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Note 7 - Business Acquisitions (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions							1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 07, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023 SGD ($)	Oct. 02, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2023 SGD ($)	Jan. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 SGD ($)	Dec. 27, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2025 SGD ($)	Mar. 29, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2024 SGD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023 SGD ($)	Oct. 02, 2023 SGD ($)
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current									$ 16,460	$ 21,141
Other Accrued Liabilities, Noncurrent									6,730	6,821
Tignis, Inc [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 34,800								34,763	(0)	$ (0)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Range of Outcomes, Maximum, Amount	5,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	1,700												$ 0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 36,600
Business Combination, Acquisition-Related Cost, Expense									400
MCT Worldwide, LLC [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired									(0)	(0)	26,331
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred						$ 26,800
Business Combination, Acquisition-Related Cost, Expense									0	100	500
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross						28,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition						$ 600
Equiptest Engineering Pte Ltd. (“EQT”) [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 50,300	$ 68.8	$ 49,900	$ 68.3
Business Combination, Acquisition-Related Cost, Expense									100	1,100	0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				48,300	$ 66.0
Cash Acquired from Acquisition							$ 600	$ 0.8
Equiptest Engineering Pte Ltd. (“EQT”) [Member] \| EQT Retention Sum Liability [Member]
Business Combination, Retention Sum Liability for Potential Adjustments		1,600		$ 1,600					$ 1,000	$ 800	1,600	$ 1.3		$ 1.1	$ 2.2	$ 2.2
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current															$ 0.3
Other Accrued Liabilities, Noncurrent		$ 1,300									$ 1,300