The roles of ITRI for Industrial
Development and Production
Technology into the Future of Taiwan
Jon S. Hsu, Ph.D.,EMBA
Executive Director
ITRI Southern Region Campus
11-11-2014
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Taiwan ─ “Ilha Formosa”
Taiwan
329,847 km2 Area: 36,193 km2
30,324,000 Population: 23,386,883
92 Density: 646 people/km2
$336.9 b GDP: $517.0 billion USD (2014)
per capita: $22,002 USD
$11,062
global ranking: 39th
65th
21th Trade Global Ranking: 18th
$132 b, 20th
Foreign Exchange Reserves:
$428 billion USD, global ranking: 6th (2014)
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Taiwan’s Strategic Location
Beijing 3’00
Seoul 2’20
Tokyo 2’50
Chengdo 3’00
Shanghai 1’30
Guangzhou 1’30
Hong Kong 1’40
Osaka 2’15
Taiwan
Bangkok 3’45
Manila 2’00
Ho Chi Minh City 3’20
Kuala Lumpur 4’35
Singapore 4’20
Jakarta 5’00
Sydney 8’50
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ICT Industry – A Pillar of Taiwan’s Economy
Shipment Market Share(%)
Note: Including Overseas Production
Source: ITRI/IEK (2012)
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Wireless Communication
Industry Supply Chain
IC
Chip / SoC
• Qualcomm
• Freescale
• TI
• Broadcom
• Mindspeed
• Cavium
• Faraday
Semiconductor
• TSMC
OSAT
• KYEC
• ASE
• SPIL
Component
OEM
Base Station
PCB
• New Era Electronics • Flextronics
• Jabil
• Boardtek
• Foxconn
Antenna
• M.gear
Microwave Device
• Universal
Microwave
Quartz Oscillator
• TXC
• Taitien
Capacitor
• Lelon
Small Cell
• Sercomm
• Gemtek
• Arcadyan
• Alpha Network
• Unizyx
• Wistron NeWeb
• Foxconn
Equipment
Vendor
Large Cell
• Ericsson
• NSN
• Alcatel Lucent
• Samsung
• Huawei
• ZTE
Service
Provider
AT&T
Verizon
British Telecom
Deutsche Telekom
China Mobile
China Unicom
Chunghwa Telecom
Taiwan Mobile
FarEasTone
Small Cell
• Airvana
• Cisco
• Ip.access
RRH
• Microelectronics
Tech
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Science Parks and Clusters
Optoelectronics, IC,
precision machinery,
communications,
biotechnology
Optoelectronics, IC,
precision machinery,
biotechnology
Hsinchu
Science Park
Central Taiwan
Science Park
Nankang
Software Park
Precision machinery,
biotechnology, health
Smart machines,
green house & plant
engineering
Chiayi Industry
Innovation Center
Central Taiwan
Innovation Center
Biomedical equipment,
IC, green energy, display
Scores
Southern Taiwan
Science Park
1
1
1
1
3
5.6
Southern Taiwan
Innovation Center
Global Ranking
1
1
5.7
Textile, advanced
manufacturing
ITRI Sites
Science Park
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2
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
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Technology Innovation System
Office of the President
(analogous to the cabinet)
Academia Sinica
Executive Yuan
Board of Science and
Technology
Ministry of Science and
Technology (MOST)
• Universities
• National Applied
Research Laboratories
• Science Parks
• National Synchrotron
Radiation Research
Center
Ministry of Economic
Affairs (MOEA)
• Department of Industrial
Technology
(DoIT)
– Research Institute
Funding
– Private Sector Funding
– University Funding
• Industrial Development
Bureaus, SME
Administrations, Bureau of
Energy, & others.
• State-owned Enterprises
Ministry of National
Defense
• National Defense
University
• National Chung-Shan
Institute of Science &
Technology(CSIST)
Council of Agriculture
Ministry of Health and
Welfare
Ministry of Education
Ministry of
Transportation and
Communications
Environmental
Protection
Administration
……
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DoIT’s Mission
 Mission
• Develop technology development strategy and fund Technology Development Programs
(TDPs).
