Top 100 Key Players companies in Integrated circuit design by Most Patent Citation in the United States in 2019 – Discovery

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1	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 90,764
2	Micron Technology, Inc.	Idaho, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive, ...[+2]	patent citation: 84,426
3	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 82,079
4	GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.	New York, United States	Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 55,868
5	Altera Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Programmable logic device,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 32,222
6	Round Rock Research LLC	New York, United States	Transistor,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor	patent citation: 31,285
7	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 30,846
8	National Semiconductor Corp.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Touchscreen,Adaptive voltage scaling, ...[+2]	patent citation: 26,067
9	Xilinx, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 24,012
10	Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 23,816
11	Synopsys, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Information technology consulting,Electronic design automation, ...[+2]	patent citation: 22,494
12	Applied Materials, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization, ...[+2]	patent citation: 20,053
13	SanDisk Technologies LLC	Texas, United States		patent citation: 16,052
14	QUALCOMM, Inc.	California, United States	Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device, ...[+2]	patent citation: 13,854
15	Lucent Technologies, Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Software,Telecommunications,Private network, ...[+2]	patent citation: 13,009
16	Apple, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral, ...[+2]	patent citation: 12,899
17	Rambus, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Architecture,Memory architecture, ...[+2]	patent citation: 11,713
18	Bell Laboratories, Inc.	Wisconsin, United States	Rodenticide,Agriculture,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 10,427
19	AT&T, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device, ...[+2]	patent citation: 10,407
20	AT&T IPM Corp.	United States		patent citation: 10,407
21	RPX Corp.	California, United States	Patent portfolio,Semiconductor,E-commerce, ...[+2]	patent citation: 10,202
22	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Semiconductor device	patent citation: 9,774
23	NXP USA, Inc.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Resistor,Electron, ...[+2]	patent citation: 9,190
24	Google LLC	California, United States	Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 8,722
25	Locomotive Specialists, Inc.	Utah, United States	Wireless	patent citation: 7,704
26	Dynamic Network Services, Inc.	New Hampshire, United States	Cloud computing,Application firewall,Software as a service, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,538
27	Oracle America, Inc.	California, United States	Cytidine monophosphate,Information technology consulting,Systems design	patent citation: 7,538
28	Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP	Texas, United States	Peripheral,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,467
29	VLSI Technology, Inc.	California, United States	Application-specific integrated circuit,Leading edge,Silicon valley	patent citation: 7,098
30	Unisys Corp.	Pennsylvania, United States	Software,Information technology consulting,Systems design, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,077
31	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,450
32	Semiconductor Components Industries LLC	Arizona, United States	Semiconductor,Transistor,Image sensor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,108
33	Microchip Technology, Inc.	Arizona, United States	Semiconductor,Wireless,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,791
34	U.S. Philips Corp.	Pennsylvania, United States		patent citation: 5,753
35	Raytheon Co.	Massachusetts, United States	Missile,National security,Aerospace, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,571
36	Hughes Aircraft Co.	California, United States	Electronic systems,Aerospace,National security	patent citation: 5,209
37	Allegro MicroSystems LLC	New Hampshire, United States	Semiconductor,System level,Avionics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,156
38	Novellus Systems, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Automation, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,143
39	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP	Texas, United States	Information technology consulting,Systems design,Computer security, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,901
40	Lattice Semiconductor Corp.	Oregon, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,876
41	Symetrix Corp.	Colorado, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Industrial engineering, ...[+1]	patent citation: 4,562
42	Mentor Graphics Corp.	Oregon, United States	Electronic design automation,Software,Systems design, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,368
43	Credence Systems Corp.	California, United States	Failure analysis,Semiconductor,Digital television, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,254
44	Gemalto, Inc.	Pennsylvania, United States	Software,Enterprise software,Computer security	patent citation: 4,189
45	Western Digital Corp.	California, United States	Computer hardware,Navigation system,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,149
46	Body Science LLC	Michigan, United States	Pharmacy,Botanical drug,Herb	patent citation: 3,742
47	Agilent Technologies, Inc.	California, United States	Genomics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,568
48	Atmel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,501
49	Medtronic, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Medicine,Implantable cardiac pacemaker,Biomedical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,466
50	Cypress Semiconductor Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Product design,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,458
51	Elm Technologies, Inc.	Texas, United States	Workforce modeling,Software,Enterprise software	patent citation: 3,458
