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Electronic circuits Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

Primary CPC class H03 · Section H

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5,072 patents in 2013.peak 5,0721996: 2,043 patents19961997: 1,939 patents1998: 2,651 patents1999: 2,774 patents19992000: 3,076 patents2001: 3,274 patents2002: 3,435 patents20022003: 3,512 patents2004: 3,598 patents2005: 3,258 patents20052006: 4,300 patents2007: 4,126 patents2008: 4,041 patents20082009: 4,269 patents2010: 4,895 patents2011: 4,649 patents20112012: 4,590 patents2013: 5,072 patents2014: 5,069 patents20142015: 4,555 patents2016: 4,553 patents2017: 4,205 patents20172018: 3,493 patents2019: 4,584 patents2020: 4,558 patents20202021: 3,633 patents2022: 3,328 patents2023: 3,076 patents20232024: 3,117 patents2025: 3,326 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Hong-sil Jeong 27 Samsung
2 Kyung-joong Kim 25 Samsung
3 Se-ho Myung 24 Samsung
#4 Amrita Mathuriya 21 Kepler Computing
#5 Rajeev Kumar Dokania 21 Kepler Computing
#6 Sasikanth Manipatruni 21 Kepler Computing
#7 Ikenna Odinaka 19 Kepler Computing
#8 Rafael Rios 19 Kepler Computing
#9 Rei Goto 19 Skyworks Solutions
#10 Heung-Mook Kim 18 KAIST
#11 Jeffrey B. Shealy 18 Akoustis
#12 Nadim Khlat 18 Qorvo Us
#13 Sun-Hyoung KWON 18 KAIST
#14 Sung-Ik Park 18 KAIST
#15 Jae-Young Lee 17 KAIST
#16 Satoshi Tanaka 17 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#17 Nam-Ho HUR 13 KAIST
#18 Katsuya DAIMON 12 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#19 Mary Winters 12 Akoustis
#20 Serge Francois Drogi 12 Skyworks Solutions
#21 Florinel G. Balteanu 11 Skyworks Solutions
#22 John L. Melanson 11 Cirrus Logic
#23 Jun Xu 11 Zte
#24 Phuong Huynh 11 Sigmasense, Llc.
#25 Ramakrishna Vetury 11 Akoustis
#26 Rohan W. HOULDEN 11 Akoustis
#27 Ruey-Bin Sheen 11 TSMC
#28 Chih-Hsien Chang 10 TSMC
#29 Chih-Sheng Chen 10 Richwave Technology
#30 Hideki IWAMOTO 10 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#31 Keiichi Maki 10 Skyworks Solutions
#32 Nabil Imam 10 Kepler Computing
#33 Shih-Hsiung Huang 10 Realtek Semiconductor
#34 Amit Berman 9 Samsung
#35 Jin Xu 9 Zte
#36 Michael D. Hodge 9 Akoustis
#37 Sudipto Chakraborty 9 Texas Instruments
#38 Tae Kyung LEE 9 Samsung
#39 Viktor Plesski 9 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#40 David M. AICHELE 8 Akoustis
#41 Dae Ho Kim 8 KAIST
#42 Daniel Ansorregui Lobete 8 Samsung
#43 Jian Wang 8 Acm Research (Shanghai)
#44 John Paul Lesso 8 Cirrus Logic
#45 Masakazu Mimura 8 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#46 Philip John Lehtola 8 Skyworks Solutions
#47 Tero Tapio Ranta 8 Psemi
#48 Tsung-Hsien Tsai 8 TSMC
#49 Yinchuan GU 8 Changxin Memory Technologies
#50 Ariel Doubchak 7 Samsung
#51 Belkacem Mouhouche 7 Samsung
#52 Changlong XU 7 Qualcomm
#53 David Kovac 7 Psemi
#54 Emre Ayranci 7 Psemi
#55 Miles Sanner 7 Psemi
#56 Patrick Turner 7 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#57 Satoshi Arayashiki 7 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#58 Shinya Aoki 7 Seiko Epson
#59 Shawn R. Gibb 7 Akoustis
#60 Sivagnanam Parthasarathy 7 Micron
#61 Ventsislav Yantchev 7 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#62 Yiliu Wang 7 Skyworks Solutions
#63 Bryant Garcia 6 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#64 Cheng-Hsiang Hsieh 6 TSMC
#65 Chia-Liang Lin 6 Realtek Semiconductor
#66 Chi Fung Lok 6 Caelus Technologies Limited
#67 Dongbing Fu 6 No.24 Research Institute Of China Electronics Technology Group
#68 Eric J. King 6 Cirrus Logic
#69 Hwa Sun Lee 6 Samsung
#70 Jerry Chang Jui Kao 6 TSMC
#71 Jin Suk Son 6 Samsung
#72 Ka-Un Chan 6 Realtek Semiconductor
#73 Liguang Li 6 Zte
#74 Neal Fenzi 6 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#75 Nitin Agarwal 6 Texas Instruments
#76 Ran Hee SHIN 6 Samsung
#77 Shayan Farahvash 6 Skyworks Solutions
#78 Tetsuya Kimura 6 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#79 Tomoya Komatsu 6 Skyworks Solutions
#80 Yufei Blankenship 6 Ericsson
#81 Yutaka Kishimoto 6 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#82 Abhishek Bandyopadhyay 5 Analog Devices
#83 Aniruddha Roy 5 Texas Instruments
#84 Bo-Mi Lim 5 KAIST
#85 Chang-Ting Wu 5 Nanya Technology
#86 Dae Hun JEONG 5 Samsung
#87 David Richard Pehlke 5 Skyworks Solutions
#88 Eugene Goff 5 Biamp Systems
#89 Fumio Harima 5 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#90 Gerard Bouisse 5 Macom Technology Solutions Holdings
#91 Gong Bin Tang 5 Skyworks Solutions
#92 Hironori Fukuhara 5 Skyworks Solutions
#93 Hiroyuki Nakamura 5 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#94 Hideyuki Nosaka 5 NTT
#95 Hongrui Wang 5 Apple
#96 Jaw-Juinn Horng 5 TSMC
#97 Je Hong KYOUNG 5 Samsung
#98 Jie Chen 5 TSMC
#99 Jing Ding 5 TSMC
#100 Jilei Hou 5 Qualcomm

