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

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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 2020, 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.

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