After ST & T Instrument Corporation had successfully developed sensors, it opened a new company under the name ST & T Biotech and applied to gain entry to the Tainan Science Industrial Park.
而鑫璨則在感測器研發有成後，以「茂發厚生科技」為名成立新公司，申請進入南科，並且連老牌的「鑫璨」也一併更名為「茂發電子」，以示統一識別、除舊佈新。