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Related Party Transactions (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) sqft | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) Installments | Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Aug. 31, 2011 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2012 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] USD ($) sqft | Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] CNY sqft | Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] CNY
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan under note agreement |  |  | $ 1,700,000 | 10,485,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of equity method investees to whom loan was granted |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan to related parties |  |  | 785,000 | 4,959,000 | 875,000 | 5,526,200 |  |  | 792,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.70% | 6.70% |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000 | 478,000 |  |  |  |
Retroactive interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 | 144,000 |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of Loan |  |  | 2 years 10 months | 2 years 10 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of installments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First installment due in Dec 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 415,000 | 2,620,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amended first installment due in June 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 415,000 | 2,620,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second installment due in Dec 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 829,000 | 5,240,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final installment due in May 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 416,000 | 2,625,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party notes receivable - short term | 2,036,000 | 412,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 | 7,860,000 |  |  | 792,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
Related party notes receivable - long term | 416,000 | 2,021,000 |  |  |  |  | 416,000 | 2,625,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from agency sales |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,000 |  |  |  | 144,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities | 7,202,000 | 7,597,000 |  |  |  |  | 257,000 | 1,625,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 5,894,000 | 3,286,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of leased property (in square feet) | 27,760 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,081 | 22,081 |  |
Lease term | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years |  |
Annual lease payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000 | 150,000 |  |
Increase in annual lease payment at each third year anniversary (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Payments to purchase materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 117,000 | 740,924

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