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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>8. Fair Value Measurements</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Financial assets and liabilities that are remeasured and reported at fair value at each
reporting period are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><i>Level 1. </i>Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><i>Level 2. </i>Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as
quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active;
or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for
substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><i>Level 3. </i>Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability and that are significant to the
fair value of the assets or liabilities.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities
that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 1, 2010, and indicates the fair
value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such value (in millions):
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<td width="52%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11"><b>Fair Value Measurements at Reporting</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Date Using</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Quoted Prices</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>in Active</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Significant</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Markets for</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Other</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Significant</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Identical</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Observable</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Unobservable</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Assets</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Inputs</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Inputs</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>(Level 1)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>(Level 2)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>(Level 3)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>Total</b></td>
</tr>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="15" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Assets</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Money market funds
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,076</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,076</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">U.S. Treasury securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">172</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">172</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">U.S. Government agency securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">221</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">222</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Auction-rate securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">15</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">15</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Foreign exchange contracts
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="15" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total assets at fair value
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,076</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">400</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,492</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="15" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">       </td>
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</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     <i>Money Market Funds. </i>The Company’s money market funds are AAA rated institutional money market
funds that are invested in U.S. Treasury securities and are recorded within cash and cash
equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Money market funds are valued based on
quoted market prices.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     <i>U.S. Treasury Securities. </i>The Company’s U.S. Treasury securities are investments in Treasury
bills with original maturities of three months or less and are recorded within cash and cash
equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. U.S. Treasury securities are valued based
on broker quotations using observable inputs.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     <i>U.S. Government Agency Securities. </i>The Company’s U.S. Government agency securities are fixed
income securities sponsored by the U.S. Government of which $221 million have original maturities
of three months or less and are recorded within cash and cash
equivalents and $1 million are
classified as available-for-sale securities and are recorded within other current assets in the
condensed consolidated balance sheet. U.S. Government agency securities classified within Level 2
are valued based on broker quotations using observable inputs. U.S. Government agency securities
classified as Level 3 are valued using a third party pricing service.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     <i>Auction-Rate Securities. </i>The Company’s auction-rate securities are primarily backed by
insurance products and are expected to be held until secondary markets become available. As a
result, they are classified as long-term investments. These investments are currently accounted for
as available-for-sale securities and recorded within other non-current assets in the condensed
consolidated balance sheet. Auction-rate securities are valued using a third party pricing service.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     <i>Foreign Exchange Contracts. </i>The Company’s foreign exchange contracts are short-term contracts
to hedge the Company’s foreign currency risk related to the Thai Baht, Malaysian Ringgit, Euro and
British Pound Sterling. Foreign exchange contracts are classified within other current assets
in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Foreign exchange contracts are valued based on the
present value of future cash flows using market-based observable inputs, including forward rates
and credit default swap rates.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following table presents the changes in Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis
for the three months ended January 1, 2010 (in millions):
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="64%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>U.S.</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Government</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>agency</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Auction-rate</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>securities</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>securities</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Total</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">October 2, 2009
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">18</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Sales
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">January 1, 2010
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the three months ended October 2, 2009, there were no changes in Level 3 instruments
measured on a recurring basis. The Company had no liabilities that were re-measured and reported at
fair value on a recurring basis at January 1, 2010.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses
approximate fair value for all periods presented because of the short-term maturity of these assets
and liabilities. The carrying amount of debt approximates fair value because of its variable
interest rate.
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