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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

5. INVENTORIES (in thousands):

	March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
Raw materials	$	936	$	1,786
Work-in-process		8,221		12,880
Finished goods		4,195		4,347
Finished goods at distributors and on consignment		1,086		1,587
Total Inventories	$	14,438	$	20,600

The Company wrote down inventory totaling $4,667,000, $2,859,000 and $3,448,000 for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company sold previously written down inventory of $1,176,000, $1,358,000 and $1,645,000 for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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