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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
2. Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment during the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 25, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):

 

                         
    Semiconductor
Equipment
    Microwave
Communications
    Total
Goodwill
 

Balance, December 26, 2009

  $ 58,318     $ 3,446     $ 61,764  

Impact of currency exchange

    (3,038     (228     (3,266
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 25, 2010

    55,280       3,218       58,498  

Impact of currency exchange

    (408     (30     (438
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

  $ 54,872     $ 3,188     $ 58,060  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our purchased intangible assets, subject to amortization, were as follows (in thousands):

 

                                         
    December 31, 2011     December 25, 2010  
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Remaining
Useful Life
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
 

Rasco technology

  $ 31,737     $ 12,149       5.0 years     $ 32,154     $ 8,290  

Unigen technology

    7,020       7,020       0 years       7,020       6,779  

AVS technology

    2,325       2,325       0 years       2,156       2,008  
   

 

 

   

 

 

           

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 41,082     $ 21,494             $ 41,330     $ 17,077  
   

 

 

   

 

 

           

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amounts included in the table above for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 25, 2010 exclude approximately $2.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively, related to the Rasco trade name which has an indefinite life and is not being amortized.

Expense related to purchased intangible assets, subject to amortization, was approximately $4.6 million, $6.1 million and $6.3 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of December 31, 2011, we expect amortization expense in future periods to be as follows: 2012 – $4.0 million; 2013 - $4.0 million; 2014 - $4.0 million; 2015 - $4.0 million; and 2016 - $3.6 million.