Operating Segments and Geographic Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2015

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

Revenue By Geographic Region

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

Schedule Of Concentration Of Revenue From Individual Geographic Regions

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	%

Schedule Of Long-Lived Tangible Assets, Net Of Accumulated Depreciation, By Geographic Region

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