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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended											0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014 High-Performance Analog [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 High-Performance Analog [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Data Compression [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Data Compression [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Existing Technology [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Existing Technology [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Customer Relationships [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Customer Relationships [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Distribution Rights [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Distribution Rights [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Patented Technology [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Patented Technology [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Trade Names [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Trade Names [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 15, 2014 Integrated Memory Logic Limited [Member]	Sep. 28, 2014 Integrated Memory Logic Limited [Member]	Jul. 05, 2013 Cadeka Microcircuits [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Cadeka Microcircuits [Member]	Jan. 14, 2014 Stretch, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 30, 2014 Stretch, Inc. [Member]
Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments		1
Goodwill, Acquired During Period (in Dollars)																	$ 14,700,000	$ 14,700,000	$ 19,400,000	$ 19,400,000	$ 700,000	$ 700,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							2 years	9 years	5 years	7 years	6 years	7 years	5 years	6 years	3 years	6 years
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) (in Dollars)	$ 12,300,000	$ 12,284,000	$ 7,500,000	$ 7,500,000	$ 4,800,000	$ 4,800,000