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CONTINGENCIES (Details)										1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 KRW (₩)	Sep. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2020 KRW (₩)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2019 KRW (₩)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 KRW (₩)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 KRW (₩)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 KRW (₩)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 KRW (₩)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Impairment of long-term deposits														$ 0		$ 2,166,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties accrued													$ 100,000			100,000
LGE
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Impairment of long-term deposits													800,000
Long-term deposits				$ 5,000,000	₩ 5,916,845,454
Marquardt
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value			$ 138,000
Samsung
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Impairment of long-term deposits										$ 1,300,000		$ 1,400,000
Reimbursed penalties										$ 5,000,000	₩ 6,088,855,388
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties accrued													$ 100,000			$ 100,000
Samsung \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reimbursed penalties														$ 500,000	₩ 608,885,000
Samsung \| Withholding taxes on royalty payments
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Withholding taxes and penalties cancelled	$ 5,200,000	₩ 6,186,218,586						$ 6,900,000	₩ 7,841,324,165
Withholding taxes and penalties, upheld	$ 1,400,000																	₩ 1,655,105,584
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss						$ 6,900,000	₩ 7,841,324,165
Litigation settlement																	$ 871,454