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Note 14 - Taxes on Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |
Domestic taxes:*) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | (1,229 | ) |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | — |
Deferred |  |  | 4,429 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  | 7,668 |  |  |  | 6,057 |  |  |  | 4,893 |
Deferred |  |  | (636 | ) |  |  | (69 | ) |  |  | 1,055 |
|  | $ | 10,232 |  |  | $ | 6,031 |  |  | $ | 5,948 |
Loss before taxes on income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  | $ | (14,136 | ) |  | $ | (11,081 | ) |  | $ | (20,704 | )
Foreign |  |  | 5,931 |  |  |  | 8,326 |  |  |  | 16,014 |
|  | $ | (8,205 | ) |  | $ | (2,755 | ) |  | $ | (4,690 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31, 2025 |
|  | Amount |  |  | Percent |
US federal statutory tax rate |  | $ | (985 | ) |  |  | 21 | %
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect *) |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (0.1 | )%
Foreign tax effects: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Israel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate difference between Israel and the United States |  |  | (160 | ) |  |  | 3.4 | %
Foreign Tax Credit |  |  | (2,852 | ) |  |  | 60.8 | %
Changes in Valuation Allowances |  |  | 4,332 |  |  |  | (92.4 | )%
Stock-based payments awards |  |  | 370 |  |  |  | (7.9 | )%
Other adjustments |  |  | (509 | ) |  |  | 10.9 | %
France |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate difference between France and the United States |  |  | 891 |  |  |  | (19.0 | )%
Intellectual Property "IP" Tax Regime |  |  | (2,189 | ) |  |  | 46.7 | %
Foreign Tax Credit |  |  | (1,984 | ) |  |  | 42.3 | %
Changes in Valuation Allowance |  |  | 2,058 |  |  |  | (43.9 | )%
Foreign currencies financial expenses |  |  | (1,491 | ) |  |  | 31.8 | %
Research and development tax credits |  |  | (802 | ) |  |  | 17.1 | %
Other adjustments |  |  | (67 | ) |  |  | 1.4 | %
China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate difference between China and the United States |  |  | 193 |  |  |  | (4.1 | )%
Withholding Tax |  |  | 4,298 |  |  |  | (91.7 | )%
South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding Tax |  |  | 357 |  |  |  | (7.6 | )%
Taiwan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding Tax |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | (2.2 | )%
Japan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding Tax |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | (1.7 | )%
Other |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | (0.9 | )%
Other Foreign Jurisdictions |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | (1.3 | )%
Tax Credits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Credits |  |  | (501 | ) |  |  | 10.7 | %
Changes in Valuation Allowances: |  |  | 714 |  |  |  | (15.2 | )%
Non-taxable or non-deductible items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based payments awards |  |  | 477 |  |  |  | (10.2 | )%
Effect of cross-border tax laws: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global intangible low-taxed income inclusion |  |  | 2,897 |  |  |  | (61.8 | )%
Subpart F Income |  |  | 737 |  |  |  | (15.7 | )%
Other adjustments |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | (0.9 | )%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | (172 | ) |  |  | 3.7 | %
Income tax expense |  | $ | 5,948 |  |  |  | (126.8 | )%
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |
Loss before taxes on income |  | $ | (8,205 | ) |  | $ | (2,755 | )
Theoretical tax at U.S. statutory rate |  |  | (1,723 | ) |  |  | (579 | )
Foreign income taxes at rates other than U.S. rate |  |  | (3,313 | ) |  |  | (1,152 | )
Subpart F |  |  | 795 |  |  |  | 853 |
Non-deductible items |  |  | 195 |  |  |  | 392 |
Non-taxable items |  |  | (527 | ) |  |  | (280 | )
Taxes for prior years |  |  | (371 | ) |  |  | 132 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | 1,131 |  |  |  | 609 |
Impacts of GILTI |  |  | 1,877 |  |  |  | 1,877 |
Foreign withholding taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,567 |
Changes in valuation allowance |  |  | 13,034 |  |  |  | (65 | )
Other, net |  |  | (866 | ) |  |  | 677 |
Taxes on income |  | $ | 10,232 |  |  | $ | 6,031 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carry forward losses |  | $ | 18,933 |  |  | $ | 20,890 |
Accrued expenses and deferred revenues |  |  | 2,285 |  |  |  | 2,166 |
Temporary differences related to R&D expenses |  |  | 10,542 |  |  |  | 9,828 |
Equity-based compensation |  |  | 7,609 |  |  |  | 9,574 |
Operating leases liabilities |  |  | 1,163 |  |  |  | 3,570 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 262 |  |  |  | — |
Carry forward credits |  |  | 18,663 |  |  |  | 18,234 |
Other |  |  | 882 |  |  |  | 1,236 |
Total gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 60,339 |  |  |  | 65,498 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (57,741 | ) |  |  | (61,685 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 2,598 |  |  | $ | 3,813 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (22 | )
Operating leases right-of-use assets |  |  | (1,142 | ) |  |  | (3,534 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | (1,142 | ) |  | $ | (3,556 | )
Net deferred tax assets (*) |  | $ | 1,456 |  |  | $ | 257 |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |
Beginning of year |  | $ | 462 |  |  | $ | 462 |
Additions for current year tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 134 |
Reductions for prior year’s tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | (306 | )
Balance at December 31 |  | $ | 462 |  |  | $ | 290 |
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2025 |
Cash taxes paid (refunds received) |  |  |  |
Federal income taxes |  | $ | — |
State and local income taxes |  |  | (98 | )
Foreign income taxes: |  |  |  |
China |  |  | 4,557 |
France |  |  | (1,241 | )
Ireland |  |  | 252 |
South Korea |  |  | 356 |
Other foreign jurisdictions |  |  | 356 |
Total cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds |  | $ | 4,182 |

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