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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

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 2014, 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 2013			1,674,601				—				1,341,788				332,813
Additional shares authorized			3,332,898				—				3,000,000				332,898
Stock options granted			(554,108	)			—				(554,108	)			—
Deferred stock units granted			(647,927	)			—				(647,927	)			—
Market stock units granted			(80,730	)			—				(80,730	)			—
Market stock units performance adjustment			(10,782	)			—				(10,782	)			—
Purchases under employee stock purchase plan			(409,084	)			—				—				(409,084	)
Forfeited			227,026				37,567				189,459				—
Plan shares expired			(37,567	)			(37,567	)			—				—
Balance at June 2014			3,494,327				—				3,237,700				256,627

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 2014, 2013, and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

		2014				2013				2012
Cost of revenue		$	1,142			$	911			$	1,129
Research and development			18,455				15,775				15,509
Selling, general, and administrative			13,264				15,524				17,523
Total		$	32,861			$	32,210			$	34,161
Income tax benefit on share-based compensation		$	10,563			$	9,202			$	9,589

Balance of Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options

Certain stock option activity for fiscal 2014 and balances as of the end of fiscal 2014 were as follows:

		Stock Option Awards Outstanding				Weighted Average Exercise Price				Intrinsic Value (In thousands)
Balance at June 2013			6,030,287			$	26.15
Granted			554,108				52.64
Exercised			(2,757,509	)			26.01
Forfeited			(133,511	)			30.46
Balance at June 2014			3,693,375				30.08			$	219,037
Exercisable at June 2014			2,598,694				25.89			$	164,987

Cash Received and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Stock Options Exercised

Cash received and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

		2014				2013				2012
Cash received		$	71,721			$	30,766			$	28,939
Aggregate intrinsic value		$	79,277			$	23,559			$	16,878

Fair Value of Each Award Granted from Stock Option Plans

The fair value of each award granted under our share-based compensation plans for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and the following range of assumptions:

		2014		2013		2012
Expected volatility		40.1% - 44.5%		41.8% - 48.9%		44.6% - 47.6%
Expected life in years		3.8 -  4.3		3.5 -  4.6		4.6
Risk-free interest rate		1.31% - 1.74%		0.62% -0.72%		0.7% - 1.3%
Fair value per award		$18.72		$11.40		$10.70

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 2014, 2013, and 2012 were as follows (in thousands, except shares purchased and weighted average purchase price):

		2014				2013				2012
Shares purchased			409,084				327,465				242,225
Weighted average purchase price		$	22.07			$	20.36			$	24.51
Cash received		$	9,026			$	6,668			$	5,937
Aggregate intrinsic value		$	12,815			$	4,845			$	1,534

Fair Value of Each Award Granted under ESPP

The fair value of each award granted under our 2010 ESPP for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and the following range of assumptions:

		2014		2013		2012
Expected volatility		43.8% - 49.3%		38.6% - 40.2%		34.0% - 37.3%
Expected life in years		0.5 - 1.0		0.5 - 2.0		0.5 - 2.0
Risk-free interest rate		0.05% - 0.13%		0.12% - 0.24%		0.1% - 0.3%
Fair value per award		$15.04		$8.31		$8.93

Deferred stock units outstanding [Member]

Balance and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Stock Units

DSU activity, including DSUs granted, delivered, and forfeited in fiscal 2014, and the balance and aggregate intrinsic value of DSUs as of the end of fiscal 2014 were as follows:

		DSU Awards Outstanding				Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)				Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at June 30, 2013			1,005,435							$	29.24
Granted			647,927								52.83
Delivered			(506,937	)							30.48
Forfeited			(88,182	)							34.80
Balance at June 30, 2014			1,058,243			$	94,586				42.62

Market stock units outstanding [Member]

Fair Value of Each Award Granted from Stock Option Plans

The fair value of each MSU granted from our plans for fiscal 2014 and 2013 was estimated at the date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model, assuming no expected dividends and the following assumptions:

		2014				2013
Expected volatility of company			38.79	%			36.63	%
Expected volatility of SOX index			24.95	%			28.57	%
Correlation coefficient			0.53				0.58
Expected life in years			2.92				2.87
Risk-free interest rate			0.57	%			0.31	%
Fair value per award		$	60.62			$	25.82

Balance and Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Stock Units

MSU activity, including MSUs granted, delivered, and forfeited in fiscal 2014, and the balance and aggregate intrinsic value of MSUs as of the end of fiscal 2014 were as follows:

						Aggregate				Weighted
						Intrinsic				Average
		MSU Awards				Value				Grant Date
		Outstanding				(in thousands)				Fair Value
Balance at June 30, 2013			67,400							$	25.82
Granted			80,730								60.62
Performance adjustment			10,782								—
Delivered			(33,249	)							25.82
Forfeited			(5,333	)							25.82
Balance at June 30, 2014			120,330			$	10,755				49.17

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