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Segment Reporting and Geographic Information (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) item segment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Number of operating segments | segment				1
Number of reportable segments | segment				1
Number of key markets | item				4
Net sales		$ 131,872	$ 85,482	$ 341,324	$ 238,842
United States
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		34,723	19,104	73,256	66,550
China
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		15,197	21,238	81,811	54,621
EMEA
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales	[1]	17,243	19,703	57,312	61,999
Rest of World
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		64,709	25,437	128,945	55,672
LED Lighting, Display & Power Compound Semiconductor
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		59,721	49,427	170,546	97,985
Advanced Packaging, MEMS & RF Filters
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		22,775	12,092	55,756	52,400
Scientific & Industrial
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		33,145	20,997	86,917	82,726
Front-End Semiconductor
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Net sales		$ 16,231	$ 2,966	$ 28,105	$ 5,731
[1] EMEA consists of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

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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
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