| Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] |
Aggregate purchase price allocation for acquisitions made by Maxim Integrated during fiscal year 2012 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | SensorDynamics | | Other acquisitions | | Total | | | | (in thousands) | | | Tangible assets | $ | 18,692 |
| | $ | 1,159 |
| | $ | 19,851 |
| Debt assumed | (29,078 | ) | | — |
| | (29,078 | ) | Other liabilities assumed | (37,559 | ) | | (4,729 | ) | | (42,288 | ) | Net liabilities assumed | (47,945 | ) | | (3,570 | ) | | (51,515 | ) | Amortizable intangible assets | 20,900 |
| | 17,840 |
| | 38,740 |
| IPR&D | 19,600 |
| | — |
| | 19,600 |
| Goodwill (1) | 130,594 |
| | 38,392 |
| | 168,986 |
| Total purchase price (1) | $ | 123,149 |
| | $ | 52,662 |
| | $ | 175,811 |
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(1) Includes $11.4 million of contingent consideration relating to the other acquisitions discussed further below. |
Aggregate purchase price allocation for Maxim Integrated's fiscal year 2011 acquisitions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Phyworks | | Other acquisitions | | Total | | | | | (In thousands) | | | Tangible assets | | $ | 5,676 |
| | $ | 662 |
| | $ | 6,338 |
| Liabilities assumed | | (17,524 | ) | | (818 | ) | | (18,342 | ) | Net liabilities assumed | | (11,848 | ) | | (156 | ) | | (12,004 | ) | Amortizable intangible assets | | 50,800 |
| | 1,750 |
| | 52,550 |
| IPR&D | | 5,800 |
| | 2,580 |
| | 8,380 |
| Goodwill (1) | | 26,606 |
| | 14,187 |
| | 40,793 |
| Total purchase price (1) | | $ | 71,358 |
| | $ | 18,361 |
| | $ | 89,719 |
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(1) Includes $8.8 million of contingent consideration relating to one of the other acquisitions discussed further below |
| Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents details of the Company's intangible assets acquired through business combinations completed during fiscal year 2012 (in thousands, except years):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Intellectual Property | | Customer Relationships | | Trademark | | Total | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | | SensorDynamics | 7.0 | | $ | 16,400 |
| | 7.0 | | $ | 4,100 |
| | 3.0 | | $ | 400 |
| | $ | 20,900 |
| Other acquisitions | 9.2 | | 15,340 |
| | 3.0 | | 2,500 |
| | 0.0 | | — |
| | 17,840 |
| Total | | | $ | 31,740 |
| | | | $ | 6,600 |
| | | | $ | 400 |
| | $ | 38,740 |
| Weighted Average (in Years) | 8.1 | | | | 5.5 | | | | 3.0 | | | | |
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The following table presents details of the Company's intangible assets acquired through business combinations completed during fiscal year 2011 (in thousands, except years):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Intellectual Property | | Customer Relationships | | Backlog | | Trademark | | Total | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | | Amount | | | Phyworks | 5.0 | | $ | 47,100 |
| | 5.0 | | $ | 1,600 |
| | 1.3 | | $ | 1,900 |
| | 1.0 | | $ | 200 |
| | $ | 50,800 |
| Other acquisitions | 3.0 | | 1,750 |
| | 0.0 | | — |
| | 0.0 | | — |
| | 0.0 | | — |
| | 1,750 |
| Total | | | $ | 48,850 |
| | | | $ | 1,600 |
| | | | $ | 1,900 |
| | | | $ | 200 |
| | $ | 52,550 |
| Weighted Average (in Years) | 4.9 | | | | 5.0 | | | | 1.3 | | | | 1.0 | | | | |
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