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Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill | Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill The components of our amortizable intangible assets are as follows:
| Oct 26, 2025 |  | Jan 26, 2025
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
| (In millions)
Acquisition-related intangible assets | $ | 3,146 |  |  | $ | (2,456) |  |  | $ | 690 |  |  | $ | 2,900 |  |  | $ | (2,264) |  |  | $ | 636 |
Patents and licensed technology | 541 |  |  | (295) |  |  | 246 |  |  | 449 |  |  | (278) |  |  | 171 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 3,687 |  |  | $ | (2,751) |  |  | $ | 936 |  |  | $ | 3,349 |  |  | $ | (2,542) |  |  | $ | 807 |
Amortization expense associated with intangible assets was $96 million and $149 million for the third quarter, and $338 million and $438 million for the first nine months, of fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively. The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to the net carrying amount of intangible assets as of October 26, 2025:
| Future Amortization Expense
| (In millions)
Fiscal Year: |
2026 (excluding the first nine months, of fiscal year 2026) | $ | 107 |
2027 | 416 |
2028 | 222 |
2029 | 87 |
2030 | 11 |
2031 and thereafter | 93 |
Total | $ | 936 |
In the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, goodwill increased by $1.1 billion from acquisitions and was allocated to our Compute & Networking reporting unit.

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