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Semiconductor devices Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 Chih-Hao Wang 125 TSMC
2 Shunpei Yamazaki 101 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
3 Sai-Hooi Yeong 75 TSMC
#4 Kuan-Lun Cheng 68 TSMC
#5 Ruilong Xie 66 IBM
#6 Kuo-Cheng Chiang 61 TSMC
#7 Kangguo Cheng 59 IBM
#8 Yu-Ming Lin 59 TSMC
#9 Chi On Chui 56 TSMC
#10 Tahir Ghani 56 Intel
#11 Chung-Te Lin 53 TSMC
#12 Jhon Jhy Liaw 47 TSMC
#13 Sasikanth Manipatruni 47 Kepler Computing
#14 Meng-Han Lin 45 TSMC
#15 Jack T. Kavalieros 44 Intel
#16 Abhishek A. Sharma 40 Intel
#17 Alexander Reznicek 39 IBM
#18 Shi Ning Ju 37 TSMC
#19 Feng-Cheng Yang 36 TSMC
#20 Tanay Gosavi 36 Kepler Computing
#21 Gilbert Dewey 35 Intel
#22 Han-Jong Chia 35 TSMC
#23 Willy Rachmady 35 Intel
#24 Amrita Mathuriya 31 Kepler Computing
#25 Bo-Feng Young 31 TSMC
#26 Tung Ying Lee 31 TSMC
#27 Chih-Han Lin 30 TSMC
#28 Mauricio Manfrini 29 TSMC
#29 Rajeev Kumar Dokania 29 Kepler Computing
#30 Ching-Wei Tsai 28 TSMC
#31 Marko Radosavljevic 28 Intel
#32 Shahaji B. More 28 TSMC
#33 Takashi Ando 28 IBM
#34 Gerben Doornbos 27 TSMC
#35 Yee-Chia Yeo 27 TSMC
#36 Cheng-Chi Chuang 26 TSMC
#37 Haitao Liu 26 Micron
#38 Han Wui Then 26 Intel
#39 Noriyuki Sato 26 Kepler Computing
#40 Walid M. Hafez 26 Intel
#41 Yen-Ming Chen 26 TSMC
#42 Gang Chen 25 Omnivision Technologies
#43 Kuo-Cheng Lee 25 TSMC
#44 Sansaptak Dasgupta 25 Intel
#45 Satoshi Seo 25 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#46 Van H. Le 25 Intel
#47 Wei-Yang Lee 25 TSMC
#48 Aaron D. Lilak 24 Intel
#49 Anand S. Murthy 24 Intel
#50 Chen Zhang 24 Huawei
#51 John D. Hopkins 24 Micron
#52 Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal 24 TSMC
#53 Ravi Pillarisetty 24 Intel
#54 Chia-En Huang 23 TSMC
#55 Ian A. Young 23 Intel
#56 Juntao Li 23 IBM
#57 Sheng-Chih Lai 23 TSMC
#58 Huan-Chieh Su 22 TSMC
#59 Seung Hun Lee 22 Samsung
#60 Xinyu Zhang 22 Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co.
