Note 11 - Notes Payable and Long-term Debt - Schedule of Notes Payable and Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Long-term debt	$ 58,915	$ 33,975
Less current portion	(57,258)	(33,975)
Non-current portion	1,657	0
Taiwan Bank [Member]
Long-term debt	0	0
Loan Agreement [Member] \| China Bank [Member]
Long-term debt	21,069	20,203
Bank Acceptance Notes Payable [Member]
Bank acceptance notes issued to vendors with 0.05% handling fees	33,940	33,363
Debt Maturing March 26, 2027 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	14,682	13,772
Debt Maturing May 8, 2028 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	734	0
Debt Maturing December 28, 2028 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	0	0
Debt Maturing June 25, 2027 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	14,682	0
Debt Maturing June 11, 2027 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	1,468	0
Debt Maturing Jul7 13, 2026 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	3,140	0
Debt Maturing August 25, 2026 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 3,140	$ 0

The amount of the financial institution's obligation to pay the holder of the customer's draft which the financial institution has guaranteed (i.e., Banker's Acceptance).

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