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Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2025

Notes Tables

Schedule of Income Tax By Source [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		2025				2024				2023
Income from operations		$	11,866			$	4,872			$	17,660
Other comprehensive income			64				396				(984	)
Total		$	11,930			$	5,268			$	16,676

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		2025				2024				2023
Current:
U.S. Federal		$	(1,725	)		$	717			$	694
U.S. State			47				36				86
Foreign			15,346				7,841				21,654
Total current			13,668				8,594				22,434
Deferred:
U.S. Federal			(150	)			(13	)			61
Foreign			(1,652	)			(3,709	)			(4,835	)
Total deferred			(1,802	)			(3,722	)			(4,774	)
		$	11,866			$	4,872			$	17,660

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		2025				2024				2023
U.S.		$	(95,310	)		$	(85,450	)		$	(37,799	)
Foreign			32,903				20,504				83,615
Total		$	(62,407	)		$	(64,946	)		$	45,816

Income Taxes Paid [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		2025
U.S. State		$	48
Non-U.S.
China			169
Germany			(8,436	)
Japan			1,093
Malaysia			2,474
Philippines			681
Singapore			763
Switzerland			275
Other			104
Total Non-U.S.			(2,877	)
Total net income tax payments		$	(2,829	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		2025				2024
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory, receivable and warranty reserves		$	10,802			$	11,034
Net operating loss carryforwards			63,339				39,572
Tax credit carryforwards			34,738				35,788
Capitalized R&D			27,117				35,348
Accrued employee benefits			2,783				3,742
Stock-based compensation			4,855				4,511
Lease liabilities			6,831				2,544
Uniform capitalization			243				2,553
Other			13,701				3,064
Gross deferred tax assets			164,409				138,156
Less valuation allowance			(143,482	)			(114,517	)
Total deferred tax assets			20,927				23,639
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets and other acquisition basis differences			18,330				25,848
Operating lease right-of-use assets			5,534				2,226
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries			6,583				4,898
Other			3,837				4,986
Total deferred tax liabilities			34,284				37,958
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	(13,357	)		$	(14,319	)

(in thousands)		2025				2024
Other assets (long-term)		$	2,112			$	5,083
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities			(15,469	)			(19,402	)
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	(13,357	)		$	(14,319	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

						2025
(in thousands)		Amount				Percent
Tax provision at U.S. Federal statutory rate		$	(13,105	)			21.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1)			902				(1.4	)%
Effects of cross-border tax laws
Tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI)			2,543				(4.1	)%
Tax on Subpart F Income			1,031				(1.7	)%
Tax credits
Reversal of previously recognized unborn foreign tax credits			4,853				(7.8	)%
Research and development credits			(2,002	)			3.2	%
Change in valuation allowance			12,918				(20.7	)%
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Equity based employee compensation			1,886				(3.0	)%
Other			(232	)			0.4	%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits			(3,164	)			5.1	%
Foreign tax effects
Germany
Foreign rate differential			646				(1.0	)%
Local income taxes			1,460				(2.3	)%
Other			(269	)			0.4	%
Philippines
Local country tax holiday			(756	)			1.2	%
Other			313				(0.5	)%
Switzerland
Withholding taxes			1,326				(2.1	)%
Other			683				(1.1	)%
Malaysia
Changes in valuation allowance			3,490				(5.6	)%
Other			34				(0.1	)%
Other jurisdictions			(255	)			0.4	%
Other
FX of net investment hedge			(745	)			1.2	%
Other			309				(0.5	)%
Income tax expense		$	11,866				(19.0	)%
(1) State and local taxes in CA and TX comprise the majority of this category.

(in thousands)		2024				2023
Tax provision at U.S. 21% statutory rate		$	(13,638	)		$	9,470
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit			(2,126	)			(633	)
Accruals, adjustments and releases from statute expirations			(2,372	)			579
Federal R&D credits			(1,103	)			(1,360	)
Stock-based compensation			502				(1,504	)
Excess executive compensation			715				1,375
Change in valuation allowance			14,844				10,654
GILTI, net of foreign tax credits			2,613				1,735
Foreign rate differential			146				2,093
Withholding and other foreign taxes, net of foreign tax credit			1,206				254
Other, net			4,085				(5,003	)
		$	4,872			$	17,660

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		2025				2024				2023
Balance at beginning of year		$	33,765			$	35,900			$	33,368
Additions for tax positions of current year			947				858				899
Additions/(Reductions) for tax positions of prior years			(1,096	)			(788	)			1,802
Reductions due to lapse of the statute of limitations			(1,492	)			(2,089	)			(295	)
Reductions due to settlements			(1,833	)			-				-
Foreign exchange rate impact			129				(116	)			126
Balance at end of year		$	30,420			$	33,765			$	35,900

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