INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

The components of deferred income taxes at December 31 are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31
	2015		2014
Accruals and reserves	$	1	$	1
Valuation allowance		(1)		(1)
Total current		-		-
NOL, AMT and general business credit carryforwards		57,096		56,868
Difference in basis of fixed assets		1		3
Accruals and reserves		75		28
Difference in basis of intangibles		135		110
Difference in currency exchange rate		51		46
Valuation allowance		(57,358)		(57,055)
Total non current		-		-
Total deferred income taxes	$	-	$	-

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Current	$	(192)	$	(400)
Deferred		-		-
Income tax provision (benefit)	$	(192)	$	(400)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the difference between the provision (benefit) for income taxes and income taxes at the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Years Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Income tax provision (benefit) at statutory rate	$	(942)	$	(1,417)
State income taxes		(94)		(165)
Research credits		(205)		(435)
Expiration of state NOL		497		649
Other		304		252
Change in valuation allowance		248		716
Net provision (benefit)	$	(192)	$	(400)