In ancient Mesopotamia, a triple helix water screw, invented to raise water from one level to another, was the basis of a hydraulic system of agricultural innovation that irrigated ordinary farms as well as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. i The triple helix as a physical innovation is superseded by the triple helix of social innovation. On one leve...

It is obvious from the study of literature that university-industry (U-I) relationships and their subsequent knowledge transfers are topics of high political, economical, managerial and academic interest. Indeed, technological knowledge is seen as a major source of long-term economic growth and its transfer to the firm is critical since it acts as a significant innovation factor. In order to ac...

Acting as the bridge between the designers and manufacturing companies, Chip Implementation Center (CIC), founded in 1992 under National Science Council, aims at the services for the fabrication of multi-project chip, the procurement / integration of software CAD tools, and the promotion of IC design / testing / CAD software technology. To date, 2000 academic licenses of software CAD tools have...

In the last three years, a program focused in mixed-signal/RF IC testing has been established at the University of Florida. Industry collaboration has been key in providing direction, support and equipment for this effort. Through this effort, I see a strong role for building RF IC test research groups in the university environment to better solve the hard IC test problems. In addition, the mix...

Organizations increasingly rely on external sources of innovation via inter-organizational network relationships. This paper explores the diffusion and characteristics of collaborative relationships between universities and industry, and develops a research agenda informed by an 'open innovation' perspective. A framework is proposed, distinguishing university–industry relationships from other m...

Universities and industry organizations have traditionally maintained informal ways of working together, including student internships, faculty exchanges, and industry capstone projects to complete a degree program. A more recent phenomenon is the formal collaboration between a university (or group of universities) and an industry organization (or group of organizations). The purpose is to meet...