ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine
ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine
2026-09-08
The Industrial Technology Research Institute has once again recognized Taiwan’s tech and medical heavyweights for decades of innovation and leadership. President Lai Ching-te personally presented honors to three new ITRI laureates at the 15th ITRI Laureate Ceremony. The three honorees span the fields of semiconductors, ICT and smart healthcare, and included a veteran TSMC executive who was among the chipmaker’s earliest employees.
President Lai Ching-te himself confers a certificate upon TSMC Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.P. Chyn, at the 15th ITRI Laureate Ceremony. Even TSMC CEO C.C. Wei personally attended the event to see the three new laureates receive their honors.
Y.P. Chyn
TSMC Executive Vice President
I left ITRI’s Electronics Research Laboratory in 1987, to join TSMC as one of its early employees. For nearly 40 years it has been my conviction that, when it comes to excellence in manufacturing and technological R&D, there are no shortcuts.
Chen Wei-ming
Taipei Veteran’s General Hospital Superintendent
We’re implementing ways to harness AI and reduce the workload on our medical staff. From shift handover systems to more dangerous procedures such as chemotherapy, where there is the risk of radiation. These treatments for patients can be harmful on practitioners, so administering the drugs with robotic arms can greatly help our staff.
This year’s three laureates are Taipei Veterans General Hospital Superintendent Chen Wei-ming, TSMC co-COO Y.P. Chyn and Realtek Chair Chiu Sun-chien. They were recognized for their outstanding long-term contributions in the fields of semiconductors, ICT and smart healthcare.
Wu Tsung-tsong
ITRI Chair
They aren’t just the creators of technology in Taiwan, they’re also industry leaders. There’s also something special about them, as they all grew up in the Taiwanese university system, obtaining bachelor’s or master’s degrees. They then stayed in Taiwan for three or four decades, which is really remarkable.
Besides the ceremony, a special exhibition at the venue showcased cross-domain innovation, resilience and prosperity. Among the highlights on show are Taiwan-made quadruped robots and superconducting quantum chips, demonstrating ITRI’s latest technologies and Taiwan’s formidable tech prowess.
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第15屆工研院新科院士出爐 賴總統.魏哲家出席見證
2026-09-08
工研院舉辦「第15屆工研院院士授證典禮」，新科院士出爐，包括台積電執行副總暨共同營運長秦永沛、瑞昱半導體董事長邱順建、臺北榮總院長陳威明，3位院士橫跨半導體、資通訊、智慧醫療領域、為台灣貢獻多，其中，台積電董事長魏哲家、共同營運長米玉傑到場力挺，總統賴清德週一也出席見證。
總統賴清德親自授證，讓台積電執行副總暨共同營運長秦永沛好風光。工研院舉辦第15屆工研院院士授證，三位新科院士出爐，連台積電董事長魏哲家都親自見證。
[[台積電執行副總經理暨共同營運長 秦永沛]]
“在1987年，我離開(工研院)電子所，加入成立的台積公司，成為台積公司的早期員工之一。將近40個年頭，我始終堅信半導體的卓越製造，與技術研發是沒有捷徑。”
[[臺北榮民總醫院院長 陳威明]]
“我們怎麼樣用AI的導入，讓我們的同仁，讓我們醫事人員不要那麼辛苦。交班系統也好，或是比較危險性高的，核藥都有放射線，我們要給病人做化學治療，化藥也是對人體有傷害，所以如果可以機器手臂的導入，讓這些的藥物的配送，當然是對同仁的保護是有極大的幫忙。”
包括臺北榮民總醫院院長陳威明、台積電秦永沛、瑞昱半導體董事長邱順建，橫跨半導體、資通訊、智慧醫療領域，因長期傑出貢獻，獲選為院士。
[[工研院董事長 吳政忠]]
“他們不只是台灣這個技術的創造者，也是產業的帶領者，那還有一個蠻特別的就是說，他(們)的成長經歷都在台灣的大學，學士、碩士，然後一直在台灣三、四十年，是非常不簡單。”
除了授證典禮，現場也舉辦「跨域創新，韌性共榮」特展，包括國產四足機器人、超導量子晶片等，工研院大秀最新技術，再次證明台灣超強實力。
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