Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note 7. Property and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment (in thousands):



	December 31, 2011			January 1, 2011
Land	$	1,456		$	1,456
Buildings	27,809			27,672
Computer and test equipment	160,506			151,940
Office furniture and equipment	9,363			9,149
Leasehold and building improvements	13,484			13,842
	212,618			204,059
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(172,188		)	(164,737		)
	$	40,430		$	39,322

Depreciation expense was $12.2 million, $10.9 million and $10.8 million for fiscal years 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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