Top 100 Key Players companies in Etching by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2020 – Discovery

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The Etching top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Etching Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2020, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling it is a crucial technique in much modern technology, including circuit boards.

1	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 13,177
2	Applied Materials, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization, ...[+2]	patent citation: 11,255
3	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 10,209
4	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 8,573
5	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Electronics,Product design, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,201
6	Panasonic Holdings Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,146
7	Matsushita Electronics Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,146
8	NEC Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Virtualization,Big data,Network security, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,514
9	Micron Technology, Inc.	Idaho, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,344
10	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,147
11	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,147
12	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		patent citation: 5,939
13	Sony Group Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Music, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,358
14	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,309
15	Tokyo Electron Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Power transmission,Flat panel display, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,291
16	Texas Instruments Incorporated	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,167
17	Lam Research Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,164
18	PerkinElmer LLC	Massachusetts, United States	Environmental health,Food supply,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,164
19	Seiko Epson Corp.	Nagano, Japan	Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,974
20	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,903
21	Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.	North Carolina, United States		patent citation: 3,472
22	GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.	New York, United States	Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,425
23	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Semiconductor,Transistor,Semiconductor device, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,322
24	Bell Laboratories, Inc.	Wisconsin, United States	Rodenticide,Agriculture,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,060
25	Robert Bosch GmbH	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,847
26	Robert Bosch Corp.	Michigan, United States	Shopping mall,Truck	patent citation: 2,847
27	Sharp Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,541
28	Novellus Systems, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Automation, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,294
29	United Microelectronics Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Electronics,CMOS, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,265
30	Motorola, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Telecommunications,Mobile phone,Broadband, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,217
31	Round Rock Research LLC	New York, United States	Transistor,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor	patent citation: 2,188
32	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,142
33	Siemens AG	Bayern, Germany	Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,984
34	Siemens SA	Madrid, Spain	Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,984
35	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Virtualization, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,957
36	Western Digital Corp.	California, United States	Computer hardware,Navigation system,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,944
37	Western Digital Technologies, Inc.	California, United States	Computer hardware,Peripheral,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,944
38	Renesas Electronics Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,836
39	Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Call centre,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,776
40	Covidien LP	Massachusetts, United States	Analgesic,Medicine,Medical equipment, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,686
41	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,618
42	National Semiconductor Corp.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Touchscreen,Adaptive voltage scaling, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,571
43	SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,537
44	Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,419
45	Asm Dimatec Ingenieria SA	Spain		patent citation: 1,375
46	Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Optical fiber,Optical fiber cable, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,246
47	Sumitomo Electric	Osaka, Japan	Optical fiber,Electronics,Optical fiber cable	patent citation: 1,246
48	Toppan, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Publishing,Semiconductor,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,095
49	Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Ingot,Wafer, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,055
50	FUJIFILM Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,052
51	NEC Electronics Corp.	Kanagawa, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 985
52	AT&T, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device, ...[+2]	patent citation: 978
53	Semiconductor Manufacturing International	Shanghai Shi, China	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Integrated circuit, ...[+2]	patent citation: 978
54	AT&T IPM Corp.	United States		patent citation: 978
55	General Electric Co.	Massachusetts, United States	Energy management,Turbine,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 964
56	STMicroelectronics SA	Île-de-France, France	Semiconductor,Semiconductor chip,Electronic component, ...[+1]	patent citation: 934
57	Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronics,Publishing,Publication, ...[+2]	patent citation: 910
58	Dainippon Printing Co. Ltd.	Japan		patent citation: 910
59	U.S. Philips Corp.	Pennsylvania, United States		patent citation: 904
60	Infineon Technologies AG	Bayern, Germany	Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use, ...[+2]	patent citation: 899
61	Ricoh Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper, ...[+2]	patent citation: 871
62	Hewlett-Packard Development Co.	Beijing Shi, China	Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit, ...[+2]	patent citation: 845
63	Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.	Aichi, Japan	Optoelectronics,Airbag,Synthetic rubber, ...[+2]	patent citation: 796
64	LG Display Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Electronics,Automotive engineering,Electronic visual display, ...[+2]	patent citation: 788
65	Nihon Denso KK	Saitama, Japan	Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering	patent citation: 781
66	Honeywell International, Inc.	North Carolina, United States	Aerospace,Electronics,Market research, ...[+2]	patent citation: 779
67	Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.	North Carolina, United States	Semiconductor,Software development,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 775
68	Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Carbon product,Efficient energy use, ...[+2]	patent citation: 754
69	DENSO Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Automotive engineering,Industrial robot,Programmable logic controller, ...[+2]	patent citation: 743
70	Fuji Electronics Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Microcomputer,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 738
71	Fuji Electric FA Components & SYstems Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Smart grid, ...[+2]	patent citation: 738
72	Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.	Arizona, United States	Medical equipment,Health care,Digital pathology, ...[+2]	patent citation: 728
73	FSI International, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Manufacturing engineering,Automation,Mechanical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 727
74	Renesas Technology Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 715
75	Locomotive Specialists, Inc.	Utah, United States	Wireless	patent citation: 706
76	3M Co.	Minnesota, United States	Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper, ...[+2]	patent citation: 676
77	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Medical equipment,Health care,Embolic Protection Devices, ...[+2]	patent citation: 671
78	Eastman Kodak Co.	New York, United States	3D printing,Photography,Digital media, ...[+2]	patent citation: 667
79	Kodak Ltd.	Hertfordshire, United Kingdom	Digital camera,Electronics,Software	patent citation: 667
80	ROHM Co., Ltd.	Kyoto, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Power module, ...[+2]	patent citation: 662
81	UTAC Headquarters Pte Ltd.	Central Singapore, Singapore		patent citation: 660
82	Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.	California, United States	Medical product,Medical equipment,Health care, ...[+2]	patent citation: 654
83	Wolfspeed, Inc.	North Carolina, United States	Semiconductor,Wireless,Electric light, ...[+2]	patent citation: 647
84	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Semiconductor device	patent citation: 647
85	Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte Ltd.	Central Singapore, Singapore		patent citation: 641
86	Winbond Electronics Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Flash memory,Electronics,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 628
87	Samsung Display Devices Co., Ltd.	South Korea		patent citation: 615
88	National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC	New Mexico, United States		patent citation: 610
89	Ultradent Products, Inc.	Utah, United States	Medical equipment,Dental Equipment,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 608
90	Xerox Holdings Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Computer hardware,Software,Digital document, ...[+2]	patent citation: 593
91	Xerox Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group, ...[+2]	patent citation: 593
92	BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Production line,Electronic visual display,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 590
93	Boe Innovation Investment Co. Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Intelligent interface,Semiconductor,Internet of Things, ...[+2]	patent citation: 590
94	Seiko Instruments, Inc.	Chiba, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Optical fiber connector, ...[+2]	patent citation: 586
95	Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Integrated circuit,Electronic component, ...[+1]	patent citation: 584
96	Koninklijke Philips NV	Noord-Holland, Netherlands	Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging, ...[+2]	patent citation: 579
97	HOYA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Intraocular lens, ...[+2]	patent citation: 577
98	FEI, Inc.	Tennessee, United States	Real estate development	patent citation: 574
99	Showa Denko K.K.	Chiba, Japan	Graphite,Materials science,Nanomaterials, ...[+2]	patent citation: 560
100	3M Innovative Properties Co.	Minnesota, United States	Intellectual property,Product design	patent citation: 553