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4. S&T Policy NARLabs has established the "Policy Research Indicators Database" (PRIDE), which contains statistics and competitiveness rankings in the areas of national demographics, economics, fiscal statistics, education, energy, environment, labor, government performance, quality of life, and science and technology, as well as academic capability statistics and data for different fields. Thanks to this database's large amounts of indicator data, users can truly "let data talk." NARLabs has established and publicized the Research Portal database, which contains links to groups concerned with S&T policy development in Taiwan and seeks to translate policy research into social influence. NARLabs' intellectual property creation and portfolio strategy service, which is based on NARLabs' patent portfolio intelligence, focuses on serving domestic academic research organizations. This service provides customized patent information to smart machinery R&D teams working at numerous domestic universities working in such areas as smart vehicles, applications of communications technology in medical care, and additive manufacturing. NARLabs established performance management mechanisms and procedures for the second phase of the National Science and Technology Program-Energy (NEP-II), refined the program's PDCA quality management cycle, and diffused R&D results. NARLabs' efforts to derive maximum benefit from energy technology innovation will encourage the government to devote more resources to energy S&T research and development. The following is an overview of major R&D results at each center in 2016: (1) Chip Implementation Center a. MorSensor wireless sensing building blocks The MorSensor sensor building blocks, which were awarded NARLabs' 2016 Award for Outstanding Contributions in Science and Technology," constitute a set of reconfigurable modular electronic elements. These building blocks allow users to select elements meeting their specific needs and then assemble those elements into customized sensing systems, which can be used in conjunction with cell phone app software. Building blocks with seven new functions were added in 2016, including Wi-Fi communications, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, atmospheric pressure, ultrasonic distance sensing, infrared distance sensing, and infrared thermal imaging building blocks. b. TN28HPM advanced process production services and training classes In order to meet the design needs of high- performance, low-power-consumption chips, the Chip Implementation Center (CIC) added a 28nm CMOS high performance mobile (HPM) process in 2016, and provides a comprehensive iPDK design environment and chip production service. In order to promote use of its facilities and reduce time needed by designers, CIC has been holding 28nm process chip realization classes covering the topics of element simulation, circuit design, layout, and verification. These classes are strengthening students' practical skills and shrinking the gap between university education and practical knowledge needed by industry personnel. c. CMOS sensing IP technology CIC's R&D of CMOS sensing IP technology has led to the establishment of sensor and sensing system circuit IP, including motion, environment, and biomedical sensing and signal reading, analog/digital converters, wireless transmission, and power source management circuit IP. Single chips or system packaging can be used to create flexible combinations of these verified IPs, which can accelerate realization in the form of sensing system chips for use in wearable and Internet of Things devices. d. Millimeter band multi-channel transceiver measurement platform CIC has developed Taiwan's first millimeter band multi-channel transceiver measurement platform, which is intended for use in academic applications. This platform integrates hardware and software, and generates of millimeter wave MIMO (multi-input multi-output) modulated signal. This platform can be used in conjunction with a high-end oscilloscope with multi-channel input to directly sample a millimeter wave MIMO modulated signal for use in signal demodulation and analysis. The integrated hardware and software resulting from this project can accelerate the development of multi-channel millimeter wave circuits and subsystems, and be used in system function verification and performance measurement services. e. Energy harvesting management chip CIC has developed a new energy management chip suitable for a wide range of applications. This chip, which measures only 1mm x 1mm in size, can MOST Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology 60 2016 ANNUAL REVIEW