*		10	%	11	%

Customers representing 10% or more of accounts receivable [Table Text Block]

The following customer, a distributor of the Company’s products, represented 10% or more of accounts receivable:



Customer	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Avnet	18	%	24	%

Geographic net revenues

The Company markets its products globally through its sales personnel and a worldwide network of independent sales representatives and distributors. Geographic net revenues based on “bill to” customer locations were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
United States of America	$	16,647	$	14,948	$	14,759
Hong Kong/China	227,335		198,858		173,202
Taiwan	50,307		50,324		47,279
Korea	38,012		41,996		34,264
Western Europe (excluding Germany)	48,230		41,214		38,028
Japan	20,769		19,767		16,994
Germany	11,558		7,563		7,802
Other	18,897		14,998		12,281
Total net revenues	$	431,755	$	389,668	$	344,609