General Advanced Technology
Product Definitions
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| Code |
Definition |
| (01) Biotechnology |
Focuses on medical and industrial applications of advanced scientific
discoveries in genetics to the creation of new drugs, hormones and
other therapeutic items for both agricultural and human use. |
| (02) Life Science |
Concentrates on the application of scientific advances (other than
biological) to medical science. Recent advances, such as nuclear resonance
imaging, echocardiography, and novel chemistry, coupled with new production
techniques for the manufacture of drugs have led to many new products
for the control or eradication of disease. |
| (03) Opto-Electronics |
Encompasses electronic products and components that involve the
emitting and/or detection of light. Examples of products included
are optical scanners, optical disc players, solar cells, photo-sensitive
semiconductors and laser printers. |
| (04) Information & Communications |
Focuses on products that are able to process increased volumes of
information in shorter periods of time. Includes central processing
units, all computers and some peripheral units such as disk drive
units and control units, along with modems, facsimile machines and
telephonic switching apparatus. Examples of other products included
are radar apparatus and communication satellites. |
| (05) Electronics |
Concentrates on recent design advances in electronic components
(with the exception of opto-electronic components) that result in
improved performance and capacity and in many cases reduced size.
Products included are integrated circuits, multi-layer printed circuit
boards and surface-mounted components such as capacitors and resistors. |
| (06) Flexible Manufacturing |
Encompasses advances in robotics, numerically-controlled machine
tools, and similar products involving industrial automation that allow
for greater flexibility to the manufacturing process and reduce the
amount of human intervention. Includes robots, numerically controlled
machine tools and semiconductor production and assembly machines. |
| (07) Advanced Materials |
Encompasses recent advances in the development of materials that
allow for further development and application of other advanced technologies.
Examples are semiconductor materials, optical fiber cable and video
discs. |
| (08) Aerospace |
Encompasses most new military and civil helicopters, airplanes and
spacecraft (with the exception of communications satellites that are
included under Information & Communications Technology). Other
products included are turbojet aircraft engines, flight simulators
and automatic pilots. |
| (09) Weapons |
Primarily encompasses products with military application. Includes
such products as guided missiles and parts, bombs, torpedoes, mines,
missiles, rocket launchers and some firearms. |
| (10) Nuclear Technology |
Encompasses nuclear power production apparatus. Includes nuclear
reactors and parts, isotopic separation equipment and fuel cartridges.
Excludes nuclear medical apparatus, which is included under Life Science
Technology. |
