Information Concerning Product Lines, Geographic Information and Revenue Concentration (Schedule of Revenue by Product Line) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013 segment		Sep. 30, 2012 segment		Sep. 29, 2013 segment		Sep. 30, 2012 segment
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1		1		1		1
Total revenue	$ 9,066	[1]	$ 3,657	[1]	$ 17,209	[1]	$ 11,858	[1]
New Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total revenue	7,139	[1]	1,558	[1]	11,174	[1]	4,915	[1]
Mature Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 1,927	[1]	$ 2,099	[1]	$ 6,035	[1]	$ 6,943	[1]

[1] For all periods presented: New products represent products introduced since 2005, and include ArcticLink®, ArcticLink II, ArcticLink III, Eclipse™ II, PolarPro®, PolarPro II, and QuickPCI II. Mature products include Eclipse, EclipsePlus, pASIC® 1, pASIC 2, pASIC 3, QuickFC, QuickMIPS, QuickPCI, QuickRAM, and V3, as well as royalty revenue, programming hardware and software.