Goodwill and acquisition-related intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and acquisition-related intangibles

The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:



	Analog			Embedded Processing		Wireless		Other			Total
Goodwill, December 31, 2009	$	638		$	172	$	82	$	34		$	926
Adjustments	(8		)	—		8		(2		)	(2		)
Goodwill, December 31, 2010	630			172		90		32			924

Additions from acquisitions	3,528			—		—		—			3,528
Goodwill, December 31, 2011	$	4,158		$	172	$	90	$	32		$	4,452

There was no impairment of goodwill during 2011 or 2010. In the first quarter of 2010, we transferred a low-power wireless product line, including the associated goodwill, from the Analog segment to the Wireless segment. We reduced goodwill in Other by $2 million, which was related to the divestiture noted in Note 10. The addition to Analog goodwill was from the National acquisition.

In 2011, we recognized intangible assets associated with the National acquisition of $2.96 billion, primarily for developed technology and customer relationships. In 2010, we had no additional intangible assets from an acquisition.

The following table shows the components of acquisition-related intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:



		December 31, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Amortization Period (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Acquisition-related intangibles:
Developed technology	4 - 10	$	2,089	$	91	$	1,998	$	155	$	100	$	55
Customer relationships	5 - 8	822		34		788		26		18		8
Other intangibles	2 - 10	50		29		21		34		21		13
In-process R&D	(a)	93		—		93		—		—		—
Total		$	3,054	$	154	$	2,900	$	215	$	139	$	76

(a) In-process R&D is not amortized until the associated project has been completed. Alternatively, if the associated project is

determined not to be viable, it will be expensed.

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles was $111 million, $48 million and $48 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, primarily related to developed technology.

The following table sets forth the estimated amortization of acquisition-related intangibles for the years ended December 31:



2012	$	342
2013	335
2014	321
2015	319
2016	318
Thereafter	1,265

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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