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Top 100 Key Players companies in Integrated circuit design
by Most Patent Filings in the world in 2021

The Integrated circuit design top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filings Integrated circuit design Key Players 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.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

South Korea

United States

France

Germany

Singapore

United Kingdom

Canada

Italy

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Sep Patents

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Hitachi Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
Patent: 11,597
2
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
Patent: 10,462
3
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 9,097
4
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
Patent: 8,947
5
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 8,471
6
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Patent: 7,893
7
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Patent: 6,736
8
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
Patent: 6,578
9
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 6,578
10
STMicroelectronics SA
Île-de-France, France
Semiconductor,Semiconductor chip,Electronic component,
...[+1]
Patent: 5,909
11
Renesas Electronics Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 5,758
12
Sharp Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 5,021
13
Micron Technology, Inc.
Idaho, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
Patent: 4,682
14
Seiko Epson Corp.
Nagano, Japan
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 4,324
15
Infineon Technologies AG
Bayern, Germany
Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use,
...[+2]
Patent: 3,695
16
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Patent: 3,619
17
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
Patent: 3,401
18
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
New York, United States
Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 3,321
19
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
Patent: 2,864
20
Siemens AG
Bayern, Germany
Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine,
...[+2]
Patent: 2,561
21
Siemens SA
Madrid, Spain
Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine,
...[+1]
Patent: 2,561
22
Altera Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Programmable logic device,Software,
...[+2]
Patent: 2,444
23
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software,
...[+2]
Patent: 2,370
24
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
Patent: 2,272
25
Socionext, Inc.
Kyoto, Japan
Quality of experience,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,661
26
NXP USA, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Resistor,Electron,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,605
27
LG Display Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Electronics,Automotive engineering,Electronic visual display,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,541
28
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,539
29
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Semiconductor,Transistor,Semiconductor device,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,362
30
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,354
31
AT&T IPM Corp.
United States
Patent: 1,354
32
National Semiconductor Corp.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Touchscreen,Adaptive voltage scaling,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,331
33
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,278
34
Avago Technologies Wireless IP (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Singapore
Patent: 1,227
35
Synopsys, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Information technology consulting,Electronic design automation,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,219
36
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd.
Central Singapore, Singapore
Semiconductor device,Power transmission,Electronics,
...[+1]
Patent: 1,198
37
Applied Materials, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,188
38
Macronix International Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Read-only memory,Non-volatile memory,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,033
39
NEC Electronics Corp.
Kanagawa, Japan
Electronics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,023
40
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
Patent: 1,005
41
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
Patent: 995
42
Microchip Technology, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Wireless,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 983
43
Seiko Instruments, Inc.
Chiba, Japan
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Optical fiber connector,
...[+2]
Patent: 979
44
Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Beijing Shi, China
Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit,
...[+2]
Patent: 954
45
Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Automation,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 944
46
Robert Bosch GmbH
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 942
47
Fuji Electronics Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Microcomputer,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 899
48
Fuji Electric FA Components & SYstems Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Smart grid,
...[+2]
Patent: 899
49
Nihon Denso KK
Saitama, Japan
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
Patent: 869
50
United Microelectronics Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Electronics,CMOS,
...[+2]
Patent: 837
51
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Software,Telecommunications,Private network,
...[+2]
Patent: 837
52
Rambus, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Architecture,Memory architecture,
...[+2]
Patent: 827
53
Polaris Innovations Ltd.
DU, IE
Package on package,Multi-chip module,Wafer-level packaging,
...[+2]
Patent: 819
54
Ericsson, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter,
...[+2]
Patent: 780
55
Guizhou Yihua Co. Ltd.
Guizhou Sheng, China
Fertilizer,Agriculture,Chemical engineering
Patent: 766
56
Semiconductor Components Industries LLC
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Transistor,Image sensor,
...[+2]
Patent: 758
57
Gemalto, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer security
Patent: 758
58
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 703
59
Toshiba Microelectronics Corp.
Kanagawa, Japan
Patent: 670
60
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Electronics,Optical fiber,Optical fiber cable,
...[+2]
Patent: 645
61
Sumitomo Electric
Osaka, Japan
Optical fiber,Electronics,Optical fiber cable
Patent: 645
62
Marvell Asia Pte Ltd.
Central Singapore, Singapore
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Digital signal processing,
...[+2]
Patent: 642
63
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
California, United States
Electronics,Intellectual property
Patent: 641
64
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
Patent: 629
65
Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP
Texas, United States
Peripheral,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management,
...[+2]
Patent: 599
66
Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Microcontroller,
...[+2]
Patent: 583
67
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Metal,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 577
68
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
Patent: 570
69
Round Rock Research LLC
New York, United States
Transistor,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor
Patent: 569
70
Atmel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 564
71
Western Electric Co., Inc.
Ohio, United States
Telecommunications
Patent: 564
72
BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Production line,Electronic visual display,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
Patent: 548
73
Boe Innovation Investment Co. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Intelligent interface,Semiconductor,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
Patent: 548
74
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Patent: 539
75
Thales Group
Île-de-France, France
Aerospace,Public transport,Security market,
...[+2]
Patent: 537
76
Thales International SAS
Île-de-France, France
Aerospace,Information system,National security,
...[+1]
Patent: 537
77
Memjet Technology Ltd.
Dublin, Ireland
Computer hardware,Industrial engineering
Patent: 528
78
Advantest Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Mechanical engineering,Product design,
...[+2]
Patent: 519
79
Locomotive Specialists, Inc.
Utah, United States
Wireless
Patent: 508
80
Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Shanghai Shi, China
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
Patent: 497
81
Qimonda AG
Germany
Patent licensing,System in package,Dynamic random-access memory,
...[+2]
Patent: 496
82
Dynamic Network Services, Inc.
New Hampshire, United States
Cloud computing,Application firewall,Software as a service,
...[+2]
Patent: 469
83
Oracle America, Inc.
California, United States
Cytidine monophosphate,Information technology consulting,Systems design
Patent: 469
84
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
France
Electronic component,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+1]
Patent: 464
85
Kawasaki Steel
Patent: 460
86
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Electronic component,Capacitor,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
Patent: 451
87
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Province, China
Computer hardware,Electronics,Wireless connectivity,
...[+2]
Patent: 446
88
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Semiconductor device
Patent: 444
89
KIOXIA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Solid-state,Flash memory,
...[+2]
Patent: 423
90
Yamaha Corp.
Shizuoka, Japan
Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker,
...[+2]
Patent: 416
91
Kyocera Corp.
Kyoto, Japan
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 412
92
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Quartz,Semiconductor,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 411
93
ITT Industries Ltd.
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Automation,Manufacturing engineering,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 408
94
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 400
95
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte Ltd.
Central Singapore, Singapore
Semiconductor,Semiconductor wafer fabrication,Electronic component
Patent: 397
96
State Grid Corp. of China
Beijing Shi, China
Electric vehicle,Power grid,Total asset,
...[+2]
Patent: 396
97
Winbond Electronics Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Flash memory,Electronics,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 394
98
Broadcom Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 389
99
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 372
100
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Product design,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 371

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