52	Agere Systems LLC	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Network processor,Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,402
53	Microsemi SoC Corp.	Arizona, United States	Semiconductor,Electronic component	patent citation: 3,272
54	Callahan Cellular LLC	Delaware, United States	Shopping mall,Electronics	patent citation: 3,136
55	Siliconix, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,125
56	Western Digital Technologies, Inc.	California, United States	Computer hardware,Peripheral,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,039
57	Hanger Solutions LLC	United States		patent citation: 2,786
58	3M Innovative Properties Co.	Minnesota, United States	Intellectual property,Product design	patent citation: 2,740
59	Silicon Laboratories, Inc.	Texas, United States	Computer hardware,Internet of Things,Silicon, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,734
60	Xerox Holdings Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Computer hardware,Software,Digital document, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,729
61	Xerox Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,729
62	Metrologic Instruments, Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Software,Software as a service,Scanner, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,656
63	Power Integrations, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Product design,Social network, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,626
64	Cisco Technology, Inc.	California, United States		patent citation: 2,593
65	Intermec IP Corp.	Washington, United States	Software,Enterprise software	patent citation: 2,534
66	NVIDIA Corp.	California, United States	Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,533
67	AlliedSignal, Inc.	Indiana, United States	Aerospace,Automotive engineering,Aerospace systems, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,526
68	Tektronix, Inc.	Oregon, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,477
69	Eastman Kodak Co.	New York, United States	3D printing,Photography,Digital media, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,427
70	Cymer, Inc.	California, United States	Market research,Heat exchanger,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,297
71	X2Y Attenuators LLC	Pennsylvania, United States	Transistor,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor	patent citation: 2,274
72	National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC	New Mexico, United States		patent citation: 2,245
73	Ericsson, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,210
74	Dallas Semiconductor Corp.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Digital potentiometer, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,195
75	Fairchild Camera & Instrument, Inc.	New York, United States	Electronics,Laundry,Optical instrument	patent citation: 2,195
76	Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC	Pennsylvania, United States	Nuclear power plant,Pressurized water reactor,Power transmission, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,067
77	Silicon Genesis Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,050
78	Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Market power,Power management, ...[+1]	patent citation: 2,019
79	pSemi Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Power transmission,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,010
80	Infinera Corp.	California, United States	Optical communication,Optical networking,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,006
81	PDF Solutions, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Semiconductor,Systems design, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,980
82	Synaptics, Inc.	California, United States	Computer hardware,Human–computer interaction,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,952
83	Intellectual Ventures I LLC	Delaware, United States	Asset management	patent citation: 1,897
84	Integrated System Assemblies Corp.	Massachusetts, United States	Multi-chip module,Information technology consulting,Systems design	patent citation: 1,892
85	Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.	Virginia, United States	National security,Aerospace,Military technology, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,844
86	Energous Corp.	California, United States	Wireless,Router,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,823
87	KLA Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,796
88	KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.	California, United States		patent citation: 1,796
89	SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc.	Arizona, United States	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Microelectronics	patent citation: 1,684
90	NCR Corp.	United States	Software,Peripheral,Self-service, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,643
91	The Boeing Co.	Illinois, United States	Aerospace,Satellite,National security, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,614
92	ATI Technologies ULC	California, United States	Semiconductor,Graphics processing unit,Chipset, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,606
93	Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.	California, United States	Electronics,Miniaturization,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,559
94	SnapTrack, Inc.	California, United States	Systems design,Mobile phone,Software	patent citation: 1,557
95	Philips Electronics North America Corp.	Massachusetts, United States	Electronics,Toothbrush,DVD player, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,554
96	Sony Electronics, Inc.	California, United States	Electronics,Digital signage,Fast-moving consumer goods, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,541
97	Shipley Co. LLC	Massachusetts, United States	Semiconductor,Smart card,Printed circuit board, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,538
98	Sandia Corp.	New Mexico, United States		patent citation: 1,529
99	BALL Semiconductor, Inc.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Electronic component	patent citation: 1,509
100	TouchSensor Technologies LLC	Illinois, United States	Keypad,Electrical equipment,Electronic component, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,458