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Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of components of intangible assets

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets, net (in thousands):

	September 25, 2011				June 26, 2011
Customer relationships	$	137,440			$	52,620
Developed technology	148,160				51,860
In-process research and development	15,050				—
Non-compete agreements	9,800				—
Patent and license rights	170,767				83,884
	$	481,217			$	188,364
Accumulated amortization	(90,716		)		(85,504		)
Intangible assets, net	$	390,501			$	102,860

Schedule of annual amortization expense of intangible assets

Total annual amortization expense of intangible assets is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ending
June 24, 2012	$	31,452
June 30, 2013	33,955
June 29, 2014	31,802
June 28, 2015	28,715
June 26, 2016	28,533

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