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Related Party Transactions (Details)				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)		Aug. 31, 2011 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) EquityMethodInvestee	Aug. 31, 2011 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) Installment	Sep. 30, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) Installment	Sep. 30, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2011 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2012 Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 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				801,000	4,959,000			893,000	5,526,200
Maturity date				May 31, 2014	May 31, 2014									Dec. 31, 2013
Term of Loan				2 years 10 months	2 years 10 months
Number of installments						3				3
First installment due in Dec 2012						423,000				423,000		2,620,000
Second installment due in Dec 2013						847,000				847,000		5,240,000
Final installment due in May 2014						424,000				424,000		2,625,200
Amended first installment due in June 2013						423,000				423,000		2,620,000
Related party notes receivable - short term	2,517,000	2,036,000	[1]			1,700,000				1,700,000		10,500,000			813,000		813,000		5,000,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)														6.70%
Income from agency sales						0	10,000			20,000	15,000				29,000	18,000	123,000	113,000
Accrued liabilities	9,208,000	7,202,000				521,000,000				521,000,000			257,000,000
Accounts payable	8,596,000	5,894,000	[1]			827,000				827,000			1,100,000
Payments to purchase materials																				$ 120,000	740,924
[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

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