Survival and the introduction of new technology: A patent analysis in the integrated circuit industry

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward F. Levitas ◽  
M. Ann McFadyen ◽  
David Loree
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Patent Analysis ◽  
Integrated Circuit Industry

scholarly journals The limits of semiconductor technology and oncoming challenges in computer micro architectures and architectures

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-312
Author(s):  
Mile Stojcev ◽  
Teufik Tokic ◽  
Ivan Milentijevic
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Process Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Thread Level Speculation ◽  
Exponential Rates ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
Integrated Circuit Industry

In the last three decades the world of computers and especially that of microprocessors has been advanced at exponential rates in both productivity and performance. The integrated circuit industry has followed a steady path of constantly shrinking devices geometries and increased functionality that larger chips provide. The technology that enabled this exponential growth is a combination of advancements in process technology, micro architecture architecture and design and development tools. Together, these performances and functionality improvements have resulted in a history of new technology generations every two to three years, commonly referred to as-Moore Law. Each new generation has approximately doubled logic circuit density and increased performance by about 40%. This paper overviews some of the micro architectural techniques that are typical for contemporary high-performance microprocessors. The techniques are classified into those that increase the concurrency in instruction processing, while maintaining the appearance of sequential processing (pipelining, super-scalar execution out-of-order execution, etc), and those that exploit program behavior (memories hierarchies, branch predictors, trace caches, etc). In addition the paper also discusses micro architectural techniques likely to be used in the near future such as micro architectures with multiple sequencers and thread-level speculation, and micro architectural techniques intended for minimization of power consumption.

Characterization of RF Sputtered ZnO Piezoelectric Films Using Transmission Electron Microscope

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 86-87
Author(s):  
Kemining W. Yeh ◽  
Richard S. Muller ◽  
Wei-Kuo Wu ◽  
Jack Washburn
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Surface Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electromechanical Properties ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Saw Devices ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
High Degree

Considerable and continuing interest has been shown in the thin film transducer fabrication for surface acoustic waves (SAW) in the past few years. Due to the high degree of miniaturization, compatibility with silicon integrated circuit technology, simplicity and ease of design, this new technology has played an important role in the design of new devices for communications and signal processing. Among the commonly used piezoelectric thin films, ZnO generally yields superior electromechanical properties and is expected to play a leading role in the development of SAW devices.

scholarly journals A Study on Technology Competition of Graphene Biomedical Technology Based on Patent Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Yang ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Jun Song
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Patent Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Biomedical Technology ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Comprehensive Method ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Patent Review ◽  
Dynamic Perspective

Graphene, with high biocompatibility, physiological solubility and stability, has been reported as an emerging material for biomedical applications such as biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. Recently, identifying the technological competition (TC) of graphene biomedical technology has received worldwide attention from stakeholders. However, few studies have attached great importance to review the TC of this field by the analysis of patents. The main objective of this study is to develop a new and comprehensive method to investigate TC in a given technology field by conducting a patent review and then employing a patent roadmap to dig out the technology opportunity. The effectiveness of the approach is verified with the case study on graphene biomedical technology. Compared to previous research, this study makes the following important contributions. First, this study provides a new and systematic framework for the dynamic analysis of TC in a given technology field. It also extends the research perspectives of TC for industry, assignees, and technology, employs a patent roadmap to dig out technology opportunities, and enables stakeholders to understand TC from a dynamic perspective. Second, this study integrates patent analysis with a patent roadmap that has not appeared in existing methodologies of patent review. Third, it first introduces indicators (e.g., high value patent and competition position of top assignees) to the previous patent roadmap and provides a new methodology for patent roadmaps from a country level and assignee level. Finally, this study provides useful information for stakeholders interested in graphene biomedical technology, helps them to find new technology opportunities in this field, encourages them to determine the direction of future research, and has important significance for its application to diverse other emerging technologies.

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