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Successful Examples of

Foreign Companies

R&D Collaboration on Emerging
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Technologies and Applications
US-based Cisco partnered with Taoyuan City Government to establish a
"Cisco Innovation Center" for smart solutions in Taoyuan's Chingpu district at the
end of 2019. The innovation center will serve as a R&D hub for IoT in Taiwan. A
number of Taiwanese companies including Delta Electronics, MiTAC and Syscom
had already signed on to the project. This year (2020), Cisco also formed a
partnership with ITRI with the support of Industrial Development Bureau to
establish the first 5G open architecture network platform at the Innovation Center.
This will provide an interface with the Taiwanese communications industry for the
co-development of a dedicated 5G open architecture network and eco-system.
In the future, white-label equipment and applications produced in Taiwan can be
marketed internationally through Cisco's global sales network.
In January 2019, Qualcomm formally established a 5G test lab in Taiwan
for 5G radio-frequency IC testing. Other labs including the 5G module test lab,
biometric sensor excellence center and mmWave excellence center were also set
up. The lab is now collaborating with testing service providers such as KYEC and
MPI. Another leading IC manufacturer Broadcom established an IPO office, R&D
and design center, and head office in Taiwan, creating collaboration opportunities
through technology exchanges and IC OEM.

Other collaborations included the completion of joint 5G testing by
Nokia and Mediatek. At the end of 2019, Nokia also announced that it is
working with Intel to release a 5G baseband IC developed by Mediatek based
on specifications issued by Intel. Dell and HP are expected to introduce the
new IC on their 5G notebooks in early 2021. Europe's multinational telecom
operator Vodafone selected Accton subsidiaries Edgecore Networks and Alpha
Networks, along with Delta Electronics subsidiary Delta Networks to develop the
disaggregated cell site gateway (DCSG). Micron is expanding its investment in
Taiwan to improve the technology and yield of its advanced memory production
processes in anticipation of memory demand from 5G.

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