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Equity - Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included In Statements of Operations (Details) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Total stock compensation expense | $ 582 |  | $ 830
Cost of Sales [Member] | DSIT Solutions, Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Total stock compensation expense | 16 | [1] | $ 2
Research and Development Expense [Member] | DSIT Solutions, Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Total stock compensation expense | 4 |  |
Selling General and Administrative Expense [Member] | DSIT Solutions, Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Total stock compensation expense | $ 59 |  |
[1] | Includes $16, $4 and $59 in in Cost of sales, Research and development expense and Selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015 with respect to DSIT. Includes $2 in Cost of sales in the year ended December 31, 2014 with respect to DSIT.

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