Semiconductors Patent Leaders 2022

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Chen-Hua Yu	130	TSMC
2	Hsien-Wei Chen	57	TSMC
3	Johanna M. Swan	47	Intel
#4	Ming-Fa Chen	47	TSMC
#5	Shin-Puu Jeng	46	TSMC
#6	Adel A. Elsherbini	42	Intel
#7	Chung-Shi Liu	41	TSMC
#8	Hung-Jui Kuo	38	TSMC
#9	Ji Hong Jo	37	Samsung
#10	Hao-Yi Tsai	36	TSMC
#11	Benjamin Yong Park	35	Enevate
#12	Jeong-O Mun	34	Lg Energy Solution
#13	Szu-Wei Lu	34	TSMC
#14	Jing-Cheng Lin	29	TSMC
#15	Tin-Hao Kuo	29	TSMC
#16	Chih-Chao Yang	28	IBM
#17	Shawna M. Liff	28	Intel
#18	Bor Z. Jang	27	Honeycomb Battery
#19	Aleksandar Aleksov	26	Intel
#20	Sung-Feng Yeh	26	TSMC
#21	Chuei-Tang Wang	25	TSMC
#22	Peng Wang	24	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
#23	Tse-Yao Huang	24	Nanya Technology
#24	Norio Takami	23	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#25	Bok Eng Cheah	22	Intel
#26	Jiun Yi Wu	22	TSMC
#27	Shing-Yih Shih	22	Nanya Technology
#28	Zvi Or-Bach	22	Monolithic 3D
#29	Chengdu Liang	21	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
#30	Chih-Hao Wang	21	TSMC
#31	Feras Eid	21	Intel
#32	Po-Hao Tsai	21	TSMC
#33	Der-Chyang Yeh	20	TSMC
#34	Ho-June Chi	20	Lg Energy Solution
#35	Jackson Chung Peng Kong	20	Intel
#36	Ming-Da Cheng	20	TSMC
#37	Shuo-Mao Chen	20	TSMC
#38	Shang-Yun Hou	20	TSMC
#39	Shau-Lin Shue	20	TSMC
#40	Aruna Zhamu	19	Nanotek Instruments Group
#41	Christopher B. Austin	19	US Air Force
#42	Deepak C. Sekar	19	Monolithic 3D
#43	Eun Kyung Kim	19	LG
#44	Feng-Cheng Hsu	19	TSMC
#45	An-Jhih Su	18	TSMC
#46	Doo Kyung Yang	18	LG
#47	Georgios Dogiamis	18	Intel
#48	Kai-Chiang Wu	18	TSMC
#49	Lawrence A. Clevenger	18	IBM
#50	Chee Hiong CHEW	17	onsemi
#51	Chul Haeng Lee	17	Lg Energy Solution
#52	Jie Chen	17	TSMC
#53	Jong Ho Lee	17	Samsung
#54	Kristof Darmawikarta	17	Intel
#55	Woo Chul Shin	17	Samsung
#56	Yasuhiro Harada	17	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#57	Yu-Hsiang Hu	17	TSMC
#58	Chen-Shien Chen	16	TSMC
#59	Chengchung Lin	16	Sj Semiconductor (Jiangyin)
#60	Chi-Hsi Wu	16	TSMC
#61	Jehun JONG	16	Samsung
#62	Junji Oosaka	16	Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
#63	Kyu Oh Lee	16	Intel
#64	Michael J. Seddon	16	onsemi
#65	Owen R. Fay	16	Micron
#66	Robert Alan May	16	Intel
#67	Ryoichi Wakimoto	16	Sanyo Electric Co.
#68	Sumin YUN	16	Samsung
#69	Telesphor Kamgaing	16	Intel
#70	Ying-Ching Shih	16	TSMC
#71	Byeong Cheol Moon	15	Samsung
#72	Cheng-Chi Chuang	15	TSMC
#73	Ching-Hua Hsieh	15	TSMC
#74	Dal-Mo Kang	15	LG
#75	Koichi Motoyama	15	IBM
#76	Liwen Ji	15	Enevate
#77	Myunghun JEONG	15	Samsung
#78	Rongzhe Guo	15	Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co.
#79	Wang Mo Jung	15	Lg Energy Solution
#80	Belgacem Haba	14	Tessera
#81	Brian Cronquist	14	Monolithic 3D
#82	Chih-Wei Lin	14	TSMC
#83	Christopher J. Penny	14	IBM
#84	Chengtar Wu	14	Sj Semiconductor (Jiangyin)
#85	Dmitry Lubomirsky	14	Applied Materials
#86	Dongmin Im	14	Samsung
#87	Gleb YUSHIN	14	Sila Nanotechnologies
#88	Haizu JIN	14	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
#89	Hsin-Yen Huang	14	TSMC
#90	Jaehoon JO	14	Samsung
#91	Jae Hyun Lee	14	LG
#92	Jeong Ki Ryoo	14	Samsung
#93	Jung Hoon Lee	14	LG
#94	Ju Hyoung PARK	14	Samsung
#95	Junnan Zhao	14	Intel
#96	Kengo Onaka	14	Murata Manufacturing Co.
#97	Kuan-Lun Cheng	14	TSMC
#98	Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo	14	IBM
#99	Po-Yao Lin	14	TSMC
#100	Rajesh Katkar	14	Invensas

