Unveiling the core technology structure for companies through patent information

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1167-1178

  Wu, Hsiao Chun ^a   Chen, Hung Yi ^a   Lee, Kung Yen ^b  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Core technology capability; Patent analysis; Patent grouping; Semiconductor industry

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INDUSTRIES; CORE TECHNOLOGY; K-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM; PATENT ANALYSIS; PATENT INFORMATION; PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRY; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; TECHNOLOGY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

ALGORITHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; METHODOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

EID: 77955053937     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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