- 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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