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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 16,664	$ 13,958		$ 52,408	$ 41,207
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)				3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				75.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				75.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions				100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				55.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage				0.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions				250.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				25.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| TSR Relative To PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, 75th Percentile [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions				200.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				250.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				75.00%
Performance Shares Granted in 2018 [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved				200.00%
Performance Shares Granted in 2018 [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Of Market Condition Achieved			200.00%
Performance Shares Granted in 2018 [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage, Based on Market Conditions				200.00%
Awards with Market Condition or Performance Condition [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 5,100	$ 5,500		$ 21,000	$ 18,400