• Create values and strengthen competitiveness of Taiwanese industries through innovative
R&D and international collaboration.
• Facilitate upgrading of domestic industry infrastructure through various policy measures.
 Position (TRL – Technology Readiness Level)
Exploratory
Basic
concept
Work
contents
Responsibility
Scientific
exploration
Applied
research
Advanced
industrial
technology
exploration
Academia and
research
institutes under
MOST
Development
Technology
development
α test
β test
Preproduction
Product / System (Service) development
 Develop key &
fundamental
industrial
technologies
 Prototype product or service development and
verification
 Establish R&D
facilities
 Establish testing and certification protocols
and facilities
 Pilot test of production technology
Production
Mass production
Development and
verification of
mass production
technology
DoIT
IDB
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DoIT R&D Expenditures
•
2013 total budget ~US$60 millions for Technology Development
Programs (TDPs).
•
78.5% is allocated to research organization TDP, share on smart
technology amounts to 28.2%, healthcare & well-being 21.5%, and so
on.
Industrial
TDP
18.3%
Academic
TDP
3.2%
Others
8.7%
Smart
Technology
28.2%
Service
Technology
18.2%
2013
Organization
TDP
78.5%
2013 DoIT’s R&D Budget
Healthcare &
Well-being
21.5%
Green Energy
9.9%
Advanced
Manufacturing
13.6%
Funding Allocation
by Technology Development Programs
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Global Partnership with MNCs
• MOEA provides incentives for MNCs to set up R&D centers in Taiwan.
• 185 centers have been established by domestic companies; 63 centers by
45 international companies.
• Examples: HP, SONY, DELL, Microsoft, DuPont, DOW, IBM, Festo and
ASML, etc.
*Statistics updated in May 2014.
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DoIT Sponsored Research Institutes
Institution
Research Focus
Industrial Technology Research Institute
(ITRI)
Electronics and Optoelectronics; Green Energy and Environment;
Information and Communications; Materials, Chemicals and
Nanotechnology; Mechanical and Systems; Medical Device and
Biomedical
Institute for Information Industry (III)
Network and Multimedia; IT Enabled Service; Digital Education;
Green ICT; ICT Security
Metal Industries Research &
Development Center (MIRDC)
Secondary Processing Technologies; Rapid Production; Micro &
Macro Manufacturing; Light Weight Technologies
Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI)
Polymer Materials; Biomaterials; Fiber and Yarn Formation; Design,
planning, evaluation and certification for textile fiber and relevant
products
Food Industry Research and
Development Institute (FIRDI)
Food processing; Peptide technology; Food packaging and logistics
technology
Development Center for Biotechnology
(DCB)
Lead drug validation/optimization; Toxicology evaluation;
Formulation; ADME/PK; Pharmacology; Process development, GMP
manufacturing
Automotive Research & Testing Center
Vehicle safety systems; Energy saving
Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center
Offshore Wind Power; Value Added Yacht; Ocean Engineering; High
Speed Transportation
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Industrial Technology Research Institute
A non-profit, non-governmental
R&D institution founded in 1973
 To create economic value through
innovated technology and R&D
 To enhance the competitiveness of
