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GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents by Geographic Area | A summary of our cash and cash equivalents by geographic area follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | April 29, 2018 |  |  | April 30, 2017 |
United States |  | $ | 9,452 |  |  |  | 1,147 |
China |  |  | 9,221 |  |  |  | 12,722 |
Canada |  |  | 2,349 |  |  |  | 2,906 |
Cayman Islands |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | 4,020 |
|  | $ | 21,228 |  |  |  | 20,795 |
Summary of Short-Term Investments by Geographic Area | A summary of our short-term investments by geographic area follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | April 29, 2018 |  |  | April 30, 2017 |
Canada |  | $ | 1,366 |  |  |  | 1,362 |
United States |  |  | 1,085 |  |  |  | 1,081 |
|  | $ | 2,451 |  |  |  | 2,443 |
Summary of Foreign Currency Exchange Gains (Losses) by Geographic Area | A summary of our foreign currency exchange (losses) gains by geographic area follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
China |  | $ | (298 | ) |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | (70 | )
Canada |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (120 | ) |  |  | 76 |
|  | $ | (306 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | 6 |

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