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Semiconductor devices Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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 121 TSMC
2 Shunpei Yamazaki 90 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
3 Chi On Chui 88 TSMC
#4 Deyuan Xiao 74 Changxin Memory Technologies
#5 Ruilong Xie 74 IBM
#6 Sai-Hooi Yeong 73 TSMC
#7 Kuo-Cheng Chiang 69 TSMC
#8 Tahir Ghani 62 Intel
#9 Kuan-Lun Cheng 61 TSMC
#10 Jhon Jhy Liaw 58 TSMC
#11 Guangsu SHAO 56 Changxin Memory Technologies
#12 Kangguo Cheng 51 IBM
#13 Meng-Han Lin 51 TSMC
#14 Chung-Te Lin 49 TSMC
#15 Yee-Chia Yeo 49 TSMC
#16 Julien Frougier 43 IBM
#17 Yu-Ming Lin 43 TSMC
#18 Han-Jong Chia 37 TSMC
#19 Wei-Yang Lee 37 TSMC
#20 Feng-Cheng Yang 36 TSMC
#21 Mauricio Manfrini 34 TSMC
#22 Shi Ning Ju 34 TSMC
#23 Chih-Han Lin 33 TSMC
#24 Ruinan Xie 33 Ndsu Research Foundation
#25 Satoshi Seo 33 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#26 Tung Ying Lee 32 TSMC
#27 H. Jim Fulford 31 AMD
#28 Shih-Yao Lin 31 TSMC
#29 Huan-Chieh Su 29 TSMC
#30 Zongliang Huo 29 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#31 Alexander Reznicek 28 IBM
#32 Benlian Wang 27 BOE
#33 Bo-Feng Young 27 TSMC
#34 Chia-En Huang 27 TSMC
#35 Chia-Pin Lin 27 TSMC
#36 Chien Ju Wang 27 —
#37 Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang 27 TSMC
#38 John D. Hopkins 27 Micron
#39 Shahaji B. More 27 TSMC
#40 Yue Long 27 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#41 Brent A. Anderson 26 Globalfoundries
#42 Cheng-Chi Chuang 26 TSMC
#43 Kai Cheng 26 Enkris Semiconductor
#44 Yao HUANG 26 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#45 Lin-Yu Huang 25 TSMC
#46 Wenxi Zhou 25 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#47 Xinyu Zhang 25 Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co.
#48 Anand S. Murthy 24 Intel
#49 Biswajeet Guha 24 Intel
#50 Kuo-Cheng Lee 24 TSMC
#51 Qiming Li 24 Apple
#52 Shih-Hao Lin 24 TSMC
#53 Tanay Gosavi 24 Kepler Computing
#54 Tzu-Chiang Chen 24 TSMC
#55 Weiyun Huang 24 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#56 Dacheng Zhang 23 BOE
#57 Juntao Li 23 IBM
#58 Tinghua Shang 23 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#59 Anle Fang 22 Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited
#60 Mark I. Gardner 22 AMD
#61 Sasikanth Manipatruni 22 Kepler Computing
#62 Yoshihiro Ueta 22 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#63 Zhiliang Xia 22 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#64 Deshuai Liu 21 Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited
#65 Hui-Zhong Zhuang 21 TSMC
#66 Jie Yang 21 Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co.
#67 Kuo-Ling Chiang 21 —
#68 Sheng-Chih Lai 21 TSMC
#69 Yuankun Zhu 21 Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited
#70 Albert M. Chu 20 IBM
#71 Kamal M. Karda 20 Micron
#72 Li-Zhen Yu 20 TSMC
#73 Ming-Ching Chang 20 TSMC
#74 Yuki Nakano 20 Rohm Co.
