GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

NOTE 11 – GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company operates as a single operating segment as a manufacturer of photomasks, which are high precision quartz plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits for use in the fabrication of ICs and FPDs. Geographic net sales are based primarily on where the Company's manufacturing facility is located. The Company's net sales by geographic area and for ICs and FPDs for the three month periods ended January 29, 2012 and January 30, 2011 and its long-lived assets by geographic area as of January 29, 2012, and October 30, 2011, are presented below.

	Three Months Ended
	January 29, 2012		January 30, 2011
Net sales
Asia	$	70,236	$	78,691
Europe		10,348		10,764
North America		31,570		31,368
	$	112,154	$	120,823

IC	$	86,807	$	88,801
FPD		25,347		32,022
	$	112,154	$	120,823

	As of
	January 29, 2012		October 30, 2011
Long-lived assets
Asia	$	198,071	$	197,956
Europe		10,260		10,879
North America		151,483		159,845
	$	359,814	$	368,680

The Company is typically impacted during its first fiscal quarter by the North American and European holiday periods, as some customers reduce their effective workdays and orders during these periods. Additionally, the Company can be impacted during its first or second quarter by the Asian New Year holiday period, which may also reduce customer orders.