NSTC’s R&D Initiatives in Engineering and Semiconductor Innovation

2:15 pm - 2:25 pm

In this forum, I will present NSTC’s key R&D initiatives in engineering, along with our support for cutting-edge research in semiconductors and chip design. Aligned with national policies and industrial development priorities, NSTC has launched a wide array of programs encompassing net-zero technologies, AI-driven robotics, 6G communications, CubeSats, and unmanned aerial vehicles. These innovative applications further drive next-generation semiconductor research, spanning chip design, advanced process and packaging technologies, compound semiconductors, EDA, and semiconductor equipment, while also emphasizing system integration and application-driven innovation. Through these initiatives, NSTC not only accelerates technological breakthroughs but also systematically cultivates the high-level semiconductor talent vital to the nation’s future.

Key Technologies Covered

•    Chip Design for AI and Autonomous Systems
•    Compound Semiconductor Research in Net-Zero Technologies
•    Advanced Research for Semiconductor Processes and Packaging
•    International Academic Collaboration in Semiconductor Research

Featured Speakers

Prof. Y.-W. Peter Hong

Director General, Department of Engineering and Technologies, National Science and Technology Council

Education:
PhD, Cornell University

Experience:
Director General, Department of Engineering and Technologies, NSTC
Distinguished Professor, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
Associate Dean, College of EECS, NTHU
Associate VP, Office of Research and Development, NTHU
Director, Institute of Communications Engineering, NTHU

Biography:

Y.-W. Peter Hong received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University in 1999, and his Ph.D. degree from Cornell University in 2005, both in electrical engineering. He serves as Director General of the Department of Engineering and Technologies at National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and a Distinguished Professor of the Institute of Communications Engineering and Department of Electrical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu, Taiwan. He also held several administrative positions at NTHU, including Associate Dean of the College of EECS (2023-2024), Associate VP of Research and Development (2018-2022), Director of Institute of Communications Engineering (2017-2020), and Director of LiteOn-NTHU joint research center (2018-2024). His research interests include AI/ML in wireless communications, signal processing for IoT and sensor networks, UAV and satellite communications, distributed learning and optimization, and physical layer secrecy.

Dr. Hong served as Senior Area Editor of IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (2021-2025) and was previously on the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. He was also a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Communications Society (2022-2023) and a Vice Director of IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Board (2022-present). He received several awards for his research contributions, including 2005 Best Paper Award for Young Authors bestowed by the IEEE ComSoc and ITSoc Taipei/Tainan Chapters, 2010 IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award, 2011 Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Paper Award, 2011 National Science Council Wu Ta-You Memorial Award, 2012 CIEE Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award, 2018 and 2022 Ministry of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award, and 2022 CIEE Outstanding Electrical Engineering Professor Award.