GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2013

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION [Abstract]

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

NOTE 12 – 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 nine month periods ended July 28, 2013 and July 29, 2012, and its long-lived assets by geographic area as of July 28, 2013 and October 28, 2012, are presented below.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 28, 2013		July 29, 2012		July 28, 2013		July 29, 2012
Net sales
Korea	$	33,834	$	42,986	$	100,138	$	126,413
United States		33,715		34,270		98,980		102,968
Taiwan		30,559		27,863		86,378		82,021
Europe		10,982		10,639		28,970		31,372
All other		562		858		1,705		3,446
	$	109,652	$	116,616	$	316,171	$	346,220
IC	$	84,144	$	90,269	$	240,733	$	266,185
FPD		25,508		26,347		75,438		80,035
	$	109,652	$	116,616	$	316,171	$	346,220
	As of
	July 28, 2013		October 28, 2012
Long-lived assets
United States	$	191,267	$	177,614
Korea		150,015		120,628
Taiwan		68,745		72,185
Europe		10,465		10,262
All other		43		119
	$	420,535	$	380,808

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.