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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hsinchu, TW ranks #14 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 5,868 patents from 2,385 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hsinchu, TW include TSMC, Epistar, Macronix International Co..

Showing 1–50 of 2,385 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hsien-Wei Chen TSMC 72
2 Chung-Shi Liu TSMC 68
3 Jing-Cheng Lin TSMC 61
#4 Jen-Cheng Liu TSMC 32
#5 Chi-Wen Liu TSMC 30
#6 Shinn-Sheng Yu TSMC 27
#6 Chewn-Pu Jou TSMC 27
#8 Tsun-Kai Ko Epistar 26
#8 Hang-Ting Lue Macronix International Co. 26
#10 Hao-Yi Tsai TSMC 25
#11 Tze-Liang Lee TSMC 23
#12 Shau-Lin Shue TSMC 22
#12 Chao-Cheng Chen TSMC 22
#14 Hsiao-Tsung Yen Realtek Semiconductor 21
#15 Szu-Ying Chen TSMC 20
#15 Chien-Fu Shen Epistar 20
#17 Szu-Wei Lu TSMC 19
#17 Chao-Hsing Chen Epistar 19
#17 Chun-Hsiung Hung Macronix International Co. 19
#20 Li-Chun Tien TSMC 18
#20 Ming-Feng Shieh TSMC 18
#20 Jui-Pin Hung TSMC 18
#20 Chih-Han Lin TSMC 18
#20 Yu-Lien Huang TSMC 18
#25 Tsung-Chieh Yang Silicon Motion 17
#25 Tin-Hao Kuo TSMC 17
#25 Cheng Hung Lee TSMC 17
#25 Chin-Hsiang Lin TSMC 17
#29 Yung-Chow Peng TSMC 16
#30 Po-Chao Tsao United Microelectronics 15
#30 Chi-Cheng Ju Mediatek 15
#30 Chien Ling Hwang TSMC 15
#30 Chih-Tsung Shih TSMC 15
#34 Yi-Ming Chen Epistar 14
#34 Wing-Chor Chan Macronix International Co. 14
#34 Tsai-Sheng Gau TSMC 14
#34 Teng-Chun Tsai TSMC 14
#34 Tien-Hao Tang United Microelectronics 14
#34 Yue-Der Chih TSMC 14
#34 Meng-Tse Chen TSMC 14
#41 Hai-Ching Chen TSMC 13
#41 Chih-Chang Cheng TSMC 13
#43 Tzu-Jin Yeh TSMC 12
#43 Hung-Jen Liao TSMC 12
#43 You-Hua Chou TSMC 12
#43 Li-Wei Chu TSMC 12
#43 Jia-Kuen Wang Epistar 12
#43 Jr-Jung Lin TSMC 12
#43 Chung-Cheng Chou TSMC 12
#43 Chi-Ming Yang TSMC 12