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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The following tables show the roll-forward of goodwill activity in the financial statements for the three months and six months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.
| Three Months Ended October 27, 2012 |  | Six Months Ended October 27, 2012
| Interconnect |  | Power Products |  | Total |  | Interconnect |  | Power Products |  | Total
Balance as of April 28, 2012 | $ | 11,146 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 16,422 |  |  | $ | 11,146 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 16,422 |
Attributable to acquisitions | 794 |  |  | — |  |  | 794 |  |  | 794 |  |  | — |  |  | 794 |
Balance as of October 27, 2012 | $ | 11,940 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 17,216 |  |  | $ | 11,940 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 17,216 |
| Three Months Ended October 29, 2011 |  | Six Months Ended October 29, 2011
| Interconnect |  | Power Products |  | Total |  | Interconnect |  | Power Products |  | Total
Balance as of April 30, 2011 | $ | 11,146 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 16,422 |  |  | $ | 11,146 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 16,422 |
Attributable to acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance as of October 29, 2011 | $ | 11,146 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 16,422 |  |  | $ | 11,146 |  |  | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 16,422 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following tables present details of the Company’s intangible assets:
|  | As of October 27, 2012
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Wtd. Avg.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining
|  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Amortization
|  | Gross |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements |  | $ | 16,522 |  |  | $ | 13,853 |  |  | $ | 2,669 |  |  | 11.6 |
Trade names, patents and technology licenses |  | 25,774 |  |  | 11,079 |  |  | 14,695 |  |  | 11.3 |
Covenants not to compete |  | 118 |  |  | — |  |  | 118 |  |  | 5.0 |
Total |  | $ | 42,414 |  |  | $ | 24,932 |  |  | $ | 17,482 |  |  |
|  | As of April 28, 2012
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Wtd. Avg.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining
|  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  | Amortization
|  | Gross |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements |  | $ | 14,995 |  |  | $ | 13,720 |  |  | $ | 1,275 |  |  | 11.7 |
Trade names, patents and technology licenses |  | 25,774 |  |  | 10,429 |  |  | 15,345 |  |  | 11.8 |
Covenants not to compete |  | 480 |  |  | 480 |  |  | — |  |  |
Total |  | $ | 41,249 |  |  | $ | 24,629 |  |  | $ | 16,620 |  |  |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the current fiscal year and each of the four succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
2013 |  | $1,738
2014 |  | 1,815 |
2015 |  | 1,747 |
2016 |  | 1,538 |
2017 |  | 1,474 |

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