Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2014	May 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 27, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	SEMTECH CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000088941
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-25
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		67,278,932