Fair Value Measurement - Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 27, 2024	Apr. 29, 2023
US Government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities:		$ 534
Level 1 \| US Government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities:		0
Level 2 \| US Government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities:		534
Level 3 \| US Government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities:		0
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 76,764	23,982
Restricted cash	429	708
Convertible note	(36,570)
Derivatives - liability position		(579)
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	40,623	24,645
Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	76,764	23,982
Restricted cash	429	708
Convertible note	0
Derivatives - liability position		0
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	77,193	24,690
Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Convertible note	0
Derivatives - liability position		(579)
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	0	(45)
Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Convertible note	(36,570)
Derivatives - liability position		0
Fair value, net asset (liability), total	$ (36,570)	$ 0

The fair value portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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- Definition

Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479130/326-30-45-1

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value of asset after deduction of liability.

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Fair value portion of liability contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward (delivery or nondelivery) contracts, and swaps entered into.

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