Solomon Systech's boss Humphrey Leung is helping promote Hong Kong as a hub for innovation and technology

Hong Kong's technology expertise has captured international attention with a product invented and produced entirely by a team of local electronic engineers.

Semiconductor designer and manufacturer Solomon Systech Ltd has become a global market leader with its latest design, a single-chip OLED (organically light-emitting diode) driver controller that makes the display panels on mobile phones brighter and crisper.

The product is revolutionising the mobile phone market, with 15 million handsets expected to launch with the new technology this year alone. Motorola, KTF (Korean Telecom Freetel) and BENQ are among the leading cell-phone manufacturers to come on board.

"The technology adapts to a flexible screen so the applications are endless," says Humphrey Leung, Solomon Systech's president and managing director.

Solomon, founded in 1999, has recently strengthened its distribution network with additional channels in the US, Europe and South East Asia. Fully committed to research and development, the company last year recorded more than 70 new design awards for cellular phones, MP3, PDA and other display applications. 

High calibre talent

Mr Leung says Hong Kong is well placed to take advantage of "enabling" technology such as semiconductor and biotechnology.

"The China market offers huge possibilities for further developing Hong Kong's high-tech industries. With the growing interest in the mainland's high-tech telecommunications markets, Hong Kong-based companies are in an excellent position to recruit and retain high calibre talent from the local market." 

He said investing in high-tech industries is also building infrastructure for future generations, in line with the government's vision of Hong Kong as a hub for innovation and technology

"We are doing out best to promote Hong Kong's high-tech image by becoming recognised not only regionally, but also internationally," Mr Leung said. He added that the Hong Kong Science Park at Pak Shek Kok, where the company has its new headquarters, is helping to consolidate the electronics cluster and develop world-class high technology enterprises to compete and flourish in the global new economy. 

"Hong Kong's advantages are its social infrastructure, its finance and law, the presence of high-grade services such as accounting, along with proximity and access to the Chinese mainland. These give Hong Kong an edge in comparison with the surrounding Asian countries."

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