Hsinchu Science Park

Annual 2017 Annual Report Annual 2017 20 Report Hsinchu Science Park17 June 2018 Contents

Overview ｜4 Take Strides Into 1 the Future

A Premium 8 Operating Environment 2 Take Action to Ensure Perfection

Industrial Development 16 Promote Technology 3 to Push the Economy

Innovative R&D 28 Grow Capacity for 4 Pioneering Innovation

Sustainable Development 36 Join Forces to Build 5 a Better Future for All

2017 in Retrospect ｜ 46 6 Annual0 2Report Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report17 Reinvent the HSP: Sustain the Tangible With the Intangible Established 37 years ago, the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) now comprises the Hsinchu, Jhunan, Longtan, Tongluo, and Yilan parks as well as the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park. Combined, some 500 tenant companies have generated annual revenues of over NT$1 trillion in recent years. A good number of products rank No.1 by production value worldwide. Technology companies that operate in the HSP have not only formed industry clusters not seen anywhere else but also helped drive Taiwan’s industrial upgrading and economic growth. Today, Taiwan’s technology industry commands a solid footing in the world arena precisely because of this unique competitive edge. The Hsinchu Science Park Bureau (HSPB) has long been committed to promoting innovation. Priority has been given to crafting a well-rounded, quality environment and offering comprehensive services needed for starting and operating businesses, thereby helping the local technology industry move up another rung. And now it is ready to build on tenant companies’hard-earned strengths in the ICT sector for making inroads to 5G, Internet of Things (IOT), and smart electronics applications. Coupled with the Ministry of Science and Technology’s pooling resources across industry, academia, and research institutions to develop AI technologies, HSP companies are poised to move to the next level in integrating the tangible and intangible and thus outshine themselves on the world stage. With global competition intensifying and closing in, the HSPB recognizes the need to persist with driving innovation and creating new paradigms. In the near term, emphasis will be placed on fostering innovative startups and software design ventures. In 2018, construction is due to kick off on a software R&D building while outdated, low- capacity standard plants will be renovated. Meanwhile, the HSPB is ready to update its blueprint for industry- academia collaboration with a view to formulating a new technology ecosystem conducive to next- generation innovation. All in all, the HSPB aims to develop an open platform that gathers government agencies, industry members, and academic and research institutions and pools their resources to build an environment conducive to inspiring innovation and facilitating startups. Another goal is to accelerate the development of Taiwan’s AI industry and training of manpower on this front at a time when the world is about to usher in a new era of AI. It is no understatement to say that software now trumps all. By funneling government resources, the HSPB hopes to help tenant companies sail into a new “blue ocean.” Over the years the HSPB has considered its mission to place equal emphasis on cultural refinement and environmental sustainability, thereby ensuring that the six HSP parks always remain the top choice for technology companies, even as it seeks to promote both industrial development and economic growth. That is why I have been proactive to promote cooperation across the neighboring cities and counties since assuming office in order to establish a quality environment that offers convenience and amenities in traffic, environmental protection, and daily lives crucial for both residential and industrial considerations. This unwavering push for connecting technology and the humanities, fostering regional cooperation, and building a relationship of reciprocity and mutual prosperity with local communities has consolidated the HSP’s standing as the most locally engaged setting in Taiwan that is not only inspirational to innovative startups but also capable of meeting the needs for quality life and recreation after work. The HSPB regards 2018 as Year One for reinventing the HSP. Taiwan is never a stranger to innovation nor is it ever lacking in the capacity and skills for solving problems and conducting communication and coordination. It is my belief that in the days ahead the HSP will be the pivot for driving innovation in this part of the country and promoting integration of regional resources for this purpose. It will play a key role in bringing together local governments, industry, academia, and nearby residents to build a quality new environment that integrates the tangible and intangible and usher in a new era of science and technology.

Director-general

Hsinchu Science Park 4 5 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Overview 1 Take Strides Into the Future

Current Status of the Hsinchu Science Park

The Hsinchu Science Park (hereafter the “HSP”) is composed of six parks: the Hsinchu Park covers 653 hectares, the Jhunan Park 123 hectares, the Longtan Park 107 hectares, the Tongluo Park 350 hectares, the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park 38 hectares, and the Yilan Park 71 hectares. The world’s economic recovery picked up pace in 2017, in turn fueling demand for mobile devices and consumer electronics. Against this backdrop, the HSP’s tenant companies generated revenues of NT$1.019 trillion. The year also saw the HSP usher in 32 new investment projects amounting to a combined NT$11.48 billion. As of the end of 2017, tenant companies numbered 492 and employed 147,862 persons (not including 4,509 persons employed by business service providers). 5

Current Status of the HSP’s peripherals of the early days to today’s fully Six Parks self-sufficient cluster of semiconductor ventures. No wonder it is internationally (1) Hsinchu Park acclaimed as one of the world's most Dominant industries include successful science parks. semiconductor, optoelectronics, precision machinery, computer peripherals, and (2) Jhunan Park communications. In 2017, overall revenue Dominant industries include was NT$934.7 billion, tenant companies optoelectronics and biotechnology. In numbered 393, employees totaled 130,670 2017, overall revenue was NT$60.99 persons, and 16 companies won approval billion, tenant firms numbered 50, for new investments. An ecologically employees totaled 12,645 persons, and sound venue for both work and living, four companies won approval for new the park has long been known for well- investments. Since the park was made rounded planning, pleasant scenery, and available to tenant companies in 2001, a full range of daily amenities. Its tenant it has helped meet the demand for land companies have achieved many global in the Hsinchu Park and contributed to glories, all the way from computers and industrial and commercial development

Overview of HSP Industries in 2017 Industry Number of Companies Number of Employees Revenues (NT$100 million) Semiconductor 182 91,382 7,402 Computer & Peripherals 51 7,654 393 Communications 47 6,697 368 Optoelectronics 85 33,304 1,418 Precision Machinery 43 4,117 440 Biotechnology 79 4,409 101 Others 5 299 67 Total 492 147,862 10,189

MediaTek Inc.’s plant building in the Hsinchu Park

A standard plant building in the Jhunan Park 6 Hsinchu 7 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

and job creation in the Toufen and tenant companies numbered 29, Jhunan areas of Miaoli County. employees totaled 937 persons, and six companies won approval for new (3) Longtan Park investments. The Hsinchu Biomedical Dominant industries include Science Park contains three core optoelectronics and semiconductor. facilities, namely the Biomedical In 2017, overall revenue was Technology and Product R&D Center, NT$16.55 billion, tenant firms Industry and Incubation Center, and numbered nine, employees totaled National Taiwan University Hospital’s 6,745 persons, and one company HBSP Branch and Cluster of Specialty won approval for new investments. Medical Institutions. Various What was originally a privately elements needed for developing developed industrial park was taken the biomedical industry—R&D, pilot over for redevelopment in January production, clinical testing, patent 2004. It is now being developed licensing, and startup incubation— as home to a self-sufficient supply will be integrated within the park. By chain of optoelectronics ventures as ushering in prominent international well as chip packaging and testing companies and research units, operators, thereby pushing local the park is set to stimulate the industry up another rung. development of Taiwan's biomedical industry. (4) Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park Dominant industries include high- To provide biomedical companies end medical equipment and with more space, the Hsinchu new drug R&D. In 2017, overall Biomedical Science Park decided revenue was NT$304 million, to build a second Biotech Building; contracting of the project was completed at the end of 2017. This should be able to further enhance the cluster effect of Hsinchu’s biomedical industry. Given the Hsinchu Park’s leading edge in ICT

宜蘭園區標準廠房 Aerial photo of the Tongluo Park 7

Aerial photo of the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park

Aerial photo of the Longtan Park

design and manufacturing, Taiwan’s (5) Tongluo Park (6) Yilan Park biomedical industry is expected to Dominant industries include critical Dominant industries include move up another rung over time. semiconductor materials and communications services, software, equipment, smart machinery, and digital content, and R&D. In To promote the 5+2 Industrial auto electronics. In 2017, overall 2017, overall revenue was NT$74 Innovation Plan, integrate all revenue was NT$6.21 billion, seven million, four out of 11 previously available resources, and hasten the out of 13 previously accepted accepted tenant companies were development of a supply chain for tenant companies were operating in operating in the park, employees biomedicine, the Ministry of Science the park, employees totaled 1,360 totaled 14 persons, and another and Technology inaugurated persons, and another company won four companies won approval for the Center for Implementing the approval for new investments. new investments. In July 2017, Biomedical Industry Innovation and the park began offering standard Promotion Program in the Hsinchu The Tongluo Park is being developed plants to tenant companies. As of Biomedical Science Park on January in three stages. Companies have the end of the same year, standard 25, 2017. Another highlight is the been able to occupy sites since plants had been allocated to 10 World-Class Specialty Medicine completion of the first stage in tenants. Emphasis is now placed Cluster: the Ministry of Health and November 2009, followed by on accelerating the introduction of Welfare is responsible for ushering completion and acceptance of relevant industries. in medical institutions and the second-stage development projects HSPB is charged with management. in December 2015. Third-stage In 2017, a total of four medical development is now under way. institutions were granted entry.

A view of the Yilan Park A view of the Yilan Park To accommodate ongoing technology ongoing technology accommodate To industry trends and strengthen HSP industry HSP and strengthen trends the the HSPB hosted planning, development Technology Forum on Taiwan’s Developing Industry 16, on August and Science Parks industry, from canvassed were Views 2017. to and academia on how government, and where future define the HSP’s better industry as should be headed, Taiwan’s the characteristics as identify of tenant well usher expects HSP the to that companies A in and the needs of their employees. summary is as follows: of the conclusions The HSP’s Vision for the for Vision HSP’s The Decade Coming Environment

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9 8 9 Schematic design of the HSP’s next- generation standard plant building

Industry Innovation appealing and capable of providing Science parks stand out for their the functions and services required focus on R&D. In the days ahead, to make a fitting environment the HSP needs not only to build on for industrial transformation and the strengths accorded by industry innovation. and research institutions into the clusters but also to incorporate Software Building HSP’s cluster effect as it undertakes innovation and cross over to AI, training of cross-sector professionals As the ICT industry is IoT, biomedicine, and software crucial to developing critical increasingly moving toward the IoT applications. The development of next-generation technologies. and going smart, it is urgent that AI, for instance, more often than After meticulous deliberation the HSP combines its strengths not requires collaboration with and assessment, the HSPB is now (semiconductor/IC design, smart medicine, finance, or manufacturing. scheduled to construct a new steel machinery, and biomedicine) with structure building consisting of emerging technologies (AI, big data, Environment Optimization seven stories above ground and The HSP’s cluster effect also and IoT). To accommodate industrial three levels below, with a total floor has a side effect: a decline in land transformation, the HSP also needs area of 18,305 m2. With completion availability. As such, the HSPB to assist technology companies in slated for 2021, the NT$681 million is planning to build a Software integrating resources available at project is expected to offer 48 units. Building and renovate outdated, academic and research institutions Next-Generation Standard low-capacity standard plant to bolster their R&D endeavors. In buildings. The mid- to long-term tandem with the government push Plant Buildings for industrial innovation, it is equally goal is to establish an exclusive As the HSP was inaugurated in vital to cultivate competent people zone for software companies so that 1982, most of its existing standard needed for innovative R&D to they can create their own cluster plant buildings are already in use for provide the driving force for Taiwan’s effect. In this era of “software is more than 30 years. Coupled with next-generation industries. king,” the government is proactive the low land use efficiency of such to funnel resources to help software Committed to making a buildings, it is of utmost urgency companies sail toward a new “blue bellwether park for innovative to renovate them and thus make ocean.” startups, the HSPB decided to build more efficient use of the land they the aforesaid Software Building, occupy. But such renovation needs Driving Regional Innovation thereby creating a superior to be preceded by construction People hold the key to industrial investment environment that of new plants for the relocation of development. Attracting competent can take advantage of innovation tenant companies. Reconstruction people means the need for offering momentum in the international cannot proceed until the old plants well-rounded daily amenities and community needed for developing are vacated. After meticulous incorporating elements of culture AI applications and bringing AI deliberation and assessment, the and the arts. That is, the HSP needs technologies to market. Emphasis HSPB plans to construct a new steel to make possible a way of life both will be placed on integrating structure building consisting of six technologically and culturally resources available at academic stories above ground and three

Forum on Developing Taiwan’s Technology Industry and Science Parks Schematic design of the Software Building (on Augest 18, 2017) 10 11 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report

Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir

levels below, with a total floor area as automatic debiting for （4）In 2017, the HSPB also of 22,569 m2. With completion slated tenant companies paying completed installation of for 2021, the NT$848 million project management fees and next-generation firewalls is expected to offer 18 units. inquiries with regard to making to bolster server farm adjustment to statistical charts. capability for monitoring Innovation-Centered and guarding information （2）In response to mounting security. Internet and intranet Government Services information security security mechanisms are also threats, the HSPB organized One-Stop Services strengthened to make possible explanatory presentations A unique one-stop service a duplicate equipment and hot in 2017 to familiarize tenant approach allows the HSPB to spare system. companies with the Ministry handle such matters as investment of Science and Technology’s applications, plant construction An Environment Conducive Science Park Information applications, company and Sharing and Analysis Center to Industrial Development factory registration, import/ (SP-ISAC) initiative. The center export certification, labor matters, Stable Power and Water is due to be made available to and factory inspections. Many tenant companies in the first Supplies relevant government agencies quarter of 2018. have also established branches in （1）Power Supply Management the HSP to provide highly effective （3）In 2017, the HSPB completed At present, the Hsinchu, administrative services. strengthening its email Jhunan, Longtan and Tongluo, services. Email security is and Yilan parks as well as the e-Environment boosted as an upgraded Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park （1）The HSPB makes it a point filtering mechanism is now are designed to have peak power to continue improving the in place to block dubious loads of 1.4451 MW, 213,000 kW, Common Information Service incoming emails; an email 166,300 kW and 19,900 kW, 100 kW, System for HSP Companies backup mechanism is also and 5,100 kW respectively. However, that offers such services introduced to enhance reliability. these loads are expected to

Presentation on the Ministry of Science and Technology’s AU Optronics Corp.’s photovoltaic plant in the Longtan Park SP-ISAC initiative (on November 28, 2017) Hsinchu 11 Science Park

Homepage of the HSP’s Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction e-Paper

ultimately grow to 1.59 million kW, obtain their water supply from the and Longtan wastewater treatment 406,800 kW, 599,200 kW, 174,700 Baoshan Reservoir, the Baoshan No. plants and related constructions. kW, 72,000 kW, and 29,300 kW. To 2 Reservoir, and the Longen Weir on Their collective capacity amounts to ensure the stability of the power the Touqian River. For their part, the 2,148 kW. supply system throughout all the Jhunan, Longtan, and Tongluo parks parks, the HSPB has commissioned draw water from the Yongheshan, Energy Conservation and scholars and experts, Taiwan Power Shihmen, and Liyutan reservoirs Carbon Reduction Co. (Taipower), and representatives respectively. In tandem with the from the Association of Industries （3）Renewable Energy government’s energy conservation in Science Parks to form the HSP and carbon reduction policy, Power Safety Advisory Team. In As of 2017, the HSPB had the HSPB has commissioned a 2017, the team conducted 10 power assisted a cumulative 45 tenant professional consulting company safety checks and assistance visits companies in installing renewable to implement a water conservation, during which it provided counseling energy generating facilities with energy conservation, and carbon and assistance concerning a combined capacity of 11,530.98 reduction assistance program. power safety, power supply, and kW. In line with the government’s Highlights in 2017 included management systems. Separately, two-year program for promoting assistance offered to 10 companies the team convenes quarterly solar power generation on the roofs in improving energy efficiency meetings on power safety and of central government buildings (including assessment of renewable quality improvement during which and on state land, the HSPB has energy use for five of them); one Taipower officials are invited to completed installing rooftop demonstration of excellence in report on power supply to the HSP photovoltaic facilities across the energy conservation; tracking and status of ongoing transformer Hsinchu, Duxing, Jhunan, Tongluo, of the energy conservation and power supply cable projects.

（2）Water Supply and Allocation In 2017, the Hsinchu, Jhunan, Longtan and Tongluo parks as well as the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park consumed about 140,900 tons, 22,300 tons, 18,900 tons, 1,200 tons, and 400 tons of water respectively each day. The Hsinchu Park and Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park

The HSP’s push for renewable energy—a photovoltaic system on the roof of a wastewater treatment plant 12 Hsinchu 13 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

achievements of companies the status of and challenge to water receiving assistance under the supply in Hsinchu. The objective is to 2016 energy conservation/carbon imbue relevant personnel with the reduction assistance project; required professional competence assistance offered to 10 companies in order to strengthen the water and for conserving water use; one energy conservation capacity of HSP demonstration of excellence in companies, enhance energy use water conservation; and tracking efficiency, promote awareness of the of the water conservation need for water conservation, and cut achievements of companies back on greenhouse gas emissions. receiving assistance under the 2016 water conservation assistance （1） Assisting in Greenhouse Gas project. In 2017, the aforesaid efforts Validation attained energy and water savings potential equivalent to 65.43 million To ascertain the amount of kWh of electricity and 251,000 tons greenhouse gas emissions as the of water respectively, translating basis for reduction efforts, the HSPB assisted two tenant companies into a 34,633-ton decrease in CO2 emissions for the year. in conducting greenhouse gas validation in 2017. Separately, Alongside the aforesaid the HSPB also conducted one efforts, the HSPB also undertook presentation on greenhouse gas parameter analysis to attain management and hosted one chilled water system optimization, consultative meeting among experts enacted design guidelines for to help tenant companies increase energy conservation in electronic their capacity for greenhouse gas engineering, compiled water use reduction and management as well plans and water utilization balance as to help the HSPB devise action charts, and conducted training on plans on this front. A greenhouse gas management action Taiwan’s water environment and plan consultative meeting （2）Promoting CSR Reports (on June 23, 2017) To encourage tenant companies to fulfill their corporate

A presentation on greenhouse gas management (on June 23, 2017) 13

Offering assistance in greenhouse gas validation (on June 14, 2017)

social responsibility and publish CSR reports, the HSPB hosted a presentation in 2017 to explain the benefits and purpose of publishing these and help tenant companies get hold of the highlights in both Inauguration of reversible lanes on compilation and validation. In Baoshan Road (on Juiy 25, 2017) 2017, a total of 38 HSP companies the Hsinchu Park and increase their safety, the foregoing measures presented their CSR reports. speed by a maximum of 5 km per also go a long way toward saving hour. Moreover, the number of A2 Transportation Development time and expenses that human and A3 accidents fell to six from inspection invariably calls for. 33 after Baoshan Road underwent （1）Infrastructure Construction repaving, attesting to a significant 5.U-bike： 1. Repaving of Baoshan Road. improvement of driving safety. On August 30, 2017, the 2. Improvement of Shuangyuan 4.Smart LED lighting Hsinchu Park officially introduced Road’s roadside parking lot, As is only appropriate to the YouBike public bicycle sharing pedestrian trail, and rails. smart development of the HSP, service, offering people another 3. Reversible lanes on Baoshan Road: a streetlight automatic feedback alternative in transport. There are To ease traffic between the system has been ushered in to both eight stations that offer 200 bikes Hsinchu Park and the city, reversible the Hsinchu Park and the Hsinchu in the Hsinchu Park. Coupled with lanes are assigned on Boashan Biomedical Science Park. Meanwhile, the 40 stations that offer 1,000 Road after the expansion of some sodium lamps have been replaced bikes in Hsinchu City, members of sections and addition of markings. by energy-efficient LED lighting the general public can easily rent Implementation of this temporary and electricity leakage protection one in Hsinchu City or the Hsinchu measure is able to help motorists devices have been installed. In Park and return it in the other save up to 59 seconds driving to addition to safeguarding pedestrian end. YouBike is indeed a highly

HSPB Director-General Wayne Wang, Hsinchu City HSPB Director-General Wayne Wang (center), Parliamentarian Karen Yu Mayor Lin Chih-chien, and YouBike President John Ho at (left), and Tesla Taiwan Director Isabel Fan jointly hosting the inauguration the press conference for the HSPB’s signing up for the ceremony for Tesla’s first supercharger in the HSP (on November 21, YouBike service (on July 25, 2017) 2017) 14 Hsinchu 15 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

convenient means of transport for travelling between the Hsinchu Park and Hsinchu City. 6. Tesla Supercharger Station The HSP’s Tesla Supercharger Station, the first of its kind to be installed in any science park in Taiwan, became operational on November 21, 2017. This supercharger station is no less than a fitting symbol of Tesla’s long-time partnership with the technology companies operating in the HSP. The station can charge eight Tesla vehicles at the same time, and 30-minute charging will bring A joint toxic disaster and air pollution relief exercise electricity sufficient for another (on May 4, 2017) 270-km drive—about the distance between Hsinchu and Kaohsiung. （2）Smart Transportation Going online on February 10, 2017, the app HSP Mobile Genie 2.0 This supercharger is indeed an 1. APP： integrates traffic information of the immense convenience for Tesla The HSPB has developed a HSP, Central Taiwan Science Park, motorists who either work in the smart transportation app that HSP or visit the HSP for business. integrates traffic information of and Southern Taiwan Science Park. the HSP and neighboring areas, All personnel of the three science including real-time information parks are encouraged to download for public transport systems (city and use it. bus and freeway coach services included), traffic images, parking lot 2. Plate recognition in parking lots information, information on national The four off-road parking lots freeway traffic, and messages in the Hsinchu Park now feature from changeable message signs. smart ticketless payment and By making available such easily management. Plate recognition and accessible traffic information, this e-tag technologies are employed app brings the HSP convenience, to facilitate the entry and exit of efficiency, and energy conservation. vehicles. It is an environment-

The HSP’s app: Mobile Genie 2.0 15

A return visit by South Africa’s Stellenbosch University to study the HSP’s mechanism for fostering innovative startups (on March 3, 2017)

friendly mode of parking made 2017 to bolster the HSP’s capacity possible by today’s smart for responding to disasters and technologies. Motorists have a safeguarding critical infrastructure stronger incentive to park here as it facilities. is now much more efficient to get in and out. International Cooperation Currently the HSP is a member in 14 countries, under which the two Safeguarding Security of the International Association sides share management experience and In 2017, a total of 348 of Science Parks (IASP) and Asian promote technological interchanges and cameras were replaced at major Science Park Association (ASPA). business contacts. In 2017, Indian Institute crossroads in the Hsinchu, Jhunan, Besides attending leadership of Technology Hyderabad became the and Tongluo parks as well as the conferences, board meetings, and HSP’s latest sister park. Separately, the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park. business talks, HSPB personnel are HSPB signed a soft landing agreement Meanwhile, monitoring systems regularly sent to these organizations' with Kyoto Research Park, based on which were strengthened across the annual conventions and present either host will provide companies from board. In addition to upgrading papers introducing the HSP, or the other side with weeklong mobile plate recognition and monitoring/ make contact with other parks and offices for the purpose of market probing. recording capabilities, the HSPB companies, thereby achieving the introduced advanced cloud storage goal of promoting the HSP and attracting technology and mobile device investment. During ASPA 2017, the HSPB transmission applications. These reaped particularly handsome results: in turn have become a useful tool Director-General Wayne Wang was elected for the police in conducting stop- vice president and became president- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, and-checks, collecting evidence, elect, the HSPB won the right to host the National Yunlin University of Science and and deterring crime. To make up 2019 conference, and HSP company Andes Technology, the HSP, and the Central Taiwan for a shortfall in the police force, Technology Corp. emerged as a winner of Science Park signing a memorandum of understanding on four-party cooperation to the HSPB began assigning daytime the Excellence Prize, one of ASPA Awards security guards to the Tongluo Park foster talent and technology exchanges with 2017. India (on April 8, 2017) on January 1, 2017. Separately, the HSPB conducted a number To date, the HSPB has signed sister of emergency response drills in park agreements with 27 science parks

Andes Technology Corp. accorded the Excellence Prize, one of ASPA Awards 2017, with president of the company Frankwell J.M. Lin on the right (on October 20, 2017) 16 17 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Industrial Development 3 Promote Technology to Push the Economy

Accomplishments in Investment Solicitation Attracting Domestic and Foreign Investment A total of 535 firms had been approved for investment as of the end of 2017, including 77 foreign firms. In 2017, 32 firms, including two Japanese firms and three American firms, won approval to invest a total of NT$11.48 billion. Another 25 firms increased their capital by a combined NT$10.32 billion. 17

A meeting for soliciting businesses to the Yilan Park (on July 13, 2017)

