P 130956Z JAN 09
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO USDOC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
INFO SECSTATE WASHDC 0710
AMCONSUL HONG KONG

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000048 
 
 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/L.HINES/G.CARDAK 
 
USDOC FOR 3121/USFCS/OIO/EAP/ADESARRAN 
 
USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP/REGIONAL DIRECTOR 
 
USDOC FOR 4430/ITA/MAC/WGOLIKE/LDICKERSON 
 
STATE FOR EB/ESP 
 
HONG KONG FOR ICE ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC TW
SUBJECT: PLC: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. 
 
REF: USDOC 051236 
 
 
¶1. AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION CONTACTED BIS UNIT CHIEF EDWARD HOLLAND 
REGARDING PLC CASE 409169 AND CONFIRMED MOVING FORWARD ON THE END 
USER - MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. (MIC), INSTEAD OF THE PURCHASER 
EVERGO MICROWAVE. 
 
¶2. DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED MIC AND MET 
WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) LAB DEPT PROJECT MANAGER 
VINCENT CHIA AND CONDUCTED A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON JANUARY 12, 2009. 
 
¶3. MIC IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MITAC INC, A GLOBAL IT ENTERPRISE, WITH 
36,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 40 SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AROUND THE 
WORLD.  THE MITAC GROUP PROVIDES PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN FOUR MAJOR 
SECTORS - ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, IT PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, 
SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND WEB SERVICES, AND GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION.  MIC 
IS THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING WING OF THE MITAC GROUP.  MIC WAS 
ESTABLISHED IN 1982, AND PROVIDES PC PRODUCTS AND INTERNATIONAL 
APPLIANCES INCLUDING HIGH-TECH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND 
PHOTOELECTRIC APPLICATIONS.  MIC OEM/ODM IT PRODUCTS INCLUDING 
SERVERS, WORKSTATIONS, AND DESKTOPS FOR CLIENTS SUCH AS DELL AND SUN 
MICROSYSTEMS. 
 
¶4. MIC WAS OPEN AND COOPERATIVE.  POST WAS GIVEN A TOUR OF THE 
SECURED ROOM WHERE THE CONTROLLED ITEM WILL BE LOCATED.  THE 
CONTROLLED ITEM WILL BE USED FOR EMC TESTING IN A CHAMBER 
ENVIRONMENT. 
 
¶5. RECOMMENDATION:  BASED ON VISIT BY POST, MIC APPEARS TO BE A 
RELIABLE RECIPIENT OF U.S.-ORGIN TECHNOLOGY.  POST FOUND NO EVIDENCE 
TO INDICATE THAT THE CONTROLLED PRODUCT WILL BE USED FOR PURPOSES 
OTHER THAN PROVIDED IN THE STATED END USE. 
 
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