v3.4.0.3

SHORT-TERM BANK LOANS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2012
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated July 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  | $ 15,000 |  | $ 10,000 |
Interest rate spread over LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  | 0.80% |
Effective interest rate | 1.63% |  |  |  | 1.63% |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated July 2014 [Member] | First Tranche [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated July 2014 [Member] | Second Tranche [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  | $ 5,000 |  |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated January 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate spread over LIBOR |  |  |  |  | 0.80% |  |
Stated interest rate | 1.63% |  |  |  | 1.63% |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated January 2015 [Member] | Second Tranche [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000 |  |
.0151 |  |  |  |  | Jan. 28, 2016 |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated January 2015 [Member] | First Tranche [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000 |  |
.0151 |  |  |  |  | Jan. 27, 2016 |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated January 2015 [Member] | Third Tranche [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000 |  |
.0151 |  |  |  |  | Jan. 30, 2016 |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated May 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000 |  |
Interest rate spread over LIBOR |  |  |  |  | 1.30% |  |
Stated interest rate | 1.5178% |  |  |  | 1.5178% |  |
.0151 |  |  |  |  | Mar. 15, 2016 |  |
Loan from bank A in Taiwan dated December 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate spread over LIBOR | 1.30% |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 1.9031% |  |  |  | 1.9031% |  |
.0151 | Mar. 29, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan from bank C in Taiwan dated July 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  | $ 18,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |
.0151 |  | Mar. 22, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Loan from bank C in Taiwan dated December 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 1.50% |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |
.0151 | Jun. 28, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan from bank C in Hong Kong dated December 2012 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,500
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.84%
Loan from bank C in Hong Kong dated December 2012 [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.34%
Loan from bank C in Hong Kong dated December 2012 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.82%
Loan from bank C in Hong Kong dated December 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  | $ 11,500 |  |  |  |
.0151 |  |  | Feb. 29, 2016 |  |  |  |
Loan from bank C in Hong Kong dated December 2014 [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 1.31% |  |  | 1.31% |
Loan from bank C in Hong Kong dated December 2014 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 1.82% |  |  | 1.82% |
Loan from bank D in Hong Kong dated August 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate spread over LIBOR |  | 1.90% |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.392% |  |  |  | 2.392% |  |
.0151 |  | Mar. 09, 2016 |  |  |  |  |

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