Jmem Technology Co (振生半導體), a Taiwan-based semiconductor cybersecurity solutions provider, on Friday opened an office in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic.
Jmem Technology said it hoped Brno would become the company’s center of research and development (R&D) in Europe.
The opening ceremony was held at Brno University of Technology and was attended by several government officials from Taiwan and the Czech Republic as well as academic and industrial officials.
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Jmem Technology founder and CEO John Chang (張振豐) said during the opening ceremony that since last year, his company has kindled a partnership with the academic community in Brno through the Advanced Chip Design and Research Center (ACDRC), which was set up by Taiwan and the Czech Republic in 2024.
The ACDRC is a collaboration between Taiwan’s National Institute of Applied Research (NIAR) and the Czech Republic’s Cybersecurity Hub, a joint team comprising Masaryk University, Brno University of Technology and Czech Technical University.
Chang said after semiconductor talent in the Czech Republic was trained in Taiwan, they returned to their homeland to serve as part of national R&D efforts.
Deputy Brno Mayor Filip Chvatal said his city has prestigious universities, abundant R&D capacity and international technology professionals, so Jmem Technology is more than welcome to set up a foothold there and its presence is expected to boost the city’s global visibility.
NIAR president Tsai Hung-yin (蔡宏營), who attended Friday’s ceremony, praised the ACDRC as a novel international cooperation model involving R&D, talent cultivation and industrial policy implementation.
Representative to the Czech Republic Remus Chen (陳立國) said both countries share common values of democracy, innovation and industrial cooperation.
In terms of economic security and national resilience, Jmem Technology’s office in Brno hopes that Taiwan and the Czech Republic would not only deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation, but demonstrate their commitment to building a reliable supply chain partnership, he said.
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