Top 100 Fast-growings companies in Microphone by Most Patent Filing In 3 Years in the world in 2018 – Discovery

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The Microphone top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filing In 3 Years Microphone Fast-growings in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

A microphone, colloquially named mic or mike (/maɪk/), is a device – a transducer – that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, hearing aids, public address systems for concert halls and public events, motion picture production, live and recorded audio engineering, sound recording, two-way radios, megaphones, radio and television broadcasting, and in computers for recording voice, speech recognition, VoIP, and for non-acoustic purposes such as ultrasonic sensors or knock sensors.

1	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 600
2	Google LLC	California, United States	Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine, ...[+2]	Patent: 310
3	Bose Corp.	Massachusetts, United States	Loudspeaker,Audio equipment,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 281
4	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.	Osaka, Japan		Patent: 246
5	Apple, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral, ...[+2]	Patent: 226
6	Goertek Microelectronics, Inc.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronic product,Electronics,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 223
7	Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.	United Kingdom	Software,Enterprise software,Semiconductor	Patent: 199
8	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 199
9	Industrial Products, Inc.	United States	Forging,Casting,Automation, ...[+2]	Patent: 187
10	GoerTek Inc.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronics,Microphone,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	Patent: 175
11	GoerTek Technology Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong SAR, China	Decision-making	Patent: 171
12	Oppo	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Mobile device,Image sensor, ...[+2]	Patent: 167
13	Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Mobile phone,Telecommunications,Terminal equipment, ...[+2]	Patent: 167
14	Sonos, Inc.	California, United States	Music,Wireless,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 159
15	Robert Bosch Corp.	Michigan, United States	Shopping mall,Truck	Patent: 153
16	Robert Bosch GmbH	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 153
17	QUALCOMM, Inc.	California, United States	Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 145
18	Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC	Washington, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 144
19	GN Hearing A/S	Capital, Denmark	Hearing aid,Cochlear implant,Medicine, ...[+1]	Patent: 132
20	Audio-Technica US, Inc.	Ohio, United States	Audio equipment,Headphones,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 122
21	Ford Motor Co. A/S	Denmark		Patent: 122
22	Yamaha Corp.	Shizuoka, Japan	Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker, ...[+2]	Patent: 119
23	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	Nevada, United States		Patent: 116
24	Oticon A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Hearing aid,Bone conduction,Medicine, ...[+1]	Patent: 109
25	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Wireless,Software,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 108
26	Harman International Industries, Inc.	Connecticut, United States	Electronics,Loudspeaker,Digital signal processing, ...[+2]	Patent: 107
27	Sony Group Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Music, ...[+2]	Patent: 104
28	State Grid Corp. of China	Beijing Shi, China	Electric vehicle,Power grid,Total asset, ...[+2]	Patent: 99
29	Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Public transport,Automotive engineering,Truck, ...[+2]	Patent: 98
30	Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Software,Enterprise software	Patent: 91
31	Hewlett-Packard Development Co.	Beijing Shi, China	Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit, ...[+2]	Patent: 91
32	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 89
33	Shure, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Microphone,Audio electronics,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 82
34	Cirrus Logic, Inc.	Texas, United States	Digital signal processing,Semiconductor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 80
35	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	Patent: 75
36	Infineon Technologies AG	Bayern, Germany	Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use, ...[+2]	Patent: 73
37	vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	5G,Telecommunications,Wireless	Patent: 69
38	Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.	California, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 69
39	Sonova AG	Zürich, Switzerland	Cochlear implant,Shopping mall,Tennessee walking horse, ...[+2]	Patent: 68
40	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 66
41	Iflytek Co., Ltd.	Anhui Sheng, China	Software,Speech recognition,Speech technology, ...[+2]	Patent: 65
42	Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH	Germany	Automotive engineering,Guitar,Piano, ...[+2]	Patent: 64
43	Sennheiser V & V GmbH & Co. KG	Niedersachsen, Germany	Headphones,Computer hardware,Microphone, ...[+2]	Patent: 62
44	Sennheiser Electronic Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Electronics,Microphone,Headphones, ...[+2]	Patent: 62
45	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center, ...[+2]	Patent: 62
46	Koninklijke Philips NV	Noord-Holland, Netherlands	Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging, ...[+2]	Patent: 59
47	JVCKenwood Corp.	Kanagawa, Japan	Headphones,Professional mobile radio,Professional video camera, ...[+2]	Patent: 59