#61 Zhiliang Xia 22 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#62 Chia-Hao Chang 21 TSMC
#63 H. Jim Fulford 21 AMD
#64 Mark I. Gardner 21 AMD
#65 Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy 20 Micron
#66 Li-Zhen Yu 20 TSMC
#67 Nam Jae LEE 20 Sk Hynix
#68 Shih-Yao Lin 20 TSMC
#69 Zhi-Chang Lin 20 TSMC
#70 Chih-Liang Chen 19 TSMC
#71 Chuanjun Xia 19 Comcast
#72 Huicheng Chang 19 TSMC
#73 Junichi Koezuka 19 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#74 Kuo-Cheng Ching 19 TSMC
#75 Patrick Morrow 19 Intel
#76 Rishabh Mehandru 19 Intel
#77 Wenxi Zhou 19 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#78 Yun-Wei Cheng 19 TSMC
#79 Zongliang Huo 19 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#80 Biswajeet Guha 18 Intel
#81 Georgios Vellianitis 18 TSMC
#82 Jun Hyung Lim 18 Samsung
#83 Yoosang Hwang 18 Samsung
#84 Fei Zhou 17 Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)
#85 Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang 17 TSMC
#86 James S. Clarke 17 Intel
#87 Jia-Ni Yu 17 TSMC
#88 Julien Frougier 17 IBM
#89 Masami JINTYOU 17 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#90 Paul B. Fischer 17 Intel
#91 Uygar E. Avci 17 Intel
#92 Cheng-Ying Huang 16 Intel
#93 Daniel Derkacs 16 Solaero Technologies
#94 Hung-Li Chiang 16 TSMC
#95 Hui-Lin Wang 16 United Microelectronics
#96 Hui-Zhong Zhuang 16 TSMC
#97 Jiann-Tyng Tzeng 16 TSMC
#98 Judson R. Holt 16 IBM
#99 Kuan-Ting Pan 16 TSMC
#100 Matthew V. Metz 16 Intel

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 TSMC 1,554
2 Samsung 1,515
3 BOE 385
#4 Micron 249
#5 Intel 246
#6 United Microelectronics 240
#7 LG 237
#8 IBM 206
#9 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 199
#10 Sony 194
#11 Sk Hynix 170
#12 Applied Materials 148
#13 Kioxia 140
#14 Tokyo Electron Limited 106
#15 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 101
#16 Nanya Technology 93
#17 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 91
#18 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. 88
#19 Globalfoundries U.S. 86
#20 Canon 85
#21 Nichia 82
#22 Japan Display 71
#23 Comcast 65
#24 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 58
#25 Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage 58
#26 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 57
#27 Fuji Electric Co. 54
#28 Infineon Technologies Ag 54
#29 Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) 51
#30 Innolux 50
#31 Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) 49
#32 Lumileds 46
#33 Texas Instruments 46
#34 Rohm Co. 45
#35 Changxin Memory Technologies 44
#36 onsemi 44
#37 Osram Oled Gmbh 42
#38 Sandisk Technologies 39
#39 Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. 37
#40 Mitsubishi Electric 36
#41 Epistar 35
#42 Kepler Computing 35
#43 Stmicroelectronics Sa 34
#44 Panasonic 34
#45 CEA 33
#46 Seoul Viosys Co. 32
#47 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 31
#48 Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas 31
#49 Omnivision Technologies 30
#50 Meta 30
#51 Tdk 28
#52 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co. 27
#53 Macronix International Co. 26
#54 Maxeon Solar Pte. 26
#55 Murata Manufacturing Co. 26
#56 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 26
#57 Wolfspeed 26
#58 Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co. 25
#59 Seiko Epson 24
#60 Asm Ip Holding B.V. 23
#61 Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. 23
#62 Renesas Electronics 23
#63 Au Optronics 20
#64 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 19
#65 Imec Vzw 19
#66 Institute Of Microelectronics Of The Chinese Academy Of Sciences 19
#67 Apple 18
#68 Denso 18
#69 National Taiwan University 18
#70 Qualcomm 18
#71 RTX (Raytheon) 18
#72 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering 17
#73 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 17
#74 Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing 17
#75 Shangrao Jinko Solar Technology Development Co 17
#76 Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas 17
#77 Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co. 16
#78 Nxp Usa 16
#79 Solaero Technologies 16
#80 Vanguard International Semiconductor 16
#81 Google 16
#82 Duksan Neolux Co. 15
#83 Idemitsu Kosan Co. 15
#84 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 15
#85 Creeled 14
#86 Nikkiso Co. 14
#87 Seoul Semiconductor Co. 14
#88 Sumitomo Electric Industries 14
#89 Disco 13
#90 Hkc Corporation Limited 13
#91 Microsoft 13
#92 Alliance For Sustainable Energy 12
#93 Microchip Technology Incorporated 12
#94 Lam Research 12
#95 Azur Space Solar Power Gmbh 11
#96 ITRI 11
#97 Jinko Solar Co. 11
#98 KAIST 11
#99 Monolithic 3D 11
#100 Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan 11