Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, net		$ 8,535	$ 13,605	$ 24,589	$ 23,571
Cost of revenue	[1]	4,209	8,121	12,149	13,720
Gross profit		4,326	5,484	12,440	9,851
Operating expenses:
Research and development	[2]	7,943	6,507	16,016	15,173
Selling, general and administrative	[3]	5,722	5,468	11,256	11,540
Restructuring		1,403	0	1,403	0
Total operating expenses		15,068	11,975	28,675	26,713
Loss from operations		(10,742)	(6,491)	(16,235)	(16,862)
Interest income and other, net		327	473	761	1,144
Total other income, net		327	473	761	1,144
Loss before income taxes		(10,415)	(6,018)	(15,474)	(15,718)
Provision for income taxes		32	126	137	160
Net loss		(10,447)	(6,144)	(15,611)	(15,878)
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest and non-controlling interest		298	107	396	445
Net loss attributable to Pixelworks, Inc.		$ (10,149)	$ (6,037)	$ (15,215)	$ (15,433)
Net loss attributable to Pixelworks Inc. per share - basic (dollars per share)		$ (0.17)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.28)
Net loss attributable to Pixelworks Inc. per share - diluted (dollars per share)		$ (0.17)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.28)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		58,151	55,917	57,812	55,666
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		58,151	55,917	57,812	55,666

[1] (1) Includes:Restructuring16 — 16 — Stock-based compensation10 22 28 46 

[2] (2) Includes stock-based compensation316 527 646 1,018 

[3] (3) Includes stock-based compensation599 710 1,326 1,361