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intellectual property. ASC 280 establishes standards for the way public business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and in interim reports to shareholders. The method for determining what information to report is based on management’s use of financial information for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. In evaluating financial performance and making operating decisions, management primarily uses consolidated net revenue, gross profit, operating profit and earnings per share. The Company’s business units share similar economic characteristics, long term business models, research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. In light of the recent acquisitions, the Company reassessed its operations and concluded that there has been no change and the Company continues to consider itself to have one reportable operating segment at September 30, 2011. The Company will re-assess its conclusions at least annually. 

## GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 

Net revenues by geographic area are presented based upon the country of destination and are as follows (in thousands): 

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The Company’s revenues by geography do not necessarily correlate to end market demand by region. For example, if the Company sells a power amplifier module to a customer in South Korea, the sale is recorded within the South Korea account although that customer, in turn, may integrate that module into a product sold to an end customer in a different geography. 

Net property, plant and equipment balances, including property held for sale, based on the physical locations within the indicated geographic areas are as follows (in thousands): 

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## CONCENTRATIONS 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable. Trade accounts receivables are primarily derived from sales to manufacturers of 