#75 Amrita Mathuriya 19 Kepler Computing
#76 Carl Radens 19 IBM
#77 Chih-Chuan Yang 19 TSMC
#78 Fu-Kai Yang 19 TSMC
#79 Huicheng Chang 19 TSMC
#80 Takashi Ando 19 IBM
#81 Yang Zhou 19 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#82 Yen-Ming Chen 19 TSMC
#83 Yi Zhang 19 BOE
#84 Yunsong QIU 19 Changxin Memory Technologies
#85 Ce Ning 18 BOE
#86 Chih-Liang Chen 18 TSMC
#87 Chanro Park 18 IBM
#88 Chih-Chao Yang 18 IBM
#89 Dian-Hau Chen 18 TSMC
#90 Jordan D. Greenlee 18 Micron
#91 Junli Wang 18 IBM
#92 Katherine H. Chiang 18 TSMC
#93 Kun Zhang 18 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#94 Li-Chun Tien 18 TSMC
#95 Niloy Mukherjee 18 Intel
#96 Noriyuki Sato 18 Kepler Computing
#97 Pan Xu 18 BOE
#98 Rajeev Kumar Dokania 18 Kepler Computing
#99 Zhi-Chang Lin 18 TSMC
#100 Can Yuan 17 BOE

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 1,927
2 TSMC 1,503
3 BOE 549
#4 LG 386
#5 Changxin Memory Technologies 239
#6 IBM 230
#7 Intel 214
#8 Sony 205
#9 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 197
#10 Micron 196
#11 United Microelectronics 190
#12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 172
#13 Sk Hynix 128
#14 Applied Materials 125
#15 Kioxia 115
#16 Nanya Technology 85
#17 Tokyo Electron Limited 82
#18 Canon 79
#19 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 76
#20 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 72
#21 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 64
#22 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 62
#23 Texas Instruments 61
#24 Fuji Electric Co. 60
#25 Japan Display 60
#26 Globalfoundries U.S. 59
#27 Sandisk Technologies 57
#28 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. 53
#29 Comcast 53
#30 Innolux 51
#31 Nichia 51
#32 Panasonic 48
#33 Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co. 44
#34 CEA 43
#35 Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage 43
#36 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 38
#37 Infineon Technologies Ag 37
#38 Mitsubishi Electric 32
#39 Apple 31
#40 Jinko Solar Co. 30
#41 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co. 30
#42 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 29
#43 Beijing Superstring Academy Of Memory Technology 28
#44 Denso 27
#45 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 27
#46 Asm Ip Holding B.V. 26
#47 Lg Innotek Co. 26
#48 Rohm Co. 26
#49 Enkris Semiconductor 25
#50 Renesas Electronics 25
#51 Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited 24
#52 onsemi 24
#53 Seoul Viosys Co. 23
#54 Stmicroelectronics Sa 23
#55 Auo 22
#56 Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. 22
#57 Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. 22
#58 Hefei Boe Joint Technology Co. 22
#59 Socionext 22
#60 Tdk 22
#61 Toyota 22
#62 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 21
#63 Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co. 21
#64 Epistar 20
#65 National Taiwan University 20
#66 Macronix International Co. 19
#67 Semes Co. 19
#68 Duksan Neolux Co. 18
#69 Maxeon Solar Pte. 18
#70 Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing 18
#71 Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas 18
#72 Lam Research 18
#73 Kepler Computing 17
#74 Lumileds 17
#75 Seiko Epson 17
#76 Qualcomm 17
#77 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 16
#78 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 15
#79 KAIST 15
#80 Magnolia White 15
#81 Murata Manufacturing Co. 15
#82 Wolfspeed 15
#83 Xiamen San'An Optoelectronics Co. 15
#84 Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co. 14
#85 Institute Of Microelectronics Of The Chinese Academy Of Sciences 14
#86 Nikkiso Co. 14
#87 Sumitomo Electric Industries 14
#88 Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte. 14
#89 Google 14
#90 Omnivision Technologies 13
#91 Seoul Semiconductor Co. 13
#92 Trina Solar Co. 13
#93 Idemitsu Kosan Co. 12
#94 Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Co. 12
#95 Mirise Technologies 12
#96 Nxp Usa 12
#97 Sk Keyfoundry 12
#98 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 11
#99 Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co. 11
#100 Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan 11