CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES [Abstract]

In the first quarter of fiscal 2012 the Company ceased the manufacture of photomasks at its Singapore facility and, in connection therewith, recorded charges of $1.2 million during the nine month period ended July 29, 2012. The Company expects that this restructuring will be completed in 2012, and expects its total cost to range between $1.5 million and $1.9 million, with that cost primarily being comprised of employee termination costs and asset write-downs. The following table sets forth the Company's restructuring reserve primarily related to its Singapore facility as of July 29, 2012, and reflects the activity affecting the reserve for the three and nine month periods then ended.

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2012									July 29, 2012
	April 30, 2012		Charges		Utilized			July 29, 2012		October 31, 2011		Charges		Utilized			July 29, 2012

Employee terminations and other	$	199	$	7	$	(69	)	$	137	$	-	$	920	$	(783	)	$	137
Asset write-downs		-		-		-			-		-		262		(262	)		-
	$	199	$	7	$	(69	)	$	137	$	-	$	1,182	$	(1,045	)	$	137

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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