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Semiconductor devices Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class H10 · 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 13,247 patents in 2016.peak 13,2471996: 2,170 patents19961997: 2,297 patents1998: 3,074 patents1999: 3,585 patents19992000: 4,096 patents2001: 4,779 patents2002: 4,977 patents20022003: 5,282 patents2004: 5,420 patents2005: 4,820 patents20052006: 5,327 patents2007: 5,112 patents2008: 5,068 patents20082009: 5,962 patents2010: 8,252 patents2011: 8,555 patents20112012: 8,459 patents2013: 10,296 patents2014: 12,118 patents20142015: 12,677 patents2016: 13,247 patents2017: 13,052 patents20172018: 11,914 patents2019: 12,493 patents2020: 12,104 patents20202021: 10,543 patents2022: 10,281 patents2023: 9,940 patents20232024: 11,115 patents2025: 12,336 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Shunpei Yamazaki 282 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
2 Kangguo Cheng 234 IBM
3 Ali Khakifirooz 152 IBM
#4 Alexander Reznicek 145 IBM
#5 Bruce B. Doris 89 Globalfoundries
#6 Pouya Hashemi 78 IBM
#7 Ruilong Xie 76 IBM
#8 Tenko Yamashita 71 IBM
#9 Satoshi Seo 70 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#10 Veeraraghavan S. Basker 50 IBM
#11 Devendra K. Sadana 49 IBM
#12 Effendi Leobandung 45 IBM
#13 Chia-Shiung Tsai 41 TSMC
#14 Chun-Chen Yeh 40 IBM
#15 Fujio Masuoka 40 Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte.
#16 Gurtej S. Sandhu 40 Micron
#17 Bahman Hekmatshoartabari 39 IBM
#18 Hans-Joachim Schulze 37 Infineon Technologies Ag
#19 Hiroki Nakamura 37 Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte.
#20 Jun Koyama 37 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#21 Toshihiro Sato 37 Japan Display
#22 Xiuyu Cai 37 Globalfoundries
#23 Franz Hirler 36 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
#24 Ajey Poovannummoottil Jacob 35 Globalfoundries
#25 Davood Shahrjerdi 35 IBM
#26 Dun-Nian Yaung 34 TSMC
#27 Ghavam G. Shahidi 34 IBM
#28 Junichi Koezuka 34 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#29 Johann Alsmeier 33 Sandisk Technologies
#30 Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang 32 TSMC
#31 Shou-Shan Fan 32 Foxconn
#32 Qing Liu 31 —
#33 Shih-Chang Liu 31 TSMC
#34 Huilong Zhu 30 Institute Of Microelectronics Of The Chinese Academy Of Sciences
#35 Kuo-Cheng Ching 30 TSMC
#36 Clement Hsingjen Wann 29 TSMC
#37 Hong He 29 IBM
#38 Nobuharu Ohsawa 29 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#39 Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan 28 IBM
#40 Jen-Cheng Liu 28 TSMC
#41 Jeffrey W. Sleight 28 IBM
#42 Theodorus E. Standaert 28 IBM
#43 Chi-Wen Liu 27 TSMC
#44 Jayavel Pachamuthu 26 Sandisk Technologies
#45 Junli Wang 26 IBM
#46 Pranita Kerber 25 IBM
#47 Shinya Nunoue 25 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#48 Yoshiro Hirose 25 Hitachi Kokusai Electric
#49 Hideomi Suzawa 24 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#50 Jan Hoentschel 24 Globalfoundries
#51 Jack T. Kavalieros 24 Intel
#52 Josephine B. Chang 24 IBM
#53 Junichiro Sakata 24 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#54 Kenichi OKAZAKI 24 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#55 Robert S. Chau 24 Intel
#56 Shom Ponoth 24 IBM
#57 Hiroyuki Miyake 23 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#58 Madhur Bobde 23 Alpha And Omega Semiconductor
#59 Qun Li 23 Foxconn
#60 Ravi Pillarisetty 23 Intel
#61 Stephen W. Bedell 23 IBM
#62 Stefan Flachowsky 23 Globalfoundries
#63 Takashi Ando 23 IBM
#64 Tetsuhiro Tanaka 23 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#65 Anup Bhalla 22 Alpha And Omega Semiconductor
#66 Hamza Yilmaz 22 Alpha And Omega Semiconductor
#67 Karthik Balakrishnan 22 IBM
#68 Kengo Akimoto 22 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#69 Masayuki Sakakura 22 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#70 Michael Shur 22 Sensor Electronic Technology
#71 Remigijus Gaska 22 Sensor Electronic Technology
#72 Tak H. Ning 22 IBM
#73 Toshinari SASAKI 22 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#74 Amlan Majumdar 21 IBM
#75 Hwan Hee Jeong 21 Lg Innotek Co.
