Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company implemented an organizational change designed to accelerate the Company's capability as a solutions provider to the rapidly evolving market for applications referred to as the Internet of Things. As a result of this organizational change, the Company re-evaluated its reporting structure and concluded that the Company continues to operate in one reportable segment based on the aggregation of seven operating segments. 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 the Company's 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.

	Three Months Ended
	January 30, 2016						January 31, 2015
	Revenue		% of Revenue*		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Revenue
Industrial	$	349,134	45	%	(1	)%	$	352,779	46	%
Automotive	126,631		16	%	2	%	123,938		16	%
Consumer	125,702		16	%	32	%	95,546		12	%
Communications	167,962		22	%	(16	)%	199,723		26	%
Total revenue	$	769,429	100	%	—	%	$	771,986	100	%

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

Revenue Trends by Geographic Region

Revenue by geographic region, based on the primary location of the Company's customers’ design activity for its products, for the three-month periods ended January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
Region	January 30, 2016		January 31, 2015
United States	$	266,669	$	234,647
Rest of North and South America	20,712		23,160
Europe	216,716		238,581
Japan	70,222		82,668
China	138,723		130,719
Rest of Asia	56,387		62,211
Total revenue	$	769,429	$	771,986

In the three-month periods ended January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015, the predominant country comprising “Rest of North and South America” is Canada; the predominant countries comprising “Europe” are Germany, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom; and the predominant countries comprising “Rest of Asia” are South Korea and Taiwan.