Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

8.

     Commitments and Contingencies

We lease certain of our facilities and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. Rental expense was

$3.6

 million in

2017,

$4.4

million in

2016,

and

$1.8

 million in

2015.

The increase in rent expense in

2017

and

2016

was a result of the sale lease-back of our headquarters facility on

December 4, 2015.

See Note

13,

“Sale-leaseback of Poway Facility” for additional information.

Future minimum lease payments at

December 30, 2017

are as follows:

(in thousands)	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Thereafter		Total
Non-cancelable operating leases	$	3,280	$	2,930	$	2,664	$	2,636	$	2,687	$	7,264	$	21,461

From time-to-time we are involved in various legal proceedings, examinations by various tax authorities and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of our business. The outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain. While there can be

no

assurance, at the present time we do

not

believe that the resolution of the matters described above will have a material adverse effect on our assets, financial position or results of operations.