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Government Grants | 12 Months Ended
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Note 13. | Government Grants
The Company entered into several contracts with Institute for Information Industry (III) during 2013, 2014 and 2015 primarily for the development of certain new leading products or technologies. Details of these contracts are summarized below:
Authority |  | Total Grant |  | Execution Period |  | Product Description |
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
III |  | NT$ | 23,220 (US$770) |  | June 2011 to February 2013 |  | CMOS Development Program |
III |  |  | 72,000 (US$2,416) |  | January 2013 to June 2014 |  | MEMS Development Program |
III |  |  | 27,500 (US$923) |  | April 2013 to December 2014 |  | Wafer-Level Lens Development Program |
III |  |  | 135,000 (US$4,265) |  | August 2014 to July 2017 |  | LCOS Display Module Development Program |
Government grants recognized by the Company as a reduction of research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income in 2013, 2014 and 2015 were $2,011 thousand, $1,879 thousand and $1,508 thousand, respectively.

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