Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
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Inaugurated on 7 May 2001 as a non-profit statutory body set up by the Hong Kong Government
, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is leading the transformation of Hong Kong into Asia's hub for technology innovation in the focused clusters (Electronics, Biotechnology, Precision Engineering , and IT & Telecommunications).
Below are the facilities provided by HKSTP.
ICDC offers sub-licensing of EDA tools because the license fee of EDA tools is very expensive and may present cost issues to small companies.
. IPSC aims to facilitate the coordination among IP vendors (IP providers) and IP users (customers of IP providers) to provide affordable, silicon proven and top quality IP cores, by providing:
Government of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, commonly the Hong Kong Government, is led by the Chief Executive as Head of the Government, who is also the head of the Hong Kong SAR...
, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is leading the transformation of Hong Kong into Asia's hub for technology innovation in the focused clusters (Electronics, Biotechnology, Precision Engineering , and IT & Telecommunications).
Objectives
HKSTP offers a comprehensive range of services to cater for the needs of industry at various stages, ranging from offering a series of management and technical support programmes through industry and university collaboration; nurturing technology start-ups through the Incu-Tech programme support at a Tech Centre; providing advanced facilities and support services in the 22-hectare state-of-the-art Hong Kong Science Park for applied R&D activities; providing land and premises in the three Industrial Estates totaling 239 hectare for hi-tech manufacturing.Services
Advanced facilities and support services available for high technology companies include an IC Design/ Development Support Centre and a Photonics Development Support Centre for its tenants and incubatees as well as access to the best scientific and business minds that Hong Kong, China and the world have to offer.Below are the facilities provided by HKSTP.
IC Design Centre (ICDC)
These facilities mainly consist of:- Centres of EDA tools and Design Engineering Offices,
- Data Centre,
- IC Design Training Centre.
ICDC offers sub-licensing of EDA tools because the license fee of EDA tools is very expensive and may present cost issues to small companies.
IP Servicing Centre (IPSC)
IP or SIP stands for Silicon intellectual propertySilicon intellectual property
Silicon Intellectual Property is a business model for a semiconductor company where the company licenses its technology to a customer as intellectual property. This is a type of fabless semiconductor company which doesn't provide physical chips to its customers but merely facilitates the...
. IPSC aims to facilitate the coordination among IP vendors (IP providers) and IP users (customers of IP providers) to provide affordable, silicon proven and top quality IP cores, by providing:
- A secure environment, and on-site front line technical support, and
- MPW service (Multi-Project Wafer or Multi Project ChipMulti Project ChipMulti-Project Chip or Multi-Project Wafer services integrate onto microelectronics wafers a number of different integrated circuit designs from various teams including designs from private firms, students and researchers from universities. Because IC fabrication costs are extremely high, it makes...
) and Low Volume Production (LVP) services from various foundries.