ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS [Abstract]

ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS

NOTE 8-ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS

Acquired technology rights, with a gross carrying value of $113.7 million, are comprised of customer relationships, licenses to technology covered by patents owned by third parties or patents acquired by the Company and are amortized over the expected useful lives of these assets, which range from two to fifteen years. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, accumulated amortization of these rights amounted to $84.2 million and $71.6 million, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company concluded that here were no indicators of impairment during its annual impairment test of its acquired technology rights and the remaining balance at December 31, 2011 is expected to be recoverable.

The expected future annual amortization expense of the Company's acquired technology rights is as follows (in thousands):

	Amortization
For the Year Ending December 31,	Expense
2012	$	11,092
2013		8,617
2014		6,736
2015		1,332
2016		421
Thereafter		1,327
Total	$	29,525