GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2013

The Company operates as a single operating segment as a manufacturer of photomasks, which are high precision quartz plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits for use in the fabrication of ICs and FPDs. Geographic net sales are based primarily on where the Company's manufacturing facility is located. The Company's net sales by geographic area and for ICs and FPDs for the three month periods ended January 27, 2013 and January 29, 2012, and its property, plant and equipment by geographic area as of January 27, 2013 and October 28, 2012, are presented below.

	Three Months Ended
	January 27, 2013		January 29, 2012
Net sales
Korea	$	33,971	$	41,912
Taiwan		28,394		26,479
United States		28,220		31,570
Europe		8,600		10,348
All other		654		1,845
	$	99,839	$	112,154

IC	$	74,425	$	86,807
FPD		25,414		25,347
	$	99,839	$	112,154

	As of
	January 27, 2013		October 28, 2012
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	174,594	$	177,614
Korea		138,579		120,628
Taiwan		72,098		72,185
Europe		10,581		10,262
All other		43		119
	$	395,895	$	380,808

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Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

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