Note 7. Equity Incentive Plan and Stock-based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Shares Available For Grant [Table Text Block]
   

Shares Available For Grant

 

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 forfeited through December 29, 2013

    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  

Annual increase for 2014 under the 2010 Plan

    2,069,902  

Stock options forfeited / cancelled through December 28, 2014

    300,123  

RSU awards granted through December 28, 2014, net of forfeitures

    (1,444,520 )

Key executive RSU awards forfeited through December 28, 2014

    357,870  

PSU awards granted through December 28, 2014 net of forfeitures (1)

    (870,804 )

Shares available for grant under the 2010 Plan as of December 28, 2014

    2,762,975  
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 28,

   

December 29,

   

December 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 
    (in thousands)  
                         

Cost of sales

  $ 7,961     $ 5,900     $ 6,790  

Research and development

    10,604       9,340       8,696  

Sales, general and administrative

    21,701       15,447       18,877  

Stock-based compensation expense after income taxes (1)

  $ 40,266     $ 30,687     $ 34,363  
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

 
                 

Weighted average fair value of stock options granted

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

December 29, 2013

   

December 30, 2012

 
                 

Expected volatility

    46.19%       50.84%  

Risk-free interest rate

    1.02%       0.64%  

Expected term (in years)

    4.35       4.35  

Dividend yield

    0.00%       0.00%  
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 28, 2014

 
         

Expected volatility

    30.76 %

Risk-free interest rate

    0.04 %

Expected term (in years)

    0.50  

Dividend yield

    0.00 %
Fair Value Assumptions Used To Value PSU Awards Granted [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 28, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
                 

Range of Stock price on grant date

  $ 17.94 - $21.08     $ 11.50  

Expected volatility

    42.79 %     50.90 %

Risk-free interest rate

    0.73 %     0.21 %

Dividend yield

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

Unrecognized stock-based compensation as of December 28, 2014

   

Weighted-Average Amortization period

 
   

(In thousands)

   

(In years)

 

Stock Option

  $ 1,412       0.91  

RSUs

    18,099       1.05  

PSUs and Key executive RSUs

    13,442       0.99  

ESPP

    219       0.1  

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation balance, net of estimated forfeitures

  $ 33,172       1.01  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
           

Weighted-

   

Average

   

Aggregate

 
           

Average

   

Remaining

   

Intrinsic

 
   

Number of

   

Exercise

   

Contractual Life

   

Value

 
   

Shares

   

Price

   

(in years)

   

(in thousands)

 

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  

Granted

    -     $ -                  

Forfeited

    (300,123 )   $ 15.37                  

Exercised

    (1,550,641 )   $ 19.73             $ 11,326  

Outstanding as of December 28, 2014

    4,692,165     $ 13.10       3.49     $ 100,944  

Exercisable as of December 28, 2014

    4,303,175     $ 13.27       3.36     $ 91,814  
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 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  

Granted

    1,568,509     $ 16.19  

Forfeited

    (123,989 )   $ 13.25  

Vested

    (1,789,045 )   $ 13.49  

Unvested as of December 28, 2014

    2,040,187     $ 16.19  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]
   

Key Executive RSUs

   

PSUs

 
           

Weighted-Average

           

Weighted-Average

 
   

Number of

   

Grant-date

   

Number of

   

Grant-date

 
   

Shares

   

Fair Value

   

Shares

   

Fair Value

 

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  

Granted

    -     $ -       888,804     $ 20.34  

Forfeited

    (357,870 )   $ 11.03       (18,000 )   $ 7.40  

Vested

    (318,781 )   $ 11.37       (172,000 )   $ 7.40  

Unvested as of December 28 2014

    297,635     $ 15.15       1,060,804     $ 18.23