Innovative R&D investment accounts for more than 8% of Delta's
revenue. Strategic guidelines include:
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Innovative corporate culture
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Focus on improving the conversion efficiency of core
products
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Gaining innovation momentum
Implementation Results
With a corporate culture that focuses on innovative R&D, Delta
has 75 R&D centers around the world. In 2019, Delta's
investment in innovative R&D accounted for 8.9% of its total
revenue. As of the end of 2019, Delta had more than 9,900 R&D
engineers carrying out various global R&D programs.
Delta has set up the Delta Power Electronics Laboratory and
Delta Networks R&D Laboratory in North Carolina, U.S., to
develop high-efficiency, high-power-density power conversion
products and networking products, respectively. The R&D team
in Soest, Germany, focuses on the development of key power
supply products and technologies, which are applied to various
fields, such as hybrid electric vehicles, supercomputers, and
data centers. The Delta Power Electronics Center (DPEC) in
Pudong, Shanghai, China, was established in 1999 to actively
develop advanced energy-saving technologies.
Delta's industry-academia R&D project partners include MIT,
Virginia Polytech, and Case Western Reserve University in the
U.S., National Cheng Kung University, National Central
University, and National Taiwan University in Taiwan, and top
universities in mainland China. Through the Delta Electronics
Foundation, Delta has set up the "Delta Power Electronics
Science and Education Development Program" and the "Delta
Scholar Program" in mainland China, as well as collaborated
with eight universities in China, including Tsinghua
University and Zhejiang University, to develop products and
solutions in line with clients' needs.