industries in the global market
 To spearhead the development of
emerging high-tech industry
 To move towards the realization of
a knowledge-based economy
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Current Statistics
Total Staffs: 5,617
Ph.D.：
Master：
1,344
3,031
Bachelor： 1,242
Alumni： 23,012
Total Patents
21,227
Industry Services
Services Provided：14,373
Technologies Transferred：681
Startups & Spinoffs
244
2014.08.01
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Organization
ITRI Southern Region Campus
Industrial Technology Investment Corporation
ITRI Central Region Campus
Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories
ITRI College
Technology Transfer Center
Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories
Commercialization and Industry Service Center
Material and Chemical Research Laboratories
ITRI International Center
Office of Strategy and R&D Planning
Office of Marketing Communications
ITRI
Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories
Information and Communications Research Laboratories
Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories
Administrative Service Center
Accounting Resource Center
IT Service and Development Center
Human Resources Office
Center for Measurement Standards
Display Technology Center
Service Systems Technology Center
Cloud Computing Center for Mobile Applications
Computational Intelligence Technology Center
Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center
2014.08.01
Knowledge-based Economy and Competitiveness Center
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Basic Core Laboratories
•Medical Electronics &
Imaging
•IoT & Wearable Electronics
•Wireless Communications
•Biomarker & In Vitro
Diagnostics
•Big data and cloud computing
Information and
Communications
Medical Device
and Biomedical
•Orthopedic Device &
Tissue Regeneration
•Flexible Display
•Intelligent Robot
•Lighting
•Electric Vehicle
•Semiconductor Technologies
•Additive Manufacturing
•Human Machine Interface
Electronics and
Optoelectronics
Mechanical
and Systems
•Digital Manufacturing
•Bio-based Chemicals
•Renewable Energy
•High-value Petro Chemical
•Energy Efficiency,
Management and Policy
•Materials for Next
Generation ICT
•Plant Factory
Materials, Chemicals
and Nanotechnology
•Clean Environment
Green Energy
and Environment •Energy ICT
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A Technology Powerhouse in Taiwan
Wistron,
Inventec,
Delta
From Lab to Industry
APAQ
Hiwin,
Mirle,
Neo
Giant,
Merida
UMC,
TSMC
Epistar,
Optotech,
Everlight Elec.
Cloud
Computing
Lithium
Battery
LED
CNC
Machinery
Bicycle
Foundry
PC-based
Controller
Composite
Materials
Packaging
Material
Anti-explosive
Polymer,
Solid State
Capacitor
OS and
Applications
Semiconductor
1973
1985
1995
2005
2013
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Technology Transfer and Spin-off
FY99
695
Technology Transfer
(# of Co.)
FY100
639
FY101
640
FY102
681
New Startups：89 Companies
台積電
聯電
華聯生技
旺能科技
盟立自動化
華擎機械
瑞智精密
晶元光電
台灣光罩
旺玖科技
玖鼎電力
世界先進
速位互動股份有限公司
達振能源
台灣駐極體
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International Recognition
• Wall Street Journal
晶片式交流電發光二極體照明技術 (2008) Technology Innovation Awards
• R&D100 Awards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
高安全性STOBA鋰電池 (2009)
REDDEX環保防火耐燃材料 (2010)
區域化2D/3D切換立體顯示器 (2010)
多用途軟性電子基板技術 (2010)
可重覆書寫電子紙 (2011)
新型偏光板保護膜 (2011)
木質素環氧樹酯技術 (2012)
熱電材料與模組技術 (2012)
電表便利貼技術 (2012)
輕亮LED球泡燈技術 (2012)
