GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016		Jul. 31, 2016	May 01, 2016	[2]	Jan. 31, 2016	[3]	Oct. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016		Nov. 01, 2015
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 120,971	$ 111,579	$ 108,297	$ 109,831	$ 107,368	[1]	$ 123,209	$ 122,923		$ 129,956		$ 450,678	$ 483,456	[3],[4]	$ 524,206
Long-lived assets	535,197				506,434							535,197	506,434		547,284
Customer One [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												73,600	80,500		77,800
IC [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												350,260	364,531		420,833
FPD [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												100,418	118,925		103,373
Taiwan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												187,818	193,216		205,141
Long-lived assets	186,192				176,644							186,192	176,644		185,087
Korea [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												122,165	141,017		147,921
Long-lived assets	147,265				146,515							147,265	146,515		167,618
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												102,040	113,670		132,792
Long-lived assets	180,095				173,658							180,095	173,658		184,282
Europe [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												36,081	33,384		35,792
Long-lived assets	13,372				9,617							13,372	9,617		10,287
All Other Asia [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue												2,574	2,169		2,560
Long-lived assets	$ 8,273				$ 0							$ 8,273	$ 0		$ 10
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer One [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percent of net sales accounted for by significant customer												16.00%	19.00%		18.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer Two [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percent of net sales accounted for by significant customer												16.00%	17.00%		15.00%

[1] Includes a tax benefit in Taiwan of $3.0 million related to the recognition of prior period tax benefits and other tax positions no longer deemed necessary.

[2] Includes a tax benefit in Taiwan of $1.8 million related to prior years.

[3] Includes $8.8 million gain on sale of investment in a foreign entity.

[4] Includes tax benefits in Taiwan of $4.8 million primarily related to the recognition of prior period tax benefits and other tax positions no longer deemed necessary.