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특허의 정량적 지표와 동시분류 네트워크를 활용한 반도체 세정장비 분야 국가별 기술경쟁력 분석

Analyzing Technology Competitiveness by Country in the Semiconductor Cleaning Equipment Sector Using Quantitative Indices and Co-Classification Network

  • 윤석훈 (한국기술교육대학교 반도체디스플레이과학경영학과) ;
  • 지일용 (한국기술교육대학교 IT융합과학경영학과)
  • Yoon, Seok Hoon (Department of Semiconductor and Display Science and Management, KOREATECH) ;
  • Ji, Ilyong (Department of IT Convergence Science and Management, KOREATECH)
  • 투고 : 2019.10.01
  • 심사 : 2019.11.20
  • 발행 : 2019.11.28

초록

한국은 반도체 산업에서의 독보적 우위에도 불구하고, 반도체 장비 분야에서는 두각을 나타내지 못하고 있다. 세정장비는 반도체 장비 중 한 분야로, 반도체 기술의 고도화에 따라 향후 중요성이 더욱 강조되는 분야이다. 본 연구는 특허 정보를 분석하여 한국을 포함한 주요 국가별 세정장비 분야 기술경쟁력을 파악하고 국가별 중점 기술분야를 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 최근 10년 간 미국 특허청에 등록된 세정장비 특허를 검색하여, 정량적 특허분석 및 특허 동시분류 네트워크 분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 미국과 일본이 이 분야 기술을 선도하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 한국은 이들 선도국에 비해 경쟁력이 크게 뒤쳐짐은 물론, 경쟁국인 대만이나 후발국인 중국에 비해서도 우위에 있다고 보기 어려운 상황이다. 또한 국가별 전문화가 진행되어 있어, 국가 간 협력체제가 원활치 못할 경우 기술장벽으로 작용할 가능성도 없지 않다. 따라서 국내 세정장비 산업의 발전을 위한 적극적인 연구개발과 기술역량 확충이 요구된다.

Despite its matchless position in the global semiconductor industry, Korea has not distinguished itself in the semiconductor equipment sector. Semiconductor cleaning equipment is one of the semiconductor fabrication equipment, and it is expected to be more important along with the advancement of semiconductor fabrication processes. This study attempts to analyze technology competitiveness of major countries in the sector including Korea, and explore specialty sub-areas of the countries. For this purpose, we collected patents of semiconductor cleaning equipment during the last 10 years from the US patent database, and implemented quantitative patent analysis and co-classification network analysis. The result shows that, the US and Japan have been leading the technological progress in this sector, and Korea's competitiveness has lagged behind not only the leading countries but also its competitors and even latecomers. Therefore, intensive R&D and developing technological capabilities are needed for advancing the country's competitiveness in the sector.

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