#76 Jong-Hyuk Lee 21 Samsung
#77 Masashi TSUBUKU 21 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#78 Raghuveer S. Makala 21 Sandisk Technologies
#79 Shinya Sasagawa 21 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#80 Vijay Narayanan 21 IBM
#81 Anton Mauder 20 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
#82 Andy Wei 20 Globalfoundries
#83 Chi-Cherng Jeng 20 TSMC
#84 Daisuke Matsubayashi 20 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#85 Kevin K. Chan 20 IBM
#86 Witold Kula 20 Micron
#87 Zhiqiang Wu 20 TSMC
#88 Anirban Basu 19 IBM
#89 Andreas Meiser 19 Infineon Technologies Ag
#90 Hui Zang 19 Globalfoundries
#91 Jin-Koo Chung 19 Samsung
#92 Min-hwa Chi 19 Globalfoundries
#93 Qizhi Liu 19 IBM
#94 Sanh D. Tang 19 Micron
#95 Shiu-Ko JangJian 19 TSMC
#96 Chengwen Pei 18 IBM
#97 Emre Alptekin 18 IBM
#98 George Matamis 18 Sandisk Technologies
#99 Hajime Kimura 18 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#100 Isaac Lauer 18 IBM

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 1,289
2 TSMC 869
3 Globalfoundries 621
#4 IBM 610
#5 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 595
#6 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 394
#7 LG 268
#8 Sk Hynix 264
#9 Micron 251
#10 Sony 243
#11 BOE 227
#12 United Microelectronics 210
#13 Renesas Electronics 185
#14 Infineon Technologies Ag 161
#15 Lg Innotek Co. 143
#16 Canon 143
#17 Intel 142
#18 Panasonic 131
#19 Stmicroelectronics Sa 120
#20 Sandisk Technologies 114
#21 Macronix International Co. 112
#22 Texas Instruments 110
#23 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 103
#24 Nichia 98
#25 Epistar 93
#26 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 89
#27 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 85
#28 Qualcomm 84
#29 Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) 83
#30 CEA 81
#31 Japan Display 78
#32 Applied Materials 77
#33 Cree 76
#34 Freeescale Semiconductor 76
#35 Seiko Epson 76
#36 Fuji Electric Co. 74
#37 Rohm Co. 71
#38 onsemi 66
#39 Mitsubishi Electric 57
#40 Seoul Viosys Co. 56
#41 Tencent 55
#42 Alpha And Omega Semiconductor 54
#43 Intermolecular 52
#44 Joled 52
#45 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 50
#46 Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. 48
#47 Tokyo Electron Limited 48
#48 Hitachi Kokusai Electric 47
#49 Omnivision Technologies 46
#50 Fujitsu Limited 45
#51 Institute Of Microelectronics Of The Chinese Academy Of Sciences 44
#52 Comcast 44
#53 Foxconn 43
#54 Toyota 43
#55 Cypress Semiconductor 42
#56 Sumitomo Electric Industries 42
#57 Sunpower 42
#58 Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte. 40
#59 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 37
#60 Toyoda Gosei Co. 37
#61 Tsinghua University 37
#62 Au Optronics 34
#63 Innolux 34
#64 KAIST 33
#65 Robert Bosch Gmbh 31
#66 Lam Research 31
#67 Merck 31
#68 Apple 30
#69 Nxp B.V. 30
#70 First Solar 28
#71 Fujifilm 28
#72 ITRI 28
#73 Hitachi 27
#74 Murata Manufacturing Co. 26
#75 Osram Oled Gmbh 26
#76 University of California 26
#77 Denso 23
#78 Imec 23
#79 Sumitomo Chemical 23
#80 Unknown 23
#81 Hrl Laboratories 22
#82 Konica Minolta 22
#83 Sensor Electronic Technology 22
#84 GE 22
#85 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 21
#86 Imec Vzw 21
#87 Tianma Microelectronics Co. 21
#88 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 20
#89 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 20
#90 Kyocera 20
#91 US Air Force 20
#92 Vanguard International Semiconductor 20
#93 Powerchip Technology 19
#94 Fairchild Semiconductor 18
#95 Cheil Industries 17
#96 Headway Technologies 17
#97 Nitto Denko 17
#98 Ricoh Company 17
#99 Seoul Semiconductor Co. 17
#100 Vishay-Siliconix 17