| 17. | Cash and cash equivalents |
| December 31, 2016 |
December 31, 2017 |
December 31, 2017 |
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| NT$000 | NT$000 | US$000 | ||||||||||
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Short-term deposits |
3,854,354 | 3,883,614 | 131,026 | |||||||||
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Cash |
525 | 470 | 16 | |||||||||
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Cash at banks |
4,106,384 | 4,151,630 | 140,068 | |||||||||
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| 7,961,263 | 8,035,714 | 271,110 | ||||||||||
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Less: Cash and cash equivalents classified as non-current assets held for sale |
(389,897 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
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| 7,571,366 | 8,035,714 | 271,110 | ||||||||||
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The cash and cash equivalents of ChipMOS Shanghai as of December 31, 2016, amounted to NT$389,897 thousand was classified and shown as “Non-current assets held for sale”. Information is provided in Note 18.
Cash at banks earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. Short-term deposits are made for varying periods of between 31 days and 3 months, depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.
As of December 31, 2016 and 2017, no cash and cash equivalents were pledged.