A Bluetooth system module, a photo-editing software for mobile phones, and an advanced Sense-and-Respond® supply chain management system developed by teachers and students of CUHK have received the Hong Kong Awards for Industries 2005.
The Hong Kong Awards for Industries was officially incepted in 2005 through merging of the Hong Kong Awards for Industry and the Hong Kong Awards for Services. It aims to recognize the outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in their move towards higher technology and higher value-added activities. The awards comprise seven categories: consumer product design, machinery and equipment design, customer service, environmental performance, innovation and creativity, productivity and quality, and technological achievement. Within guidelines set by the organizing committee, annual competition in each of the seven categories is held by a different organization. The Hon. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, officiated at this year's award presentation which was held on 27th February 2006.
The world's smallest compact LTCC Bluetooth System Module developed by Prof. Wu Keli of the CUHK Department of Electronic Engineering and his team won the Consumer Product Design Certificate of Merit. This integrated module is based on the Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology. All the required Radio Frequency functional circuits are embedded into a 12-layer ceramic substrate in a 3-D fashion. The size of the module is 12 by 12 by 1 mm3, which is less than half the size of commercial modules available in the market. It requires much fewer surface mounted components and can be applied to any Bluetooth enabled consumer wireless products including mobile phone headset, laptop computer, MP3 players and digital cameras. A company in Hong Kong Science Park plans to produce the Bluetooth system module, while a well-known Hong Kong producer will make headsets with it.
Zenesis Limited founded by Jason Ho and Picco Chu, graduates of the CUHK Department of Information Engineering, received the Technological Achievement Award for its development of the world's first photo-editing software for mobile phones. Jason Ho first developed the software while still a student at the University. Taking up little memory, it can be applied to different operating systems such as mobile phones, digital cameras and personal computers. Once the software is installed, users can perfect photos with just one click. It is the first automatic digital photo-editing software in the world that can be applied to mobile phones. It is now used by many companies.
e-Jing Technologies Limited, a spin-off company of the University, was awarded the Technological Achievement Certificate of Merit. The innovative technology, the Sense-and-Respond®, had already implemented by Forbes Global 1000 companies and various enterprises in Greater China. The Supply Chain Management System featured with Lead-time Optimizer, Dynamic Pegging, Alternative Part Handler, Demand Source Adaptor, Capacity Collaborator, etc. developed by Prof. Houmin Yan and Prof. David Yao of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. The Sense-and-Respond® Supply Chain Management system has been assisting OEM & ODM manufacturers in achieving high production efficiency and on-demand adaptive manufacturing.