Restructuring and Other Charges

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and other charges consists of the following (in thousands):



	Fiscal Years Ended
	September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011		October 1, 2010
Asset impairments	$	—	$	—	$	(1,040	)
Restructuring and other charges	7,752		2,363		—
Restructuring and other charges (credits)	$	7,752	$	2,363	$	(1,040	)

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES AND OTHER

During the fiscal year ended September 28, 2012, the Company implemented a restructuring plan to reduce redundancies associated with the acquisition of AATI. The Company recorded approximately $5.8 million related to employee severance and $0.5 million related to lease termination costs associated with the AATI restructuring actions during the fiscal year. The Company expects to incur approximately $6.4 million in costs related to the AATI restructuring activities. The Company began formulating the restructuring plans prior to the acquisition of AATI and none of these costs were included in the purchase accounting for AATI. As of September 28, 2012, cash payments are significantly completed and the Company does not anticipate any further contingencies related to the AATI restructuring.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Company implemented a restructuring plan to reduce the repetitive functions associated with its acquisition of SiGe and recorded a restructuring charge for severance costs of $2.4 million. During the fiscal year ended September 28, 2012, The Company recorded an additional charge of $0.7 million related to this plan. The Company has made cash payments of $1.2 million related to this restructuring plan during the fiscal year ended September 28, 2012. This restructuring plan is substantially complete. The Company began formulating the restructuring plan prior to the acquisition of SiGe.

In fiscal year ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded a gain of $1.0 million on the sale of a capital asset previously impaired through a restructuring during fiscal year 2009.

Activity and liability balances related to the Company's restructuring actions are as follows (in thousands):



	Facility closings			License and software write-offs and other			Workforce reductions			Total
Restructuring balance, October 2, 2009	$	1,210		$	1,586		$	483		$	3,279
Other	450			248			(247		)	451
Cash payments	(648		)	(657		)	(236		)	(1,541		)
Restructuring balance, October 1, 2010	1,012			1,177			—			2,189
Charged to costs and expenses	—			—			2,363			2,363
Cash payments	(193		)	(470		)	(2,189		)	(2,852		)
Other	—			—			328			328
Restructuring balance, September 30, 2011	819			707			502			2,028
Charged to costs and expenses	553			—			7,199			7,752
Cash payments	(228		)	(572		)	(7,254		)	(8,054		)
Other	—			—			2			2
Restructuring balance, September 28, 2012	$	1,144		$	135		$	449		$	1,728

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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