Facts and Figures
Funding |
|
|
FY 2009/10 |
FY 2010/11 |
FY 2011/12 |
|
Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) (HK$M) |
247.1 |
263.6 |
266.7 |
|
Government Subvention (HK$M) |
121.9 |
103.5 |
130.3 |
|
No. of ITF-funded projects undertaken |
|
|
FY 2009/10 |
FY 2010/11 |
FY 2011/12 |
|
Platform Projects |
54 |
59 |
51 |
|
Seed Projects |
31 |
26 |
18 |
|
Industry Collaborative Projects |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
Income from industry |
|
|
FY 2009/10 |
FY 2010/11 |
FY 2011/12 |
|
Income from Industry Received (HK$M)* |
47.2 |
61 |
60.9 |
|
Percentage of Total Project Cost |
17.3% |
20.3% |
20.2% |
|
* including contract services income and in-kind contribution
Technology transfers |
|
|
FY 2009/10 |
FY 2010/11 |
FY 2011/12 |
|
Total Technology Transfers in terms of number of contracts signed |
100 |
75 |
83 |
|
Distribution of customers |
|
|
FY 2009/10 |
FY 2010/11 |
FY 2011/12 |
|
HKSAR |
62% |
48% |
48% |
|
The Chinese mainland |
24% |
31% |
38% |
|
Taiwan |
5% |
8% |
6% |
|
Others |
9% |
13% |
8% |
|
Patent applications |
|
R&D Group |
FY 2009/10 |
FY 2010/11 |
FY 2011/12 |
|
Communications Technologies (CT) |
14 |
7 |
12 |
|
Enterprise & Consumer Electronics (ECE) |
26 |
16 |
8 |
|
IC Design (ICD) |
12 |
10 |
18 |
|
Material & Packaging Technologies (MPT) |
66 |
52 |
62 |
|
Bio-Medical Electronics (BME) (team) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
Exploratory Research Laboratory (ERL) |
N.A. |
N.A. |
0 |
|
Non-R&D Department |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total no. of patents filed in China, the U.S. and other countries |
122 |
88 |
101 |
|
From its inception until 31 March 2012, ASTRI has been granted a total of 142 US patents and 94 China patents.
Number of staff |
|
As at |
31 Mar 2010 |
31 Mar 2011 |
31 Mar 2012 |
|
R&D |
491 |
508 |
501 |
|
Non-R&D |
76 |
77 |
85 |
|
Total |
567 |
585 |
586 |
|
Academic qualification of R&D staff |
|
Academic Attainment# |
|
|
Bachelor's Degree |
23% |
|
Master's Degree |
49% |
|
PhD |
24% |
|
Others |
4% |
|
Total |
100% |
|
# As at 31 March 2012
