Note 8 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill
6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Intangible Assets and Goodwill


Intangible Assets


        The following table presents the balance of intangible assets as of the dates indicated below:


           

June 29, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
   

Estimated range of lives (in years)

   

Gross Amount (2)

   

Accumulated Amortization

   

Net Amount

   

Gross Amount

   

Accumulated Amortization

   

Net Amount

 
           

(in thousands)

 

Developed technology

    5 to 10     $ 140,976     $ (64,109 )   $ 76,867     $ 140,476     $ (53,661 )   $ 86,815  

Customer relationships

    5 to 10       110,772       (43,012 )     67,760       110,509       (36,366 )     74,143  

Trade names

    0.5 to7       8,252       (5,151 )     3,101       9,652       (5,719 )     3,933  

Trademarks

    7 to 8       2,700       (310 )     2,390       2,700       (142 )     2,558  

IP R&D (1)

            -       -       -       500       -       500  

Total Intangible Assets

          $ 262,700     $ (112,582 )   $ 150,118     $ 263,837     $ (95,888 )   $ 167,949  

(1)

All of the IP R&D reached technological feasibility during the six months ended June 29, 2014 and was reclassified into developed technology.


(2)

The changes in gross balance of intangible assets since December 29, 2013 resulted from fully amortized assets no longer in use and from foreign currency translation adjustments.


        The actual amortization expense for the intangible assets are as shown below:


   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 29, 2014

   

June 30, 2013

   

June 29, 2014

   

June 30, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 
                                 
                                 

Amortization expense

  $ 8,939     $ 6,813     $ 18,094     $ 13,626  

The estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets as summarized below:


   

Estimated Future Amortization

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Fiscal 2014 (remaining 6 months)

  $ 17,212  

Fiscal 2015

    35,759  

Fiscal 2016

    35,926  

Fiscal 2017

    25,061  

Fiscal 2018

    19,607  

Fiscal 2019 and beyond

    16,553  

Total

  $ 150,118  

Goodwill


        The following table represents the balance of goodwill as of the dates indicated below:


   

June 29, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 
                 

Goodwill

  $ 166,508     $ 166,422  

        The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill since December 29, 2013 resulted from foreign currency translation adjustments.