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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 25, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of intangible assets |
| March 25, 2012 |  | 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 | 10,240 |  |  | — |
Patent and license rights | 176,087 |  |  | 83,884 |
| $ | 486,977 |  |  | $ | 188,364 |
Accumulated amortization | (106,621 | ) |  | (85,504 | )
Intangible assets, net | $ | 380,356 |  |  | $ | 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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