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Three ITRI Laureates Awarded at ITRI’s 44th Anniversary
ITRI’s 44th Anniversary Celebration was held on July 6th, along with the ITRI Laureates Award Ceremony.
ITRI celebrated its 44th anniversary on July 6th, along with the ITRI Laureates Award Ceremony. Taiwan Vice President Chen Chien-jen attended this event and encouraged all ITRI workers to continue to dream big as this will bring them greater opportunities for success. He also commented on the need for industry advancement in Taiwan. With the government’s 5+2 industrial innovation and forward-looking infrastructure policies, he said, long-term technological competency is being established for industrial transformation. Being the most important technology research institute in Taiwan, he stressed that ITRI, with strong industry-academia ties, not only helps bring cutting-edge technology research to market application, but is also a beacon of light, leading Taiwan to shine on the global stage.
ITRI 44th Anniversary Video.
Besides continuous efforts in supporting regional industrial innovation, ITRI has been devoted to cross-field cooperation with leading companies worldwide. ITRI Chairman Tsung-Tsong Wu remarked that in response to the government’s New Southbound Policy, ITRI and the Institute for Information Industry (III) visited South East Asia this June to explore possible business cooperation. For instance, ITRI and Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) signed an MoU for the creation of an innovation-oriented industrial value chain. ITRI also keeps partnerships with the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries, who all recognize ITRI’s longstanding efforts in R&D innovation.
During the ceremony, three ITRI laureates were awarded by Vice President Chen Chien-jen for their contributions to technology advancement and industrial development. Prof. Chintay Shih used to be the President of ITRI and Chairman of III. He is a pioneer of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, assisting in the founding of startups such as UMC, TSMC, and VIS. Mr. Yingzhi Gao, the founder of Eternal Materials Co., is known as Asia’s top resin supplier and the world’s largest dry-film photoresist supplier. Mr. Ming-Kuang Lu, who has been dedicated to the semiconductor industry for over 40 years, turned around many companies for rapid growth and continued innovation through mergers and acquisitions.