Some ideas about analyzing research topics Heli Jantunen Microelectronics and Materials Physics Laboratories Department of Electrical and Information Engineering Faculty of Technology University of Oulu Finland

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Some ideas about analyzing research topics
Heli JantunenMicroelectronics and Materials
Physics LaboratoriesDepartment of Electrical and
Information EngineeringFaculty of
TechnologyUniversity of OuluFinland
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• Is it already well-researched?
• Who is interested about results?
• What kind of new applications would be
  interesting?
• Are new innovations needed?
• When it is a correct time to patent?
• Where to find financing?
• Who are the key players?
• Where to publish?

ANY TOOLS TO EVALUATE THE RESEARCH AREA?
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S-CURVES AS A TOOL TO ANALYSE MARKET SITUATION
OF A PRODUCT
Sales
SALES OR PROFIT (AU)
Profit
TIME
S. Majaro International Marketing A Strategic
Approach to World Markets
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BASIC RESEARCH - PRODUCT
BASIC RESEARCH COOPERATION RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
S. Majaro International Marketing A Strategic
Approach to World Markets
M. S. Slocum Using S-Curves and Trends of
Evolution in RD Strategy Planning
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S-CURVES AS A TOOL TO ANALYSESITUATION OF A
SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREA?
PERFORMANCE

• HOW THESE CORRELATE WITH
• SOME ELECTRONICS MATERIALS?
• TREND OF PUBLICATIONS?
• CORRELATION WITH AVAILABLE
• MARKET FORECASTS?
• USABILITY WITH COMMON HUNTING
• METHODS?
• HOW IT WORKS IN PRACTICE?

TIME
INVENTIONS
Number
Level
TIME
M. S. Slocum Using S-Curves and Trends of
Evolution in RD Strategy Planning
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BRIEF TESTING OF S-CURVES ON SOME ELECTRONICS
MATERIALS

• SELECTED MAIN TOPICS
• LTCC (LOW TEMPERATURE COFIRED CERAMIC)
• METHODS
• www.uspto.gov WITH SELECTED YEARS (free access)
• http//scholar.google.fi/ WITH SELECTED YEAR
  (free access)
• ISI Web of Science (through your library
  scientific jounral publications)
• Scopus (through your library also conference
  proceedings)
• Science Direct
• Market perdictions
• etc.

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LOW TEMPERATURE COFIRED CERAMIC

• KNOWN BEFOREHAND
• VERY ACTIVE AREA ALREADY SEVERAL YEARS
• APPLICATION AREAS IN AUTOMOTIVE,
  TELECOMMUNICATION
• AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES

Space application Module (VCO) IMST
LTCC module, VTT
LTCC waveguide, Oulu University
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LOW TEMPERATURE COFIRED CERAMIC

• S 878 kpl (1990-2006)
• GROWTH 2003

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DEEPER HUNTING (LTCC, material, publications)
Dielectric
AMOUNT
YEAR
Piezoelectric 450 Ferrelectric
330 Magentic gt 1100 Dielectric gt 2800
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POLYMER PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS

• KNOWN BEFOREHAND
• LOT OF ACTIVITIES ONGOING
• WIDE APPLICATION AREAS LIKE OLEDS, DISPLAYS,
  PACKAGES,

Printed OLED demonstrator, VTT
R2R printed circuits, VTT
Inkjet printed CNT ink, Oulu University
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POLYMER PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS

• S 418 kpl (1990-2006)
• GROWTH TO BE COME (should be updated)

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CONCLUSIONS AND NOTES

• FAST METHOD
• AVAILABLE TO ALL RESEARCHERS
• GIVES INDICATIONS
• overall view
• novelty of research area
• competitive position
• background work needed
• new innovations needed
• financing type
• FURTHER LIMITATION WHEN HUNTING
• find new applications
• combinations possibilities

AMOUNT OF PUBLICATIONS
TIME
S-CURVES MIGHT BE ONE TOOL TO ANALYSE RESEACH AREA
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HOWEVER................. METHOD CAN EFFECT A
LOT! IT IS VERY SENSIVE AND IF NOT DONE
CORRECTLY - RESULTS are MISLEADING!

• ADDITIONALLY YOU CAN FIND
• Who is Who in this research topic
• Most cited publications
• Main journals impact factor or the best
  audience
• How your supervisor is doing !!!!

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• Thank you for your attention!