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Emerging Technologies
- Most of the research budget of ITRI is focused on communications and opto-electronics, precision machinery and microsystems-related technologies, consisting of nearly 60 percent of the budget in 2001. Bio-medical technology related projects will continue to grow as ITRI's new Bio-Medical Engineering Center (BMEC).
- ITRI has opened a virtual Nanotechnology Research Center. This center actually coordinates nanotech related projects that are taking place in existing departments within ITRI.
- The Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. is laying a nationwide fiber-optic cable network. Chinese Taipei's trunk circuits were converted to optical fiber, together with a full 100 percent of international submarine cable. Meanwhile, Chunghwa Telecom plans to achieve 100 percent of opticalization for subscriber loops by 2011.