In recent years, faced with technological suppression from the United States, China has been making every effort to break through core technological bottlenecks in key fields and to overcome industrial blockades as early as possible. The quality of innovation determines the success or failure of key core technology R&D, and is the key to solving the "chokepoint" problem and promoting high-quality development. Previous studies have recognized that cross-industry collaboration and the linkage of elements are important means of enhancing the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields, but have paid less attention to how elements within and across the industrial chain link up. For instance, from the perspective of quality management theory, what factors shape the quality of innovation in core technologies in key fields? Do the elements of innovation have the capacity to significantly improve this quality? Do these elements exert varying influences on the quality of core technology innovation across different stages of the industrial chain? Additionally, how can these elements be integrated within the industrial chain to bolster the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields? What is the underlying mechanism that drives the connection between elements in different industrial links and the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields? These questions remain unaddressed in the present literature.
This study uses a sample of listed enterprises in the integrated circuit industry from 2018 to 2022 to empirically explore the driving mechanism of element linkage for enhancing the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields. First, following the 4M1E theory, this paper identifies five innovation elements:innovation personnel, facilities, raw materials, modes, and environment,and explores their impact on the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields. Second, considering the heterogeneity of the effects of innovation elements on core technologies in key fields in different links of the industrial chain (design, manufacturing, and packaging and testing), this study validates the differences in the impact of innovation elements in different links. Third, given the heterogeneity of links, it analyzes in detail the high-level configuration path of different link-internal element linkages in enhancing the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields. Finally, in order to realize cross-industry innovation interaction, this study further explores the driving mechanism of link-based element linkage in driving the innovation quality of core technologies in key industrial fields.
The research conclusions are as follows: (1) Innovation personnel, facilities, raw materials, methods, and environments all significantly contribute to enhancing the innovation quality of core technologies in key sectors. However, their impact on innovation quality varies across different stages of the industrial chain. (2) The driving mechanisms for the joint improvement of the Innovation quality of core technologies in key fields through the linkage of elements in the industrial chain are different in different links. There are two configuration paths in design and five in manufacturing, while there are two in packaging and testing. (3) The phenomenon of a "big drop" in the linkage of innovation quality between industrial chain links appeared after 2021, and the main mechanisms for improving the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields through linkage of elements in the industrial chain are mainly two types: innovation model-driven and "innovation model + innovation environment" jointly driven.
This paper leverages quality management theory to construct a theoretical framework for the linkage of innovation elements and innovation quality of core technologies in key fields, thereby revealing the impact of different innovation elements on core technological innovation quality and enriching the antecedent research on the innovation quality. It provides a theoretical basis for exploring the path of improving core technological innovation quality. By analyzing the driving mechanisms of linkage between innovation elements within and between industrial chain links for improving core technological innovation quality, it provides a new perspective for enterprises in different links of the industrial chain to carry out innovation activities and leverage the limited heterogeneous elements to improve the innovation quality of core technologies in key fields.
Xu Xueguo
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Liu Fengmei
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Zhou Shiyu
. The Driving Mechanism of Elements Linkage on the Innovation Quality of Core Technologie in Key Fields: The Perspective of Integrated Circuit Industry Chain[J]. Science & Technology Progress and Policy, 2025
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DOI: 10.6049/kjjbydc.2024080391
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