Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9.

Property, Plant and Equipment

	December 31,
	2012		2013
	(in thousands)

Land	$	14,328		14,328
Building and improvements		17,740		18,109
Machinery		31,494		39,530
Research and development equipment		18,020		23,030
Software		10,540		12,080
Office furniture and equipment		7,681		9,125
Others		17,282		19,362
		117,085		135,564
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(66,420)		(76,997)
Prepayment for purchases of equipment		1,944		2,021
	$	52,609		60,588

Depreciation and amortization of these assets for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were $10,615 thousand, $10,791 thousand and $11,400 thousand, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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