Product Warranty Accrual

9 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Product Warranty Accrual

11. Product Warranty Accrual

The following is a reconciliation of the change in the aggregate accrual for product warranty:

	Fiscal quarter ended						Three fiscal quarters ended
(In thousands)	Dec 29, 2012			Dec 31, 2011			Dec 29, 2012			Dec 31, 2011
Product warranty accrual, beginning	$	6,096		$	5,117		$	4,187		$	4,415
Warranty charges incurred, net		(1,603	)		(1,248	)		(5,513	)		(5,199	)
Provision for warranty charges		1,297			768			7,116			5,421
Product warranty accrual, ending	$	5,790		$	4,637		$	5,790		$	4,637

Net warranty charges incurred include labor charges and costs of replacement parts for system repairs under warranty. These costs are recorded net of any estimated cost recoveries resulting from either successful repair of damaged parts or from warranties offered by the Company’s suppliers for defective components. The provision for warranty charges reflects the estimate of future anticipated net warranty costs to be incurred for all products under warranty at quarter end and is recorded to cost of sales.