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Related Party Transactions (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² installment | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² installment | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 USD ($) item
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party notes receivable - long term |  |  | $ 1,741,000 |  | $ 1,741,000 |  | $ 1,781,000 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 7,848,000 |  | 7,848,000 |  | 6,460,000 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | $ 18,036,000 |  | $ 18,036,000 |  | 18,468,000 |
Area of leased property (in square feet) | ft² |  |  | 19,467 |  | 19,467 |  |  |
Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co., Ltd [Member] | Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from agency sales |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,000 |  |
Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co., Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan under note agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000
Number of equity method investees to whom loan was granted | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Term of loan |  |  |  |  | 2 years 10 months |  |  |
Number of installments | installment |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |  |
Related party notes receivable - long term |  |  | $ 1,600,000 |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | 2,600,000 |  | 2,600,000 |  | 2,400,000 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | $ 417,000 |  | $ 417,000 |  | 473,000 |
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of leased property (in square feet) | ft² |  |  | 22,081 |  | 22,081 |  |  |
Lease term |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Annual lease payment |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000 |  |  |
Increase in annual lease payment at each third year anniversary (in hundredths) |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Payments to purchase materials |  |  |  |  | $ 112,000 |  |  |
Additional loan paid to related party |  | $ 45,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on loan (in hundredths) |  |  | 6.15% |  | 6.15% |  |  |
Principal and interest on loan |  |  | $ 51,000 |  | $ 51,000 |  |  |
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] | Emeishan Jia Mei High Purity Metals Co., Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | 292,000 |  | 292,000 |  | 70,000 |
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member] | Xilingol Tongli Germanium Co. Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | 400,000 |  | 400,000 |  | 0 |
Beijing Kaide Quartz Co. Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | $ 398,000 |  | $ 398,000 |  | $ 379,000 |
Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on loan (in hundredths) | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personal loan | $ 181,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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