Subsequent Event (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

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Subsequent Event

Subsequent to June 30, 2017 and through the Company’s financial statement issuance date of August 3, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement  with Camtek on July 28, 2017 resolving each of the three Litigations discussed further in Note 8, “Commitments and Contingencies”, of these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  Pursuant to the Agreement, in exchange for a $13,000 cash payment from Camtek to be paid to the Company, the parties each agreed to dismiss with prejudice and release the other party from all claims, damages and expenses incurred or raised in the Litigations.