Top 100 Fast-growings companies in Microphone by Most Patent Filing In 5 Years in the world in 2021 – Discovery

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The Microphone top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filing In 5 Years Microphone Fast-growings in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, 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: 1,142
2	Goertek Microelectronics, Inc.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronic product,Electronics,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 556
3	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 416
4	Google LLC	California, United States	Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine, ...[+2]	Patent: 408
5	Bose Corp.	Massachusetts, United States	Loudspeaker,Audio equipment,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 375
6	Apple, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral, ...[+2]	Patent: 313
7	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.	Osaka, Japan		Patent: 313
8	GoerTek Technology Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong SAR, China	Decision-making	Patent: 305
9	AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	MP3 player,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 262
10	Sonos, Inc.	California, United States	Music,Wireless,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 259
11	Oppo	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Mobile device,Image sensor, ...[+2]	Patent: 258
12	Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Mobile phone,Telecommunications,Terminal equipment, ...[+2]	Patent: 258
13	Industrial Products, Inc.	United States	Forging,Casting,Automation, ...[+2]	Patent: 243
14	GN Hearing A/S	Capital, Denmark	Hearing aid,Cochlear implant,Medicine, ...[+1]	Patent: 239
15	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Wireless,Software,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 231
16	Sony Group Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Music, ...[+2]	Patent: 193
17	Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.	United Kingdom	Software,Enterprise software,Semiconductor	Patent: 183
18	Yamaha Corp.	Shizuoka, Japan	Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker, ...[+2]	Patent: 182
19	Harman International Industries, Inc.	Connecticut, United States	Electronics,Loudspeaker,Digital signal processing, ...[+2]	Patent: 179
20	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	Nevada, United States		Patent: 174
21	GoerTek Inc.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronics,Microphone,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	Patent: 170
22	Robert Bosch Corp.	Michigan, United States	Shopping mall,Truck	Patent: 165
23	Robert Bosch GmbH	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 165
24	QUALCOMM, Inc.	California, United States	Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 154
25	vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	5G,Telecommunications,Wireless	Patent: 144
26	Shure, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Microphone,Audio electronics,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 142
27	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 133
28	Ford Motor Co. A/S	Denmark		Patent: 133
29	Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.	California, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 128
30	Infineon Technologies AG	Bayern, Germany	Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use, ...[+2]	Patent: 126
31	Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Public transport,Automotive engineering,Truck, ...[+2]	Patent: 124
32	Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Software,Enterprise software	Patent: 123
33	State Grid Corp. of China	Beijing Shi, China	Electric vehicle,Power grid,Total asset, ...[+2]	Patent: 121
34	Iflytek Co., Ltd.	Anhui Sheng, China	Software,Speech recognition,Speech technology, ...[+2]	Patent: 118
35	Oticon A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Hearing aid,Bone conduction,Medicine, ...[+1]	Patent: 116
36	Kia Corp.	South Korea	Customer expectation,Automotive engineering,Public transport, ...[+2]	Patent: 115
37	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center, ...[+2]	Patent: 115
38	Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC	Washington, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 111
39	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	Patent: 109
40	JVCKenwood Corp.	Kanagawa, Japan	Headphones,Professional mobile radio,Professional video camera, ...[+2]	Patent: 108
41	Audio-Technica US, Inc.	Ohio, United States	Audio equipment,Headphones,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 100
42	ZillTek Technology Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Operational amplifier,USB 3.0, ...[+2]	Patent: 99
43	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle, ...[+2]	Patent: 98
44	Cirrus Logic, Inc.	Texas, United States	Digital signal processing,Semiconductor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 97
45	Memsensing Microsystems (Suzhou China) Co., Ltd.	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Microphone,Pressure sensor,Information technology consulting, ...[+2]	Patent: 94
46	Sonova AG	Zürich, Switzerland	Cochlear implant,Shopping mall,Tennessee walking horse, ...[+2]	Patent: 88
47	Starkey Laboratories, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Hearing aid,Computer hardware,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 87
48	Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH	Germany	Automotive engineering,Guitar,Piano, ...[+2]	Patent: 86
49	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America	California, United States	Electronics,Intellectual property	Patent: 84
