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Government Grants (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Government Grants [Abstract]

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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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The tabular disclosure of all contracts made with government.

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