Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination. We evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or when events and changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount

may

not be recoverable. We conduct our annual impairment analysis in the

fourth

quarter of each fiscal year. Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill, to the fair value of the reporting unit. Estimations and assumptions regarding the number of reporting units, future performances, results of our operations and comparability of our market capitalization and net book value will be used. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired and a

second

step is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss. Because we have

one

single operating segment and

one

chief operating decision maker, our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), we assess goodwill for impairment at the enterprise level.

As of

July

2016,

we performed a goodwill impairment analysis and concluded that that the goodwill remaining in the portion of the reporting unit to be retained was not impaired.

Intangible Assets

Our purchased intangible assets for continued operations as of the dates indicated below were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2017									March 27, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Life		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Life
Amortized intangible assets:
Existing technology	$	53,878	$	(45,292	)	$	8,586		3.9	$	53,878	$	(43,502	)	$	10,376		4.6
Customer relationships		5,225		(4,209	)		1,016		3.0		5,225		(3,890	)		1,335		3.6
Distributor relationships		1,264		(1,264	)		-		-		1,264		(1,261	)		3		-
Patents/Core technology		3,459		(3,459	)		-		-		3,459		(3,459	)		-		-
Trade names		210		(210	)		-		-		210		(189	)		21		-
Total	$	64,036	$	(54,434	)	$	9,602			$	64,036	$	(52,301	)	$	11,735

Long-lived assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives. Existing technology is amortized over

two

nine

years. Customer relationships are amortized over

five

seven

years. Distributor relationships are amortized over

seven

years. Patents/core technology is amortized over

six

years. Trade names are amortized over

three

six

years. We evaluate the remaining useful life of our long-lived assets that are being amortized each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. If the estimate of an intangible asset’s remaining useful life is changed, the remaining carrying amount of the long-lived asset is amortized prospectively over the remaining useful life.

Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets (or asset group)

may

not be fully recoverable. Whenever events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of long-lived assets

may

not be recoverable, we estimate the future cash flows expected to be generated by the assets (or asset group) from its use or eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets which is derived using a discounted cash flow model. Significant management judgment is required in the grouping of long-lived assets and forecasts of future operating results that are used in the discounted cash flow method of valuation. If our actual results or the plans and estimates used in future impairment analyses are lower than the original estimates used to assess the recoverability of these assets, we could incur additional impairment charges.

During the

three

and

nine

months ended

January

2017

and

December

27,

2015,

there were no indicators or events that required us to perform an intangible assets impairment review for intangibles from our continuing operations.

The aggregate amortization expenses for our purchased intangible assets for the periods indicated below were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	January 1,		December 27,		January 1,		December 27,
	2017		2015		2017		2015
Amortization expense	$	705	$	723	$	2,133	$	2,238

The total future amortization expenses for our purchased intangible assets are summarized below (in thousands):

Amortization Expense (by fiscal year)
2017 (3 months remaining)	$	705
2018		2,802
2019		2,488
2020		1,989
2021		1,325
2022 and thereafter		293
Total future amortization	$	9,602

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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