Note 7 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

7.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill


Intangible Assets


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


           

March 30, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
 

Estimated range

of lives (in years)

Gross

Amount

   

Accumulated Amortization

   

Net Amount

   

Gross Amount

   

Additions

   

Accumulated Amortization

   

Net Amount

 
            (in thousands)  

Developed technology

  5  to 10   $ 140,976     $ (58,885 )   $ 82,091     $ 111,376     $ 29,100     $ (53,661 )   $ 86,815  

Customer relationships

  5  to 10     110,665       (39,689 )     70,976       91,709       18,800       (36,366 )     74,143  

Trade names

  0.5  to 7     9,652       (6,243 )     3,409       8,252       1,400       (5,719 )     3,933  

Trademarks

  7  to 8     2,700       (226 )     2,474       -       2,700       (142 )     2,558  

IP R&D (1)

            -       -       -       -       500       -       500  

Total Intangible Assets

          $ 263,993     $ (105,043 )   $ 158,950     $ 211,337     $ 52,500     $ (95,888 )   $ 167,949  

(1) All of the IP R&D reached technological feasibility during the three months ended March 30, 2014 and was reclassified into developed technology.


The actual amortization expense and estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets are summarized below:


   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 30, 2014

   

March 31, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Amortization expense

  $ 9,155     $ 6,813  

   

Estimated Future Amortization

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Fiscal 2014 (remaining 9 months)

  $ 26,044  

Fiscal 2015

    35,759  

Fiscal 2016

    35,926  

Fiscal 2017

    25,061  

Fiscal 2018

    19,607  

Fiscal 2019 and beyond

    16,553  

Total

  $ 158,950  

Goodwill


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


   

March 30, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 
                 

Goodwill

  $ 166,473     $ 166,422  

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