Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 ICs.

•The ICs 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 ICs 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
	July 30, 2016						August 1, 2015
	Revenue		% of Revenue*		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Revenue
Industrial	$	374,735	43	%	(3	)%	$	384,473	45	%
Automotive	134,617		15	%	3	%	130,228		15	%
Consumer	186,101		21	%	(10	)%	206,656		24	%
Communications	174,138		20	%	23	%	142,008		16	%
Total revenue	$	869,591	100	%	1	%	$	863,365	100	%

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

	Nine Months Ended
	July 30, 2016						August 1, 2015
	Revenue		% of Revenue		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Revenue
Industrial	$	1,107,853	46	%	(2	)%	$	1,128,116	46	%
Automotive	399,129		17	%	1	%	393,696		16	%
Consumer	393,518		16	%	(5	)%	412,102		17	%
Communications	517,286		21	%	(1	)%	522,456		21	%
Total revenue	$	2,417,786	100	%	(2	)%	$	2,456,370	100	%

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- and nine-month periods ended July 30, 2016 and August 1, 2015 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Region	July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015		July 30, 2016		August 1, 2015
United States	$	334,455	$	359,682	$	846,407	$	870,522
Rest of North and South America	22,677		20,186		64,812		65,546
Europe	232,324		221,270		694,200		711,253
Japan	73,753		80,489		213,938		245,395
China	146,069		126,188		425,732		383,356
Rest of Asia	60,313		55,550		172,697		180,298
Total revenue	$	869,591	$	863,365	$	2,417,786	$	2,456,370

In the three- and nine-month periods ended July 30, 2016 and August 1, 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.