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Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
9.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
(In Thousands)
 
    December 31
    2018   2017
Cost        
Land   $
2,510
     $
2,510
  
Buildings    
6,066
      
6,066
  
Equipment    
19,186
      
19,999
  
Furniture and fixtures    
751
      
800
  
Leasehold improvements    
2,182
      
2,247
  
Transportation equipment    
664
      
622
  
Property leased to others    
4,141
      
4,274
  
     
35,500
      
36,518
  
Accumulated depreciation                
Buildings    
1,947
      
1,807
  
Equipment    
18,014
      
19,261
  
Furniture and fixtures    
735
      
769
  
Leasehold improvements    
2,064
      
1,898
  
Transportation equipment    
537
      
544
  
Property leased to others    
415
      
323
  
     
23,712
      
24,602
  
                 
Property and equipment pending for inspection    
1,926
     
1,839
  
                 
Total   $
13,714
     $
13,755
  
 
Depreciation expense recognized during the years ended
December 31, 2018,
2017,
and
2016,
was approximately
$993,000,
$1,016,000,
and
$1,103,000,
respectively.
 
In
August 2009,
the Company sold its land, located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, with a carrying value of approximately
$8,918,000
to a real estate developer in exchange for a portion of the real estate after it is developed, which includes a portion of an office building and a portion of a parking lot. The Company consummated this transaction to acquire office building space and parking lot space for the purpose of future operations and business growth. Considering the Company’s current operating scale and capital requirements, the Company leased out
three
units to a
third
party in
December 2014.
The Company has also sold
5
building units to
third
parties during the years ended
December 31, 2015
and
2014.
There were
no
transactions made in relation to building for the year ended
December 31, 2018
and
2017.
 
In the
third
quarter of
2016,
the Company disposed
one
of the
three
units of the Company’s office building in China, and a net gain of
$1,725,000
was recorded for the year ended
December 31, 2016.
There were
no
transactions made in relation to buildings in China for the years ended
December 31, 2018
and
2017.