2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of Science and Technology 97 Overview of Southern Taiwan Science Park Industries, 2016 Growth of the Southern Taiwan Science Park, 2012-2016 Item Approved companies Employment Capital (NT$100 m) Revenue (NT$100 m) Revenue growth rate (%) Integrated circuits 18 22,650 9,765.64 5,067.85 36.98 Optoelectronics 54 42,296 2,375.56 2,657.23 -10.01 Computers & peripherals 2 291 30 16.54 2.97 Telecommunications 11 1,351 77.05 56.76 -24.14 Precision machinery 52 7,244 207. 34 380.40 23.63 Biotechnology 66 2,226 260.73 91.26 19.84 Other 1 7 2,374 33.2 25.60 5.53 Total 210 78,432 12,749.52 8,295.63 16.00 1 Other industries include other scientific industries and other park enterprises. Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Revenue (NT$100 m) 6,219.63 6,151.21 6,394.38 7,151.37 8,295.63 Increase or decrease (%) 7.34% -1.1% 3.95% 11.84% 16% Number of companies 186 185 196 204 210 Increase or decrease (%) 4% -0.5% 6% 4% 3% Employment (persons) 64,887 70,896 78,992 79,877 78,432 Increase or decrease (%) 4% 8% 10% 1% -2% Manpower training 1 (person times) 1,606 1,369 1,315 1,318 1,361 Increase or decrease (%) -8% -15% -4% 0.2% 0.7% 1 Manpower training figures do not include participation in advanced technical lectures or talks by benchmark corporate leaders. review under the Biotech and New Pharmaceutical Development Statute, 31 firms have received sales permits from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), 10 firms have received sales permits from the US Food and Drug Administration, and 18 firms have received European Union certification, which shows that the medical device industry cluster is poised for success. Established in 2003, the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) seeks to gather high-tech companies and manpower, encourage domestic innovation, promote industrial upgrading and balanced regional development, and contribute to the country's economic growth. CTSP has continuously striven to maintain an international outlook and combine the four functions of production, living, the ecology, and life in one superior industrial and research park. Twenty more companies received approval to occupy sites in the park during 2016, giving it a cumulative total of 189 firms, of which 136 have Central Taiwan Science Park Ⅲ Development of Taiwan's Science Parks