（1）Integrated Circuits These new tenant companies engage in image recognition for Six firms won approval to invest self-driving cars, safety monitoring a combined NT$3.2 billion. These systems and products, lithium- new tenant companies engage in ion energy storage batteries, and wafer-grade packaging technology hardware and software displays. services, nanometer probes for use These products reflect that the local in electron microscopy, and hollow optoelectronics industry is moving fiber adsorptive materials, once Highlights in Investment toward integrating hardware again attesting to the HSP’s global Solicitation and software technologies and fame as home to a self-sufficient developing innovative applications （1）Yilan Park: supply chain in the semiconductor for both products and services in industry. The HSPB’s efforts to attract order to increase output, value, and investment to the Yilan Park include competitiveness. （2）Biotechnology planning a digital content center and startup site, paying visits to Ten firms were approved to （5）Computer and Peripherals potential investors, and promoting invest a combined NT$3.11 billion. Two firms were approved cooperation with neighboring These new tenant companies to invest a combined NT$37 academic and research institutions. engage in the new drug PEG million. They engage in synthetic In 2017, the HSPB hosted “A New long-lasting α-2b interferon, aperture radar satellite data and Century of Digital Content: Creating a high-resolution microarray map processing, digital billboard a Video Industry Ecosystem,” a biochip scanner, an implantable software, and digital players. The seminar that is open to the general spinal electrostimulation system, local computer and peripherals public and for experts from industry monoclonal antibodies and industry is apparently entering a and academia to offer suggestions recombinant protein, and a dynamic new era of combining the capacity on the park's development. medical physiological signal analysis for developing digital technologies Separately, the HSPB collaborated system. A cluster of biotechnology and that for building their own with the Yilan county government to companies is gradually taking form. brand names. organize four panel discussions and one investment solicitation event in （3）Precision Machinery （6）Communications which a number of digital content Six firms won approval to invest Combined, three firms won providers were invited to make a a total of NT$699 million. These approval to invest NT$3.16 billion. fact-finding tour of the park. new tenant companies engage These new tenant companies Of the four companies approved in measurement, semiconductor engage in single mode/multi-mode/ in 2017 to invest in the park, equipment, and nanotechnology special fiber-optic cable, broadband one engages in communications applications. Their entry reflects gateways, and 100G and 400G knowledge services and three, R&D. the HSP’s moving in the direction and high-resolution multimedia In addition, National Ilan University of supporting various industries interface active optoelectronics applied to establish an incubation in their migration toward smart mixed cable. This industry is center. Coupled with the entry of manufacturing. staking its claim to the areas of Innodisk Corp.’s Yilan Branch upon smart image analysis technology, completion of a new plant in April （ ） 4 Optoelectronics information security, and 5G mobile 2018, the Yilan Park is poised to Four firms won approval to communications technology attract even more tenant companies invest a combined NT$1.22 billion. applications. going forward.

HSPB Deputy Director-General Hsu Tseng-ju (4th from right), Hsinchu County Magistrate Chiu Ching-chun (5th from right), and EirGenix, Inc. Chairman Li Chung-ho (5th from left) and President Liu Lee-cheng (4th from left) at the beam- raising ceremony for the company’s new plant in the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park (on October 19, 2017) 18 Hsinchu 19 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

（2）Hsinchu Biomedical Notable New Entrants Science Park: to the HSP The Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park focuses its recruiting Amkor Technology Co., Ltd. efforts on companies involved in new drug R&D and high-end With an investment of NT$2.3 medical devices. As of 2017, a billion, Amkor Technology is chiefly cumulative 47 biotech firms had involved in the R&D of wafer-grade won approval to invest a combined testing and packaging technologies, NT$17.86 billion. and is the world's second-largest advanced semiconductor packaging A highlight for 2017 was the and testing services provider. Amkor HSPB joining forces with the Ministry Technology provides advanced of Health and Welfare to launch the packaging and testing technology, “Specialty Medical Institutions for and can offer the advantages of low- the Hsinchu Biomedical Science inductance, compact size, and easy Park” initiative in accordance with control of high- and low-frequency the Biomedical Industry Innovation noise. As a result, Amkor Technology and Promotion Program approved holds a competitive edge with by the Executive Yuan, or Cabinet, on regard to current handheld devices April 17, 2017. A 2.48-hectare lot was and future Internet of Things assigned at the Hsinchu Biomedical products. In addition, the rapid Science Park phase II site to growth of 5G applications, Internet exclusively accommodate specialty of Things products, and self-driving medical institutions. The objective vehicles expected in the near future is to establish a world-class cluster is set to keep up momentum in the of specialty medical institutions by wafer-grade packaging and testing integrating strengths in medical market. care and across-the-board services. In 2017, four applicants gained PharmaEssentia Corp.’s entry to this emerging cluster that Hsinchu Branch is located next to National Taiwan With an investment of NT$1 University Hospital's HBSP Branch. billion, PharmaEssentia's chief product is PEG long-lasting α-2b interferon, a new-generation, improved, and long-lasting interferon that offers the advantages

President Tsai Ing-wen inspected the HBSP (on June 26, 2017), boosting its bid for making a biomedical hub in the Asia Pacific. 19

BioLegend Taiwan Inc.: Taiwan Electron Microscope Instrument Corp.: Immunofluorescence Staining Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope

of high purity (＞95%), high patient systems. Given the growing elderly focus on the development of active tolerance (high-tolerance dosage population and the increasing antibodies and will also help to train available), and greatly reduced side prevalence of various chronic a new cohort of biotech manpower effects. Already granted a number of diseases, global expenditures for Taiwan. patents, this interferon can be used on healthcare and medicine are in the treatment of polycythemia expected to continue to rise. Wistron Taiwan Electron Microscope vera, chronic hepatitis, and various Medical is relying on the R&D and Instrument Corp. (Temic) rare blood and liver diseases. manufacturing experience that its With an investment of NT$100 parent company has established in million, Temic chiefly develops MegaPro Biomedical Co., Ltd. the ICT industry to develop medical desktop electronic microscopes With an investment of NT$600 information transmission systems, and liquid testing modules. Temic million, MegaPro is derived mainly external diagnostic instruments, is derived from one of the first from an Industrial Technology and medical imaging systems. Apart batch of innovative startup teams Research Institute (ITRI) team from helping users reduce medical that benefitted from government credited with successful expenditures, Wistron Medical promotion in recent years. Its development of nanometer iron is making a contribution to the accolades include an honor award oxide products. A recipient of the domestic medical devices industry’s and NT$2 million in seed money 13th National Innovative Startup moving toward a fully self-sufficient won in the first competition Awards, MegaPro now focuses supply chain. under the Ministry of Science and its efforts on developing niche Technology's From IP to IPO (FITI) nanometer drugs and securing BioLegend Taiwan Inc. program in 2013, an Outstanding its position in the industry as one Established with an investment Nanotechnology Startup Award that adds value to preclinical trials of NT$100 million, BioLegend from the Ministry of Science and and early human clinical trials. The Taiwan is chiefly involved in the Technology, and a Corporate company is also developing itself development of monoclonal Innovation Award under the 12th as a CMO of nanometer drugs and antibodies and recombinant National Innovation Awards hosted seeking collaboration with research proteins. Its parent company is U.S.- by the Institute for Biotechnology organizations, pharmaceutical based BioLegend Inc., a globally and Medicine Industry. Temic companies, and medical centers. recognized developer of antibodies came into being by combining Such endeavors promise to further and recombinant proteins. While its core technology developed at promote the HSP’s cluster effect a good number of companies are National Tsing Hua University and by fostering relevant supply chains developing protein drugs in the funding from the ITRI, making a fine and advancing nanometer process Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park, example of brining innovation to technologies. BioLegend Taiwan will be able to market. Subsequently, it went on provide antibodies and protein to attract investment from leading Wistron Medical Technology recombination services needed technology companies. No less than Co., Ltd. in R&D close at hand. This will not a paradigm for pooling resources With the global communications only boost the level of the domestic across government, industry, and products supplier Wistron Corp. as biotechnology industry but also academia as well as the research its parent company, Wistron Medical stimulate industrial development community to accelerate innovative was established with an investment throughout the Hsinchu Biomedical startups, Temic aims to become a of NT$500 million mainly to develop Science Park. In the long term, global leader in desktop electronic medical information transmission BioLegend Taiwan will increasingly microscopes. 20 Hsinchu 21 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

and the ever-growing added explosive growth in a new era when value they bring have proved a everything is literally connected. In powerful magnet for attracting top- addition, biotechnology and new notch professionals to start their drug companies are also increasingly businesses in Hsinchu. In turn, this asserting themselves in the sphere has enabled Taiwan's IC design of innovation. As HSP companies industry to quickly become No. 2 in play an increasingly important role A Future of Smart the world; Taiwan Semiconductor in industrial innovation, the HSPB Technology Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and considers it only appropriate to United Microelectronics Corp. are give some special coverage to “Asia To accelerate industrial conveniently located to deliver Silicon Valley,” “smart machinery,” upgrading and transformation, the all the foundry services needed. “green energy technology,” and government is actively promoting For its part, Taiwan’s foundry “biomedicine” in this annual report. various innovative initiatives—Asia industry has thus been able to Silicon Valley, smart machinery, green benefit from steady expansion in Asia Silicon Valley energy technology, biomedicine, business scope that sustains its national defense, new agriculture, In order to draw on the world’s continuous technology upgrade, and circular economy—as the most advanced R&D capabilities and eventually securing its standing driver of Taiwan's next-generation make inroads into next-generation as the world’s foremost supplier of industries, thereby achieving industries early on, the government foundry services. And now Taiwan’s the goals of digital nation, smart has adopted the “Asia Silicon Valley foundry houses are charged with island, high-value service industry, Promotion Program” (hereafter “Asia the production of chips used by nuclear-free homeland, and energy Silicon Valley”) as the backbone of Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, conservation and carbon reduction. the 5+2 Industrial Innovation Plan. and other IC design companies. The program seeks to ensure that Throughout the HSP’s formative Indeed, HSP companies have Taiwan keeps up with forward- decades, the close tie-ups with emerged as innovative providers looking trends involving the Internet Silicon Valley have enabled tenant of system integration services. of Things (IoT), thereby boosting companies to secure a decisive role With the development of 5G, IoT, economic growth and creating jobs. in the ICT industry’s supply chain. In and IPv6 frameworks, the HSP’s The Asia Silicon Valley initiative particular, the continuous headway hardware and software ventures is also intended to create a well- made by the HSP’s foundry houses can expect to ride another wave of rounded environment for innovative startups, thus offering hope to Priority for industry upgrade and innovative economy: young people and inspiring them 5+2 Industrial Innovation Plan to take action to make their dreams come true.

Green Energy Asia Silicon National Smart Thanks to the dedicated efforts Biomedicine Technology Valley Defense Machincery of relevant government agencies, the Asia Silicon Valley initiative has made groundbreaking progress in Energy conservation, Innovation and New drugs, Aerospace, vessels, Smart machinery, energy storage, energy business creation, innovative medical information industrial IoT, the areas of legal and regulatory creation, system IoT equipment, security system/platform for drafting, fundraising, manpower integration innovative business integrating the models for health tangible and cultivation, international linkage, care intangible IoT value chains, and demonstration sites, and its innovative methods New Circular have yielded impressive tangible Agriculture Economy results. In the future, apart from continuing full-scale promotion

Green and sustainable agricul- New materials, recycling of of IoT initiatives and innovative tural system, safe agriculture, waste materials, energy supply entrepreneurial ventures, the export of and value increase and management for farm products program will concentrate on new applications and services in the Connect with the community, connect with the world, connect with the future areas of mobile living, artificial 21

Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency’s office in Taoyuan

intelligence, self-driving vehicles, positioning applications, and smart companies' system and application augmented reality (AR)/virtual Internet-linked health and fitness software capabilities, and further reality (VR), and IoT information devices. Global Unichip and Faraday enhance competitiveness through security. This program seeks to are both involved in the design of AI integrating the tangible and the push manufacturing in Taiwan from ASIC chips. In the networking and intangible. In the future, Taiwan must OEM production to a higher level communications industry, many seize the opportunities offered by of intelligence and innovation, and companies are engaging in the IoT and AI applications and services, make Taiwan a leading country development of smart household and rely on the aforesaid integration in the global digital economy. gateways, IoT service platforms, driven by the data-centered According to Asia Silicon Valley and smart living solutions. Wistron economy to create new value, Development Agency (ASVDA) Corp., Wistron NeWeb, MitraStar, strengthen integration of hardware CEO Li Jia-ru, the value of IoT lies in and Syxel all embarked on the all- and software and cross-sector software, and Taiwan's opportunities round development of IoT-related cooperation, promote industrial are to be found in the areas of products and technologies in 2017. upgrading and transformation, and applications and services. These companies are relying on achieve economic growth. The Asia the development of cloud service Silicon Valley program is further Many HSP companies have platforms and compilation and promoting innovative startups as already begun seeking to make analysis of big data to develop drivers of economic growth, and inroads into the IoT sector. While solutions for automated household employing the IoT industry to IC ventures account for the largest control, residential security foster industrial upgrading and the group of tenant companies monitoring, energy management, development of next-generation, (totaling 182 in 2017) in the HSP, and health and medical care. innovative ventures. TSMC certainly stands out for foundry services, and MediaTek and Building on Taiwan's hardware While the HSP is a pioneer RealTek have embarked on their dominance crafted by long- and hub for Taiwan’s technology respective R&D and established established manufacturers and the industry, says ASVDA Chief partnerships with global giants semiconductor industry, the Asia Administrative Officer Vivian Huang, such as Amazon and Apple. Chips Silicon Valley initiative is leveraging it is surely a major partner for the under development are meant for Taiwan's strength in components Asia Silicon Valley initiative in terms use in smart household and office and parts, physical objects, and of top-notch talent, funding, and products, Internet of Vehicles, smart manufacturing to enhance local supply chains. The Asia Silicon Valley 22 Hsinchu 23 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

