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Government Grants

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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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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