Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Aug. 04, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the information furnished in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflects all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to fairly state the results for these interim periods and should be read in conjunction with Analog Devices, Inc.’s (the Company) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 2011 and related notes. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending November 3, 2012 or any future period.

The Company sold its baseband chipset business and related support operations, or Baseband Chipset Business, to MediaTek Inc., during the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The Company has reflected the financial results of this business as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of income for all periods presented.

Certain amounts reported in previous years have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2012 presentation. Such reclassified amounts are immaterial. The Company has a 52-53 week fiscal year that ends on the Saturday closest to the last day in October. Fiscal 2012 is a 53-week fiscal year and fiscal 2011 was a 52-week fiscal year. The additional week in fiscal 2012 was included in the first quarter ended February 4, 2012. Therefore, the first nine months of fiscal 2012 included an additional week of operations as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2011.