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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2022	May 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount payable to related party											$ 9,617,000			$ 10,084,000
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests												$ 1,151,000
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests										$ 1,500,000			$ 48,100,000
Loan from related party | Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests				$ 100,000
Loan from related party | Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. | Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase in noncontrolling interest				1,400,000
ChaoYang XinMei
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests					$ 4,500,000
Donghai County Dongfang High Purity Electronic Materials Co., Ltd | Raw materials purchases from related party | Accounts payable | Chao Yang Tongmei Xtal Technology Co., Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount payable to related party											0			$ 103,000
ChaoYang Xinshuo | Loan from related party | Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction								$ 1,000,000.0	$ 900,000
Short-term loan from noncontrolling interest							$ 1,900,000					$ 1,900,000
Amount paid to subsidiary				600,000	700,000
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests					1,900,000
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology | Related party loan | Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction							$ 1,400,000
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology | Loan from related party | Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction						$ 1,400,000
Short-term loan from noncontrolling interest						0
Amount paid to subsidiary				800,000	1,100,000
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests						200,000
Increase in noncontrolling interest				$ 1,400,000		$ 2,200,000
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests					2,600,000
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership (as a percent)			58.50%	58.50%		58.50%									58.50%	58.50%
Increase in noncontrolling interest			$ 610,000
Further investment			600,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interest increased			57,000
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. | Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Further investment			$ 800,000
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. | ChaoYang KaiMei Quartz Co., Ltd
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction		$ 1,500,000
Proceeds from related party	$ 1,500,000
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ChaoYang KaiMei Quartz Co., Ltd
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of transaction											$ 0
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. | Loan from related party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests					$ 4,500,000

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