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Murata Manufacturing Co. 177
2 Samsung 158
3 Texas Instruments 118
#4 Skyworks Solutions 97
#5 TSMC 80
#6 Qualcomm 61
#7 Realtek Semiconductor 50
#8 Huawei 49
#9 Psemi 47
#10 Apple 43
#11 Seiko Epson 43
#12 Sk Hynix 40
#13 Intel 40
#14 Micron 39
#15 Qorvo Us 36
#16 Cirrus Logic 35
#17 Infineon Technologies Ag 35
#18 IBM 34
#19 AMD 31
#20 Nxp B.V. 31
#21 KAIST 29
#22 Stmicroelectronics Sa 28
#23 Nxp Usa 26
#24 Analog Devices International Unlimited 24
#25 Kioxia 24
#26 Ericsson 24
#27 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 23
#28 Mediatek 23
#29 Akoustis 22
#30 Changxin Memory Technologies 22
#31 Kepler Computing 21
#32 Disney 21
#33 NVIDIA 21
#34 Analog Devices 20
#35 Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage 19
#36 Mitsubishi Electric 16
#37 Silicon Laboratories 16
#38 Sony 16
#39 Microsoft 15
#40 Panasonic 14
#41 Macom Technology Solutions Holdings 13
#42 Sigmasense, Llc. 13
#43 Socionext 13
#44 Fuji Electric Co. 12
#45 Microchip Technology Incorporated 12
#46 Nanya Technology 12
#47 Rambus 12
#48 Renesas Electronics 12
#49 Canon 12
#50 RTX (Raytheon) 12
#51 Biamp Systems 11
#52 CEA 11
#53 Richwave Technology 11
#54 Rohm Co. 11
#55 Synopsys 11
#56 Western Digital Technologies 11
#57 Google 11
#58 Northrop Grumman 10
#59 Nuvoton Technology 10
#60 onsemi 10
#61 Sumitomo Electric Industries 10
#62 Zte 10
#63 Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited 9
#64 Cadence Design Systems 9
#65 Robert Bosch Gmbh 9
#66 Shenzhen Newsonic Technologies Co. 9
#67 Cisco 9
#68 Aydeekay 8
#69 NTT 8
#70 Sitime 8
#71 Stmicroelectronics International N.V. 8
#72 Imagination Technologies Limited 7
#73 Imec Vzw 7
#74 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 7
#75 Kyocera 7
#76 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. 7
#77 Skyworks Global Pte. 7
#78 Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas 7
#79 BOE 7
#80 Abb Schweiz Ag 6
#81 Caelus Technologies Limited 6
#82 Ciena 6
#83 Denso 6
#84 Kandou Labs Sa 6
#85 Maxim Integrated Products 6
#86 Ngk Insulators 6
#87 No.24 Research Institute Of China Electronics Technology Group 6
#88 Rf360 Singapore Pte. 6
#89 Soitec 6
#90 Sonos 6
#91 Tdk 6
#92 Wolfspeed 6
#93 LG 6
#94 Anritsu 5
#95 Daishinku 5
#96 Dolby Laboratories Licensing 5
#97 Faraday Technology 5
#98 Harris 5
#99 National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 5
#100 Ningbo Semiconductor International 5