Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Nov. 01, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Supertex Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000730000
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-29
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2013
Trading Symbol	supx
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,418,677