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Top 100 Key Players companies in Microphone
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2019

The Microphone top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Microphone Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2019, 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.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

South Korea

Netherlands

Switzerland

Germany

Denmark

United Kingdom

Singapore

France

Canada

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
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 16,651
2
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 16,650
3
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15,374
4
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
patent citation: 9,867
5
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Washington, United States
Franchise agreement
patent citation: 8,929
6
Industrial Products, Inc.
United States
Forging,Casting,Automation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7,535
7
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7,464
8
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7,303
9
Yamaha Corp.
Shizuoka, Japan
Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7,012
10
NEC Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 6,563
11
Motorola, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Telecommunications,Mobile phone,Broadband,
...[+2]
patent citation: 6,332
12
Hitachi Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5,412
13
Donnelly Corp.
New York, United States
Interior design,Automotive industry,Door handle
patent citation: 5,410
14
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,846
15
Ericsson, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,671
16
Google Technology Holdings LLC
Delaware, United States
patent citation: 4,655
17
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,653
18
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
patent citation: 4,251
19
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,085
20
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,046
21
Bose Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Loudspeaker,Audio equipment,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,031
22
Advanced Bionics AG
Zürich, Switzerland
Deep brain stimulator,Vagus nerve stimulation,Spinal cord stimulator,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,958
23
Siemens AG
Bayern, Germany
Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,898
24
Siemens SA
Madrid, Spain
Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine,
...[+1]
patent citation: 3,898
25
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,855
26
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,855
27
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Nevada, United States
patent citation: 3,775
28
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,582
29
Audio-Technica US, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Audio equipment,Headphones,Wireless,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,344
30
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,147
31
RPX Corp.
California, United States
Patent portfolio,Semiconductor,E-commerce,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,125
32
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,073
33
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,011
34
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Software,Telecommunications,Private network,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,945
35
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Artificial intelligence,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,895
36
Cochlear Ltd.
New South Wales, Australia
Medical equipment,Implant,Cochlear implant,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,870
37
Polycom, Inc.
California, United States
Unified communications,Enterprise software,WebRTC,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,859
38
Cisco Technology, Inc.
California, United States
patent citation: 2,746
39
Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Beijing Shi, China
Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,724
40
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,696
41
AT&T IPM Corp.
United States
patent citation: 2,696
42
Teladoc Health, Inc.
New York, United States
Health care,Telehealth,Hospitality industry,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,500
43
Sivantos GmbH
Germany
Hearing aid,Medicine,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,450
44
Sharp Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,358
45
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Texas, United States
Digital signal processing,Semiconductor,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,351
46
Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Rodenticide,Agriculture,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,333
47
GN Hearing A/S
Capital, Denmark
Hearing aid,Cochlear implant,Medicine,
...[+1]
patent citation: 2,326
48
Oticon A/S
Hovedstaden, Denmark
Hearing aid,Bone conduction,Medicine,
...[+1]
patent citation: 2,310
49
Sonos, Inc.
California, United States
Music,Wireless,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,224
50
Fortemedia, Inc.
California, United States
Microphone,Semiconductor,Biometrics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,150
51
Plantronics, Inc.
California, United States
Headset,Audio equipment,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,141
52
Plantronics Ltd.
BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Electronics
patent citation: 2,141
53
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,132
54
GN Netcom A/S
Denmark
Microphone,Electronics,Audio equipment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,130
55
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,119
56
Sony Electronics, Inc.
California, United States
Electronics,Digital signage,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,094
57
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Projector,Electronics,Digital camera,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,016
58
Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Saitama, Japan
patent citation: 2,016
59
Robert Bosch GmbH
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,986
60
Robert Bosch Corp.
Michigan, United States
Shopping mall,Truck
patent citation: 1,986
61
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,928
62
Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
CT, US
Muffler,Automotive industry,Automotive engineering
patent citation: 1,894
63
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,881
64
Avago Technologies Wireless IP (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Singapore
patent citation: 1,850
65
Phonak AG
Zürich, Switzerland
Hearing aid,Health care
patent citation: 1,847
66
TDK Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,812
67
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Hearing aid,Computer hardware,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,800
68
Sonion Nederland BV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Microphone,Electronics,Bone conduction,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,795
69
Pioneer Corp.
Fukushima, Japan
Navigation system,Laserdisc player,Electronic product,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,781
70
Goertek Microelectronics, Inc.
Shandong Sheng, China
Electronic product,Electronics,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,710
71
GoerTek Inc.
Shandong Sheng, China
Electronics,Microphone,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,707
72
Digimarc Corp.
Oregon, United States
Software,Database,Content management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,702
73
Sensory, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Speech recognition,Software development,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,684
74
BSE Co., Ltd.
Incheon, South Korea
Electronics,Mobile device,Computer hardware
patent citation: 1,678
75
Etymotic Research, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Hearing aid,Medical equipment,High fidelity,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,667
76
Xerox Holdings Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Software,Digital document,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,636
77
Xerox Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,636
78
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,588
79
U.S. Philips Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
patent citation: 1,574
80
Fujitsu General Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Air conditioning,Automation,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,556
81
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
RSS,Information technology consulting,Systems design,
...[+1]
patent citation: 1,491
82
Sennheiser V & V GmbH & Co. KG
Niedersachsen, Germany
Headphones,Computer hardware,Microphone,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,483
83
Sennheiser Electronic Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Electronics,Microphone,Headphones,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,483
84
Andrews Electronics
California, United States
Electronics,Power transmission
patent citation: 1,424
85
Vocollect, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Biometrics,Software,Speech recognition,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,417
86
Shure, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Microphone,Audio electronics,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,414
87
AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
MP3 player,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,412
88
Harman International Industries, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Electronics,Loudspeaker,Digital signal processing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,376
89
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,367
90
Toyota Motor Corp.
Aichi, Japan
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,363
91
Kyocera Corp.
Kyoto, Japan
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,351
92
Victor Company of Japan Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Electronics,Software,High-definition television,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,335
93
Hosiden Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Microphone,Bluetooth,Headphones,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,314
94
Widex A/S
Delhi, India
Hearing aid,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,307
95
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Mechatronics,Computer vision,Algorithm,
...[+1]
patent citation: 1,291
96
May Patents Ltd.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Software,Enterprise software
patent citation: 1,230
97
Nihon Denso KK
Saitama, Japan
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
patent citation: 1,212
98
Alpine Electronics, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Electronics,Audio equipment,CD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,189
99
IGT
Nevada, United States
Software,Software system
patent citation: 1,188
100
InvenSense, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Electronic product,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,140

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