The Graduate Institute of Precision Engineering (GIPE) founded in 1999 is an interdisciplinary academic research institute at National Chung Hsing University. Research in GIPE includes semiconductor and precision processing technologies, photocatalytic technologies, optical design technologies, microelectromechanical systems, LED lighting technologies, micro/nano fabrication, thin-film solar cells, ultrasonic system design, micro assembly systems, quantum mechanical calculation, and so on.