低溫大氣壓電漿鍍膜技術 (2012)
微結構側向式太陽能集光器技術 (2012)
頭戴式顯示器之凌空觸控技術 (2013)
近無碳損纖維素丁醇生產技術 (2013)
磁力優化馬達 (2013)
鈣迴路捕獲二氧化碳技術 (2014)
線上即時熱能分析儀 (2014)
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超薄軟性音響喇叭 (2009)
多用途軟性電子基板技術 (2010)
微形變壓阻感測技術MDPS (2010)
噴塗式隔熱技術(Spray IT) (2011)
可重複書寫電子紙 (2011)
微結構側向式太陽能集光器技術 (2012)
低溫大氣壓電漿鍍膜技術 (2012)
• SID Display Material &
Component Silver Award
― 高無機含量透明混成基板 (2011)
• European Solar Energy Industry
Award (SIA)
― 綠能天線技術 (2011)
• US Aeronautic Magazine
Innovation Challenge Award
― REDDEX環保防火耐燃材料 (2012)
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Technology as an Investing Target
Potential
Less Profitable
Business
Fast Ramping Up Period
Critical Window
of Investment
C
60 FOUs / 100 Companies
New Company Start
B
150 R/D Projects
30 Applications / 60 Fields Of Use (FOUs)
V2 – Innobation
A
(Biz Development)
30 IP Groups / 45 Applications
Time
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Crossing the Death Valley
Combine with
Market Needs
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•
•
•
Bridge over the technology
and commercialization
Original Tech
Essential IP
Tech Team
Dream + Courage
Valley of Death
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•
•
•
•
Integrated Technology
IP Protection and Portfolio
Joint with 1st-tier Enterprises
Products and Manufacturing
Efficient Project Management
•
•
•
•
•
•
High Quality Product
Management Team
Professional Marketing
Pressure of Competition
Capital Management
Globalization
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Open Innovation – Value Creation
Research
Development
Product Family
Lab A
Lab B
IP Pool
C1
A1
B1
A2 B2
1-3
Product
1-2
I
Product
I
1-1
Product I
Commercialization
•Proposition
•Pricing
•Prototyping
•Promotion
•NV/JV
Application IP Pool
F1
E1
F2
Industry
Partner 1
Industry
Partner 2
D1
Lab C
Industry
Partner 3
C2
2-3
Product
2-2 II
Product
2-1 II
Product II
IP Acquisition For
Technology Research
Sell Non-Core IP
by Auction…
IP Acquisition For
Product Development
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Major Gears of ITRI’s Operation
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Major Process for De(sign+te)chnology
Find
Application
Technology
DD
Create
Scenarios
2D/3D
Design
Market
Survey
Consultant
Service
Do
Mockup
Participate Show/
Competition
Tech Transfer
Scouting
Find
Technology
Transfer
Outsider’s
Technologies
Define
Object
2D/3D
Design
Scenarios
Brain
Storming
Do
Mockup
Technology
and Market
Analysis
Participate Show/
Competition
Technology
Abilities DD
Tech Transfer
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Real Cases 1-4
Rolla Air Scale
Bubble Air Scale
Paper Scale
Directional Speaker
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Real Cases 2-4
winner 2008
Fire Safety Lamp
Fire Safety Water Spreader
winner 2008
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Real Cases 3-4
Scenarios Simulation － DeGerm Ceramic
Dobber
x lifestyle
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Where are the roads?
Where is my help?
Devastated flood zone!
Lots of dirty water!
Where can we get some clean water?
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Portable Water Purification
Solar Power
Purified Water:
• Turbidity: < 2 NTU
• Throughput: > 3.5 l/min.
Water Purifier
Charging:
• Battery: 24V / 30 Ah
• Solar Power: max 300W
• Charging Time: ~3.5 hr.
Support:
• Water Pump Motor: 24V / 1.86A
• Time of Operation: max 16 hr.
