Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2012		Jul. 30, 2011	Aug. 04, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 683,026		$ 757,902	$ 2,006,178	$ 2,277,186
% of Revenue	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(10.00%)			(12.00%)
Digital signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	58,823		61,557	176,580	177,811
% of Revenue	9.00%	[1]	8.00%	9.00%	8.00%
Y/Y%	(4.00%)			(1.00%)
Total analog products [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	624,203		696,345	1,829,598	2,099,375
% of Revenue	91.00%	[1]	92.00%	91.00%	92.00%
Y/Y%	(10.00%)			(13.00%)
Power management & reference [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	45,401		54,957	136,326	164,442
% of Revenue	7.00%	[1]	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Y/Y%	(17.00%)			(17.00%)
Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	578,802		641,388	1,693,272	1,934,933
% of Revenue	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	84.00%	85.00%
Y/Y%	(10.00%)			(12.00%)
Converters [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	299,594		337,239	884,771	1,020,194
% of Revenue	44.00%	[1]	44.00%	44.00%	45.00%
Y/Y%	(11.00%)			(13.00%)
Amplifiers / Radio frequency [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	180,939		197,447	523,208	605,593
% of Revenue	26.00%	[1]	26.00%	26.00%	27.00%
Y/Y%	(8.00%)			(14.00%)
Other analog [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 98,269		$ 106,702	$ 285,293	$ 309,146
% of Revenue	14.00%	[1]	14.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Y/Y%	(8.00%)			(8.00%)

[1] The sum of the individual percentages does not equal the total due to rounding