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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of intangible assets | The following table presents the components of intangible assets, net (in thousands):
| December 30, 2012 |  | June 24, 2012
| Gross |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 137,440 |  |  | $ | (55,357 | ) |  | $ | 82,083 |  |  | $ | 137,440 |  |  | $ | (51,103 | ) |  | $ | 86,337 |
Developed technology | 162,760 |  |  | (43,283 | ) |  | 119,477 |  |  | 160,360 |  |  | (33,141 | ) |  | 127,219 |
Non-compete agreements | 10,244 |  |  | (3,057 | ) |  | 7,187 |  |  | 10,244 |  |  | (2,077 | ) |  | 8,167 |
Trade names, finite-lived | 520 |  |  | (481 | ) |  | 39 |  |  | 520 |  |  | (469 | ) |  | 51 |
Patent and license rights | 106,399 |  |  | (31,545 | ) |  | 74,854 |  |  | 97,812 |  |  | (28,791 | ) |  | 69,021 |
Total intangible assets with finite lives | 417,363 |  |  | (133,723 | ) |  | 283,640 |  |  | 406,376 |  |  | (115,581 | ) |  | 290,795 |
In-process research and development, indefinite-lived | — |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2,400 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400 |
Trade names, indefinite-lived | 82,880 |  |  |  |  |  | 82,880 |  |  | 82,880 |  |  |  |  |  | 82,880 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 500,243 |  |  | $ | (133,723 | ) |  | $ | 366,520 |  |  | $ | 491,656 |  |  | $ | (115,581 | ) |  | $ | 376,075 |
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 30, 2013 (remainder of fiscal 2013) | $ | 18,784 |
June 29, 2014 | 35,539 |
June 28, 2015 | 32,572 |
June 26, 2016 | 32,296 |
June 25, 2017 | 30,335 |
Thereafter | 134,114 |
Total | $ | 283,640 |

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