Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 03, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CEVA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001173489
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,200,645