the 2009 Annual Report (pdf) - PLX Technology
the 2009 Annual Report (pdf) - PLX Technology
the 2009 Annual Report (pdf) - PLX Technology
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Warranty and Indemnification Provisions<br />
Changes in sales warranty reserve are as follows (in thousands):<br />
Years Ended December 31,<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008 2007<br />
Balance, beginning of period…………………………………… $ 73 $ 66 $ 98<br />
Warranty costs incurred…………………………………… (212) (234) (236)<br />
Additions related to current period sales…………………… 219 241 204<br />
Balance, end of period………………………………………… $ 80 $ 73 $ 66<br />
Warranty costs, which relate to product quality issues, remained consistent and insignificant during <strong>the</strong> periods<br />
presented.<br />
The Company enters into standard indemnification agreements with many of its customers and certain o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
business partners in <strong>the</strong> ordinary course of business. These agreements include provisions for indemnifying <strong>the</strong><br />
customer against any claim brought by a third-party to <strong>the</strong> extent any such claim alleges that a <strong>PLX</strong> product infringes<br />
a patent, copyright or trademark, or violates any o<strong>the</strong>r proprietary rights of that third-party. It is not possible to<br />
estimate <strong>the</strong> maximum potential amount of future payments <strong>the</strong> Company could be required to make under <strong>the</strong>se<br />
indemnification agreements. To date, <strong>the</strong> Company has not incurred any costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims<br />
related to <strong>the</strong>se indemnification agreements. No liability for <strong>the</strong>se indemnification agreements has been recorded at<br />
December 31, <strong>2009</strong> or 2008.<br />
14. Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information<br />
The Company has one operating segment, <strong>the</strong> sale of semiconductor devices. The Chief Executive Officer has<br />
been identified as <strong>the</strong> Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) because he has final authority over resource<br />
allocation decisions and performance assessment. The CODM does not receive discrete financial information about<br />
individual components of <strong>the</strong> Company's business. Substantially all of <strong>the</strong> Company’s assets are located in <strong>the</strong><br />
United States.<br />
Revenues by geographic region based on customer location were as follows (in thousands):<br />
Years Ended December 31,<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008 2007<br />
Revenues:<br />
China……………………………….………………… $ 29,131 $ 10,650 $ 12,130<br />
United St at es……………………………….………… 12,971 18,856 21,251<br />
Singapore……………………………….…………… 11,803 14,417 15,047<br />
T aiwan……………………………….………………… 10,654 10,354 10,002<br />
Ot her Asia Pacific……………………………….… 8,331 10,282 11,604<br />
Europe……………………………….………………… 7,994 10,339 8,962<br />
The Americas - excluding United States………… 1,948 6,170 2,738<br />
T ot al……………………………….……………… $ 82,832 $ 81,068 $ 81,734<br />
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