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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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May 05, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Semiconductor Solutions |  | Infrastructure Software |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In millions) |
Balance as of October 29, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 26,001 |  |  | $ | 17,652 |  |  | $ | 43,653 |  |
Acquisition of VMware |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 54,206 |  |  | 54,206 |  |
Acquisition of Seagate’s SoC operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |
Balance as of May 5, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 26,015 |  |  | $ | 71,858 |  |  | $ | 97,873 |  |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
|  | (In millions)
As of May 5, 2024: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 37,193 |  |  | $ | (13,616) |  |  | $ | 23,577 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 22,950 |  |  | (7,397) |  |  | 15,553 |
Trade names |  | 1,854 |  |  | (445) |  |  | 1,409 |
Other |  | 177 |  |  | (109) |  |  | 68 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 62,174 |  |  | (21,567) |  |  | 40,607 |
In-process research and development |  | 4,800 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,800 |
Total |  | $ | 66,974 |  |  | $ | (21,567) |  |  | $ | 45,407 |
As of October 29, 2023: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 12,938 |  |  | $ | (10,723) |  |  | $ | 2,215 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 7,059 |  |  | (5,753) |  |  | 1,306 |
Trade names |  | 649 |  |  | (388) |  |  | 261 |
Other |  | 177 |  |  | (102) |  |  | 75 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 20,823 |  |  | (16,966) |  |  | 3,857 |
In-process research and development |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Total |  | $ | 20,833 |  |  | $ | (16,966) |  |  | $ | 3,867 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Amortization Expense | Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization as of May 5, 2024, the expected amortization expense was as follows:
Fiscal Year: |  | Expected Amortization Expense
|  | (In millions)
2024 (remainder) |  | $ | 4,728 |
2025 |  | 7,604 |
2026 |  | 7,035 |
2027 |  | 6,065 |
2028 |  | 5,051 |
Thereafter |  | 10,124 |
Total |  | $ | 40,607 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period | The weighted-average remaining amortization periods by intangible asset category were as follows:
Amortizable intangible assets: |  | May 5, 2024
|  | (In years)
Purchased technology |  | 7
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 7
Trade names |  | 13
Other |  | 7

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