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Segment Information and Foreign Operations - Segment and Geographical Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment									1
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 18,057	$ 18,371	$ 21,010	$ 20,064	$ 19,567	$ 23,138	$ 21,449	$ 19,345	$ 77,502	$ 83,499	$ 85,335
Long-lived assets by geographic region [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	31,422				33,862				31,422	33,862
China
Long-lived assets by geographic region [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	30,880				33,726				30,880	33,726
North America
Long-lived assets by geographic region [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	$ 542				$ 136				542	136
Reportable Geographical Components | Europe
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue									19,518	21,535	21,387
Reportable Geographical Components | China
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue									13,728	17,451	24,946
Reportable Geographical Components | Taiwan
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue									13,799	11,464	10,131
Reportable Geographical Components | Japan
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue									9,138	11,550	9,041
Reportable Geographical Components | Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan And Taiwan)
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue									11,482	11,207	9,165
Reportable Geographical Components | North America
Net revenues reported for products shipped to customers in corresponding geographic region [Abstract]
Revenue									$ 9,837	$ 10,292	$ 10,665

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