7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Legal proceedings (Details)						1 Months Ended
	May. 06, 2014 lawsuit	Aug. 07, 2013 patent	Jun. 07, 2013 claim	May. 01, 2013 patent	Jun. 10, 2011 item customer patent	Mar. 31, 2011 patent
Cypress Semiconductor Litigation
Legal proceedings
Number of patents infringed						5
Number of lawsuits | lawsuit	2
Cypress Semiconductor International Trade Commission
Legal proceedings
Number of patents infringed					3
Number of additional patent infringement complaints					1
Number of distributors | item					3
Number of customers who infringed patents | customer					11
Number of terminated or dismissed patent claims | claim			1
Cypress Semiconductor Northern District Litigation
Legal proceedings
Number of terminated or dismissed patent claims		3
Number of additional patents infringed				5
Number of patent claims transferred		2