The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 985
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Note 11 - Collaborative Arrangement (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2017	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016
Research and Development Expense		$ 17,993	$ 18,836	$ 36,162	$ 37,991
Collaborative Arrangement, Product [Member] \| Telechips Inc [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement, Percentage of Net Profit Receivable as Marketing Service Fee				50.00%
Net Profit (Loss) from Collaborative Arrangement		100		$ 100
Research and Development Expense		$ 200		$ 700
Collaborative Arrangement, Product [Member] \| Telechips Inc [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement, Reversal of Research and Development expense and Share of Net Loss Upon Termination	$ 900