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Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Components of intangible assets

		As of September 30, 2011
		Gross Carrying  Amount			Accumulated  Amortization			Net Carrying  Amount
		(In thousands)
Patents (useful life of 3 to 10 years)		$	27,643		$	(12,042	)	$	15,601
Customer contracts and contractual relationships (useful life of 1 to 10 years)		33,550			(5,327		)	28,223
Existing technology (useful life of 3 to 7 years)		159,350			(14,078		)	145,272
Intellectual property (useful life of 4 years)		10,384			(10,384		)	—
Non-competition agreement (useful life of 3 years)		400			(133		)	267
Total intangible assets		$	231,327		$	(41,964	)	$	189,363

		As of December 31, 2010
		Gross Carrying  Amount			Accumulated  Amortization			Net Carrying  Amount
		(In thousands)
Patents (useful life of 3 to 10 years)		$	24,433		$	(9,361	)	$	15,072
Customer contracts and contractual relationships (useful life of 1 to 10 years)		4,050			(3,127		)	923
Existing technology (useful life of 3 to 7 years)		29,950			(4,959		)	24,991
Intellectual property (useful life of 4 years)		10,384			(10,384		)	—
Non-competition agreement (useful life of 3 years)		100			(100		)	—
Total intangible assets		$	68,917		$	(27,931	)	$	40,986

Schedule of identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI

		Total			Estimated Useful Life
		(in thousands)			(in years)
Existing technology		$	129,400		7
Customer relationships		17,300			7
Favorable contracts		12,200			2
Non-competition agreements		300			3
Total		$	159,200

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets

Years Ending December 31:		Amount
2011 (remaining 3 months)		$	8,384
2012		35,167
2013		32,101
2014		27,960
2015		27,309
Thereafter		58,442
		$	189,363

Schedule of goodwill information by reportable units

		December 31,			Addition to			September 30,
Reporting Units:		2010			Goodwill (1)			2011
		(In thousands)
SBG		$	4,454		$	—		$	4,454
CRI		—			96,994			96,994
Lighting and Display Technology group (“LDT”)		13,700			—			13,700
Total		$	18,154		$	96,994		$	115,148

(1) The addition to goodwill resulted from a business combination which was completed on June 3, 2011. See Note 16, “Acquisition” for further details.

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