Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 13.    EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Exar Savings Plan

The Exar Savings Plan (“Plan”), as amended and restated, covers our eligible U.S. employees. The Plan provides for voluntary salary reduction contributions in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code as well as matching contributions from Exar. The Exar matching amount is a percentage of employees’ contributions for fiscal year 2014. Exar matching for fiscal year 2013 and 2012 was based on the achievement of specified operating results.

Our matching contributions to the Plan for the fiscal years indicated below were as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Matching contributions	$	373	$	267	$	294

Management and Employee Incentive Compensation Programs

Our incentive compensation programs provide for incentive awards for substantially all employees based on the achievement of personal objectives and our operating performance results. Our incentive compensation programs may be amended or discontinued at the discretion of our board of directors.

Our unpaid incentive compensation for the fiscal years indicated below was as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Unpaid incentive compensation	$	698	$	781	$	—