PSV: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000372


USDOC FOR 532/OEA/L.HINES/K. GAINES

USDOC FOR 3121/USFCS/OIO/EAP/ADESARRAN

USDOC FOR 4430/ITA/MAC/WGOLIKE/LDICKERSON

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETTC ETRD TW
SUBJECT: PSV: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY

REF: USDOC 0370 (APPLICATION NUMBER: D400514)


1. ON MARCH 20, 2009, COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY AND FN CINDY
CHANG VISITED THE NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (GIEE) AT THE ADDRESS CITED IN PSV REQUEST
CABLE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION. DURING THE VISIT
POST MET WITH DR. SHEN-LUAN LIU, GIEE PROFESSOR; MR. KUN-HUNG TSAI,
A PH.D. STUDENT OF PROFESSOR LIU; AND MS. APRIL WANG, SALES ENGINEER
OF THE ANRITSU COMPANY (IMPORTER OF THE CONTROLLED ITEMS).


2. THE NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE
OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (GIEE) IN 2001. THE GIEE CONSISTS OF
THREE RESEARCH GROUPS: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS (ICS),
NANO-ELECTRONICS (NE),AND ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION (EDA). THE
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN GIEE FOCUS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF
TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE GLOBAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.


3. PH.D. STUDENT TSAI GAVE A DETAILED AND HIGHLY TECHNICAL
EXPLANATION OF THE TYPE OF RESEARCH THEY WERE CONDUCTING AND WHY
GIEE REQUIRED THE CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY IN QUESTION TO COMPLETE
THEIR RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH INVOLVES WIDEBAND DATA TRANSMISSION
AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS THAT REQUIRE PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS (PLLS) TO
GENERATE STABLE REFERENCE CLOCKS.


4. THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING WAS OPEN AND
COOPERATIVE AND DR. LIU SHOWED US THEIR LABORTORY FACILITIES. AIT
WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE TESTING CENTER WHERE THE CONTROLLED ITEMS
IN QUESTION, INCLUDING THE 110-170GHZ HARMONIC MIXER AND SIPLEXER
ANALYZER, ARE LOCATED.


5. DR. LIU SHOWED US THE GIEE'S ORIGINAL EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATION
AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTROLLED ITEMS ARE FOR THEIR OWN USE IN THE
GIEE'S LABORATORIES.


6. AIT FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS
WERE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED IN THE STATED END
USE.


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