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Industrial Technology Research Institute

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI; Chinese: 工業技術硏究院; pinyin: Gōngyè Jìshù Yánjiù Yuàn) is a technology research and development institution in Taiwan.[1] It was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, with branch offices in the U.S., Europe,[2] and Japan.

Since 1973, ITRI has been a significant driver of Taiwan's economy, especially its tech industry,[3] having contributed to moving Taiwan's industries from labor-intensive to innovation-driven. Its open lab and incubator have fostered emerging industries and startups including UMC and TSMC.[4]

In 2020, ITRI launched the 2030 Technology Strategy & Roadmap, which focuses on the development of technology to meet industrial and societal needs by working with domestic and international partners in academia, industry, and the government.[5]

History

ITRI Headquarters main plaza
ITRI Headquarters
ITRI Headquarters from above
Secondary Hsinchu campus
Central Taiwan Innovation Campus

In 1982, the new Materials Research Laboratories (MRL) was established under ITRI and Otto C.C. Lin was appointed Founding Director.

In 2002, ITRI partnered with Apex Medical and started the development of respiratory therapy product series. This was one of Apex Medical's first major collaborations.

In 2019, ITRI banned all smartphones and computers made by China's Huawei from their internal network for security reasons.[6][7] China's Taiwan Affairs Office reacted negatively to the decision with their spokesperson saying that the decision “jeopardizes the mainland and Taiwan’s regular economic cooperation for political purposes".[8]

Innovations and applications

ITRI Intelligent Seawater Desalination System
ITRI-CPCCT Li-Ion batteries

Self-driving cars

As of 2019, self-driving cars designed by ITRI had accumulated more than 2,000 km of testing in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park.[9]

StarFab

StarFab is a tech accelerator founded by ITRI focusing on innovation in the fields of smart manufacturing, smart medical care, smart finance and smart agriculture.[10] It is headquartered in Taipei with an office in the Tainan Science Park.[11]

Executives

Honors

See Honors for more information.

ITRI Laureates

In order to recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions to technological advancement, industrial development, and the betterment of humankind, ITRI inaugurated the honorary ITRI Laureates.

Publication

See also

References

  1. ^ "Company Overview of Industrial Technology Research Institute". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "ITRI - INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE". ebn.eu. EBN. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ Tzu-ti, Huang (5 July 2019). "ITRI celebrates 46th year as driver of Taiwan tech innovation". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Assuring Taiwan's Innovation Future". carnegieendowment.org. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "ITRI 2030 and Post-Pandemic Trends". itritoday.itri.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ Everington, Keoni (15 January 2019). "Taiwan's ITRI bans Huawei smartphones from network today". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ Jeffrey Wu and Frances Huang, Wei Shu. "ITRI to ban Huawei product users' access to internal network". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ Runhua, Zhao. "Beijing Responds to Taiwan Tech Institute's Restrictions on Huawei Devices". www.caixinglobal.com. Caixing Global. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. ^ Shin-han, Kwan (25 April 2019). "Self-driving vehicle by mTARC to be tested in Hsinchu". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ^ Bryan Chuang, Adam Hwang and (11 July 2019). "UK accelerator The Bakery sets up Asia operations center in Taiwan". www.digitimes.com. Digital Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. ^ "FAQ". www.starfabx.com/. StarFab. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ Yang, Sophia (5 April 2019). "Taiwan ITRI wins Edison Awards with world's 1st V2X smart road safety solution". taiwannews.com.tw/. Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. ^ Yang, Sophia (13 April 2018). "Taiwan's ITRI wins U.S. Edison Awards with life-saving device for firefighter". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. ^ DeAeth, Duncan (23 April 2018). "Taiwan's ITRI receives award as a top global innovator for 2017". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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