GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Apr. 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 and six month periods ended April 29, 2012 and May 1, 2011, and its long-lived assets by geographic area as of April 29, 2012, and October 30, 2011, are presented below.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 29, 2012		May 1, 2011		April 29, 2012		May 1, 2011
Net sales
Asia	$	69,937	$	79,482	$	140,173	$	158,173
Europe		10,386		13,046		20,734		23,810
North America		37,128		40,575		68,698		71,943
	$	117,451	$	133,103	$	229,605	$	253,926

IC	$	89,111	$	100,999	$	175,917	$	189,800
FPD		28,340		32,104		53,688		64,126
	$	117,451	$	133,103	$	229,605	$	253,926

	As of
	April 29, 2012		October 30, 2011
Long-lived assets
Asia	$	186,939	$	197,956
Europe		10,200		10,879
North America		185,661		159,845
	$	382,800	$	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.