Top 100 Key Players companies in Lithography by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2021 – Discovery

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1	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 9,108
2	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,547
3	ASML Netherlands BV	Drenthe, Netherlands	Automation,Manufacturing engineering,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,214
4	GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.	New York, United States	Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,751
5	Micron Technology, Inc.	Idaho, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,705
6	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,064
7	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 4,784
8	Sony Group Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Music, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,523
9	United Microelectronics Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Electronics,CMOS, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,393
10	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,369
11	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,369
12	Matsushita Electronics Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,336
13	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		patent citation: 3,222
14	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Semiconductor,Transistor,Semiconductor device, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,089
15	Applied Materials, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,697
16	Synopsys, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Information technology consulting,Electronic design automation, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,541
17	RPX Corp.	California, United States	Patent portfolio,Semiconductor,E-commerce, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,519
18	SanDisk Technologies LLC	Texas, United States		patent citation: 2,404
19	Renesas Electronics Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,310
20	ASML Holding NV	Noord-Brabant, Netherlands	Semiconductor,Electronics,Manufacturing engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,154
21	Goodrich Corp.	North Carolina, United States	Aerospace,Sales management,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,145
22	Sharp Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,976
23	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,832
24	Nikon Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Microscope,Photography,Motion capture, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,772
25	Koninklijke Philips NV	Noord-Holland, Netherlands	Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,720
26	Lam Research Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,720
27	PerkinElmer LLC	Massachusetts, United States	Environmental health,Food supply,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,720
28	NEC Electronics Corp.	Kanagawa, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,705
29	Verimetra, Inc.	PA, US		patent citation: 1,681
30	Carl Zeiss AG	Germany	Semiconductor,Optoelectronics,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,634
31	Macronix International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Read-only memory,Non-volatile memory, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,575
32	Infineon Technologies AG	Bayern, Germany	Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,446
33	TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.	Kanagawa, Japan	Photoresist,Semiconductor,Petrochemical, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,416
34	Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Integrated circuit,Electronic component, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,341
35	Round Rock Research LLC	New York, United States	Transistor,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor	patent citation: 1,300
36	Tokyo Electron Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Power transmission,Flat panel display, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,298
37	Seiko Epson Corp.	Nagano, Japan	Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,274
38	FUJIFILM Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,233
39	EKC Technology, Inc.	California, United States	Chemical engineering	patent citation: 1,207
40	Dongbu Electronics Co. Ltd.	South Korea	Semiconductor,Resistor,Microprocessor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,057
41	Siemens AG	Bayern, Germany	Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,046
42	Siemens SA	Madrid, Spain	Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,046
43	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Semiconductor device	patent citation: 1,007
44	NXP USA, Inc.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Resistor,Electron, ...[+2]	patent citation: 989
45	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Petroleum industry,Petrochemical,Engineering plastic, ...[+2]	patent citation: 977
46	ASML US, Inc.	Arizona, United States	Semiconductor,Semiconductor device,Electronic component	patent citation: 956
47	Polaris Innovations Ltd.	DU, IE	Package on package,Multi-chip module,Wafer-level packaging, ...[+2]	patent citation: 916
48	KLA Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 904
49	KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.	California, United States		patent citation: 904
50	Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 899
51	Lucent Technologies, Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Software,Telecommunications,Private network, ...[+2]	patent citation: 883
52	Semiconductor Components Industries LLC	Arizona, United States	Semiconductor,Transistor,Image sensor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 789
