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Significant Customer and Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 453,892 | $ 501,634 |
Net revenue | $ 70,018 | $ 80,020 | $ 82,507 | $ 84,635 | $ 87,627 | $ 85,010 | $ 101,533 | $ 110,827 | 317,180 | 384,997 | $ 420,318
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 372,103
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 385,302 | 426,321 |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,829
Rest of World [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,034 | 3,368 |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,386
SINGAPORE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 63,556 | $ 71,945 |
Long lived assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Long lived assets [Member] | UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% | 85.00% |
Long lived assets [Member] | Rest of World [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |
Long lived assets [Member] | SINGAPORE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00% | 14.00% |
Revenue Benchmark [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 317,180 | $ 384,997 |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 265,122 | $ 312,877 |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84.00% | 81.00% | 89.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,984 | $ 18,060 |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00% | 5.00% | 2.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Rest of World [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,074 | $ 54,060 |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% | 14.00% | 9.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | China [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% | 63.00% | 71.00%
Customer A [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00% |  | 25.00%
Customer B (Direct) [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.00% |
Customer A [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Vendor B [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 13.00% | 11.00%
Vendor C [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00% | 19.00% | 16.00%
Vendor D [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.00% | 15.00% | 15.00%
Vendor A [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.00% | 16.00% | 21.00%
Vendor E [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00%

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