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ACCRUED EXPENSES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

NOTE 9. ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

		December 31
(in US$ thousands)		2018				2019
Accrued professional fees		$	429			$	401
Accrued compensation			170				200
Accrued royalties			275				152
Accrued advertising expenses			134				76
Accrued director compensation and liability insurance			70				70
Other			355				381
		$	1,433			$	1,280

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