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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Intangible Assets | The following table reflects the components of intangible assets (in thousands):
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011
Customer relationships | $ | 137,440 |  |  | $ | 52,620 |
Developed technology | 147,710 |  |  | 51,410 |
Patent and license rights | 97,812 |  |  | 83,440 |
Trade names | 83,400 |  |  | 450 |
In-process research and development | 15,050 |  |  | — |
Non-compete agreements | 10,244 |  |  | 444 |
Intangible assets, gross | $ | 491,656 |  |  | $ | 188,364 |
Accumulated amortization | (115,581 | ) |  | (85,504 | )
Intangible assets, net | $ | 376,075 |  |  | $ | 102,860 |
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets | Future amortization expense of the Company's definite-lived intangible assets is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending |
June 30, 2013 | $ | 37,032 |
June 29, 2014 | 34,908 |
June 28, 2015 | 31,937 |
June 26, 2016 | 31,638 |
June 25, 2017 | 29,658 |
Thereafter | 128,022 |
| $ | 293,195 |
Schedule of Goodwill by Reportable Segment | Goodwill activity by reporting unit for the years ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):
| LED Products |  | Lighting Products |  | Power and RF Products |  | Consolidated Total
June 26, 2011 | $ | 245,857 |  |  | $ | 47,614 |  |  | $ | 32,707 |  |  | $ | 326,178 |
Addition due to Ruud Lighting acquisition | — |  |  | 290,167 |  |  | — |  |  | 290,167 |
June 24, 2012 | $ | 245,857 |  |  | $ | 337,781 |  |  | $ | 32,707 |  |  | $ | 616,345 |

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