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CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 27, 2013
CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES [Abstract]  
CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES
NOTE 7 - CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES
 
In the first quarter of fiscal 2012 the Company ceased the manufacture of photomasks at its Singapore facility, and in connection therewith recorded a charge of $1.1 million during the three month period ended January 29, 2012. This restructuring, which was comprised primarily of employee termination costs, was substantially completed in fiscal 2012 at a cost of $1.4 million. The following table sets forth the Company's restructuring reserve, primarily related to its Singapore facility, as of January 27, 2013 and January 29, 2012, and reflects the activity affecting the reserve for the three month periods then ended.
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
January 27, 2013
 
 
January 29, 2012
 
 
October 29,
2012
 
 
Charges
 
 
Utilized
 
 
January 27,
2013
 
 
October 31,
2011
 
 
Charges
 
 
Utilized
 
 
January 29,
2012
 
                                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee terminations and other
 
$
295
 
 
$
-
 
 
$
(255
)
 
$
40
 
 
$
-
 
 
$
886
 
 
$
(467
)
 
$
419
 
Asset write-downs  
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 232
 
 
 
(232
)
 
 
 -
 
 
$
295
 
 
$
-
 
 
$
(255
)
 
$
40
 
 
$
-
 
 
$
1,118
 
 
$
(699
)
 
$
419