Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

The Company operates and tracks its results in one reportable segment based on the aggregation of six operating segments, one of which was added as a result of the Acquisition. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of integrated circuits (ICs). The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker. The Company has determined that all of the Company's operating segments share the following similar economic characteristics, and therefore meet the criteria established for operating segments to be aggregated into one reportable segment, namely:

•The primary source of revenue for each operating segment is the sale of integrated circuits.

•The integrated circuits sold by each of the Company's operating segments are manufactured using similar semiconductor manufacturing processes and raw materials in either the Company’s own production facilities or by third-party wafer fabricators using proprietary processes.

•The Company sells its products to tens of thousands of customers worldwide. Many of these customers use products spanning all operating segments in a wide range of applications.

•The integrated circuits marketed by each of the Company's operating segments are sold globally through a direct sales force, third-party distributors, independent sales representatives and via our website to the same types of customers.

All of the Company's operating segments share a similar long-term financial model as they have similar economic characteristics. The causes for variation in operating and financial performance are the same among the Company's operating segments and include factors such as (i) life cycle and price and cost fluctuations, (ii) number of competitors, (iii) product differentiation and (iv) size of market opportunity. Additionally, each operating segment is subject to the overall cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry. Lastly, the number and composition of employees and the amounts and types of tools and materials required for production of products are similar for each operating segment.

Revenue Trends by End Market

The following table summarizes revenue by end market. The categorization of revenue by end market is determined using a variety of data points including the technical characteristics of the product, the “sold to” customer information, the “ship to” customer information and the end customer product or application into which the Company’s product will be incorporated. As data systems for capturing and tracking this data evolve and improve, the categorization of products by end market can vary over time. When this occurs, the Company reclassifies revenue by end market for prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each end market.

	2014						2013				2012
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Industrial	$	1,333,694	47	%	10	%	$	1,215,829	46	%	$	1,244,608	46	%
Automotive	524,867		18	%	9	%	483,445		18	%	464,553		17	%
Consumer	325,222		11	%	(20	)%	404,548		15	%	464,179		17	%
Communications	680,990		24	%	29	%	529,867		20	%	527,802		20	%
Total Revenue	$	2,864,773	100	%	9	%	$	2,633,689	100	%	$	2,701,142	100	%

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* The sum of the individual percentages does not equal the total due to rounding.

Revenue Trends by Product Type

The following table summarizes revenue by product categories. The categorization of the Company’s products into broad categories is based on the characteristics of the individual products, the specification of the products and in some cases the specific uses that certain products have within applications. The categorization of products into categories is therefore subject to judgment in some cases and can vary over time. In instances where products move between product categories, the Company reclassifies the amounts in the product categories for all prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each product category.

	2014						2013				2012
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*
Converters	$	1,285,368	45	%	9	%	$	1,180,072	45	%	$	1,192,064	44	%
Amplifiers/Radio frequency	806,975		28	%	18	%	682,759		26	%	697,687		26	%
Other analog	356,406		12	%	(4	)%	372,281		14	%	397,376		15	%
Subtotal analog signal processing	2,448,749		85	%	10	%	2,235,112		85	%	2,287,127		85	%
Power management & reference	174,483		6	%	1	%	172,920		7	%	182,134		7	%
Total analog products	$	2,623,232	92	%	9	%	$	2,408,032	91	%	$	2,469,261	91	%
Digital signal processing	241,541		8	%	7	%	225,657		9	%	231,881		9	%
Total Revenue	$	2,864,773	100	%	9	%	$	2,633,689	100	%	$	2,701,142	100	%

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* The sum of the individual percentages does not equal the total due to rounding.

Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic region is based upon the primary location of the Company's customers' design activity for its products. In fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, the predominant countries comprising “Rest of North and South America” are Canada and Mexico; the predominant countries comprising “Europe” are Germany, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom; and the predominant countries comprising “Rest of Asia” are Taiwan and South Korea.

	2014		2013		2012
Revenue
United States	$	821,554	$	821,269	$	818,653
Rest of North and South America	96,957		99,215		114,133
Europe	924,477		840,585		852,668
Japan	308,054		292,804		333,558
China	459,260		349,575		341,196
Rest of Asia	254,471		230,241		240,934
Subtotal all foreign countries	2,043,219		1,812,420		1,882,489
Total revenue	$	2,864,773	$	2,633,689	$	2,701,142
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	255,473	$	201,957	$	194,937
Ireland	167,359		124,227		127,669
Philippines	180,586		165,815		164,727
All other countries	19,004		16,172		13,534
Subtotal all foreign countries	366,949		306,214		305,930
Total property, plant and equipment	$	622,422	$	508,171	$	500,867