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Government Grants (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Government Grants [Abstract] |
Government Grants [Table Text Block] | The Company entered into several contracts with Institute for Information Industry (III) during 2014, 2015 and 2016 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$ |  | 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

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