Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hsinchu, TW ranks #10 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 7,046 patents from 2,737 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hsinchu, TW include TSMC, Microjet Technology Co., Hfi Innovation.

Showing 1–50 of 2,737 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hsien-Wei Chen TSMC 64
2 Chung-Shi Liu TSMC 55
3 Hung-Jui Kuo TSMC 45
#4 Kuan-Lun Cheng TSMC 43
#5 Hao-Jan Mou Microjet Technology Co. 42
#5 Hao-Yi Tsai TSMC 42
#7 Yung-Lung Han Microjet Technology Co. 39
#8 Tzu-Der Chuang Hfi Innovation 38
#9 Szu-Wei Lu TSMC 36
#9 Li-Jui Chen TSMC 36
#11 Ching-Yeh Chen Hfi Innovation 35
#11 Chie-Ming Chou Fg Innovation Company Limited 35
#11 Jing-Cheng Lin TSMC 35
#14 Chi-Chung Lin Continental Pet Technologies 33
#14 Chih-Han Lin TSMC 33
#16 Ching-Wei Tsai TSMC 30
#16 Chung-Te Lin TSMC 30
#18 Chih-Wei Hsu Mediatek 28
#18 Tin-Hao Kuo TSMC 28
#20 Tzu-Chiang Chen TSMC 27
#20 Chin-Hsiang Lin TSMC 27
#22 Shi Ning Ju TSMC 26
#23 Jiann-Tyng Tzeng TSMC 25
#23 Hui-Zhong Zhuang TSMC 25
#23 Chao-Ching Cheng TSMC 25
#26 Li-Chun Tien TSMC 23
#27 Ting-Wei Chiang TSMC 22
#27 Hidehiro Fujiwara TSMC 22
#27 Chi-Hsi Wu TSMC 22
#30 Hung-Jen Liao TSMC 21
#31 Lee-Chung Lu TSMC 20
#32 Yu-Der Chih TSMC 19
#32 Tsung-Chieh Yang Silicon Motion 19
#32 Jen-Cheng Liu TSMC 19
#32 Ming Chyi Liu TSMC 19
#32 Ying-Ching Shih TSMC 19
#32 Horng-Huei Tseng TSMC 19
#32 Tung Ying Lee TSMC 19
#32 Chi-Wen Liu TSMC 19
#40 Chih Wei Lu TSMC 18
#40 Shau-Lin Shue TSMC 18
#40 Li-Te Lin TSMC 18
#43 Min-Hsun Hsieh Epistar 17
#43 Yu-Hsin Cheng Fg Innovation Company Limited 17
#43 Chung-Liang Cheng TSMC 17
#46 Sheng-Hsiung Chen TSMC 16
#46 Ching-Hua Hsieh TSMC 16
#46 Teng-Chun Tsai TSMC 16
#49 Jun Chen Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. 15
#49 Chien-Min Lee TSMC 15