scholarly journals Search for the Developing Trends by Patent Analysis: A Case Study of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Ta Lee ◽  
Wei-Nien Su
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Patent Counts ◽  
Patent Indicator ◽  
Forward Citation ◽  
Specific Technology ◽  
Function Matrix

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are now used in electric vehicles (EVs), and the electrolyte is one of the major components governing the performance of LIBs. The patent count-based method or patent indicator was used to understand the development status of the specific technology field. However, these approaches cannot provide a complete picture to realize the technology development. Therefore, the goal of this work is to develop a holistic approach to identify technological development trends. The top six patent assignees are first selected by an issued patent counts analysis, including Ube, Mitsubishi Chem., Panasonic, Sony, LG Chem., and Samsung SDI. The “modified” Ernst indicators are applied to reflect different innovation strategies among these patent assignees. The forward-citation analysis and technology-function matrix show that using mixed lithium salts and organic solvents with novel additives compounds are the developing trends to improve the performance of LIBs. The multi-dimensional scaling shows technological similarities among these six companies. The developed approaches can be used to obtain a better overview for electrolyte technology and be also applicable to other technological fields.

scholarly journals Financing Energy Innovation: The Need for New Intermediaries in Clean Energy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10440
Author(s):  
Soh Young In ◽  
Ashby H. B. Monk ◽  
Janelle Knox-Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
The Us ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Energy Domain ◽  
Valley Of Death

This study aims to advance the understanding of and address the valley of death that is significantly widening in the clean energy domain due to its financing challenges. We conduct a case study on three new investment vehicles in the US energy sector (First Look Fund by Activate, Prime Impact Fund by Prime Coalition, and Aligned Climate Capital), which set their missions to contribute to bridging the valley of death in clean energy. While three cases focus on different technological development phases, they raise a consistent point that investment opportunities (and risks) are not assigned to the appropriate investors. We argue that current financial intermediaries have failed to effectively channel funding sources to entrepreneurs, as we evidence network fragmentation and information asymmetries among investor groups and companies. Therefore, we propose three intermediary functions that can facilitate intelligent and effective information flow among investors throughout the entire energy technology development cycle. Our findings highlight the emergence of collaborative platforms as critical pillars to address financing issues among new energy ventures.

scholarly journals The Effect of Smartphone Technology Development on Student Morality

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-153
Author(s):  
Didin Komarudin ◽  
Adnan Adnan ◽  
Asrizal A. Upe
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Internet Research ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Smartphone Technology ◽  
Negative Impacts

This research is formulated: How is the effect of technological development on student morality? What are the positive and negative impacts of technological development for students? What can strengthen student solidarity? The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of technological development on student morality. Know the positive and negative impact of technological advances. Know the things that can strengthen student solidarity. Case study method with qualitative analysis. Researchers conducted direct interviews on students, studying moral books, internet, research-related research researchers, and so forth.

scholarly journals Concept of National Design University Leading to Self Reliance

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 894-897
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Industrial Base ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Space Electronics

The development in technology has hardly any interaction with different agencies working in the hi-tech areas such as nano-particles, atomic energy, rocket science, space, electronics and militia. Countries are too much concerned with the superstructures for cutting edge technological development. They remained sometimes project oriented or at times vertical without the knowledge of others working in the similar areas. For the country to be flexible in seeking political and security choices, there is a need to adopt a holistic approach to the technology development process. The need of the hour is to pay more attention in making our industrial base strong and sustainable. And equipping and raising the level of our scientist community, technologists and technicians. This will make us independent in all respects leading to self reliance.

A Proof for the Possibility of Ce-Oxide from CMP Residuals in Si-Wafers by Analytical TEM

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Zhao ◽  
Liem Do Thanh ◽  
Michael Gribelyuk ◽  
Mary-Ann Zaitz ◽  
Wing Lai
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Chemical Mechanical Planarization ◽  
Particle Cluster ◽  
Limited Region ◽  
Physical Evidence ◽  
Analytical Tem ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Oxide Particles

Abstract Inclusion of cerium (Ce) oxide particles as an abrasive into chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries has become popular for wafer fabs below the 45nm technology node due to better polishing quality and improved CMP selectivity. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has difficulties finding and identifying Ce-oxide residuals due to the limited region of analysis unless dedicated efforts to search for them are employed. This article presents a case study that proved the concept in which physical evidence of Ce-rich particles was directly identified by analytical TEM during a CMP tool qualification in the early stage of 20nm node technology development. This justifies the need to setup in-fab monitoring for trace amounts of CMP residuals in Si-based wafer foundries. The fact that Cr resided right above the Ce-O particle cluster, further proved that the Ce-O particles were from the wafer and not introduced during the sample preparation.

