GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION [Abstract]

GEOGRAPHIC AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

NOTE 15 - 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.

Our fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 revenue by geographic origin and by IC and FPD products are presented below.

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2020		October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Net revenue
Taiwan	$	239,101	$	244,377	$	237,039
Korea		153,052		147,734		147,066
United States		104,949		105,045		112,648
China		79,374		19,010		1,157
Europe		31,501		32,585		35,540
All other Asia		1,714		1,909		1,826
	$	609,691	$	550,660	$	535,276
IC	$	418,410	$	406,191	$	416,064
FPD		191,281		144,469		119,212
	$	609,691	$	550,660	$	535,276

Our 2020 and 2019 long-lived assets by geographic area are presented below.

	As of
	October 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Long-lived assets
China	$	262,800	$	232,394
Taiwan		123,979		146,467
United States		130,164		130,935
Korea		110,815		117,755
Europe		3,717		4,890
	$	631,475	$	632,441

One customer accounted for 16%, 15%, and 15% of our revenue in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and another customer accounted for 14%, 16% and 16% of our revenue in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.