Business	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
Business
Business	1. Business SemiLEDs Corporation ("SemiLEDs" or the "parent company") was incorporated in Delaware on January 4, 2005 and is a holding company for various wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. SemiLEDs and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") develop, manufacture and sell high performance light emitting diodes ("LEDs"). The Company's core products are LED chips and LED components, but lighting products have also become an increasingly important part of the Company's business. A portion of the Company's business consists of the sale of contract manufactured LED products. The Company's customers are concentrated in a few select markets, including Taiwan, the United States, Russia and China. As of August 31, 2013, SemiLEDs had seven wholly owned subsidiaries and a 66% equity interest in Ning Xiang Technology Co., Ltd. ("Ning Xiang"). The most significant of these consolidated subsidiaries is SemiLEDs Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. located in Hsinchu, Taiwan where a substantial portion of research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sales activities currently take place and where a substantial portion of the assets are held and located. In August 2011, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired 51% of the outstanding shares of Ning Xiang, which is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of lighting fixtures and systems. In April 2013, SemiLEDs acquired an additional 15% of the outstanding shares of Ning Xiang, increasing its ownership interest from 51% to 66%. SemiLEDs' common shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "LEDS" since December 8, 2010.

1. Business

SemiLEDs Corporation ("SemiLEDs" or the "parent company") was incorporated in Delaware on January 4, 2005 and is a holding company for various wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. SemiLEDs and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") develop, manufacture and sell high performance light emitting diodes ("LEDs"). The Company's core products are LED chips and LED components, but lighting products have also become an increasingly important part of the Company's business. A portion of the Company's business consists of the sale of contract manufactured LED products. The Company's customers are concentrated in a few select markets, including Taiwan, the United States, Russia and China.

As of August 31, 2013, SemiLEDs had seven wholly owned subsidiaries and a 66% equity interest in Ning Xiang Technology Co., Ltd. ("Ning Xiang"). The most significant of these consolidated subsidiaries is SemiLEDs Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. located in Hsinchu, Taiwan where a substantial portion of research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sales activities currently take place and where a substantial portion of the assets are held and located. In August 2011, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired 51% of the outstanding shares of Ning Xiang, which is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of lighting fixtures and systems. In April 2013, SemiLEDs acquired an additional 15% of the outstanding shares of Ning Xiang, increasing its ownership interest from 51% to 66%.

SemiLEDs' common shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "LEDS" since December 8, 2010.