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Pension Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 HKD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ 247,000 |  |  | $ 294,000 |
Prepaid pension | 142,000 |  |  | 83,000 |
Fair value of plan assets | 463,000 |  |  | 473,000 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,000) |  |  | (80,000) | $ (4,000)
Net periodic benefit cost | 1,000 |  |  | 3,000 | 1,000
Defined benefit plan, expected contribution in 2022 | 0 |  |  |  |
Expected future benefit payments from 2023 to 2027 | 5,000 |  |  |  |
Expected future benefit payments from 2028 to 2032 | $ 66,000 |  |  |  |
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Pension Plan | Operating Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total amount of defined contribution pension expenses | $ 167,000 |  |  | $ 193,000 | $ 187,000
Pension Plan | Taiwan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary | 45 months | 45 months | 45 months |  |
Maximum | Taiwan | Monthly Payment |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum monthly contribution for each employee | $ 293 | $ 9,000 |  |  |
Maximum | Hong Kong | Monthly Payment |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum monthly contribution for each employee | $ 192 |  | $ 1,500 |  |
Minimum | Pension Plan | Taiwan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |
For each of first 15 years of service |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary | 2 months | 2 months | 2 months |  |
For each year of service thereafter |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month |  |

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