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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2013

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 nine months ended January 26, 2013 and January 28, 2012.

	Three Months Ended January 26, 2013												Nine Months Ended January 26, 2013
	Interconnect				Power Products				Total				Interconnect				Power Products				Total
Beginning balance	$	11,940			$	5,276			$	17,216			$	11,146			$	5,276			$	16,422
Attributable to acquisitions	—				—				—				794				—				794
Foreign currency translation	41				—				41				41				—				41
Ending balance	$	11,981			$	5,276			$	17,257			$	11,981			$	5,276			$	17,257

	Three Months Ended January 28, 2012												Nine Months Ended January 28, 2012
	Interconnect				Power Products				Total				Interconnect				Power Products				Total
Beginning balance	$	11,146			$	5,276			$	16,422			$	11,146			$	5,276			$	16,422
Attributable to acquisitions	—				—				—				—				—				—
Ending balance	$	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 January 26, 2013
														Wtd. Avg.
														Remaining
						Accumulated								Amortization
		Gross				Amortization				Net				Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements		$	16,579			$	14,033			$	2,546			11.4
Trade names, patents and technology licenses		25,774				11,389				14,385				11.0
Covenants not to compete		123				8				115				4.7
Total		$	42,476			$	25,430			$	17,046

		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		$1,740
2014		1,822
2015		1,753
2016		1,543
2017		1,478

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