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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Income Before Provision For Income Taxes

The following two tables present the components of our income before provision for income taxes by geographic region and the portion of our provision for income taxes classified as current and deferred (in thousands):

			Fiscal Year Ended
			September 26, 2025			September 27, 2024			September 29, 2023
United States			$	102,907		$	89,505		$	44,136
Foreign			200,578			222,974			205,917
Total income before income taxes			$	303,485		$	312,479		$	250,053

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes

			Fiscal Year Ended
			September 26, 2025			September 27, 2024			September 29, 2023
Current:
Federal			$	(35,095)		$	702		$	(1,053)
State			581			1,124			1,023
Foreign			76,520			68,013			66,776
Total current			42,006			69,839			66,746
Deferred:
Federal			4,369			(21,357)			(16,949)
State			(25)			43			(356)
Foreign			643			(362)			(1,032)
Total deferred			4,987			(21,676)			(18,337)
Provision for income taxes			$	46,993		$	48,163		$	48,409

Summary Of Tax Effects Of The Temporary Differences Between Carrying Amounts And Amounts Used For Tax

A summary of the tax effects of the temporary differences were as follows (in thousands):

			Fiscal Year Ended
			September 26, 2025			September 27, 2024
Deferred income tax assets:
Investments			$	5,435		$	7,410
Inventories			3,195			5,359
Net operating loss			1,426			2,294
Accrued expenses			14,427			13,245
Stock-based compensation			17,483			17,223
Revenue recognition			3,000			4,394
Depreciation and amortization			142,408			139,228
Lease liability			7,675			15,657
Research and development credits			42,488			47,830
Foreign tax credits			20,565			28,777
Deemed repatriated earnings tax benefit			14,587			9,881
Other			3,648			6,067
Total gross deferred income tax assets			276,337			297,365
Less: valuation allowance			(51,015)			(56,922)
Total deferred income tax assets			225,322			240,443
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Right of use asset			(4,981)			(15,889)
Intangible assets			(5,980)			(4,796)
Deferred income tax assets, net			$	214,361		$	219,758

Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Tax Rate To Our Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended
			September 26, 2025			September 27, 2024			September 29, 2023
Federal statutory rate			21.0		%	21.0		%	21.0		%
State income taxes, net of federal effect			0.2			0.2			0.3
Stock-based compensation			3.5			1.1			1.2
Research and development tax credits			(5.1)			(2.7)			(2.7)
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction			(1.4)			(1.3)			(2.3)
U.S. tax on foreign entities			1.3			1.3			1.3
Foreign rate differential			(1.2)			(2.1)			(1.9)
Increase (decrease) unrecognized tax benefit			(2.7)			0.6			1.9
Tax Act of 2017			—			(3.2)			—
Other			(0.1)			0.5			0.6
Effective tax rate			15.5		%	15.4		%	19.4		%

Aggregate Changes In Balance Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest And Penalties

Aggregate changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, were as follows (in thousands):

			Fiscal Year Ended
			September 26, 2025			September 27, 2024			September 29, 2023
Beginning Balance			$	81,615		$	76,304		$	69,682
Gross increases - tax positions taken during prior years			15,687			2,346			219
Gross decreases - tax positions taken during prior years			(1,946)			—			(1,143)
Gross increases - tax positions taken during current year			7,514			10,626			7,546
Gross decreases - settlements with tax authorities during current year			(116)			(343)			—
Lapse of statute of limitations			(19,088)			(7,318)			—
Ending Balance			$	83,666		$	81,615		$	76,304

Schedule of Accrued Interest and Penalties on Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Our accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as of September 26, 2025 and September 27, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):

			Fiscal Year Ended
			September 26, 2025			September 27, 2024
Accrued interest			$	1,428		$	13,597
Accrued penalties			98			225
Total			$	1,526		$	13,822

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