Industry, Segment And Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information [Abstract]

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. During fiscal year 2011, the Company consolidated the computer end market, which represented approximately 1% of fiscal 2011 revenue, into the consumer end market, and reclassified handset revenue, which represented approximately 3% of fiscal 2011 revenue, from the communications end market to the consumer end market, for all periods presented.

	2011								2010					2009
			% of								% of					% of
			Total								Total					Total
			Product								Product					Product
	Revenue		Revenue*			Y/Y%			Revenue		Revenue			Revenue		Revenue
Industrial	$	1,397,634		47	%		10	%	$	1,267,736		46	%	$	860,696		43	%
Automotive		415,444		14	%		25	%		333,644		12	%		200,329		10	%
Consumer		586,945		20	%		(6	)%		626,565		23	%		508,848		25	%
Communications		593,297		20	%		11	%		533,558		19	%		445,035		22	%
Total Revenue	$	2,993,320		100	%		8	%	$	2,761,503		100	%	$	2,014,908		100	%

* The sum of the individual percentages do 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.

	2011								2010					2009
			% of								% of					% of
			Total								Total					Total
			Product								Product					Product
	Revenue		Revenue			Y/Y%			Revenue		Revenue			Revenue		Revenue*
Converters	$	1,343,492		45	%		4	%	$	1,295,678		47	%	$	1,005,004		50	%
Amplifiers/Radio frequency		788,498		26	%		12	%		701,634		25	%		501,942		25	%
Other analog		410,233		14	%		23	%		334,649		12	%		216,473		11	%
Subtotal analog signal processing		2,542,223		85	%		9	%		2,331,961		84	%		1,723,419		86	%
Power management & reference		217,501		7	%		12	%		194,699		7	%		118,148		6	%
Total analog products	$	2,759,724		92	%		9	%	$	2,526,660		91	%	$	1,841,567		91	%
Digital signal processing		233,596		8	%		(1	)%		234,843		9	%		173,341		9	%
Total Revenue	$	2,993,320		100	%		8	%	$	2,761,503		100	%	$	2,014,908		100	%

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

Revenue Trends by Geographic Region

The Company operates in the following major geographic areas. Revenue data is based upon customer location and property, plant and equipment data is based upon physical location. In fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, 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.

	2011		2010		2009
Revenue from continuing operations
United States	$	532,011	$	508,187	$	401,608
Rest of North and South America		164,079		153,962		92,954
Europe		838,719		703,717		502,602
Japan		400,456		441,826		349,907
China		596,433		508,489		376,080
Rest of Asia		461,622		445,322		291,757
Subtotal all foreign countries		2,461,309		2,253,316		1,613,300
Total revenue	$	2,993,320	$	2,761,503	$	2,014,908
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	187,013	$	188,776	$	204,758
Ireland		128,660		139,165		155,428
Philippines		149,098		131,963		103,209
All other countries		14,068		12,761		13,121
Subtotal all foreign countries		291,826		283,889		271,758
Total property, plant and equipment	$	478,839	$	472,665	$	476,516