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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2025
Aug. 31, 2024
Aug. 31, 2019
Aug. 31, 2018
Aug. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]          
U.S. federal income tax rate (as a percent) 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%   34.00%
Statutory income tax rate in Taiwan (as a percent) 20.00% 20.00% 20.00% 17.00%  
Additional Taiwan corporate income tax, or surtax rate (as a percent) 5.00%   5.00% 10.00%  
U.S. operations $ (610,000) $ (578,000)      
Foreign operations (520,000) (1,453,000)      
Loss before income taxes $ (1,130,000) $ (2,031,000)      
Reconciliation of income tax expense          
U.S. federal income tax rate (as a percent) 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%   34.00%
Computed “expected” income tax benefit $ (237,000) $ (427,000)      
Foreign tax rate differential 5,000 13,000      
Valuation allowance 2,567,000 (2,191,000)      
Other (2,335,000) 2,605,000      
Deferred tax assets:          
Inventories, primarily due to inventory obsolescence and lower of cost or market provisions 1,627,000 1,691,000      
Allowance for doubtful accounts   33,000      
Accruals and other (82,000) 4,000      
Property, plant and equipment 112,000 435,000      
Stock-based compensation 390,000 387,000      
Net operating loss carryforwards 8,748,000 11,064,000      
Total gross deferred tax assets 10,795,000 13,614,000      
Less: Valuation allowance (10,795,000) (13,614,000)      
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 4,319,000        
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration year 2024        
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period 20 years        
Unrecognized tax benefits $ 0 $ 0      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%   34.00%
One-time transition tax payable period on certain unrepatriated earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries 8 years