noun
Electro-Technical Laboratory; ETL
Former Japanese national research institute for electronics and information technology; now part of AIST.
電子技術総合研究所は、かつて日本の電子技術研究の中心だった。
The Electro-Technical Laboratory was once the center of electronics research in Japan.
AIST, the successor organization that absorbed ETL and other laboratories.
Compound of 電子 (electronic), 技術 (technology), 総合 (comprehensive), and 研究所 (research institute). The name reflects its mission as a national laboratory.