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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation Awards Available for Grant or Issuance

Share-based compensation awards available for grant or issuance for each plan as of the beginning of the fiscal year, including changes in the balance of awards available for grant for fiscal 2013, were as follows:

		Awards Available Under All Share-Based Award Plans				2001 Incentive Compensation Plan				2010 Incentive Compensation Plan				2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Balance at June 2012			2,372,348				—				2,041,032				331,316
Additional shares authorized			328,962								—				328,962
Stock options granted			(513,448	)							(513,448	)			—
Deferred stock units granted			(572,225	)							(572,225	)			—
Market stock units granted			(74,000	)							(74,000	)
Purchases under employee stock purchase plan			(327,465	)							—				(327,465	)
Forfeited			596,488				136,059				460,429				—
Plan shares expired			(136,059	)			(136,059	)			—				—
Balance at June 2013			1,674,601				—				1,341,788				332,813

Share-Based Compensation and Related Tax Benefit Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Income

Share-based compensation and the related tax benefit recognized in our consolidated statements of income for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

		2013				2012				2011
Cost of revenue		$	911			$	1,129			$	1,294
Research and development			15,775				15,509				13,823
Selling, general, and administrative			15,524				17,523				18,808
Total		$	32,210			$	34,161			$	33,925
Income tax benefit on share-based compensation		$	9,202			$	9,589			$	9,745

Balance of Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options

Certain stock option activity for fiscal 2013 and balances as of the end of fiscal 2013 were as follows:

		Stock Option Awards Outstanding				Weighted Average Exercise Price				Intrinsic Value (In thousands)
Balance at June 2012			7,339,024			$	25.34
Granted			513,448				31.96
Exercised			(1,350,372	)			22.78
Forfeited			(471,813	)			29.52
Balance at June 2013			6,030,287				26.15			$	75,334
Exercisable at June 2013			4,553,792				25.17			$	61,098

Cash Received and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Stock Options Exercised

Cash received and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

		2013				2012				2011
Cash received		$	30,766			$	28,939			$	19,445
Aggregate intrinsic value		$	23,559			$	16,878			$	17,684

Fair Value of Each Award Granted from Stock Option Plans

The fair value of each award granted from our plans for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and the following range of assumptions:

		2013		2012		2011
Expected volatility		41.8% - 48.9%		44.6% - 47.6%		42.7% - 47.0%
Expected life in years		3.5 - 4.6		4.6		4.6 - 5.1
Risk-free interest rate		0.62% - 0.72%		0.7% - 1.3%		1.2% - 2.1%
Fair value per award		$7.26 - $14.95		$8.86 - $14.13		$10.00 - $12.58

Balance and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of DSUs

DSU activity, including DSUs granted, delivered, and forfeited in fiscal 2013, and the balance and aggregate intrinsic value of DSUs as of the end of fiscal 2013 were as follows:

						Aggregate				Weighted
						Intrinsic				Average
		DSU Awards				Value				Grant Date
		Outstanding				(in thousands)				Fair Value
Balance at June 30, 2012			1,009,336							$	29.12
Granted			572,225								28.61
Delivered			(458,051	)							32.12
Forfeited			(118,075	)							29.24
Balance at June 30, 2013			1,005,435			$	38,770				29.24

Balance and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of MSUs

MSU activity, including MSUs granted, delivered, and forfeited in fiscal 2013, and the balance and aggregate intrinsic value of MSUs as of the end of fiscal 2013 were as follows:

						Aggregate
						Intrinsic
		MSU Awards				Value
		Outstanding				(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2012			—
Granted			74,000
Delivered			—
Forfeited			(6,600	)
Balance at June 30, 2013			67,400			$	2,599

Shares Purchased, Weighted Average Purchase Price, Cash Received, and Aggregate Intrinsic Value for ESPP

Shares purchased, weighted average purchase price, cash received, and the aggregate intrinsic value for employee stock purchase plan purchases in fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows (in thousands, except shares purchased and weighted average purchase price):

		2013				2012				2011
Shares purchased			327,465				242,225				397,204
Weighted average purchase price		$	20.36			$	24.51			$	17.57
Cash received		$	6,668			$	5,937			$	6,978
Aggregate intrinsic value		$	4,845			$	1,534			$	4,327

Fair Value of Each Award Granted under ESPP

The fair value of each award granted under our 2001 ESPP and 2010 ESPP for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and the following range of assumptions:

		2013		2012		2011
Expected volatility		38.6% - 40.2%		34.0% - 37.3%		32.5% - 48.6%
Expected life in years		0.5 - 2.0		0.5 - 2.0		0.5 - 2.0
Risk-free interest rate		0.12% - 0.24%		0.1% - 0.3%		0.1% - 0.6%
Fair value per award		$6.26 - $14.73		$6.72 - $9.32		$6.77 - $11.56

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