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
	Mar. 30, 2014 segment		Mar. 31, 2013 segment
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1		1
Total revenue	$ 11,164	[1]	$ 3,017	[1]
New Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total revenue	8,916	[1]	941	[1]
Mature Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 2,248	[1]	$ 2,076	[1]

[1] For all periods presented: New products 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.