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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Concentration Risk (Details) - customer	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of customers representing significant share	0	1	0
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths)	10.00%		10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of customers representing significant share	1	1
Major Customer One [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths)	13.00%	22.00%
IQE Group Customer [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths)		12.00%
Top Five Major Customers [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of customers representing significant share	5	5	5
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths)	35.00%	40.00%	34.00%

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