Segment and geographical information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2011

Segment and geographical information [Abstract]

Business segment information

(18)          Segment and geographical information

We operate our business in three reportable segments:  Network, Power and Wireless.  Network produces a variety of passive components that manage and regulate electronic signals for use in a variety of devices used in local area and wide area networks, such as connectors, filters, filtered connectors, transformers, splitters, micro-filters, baluns and chokes.  Power primarily manufactures products that adjust and ensure proper current and voltage, limit distortion of voltage, sense and report current and voltage and cause mechanical movement or actuation, which includes power transformers, chokes, current and voltage sensors, ignition coils, automotive coils and military and aerospace products.  Wireless manufactures products related to the capture or transmission of wireless communication signals, such as antennas, antenna modules and antenna mounting components.

Selling, general and administrative expenses related to the world-wide operation, primarily related to selling, finance, information technology, human resources and other administrative functions, are allocated to each segment based the ratio of its respective budgeted net sales to our consolidated total budgeted net sales.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), which we have identified as our Chief Executive Officer, allocates resources and assesses the performance of each segment based on a review of each segment's net sales and operating profit excluding severance, impairment and other associated charges and costs related to unsolicited takeover attempt.  We do not allocate severance, impairment and other associated charges, costs related to unsolicited takeover attempt, interest income, interest expense, other income, other expense or income taxes per segment.  Also, the CODM does not review a measure of segment assets.   Many of our long-term assets, including manufacturing facilities and equipment, are shared between our segments, therefore expenditures and expenses related to long-term assets cannot be assigned to a specific segment.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we made significant changes to our internal reporting practices, which prevent us from determining the 2009 operating profit excluding severance, impairment and other associated costs by segment on the same basis as 2011 and 2010 were determined.  Similarly, due to the changes in our internal reporting practices, we cannot prepare 2011and 2010 information on the same basis as 2009.

Net sales per segment for the years ended December 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and December 25, 2009 and operating profit excluding severance, impairment and other associated costs per operating segment for the year ended December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):

Net sales:	2011			2010			2009
Network	$	169,849		$	219,229		$	152,727
Power		135,151			127,021			95,074
Wireless		64,284			86,230			151,002
Total net sales	$	369,284		$	432,480		$	398,803
Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Network	$	2,492		$	24,437
Power		9,275			6,466
Wireless		(13,024	)		(13,941	)
Operating (loss) profit excluding severance, impairment and other associated costs		(1,257	)		16,962
Severance, impairment and other associated costs		(14,719	)		(32,799	)
Costs related to unsolicited takeover attempt		(1,916	)		--
Operating loss		(17,892	)		(15,837	)
Interest expense, net		(6,202	)		(4,853	)
Other expense, net		(561	)		(4,356	)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(24,655	)	$	(25,046	)

Depreciation and amortization per segment for the years ended December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

	2011		2010
Depreciation and Amortization
Network	$	3,696	$	4,293
Power		2,577		2,876
Wireless		3,619		10,241
Total	$	9,892	$	17,410

We are a global company that services customers throughout the world.  Each of our segments sells products to multinational original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, contract equipment manufacturers and distributors. We attribute customer sales to the country addressed on the sales invoice, as the product is usually shipped to the same country.  The following table summarizes our net customer sales in the geographic areas or regions where our sales are significant for the years ended December 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and December 25, 2009 (in thousands):

	2011		2010		2009
Sales to customers in:
China	$	178,750	$	190,598	$	167,772
United States		50,139		68,396		40,268
Asia, other than China		48,353		68,264		77,464
Europe		78,179		90,324		92,862
Other		13,863		14,898		20,437
Total	$	369,284	$	432,480	$	398,803

We classify property, plant and equipment as depreciable capital assets that have extended useful lives.  The following table summarizes our net property, plant and equipment in the geographic areas or regions where our assets are significant (in thousands):

	2011		2010
Net property, plant and equipment located in:
China	$	20,063	$	22,992
United States		5,946		4,408
Korea		1,583		--
North Africa		--		2,379
Europe		942		811
Other		71		91
Total	$	28,605	$	30,681