48	AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	MP3 player,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 58
49	Kia Corp.	South Korea	Customer expectation,Automotive engineering,Public transport, ...[+2]	Patent: 56
50	Nubia Technology Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Mobile phone,GSM,5G, ...[+2]	Patent: 55
51	ZillTek Technology Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Operational amplifier,USB 3.0, ...[+2]	Patent: 55
52	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 52
53	Avnera Corp.	Oregon, United States	Semiconductor,Loudspeaker,Communications system, ...[+2]	Patent: 52
54	STARTUP BRAGI GmbH	Bayern, Germany	Wearable technology,Headphones,Lifestyle business, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
55	Starkey Laboratories, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Hearing aid,Computer hardware,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
56	AAC Technologies Pte Ltd.	Central Singapore, Singapore	Electronics,Power transmission,Electronic component	Patent: 51
57	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Wireless,Network security,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
58	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		Patent: 50
59	G.M. Srl	Vicenza, Italy	Chemical engineering	Patent: 48
60	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV	Bayern, Germany	Solar energy,Market research,Applied research, ...[+2]	Patent: 46
61	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	Patent: 45
62	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle, ...[+2]	Patent: 45
63	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	Patent: 45
64	Beijing Sabine Technologies Ltd.	China		Patent: 44
65	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America	California, United States	Electronics,Intellectual property	Patent: 42
66	Toyota Motor Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport, ...[+2]	Patent: 40
67	TDK Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 40
68	Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp.	Shanghai Shi, China	Semiconductor,Electronic component	Patent: 39
69	Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Display driver,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 39
70	Semiconductor Manufacturing International	Shanghai Shi, China	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Integrated circuit, ...[+2]	Patent: 39
71	ZTE Corp.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 38
72	Wuhan Douyu Network Technology Co., Ltd.	HB, CN	Automatic control,Broadcasting,Content delivery network, ...[+2]	Patent: 37
73	AUDI AG	Bayern, Germany	Spare part,Automotive engineering,Sport utility vehicle, ...[+2]	Patent: 37
74	DouYu International Holdings Ltd.	Hubei Sheng, China	Broadcasting,Subtitle,Elymus repens, ...[+2]	Patent: 37
75	GN Audio A/S	Capital, Denmark	Still camera,Headset,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 37
76	Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Call centre,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
77	STARTUP USound GmbH	Steiermark, Austria	Wearable technology,Semiconductor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
78	Beijing Changba Technology Co. Ltd.	China		Patent: 35
79	Honeywell International, Inc.	North Carolina, United States	Aerospace,Electronics,Market research, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
80	Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Customer relationship management,Peripheral,Multi-touch, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
81	Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Telecommunications,Mobile phone	Patent: 34
82	Cochlear Ltd.	New South Wales, Australia	Medical equipment,Implant,Cochlear implant, ...[+2]	Patent: 33
83	GoPro, Inc.	California, United States	Photography,Still camera,Wearable technology, ...[+2]	Patent: 32
84	Shenzhen Teana Technology Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Microphone,Electronics,FM transmitter, ...[+2]	Patent: 32
85	Sharp Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 32
86	Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Software development,Software,Software as a service, ...[+1]	Patent: 31
87	UNICORN Magic Leap, Inc.	United States	Software,Wearable technology,Augmented reality, ...[+2]	Patent: 30
88	Cisco Technology, Inc.	California, United States		Patent: 30
89	Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Instant messaging,Information technology consulting,Systems design, ...[+2]	Patent: 30
90	Le Holdings (Beijing) Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China		Patent: 30
91	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronics,Audio equipment,CD player, ...[+2]	Patent: 29
92	DB HITEK Co., Ltd.	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Semiconductor,CMOS,Integrated circuit, ...[+2]	Patent: 29
93	Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.	Gansu Sheng, China	Telecommunications,Core component,Home automation, ...[+2]	Patent: 28
94	South China University of Technology	Guangdong Sheng, China	Power semiconductor device,Semiconductor,Science park, ...[+2]	Patent: 28
95	InvenSense, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Mobile device,Electronic product, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
96	Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Conditioners,Air conditioning, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
97	Akustica, Inc.	Pennsylvania, United States	Semiconductor,Microphone,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
98	Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Monochrome	Patent: 27
99	Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS	Istanbul, Turkey	Electronics,Interactive whiteboard,Refrigeration, ...[+2]	Patent: 26
100	Volkswagenwerk AG	Germany		Patent: 26