IoT Major League (hereafter the reputation as Silicon Valley of Asia opportunity and incentive to work “League”) is currently in the midst and help HSP companies make their together as equal partners. This of mapping out strategies for the way into the global supply chains of partnership should be able to help development of AI and self-driving emerging industries, which is surely them find vast new markets for their vehicle industries in Taiwan. In this a win-win scenario for both parties. innovative technologies applications effort, it is extremely important that and enable Taiwan’s industry to go Innovative industries certainly HSP companies with international have a key role to play in the days smart and reap even more business experience join discussions on ahead. HSP companies are, however, opportunities down the road. relevant future applications and mostly involved in hardware the establishment of a common manufacture (such as ICs, display Green Energy Technology platform. HSP companies currently panels, and solar energy and LED With worsening global warming participating in the Asia Silicon products). Innovative startups and and the impending depletion of Valley program include the Elan newly established R&D centers are conventional energy sources, the Group, Lite-On Technology, outnumbered by far. Accordingly, world's leading countries have Coretronic, and UTSI, which certainly the Ministry of Science and uniformly given top priority to serve as a crucial link between the Technology launched the From IP energy conservation and carbon HSP and the Asia Silicon Valley to IPO (FITI) program in 2013 with a reduction in policy-making. initiative. view to promoting entrepreneurship As a consequence, adopting a Another important mission for across local institutions of higher strategic approach toward energy the Asia Silicon Valley initiative is to learning. For its part, the HSPB allocation, developing renewable seek out potential buyers in Silicon has established the Young energy, and promoting green Valley, the U.S. and help them locate Entrepreneur’s Studio to promote energy industries have emerged a suitable supply chain in Taiwan, innovative startups, an initiative that as universal pursuits across the that is, creating an opportunity has surely paid off. global economy. Responding to the for Taiwan's innovative startups to HSP companies can also act as coming of the green economy age develop the products needed and providers of funding and technology and the need to achieve Taiwan's then for HSP companies to conduct to promote the development of “nuclear-free homeland” policy goal, mass production on a contract- innovative industries in Taiwan. As the government has included the manufacturing basis. Such an such, major companies and small green energy technology industry approach can both bolster Taiwan’s startups in the HSP really have the as a focal area of its 5+2 Industrial 23

Innovation Plan. The government and attain integration with the and balance between economic hopes to strenuously promote world community. Furthermore, the development and environmental the development of the green program is also promoting a smart protection. Emphasis deserves energy industry by drawing on meter project aimed at inducing to be placed on promoting a Taiwan's existing green energy users to participate in demand- cycle of positive reinforcement niches, and thereby boost industrial side management, which promises between green energy and competitiveness, enhance energy to help ease peak power load and economic development and security, build a green economy, achieve energy conservation. helping the green energy industry and promote environmental gain competitiveness in global According to the Photonics sustainability. markets. The Photonics Industry Industry & Technology Development & Technology Development The Program on Promoting Association, green energy Association believes that the Green Energy Technology Industry technology is closely aligned with government's promotion of green is designed to get started with a global trends. But Taiwan still has energy should be geared toward two-year photovoltaic project and far to go when it comes to drafting driving the industry by means of a four-year wind power project green energy technology policies. increasing domestic demand. In as pilot initiatives geared toward It must carefully study the many particular, it is essential to induce creating jobs through stimulation issues that have recently arisen: local companies to invest in such of domestic demand. With energy the promotion of investment in areas as photovoltaic modules and creation, energy conservation, forward-looking green energy solar power generating systems. energy storage, and systems technology, prioritization of green The HSP is home to such integration as its core concepts, energy policies, speed in increasing photovoltaic companies as Neo the program is intended to the weighting of green energy Solar, Gintech, and Sino-American accommodate Taiwan’s industrial in the country's energy portfolio, Silicon (the Jhunan Park). These development, make the green capacity for matching green energy companies are playing an important energy industry more competitive, with economic development, role in the green energy technology industry's energy conservation, energy storage, and energy creation efforts. Ranking among the world's top ten producers, Neo Solar Power and Gintech are Taiwan's second- and fourth-largest makers of silicon solar cells respectively. These companies are focusing on the production of silicon solar cells and seeking to stay competitive through ongoing improvements in conversion efficiency.

HSPB Director-General Wayne Wang (4th from left) and Neo Solar Power Corp. Chairman Sam Hong (4th from right) and founder Quincy Lin (3rd from right) at the inauguration ceremony for the company’s 200MW high-performance solar module plant in the Hsinchu Park (on June 26, 2017) 24 Hsinchu 25 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

Taiwan is currently home to the largest number and greatest density of photovoltaic firms worldwide. Many strategic alliances have been established in recent years, and companies are merging their production capacity. On October 16, 2017, Neo Solar Power, Gintech, and Solartech announced a three-in-one alliance aimed at jointly creating a to help the precision machinery and Hermes-Epitek—are almost flagship company with international industry become smart so that it exclusively involved in equipment for competitiveness and a mutually can provide innovative, branded, making semiconductors or displays. beneficial platform. This alliance customized, and smart products and Echoing the government’s inclusion seeks to take advantage of a new services through integration with of smart machinery in its 5+2 wave of photovoltaic opportunities technical services and development Industrial Innovation Plan, it just so expected to emerge in 2020. It is of total solutions. While boosting happens that equipment for making also expected that the alliance may the international competitiveness of semiconductors or displays needs come up with annual output of 1GW Taiwan's smart machinery industry, to be the “smartest” of precision within five years. the program also seeks to provide machinery. In particular, the the public with greater convenience semiconductor industry has relied on The government is actively and higher living standards. the support of equipment suppliers promoting photovoltaic power and following a specific timetable. According to Taiwan Association to push process technologies to Green energy will be a new driver of Machinery Industry Chairman under the 10-nanometer (nm) mark. of Taiwan's energy transformation Alex Ko, the advent of Industry This reliance is set to remain firmly and economic development in 4.0 means that Taiwan must strive in place for future development the future, and the government for smart machinery and smart of 5nm and more advanced plans to strongly promote energy manufacturing. An extraordinary technologies. The HSP’s role in the R&D geared toward meeting competitive edge can be expected smart machinery industry is also industry needs in order to establish if Taiwan can usher in its unique highlighted by the presence of a positively reinforcing cycle strength in the ICT sector to leading global giants here. Of the between energy R&D and industrial the machinery industry while world’s top five semiconductor development. also drawing from IoT, sensor, equipment suppliers, Applied cloud computing, and big data Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Lam Smart Machinery technologies. The future promises Research have all established R&D By including the smart to be marked by integration of centers in the HSP. Of the other machinery industry as another the tangible and the intangible, two, ASML has established an R&D key element of the 5+2 Industrial cross-industry partnerships, and center on Gongdao 5th Road, right Innovation Plan, the government cooperation with the ICT industry. next to the HSP, and KLA-Tencor aims to move up another rung Leading precision machinery has also built a like facility nearby from precision machinery, thereby companies that have made their way in Zhubei. This certainly forms creating jobs and expanding turnkey into the HSP—Mirle Automation, another industry cluster conducive exports. Initiated by the Ministry Tokyo Electron (Japan), Applied to the development of Taiwan’s of Economic Affairs, the Smart Materials (U.S.), Lam Research (U.S.), semiconductor industry, once again Machinery Industry Promotion Chunghwa Precision, Foxsemicon, attesting to the HSP’s invaluable Program is intended precisely Gallant Precision, Machvision, contribution. 25

A 3D air floating conveyor system for clean rooms

The HSP has also nurtured components and parts, and smart a number of exemplary home- machinery. Taiwan's machinery grown companies. After years of industry stands to benefit from A robot armed with automatic 3D hard work, Hermes-Epitek has cross-sector cooperation with the visual-guidance capability been able to bring semiconductor ICT industry. and optoelectronics equipment Act for the Development of Biotech to market. Moreover, Hermes- Biomedicine and New Pharmaceuticals Industry Epitek has set up such subsidiaries It is fair to say that of all to enhance the production value as Hermes Microvision and technologies mankind has developed, and competitiveness of the local Advanced Ion Beam Technology biotechnology has been the fastest- biotech industry and consolidate and developed an ion beam growing and brought about the Taiwan’s status as a biomedical R&D implanter that is recognized as most applications. It can not hub in the Asia Pacific. a viable substitute for imported products. Hermes-Epitek has only improve human health by Biotechnology is a typical also successfully manufactured upgrading healthcare technologies, emerging industry that gives top front-end semiconductor process but also realize boundless other priority to creativity, according equipment subsequently adopted possibilities. The biotech industry to Dr. Julie Sun, director of the by the world’s leading chipmakers. holds immense potential indeed. As Biotechnology Industry Student In addition, Hermes-Epitek such, the government has included Center at the Taiwan Institute of subsidiary Hermes Microvision was biomedicine in its 5+2 Industrial Economic Research. This is vastly later acquired by ASML, a leading Innovation Plan as a key driver of different from the ICT industry that global supplier of semiconductor Taiwan’s industrial growth in coming values manufacturing above all equipment. decades. else. Biotechnology also makes a unique industry given its number Speaking about the machinery Embodying an ambition to of startups, technology transfer industry's crossing over to AI, Syntec “connect with the future, connect practices, and business models. Technology Co., Ltd. President with the world, and connect with Other features that set biotech and Tsai You-keng states that Industry the community,” the government new drug companies apart from 4.0 calls for smart manufacturing has introduced the Program for peers include massive R&D outlays, characterized by integration Promoting the Biomedicine Industry long-term efforts toward securing of the physical and the virtual, as a new blueprint for innovative patents, uncertainty in reaping value-added applications, smart R&D in the field. The government returns on investment, provision production, digital platforms, smart has also amended Article 3 of the of a big variety of offerings in small

Modern technology asserting its advantage in the machinery industry of the Industry 4.0 era 26 Hsinchu 27 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

The HSP provides fertile ground for the formation of a biomedical industry cluster by combining such biomarker testing/analysis services elements as manpower, specific to work together. subjects, intellectual property, legal and regulatory knowledge, Medical device suppliers in the and other resources. In addition HSP have grown and prospered, to biomedical firms in the HSP, thus gradually securing a viable there are R&D organizations, standing in the world market. volumes, and a high probability prominent academic institutions, United Orthopedic specializes of being acquired after achieving and medical institutions nearby. in artificial joints; Somnics success. By facilitating the linkage between focuses on the development of universities, research organizations, The precision medicine lightweight, comfortable, and manufacturers, and global channels industry chain includes biomarker convenient negative pressure and markets, the HSP enables the testing-related medical equipment/ devices for treatment of sleep formation of industry clusters and biotechnology/biomarker testing apnea; and MiiS develops sensory all-inclusive industrial development services, and drug development/ optoelectronics imaging systems. ecosystems. The availability of these clinical trial and bioinformation/ Leading companies involved in resources can provide added-value big data analysis services. HSP the development of blood glucose to products and enhance market companies involved in related areas monitoring products include standing, thereby promoting the include large molecular marker ApexBio, Bioptik, Tyson Bioresearch, development of Taiwan's biomedical targeted therapy antibody/protein and EPS Bio. In vitro diagnostic industry. drug development and production firms include General Biologicals, firms, such as UBI, Mycenax, JHL, which has chiefly developed Marking a stride toward carrying and Amaran; small molecular marker hepatitis testing reagents, but has out the Program on Promoting targeted drug development firms, recently actively entered the areas the Biomedicine Industry, the such as TaiwanJ Pharmaceuticals; of precision medicine and aesthetic HSP secured approval in March and biomarker testing/associated medicine. In the field of consumable 2017 to build a second biotech diagnostic product developers and medical materials, Pacific Hospital building to accommodate more manufacturers, such as General Supply makes such products as tenant companies. Furthermore, Biologicals. Nevertheless, in order sealed sputum suction tubes, urine construction on National Taiwan to establish a complete industry bags, and wound drainage tubes. University Hospital’s HBSP Branch chain focusing on commercial Among medical device startups, kicked off in January 2017. After applications, there is a need Applied Nano Technology focuses completion, it can also act as a for companies involved in the on the development of advanced venue for tenant companies to investigation of druggable targets, ophthalmological devices, while conduct clinical trials. While the development of targeted drugs, Taiwan Biomaterial chiefly develops medical device industry requires diagnostic product R&D, and artificial foam meninges. a high level of cross-industry