Challenges and Benefits of Product-Like SRAM in Technology Development

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Beaudoin ◽  
Stephen Lucarini ◽  
Fred Towler ◽  
Stephen Wu ◽  
Zhigang Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Random Access ◽  
Random Access Memory ◽  
Static Random Access Memory ◽  
Development Phase ◽  
High Complexity ◽  
Access Memory ◽  
Integration Schemes ◽  
Front End

Abstract For SRAMs with high logic complexity, hard defects, design debug, and soft defects have to be tackled all at once early on in the technology development while innovative integration schemes in front-end of the line are being validated. This paper presents a case study of a high-complexity static random access memory (SRAM) used during a 32nm technology development phase. The case study addresses several novel and unrelated fail mechanisms on a product-like SRAM. Corrective actions were put in place for several process levels in the back-end of the line, the middle of the line, and the front-end of the line. These process changes were successfully verified by demonstrating a significant reduction of the Vmax and Vmin nest array block fallout, thus allowing the broader development team to continue improving random defectivity.

Holistic approach for energy retrofit with volumetric add-ons toward nZEB target: Case study of a dormitory in Athens

2020 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 109630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos ◽  
Rosa Francesca De Masi ◽  
Anastasia Fotopoulou ◽  
Dimitra Papadaki ◽  
Silvia Ruggiero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Energy Retrofit

scholarly journals Trusting the Corona-Warn-App? Contemplations on trust and trustworthiness at the intersection of technology, politics and public debate

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312110283
Author(s):  
Judith Simon ◽  
Gernot Rieder
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Debates ◽  
Moral Duties ◽  
Moral Demands

Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions of whom or what to trust have become paramount. This article examines the public debates surrounding the initial development of the German Corona-Warn-App in 2020 as a case study to analyse such questions at the intersection of trust and trustworthiness in technology development, design and oversight. Providing some insights into the nature and dynamics of trust and trustworthiness, we argue that (a) trust is only desirable and justified if placed well, that is, if directed at those being trustworthy; that (b) trust and trustworthiness come in degrees and have both epistemic and moral components; and that (c) such a normatively demanding understanding of trust excludes technologies as proper objects of trust and requires that trust is directed at socio-technical assemblages consisting of both humans and artefacts. We conclude with some lessons learned from our case study, highlighting the epistemic and moral demands for trustworthy technology development as well as for public debates about such technologies, which ultimately requires attributing epistemic and moral duties to all actors involved.

scholarly journals A Holistic Approach to Integrate and Evaluate Sustainable Development in Higher Education. The Case Study of the University of the Basque Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 392
Author(s):  
Estibaliz Sáez de Cámara ◽  
Idoia Fernández ◽  
Nekane Castillo-Eguskitza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
The University

Since the United Nations (UN) approved the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in 2015, higher education institutions have increasingly demonstrated their commitment by supporting several initiatives. Although a great deal of progress has been made, there is still a lack of integrative approaches to truly implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education. This paper presents a practical case that illustrates how to design and articulate SDGs within an institutional setting adopting a holistic approach: EHUagenda 2030 plan of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It is based on empirical inquiry into global and holistic sustainable transformation and a real experience to move towards a verifiable and pragmatic contribution to sustainability. This plan describes the contribution to 12 of the 17 SDGs, along with three sectorial plans (Equality Campus, Inclusion Campus and Planet Campus), as well as the refocus of the UPV/EHU’s Educational Model and the panel of sustainable development indicators, which addresses the technical aspects of monitoring the SDGs. The methodology (mapping; mainstreaming; diagnosis and definition and, finally, estimation) is systematic and replicable in other universities yet to embark upon this integration. This case study makes a contribution towards the understanding of the complexity of the changes in Higher Education and the ways to approach it.

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