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Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 26, 2011
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Geographic Information | Note 17 – Geographic Information The Company is currently organized and managed as one operating and reportable segment. The Company conducts business in several foreign countries. The following table sets forth the percentage of revenues from external customers by country:
|  | Revenues from External Customers |
|  | For the Years Years Ended |
|  | June 26, 2011 |  |  | June 27, 2010 |  |  | June 28, 2009 |
China |  |  | 36 | % |  |  | 40 | % |  |  | 38 | %
United States |  |  | 24 | % |  |  | 19 | % |  |  | 20 | %
Europe |  |  | 14 | % |  |  | 13 | % |  |  | 10 | %
South Korea |  |  | 4 | % |  |  | 10 | % |  |  | 15 | %
Japan |  |  | 7 | % |  |  | 9 | % |  |  | 9 | %
Malaysia |  |  | 2 | % |  |  | 2 | % |  |  | 3 | %
Taiwan |  |  | 5 | % |  |  | 4 | % |  |  | 3 | %
Other |  |  | 8 | % |  |  | 3 | % |  |  | 2 | %
Total |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
The following table sets forth the Company's net property and equipment by country (in thousands):
|  | Long-Lived Assets |
|  | As of |
|  | June 26, 2011 |  |  | June 27, 2010 |
United States |  | $ | 402,783 |  |  | $ | 295,593 |
China |  |  | 143,846 |  |  |  | 116,280 |
Malaysia |  |  | 9,300 |  |  |  | 7,853 |
Total |  | $ | 555,929 |  |  | $ | 419,726 |
The Company attributes revenues from external customers to individual countries based on the location to which the Company's products are shipped.

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