Premier Lin Chuan (left) and National Taiwan University Hospital Simulation of the HBSP’s 2nd Biotech Building Superintendent Ho Hong-nerng (right) co-hosting the ground-breaking ceremony for the hospital’s HBSP branch. (on January 7, 2017) 27 and transformation chiefly in its promotion of innovation through cross-industry fusion. In light of the government's promotion of the IoT, green energy, biomedicine, and smart machinery industries, the HSP’s job is to help companies in existing fields understand new applications in other fields while promoting the exchange of innovative ideas in capabilities between companies in different Taiwan Surgrical Corp.’s surgical devices fields. Cross-industry fusion and innovation will ensure that the 5+2 plan achieves a 5x2 level of integration of technologies, the to link these nearby academic and effectiveness and maximizes the HSP can provide such resources research organizations with HSP scope of possibilities for industrial as R&D, pilot production, clinical companies and enhance common development. Drawing on the research, regulatory compliance, capabilities through multilateral innovative R&D capabilities of and patent consulting. The HSP also cooperation, the HSP has rightly existing tenant firms, the HSP offers easy accessibility to various and successfully served as a physical will train outstanding innovative long-established industries in the site manager. Over the years it has manpower, increase the exchange neighborhood: precision machinery, indeed provided a good number of of practical knowledge in the materials, electronics and electrical joint R&D projects bringing together areas of IoT, green energy, smart machinery, ICT, and industrial HSP companies and academic and machinery, and biomedicine under design. A regional ecosystem for research institutions. On the other the Asia Silicon Valley framework, innovation can easily take shape hand, the HSP has also played host and help tenant companies engage through strengthening fusion to symposiums and workshops to in cooperation both within and across industry and academia as facilitate the exchange of expertise outside the park and make inroads well as the research community among professionals within or into new markets. Furthermore, by and bolstering the linkage of outside their respective fields, as implementing industrial promotion innovative technologies, capital, well as many other social occasions strategies and meeting the needs and manpower. Moreover, the HSP for the same purpose. It is no of industry clusters, the HSP will also expects various government understatement to say that these bring about opportunities for cross- incentives introduced so far to formal and informal events have industry cooperation and dialogue. prove effective in stimulating the brought about an infinite supply By publicizing the results of its development of high-end medical of opportunities for professionals industry promotion experience, the devices in Taiwan, thereby creating and their expertise in the HSP as a HSP will increase public knowledge jobs, fostering investment, and unique ecosystem for innovation. of its outstanding technological enhancing competitiveness. If the 5+2 Industrial Innovation levels in relevant fields, and enhance Outlook Plan fulfills its promise, it will have the competitiveness and influence differed from previous efforts of the park's industrial technologies. Compared with other science toward past industrial upgrading parks around the world, most of which draw their research capabilities only from a single nearby university or R&D institution, the HSP stands out as a rare instance that boasts extensive R&D resources within a 10-km circumference, including two internationally recognized first-tier universities and four key research organizations that accommodate tens of thousands of top-notch professionals. Combined, they make a unique niche for the HSP to create a pioneering ecosystem for innovation. In order 28 29 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Innovative R&D 4 Grow Capacity for Pioneering Innovation A Regional Ecosystem of Innovation

To drive innovation across the HSP, encourage R&D, and help with industrial transformation, the HSPB offered NT$71.32 million in R&D subsidies in 2017. Equal emphasis was placed on recruiting, cultivating, and retaining top-notch professionals. As such, the HSPB continued to implement various training programs and take action to support the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Leaders in Future Trend (LIFT) initiative with a view to ensuring the HSP’s status as a bellwether of innovation. Subsidies for R&D ( 1 )The Ministry of Science and Technology’s Project for Industry- Academia Collaboration on Innovative R&D in Science Parks Launched in 2010, the Project for Industry- Academia Collaboration on Innovative R&D 29

Presentation on the 2017 Project for Industry- Bion Tech Inc. and National Chung Academia Collaboration on Innovative R&D in Hsing University showing off their Science Parks (on December 27, 2016) R&D collaboration at 2017 Future Tech (on December 28-30, 2016)

in Science Parks is designed to mosquitocide. The project was 3. General Biologicals Corp. and have tenant companies, academic rewarded with precisely such National Tsing Hua University institutions, and research entities a product that went on to pass joined forces to study monitoring join forces and consolidate their biological safety assessment, of metabolic disorders caused resources. In turn, they can work undoubtedly a great boost by periodontitis by means of a together toward heterogeneous to its competitiveness on the molecular diagnosing platform. integration and cross-sector market. This project emerged as a The project bore fruit in the form applications and develop products highlight at the 2017 Future Tech of a highly efficient multiplex real- and technologies with marketability. exhibition hosted by the Ministry time PCR approach toward testing In 2017, approval was extended of Science and Technology for periodontitis. By promoting to 14 applications for a combined and won a Futuristic Inventive it alongside related products NT$48.32 million in grants under Technology Award in recognition and services, the company has the project. The outlay in turn of its significance in developing succeeded in bringing this new was expected to induce tenant environment-friendly microbial offering to market (through companies to come up with over agents conducive to health and such retail channels as Tokyo NT$80 million of R&D spending on environment management. Drugstore, Wholecome Pharmacy, their own. In the meantime, the and Watsons) and generated sales 2. AU Optronics Corp. teamed project solicited involvement by in excess of NT$25 million to date. up with National Sun Yat-sen a total of 150 R&D engineers from University to develop a next- ( 2 ) Innovative Medical Equipment tenant companies and provided generation, full HD transparent Program: Cross-Sector Integration training to another 42 young display. Their reward is the professionals. to Promote Biomedicine industry’s first transparent Some highlights of such projects OLED display that is easily To promote five specifically concluded in 2016 are as follows: switchable between the black designated innovative industries state and the transparent state. and help Taiwan move toward an 1. Bion Tech Inc.’s HSP Branch Intended for window display innovation-driven economy, the collaborated with National or AR applications, it is a fitting government adopts biotechnology Chung Hsing University in an instrument for displaying a rich as a convergence point for R&D project for the development diversity of information. fostering cross-sector integration of an innovative biological and assisting HSP companies in

Subsidies granted in 2017 for the Cross-Sector Integration to Promote Biomedicine program ＊ Independent Project Project Applicant A critical subsystem for proton therapy of tumors—design and Chinan Biomedical Technology, Inc. manufacture of a marketable high frequency resonant cavity Production of standardized human platelet antigens and General Biologicals Corp. development of related applications Artificial retina devices capable of automatic adjustment and control Iridium Medical Technology Co., Ltd. ＊ Collaborative Project Academic/Research Project Applicant Partner Enterprise Institution Early diagnosis device and cloud Physiolguard National Central analysis platform for sleep disordered Somnics, Inc. Biotechnology Inc. University breathing Development of a remotely controlled, Wiltrom Medical Device Co., Taipei Veterans minimally invasive bone cement Point Robotics Ltd.’s HSP Branch General Hospital injection system for osteoporosis 30 Hsinchu 31 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

helping the local populace stay of papers published. In 2017, nine healthy. innovative products were awarded, and public commendation of the In 2017, subsidies totaling winners was part of the HSP’s NT$19.15 million were granted to 37th anniversary celebrations. Of five projects (three independent taking full advantage of existing the winners, Coretronic Corp. and projects and two collaborative technologies and applications to Harvatek Corp. both made their way projects), which in turn were integrate tangible and intangible expected to incur corresponding into the 2017 Future Tech exhibition strengths. Besides industry- R&D outlays of over NT$25 million hosted by the Ministry of Science academia collaboration and cross- on the part of participating and Technology and won a Futuristic sector integration, the HSPB builds companies and help train more than Inventive Technology Award each. on the HSP’s industry clusters 60 R&D professionals. and division of specializations to （4）Research and Development encourage tenant companies to （ ） Achievement Awards integrate innovative technologies  3 Innovative Product Awards The HSPB launched the and applications: front-end sensors, To encourage HSP firms to cloud services, IoT, big data, develop innovative products and Research and Development computing simulation, etc. As such, expand international markets, Achievement Awards in 2003. the HSPB has joined forces with the HSPB initiated the Innovative In addition to encouraging HSP the Southern Taiwan Science Park Product Awards in 1986. High on companies to strengthen their Bureau and the Small and Medium the list of screening criteria are R&D and acquire patents, thereby Enterprise Administration, Ministry innovation, technology, market protecting their own intellectual of Economic Affairs to introduce competitiveness, R&D input, property, the initiative is meant a four-year R&D subsidy program benefits incurred, numbers of to promote Taiwan’s industrial for cross-sector integration in the internationally recognized awards development by raising technology biotechnology industry, thereby and patents secured, and number standards. High on the list of

MediaTek Inc. eMemory Technology Inc. Elan Microelectronics Corp. Microelectronics Technology, MediaTek Helio X30, the Auto Grade, High Endurance Pen-Emulated Finger-Pen- Inc. world’s first 10-nanometer High Embedded Logic Non-Volatile Concurrent Touch Screen 6-42GHz Next-Generation Ultra Performance Tri-cluster System- Memory Silicon IP Solution High Throughput Advanced On-Chip Smartphone Processor Microwave Radio

Wistron NeWeb Corp. Innolux Corp. Coretronic Corp. Wiltrom Medical Device Co., Tri-radio Wi-Fi Smart Router Deep Sensing Technology Immersive Curve Touch Ltd.’s HSP Branch (Integrated In-cell 3D Touch System Minimally Invasive Single-Site LCD) Spinal Fixation System 31

Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee (center) and Coretronic Corp. Director Denver Kuo (left) and Vice President Jeffrey Hsieh (right) at the awards ceremony of 2017 Future Tech (on December 30, 2017)

HSP 2017 Talent Cultivation and Training Program Program Number of Trainees HSP Optoelectronics Professionals Training Program 956 HSP Semiconductor Professionals Training Program 1,024 HSP ICT Professionals Training Program 890

HSP Program for Training Occupational Safety and 953 Health Promotion Professionals HSP Lectures on Science and Technology Management 3675 HSP Biotech Medical Equipment Professionals 900 Training Program 0 200 400 800 1,000 2,000 4,000 Total 8,398

Subsidy Program for Growing Talent in Science Parks for the 2017 Academic Year Item Project Implementation Institution Applying cell cultures and natural product analysis to critical China University of Science and 1 technologies for development of dietary supplements Technology Modular course on growing professionals for photovoltaic system Chien Hsin University of Science and 2 installation and module packaging Technology 3 Measuring the performance of information center management National Chiao Tung University

4 Modular course on gaming design for mobile devices Soochow University Modular course on mobile apps development and digital content 5 Fo Guang University design Internship on integrated IoT and mobile device programming and Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & 6 applications Science 7 Solid-state lighting technology and applications Ming Chi University of Technology Modular course for growing professionals on internet technology Chien Hsin University of Science and 8 and security management Technology 9 Design, structure, and impact analysis of servers/workstations National Ilan University Modular course for growing professionals on supply chain 10 China University of Technology management in the hi-tech industry Modular course on and internship for precision machinery Minghsin University of Science and 11 professionals Technology Modular course for growing professionals on apps and IoT 12 Vanung University applications Modular course on electromagnetic compatibility and antenna JinWen University of Science and 13 design Technology 32 33 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report

Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee, HSPB Director- General Wayne Wang, CTSPB Director-General Chen Ming-huang, STSPB Deputy Director-General Su Chen-kang, and Portal of University Resources, Inc. President Nancy Shen at the ceremony for presenting letters of gratitude and honoring accomplishments of the Subsidy Program for Growing Talent in Science Parks for the 2016 academic year. (on Augest 28, 2017)

of tenant companies, the HSPB specialized talent, the Subsidy screening criteria are the following: organized training programs on Program for Growing Talent in appropriations and manpower for the following six fronts in 2017: Science Parks is undertaken to R&D, revenue, number of domestic semiconductor, optoelectronics, encourage neighboring institutions and international patents secured, ICT, occupational safety and health of higher learning to introduce benefits incurred, etc. The two 2017 promotion, science and technology modular courses that are relevant winners—eMemory Technology Inc. management, and biotechnology to the local industrial community and Wistron NeWeb Corp.—were and biomedical equipment. It and can help would-be graduates accorded public commendation also hosted a number of forums enhance their specialized as the HSP celebrated its 37th and seminars on forward-looking anniversary. technologies to help tenant competence. Meanwhile, internship companies develop the high-caliber at tenant companies is also offered Talent Cultivation and manpower they need. In 2017, a to make up for the learning gap Training total of 218 training sessions were between industry and academia, （1）Talent Cultivation & Training offered, totaling 2,267 lecture hours thereby making an effective in the HSP and attracting 8,398 trainees. matching mechanism for the two parties. In the 2016 academic year The HSPB is keen to help （2）Subsidy Program for (from July 2016 through August HSP tenant companies promote Growing Talent in Science 2017), the HSPB offered a total of the professional competence of Parks their employees. Catering to the NT$10 million in 15 subsidies for emerging trends in the HSP’s six With a view to helping the modular courses and internship major industries and specific needs HSP’s tenant companies cultivate programs. A total of 2,341 students

Industry-Academia Interchange Events in 2017 Category Date Event Interchange meeting among government, Greater Hsinchu Industrial Development Strategic industry, and academia as well as the 04/10 Alliance research community 02/21 IoT Cross-Sector Technology Forum Technology forum on cross-sector Smart Hospital—Technology Forum on Seeking New 06/02 innovation Opportunities 07/14 Create New Opportunities for Smart Care 08/31 Cloud Technology Symposium Green Energy Technology Forum and Business- 09/27 Technology seminar and business- Matching Meeting matching meeting 10/24 IoT and AI Technology Symposium and Presentation 11/22 AI and Visual Technology Symposium 09/14 Originators’ meeting and the first preparatory meeting 11/01 The second preparatory meeting Meeting of inauguration The first general assembly of the first association; joint 11/20 meeting of board of directors and supervisors 33

HSPB Director-General Wayne Wang and Deputy Director-General Hsu Tseng-ju welcoming professionals returning from overseas under the LIFT initiative (on January 2, 2018)

benefitted. In the 2017 academic Industry-Academia joint efforts that transcend all year (from July 2017 through August Interchange boundaries and make possible an interchange of professionals of 2018), the HSPB would offer NT$9.5 The HSPB has taken the initiative various disciplines. million in subsidies for 13 modular to promote the establishment of courses. an industry-academia association In 2017, the preparatory with a view to building a premium committee of the HSP Industry- （3）Leaders in Future Trend (LIFT) science park driven by innovation, Academia Association organized The Ministry of Science fostering opportunities for a number of forums, symposiums, and Technology implemented sharing experiences with regard and other interchange events the LIFT initiative to both meet to innovative startups, pushing while making preparations for domestic needs for advanced R&D collaborative R&D, facilitating setting up the association. After the professionals and take in overseas talent interflow, and bolstering Ministry of the Interior approved elites yearning to return home. introduction of forward-looking its establishment on July 24, the In 2017, more than 30 such elites technologies. The planned association is scheduled to be answered this call. For its part, association is intended to focus officially inaugurated in March 2018 to help promote Taiwan’s industrial the HSPB assisted in establishing on integrating resources across upgrading. a platform for the interchange of government, industry, and professionals of various disciplines academia as well as the research Forming the Greater and organizing a variety of community as it seeks to cultivate interchange events, as well as professionals that local companies Hsinchu Industrial provided returning professionals need, foster new applications Development Strategic with relocation services such as rent of key technologies, and create Alliance discounts for HSP dormitories and opportunities for cross-sector To promote development of schooling for their children. In order cooperation, thereby enhancing the the region and cooperation across to help these returnees fully assert competitiveness of Taiwan’s next- government, industry, and academia themselves in their respective fields, generation technology industry. as well as the research community, the HSPB makes it a point to help That is, institutions of higher the HSPB, Hsinchu county and city them settle comfortably in Taiwan as learning, research institutions, and governments, Industrial Technology soon possible so that they can focus private companies will be brought Research Institute, National on what they do professionally. together to pool resources toward Applied Research Laboratories, and

Deep learning demo session at the AI Technologies Forming the Greater Hsinchu Industrial Development Strategic Alliance and Applications Symposium (on April 10, 2017) (on November 14, 2017) 34 Hsinchu 35 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

Association of Industries in Science Parks as well as National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University signed a memorandum of understanding on forming Promotion of the Greater Hsinchu Industrial Innovative Startups Development Strategic Alliance on April 10, 2017. The alliance aims to Innovation holds the key achieve the following: to staying competitive. As the bellwether of Taiwan’s high-tech 1. Establish an information platform industry, the HSP has succeeded for industrial investment and in carving a name for itself economic development to bolster internationally. And now how to Greater Hsinchu’s investment keep up its competitive edge and environment. attain sustainable development is 2. Expand industry-academia a common goal shared by every collaboration between the HSP member of the HSP family. and Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County, enabling the sharing of “Start a Nest for Phoenixes, information and such services as Start Businesses to Make talent training and technology Dreams Come True” matching. Committed to fostering industry 3. Expand industry-academia innovation and transformation collaboration between the HSP and attaining sustainable and Hsinchu City and Hsinchu development, the HSPB regards County, enabling the sharing of “innovative concepts and information and such services as innovative services” as its core talent training and technology value. In turn, it has established matching. the Young Entrepreneur’s Studio as an exclusive platform for serving 4. Offer appropriate assistance would-be business founders of the and suggestions in line with the younger generation. Among others, central government’s policy on it offers such resources and services industrial development. as specialized consulting, matching 5. Jointly promote measures to of funding and technology, and improve communities and all-inclusive secretarial services. transportation facilities in the The objective is to maximize the vicinity of the HSP’s specific areas HSP’s cluster effect and craft a on five critical fronts. sustainable package of services for

Winners of the HSP Star Awards (on January 2, 2018) Managers of Indonesia’s Incubation Center visiting the Young Entrepreneur’s Studio (on Augest 31, 2017) 35 Paying a visit to Teknopark Istanbul (on September 12, 2017)

startups, thereby bridging the gap between IP and IPO. Implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology in March 2013, the Startups. Separately, another three From IP to IPO (FITI) program selects teams won awards at 2017 Smart R&D teams with the potential City Next, a contest organized by the of the HSP’s sister parks. During for technological innovation and Ministry of Economic Affairs. its annual KRP Week for the year, a product marketability from among highlight was a special event: “Meet The HSP is complete with local academic and research Taiwan! The Island of Technology incubation resources, R&D institutions on a semiannual basis. & Innovation.” Japan’s government momentum, and an obvious The objective is to transfer the solid officials, business representatives, competitive edge derived from its R&D momentum of such entities to and journalists were invited to cluster effect. Coupled with well- the industrial community and bring attend the event that proved rounded assistance and services, it is about a new wave of startups. As of conducive to helping them learn no less than a paradise for would-be the end of 2017, the FITI initiative more about Taiwan’s science parks entrepreneurs to make their dream had funded a cumulative 266 and presenting the products of come true. As the HSPB continues teams, of which 131 had gone on to the aforesaid local startups to the to promote innovative startups, become startups that, combined, Japanese market. it will place special emphasis on register paid-in capital of over helping innovative industries take To effectively meet every NT$1.1 billion. advantage of the growing trend need of incoming teams, the HSPB In 2017, a total of 28 startup for cloud computing, IOT, and big always takes the initiative to identify teams from the HSP were accorded data analytics to come together. problems and get them fixed in no grants: five from the National In 2018, the HSPB is set to engage time while doing its best to help Development Fund’s angel funding; industry veterans (chief officers nurture startups. The objective is nine from the Ministry of Science and in various fields) for in-depth to inspire a new army of business Technology’s initiative for promoting counseling as well as offer subsidies founders and thus help local high- acceleration and consolidation of for local aspirants to participate in tech industry reinvent itself. Thanks startups from R&D accomplishments; international exhibitions, thereby to the HSP’s incubation resources, two from Hsinchu City’s Small highlighting the market value of counseling, and secretarial services, Business Innovation Research (SBIR) startups and facilitating their reach a good number of startups have initiative for 2017; four from the beyond national borders. indeed emerged. In the days ahead, Program on Selecting Ideas for the HSPB will work even harder to Startups introduced by the Ministry Going to Kyoto Research Park ensure the HSP’s sustainability as a of Economic Affairs; three from for Visit and Promotion venue conducive to startups as well the SBIR initiative of the Ministry In August 2017, the HSPB as its standing as a bellwether for of Economic Affairs; and five from headed a delegation of local startups advancing innovation and starting the Silicon Platform for Innovative to Koyo Research Park (KRP), one businesses.

Paying a visit to Kyoto Research Park (on Augest 2, 2017) Those who work in in who work Those the HSP certainly have a certainlyHSP the have advantage of this service. advantage of 2017, 4,981 persons had taken of 2017, 4,981 persons had taken dose lung CT services. of the end As

pment 150 tenant companies with free low- free with companies tenant 150 Inoculation is surely the most effective the most effective Inoculation surely is Clinic also provides the employees of some of some the employees Clinic also provides prevention against the flu. Always committed committed Always against the flu. prevention the HSP employees, the health of caring for to to point a it makes Clinic Park Science Hsinchu In persons 4,900 of just that. total a 2017, deliver In keeping with the spirit of inoculated. were the Hsinchu Science Park medicine, preventive A Friendly Working A Working Friendly Environment Science the Hsinchu at Care Health Clinic Park

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37 36 Inoculation against the flu (photo by the Hsinchu Science Park Clinic) 37

Implementation of the Program on Safety and Health Assistance and Inspection for High-Risk Businesses and Chemicals

stronger incentive to donate blood this charitable service and another after the Hsinchu Blood Donation 671 persons underwent the said Center set up an outpost at the X-ray absorptiometry test free of Hsinchu Science Park Clinic. In 2017, charge. it received donations totaling 1,938 units from people aged between 17 A Safe and Healthy and 65. Workplace To help HSP companies In addition to conducting labor strengthen health management at inspections at the authorization of the Ministry of Labor, the HSPB the workplace, the Hsinchu Science is also responsible for promoting Park Clinic undertook 16 health public awareness of occupational promotion lectures and offered safety and health and offering health counseling to a total of 106 The HSPB granted an award of assistance thereof. In 2017, the HSPB excellence for its outstanding HSP employees in 2017. To further conducted 1,032 labor inspections performance in labor inspection bolster health management at the (including those of danger-prone workplace throughout the HSP, machines and workplaces) and from September to October. these health promotion events joined the Ministry of Labor in Highlights include the opening were followed by a gathering for undertaking another 23 special and awards ceremony, an promoting health services by means inspections (such as those of the occupational safety and health of experience sharing. working conditions in the electronic symposium and equipment To keep up friendly relations components manufacturing exhibition, a schoolchildren’s with neighboring communities, industry). Meanwhile, the HSPB held comics competition on the Hsinchu Science Park Clinic 14 awareness workshops (attended occupational safety and teamed up with the HSPB and by 1,288 persons) and offered environmental protection, Association of Industries in Science assistance to tenant companies an ecological field tour, an Parks to undertake a charitable in 57 cases. The objective was to emergency response drill, and an drive in 2017: offering volunteer better protect the employees of environmental education session medical counseling to residents in tenant companies by prodding the at a wastewater treatment plant. the neighborhood. A team headed latter to strengthen autonomous All these events and activities by Superintendent Wang Yao-hong management of their safety and were meant to highlight did the following: taking blood health affairs. Other important the importance of the HSP pressure and sugar readings and undertakings include: committing itself to industrial safety, environmental protection, measuring bone mineral density (0f 1. To remind tenant companies and occupational health. the ankle). Transportation would be and nearby residents of made available to residents with a the importance of health 2. Through implementing the BMD reading of minus 1.5 or lower promotion, workplace safety, Program on Safety and Health for undergoing a dual-energy X-ray and environmental protection, Assistance and Inspection absorptiometry test at the Hsinchu the HSPB implemented the 2017 for High-Risk Businesses and Science Park Clinic. In 2017, a total Labor Safety and Environmental Chemicals, the HSPB seeks to of 3,202 residents took advantage of Protection Month campaign ensure that tenant companies 38 39 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report

