Note 6. Equity Incentive Plan and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29,

2013

   

December 30,

2012

   

December 25,

2011

 
    (in thousands)  
                         

Cost of sales

  $ 5,900     $ 6,790     $ 3,152  

Research and development

    9,340       8,696       4,472  

Sales, general and administrative

    15,447       18,877       11,573  

Stock-based compensation expense after income taxes

  $ 30,687     $ 34,363     $ 19,197  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29, 2013

   

December 30,

2012

   

December 25,

2011

 
                         

Weighted average fair value of stock options granted

  $ 4.68     $ 4.20     $ 8.62  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29, 2013

   

December 30, 2012

   

December 25, 2011

 
                         

Expected volatility

    46.19 %     50.84 %     56.18 %

Risk-free interest rate

    1.02 %     0.64 %     1.45 %

Expected term (in years)

    4.35       4.35       4.35  

Dividend yield

    0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29, 2013

 
             

Range of stock price on grant date

    $11.5 to  $11.97  

Range of expected volatility

    36.01% to  50.9%  

Risk-free interest rate

      0.21%    

Dividend yield

      0.00%    
Schedule Of Shares Available For Grant [Table Text Block]
   

Shares Available For Grant

 

Shares reserved for grant under the 2010 plan as of December 26, 2010

    511,731  

Annual increase for 2011 under the 2010 Plan

    4,321,911  

Stock options granted through December 25, 2011, net of forfeitures

    (1,779,266 )

RSU awards granted through December 25, 2011, net of forfeitures

    (763,988 )

Key executive RSU awards granted through December 25, 2011, net of forfeitures

    (140,034 )

Shares available for grant under the 2010 Plan as of December 25, 2011

    2,150,354  

Annual increase for 2012 under the 2010 Plan

    3,560,245  

Stock options granted through December 30, 2012, net of forfeitures

    (2,478,327 )

RSU awards granted through December 30, 2012, net of forfeitures

    (1,028,600 )

Key executive RSU awards granted through December 30, 2012 net of forfeitures

    (1,100,222 )

Shares available for grant under the 2010 Plan as of December 30, 2012

    1,103,450  

Annual increase for 2013 under the 2010 Plan

    2,577,033  

Stock options granted through December 29, 2013, net of forfeitures

    (180,271 )

RSU awards granted through December 29, 2013, net of forfeitures

    (824,644 )

Key executive RSU awards granted through December 29, 2013 net of forfeitures

    36,836  

PSU awards granted through December 29, 2013 net of forfeitures

    (362,000 )

Shares available for grant under the 2010 Plan as of December 29, 2013

    2,350,404  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
   

Number of Shares

   

Exercise Price

   

Contractual Life (in years)

   

Value (in thousands)

 

Outstanding as of December 26, 2010

    3,027,943     $ 10.93       6.40     $ 27,875  

Granted

    2,490,610     $ 18.75                  

Forfeited

    (711,344 )   $ 14.21                  

Exercised

    (511,415 )   $ 10.51             $ 4,681  

Outstanding as of December 25, 2011

    4,295,794     $ 14.97       5.65     $ -  

Granted

    2,747,400     $ 10.04                  

Forfeited

    (269,073 )   $ 13.91                  

Exercised

    (132,229 )   $ 10.48             $ 262  

Outstanding as of December 30, 2012

    6,641,892     $ 13.06       5.34     $ 15,228  

Granted

    644,000     $ 11.47                  

Forfeited

    (463,729 )   $ 13.26                  

Exercised

    (279,234 )   $ 9.65             $ 688  

Outstanding as of December 29, 2013

    6,542,929     $ 13.03       4.42     $ 14,061  

Exercisable as of December 29, 2013

    4,866,265     $ 13.61       4.07     $ 9,673  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]
   

Shares

   

Weighted-Average Grant-date

Fair Value

 

Unvested as of December 26, 2010

    1,841,559     $ 11.12  

Granted

    1,160,345     $ 19.17  

Forfeited

    (396,357 )   $ 13.78  

Vested

    (462,512 )   $ 11.32  

Unvested as of December 25, 2011

    2,143,035     $ 14.94  

Granted

    1,328,143     $ 10.37  

Forfeited

    (299,543 )   $ 13.37  

Vested

    (652,719 )   $ 11.10  

Unvested as of December 30, 2012

    2,518,916     $ 13.72  

Granted

    1,137,388     $ 12.33  

Forfeited

    (312,744 )   $ 12.70  

Vested

    (958,848 )   $ 11.67  

Unvested as of December 29, 2013

    2,384,712     $ 14.01  
   

RSUs

   

PSUs

 
   

Number of Shares

   

Weighted-Average Grant-date Fair Value

   

Number of Shares

   

Weighted-Average Grant-date Fair Value

 

Unvested as of December 26, 2010

    1,127,015     $ 10.51       -     $ -  

Granted

    376,000     $ 19.64       -     $ -  

Forfeited

    (235,966 )   $ 11.90       -     $ -  

Vested

    (297,093 )   $ 10.51       -     $ -  

Unvested as of December 25, 2011

    969,956     $ 13.71       -     $ -  

Granted

    1,100,222     $ 10.04       -     $ -  

Forfeited

    -     $ -       -     $ -  

Vested

    (278,007 )   $ 10.06       -     $ -  

Unvested as of December 30, 2012

    1,792,171     $ 12.02       -     $ -  

Granted

    -     $ -       406,000     $ 7.38  

Forfeited

    (36,836 )   $ 12.53       (44,000 )   $ 7.40  

Vested

    (781,049 )   $ 11.52       -     $ -  

Unvested as of December 29, 2013

    974,286     $ 12.40       362,000     $ 7.38