Percentage of the Company owned by a beneficial owner.

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The number of shares authorized to issue and sell to investors under a common stock purchase agreement.

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 29, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 29, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 10, 2016
Chairman of Eontec [Member] \| License Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 193	$ 121	$ 298	$ 238
Chairman of Eontec [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Beneficial Ownership Percentage						5.00%
Eontec [Member] \| License Agreement [Member]
Accounts Payable	$ 53		$ 53		$ 47
The 2016 Purchase Agreement [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Number of Shares Authorized to Issue and Sell to Investors (in shares)							405,000,000
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Value of Shares Authorized to Issue and Sell to Investors							$ 63,400