GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION [Abstract]

GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

NOTE 13 - GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We operate as a single operating segment as a manufacturer of photomasks, which are high precision quartz or glass plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits for use in the fabrication of IC's and FPDs. Geographic revenues (shown below) are based primarily on where our manufacturing facility is located.

Our 2018, 2017 and 2016 revenue by geographic area and by IC and FPD products, and long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2018		October 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
Net revenue
Taiwan	$	237,039	$	187,818	$	193,216
Korea		147,066		122,165		141,017
United States		112,648		102,040		113,670
Europe		35,540		36,081		33,384
All other Asia		2,983		2,574		2,169
	$	535,276	$	450,678	$	483,456
IC	$	416,064	$	350,260	$	364,531
FPD		119,212		100,418		118,925
	$	535,276	$	450,678	$	483,456

	As of
	October 31, 2018		October 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
Long-lived assets
Taiwan	$	177,626	$	186,192	$	176,644
United States		156,948		180,095		173,658
Korea		127,764		147,265		146,515
China		102,985		8,273		-
Europe		6,458		13,372		9,617
	$	571,781	$	535,197	$	506,434

One customer accounted for 16%, 16% and 19% of our revenue in fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and another customer accounted for 15%, 16% and 17% of our revenue in fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.