Operating Segments and Geographic Data

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2015

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

Operating Segments and Geographic Data

Operating Segments.    Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available, and which are evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer. Reporting segments are operating segments exceeding specified revenue, profit or loss, or asset thresholds for which separate disclosure of information is necessary.

We operate as a single reporting segment. This reflects the fact that our CODM evaluates the Company’s financial information and resources, and assesses the performance of these resources on a consolidated basis. Since the Company operates as one reporting segment, all required financial segment information is included in the consolidated financial statements.

Geographic Information.    Revenue by geographic region, which was determined based on the location of our licensees’ headquarters for licensing revenue, the destination to which we ship our products for products revenue, and the location where we perform our services for services revenue, was as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended
Location	September 25, 2015		September 26, 2014		September 27, 2013
United States	$	276,733	$	316,256	$	255,956
International	693,905		643,920		653,718
Total revenue	$	970,638	$	960,176	$	909,674

The concentration of our revenue from individual geographic regions was as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
Location	September 25, 2015		September 26, 2014		September 27, 2013
United States	29	%	33	%	28	%
South Korea	21	%	20	%	20	%
Japan	13	%	13	%	18	%
Europe	13	%	12	%	13	%
Taiwan	10	%	3	%	5	%
China	7	%	12	%	9	%
Other	7	%	7	%	7	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

Long-lived tangible assets, net of accumulated depreciation, by geographic region was as follows (in thousands):

Location	September 25, 2015		September 26, 2014
United States	$	374,203	$	257,064
International	28,888		32,691
Total long-lived tangible assets, net of accumulated depreciation	$	403,091	$	289,755