In this era of the knowledge economy, ITRI is especially concerned with adding value through technology. In 2004, ITRI won more than 1146 patents in Taiwan and abroad, reaching an all-time high. Last year, it received 885, 508 of them being invention patents granted in Taiwan--far exceeding the 325 achieved by the second-ranked TSMC.
在知識經濟時代，工研院會特別重視技術的加值，民國 93 年工研院在國內外獲得 1,146 件專利，創下新高；去年則有 885 件，其中國內的發明專利有 508 件，遠超過第二名台積電的 325 件。