Interim Report 2008

Interim Report 2008 中期報告 27 Research & Development As of 30 June 2008, the Group had a dedicated team of 260 research staff to constantly review and improve the Group’s production know- how, develop more advanced technologies and products. Currently, the Group has engaged in several major R&D projects. For optical components, new projects include aspheric glass lenses, infrared lenses and lens sets, automobile optical lens sets and high- resolution mobile phone lens sets, etc. Small-quantity production of infrared lens sets have been started. Many automobile optical lenses are well developed and mass production have been started. The projects of 3 time zoom 3.0 mega-pixel lens sets for mobile phones and aspheric glass lenses have proceeded smoothly. For optoelectronic products, new projects include AF/Zoom camera modules with high resolutions, automobile camera modules, CCTV modules and industrial and medical-used endoscopes. Mass production of industrial endoscopes and AF camera modules for mobile phones have been started. 3-time zoom 3.0 mega-pixel mobile phone camera modules proceed well along with the 3-time zoom mobile phone lens sets under optical components. The Group’s visual doorbell modules have already passed the verification of Japanese customers and will be ready for mass production by November 2008. For optical instruments, new projects include mid-high-end microscope instruments, surveying and analytical instruments. In February 2008, the Group set up a new company in Singapore, which mainly focuses on the research and development of high-end optical instruments such as three dimensional (“3D”) optical vision measuring machines and microscopic interferometers. Chromatographs, which are mostly used for chemical and environmental protection purposes, have proceeded as planned. Various microscopes and measuring instruments have been developed successfully. 研究及開發 於二零零八年六月三十日，本集團聘僱 260 位專職研究人員，持續檢討及改善本 集團的生產技術，以開發更先進的技術 及產品。目前本集團正進行數項適用於 其各主要產品類別的重要研究及開發項 目。 在光學事業中，新專案有玻璃非球面、 紅外鏡片及鏡頭、車載成像鏡頭、高像 素手機鏡頭等。其中紅外鏡頭已開始小 批量生產，多款車載鏡頭開發成功並量 產， 3 百萬像素 3 倍變焦手機鏡頭及玻璃 非球面專案進展順利。 在光電事業中，新專案有自動對焦╱變 焦 技 術 高 像 素 相 機 模 組、車 載 攝 相 模 組、 CCTV 模組及工業及醫療用內窺鏡。 其中工業內窺鏡、自動對焦手機照相模 組 已 開 始 量 產， 3 百 萬 像 素 3 倍 變 焦 手 機照相模組與光學事業的鏡頭同步進行 中，可視門鈴模組已得到日本客戶驗證 並將於二零零八年十一月開始量產。 在光學儀器事業中，新專案有中高檔顯 微鏡儀器、測繪與分析儀器。於二零零 八年二月份在新加坡成立新公司，負責 三維光學影像測量儀及顯微干涉儀等高 端光學儀器的研發；主要用於化學及環 保方面的色譜儀正依計劃正常進展；多 款顯微鏡及測量儀器已開發成功。