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Equity Method Investments (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 02, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments
As of
 
June 2, 2011
 
September 2, 2010
 
 
Carrying Value
 
Ownership Percentage
 
Carrying Value
 
Ownership Percentage
Inotera
 
$
406


 
29.7
%
 
$
434


 
29.9
%
MeiYa
 
1


 
50.0
%
 
44


 
50.0
%
Transform
 
84


 
50.0
%
 
82


 
50.0
%
Aptina
 
8


 
35.0
%
 
22


 
35.0
%
 
 
$
499


 
 


 
$
582


 
 




We recognize our share of earnings or losses from these entities under the equity method on a two-month lag.  Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax, included the following:


 
 
Quarter ended
 
Nine months ended
 
 
June 2,

2011
 
June 3,

2010
 
June 2,

2011
 
June 3,

2010
Inotera:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity method income (losses)
 
$
(42
)
 
$
(16
)
 
$
(113
)
 
$
(38
)
Inotera Amortization
 
12


 
12


 
36


 
38


Other
 
(2
)
 
—


 
(4
)
 
(3
)
 
 
(32
)
 
(4
)
 
(81
)
 
(3
)
Transform
 
(8
)
 
(6
)
 
(24
)
 
(6
)
Aptina
 
(4
)
 
(11
)
 
(13
)
 
(16
)
MeiYa
 
—


 
2


 
—


 
2


 
 
$
(44
)
 
$
(19
)
 
$
(118
)
 
$
(23
)


Our maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with our equity method investments that are VIEs was as follows:


As of
 
June 2,

2011
Inotera
 
$
353


MeiYa
 
1


Transform
 
87