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	1,070
2	TSMC	973
3	Intel	379
#4	Murata Manufacturing Co.	370
#5	Toyota	347
#6	Lg Energy Solution	336
#7	Applied Materials	313
#8	Tokyo Electron Limited	243
#9	Panasonic	218
#10	IBM	181
#11	Mitsubishi Electric	166
#12	Sumitomo Wiring Systems	164
#13	Hyundai Motor	160
#14	Micron	148
#15	Sumitomo Electric Industries	147
#16	Kia Motors	146
#17	Tdk	144
#18	Advanced Semiconductor Engineering	138
#19	Nanya Technology	132
#20	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited	121
#21	LG	113
#22	Yazaki	112
#23	Honda Motor Co.	111
#24	Commscope Technologies	108
#25	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	100
#26	Texas Instruments	100
#27	Apple	97
#28	Robert Bosch Gmbh	93
#29	Autonetworks Technologies	91
#30	Infineon Technologies Ag	90
#31	Huawei	89
#32	Kioxia	83
#33	Hitachi High-Technologies	77
#34	Denso	75
#35	Foxconn	69
#36	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	68
#37	General Motors	67
#38	Nichia	66
#39	Sk Hynix	66
#40	Sanyo Electric Co.	65
#41	Aptiv Technologies Ag	63
#42	United Microelectronics	63
#43	Kyocera	62
#44	Qualcomm	62
#45	Taiyo Yuden Co.	61
#46	Te Connectivity Services Gmbh	61
#47	BOE	61
#48	Fuji Electric Co.	53
#49	Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited	53
#50	Disco	52
#51	onsemi	52
#52	RTX (Raytheon)	52
#53	Shimadzu	51
#54	CEA	50
#55	Sony	50
#56	Rohm Co.	49
#57	Foxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co.	48
#58	Hitachi	45
#59	Screen Holdings Co.	45
#60	Lam Research	45
#61	The Boeing	42
#62	Molex	41
#63	Unknown	40
#64	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	39
#65	Kokusai Electric	39
#66	Nec	39
#67	Ngk Insulators	39
#68	Audi Ag	38
#69	Ford	38
#70	AMD	37
#71	Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co.	37
#72	Enevate	37
#73	ITRI	37
#74	Micromass Uk Limited	37
#75	Google	37
#76	Gs Yuasa International	36
#77	Ningde Amperex Technology Limited	36
#78	Sandisk Technologies	36
#79	Sk Innovation Co.	36
#80	Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte.	35
#81	Stmicroelectronics Sa	35
#82	Asml Netherlands B.V.	34
#83	Globalfoundries U.S.	34
#84	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory	34
#85	Te Connectivity Co.	34
#86	KAIST	33
#87	Ericsson	33
#88	Canon	33
#89	Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)	32
#90	BMW	31
#91	Abb Schweiz Ag	30
#92	Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing)	30
#93	Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage	30
#94	GE	30
#95	Mediatek	29
#96	Zeon	29
#97	Dell Products	28
#98	Global Graphene Group	27
#99	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	27
#100	Siliconware Precision Industries Co.	27

Semiconductors Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Patents per Year

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Top Companies