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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
Year Ended December 31, 2010 |
|  | Driver IC |  |  | Non-driver products |  |  | Consolidated Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Segment revenues |  | $ | 590,057 |  |  |  | 52,635 |  |  |  | 642,692 |
Segment operating income (loss) |  | $ | 54,815 |  |  |  | (19,457 | ) |  |  | 35,358 |
Non operating loss, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (64 | )
Consolidated earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 35,294 |
Significant noncash item: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation |  | $ | 5,007 |  |  |  | 1,304 |  |  |  | 6,311 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 10,074 |  |  |  | 3,552 |  |  |  | 13,626 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
|  | Driver IC |  |  | Non-driver products |  |  | Consolidated Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Segment revenues |  | $ | 552,456 |  |  |  | 80,565 |  |  |  | 633,021 |
Segment operating income (loss) |  | $ | 38,401 |  |  |  | (21,793 | ) |  |  | 16,608 |
Non operating income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |
Consolidated earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 16,808 |
Significant noncash item: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation |  | $ | 2,820 |  |  |  | 1,370 |  |  |  | 4,190 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 7,849 |  |  |  | 4,946 |  |  |  | 12,795 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | Driver IC |  |  | Non-driver products |  |  | Consolidated Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Segment revenues |  | $ | 634,111 |  |  |  | 103,144 |  |  |  | 737,255 |
Segment operating income (loss) |  | $ | 83,883 |  |  |  | (16,823 | ) |  |  | 67,060 |
Non operating loss, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,174 | )
Consolidated earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 65,886 |
Significant noncash item: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation |  | $ | 1,612 |  |  |  | 324 |  |  |  | 1,936 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 8,881 |  |  |  | 4,418 |  |  |  | 13,299 |
Schedule Of Revenues By Major Productlines By Reporting Segments [Table Text Block] | Revenues from the Company’s major product lines are summarized as follow:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Display drivers for large-size applications |  | $ | 366,492 |  |  |  | 270,372 |  |  |  | 305,247 |
Display drivers for mobile handsets applications |  |  | 119,623 |  |  |  | 169,248 |  |  |  | 177,175 |
Display drivers for consumer electronics applications |  |  | 103,942 |  |  |  | 112,836 |  |  |  | 151,689 |
Others |  |  | 52,635 |  |  |  | 80,565 |  |  |  | 103,144 |
|  | $ | 642,692 |  |  |  | 633,021 |  |  |  | 737,255 |
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block] | The following tables summarize information pertaining to the Company’s revenues from customers in different geographic region (based on customer’s headquarter location):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Taiwan |  | $ | 492,687 |  |  |  | 395,228 |  |  |  | 356,793 |
China |  |  | 112,845 |  |  |  | 209,216 |  |  |  | 334,433 |
Other Asia Pacific (Korea and Japan) |  |  | 37,121 |  |  |  | 27,738 |  |  |  | 43,245 |
Europe (Europe and America) |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 839 |  |  |  | 2,784 |
|  | $ | 642,692 |  |  |  | 633,021 |  |  |  | 737,255 |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] | The carrying values of the Company’s tangible long-lived assets are located in the following countries:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Taiwan |  | $ | 56,185 |  |  |  | 51,519 |
China |  |  | 822 |  |  |  | 744 |
U.S. |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 330 |
Korea |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 16 |
|  | $ | 57,150 |  |  |  | 52,609 |
Schedule Of Revenue From Major Customers [Table Text Block] | Revenues from significant customers, those representing 10% or more of total revenue for the respective periods, are summarized as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
CMO/CMI and its affiliates, a related party |  | $ | 335,595 |  |  |  | 258,156 |  |  |  | 251,974 |
Customer A and its affiliates |  |  | 1,516 |  |  |  | 35,908 |  |  |  | 86,069 |
|  | $ | 337,111 |  |  |  | 294,064 |  |  |  | 338,043 |
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable From Major Customers [Table Text Block] | Accounts receivable from significant customers, those representing 10% or more of total accounts receivable for the respective periods, is summarized as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
CMI and its affiliates, a related party |  | $ | 79,916 |  |  |  | 73,432 |
Customer A and its affiliates |  |  | 18,684 |  |  |  | 29,198 |
|  | $ | 98,600 |  |  |  | 102,630 |

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