PLC: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000048 USDOC FOR 532/OEA/L.HINES/G.CARDAK USDOC FOR 3121/USFCS/OIO/EAP/ADESARRAN USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP/REGIONAL DIRECTOR USDOC FOR 4430/ITA/MAC/WGOLIKE/LDICKERSON STATE FOR EB/ESP HONG KONG FOR ICE ATTACHE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC TW SUBJECT: PLC: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. REF: USDOC 051236 ¶1. AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION CONTACTED BIS UNIT CHIEF EDWARD HOLLAND REGARDING PLC CASE 409169 AND CONFIRMED MOVING FORWARD ON THE END USER - MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. (MIC),INSTEAD OF THE PURCHASER EVERGO MICROWAVE. ¶2. DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED MIC AND MET WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) LAB DEPT PROJECT MANAGER VINCENT CHIA AND CONDUCTED A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON JANUARY 12, 2009. ¶3. MIC IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MITAC INC, A GLOBAL IT ENTERPRISE, WITH 36,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 40 SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE MITAC GROUP PROVIDES PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN FOUR MAJOR SECTORS - ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, IT PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND WEB SERVICES, AND GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION. MIC IS THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING WING OF THE MITAC GROUP. MIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1982, AND PROVIDES PC PRODUCTS AND INTERNATIONAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING HIGH-TECH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND PHOTOELECTRIC APPLICATIONS. MIC OEM/ODM IT PRODUCTS INCLUDING SERVERS, WORKSTATIONS, AND DESKTOPS FOR CLIENTS SUCH AS DELL AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS. ¶4. MIC WAS OPEN AND COOPERATIVE. POST WAS GIVEN A TOUR OF THE SECURED ROOM WHERE THE CONTROLLED ITEM WILL BE LOCATED. THE CONTROLLED ITEM WILL BE USED FOR EMC TESTING IN A CHAMBER ENVIRONMENT. ¶5. RECOMMENDATION: BASED ON VISIT BY POST, MIC APPEARS TO BE A RELIABLE RECIPIENT OF U.S.-ORGIN TECHNOLOGY. POST FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT THE CONTROLLED PRODUCT WILL BE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN PROVIDED IN THE STATED END USE. YOUNG