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Concentration of Risk - Narrative (Details)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 26, 2015
Apr. 27, 2014
Net sales [Member]    
Concentration Risk [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
Net sales [Member] | Distributor concentration risk [Member]    
Concentration Risk [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 57.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= smtc_DistributorConcentrationRiskMember
53.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= smtc_DistributorConcentrationRiskMember
China | Cost of Silicon Wafers [Member] | Supplier concentration risk [Member]    
Concentration Risk [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 30.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= smtc_CostofSiliconWafersMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
54.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= smtc_CostofSiliconWafersMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN