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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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