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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation

Schedule of assumptions used to estimate fair values using Black-Scholes option-pricing model

		Year Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
Expected volatility			27	%		38	%		27	%
Risk-free interest rate %			0.1	%		0.2	%		0.2	%
Expected term (in months)			7			15			11
Dividend yield			—			—			—

Summary of Stock Options activity

Stock Options		Shares (000s)			Weighted- Average Exercise Price			Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)			Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Outstanding at December 29, 2012			1,696		$	35.86
Exercised			(480	)	$	34.72
Cancelled or expired			(127	)	$	46.87
Outstanding at December 28, 2013			1,089		$	35.09			1.96		$	9,688
Vested at December 28, 2013 and expected to vest			1,089		$	35.09			1.96		$	9,688
Exercisable at December 28, 2013			1,089		$	35.09			1.96		$	9,688

Summary of RSAs, RSUs and MSUs Activity

RSAs, RSUs and MSUs		Shares (000s)			Weighted- Average Purchase Price			Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Term (In Years)			Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Outstanding at December 29, 2012			1,708		$	—
Granted			1,118		$	—
Issued			(553	)	$	—
Cancelled or expired			(192	)	$	—
Outstanding at December 28, 2013			2,081		$	—			1.25		$	88,135
Outstanding at December 28, 2013 and expected to vest			1,900		$	—			1.25		$	80,471

Summary of weighted average fair value at the date of grant

		Year Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
Per grant of RSAs, RSUs and MSUs		$	41.69		$	43.82		$	44.73

Summary of stock-based payment and stock option values

The following summarizes the Company's stock-based payment and stock option values (in thousands):

		Year Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised		$	4,198		$	9,064		$	8,622
Intrinsic value of RSAs and RSUs that vested		$	23,649		$	40,105		$	38,769
Grant date fair value of RSAs and RSUs that vested		$	24,026		$	31,215		$	29,488

Schedule of stock-based compensation costs recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income

  The following table presents details of stock-based compensation costs recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):

		Year Ended
		December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
Cost of revenues		$	952		$	1,206		$	1,319
Research and development			14,530			12,602			14,872
Selling, general and administrative			15,318			17,368			19,924
			30,800			31,176			36,115
Income tax benefit			2,633			4,911			3,957
		$	28,167		$	26,265		$	32,158

Summary of shares reserved of common stock for future issuance

As of December 28, 2013, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows (in thousands):

2000 Stock Incentive Plan			1,092
2009 Stock Incentive Plan			4,913
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan			636
Total shares reserved			6,641

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