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NCKU Wins 2 Silver Medals in Invention at 2010 National Invention and Creation AwardSep 27, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan announced that its cross-disciplinary team of Professor Wen-Chau Liu of Department of Electrical Engineering and Professor Huey-Ing Chen of Department of Chemical Engineering and the research team of Professor Mi-Ching Tsai of Department of Mechanical Engineering have each won a silver medal in invention from the 2010 National Invention and Creation Award with the inventions of Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor and Multi-DOF Ultrasonic Motor with Magnetic Preload, respectively. The National Invention and Creation Award is organized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to encourage national research, invention and creation, establish high-standard and autonomous technologies and elevate international competitiveness. Being one of the annual events of the creative industry in Taiwan, the National Invention and Creation Award is categorized into Invention Award, Creation Award and Contribution Award. The Invention Award is then classified into six groups, where each group will select one gold medal and two silver medals. The gold medal in the group of semiconductor was given to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and one of the silver medals in invention was given to the cross-disciplinary team of NCKU Professor Wen-Chau Liu and Professor Huey Ing Chen, along with a certificate, a trophy, and a grant of NT$300,000. The Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor, which can be used in the production and integration of communication devices and optical components, has won a gold medal at the 2010 International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland. "The Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor is mainly applied on public safety, such as hydrogen leak monitors of chemical factories, hydrogen input monitors required during semiconductor manufacture, hydrogen leak monitors of automotive and aerospace industrial fuel cells and hydrogen leak monitors required during medical equipments manufacture," said Professor Wen-Chau Liu. "The Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor is small in size and light in weight," said Professor Huey-Ing Chen. "It is only 0.6g after unpacking. It only requires less than 50 mW of operation power. It can detect hydrogen leak with a concentration as low as 5 ppm within 10 seconds. The sensor can operate between room temperature and 120oC. With further integration, it can be applied on Integrated Circuit (IC), Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), people's livelihood and communications." The Multi-DOF Ultrasonic Motor with Magnetic Preload invented by NCKU team has won a silver medal in the group of machinery. Unlike traditional piezoelectric motors, Multi-DOF Ultrasonic motors has advantages of high efficiency, low-power consumption and more uses. The Multi-DOF Ultrasonic Motor with Magnetic Preload has also received several awards: second place in 2009 Green Tech Race of TECO Technology Foundation, Taiwan; a gold medal from 2009 Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF), Korea; two special awards from the Association of Russian House for International Scientific and Technological Cooperation (RHISTC) and International Festival of Innovation, Knowledge and Creations, Serbia. The 2010 National Invention and Creation Award has elected 49 patent works, including six gold medals and 18 silver medals in invention and six gold medals and 19 silver medals in creation, as well as six works in contributions. The awarding ceremony of the 2010 National Invention and Creation Award was held on September 8 in Taipei International Convention Center. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |