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Property and equipment, net - Note 6 | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements |
Property and equipment, net - Note 6 | 6. Property and equipment, net Property and equipment consists of the following:
|  |  |  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Production equipment |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,943,000 |  | $ | 5,201,000
Leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 502,000 |  |  | 3,344,000
Computer hardware and software/lab equipment |  |  |  |  |  | 4,373,000 |  |  | 9,002,000
Office furniture and equipment |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  | 1,485,000
|  |  |  |  |  | 8,918,000 |  |  | 19,032,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  | (7,853,000) |  |  | (17,827,000)
|  |  |  |  | $ | 1,065,000 |  | $ | 1,205,000
Depreciation expense was $923,000 and $1,445,000 in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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