Interviewee:Manager Fu Mei He
Date:02/22/2004
Position:LiteOn Technology Corporation Public Relation Manager
Location:LiteOn Technology Skyscraper

LiteOn Technology Skyscraper is the highest, the most glorious, and the firmest-looking building. It was our pleasure to visit Manager He from LiteOn Technology Corporation. Every one was very excited. Please take a look our interview result as following.

Interview Content:
LiteOn Technology Skyscraper is the headquarter as well as research development center for LiteOn Company. The company moved to Neihu in June of 2003. This is their second year there. Common Wealth Magazine reported LiteOn Technology Skyscraper as having “five-star offices” and as being the “the new landmark of Neihu Technology Park”. It was a great honor.

LiteOn has many different kinds of products, usually called 3C products, including the following:
1. Computers --- Computers and related products, such as keyboards, screens, casings, etc.
2. Communications --- Communication related products, such as cell phones, Internet cards, etc.
3. Consumers --- Consumer electronics, such as scanners, printers, digital cameras, etc.

Currently, the company has outlets in Zhonghe, Danshui (Tamsui), Jilong (Keelung), Taoyuan, Sinjhu, and Jhongli. The company’s headquarter in Neihu Technology Park is in charge of research, marketing, finance, and administration. It’s for research and management, not production.
The main reason that LiteOn Technology Corporation changed headquarter locations was to combine sources, information, funds, and manpower. Plus Neihu Technology Park was the only technology park in Taipei City. Neihu Technology Park had many advantages that other places don’t have, such as convenient traffic, the subway system in the near future, lower coast of properties, the development of the business area, a large employment pool, and safe communities. These were all reasons that the company moved there.

Question 1:How many floors are there in LiteOn Technology Skyscraper? And how many employees?
We are the highest building in Neihu Technology Park. The building total has 23 floors and 1200 employees.

Question 2: Compared to LiteOn in other places, what kinds of advantages does Neihu Technology Park have?
The biggest advantage of Neihu Technology Park is its employment pool. Because Neihu is located in Taipei City and many people who work in Taipei have high educational backgrounds, it more convenient to find research employees here. Moreover, the living conditions in an urban city like Taipei is incomparable. The traffic is convenient in Neihu and in the future there will be subway systems. Plus, properties are cheaper. These are all advantages.

Question 3:Are there any entertainment areas for employees in the company?
Yes. Not only do we have a gym and a dance room, but we also have several massage chairs, each of them cost over ten thousands Taiwan dollars. What’s more, you can also play golf in the company! We hire professional body trainers and coaches to help everyone in the gym and dance room. Every employee can be well taken care of. Therefore, our employees have very good benefits.

Question 4:Is there a restaurant in the LiteOn Technology Skyscraper for employees?
Yes. B1 is the employee’s restaurant offering buffet and a set menu. There is also a Herbal Café offering organic food on the first floor, but not many employees eat there. Many people still prefer eating outside.

Question 5:What percentage of employees take special commuter cars to work?
Approximately 300 people (about 25%), in which the percentage of actually taking the special commuter car is about 60%, it means that there are approximate 15% of employees taking special commuter cars everyday. Our special commuter cars go to Zhonghe, Mincyuansi Road, Nanjingdong Road, Gongguan, Jhongli, Sinjhu, and Taoyuan. It’s convenient for employees who live far away and also improves the traffic situation in Neihu Technology Park.

Question 6:Why do we rarely see LiteOn products outside?
Because our main business is Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM), many big international companies like HP, IBM, and Compact are all our customers. If we established our own brand, our customers would become foes and we would have fewer customers. We are famous in the OEM field and we offer high quality guarantees to all our customers.

Interview Insight:
Do you know what is the highest building in Neihu Technology Park? The answer is LiteOn Technology Skyscraper, which we also called Super Iron King Kong. Just thinking about visiting the building could make us smile.
As we expected, it was very different inside. The architecture was extremely beautiful and there are decoration artifacts and glass interiors everywhere, it was very modern and comfortable. It was like another world. There were 1200 employees in the building and everyone was busy. The whole scene was like the NASA in the movies. It was very new and also interesting to us.

 

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