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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended December 31, 2014
					Non-driver			Consolidated
		Driver IC			products			Total
		(in thousands)
Segment revenues		$	672,068			168,474			840,542
Segment operating income (loss)		$	92,290			(19,565)			72,725
Non operating income, net									12,769
Consolidated earnings before income taxes								$	85,494
Significant noncash items:
Share Based Compensation		$	1,341			588			1,929
Depreciation and amortization		$	3,449			11,143			14,592

		Year Ended December 31, 2015
					Non-driver			Consolidated
		Driver IC			products			Total
		(in thousands)
Segment revenues		$	560,399			131,390			691,789
Segment operating income (loss)		$	59,506			(28,834)			30,672
Non operating income, net									2,195
Consolidated earnings before income taxes								$	32,867
Significant noncash items:
Share Based Compensation		$	1,206			612			1,818
Depreciation and amortization		$	3,591			10,573			14,164

		Year Ended December 31, 2016
					Non-driver			Consolidated
		Driver IC			products			Total
		(in thousands)
Segment revenues		$	641,865			161,052			802,917
Segment operating income (loss)		$	92,010			(32,775)			59,235
Non operating income, net									183
Consolidated earnings before income taxes								$	59,418
Significant noncash items:
Share Based Compensation		$	542			644			1,186
Depreciation and amortization		$	3,685			10,071			13,756

Schedule Of Revenues By Major Product lines By Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

Revenues from the Company’s major product lines are summarized as follow:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014			2015			2016
		(in thousands)
Display drivers for large-size applications		$	226,087			224,423			272,906
Display drivers for mobile handsets applications			238,467			170,705			191,845
Display drivers for consumer electronics applications			207,514			165,271			177,114
Others			168,474			131,390			161,052
		$	840,542			691,789			802,917

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information pertaining to the Company’s revenues from customers in different geographic region (based on customer’s headquarter location):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014			2015			2016
		(in thousands)
Taiwan		$	310,191			254,763			199,985
China			436,462			372,538			507,470
Other Asia Pacific (Korea and Japan)			88,047			53,053			54,159
Europe and America			5,842			11,435			41,303
		$	840,542			691,789			802,917

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

The carrying values of the Company’s tangible long-lived assets are located in the following countries:

		December 31,
		2015			2016
		(in thousands)
Taiwan		$	53,413			47,144
China			914			767
U.S.			63			61
Japan			32			21
Korea			39			179
		$	54,461			48,172

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable From Significant Customers By Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

Accounts receivable from significant customers, those representing 10% or more of total accounts receivable for the respective periods, is summarized as follows:

		December 31,
		2015			2016
		(in thousands)
Customer A and its affiliates		$	40,488			55,681
Customer B and its affiliates			39,311			36,849
		$	79,799			92,530

Sales Revenue, Net [Member]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

Revenues from significant customers, those representing 10% or more of total revenue for the respective periods, are summarized as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014			2015			2016
		(in thousands)
Driver IC segment:
Customer A and its affiliates		$	133,649			116,456			152,142
Customer B and its affiliates			145,015			126,953			113,300
		$	278,664			243,409			265,442
Non-driver products segment:
Customer A and its affiliates		$	18,456			22,345			27,873
Customer B and its affiliates			19,537			19,256			8,672
		$	37,993			41,601			36,545

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