KNowledge Based Innovation Detection And Control Framework To Foster Scientific Research Projects In Material Science
This paper introduces a comprehensive concept idea for building up a knowledge based innovation framework for scientific research projects in general and especially in the field of material science (IConMas). Regarding the aspect of material science the aim is to develop and establish a knowledge based material innovation method. Both aspects, innovation framework and innovation method, are integrated in a common concept which is accurately described within this paper. The outlook focuses on possibilities for realizing the concept and further work in the project.
Material Innovations in Alternative Energy - Collaboration, Systems and Opportunities
In today’s global market system innovation is the driver for economic development and wealth creation. Developing a competitive advantage now requires a business culture of rapid innovation, collaborative strategies, a systematic methodology, and a culture of concurrent change. This is the reality in today’s innovation economy and particularly relative to developing alternative energy systems and materials. With the ever-increasing requirements for energy in a growing economy and the political, environmental, and resource constraints prevalent in today’s world, new, more efficient energy systems are mandatory. The U.S. has experienced inadequate energy generation capacity in key geographic regions further emphasizing the need to enhance our energy generation capacity through a multitude of energy sources. A viable capacity additive to this supply and demand dilemma is the development of alternative energy sources such as fuel cells, photovoltaics, and wind. To achieve this capacity additive will require significant advancement in key engineering materials combined with innovation stimulants to leap-frog the current performance and cost barriers for competitive energy producing alternatives. The energy demand curve experienced globally over the past few years illustrates unmet market needs where opportunity exists to develop innovative key materials to enable the projected growth for renewable and biomass markets. To accelerate advanced materials to market in the energy arena requires a system of enabling innovation combined with the development of a collaborative approach to optimize available resources. Collaborative partnerships between multiple companies incorporating technology, market/distribution, and financial investors are essential to optimize innovation and successful commercialization of technology. Higher value disruptive innovations meet new market needs while pushing a company to new technology and/or capability requirements. Competitive success for innovative technology increasingly depends on speed to market and speed to profits.
New approach to vision-based BGA package inspection
Ball grid array (BGA) techniques have developed very fast due to the advantages of more I/O ports, small size, and so on. In this paper, a vision-based algorithm for BGA package inspection is proposed to accurately estimate center and diameters of solder-balls of BGA packages, so that defects of BGA packages, such as missing or extra balls, oversize or undersize balls, over-height or under-height balls, and pitch can be detected for ensuring the quality of BGA packages.