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INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area |
| Year ended December 31, |
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
USA | 45 | % | 77 | % | 81 | %
Japan | 40 |  | 2 |  | 1 |
Asia * | 11 |  | 14 |  | 13 |
Europe * | 4 |  | 7 |  | 5 |
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | %
Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area |
|  | As of December 31
|  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013
Israel |  | $ | 145,816 |  | $ | 180,976
United States |  |  | 66,953 |  |  | 75,040
Japan |  |  | 206,342 |  |  | 94,023
Total |  | $ | 419,111 |  | $ | 350,039
Schedule of Accounts Receivable of Major Customers |
| As of December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Customer 1 | 35% |  | --%
Customer 2 | 16% |  | 9%
Customer 3 | --% |  | 20%
Schedule of Revenues of Major Customers |
| Year ended December 31, |
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Customer A | 38 | % | -- | % | -- | %
Customer B | 7 |  | 27 |  | 43 |
Other customers (*) | 16 |  | 16 |  | 10 |

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