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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Taxes
The components of income before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
 Fiscal Year Ended
 December 27, 2025December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
United States$48,817 $66,953 $(10,681)
Foreign20,574 12,459 99,948 
$69,391 $79,412 $89,267 
Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
 Fiscal Year Ended
 December 27, 2025December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
Current provision:   
Federal$4,585 $15,688 $8,970 
State647 1,703 835 
Foreign5,845 5,762 9,175 
11,077 23,153 18,980 
Deferred provision (benefit):   
Federal2,699 (11,446)(10,810)
State(657)(1,806)(330)
Foreign(115)(103)(960)
1,927 (13,355)(12,100)
Total provision for income taxes:
Federal7,284 4,242 (1,840)
State(10)(103)505 
Foreign5,730 5,659 8,215 
$13,004 $9,798 $6,880 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following is a reconciliation of the difference between income taxes computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 21% and the provision from income taxes for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 (dollars in thousands):
 Fiscal Year Ended
 December 27, 2025December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
Amount
Percent
AmountPercentAmountPercent
U.S. statutory federal tax$14,572 21.0 %$16,676 21.0 %$18,746 21.0 %
State taxes and credits, net of federal benefit (1)
(1,457)(2.1)(1,309)(1.6)(891)(1.0)
Foreign tax effects:
Germany:
Foreign taxes at rates different than the U.S.1,657 2.4 1,099 1.4 8,615 9.7 
Foreign gain exclusion— — — — (21,568)(24.2)
Other(274)(0.4)800 1.0 24 — 
China:
Reversal of book gain/loss on China Sale— — 1,072 1.4 — — 
Foreign Tax on China Sale— — 2,395 3.0 — — 
Other— — (129)(0.2)21 — 
 Other foreign jurisdictions405 0.6 281 0.4 657 0.8 
Effects of cross-border tax laws:
Global intangible low-taxed income— — 660 0.8 4,783 5.4 
Foreign-derived intangible income(1,515)(2.2)(3,774)(4.8)(2,986)(3.3)
Other(18)— (26)— (19)— 
Tax credits:
Research tax credits(5,858)(8.3)(4,857)(6.1)(7,406)(8.3)
Other credits(240)(0.3)(241)(0.3)(306)(0.3)
Changes in valuation allowance(160)(0.2)(196)(0.2)181 0.2 
Nontaxable or nondeductible items:
Equity compensation850 1.2 (2,833)(3.6)1,424 1.6 
Officer's compensation964 1.4 2,258 2.8 296 0.3 
Reversal of book gain/loss on China sale— — (4,790)(6.0)— — 
Other421 0.6 212 0.3 432 0.5 
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits
3,745 5.4 2,669 3.4 5,107 5.7 
Other adjustments(88)(0.4)(169)(0.4)(230)(0.4)
Total$13,004 18.7 %$9,798 12.3 %$6,880 7.7 %
(1) State taxes in Oregon made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category for 2023-2025.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 As of
 December 27, 2025December 28, 2024
Tax credits$33,886 $31,196 
Inventory reserve12,126 12,818 
Other reserves and accruals11,168 10,600 
Non-statutory stock options1,905 2,213 
Lease liability3,481 4,857 
Research and development expenditures capitalization63,372 65,520 
Net operating loss carryforwards17,125 17,295 
Gross deferred tax assets143,063 144,499 
Valuation allowance(50,418)(47,938)
Total deferred tax assets92,645 96,561 
Right-of-use assets(2,803)(4,104)
Acquired intangibles and fixed assets(1,918)(445)
Total deferred tax liabilities(4,721)(4,549)
Net deferred tax assets$87,924 $92,012 
Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards
Tax credits and carryforwards available to us at December 27, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
AmountExpiration Date(s)
Federal research and development tax credit$12,042 2043-2045
Foreign tax credit carryforwards592 2026-2027
California research credits66,627 Indefinite
State net operating loss carryforwards239,068 2026-Indefinite
Singapore net operating loss carryforwards2,900 Indefinite
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table reflects changes in the unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):
 Fiscal Year Ended
 December 27, 2025December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning balance$48,364 $45,574 $40,098 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year3,504 3,813 4,726 
Additions based on tax positions from prior years163 — 858 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(7)(990)— 
Reductions due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations(36)(33)(108)
Unrecognized tax benefit, ending balance$51,988 $48,364 $45,574 
Interest and penalties recognized as a component of provision (benefit) for income taxes
$728 $205 $34 
Interest and penalties accrued at period end997 269 63 
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
December 27, 2025December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
US federal
$1,859 $2,246 $4,184 
Domestic state and local
Oregon*1,229 *
Other605 339 304 
Foreign
Germany - Federal3,093 4,332 7,152 
Germany - Thiendorf
2,149 3,911 3,087 
Germany - Bergisch Gladbach
**1,765 
China*2,120 *
Other1,226 1,407 893 
Total$8,932 $15,584 $17,385 
* The amount of income taxes paid during the year does not meet the five percent disaggregation threshold.