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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 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
Government grants recognized by the Company as a reduction of research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income in 2014, 2015 and 2016 were $1,879 thousand, $1,508 thousand and $1,431 thousand, respectively.

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