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Related Party Transactions (Details) | 0 Months Ended | 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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Aug. 02, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) sqft | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) EquityMethodInvestee Installment | Aug. 31, 2011 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2013 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) Installment | Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2012 Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Aug. 31, 2011 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2013 Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 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, 2013 Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 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 |  |  |  | 811,000 | 4,959,000 | 904,000 | 5,526,200 |  |  |  |  | 818,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.70% | 6.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,000 | 333,000 | 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 | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First installment due in Dec 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 429,000 |  | 2,620,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second installment due in Dec 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 857,000 |  | 5,240,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final installment due in May 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 429,000 |  | 2,625,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of principal received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 818,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party notes receivable - short term |  | 0 | 2,036,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  | 7,860,000 |  |  | 0 |  | 792,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
Related party notes receivable - long term |  | 1,715,000 | 416,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 | 416,000 | 10,500,000 | 2,625,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from agency sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 | 70,000 |  |  |  |  | 128,000 |  | 144,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  | 7,286,000 | 7,202,000 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 257,000 | 1,625,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 8,140,000 | 5,894,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of leased property (in square feet) |  | 27,760 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,081 | 22,081 |  |
Lease term | 2 years | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 121,000 | 740,924

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