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ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Subsidiaries |
Name of Company |  | Place and date of incorporation/establishment |  | Attributable equity interest held |  | Principal activities
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Actions Semiconductor Mauritius") |  | Republic of Mauritius ("Mauritius") November 16, 2001 |  |  | 100 | % | Investment holding
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Actions Semiconductor Zhuhai") |  | PRC December 28, 2001 |  |  | 100 | % | Design and manufacture of system-on-a-chip products
Shanghai Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Actions Semiconductor Shanghai ") |  | PRC March 27, 2008 |  |  | 100 | % | Design and manufacture of system-on-a-chip products
Actions Technology (HK) Company Limited ("Actions Hong Kong") |  | Hong Kong January 13, 1999 |  |  | 100 | % | Trading of system-on-a-chip products
Actions Microelectronics Co., Ltd. |  | Hong Kong August 17, 2007 |  |  | 100 | % | Trading of system-on-a-chip products and investment holding
Artek Microelectronics (HK) Co., Limited |  | Hong Kong January 16, 2006 |  |  | 100 | % | Trading of system-on-a-chip products and investment holding
Artek Microelectronics Co., Ltd. ("Artek Microelectronics Shenzhen") |  | PRC March 14, 2006 |  |  | 100 | % | Design and manufacture of system-on-a-chip products
Actions Capital Investment Inc. |  | British Virgin Islands February 10, 2006 |  |  | 100 | % | Investment holding
Actions Capital Investment (Malaysia) Inc. Co., Ltd. ("Actions Malaysia ") |  | Republic of Malaysia January 13, 2009 |  |  | 100 | % | Inactive
Mavrix Technology, Inc. ("Mavrix") |  | Cayman Islands June 20, 2006 |  |  | 93.4 | % | Investment holding
Mavrix Technology (H.K.) Co., Limited ("Mavrix HK") |  | Hong Kong August 17, 2007 |  |  | 93.4 | % | Manufacturing and trading of system-on-a-chip products
Shanghai Mavrix Electronics, Ltd. ("Mavrix Shanghai") |  | PRC October 23, 2006 |  |  | 93.4 | % | Design and manufacture of system-on-a-chip products

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