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<p style="margin:0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">6. Balance Sheet Components </font></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0pt 0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Accrued and other liabilities consist of the following (in thousands): </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt; text-align:center"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold">June</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold">30,</font><br /><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold">2013</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt; text-align:center"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold">December</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold">31,</font><br /><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold">2012</font></p>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 12pt; text-indent:-12pt; page-break-after:avoid"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Research and development related</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">$</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"></font></p></td>
<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  12,461</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">$</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"></font></p></td>
<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  4,217</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 12pt; text-indent:-12pt; page-break-after:avoid"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Legal and accounting fees</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<td style="padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom" colspan="2">
<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  523</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  507</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 12pt; text-indent:-12pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Deferred rent</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  854</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  831</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 12pt; text-indent:-12pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Foreign currency forward contracts</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<td style="padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  175</font></p></td>
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<td style="padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">—</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 12pt; text-indent:-12pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Deferred offering costs</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  2,107</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  1,506</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 12pt; text-indent:-12pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Other</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom-color:#000000; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0.75pt; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  205</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom-color:#000000; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0.75pt; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  338</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 36pt; text-indent:-12pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">Total accrued and other liabilities</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">              </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; border-top-color:#000000; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">$</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#cff0fc; border-top-color:#000000; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"></font></p></td>
<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; border-bottom-color:#000000; border-bottom-style:double; border-bottom-width:1.5pt; border-top-color:#000000; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  16,325</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; border-top-color:#000000; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">$</font></p></td><td style="background-color:#cff0fc; border-top-color:#000000; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"></font></p></td>
<td style="background-color:#cff0fc; border-bottom-color:#000000; border-bottom-style:double; border-bottom-width:1.5pt; border-top-color:#000000; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-right:0.7pt; padding-top:0.7pt; vertical-align:bottom; text-align:right"><p style="margin:0pt; text-align:right"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt">  7,399</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0pt"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:10pt"> </font></p>
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