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Real Cases 4-4
Exoskeleton for Paraplegic
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A Driving Force in Southern Taiwan
Liuo-Jia Site
(47 Hectare, space 11,000 m2)
An-Nan Site
Tainan City
(3 Hectare, space 13,650 m2)
Southern Taiwan Innovation & Research Park
(MoEA STIRP)
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Organizational Chart of
ITRI Southern Region Campus
ITRI-South
Green Energy & Eco System
Technology Center
Additive Manufacturing &
Laser Application Center
Liuo-Jia
Site
Planning & Marketing Division
Cloud Service & Application Center
An-Nan
Site
Microsystems Technology Center
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ITRI South Employee Distribution
 Total
staffs: 391
 Average professional experience: 11 years
(2014.8.1)
Education
Master’s
64.3％
Associate Bachelor’s &
others
Bachelor’s
2.1％
Ph.D’s
3.5％
30.1％
Professional experience
Above 20 years
12.7%
10-20 years
33.9%
0~3 years
7.1%
3-5 years
8.6%
5-10 years
37.8%
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Industrial Servicing Strategy
ITRI
Southern
Region
Campus
Six Key
Promotion
Strategies
Material
Value-add
Cloud Service
& Applications
Energy Saving
Services
Smart
Manufacturing
MST Center
CS&A Center
AMLA Center
Laser
Optical
Valley
Assist & enhance
local industries’
competitiveness
Industry Advisory
& Service
Team
GEET Center
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Overall Promotion Strategy
R&D Promotion
Social Caring
Industry
Innovation &
incubation
Liuo-Jia
STIR
ITRI South
Government
Industrial Networking
Technology
Promotion
University
Research Collaboration
w/ University and Institute
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Case Study I:
Advance Manufacturing
Mechanical
System
Laboratory
ITRI-South
MST Center
Advance
Manufacturing
Center for
Measurement
Standards
Computational
Intelligence
Technology
Center
ITRI-South
CS&A Center
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Open Innovation
Manufacturing
Cloud
Computing
Co-MFG
Adv.
MFG
Institutes
Policy
Resource
IoT
Big
Data
Corporation
Government
Product
Demand
Adv. MFG Tech
Customization





big data
cloud biz opp.
equip. R&D
laser source
software tools
material R&D
novel applications
Behavior fcst.
active marketing
web shopping
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Case Study II:
Laser Valley
 Cyber-physically link all laser users geologically as well as
academic institutes and industries.
 Form a cluster and spread out to whole Taiwan and out reach
internationally. Provide essential IPs, key components, and
necessary trained talents.
Laser Valley
Value-add
Core Technology
六甲院區
Industrial
Clusters
Equipment/Module
/Component
Suppliers
Laser
Application
Industries
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Strategy
(A)
TDP to secure
essential IPs.
(C)
Assist industry
with better
application and
service
development for
value-add.
(A to A+)
Technology
Depth
Leading
Innovation
Laser
Valley
A to
A+
Venture
New Biz
(B)
Provide technology
to assist new
product
development
(0 to 1)
(D)
To develop new
business model
and venture to
enhance supply
chain’s strength.
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AM Industrial Alliance
To form a cluster and establish both a value & supply chain.
(Total 36 Companies)
Materials & Equipment Component & Peripheral
Services & Applications
Mold/Parts
Med. Equip.
Artifacts
TOPLIFE
雲端生物科技
民德生醫科技
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Case Study III:
Mega Trend: Internet of Things (IoT)
Gartner’s Prediction - 15 Billions or 1 Trillion things connected
by 2020
IDC’s Prediction - 28 Billions IoT Units by 2020
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IoT Development Strategy
(1) Technology & Industry Development (2) Field Applications & Promotion
Core Technology Research/Development and
IPR Applications
Disaster
Prevention/Relief
Smart
Transportation
Smart Grid
Distribution and
Logistics
Incubation of Large-scale IoT System
Integration Companies
Verification of Killer IoT Applications in
Major Trial Fields
Building Taiwan as a Global and
Asia-leading IOT Innovation Center
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International IoT and Smart City Application
• Develop leading technologies of multiple networks and service platform, to help
industry develop high-value products and solutions
• Help industry develop demonstrative fields of smart town and smart park, by means
of advanced ICT and cross-field capabilities
• Build industrial chain of smart life, and help industry build successful cases and fight
for international orders
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Our Goals

Support and enhance local industry in
improving their global competitiveness.

Create business opportunities through
collaboration with local industries.

Expand frontier technology R&D
through join research with local
institutes, domestic industries and
international partners.
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Thanks for Your Attention
謝謝
Selamat
Dank U Wel
Muchas Gracias
Merci
‫شكرا‬
ありがとうございます
Thanks
Terimakasih
Gracias
Muito Obrigado
Danke Schö n
धन्यवाद
Kamsahanita
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