50	Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Display driver,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 82
51	Toyota Motor Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport, ...[+2]	Patent: 82
52	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 69
53	Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Software development,Software,Software as a service, ...[+1]	Patent: 69
54	Hewlett-Packard Development Co.	Beijing Shi, China	Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit, ...[+2]	Patent: 69
55	Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Conditioners,Air conditioning, ...[+2]	Patent: 69
56	Koninklijke Philips NV	Noord-Holland, Netherlands	Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging, ...[+2]	Patent: 68
57	G.M. Srl	Vicenza, Italy	Chemical engineering	Patent: 68
58	STARTUP Beijing Shengzhi Technology Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Artificial intelligence,Acoustics,Speech recognition	Patent: 68
59	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 65
60	Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Instant messaging,Information technology consulting,Systems design, ...[+2]	Patent: 63
61	Sennheiser V & V GmbH & Co. KG	Niedersachsen, Germany	Headphones,Computer hardware,Microphone, ...[+2]	Patent: 62
62	Sennheiser Electronic Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Electronics,Microphone,Headphones, ...[+2]	Patent: 62
63	GoPro, Inc.	California, United States	Photography,Still camera,Wearable technology, ...[+2]	Patent: 61
64	Guangzhou Shirui Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Telecommunications,Wireless,Broadcasting	Patent: 58
65	GN Audio A/S	Capital, Denmark	Still camera,Headset,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 58
66	Bestechnic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Electronics,Internet of Things,Headphones, ...[+2]	Patent: 57
67	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		Patent: 57
68	Shenzhen Grandsun Electronic Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Headphones,Computer hardware,Electronics	Patent: 57
69	Avnera Corp.	Oregon, United States	Semiconductor,Loudspeaker,Communications system, ...[+2]	Patent: 56
70	Northwestern Polytechnical University	Shanxi Sheng, China	Pinyin,Materials science,Composite material, ...[+2]	Patent: 55
71	Nubia Technology Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Mobile phone,GSM,5G, ...[+2]	Patent: 54
72	TDK Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 54
73	UNICORN Magic Leap, Inc.	United States	Software,Wearable technology,Augmented reality, ...[+2]	Patent: 53
74	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV	Bayern, Germany	Solar energy,Market research,Applied research, ...[+2]	Patent: 53
75	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	Patent: 52
76	ZF Friedrichshafen AG	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Electric vehicle,Chassis,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 52
77	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	Patent: 52
78	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Wireless,Network security,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 52
79	AUDI AG	Bayern, Germany	Spare part,Automotive engineering,Sport utility vehicle, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
80	EM-Tech. Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Semiconductor,Receiver,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
81	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronics,Audio equipment,CD player, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
82	South China University of Technology	Guangdong Sheng, China	Power semiconductor device,Semiconductor,Science park, ...[+2]	Patent: 51
83	Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Call centre,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 50
84	Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Software,Game console,Computer hardware	Patent: 50
85	Staton Techiya LLC	Florida, United States	Systems design	Patent: 50
86	AAC Technologies Pte Ltd.	Central Singapore, Singapore	Electronics,Power transmission,Electronic component	Patent: 50
87	ams-OSRAM AG	Steiermark, Austria	Semiconductor,Power management,Avionics, ...[+2]	Patent: 50
88	AMS GmbH	Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Sheet metal,Metal	Patent: 50
89	Guangdong Takstar Electronic Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Microphone,Audio equipment,Electronics, ...[+1]	Patent: 49
90	DB HITEK Co., Ltd.	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Semiconductor,CMOS,Integrated circuit, ...[+2]	Patent: 49
91	Cochlear Ltd.	New South Wales, Australia	Medical equipment,Implant,Cochlear implant, ...[+2]	Patent: 48
92	STARTUP BRAGI GmbH	Bayern, Germany	Wearable technology,Headphones,Lifestyle business, ...[+2]	Patent: 47
93	Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.	Shandong Sheng, China	Conditioners,Electronics,Refrigeration, ...[+2]	Patent: 47
94	Hosiden Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Microphone,Bluetooth,Headphones, ...[+2]	Patent: 44
95	BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Production line,Electronic visual display,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	Patent: 44
96	Boe Innovation Investment Co. Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Intelligent interface,Semiconductor,Internet of Things, ...[+2]	Patent: 44
97	Mercedes-Benz Group AG	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Automotive engineering,Electric vehicle,Hybrid vehicle, ...[+2]	Patent: 43
98	AI Speech Co., Ltd.	Zhejiang Sheng, China	Telematics,Mobile app,Enterprise software	Patent: 42
99	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Electronics,Product design, ...[+2]	Patent: 41
100	Nihon Denso KK	Saitama, Japan	Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering	Patent: 41