Faculty and students from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Chung Yuan Christian University visited Delta Electronics’ Zhongli Plant No. 5 on November 19, 2025. Led by Department Chair Prof. Yu-Kun Lai, nearly one hundred senior undergraduates and international master’s and doctoral students were accompanied by Prof. Jiong-Jou Liao from the Power and Energy Division and career mentor Prof. Li-Shan Ma for an in-depth tour of the production lines.
During the visit, CYCU EE alumni now serving as Delta managers shared their career paths and R&D experience, demonstrating the strong capabilities and industry impact of CYCU-trained electrical engineering professionals.
Prof. Yu-Kun Lai, Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering, noted that the visit received warm support from Delta’s ICT Infrastructure BG, Power and System BG, and the Human Resources team. Through comprehensive briefings, discussions, and on-site tours, students gained deeper insight into the importance of cross-disciplinary technological talent in today’s industry, laying a solid foundation for their future career development.
Delta’s HR managers addressed students’ concerns about future employment, outlining current recruitment needs—including R&D and technical internship positions—and emphasizing the company’s comprehensive training system that supports rapid growth for new engineers. They noted that Delta has long partnered with CYCU and welcomes students from electrical engineering, electronics, and computer science to join its front-line technology development.
The visit opened at the plant’s International Conference Center, hosted by Mr. Kuan-Hui Fang, General Manager of the ICT Infrastructure Business Unit. He introduced Delta’s latest developments in power systems, ICT solutions, AI data center infrastructure, 5G micro base stations, and next-generation power architectures. Fang highlighted the rising demand for cross-disciplinary talent in power engineering, electronics, and communications driven by AI, cloud computing, and high-speed networks, stressing that EE graduates’ system-integration strengths are essential to advancing future high-tech industries. He also expressed hope that more CYCU students with cross-domain capabilities will join Delta.
Prof. Jiong-Jou Liao emphasized that the Power and Energy Division is closely aligned with industry needs, noting that power engineering forms the foundation of all high-tech infrastructure. He added that site visits help students connect classroom learning with real workplace operations and clarify their future professional paths.
A highlight of the visit was a panel session with three Delta managers, including a distinguished CYCU EE alumnus. He shared his career development at Delta, insights into R&D work, and the challenges and rewards of engineering practice. He encouraged students to explore their interests, strengthen technical skills, and demonstrated through his own example the strong competitiveness of CYCU-trained engineers in the industry.
After the briefing sessions, Delta arranged guided tours of its exhibition center and several specialized laboratories, including the acoustics lab, 3-meter and 10-meter semi-anechoic chambers, and conducted interference isolation rooms. Students observed the stringent testing required before products reach the market—such as mechanical stress, impact, vibration, extreme temperature and humidity conditions, and semiconductor electrical and reliability tests.
The hands-on experience gave students a clearer and more striking understanding of the full design-to-verification process of high-tech products, with many describing the visit as truly “eye-opening.”
