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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	$ 802,917	$ 691,789	$ 840,542
Display drivers for large-size applications [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	272,906	224,423	226,087
Display drivers for mobile handsets applications [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	191,845	170,705	238,467
Display drivers for consumer electronics applications [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	177,114	165,271	207,514
Others [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	$ 161,052	$ 131,390	$ 168,474

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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