Light emitting diodes and the lighting revolution: The Emergence of a solid-state lighting industry

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1730-1746

  Sanderson, Susan Walsh ^a   Simons, Kenneth L ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive technology; Industry emergence; Market niches; Patent litigation; Technological trajectories; Technology evolution

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIGHTING; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PROFITABILITY;

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRY EMERGENCES; MARKET NICHE; PATENT LITIGATION; TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84927689904     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.07.011     Document Type: Article

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