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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill by Reporting Unit | Goodwill by reporting unit as of June 29, 2014 and June 30, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):
LED Products |  | Lighting Products |  | Power and RF Products |  | Consolidated Total
| $245,857 |  |  |  | $337,781 |  |  |  | $32,707 |  |  |  | $616,345 |
Components of Intangible Assets | The following table presents the components of intangible assets, net (in thousands):
| June 29, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013
| Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Intangible assets with finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | $137,440 |  |  |  | ($66,970 | ) |  |  | $70,470 |  |  |  | $137,440 |  |  |  | ($59,611 | ) |  |  | $77,829 |
Developed technology | 162,760 |  |  | (72,921 | ) |  | 89,839 |  |  | 162,760 |  |  | (53,476 | ) |  | 109,284 |
Non-compete agreements | 10,244 |  |  | (5,997 | ) |  | 4,247 |  |  | 10,244 |  |  | (4,037 | ) |  | 6,207 |
Trade names, finite-lived | 520 |  |  | (516 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 520 |  |  | (493 | ) |  | 27 |
Patent and licensing rights | 134,607 |  |  | (42,424 | ) |  | 92,183 |  |  | 116,147 |  |  | (34,849 | ) |  | 81,298 |
Total intangible assets with finite lives | 445,571 |  |  | (188,828 | ) |  | 256,743 |  |  | 427,111 |  |  | (152,466 | ) |  | 274,645 |
Trade names, indefinite-lived | 79,680 |  |  |  |  | 79,680 |  |  | 82,880 |  |  |  |  | 82,880 |
Total intangible assets |  | $525,251 |  |  |  | ($188,828 | ) |  |  | $336,423 |  |  |  | $509,991 |  |  |  | ($152,466 | ) |  |  | $357,525 |
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense of Finite-lived Intangible Assets | Total future amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending |
June 28, 2015 |  | $34,390 |
June 26, 2016 | 34,099 |
June 25, 2017 | 32,106 |
June 24, 2018 | 30,927 |
June 30, 2019 | 18,390 |
Thereafter | 106,831 |
Total future amortization expense |  | $256,743 |

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