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TAIPEI, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Collaborating with manufacturers to incubate start-ups and business

opportunities

The Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) under the Ministry of Economic

Affairs today (Oct 13) kicked off the Discovering Technology Treasures exhibit

at the Innovation Pilot pavilion at the 2022 Taiwan Innotech Expo. The exhibit,

at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1,  features 80 innovative technologies

that will drive the transformation and upgrading of Taiwan industry. These

technologies, focusing on electric vehicles, net-zero sustainability, and

biotechnology & medical care, have been selected from hundreds of achievements

of technology development programs carried out by 14 non-profit R&D

organizations, including ITRI, Institute for Information Industry, and National

Health Research Institutes (NHRI). These organizations will work with domestic

and foreign companies, incubating start-up teams and linking up with

international markets, thereby successfully realizing a number of cooperation

projects and forging new business opportunities for industry.

DoIT Director General Chiou Chyou-Huey commented that the 80 technologies

featured at the Discovering Technology Treasures exhibit have two major

characteristics. First, each year over NT$10 billion is earmarked for

innovative R&D in technology development programs. This investment takes

advantage of existing technologies to create the basis for innovative

technology, which will become an important driving force in industrial

development. These 80 technologies reflect trends in smart manufacturing, smart

medical care, and smart living, along with new innovation areas, which will be

advantageous to enterprises in creating value. Secondly, these technologies

will, on the basis of entrepreneurial thinking, help to cultivate new

industries that can spark start-ups and business opportunities.

The Integrated Powertrain and Chassis Control Unit (PCCU) developed by ITRI is

on display in the exhibition space. This is Taiwan's first example of

successfully combining a vehicle controller and wire-based controller, and this

technology serves as the core in enabling electric vehicles to start smoothly.

The technology has already been installed on electric buses in northern,

central, and southern Taiwan, and a new KopherBit has been created that will

accelerate the development of the electric vehicle industry.  

Besides the electric vehicle industry, the DoIT is also reflecting the global

trend toward net zero sustainability, with a specific focus on hydrogen energy,

which is a new strategic resource in international energy. The DoIT has

supported ITRI's investment in Cost-Effective Anion Exchange Membrane

Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production technology. This hones in on the

development of the best solution for low-cost and high-efficiency hydrogen

production. The hydrogen production power of a single module is 5 kW, and the

hydrogen production cost is cut by 30%, while efficiency is as high as 80%,

doubling the output of competing international technologies.  

Many other innovative technologies promoted by the DoIT and being shown at the

Taiwan Innotech Expo will promote new business opportunities in the

biotechnology and medical care industries. The Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging

(LSCI) System developed by the NHRI is the world's first blood circulation

imaging system that offers the largest irradiation area and high resolution.

The innovative integration of laser optics optimization design and AI signal

interpretation can help doctors to judge the blood circulation status of

patients on a real-time basis. This shortens treatment time by about 50% once

burn patients are admitted to hospitals. The NHRI is currently openly

soliciting potential licensees for technology transfer, and the outstanding R&D

specifications of this technology will pave the way for domestic manufacturers

to gain a greater foothold in the international medical equipment market.

The Tech Innovation Excellence Awards are being held for the first time this

year. Of the 119 technologies submitted by teams from throughout the world,

three teams supported by the DoIT won awards, one winning second place, and two

others special prizes. The Second Place award went to FlowVIEW Tek for its

image-based fluid automated testing, which will have widespread applications in

advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes, battery energy, and the

bio-pharmaceutical industries. This testing technology will be especially

important as the semiconductor industry enters the 2 nm era.  The special

prizes went to Touche Solutions, which focuses on developing haptic solutions

for human-machine collaboration, and NTU Strong-Wave Radio Technology (NTU

SWaRT), which is a millimeter-wave-based satellite communication technology R&D

team.

The DoIT in recent years has repeatedly overcome technology bottlenecks to

provide critical development momentum to industry. The Discovering Technology

Treasures exhibit will continue until October 15 at the World Trade Center, and

until October 20 online. You are welcome to visit and approach the various

teams for discussion.

Exploring the Discovering Technology Treasures special exhibit:

https://official.meetbao.net/tie2022/

SOURCE  Taiwan Innotech Expo

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