Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net		$ 16,054	$ 9,966
Cost of revenue	[1]	7,940	5,599
Gross profit		8,114	4,367
Operating expenses:
Research and development	[2]	8,073	8,666
Selling, general and administrative	[3]	5,534	6,072
Total operating expenses		13,607	14,738
Loss from operations		(5,493)	(10,371)
Interest income and other, net		434	671
Total other income, net		434	671
Loss before income taxes		(5,059)	(9,700)
Provision for income taxes		105	34
Net loss		(5,164)	(9,734)
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest and non-controlling interest		98	338
Net loss attributable to Pixelworks, Inc.		$ (5,066)	$ (9,396)
Net loss attributable to Pixelworks Inc. per share - basic (dollars per share)		$ (0.09)	$ (0.17)
Net loss attributable to Pixelworks Inc. per share - diluted (dollars per share)		$ (0.09)	$ (0.17)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		57,472	55,720
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		57,472	55,720

[1] (1) Includes stock-based compensation18 24 

[2] (2) Includes stock-based compensation330 491 

[3] (3) Includes stock-based compensation727 651