The HSP’s indoor general- purpose gymnasium

agencies, the Ministry of Labor interpret Mr. Teng’s simple but firm forms an evaluation team music that reflects the musician’s take whatever action is required. to conduct on-site, item-by- empathy for the common people of Meanwhile, a platform of item checkups. The HSPB’s his time. safety and health experts is outstanding performance on Workers make both an essential put in place to provide small- this front in 2017 was once again driving force behind Taiwan’s and medium-sized enterprises rightly recognized as the Ministry economic development and an with consulting services and of Labor accorded it an award promote the interflow of disaster of excellence during the year’s invaluable asset of the country. relief information and relevant national staff conference on To express gratitude and respect techniques. occupational safety and health to HSP workers for their hard as well as labor inspection. work and contribution, the HSPB 3. To encourage HSP companies selected 87 outstanding employees and employees to work toward Measures for Promoting from throughout the HSP in 2017 occupational safety and health a Friendly Working and gave them commendations and prevent occupational during an evening celebration on disasters, the HSPB went to Environment Labor Day (May 1). Separately, the great lengths in 2017 to seek out To help facilitate parent- HSPB subscribed to the Ministry businesses and personnel that child interaction, the HSPB hosts of Labor’s nationwide campaign did exceptionally well on this theatrical plays produced for of selecting and commending front. Awards were granted at the children each year. On the evening model workers by recommending opening ceremony of the 2017 of August 16, 2017, the troupe KSTR Labor Safety and Environmental was invited to present “Rainbow that three tenant company Protection Month campaign. Music Forest” for both adults and employees—Tsai Hsiu-yen of Taiwan children in the HSP. This impeccable Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., 4. To effectively enhance the performance that won a hearty Ltd., Chuang Tsung-peng of Realtek performance of labor inspection response was followed by a musical Semiconductor Corp., and Liu Lin- feast—“April Rain: An Evening of hai of Episil Technologies Inc.— Teng Yu-hsien’s Orchestral Music”— participate in the selection process. April Rain: An Evening of Teng Yu-hsien’s on December 20. The Longtan Of the three, Tsai went on to win the Orchestral Music (on Desember 20, 2017) Philharmonic Orchestra and Ms. honor of being a model worker in Chou Yue-chi collaborated to the industrial labor category.

An art and cultural event at the Activity Center 39

Shako Restaurant

Outside the Workplace refreshing and wholesome choice. Shako Restaurant advocates nature To help the employees of and takes seriously the sources of care, the HSPB offered assistance tenant companies enjoy recreation foods in its rigorous selection of to 152 tenant companies (with 100 in their leisure time, the HSP has ingredients. In addition to serving or more employees) in setting up established such outdoor facilities healthy foods, the restaurant adopts childcare facilities in 2017. as basketball courts, tennis courts, OLED lighting that is only fitting to On August 1, 2017, Roger Lee swimming pools, and a golf driving this “health first” establishment. range. Separately, there is an activity assumed office as the 7th principal center that comprises an indoor Improving Accommodations of National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park. general-purpose gymnasium The HSPB provides dormitories Principal Lee, who proclaims open, (complete with areas for badminton, for both singles and couples with diverse, innovative, forward-looking, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, dependents. In 2006, the HSPB and inclusive as his core beliefs, dance, and yoga), an auditorium (for began renovating outdated single vows to meet the needs of the meetings and exhibitions), and a dorms on a one-by-one basis. To school’s five divisions via an integral convenience store. During holidays, date, all four dorm buildings meant approach. Setting out from a shared the center occasionally becomes the for single women and another vision, he aims to forge a school- venue for art and cultural events, four for single men have been wide consensus via multilateral parent-child activities, or a market renovated. In 2018, the HSPB will communication across the campus for small farmers. begin renovation of the Rongyuan in order to attain his ultimate Building. Given concern over its Dietary Delights objective of creating a school structural safety, the Xuanyuan To provide HSP employees marked by respect and harmony. with a full range of dietary choices, Building of single dorms is to be there are both Chinese and Western demolished for reconstruction this restaurants (such as Yunting year. Completion and availability to Taiwanese Restaurant and Toscanini tenants is slated for 2020. Italian Restaurant). Located by A Premium Educational Jingxin Lake, VegetableFruit. Love adopts a dietary approach Environment that refrains from harming any To help HSP employees strike animal and features natural foods a balance between work and with their original flavor. For family and address their needs for HSP employees, it is certainly a childbirth, parenting, and family

HSP dormitories

National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park’s 6th Principal Christine Huang (5th from left) handing over her post to Roger Lee (3rd from right) (on Augest 1, 2017) 40 41 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report

Symposium on Plant Landscaping and Environmental Maintenance (on November 30, 2017)

possible landscape variation fitting all the green belts to form green to each season. In 2017, planting corridors, thus giving the HSP the and replanting covered an area lush appearance of a large park. To 2 be sure, vegetation makes the HSP a Upgrading Daily Services in of 4,150 m in the Hsinchu Park, 77 m2 in the Hsinchu Biomedical beautiful place that offers a natural the Jhunan Park Science Park, 882 m2 in the Jhunan stress-relieving environment less On September 7, 2017, the Park, 550 m2 in the Tongluo Park, prone to noises and air pollution. HSPB ushered in Anjie Technology and 487 m2 in the Longtan Park. （ ） Consulting Co., Ltd. to the Juhnan Meanwhile, flower seeds were 1 Competition for and Symposium on Plant Landscaping and Service Office Building for scattered across an area of 15,575 2 Environmental Maintenance provision of services with regard to m in the Yilan Park. On the other occupational safety and health and hand, installation art pieces created The HSP’s 2017 Competition public security. This was followed by out of the twigs thus trimmed or for Plant Landscaping and the introduction of Universal Luck other retrieved waste materials Environmental Maintenance was International Co., Ltd. to the same are placed in parks or other green held in May and June. A total of 20 building, on December 27 of the spaces across the HSP. Other tenant companies were awarded. After the competition ran its same year, for the 2018 launch of endeavors on this front include smart convenience store services in course, jury members—Chuchien encouraging tenant companies to the Jhunan Park. Community University President Wu sponsor the maintenance of parks Tsung-chi, Chung Hua University and green spaces and organizing Associate Professor Yang Gwosyang, Green Ecology plant landscaping competitions, and TSMC departmental manager thus urging concerted efforts Landscape Management Chung Chen-wu—were invited to across the HSP to make a pleasant To enhance the HSP’s landscape give lectures at the 2017 Symposium environment for all to enjoy. quality and create a desirable working on Plant Landscaping and environment, the HSPB always takes Environmental Maintenance, which seriously the maintenance of planting, Plant Landscaping is part of the HSP’s 37th anniversary environmental cleaning, and drainage When tenant companies begin celebrations, on November 30, 2017. dredging. As seasons change, flowers building their plants, they will be The three spoke on Environmental or bushes are planted or replaced required to set aside recession Aesthetics and Landscape Planning, at the HSP’s entrance or along green belts larger than 25% of the Modern Garden Design—Seen the major road sections to make lot size. The objective is to connect From Landscape Architecture’s

Replanting flowers as seasons change Awards ceremony of the Competition for Plant Landscaping and Environmental Maintenance (on November 30, 2017) 41

A park sponsored by Macronix International Co., Ltd.

A view of a TSMC fab

Winners of the HSP’s 2017 Competition for Plant Landscaping and Environmental Maintenance High Distinction Awards (11 companies) Powerchip Technology Corp.’s Fab P1/2 AU Optronics Corp.’s L3B Shin-Estu Hanodotai Taiwan Co. K Laser Technology Inc.’s Lixing TSMC’s Fab 12 P4 TSMC’s Fab 12 P7 Plant Macronix’s Fab Lixing Elan Microelectronics Corp. Maxchip Electronics Corp. Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials UMC’s Fab Lixing Asia-Pacific Co., Ltd.’s Jhunan Plant Distinction Awards (9 companies) AU Optronics Corp.’s L3C Mosel Vitelic Inc. Microtek International Inc. King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.’s Tongluo Macronix’s Fab 1 Macronix’s Fab 5 Branch Macronix’s Test Building Neo Solar Power Corp.’s 2nd Plant Innolux Corp.’s JOC Plant Special Contribution Awards (2 companies) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Elan Microelectronics Corp. Co., Ltd.

A view of K Laser Technology Inc.’s plant Macronix International Co., Ltd.’s ecological pond 42 43 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report

2017 Golden Corporate Sustainability Report Award from the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy

An electronic bulletin board

Evolution, and Landscape Design To effectively keep track of at a crossroads next to the and Construction Planning for Office air quality around the Hsinchu Hsinchu Wastewater Treatment Buildings of Technology Companies Park, the HSPB has installed Plant to display such real-time respectively. two monitoring stations (each information as the pH value （2） Sponsoring Parks and Green with station building, monitoring of effluents from the Hsinchu, equipment, meteorological tower, Longtan, and Jhunan wastewater Spaces and data-gathering system) on treatment plants, density of Currently, a total of 24 tenant the green lots above the Xingye suspended solids, and traffic companies and other entities 2nd Road Parking Lot and to the status of the national freeway sponsor the maintenance of parks south of Lixing Road and Lixing sections close to the HSP, as well and green spaces totaling some 3rd Road respectively. The two as the aforementioned air quality 37 hectares across the Hsinchu, stations are charged with long- readings. Longtan, Jhunan, and Tongluo term, nonstop monitoring of such parks. The HSPB believes that, with items as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen （2）Fulfilling Corporate Social tenant companies joining in a oxides, total hydrocarbon, ozone, Responsibility common cause, the HSP can keep carbon monoxide, aerosols, 1. To highlight its commitment to up an utterly pleasant landscape. and particulate matters in the sustainability, the HSPB adopted air, as well as wind direction the latest reporting framework Environmental Protection and velocity, temperature, and in 2017 for compiling its 2016 （1）Monitoring Environmental humidity, thereby offering real- corporate social responsibility Quality and Installing Real- time information on air quality. report that covers such dimensions Time Bulletin Boards Separately, an electronic as environmental sustainability, bulletin board has been installed operations management, and social responsibility. In November 2017, the report won a golden Corporate Sustainability Report Award for the university, hospital, and government sector from the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy. 2. The HSP’s tenant companies take their corporate social responsibility seriously and strive for sustainable development. Many are avid participants in competitions for CSR awards organized by Taiwan’s CommonWealth Magazine and Global Views Monthly.

Lixing Air Quality Monitoring Station 43

Training for enhancing professional competence in environmental education (on June 9, 2017)

（1）2017 CommonWealth （3）Promoting Environmental the professional competence Excellence in Corporate Social Education of personnel responsible for environmental education, such Responsibility Awards In 2017, the Hsinchu Wastewater training was also intended to There were 12 HSP awardees: Treatment Plant conducted strengthen their understanding of United Microelectronics Corp. environmental education by means the job and help them better serve of flyers, posters, and presentations (UMC), AU Optronics Corp., LITE- the general public in guided tours. ON Technology Corp., Qisda of previous accomplishments on Corp., Innolux Corp., MediaTek this front. It also arranged visits to （4）Promoting Transformation Inc., Coretronic Corp., Wistron schools and communities to solicit of Industrial Waste Into Corp., Vanguard International new partners for environmental Resources education. New partners added in Semiconductor Corp., Wistron Committed to promoting 2017 include seven communities, NeWeb Corp., Powertech transformation of industry waste two elementary schools, and 18 Technology Inc., and Holtek into resources and supporting individuals. In total, the HSPB’s Semiconductor Inc. the Environmental Protection environmental education venues Administration’s policy, the HSPB has In particular, UMC emerged played host to 25 visiting groups implemented a resources recycling as an award recipient in the large (737 persons) in 2017. program. In turn, the percentage enterprises sector for a third In 2017, the HSPB offered two of the HSP’s industry waste being straight year, attesting to the training sessions for environmental transformed into resources jury’s affirmation of the company’s education professionals and increased to 88.4% (226,165 tons) in commitment to caring for another session for boosting their 2017 from 73.32% (99,752 tons) in employees and the underprivileged competence. Besides enhancing 2008. and fulfilling corporate social responsibility.

（2）2017 Global Views Corporate Social Responsibility Awards Promoting enviornmental education A total of three HSP companies won at an elemetnary school (on November 1, 2017) the said awards:

． United Microelectronics Corp.— the exemplary award in the electronics and technology category and the top award in the happy enterprises category.

． AU Optronics Corp.—the top award in the environmental friendliness category.

． Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.—the top award in the education and promotion category. 44 Hsinchu 45 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report Science Park

viewers to consider and explore reactions, an element that makes the complementary relationship this work an especially significant between technology and the and exciting challenge. Through environment. For its part, the “Linked Movements,” Korsig HSPB adopts a no-wall approach seeks to create an extraordinary Technology and the toward ushering in public art to the rendezvous space that invites HSP—a domain characterized by people to linger and give their Humanities information flowing at a breakneck imaginations free rein. All 23 The HSPB is proactive to speed and technology evolving by symbols in the work are from create an art and cultural ambiance leaps and bounds—with a view to some vague, unknown object, against the HSP’s setting as a high- introducing elegance and beauty, and their soft, fresh forms are tech environment where scientists disseminating vitality, and inspiring references to the elements of and engineers can naturally creativity. In 2017, the HSPB nature and science. In addition, and comfortably cultivate an undertook screening of second- because these symbols are not appreciation of the humanities. phase public art installations in the specific signifiers, they are able to In so doing, the HSPB also aims to Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park provide a fluid, unconfined space build closer ties with neighboring and decided to award the project for visitors to set free their ideas. communities—a bond through to DADA Idea, which in turn is As the title of the work denotes, which local residents will further given until the end of July 2018 to it can let people meet and make identify themselves with the place. complete installing the following connections with one another, three works: while providing a setting in which Public Art people can focus on the flow of The primary goal of public （1）“Linked Movements”/Bodo their thoughts. Bodo Korsig hopes art is to blend the humanities Korsig that this work can create a space and the environment, thereby Over the past 25 years, Bodo that brings out all kinds of ideas fostering the concept of “sustainable Korsig's art has been inspired by and reflections and induce people participation” and inducing the brain's neurons and chemical to explore possible new links in everyday life.

（2） Derivative Melody/ Simulation of the installation art piece Chen Li-hsing “Linked Movements” to be placed on This work's structure reflects the central green belt of the Hsinchu the spirals, twists, repeats, and Biomedical Science Park continuity of the genome, and these elements are developed into the

Simulation of the installation art piece “Song of Dream and Due” to be placed on Shengyi Road, Section 2’s green belt in the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park 45

“Cycle-90˚ : Wind’s Premonition XIV” (by Sculptor Ju Ming’s “Single Whip” Matsumoto Kaoru) placed on the green on the Taichi Plaza by Jingxin lot of the R&D Center in the Hsinchu Lake in the Hsinchu Park Biomedical Science Park

form of a flower. This portrays the lengths protrude from the surface communities, the HSPB is keen to contribution that biotechnology of each boulder, looking as if some give a helping hand in keeping makes in extending the continuity new sprout has arisen from each their streets clean and preserving of Earth, humanity, and life. Indeed, boulder's million-year life history. a pleasant overall environment. The unadorned natural rock and biotechnology is no less glorious As such, it has initiated an annual than a flower in bloom. This stainless artificial steel columns evoke the community drive under which steel sculpture will be installed at contrast between science and everyone is invited to join in the Biotech Building's entrance, the natural realm. The way the cleaning up the neighborhood. A and its six continuous "∞" symbols steel columns are borne from of infinity will serve as a metaphor the boulders' surface provides a total of 12 such events were held in for the endless chain of genes clever and gentle metaphor for the 2017 to clean up communities across and life. One of the threads in this relationship between biomedicine the Hsinchu Park’s neighboring whole, biomedical technology will and nature. When contemplating villages: Keyuan, Xiangong, continuously evolve and blossom in the great achievements of modern Xianshui, Jinshan, Gaofeng, and the midst of life's bounty. technology, people must not forget Xinzhuang; the villages of Dingpu to trace them back to the wisdom and Shanxia around the Jhunan （3）Song of Dream and Dew/Lin and nurture of the natural world. Park; the Tongluo Park’s Jiuhu Shun-lung This deserves to play an important Village; the villages of Jianye and Boulders streaked with white part in the pursuit of biomedicine. are set on the grass, and the Nanqiao around the Yilan Park; and distant tranquil memories they Cleaning up the Homeland the villages of Sanhe, Shengde, have accumulated over millions and Neighborhood and Bade around the Longtan Park. of years extend outward. Polished To ensure harmonious relations These certainly met with a hearty stainless steel columns of different between the HSP and neighboring response among local residents.

Simulation of the installation art piece “Derivative Melody” to be “Clean Up the Neighborhood” placed on the green lot in front of the Biotech Building of the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park 46 47 Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report 6 in Retrospect

7 HSPB Director-General Wayne Wang travelled to the U.S. for CES 2017 and called at 1 businesses. 7 Construction kicked off on National Taiwan University Hospital’s HBSP Branch. 25 The Center for Implementing the Biomedical Industry Innovation and Promotion Program was inaugurated in the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park.

12 HSPB personnel participated in a Ministry of Science and Technology fact-finding 2 tour of Japan’s green energy industry.

1 Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee inspected the Hsinchu 3 Biomedical Science Park and the Young Entrepreneur’s Studio. 9 Innodisk Corp. held a ground-breaking ceremony in the Yilan Park. 23 AU Optronics Corp. hosted an inauguration ceremony for its solar power plant in the Longtan Park. 24 Control Yuan ombudsmen Chen Xiaohong and Chen Qingcai inspected the Yilan Park.

28 The Executive Yuan, or Cabinet, approved the HSPB’s Mid- to Long-Term Plan (2017-2021) for Building a Second Biotech Building in the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park.

10 The HSPB, Hsinchu county and city governments, Industrial Technology Research 4 Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories, and Association of Industries in Science Parks as well as National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University signed a memorandum of understanding on forming the Greater Hsinchu Industrial Development Strategic Alliance. AU Optronics Corp. hosting an inauguration ceremony for its solar 17 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, National Yunlin University of Science and power plant in the Longtan Park on Technology, the HSP, and the Central Taiwan Science Park signed a memorandum March 23 of understanding on four-party cooperation. 23 HSPB personnel joined a Ministry of Science and Technology delegation to Singapore for collecting the Gold Award for Smart Transport, one of APEC’s 2017 Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI) Best Practices Awards, and calling at the city state’s cluster of innovative startups.

3 The HSPB hosted the 2017 Competition for Plant Landscaping and Environmental 5 Maintenance, attracting a total of 20 entrants. 7 An HSPB delegation travelled to Iran to attend the ASPA Leaders Meeting. 9 The HSPB assisted the Yilan county government in conducting a disaster relief 4/10 exercise in the Yilan Park. Signing an MoU on forming the Greater Hsinchu Industrial 17 Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee called at the Hsinchu Development Strategic Alliance Biomedical Science Park and had a meeting with HSP companies. 18 The HSPB participated in Wan-An Drill No. 40, a civil defense exercise that covered northern Taiwan, and Drill Min-An No. 3 organized by the Hsinchu city government. Both went smoothly. Assisting the Yilan county government in conducting a disaster relief exercise in the Yilan Park on May 9

Wan-An Drill No. 40 in northern Taiwan Global Lighting Technologies on May 18 Inc. holding a ribbon-cutting and inauguration ceremony for its newly completed smart plant in the Tongluo Park on June 8 47

18 Notice on Specialty Medical Institutions Applying for Entry to the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park was officially promulgated.

8 Global Lighting Technologies Inc. held a ribbon-cutting and inauguration ceremony for its 6 newly completed smart plant in the Tongluo Park. 12 The HSPB hosted a presentation to brief specialty medical institutions that might be interested in gaining entry to the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park. 14 The HSPB teamed up with tenant companies to install the HSP Biomedicine and Optoelectronics Pavilion for the 2017 Photonics Festival in Taiwan to help promote such industries.

16 An HSPB delegation travelled to the U.S. to attend BIO 2017 and call at businesses. Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee paid a visit to the HSP and had a meeting with representatives of the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association to discuss development of the industry.

17 Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee inspected the Hsinchu Park and paid a visit to six startups in the Jhunan Park.

23 Neo Solar Power Corp. held an inauguration ceremony for its 200MW high-performance solar module plant in the Hsinchu Park.

26 President Tsai Ing-wen inspected the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park, giving it a push to making a biomedical hub in the Asia Pacific.

28 TaiMed Biologics Inc. held a ground-breaking ceremony for its protein drug plant in the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park. 28 The HSP was joined by the Central Taiwan Science Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park to set up a Science Park Pavilion at Bio Taiwan 2017. 7 1 The Hsinchu Park ushered in the YouBike public bicycle sharing service. 24 The Ministry of the Interior gave approval for the HSP Industry-Academia Association to be established. 28 The Hsinchu county government completed its review of the Proposal to Change Designated Areas under the THSR Hsinchu Station Specific Area Zoning Plan—Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park and Medical Care II Land: Overall Development Plan and Detailed Development Plan.

1 An HSPB delegation of innovative startups travelled to Japan and attended KRP Week of 8 the HSP’s sister park in Kyoto, where they also had business talks with Japanese companies.

1 National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park’s 6th Principal Christine Huang handed over her post to Roger Lee. 8 Ultra-Microrigin Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony. 28 The HSPB hosted a ceremony for presenting letters of gratitude and honoring accomplishments of the Subsidy Program for Growing Talent in Science Parks for the 2016 academic year.

Ceremony for presenting letters of gratitude Forum on the Co-existence of Cities Attending Taiwan Expo in the Philippines and honoring accomplishments of the Subsidy and Industry in a Circular Economy on on Septemer 28 Program for Growing Talent in Science Parks for September 21 the 2016 academic year on August 28 48 9 21 The HSPB organized the Forum on the Co-Existence of Cities and Industry in a 49 Circular Economy. Hsinchu Science Park 2017 Annual Report 25 An HSPB delegation travelled to Turkey for IASP 2017. 28 An HSPB delegation travelled to the Philippines to help promote the international image of Taiwan’s science parks by endorsing Taiwan Expo there. 29 The HSPB submitted its report—Assessing the Feasibility of Constructing Next- Generation Standard Plant Buildings in the Hsinchu Park—to the Ministry of Science and Technology for review.

10 5 Taiwan Electron Microscope Instrument Corp. held an opening ceremony. 8 HSPB Deputy Director-General Hsu Tseng-ju travelled to Huntsville, Alabama for AURP 2017 and then called at businesses in Los Angeles. 13 The HSPB organized two rounds of “DIY Food Forest and Natural Living” to promote environmental awareness throughout the HSP. 17 The HSPB and the Hakka Affairs Council’s Hakka Culture Development Center jointly organized a drill on safeguarding critical infrastructure facilities, which went smoothly. 18 The HSPB organized a presentation on green accounting applications to facilitate promotion of such practices in the days ahead. 19 An HSPB delegation travelled to Vietnam for ASPA 2017, where Director-General Wayne Wang was elected vice president and became president-elect, the HSPB won the right to host the 2019 conference, and HSP company Andes Technology Corp. emerged as a winner of the Excellence Prize, one of ASPA Awards 2017. 19 The HSPB signed a soft landing agreement with the HSP’s sister park Kyoto Research Park, based on which either host will provide companies from the other side with mobile offices for the purpose of market probing. 24 Genvax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Hsinchu Branch held an opening ceremony. 27 The HSPB organized “A Farming Experience in Our Field” as an event under the Labor Safety and Environmental Protection Month campaign, giving the public an opportunity to appreciate an eco-friendly vegetable garden up close and better understand what eco-friendly farming is all about.

23 The HSPB’s 2016 CSR report won a golden Corporate Sustainability Report Award 11 for the university, hospital, and government sector from the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy. 29 The HSPB was awarded for its excellent performance as a labor inspection agency, attesting to its contribution to labor inspection in the HSP.

5 The HSPB’s report—Assessing the Feasibility of Constructing Next-Generation 12 Standard Plant Buildings in the Hsinchu Park—secured Executive Yuan (Cabinet) Winning the 2017 Golden approval for future reference. Corporate Sustainability Report Award from the Taiwan Institute 6 The HSPB submitted its plan for expanding the HSP (available land in Baoshan) to the for Sustainable Energy on Executive Yuan (Cabinet) through the Ministry of Science and Technology. November 23 11 Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee inspected the Longtan and Tongluo parks for a better understanding of the latest in their stage-by-stage development and the operations and plant construction of tenant companies. He also had a meeting with the latter. “DIY Food Forest and Natural 11 An HSPB delegation travelled to Indonesia and Malaysia to promote cross-border Living”: making natural cooperation. toothpaste on October 13 13 The Ministry of Science and Technology approved the HSPB’s screening of second- phase public art installations in the Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park. 15 The HSPB was cited as an excellent agency in conducting the 2016 Industry and Service Industry General Survey.

The HSPB and the Hakka Affairs Minister of Science and Council teaming up to organize a drill Technology Chen Liang-gee on October 17 inspecting the Longtan Park on December 11 49

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