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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
The following table presents goodwill balances and the movements during the nine months ended March 31, 2015:
(In thousands)
 
As of June 30, 2014
$
335,355

Adjustments
(64
)
As of March 31, 2015
$
335,291


The changes in the gross goodwill balance since June 30, 2014 resulted from foreign currency translation adjustments.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in prior business combinations. The Company has four reporting units: Defect Inspection, Metrology, Service and Other. As of March 31, 2015, substantially all of the goodwill balance resided within the Defect Inspection reporting unit.
The Company performed a qualitative assessment of the goodwill by reporting unit as of November 30, 2014 during the three months ended December 31, 2014 and concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its carrying amount. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s assessment indicated that goodwill in the reporting units was not impaired. There have been no significant events or circumstances affecting the valuation of goodwill subsequent to the qualitative assessment performed in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. The next annual assessment of the goodwill by reporting unit will be performed in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
Purchased Intangible Assets
The components of purchased intangible assets as of the dates indicated below were as follows:
(In thousands)
 
 
As of
March 31, 2015
 
As of
June 30, 2014
Category
Range of
Useful Lives
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
and
Impairment
 
Net
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
and
Impairment
 
Net
Amount
Existing technology
4-7 years
 
$
141,659

 
$
132,668

 
$
8,991

 
$
141,659

 
$
126,567

 
$
15,092

Patents
6-13 years
 
57,648

 
56,348

 
1,300

 
57,648

 
54,398

 
3,250

Trade name/Trademark
4-10 years
 
19,893

 
18,538

 
1,355

 
19,893

 
17,427

 
2,466

Customer relationships
6-7 years
 
54,980

 
51,078

 
3,902

 
54,980

 
48,915

 
6,065

Other
0-1 year
 
17,299

 
17,299

 

 
17,299

 
16,475

 
824

Total
 
 
$
291,479

 
$
275,931

 
$
15,548

 
$
291,479

 
$
263,782

 
$
27,697


Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable.
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, amortization expense for intangible assets was $4.0 million and $3.5 million, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, amortization expense for intangible assets was $12.1 million and $11.9 million, respectively. Based on the intangible assets recorded as of March 31, 2015, and assuming no subsequent additions to, or impairment of, the underlying assets, the remaining estimated amortization expense is expected to be as follows:
Fiscal year ending June 30:
Amortization
(In thousands)
2015 (remaining 3 months)
$
3,653

2016
7,564

2017
2,806

2018
1,525

Total
$
15,548