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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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

		Year Ended December 31, 2015
		Driver IC				Non-driver products		Consolidated 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
		Driver IC				Non-driver products		Consolidated 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

		Year Ended December 31, 2017
		Driver IC				Non-driver products		Consolidated Total
		(in thousands)
Segment revenues		$	529,847			155,320			685,167
Segment operating income (loss)		$	43,021			(34,871)			8,150
Non operating income, net									22,188
Consolidated earnings before income taxes								$	30,338
Significant noncash items:
Share Based Compensation		$	365			733			1,098
Depreciation and amortization		$	4,940			11,740			16,680

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,
		2015			2016			2017
		(in thousands)
Display drivers for large-size applications		$	224,423			272,906			224,798
Display drivers for mobile handsets applications			170,705			191,845			113,591
Display drivers for consumer electronics applications			165,271			177,114			191,458
Others			131,390			161,052			155,320
		$	691,789			802,917			685,167

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,
		2015			2016			2017
		(in thousands)
China		$	372,538			507,470			421,208
Taiwan			254,763			199,985			176,951
Other Asia Pacific (Philippines, Korea and Japan)			53,053			54,159			67,779
Europe and America			11,435			41,303			19,229
		$	691,789			802,917			685,167

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,
		2016			2017
		(in thousands)
Taiwan		$	47,144			85,808
China			767			663
U.S.			61			33
Japan			21			19
Korea			179			150
		$	48,172			86,673

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,
		2016			2017
		(in thousands)
Customer A and its affiliates		$	55,681			61,100
Customer B and its affiliates			36,849			29,008
		$	92,530			90,108

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,
		2015			2016			2017
		(in thousands)
Driver IC segment:
Customer A and its affiliates		$	116,456			152,142			147,961
Customer B and its affiliates			126,953			113,300			102,493
		$	243,409			265,442			250,454
Non-driver products segment:
Customer A and its affiliates		$	22,345			27,873			28,767
Customer B and its affiliates			19,256			8,672			3,887
		$	41,601			36,545			32,654

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