53	National Semiconductor Corp.	Texas, United States	Semiconductor,Touchscreen,Adaptive voltage scaling, ...[+2]	patent citation: 744
54	Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials LLC	Massachusetts, United States	Semiconductor,Lithography,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 723
55	U.S. Philips Corp.	Pennsylvania, United States		patent citation: 704
56	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	patent citation: 647
57	AT&T, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device, ...[+2]	patent citation: 584
58	AT&T IPM Corp.	United States		patent citation: 584
59	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Silicone,Semiconductor,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 581
60	Semiconductor Manufacturing International	Shanghai Shi, China	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Integrated circuit, ...[+2]	patent citation: 573
61	Bell Laboratories, Inc.	Wisconsin, United States	Rodenticide,Agriculture,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 565
62	Winbond Electronics Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Flash memory,Electronics,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 549
63	Google LLC	California, United States	Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 546
64	SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 542
65	AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.	New Jersey, United States	Semiconductor,Medical imaging,Mobile phone, ...[+1]	patent citation: 534
66	STMicroelectronics SA	Île-de-France, France	Semiconductor,Semiconductor chip,Electronic component, ...[+1]	patent citation: 523
67	LG Semicon Co. Ltd.	Seoul, South Korea	Semiconductor,Windows CE,Operating system, ...[+2]	patent citation: 514
68	ProMOS Technologies, Inc.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Double data rate,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 471
69	LG Display Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Electronics,Automotive engineering,Electronic visual display, ...[+2]	patent citation: 470
70	VLSI Technology, Inc.	California, United States	Application-specific integrated circuit,Leading edge,Silicon valley	patent citation: 457
71	Novellus Systems, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Automation, ...[+2]	patent citation: 450
72	Versum Materials US LLC	Pennsylvania, United States	Sanitation,SOAP	patent citation: 443
73	Mattson Technology, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 426
74	Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Semiconductor,Photoresist,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 409
75	Fuji Electronics Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Microcomputer,Electronic component, ...[+2]	patent citation: 392
76	Fuji Electric FA Components & SYstems Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Smart grid, ...[+2]	patent citation: 392
77	Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Optical fiber,Optical fiber cable, ...[+2]	patent citation: 390
78	Sumitomo Electric	Osaka, Japan	Optical fiber,Electronics,Optical fiber cable	patent citation: 390
79	Celanese Corp.	Texas, United States	Polymer,Synthetic rubber,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 380
80	MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd.	Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea	Semiconductor,Electronics,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 379
81	Eastman Kodak Co.	New York, United States	3D printing,Photography,Digital media, ...[+2]	patent citation: 355
82	Kodak Ltd.	Hertfordshire, United Kingdom	Digital camera,Electronics,Software	patent citation: 355
83	Hitachi High-Tech Corp.	Illinois, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Microscope, ...[+2]	patent citation: 350
84	Elm Technologies, Inc.	Texas, United States	Workforce modeling,Software,Enterprise software	patent citation: 342
85	Seiko Instruments, Inc.	Chiba, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Optical fiber connector, ...[+2]	patent citation: 336
86	Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.	Washington, United States	Digital signage	patent citation: 324
87	Avago Technologies Wireless IP (Singapore) Pte Ltd.	Singapore		patent citation: 322
88	Ricoh Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper, ...[+2]	patent citation: 309
89	Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Reagent,Chemical engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 307
90	Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronic component,Microcontroller, ...[+2]	patent citation: 304
91	Nihon Denso KK	Saitama, Japan	Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering	patent citation: 299
92	Elpida Memory, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Dynamic random-access memory,Resistor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 297
93	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 269
94	Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.	New Mexico, United States	Semiconductor,Electronics,Power management, ...[+2]	patent citation: 269
95	Zygo Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Metrology,Optical communication,Eddy-current testing, ...[+2]	patent citation: 268
96	Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co. Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Automation,Manufacturing engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 268
97	Sony Electronics, Inc.	California, United States	Electronics,Digital signage,Fast-moving consumer goods, ...[+2]	patent citation: 265
98	Nanya Technology Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Product design,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 262
99	Locomotive Specialists, Inc.	Utah, United States	Wireless	patent citation: 258
100	Mosaid Technologies, Inc.	Ontario, Canada	Intellectual property,Semiconductor,Software development, ...[+1]	patent citation: 254