The 3+3 Strategy: Planning Ahead for the Future
Hon Hai Research Institute (HHRI) is positioned distinctly from conventional corporate R&D departments. Our mandate is not short-term product development but long-term scientific exploration and frontier technology research. We focus on the next three to seven years, aligning our research with the Group's developmental goals.
We focus on foundational scientific and technical issues, channeling research outcomes toward commercial applications through our BD teams. The Group's technical divisions transform the research outcomes into applicable technologies, and our engineering teams apply these technologies to product development and manufacturing.
This structural division allows HHRI scientists to pursue advanced research with undivided focus, free from the pressures of product development timelines. Such a model is rare in Taiwan's corporate sector and remains distinctive even globally, as it requires long-term commitment and investment. Thanks to Chairman Young Liu's foresight, Hon Hai Research Institute was founded in 2020, offering scientists a research platform beyond academia and helping steer the Group's industrial innovation.
Rooted in Technology, Anchored for the Future
In November 2019, Hon Hai Technology Group formally outlined its strategic focus on three future industries: electric vehicles, digital health, and robotics, as well as three core technologies: artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and next-generation communications.
Notably, the research outcomes of Hon Hai Research Institute are not tied to specific products but serve as foundational technologies that underpin the Group's “3+3” industry strategy.
Within the Group, business units may develop different products, but the products share common underlying technologies. For instance, electric vehicles and robots both rely on communications support. As satellite communications evolve, connectivity is becoming more spatially dynamic, enhancing coverage and reducing latency, an area where Hon Hai excels. In AI, building on large language models and multimodal foundation models, generative AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace. It supports autonomous driving in EVs and is simultaneously enhancing the perception, reasoning, and mobility of humanoid robots, bringing them ever closer to artificial general intelligence (AGI). Meanwhile, EV charging stations require specialized semiconductors that can withstand high temperatures, voltages, and frequencies. Through investment in compound semiconductor research, the HHRI is laying the groundwork for the performance demands of next-generation products.
These forward-looking researches provide strong technological backing for the Group's “3+3” strategy. Our role is like the basic bricks in a stack, and the business units use those bricks to build the products they envision.
Our ability to deepen frontier research and expand our impact is made possible by Chairman Liu's direct leadership. As President of Hon Hai Research Institute, he bridges communication gaps within the corporate hierarchy and meets with us regularly to shape research directions. He ensures that our work is tightly integrated with the Group's long-term development blueprint.
This approach reflects the Group's trust in its researchers, granting them the freedom to fully explore uncharted areas, as long as they contribute meaningfully to the Group's future. Many of these efforts reach well beyond current product needs, laying the groundwork for overcoming future technological bottlenecks and helping Hon Hai stay ahead in global competition.
Driven by Science, Boldly Exploring the Unknown
HHRI is supported by an international Advisory Committee composed of top-tier experts across disciplines. Their direct guidance offers invaluable insights and external perspectives, ensuring our research maintains both breakthrough potential and global relevance.
Thanks to our exceptional research environment and steadily growing academic reputation, the Institute continues to draw top talent from around the world. To advance technological innovation and facilitate knowledge transfer, we have also forged deep partnerships with leading institutions, including City University of Hong Kong and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Our mission is to plant the seeds of technological innovation today and lay the foundation for future breakthroughs. We are grounded in science and bold in exploring the unknown, transforming discoveries into core momentum for the Group's cross-industry development. In an era of intensifying global competition, we will continue to attract top talent and resources worldwide to help propel Taiwan to the forefront of the global technological stage.
