History
1973: Founding of ITRI
1976: Successful Transfer of IC Manufacturing Processes to Taiwan
1977: Establishment of the First IC Demonstration Foundry in Taiwan as the foundation of the Nation’s Semiconductor Industry
1980: Spinoff of UMC
1983: Successful Development of IBM-compatible PC Leading to Prosperity of the IT Industry
1985: Development of Carbon Fiber Bicycles with Giant
1986: R&D of Photoresistant Dry Film
1987: Spinoff of TSMC, the World’s Largest OEM IC Foundry
1987: Establishment of National Measurement Laboratory (NML)
1989: Spinoff of Taiwan Mask Corp.
1989: Spinoff of Mirle Automation Corp.
1990: Establishment of Taiwan Notebook PC Consortium
1990: Development of 3-inch TFT-LCD Display, and Breakthrough in Large Size Display R&D
1991: Establishment of Taiwan’s First Fire & Explosion Laboratory
1993: Establishment of 8-inch Wafer Laboratory, Acceleration of the Upgrading of the Semiconductor Industry
1993: Commencement of the Manufacturing of 8-inch Silicon Wafers, Securing Taiwan’s Place as a Semiconductor Manufacturing Powerhouse
1995: Successful Development of the First Common Car Engine, and Establishment of CEC
1995: Striving to be the World’s Third-Largest Wire Cutting Machine Producer
1995: Breaking Through the Barrier for Taiwan’s CD-ROM Industry
1996: Prompting the Establishment of Epistar Corp. to Complete the Supply Chain for the LED Industry
1996: OpenLab Project Operation
1997: Making of the First Inkjet Printing Head in Taiwan
1999: Establishment of an Emergency Response Information Center
2001: Development of the First Linear Motor Machine Tool in Taiwan
2002: Spinoff of Phalanx Biotech Group
2002: Discovery of Type 21 Human Collagen
2002: Establishment of cGMP Chinese Herbal Medicinal Plant
2004: Establishment of DelSolar Co.
2004: Establishment of DailyCare BioMedical Inc.
2005: Establishment of ITRI South
2007: Opening of Taiwan’s first flexible display production and development laboratory
2008: Pioneer of the First WiMAX Applications Lab in the World
2009: Introduction of the World’s First USB 3.0 Thin Memory Card
2009: Setting up of the First Solar Power Lab in Taiwan
2010: Designing of the Pavilion of Dreams at Taipei International Flora Exposition by Integrating Applied Sciences with Arts Focusing on Humanism
2011: Industrial Technology Investment Corporation (ITIC) and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd. (MUCAP) set up a venture capital
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