Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Financial Information By Reportable Segment

		2012		2011		2010
		(expressed in thousands)
Revenue
Test	$	442,012	$	363,918	$	296,230
Sensors		100,244		103,450		77,823
Total Revenue	$	542,256	$	467,368	$	374,053
Income from Operations
Test	$	58,344	$	46,211	$	11,204
Sensors		22,167		26,983		17,141
Total Income from Operations	$	80,511	$	73,194	$	28,345
Identifiable Assets
Test	$	315,357	$	333,290	$	261,109
Sensors		94,081		94,569		85,296
Total Assets	$	409,438	$	427,859	$	346,405
Other Segment Data
Test:
Goodwill	$	14,688	$	14,435	$	13,817
Capital expenditures		12,551		7,289		8,702
Depreciation and amortization	$	11,567	$	10,658	$	10,686
Sensors:
Goodwill	$	1,551	$	1,592	$	1,612
Capital expenditures		3,074		2,856		2,512
Depreciation and amortization	$	2,215	$	2,236	$	2,065

Geographical Information

Geographic information was as follows:
		2012		2011		2010
		(expressed in thousands)
Revenue
United States	$	140,305	$	109,133	$	109,638
Europe, excluding Germany		114,521		107,111		71,155
China		103,977		104,461		77,600
Asia, excluding China		100,166		76,162		61,213
Germany		53,307		43,021		41,710
Other		29,980		27,480		12,737
Total Revenue	$	542,256	$	467,368	$	374,053
Property and Equipment, Net
United States	$	40,522	$	35,972		36,216
Germany		11,255		10,585		10,748
China		7,377		6,944		6,915
Asia, excluding China		1,695		1,974		2,028
Europe, excluding Germany		804		777		537
Total Property and Equipment, Net	$	61,653	$	56,252	$	56,444