Note 7 - Restructuring Charges
3 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
7.
           Restructuring charges
 
On
March 24, 2017, 
we initiated restructuring activities (the “Fiscal
2018
Plan”) in order to realign resources with our core target markets, such as the IoT market. We expect the Fiscal
2018
Plan to be completed by the end of fiscal
2018.
Our restructuring activities include targeted reductions in labor costs through headcount reductions, a facility closure, and impairment of certain purchased IP. Restructuring charges can include severance costs, infrastructure charges related to our planned facility closure, and contract cancellation and legal costs.
 
In the
first
quarter of fiscal
2018,
we communicated a plan of termination to several employees, which consisted of headcount reductions mainly in our North America operations. As a result, for the
three
months ended
April 29, 2017,
we recorded a restructuring charge of
$0.4
million, reflected in general and administrative expense, and less than
$0.1
million in cash payments. In addition,
we recorded an impairment charge for purchased IP
not
yet deployed of
$3.0
million as we
no
longer intend to use this IP.
Our restructuring measures could negatively impact our revenue and results of operations in the future as a result of less employees developing future products and working to sell our products.