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Top 100 Key Players companies in Processor
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2018

The Processor top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Processor Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, 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

United States

South Korea

Singapore

United Kingdom

Germany

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
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Image sensor,Digital imaging,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,270
2
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,254
3
Renesas Electronics Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,195
4
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,161
5
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
patent citation: 865
6
Newsouth Innovations Pty Ltd.
New South Wales, Australia
Association (object-oriented programming)
patent citation: 848
7
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 837
8
Safenet BV
United States
Cloud computing security,Data integration,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 782
9
Foveon, Inc.
California, United States
Image sensor,Digital photography,Photography,
...[+2]
patent citation: 684
10
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Semiconductor,Transistor,Semiconductor device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 645
11
Hitachi Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 580
12
Magna Electronics, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Electronic component,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 558
13
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 555
14
Star Equity Holdings, Inc.
Georgia, United States
Computer hardware,Medical equipment,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 544
15
Donnelly Corp.
New York, United States
Interior design,Automotive industry,Door handle
patent citation: 515
16
STMicroelectronics SA
Île-de-France, France
Semiconductor,Semiconductor chip,Electronic component,
...[+1]
patent citation: 493
17
Tritech Microelectronics Ltd.
Singapore
patent citation: 432
18
NXP USA, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Resistor,Electron,
...[+2]
patent citation: 427
19
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Software,Telecommunications,Private network,
...[+2]
patent citation: 425
20
National Semiconductor Corp.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Touchscreen,Adaptive voltage scaling,
...[+2]
patent citation: 414
21
Digi International, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Internet of Things,Wireless,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 411
22
Cognex Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Automation,Peripheral,
...[+2]
patent citation: 406
23
Seiko Epson Corp.
Nagano, Japan
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 369
24
Hanger Solutions LLC
United States
patent citation: 361
25
Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Beijing Shi, China
Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 355
26
Eastman Kodak Co.
New York, United States
3D printing,Photography,Digital media,
...[+2]
patent citation: 348
27
Kodak Ltd.
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Digital camera,Electronics,Software
patent citation: 348
28
Semiconductor Components Industries LLC
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Transistor,Image sensor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 337
29
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 317
30
Société Faust SAS
France
Advertising
patent citation: 310
31
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 304
32
KLA Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 299
33
KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.
California, United States
patent citation: 299
34
Technology Properties Ltd. LLC
California, United States
Intellectual property
patent citation: 284
35
IFX Corp.
United States
Cloud computing,Telecommunications,Data center services,
...[+2]
patent citation: 275
36
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd.
Central Singapore, Singapore
Semiconductor device,Power transmission,Electronics,
...[+1]
patent citation: 267
37
Toshiba Tec Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Peripheral,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 265
38
Honeywell Information Systems Ltd.
Lancashire, United Kingdom
patent citation: 256
39
Advantest Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Mechanical engineering,Product design,
...[+2]
patent citation: 249
40
Sony Electronics, Inc.
California, United States
Electronics,Digital signage,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
patent citation: 239
41
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
New York, United States
Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 232
42
Northwest Technologies Group, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Real estate,Construction management
patent citation: 224
43
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
patent citation: 222
44
Toppan, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Publishing,Semiconductor,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 202
45
Medtronic, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Medicine,Implantable cardiac pacemaker,Biomedical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 196
46
Sharp Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 189
47
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Semiconductor,Product design,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 189
48
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 183
49
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 183
50
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Aichi, Japan
Computer hardware,Electronics,Digital printing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 182
51
Cufer Asset Ltd. LLC
Delaware, United States
patent citation: 173
52
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 161
53
Avago Technologies Wireless IP (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Singapore
patent citation: 158
54
Xylon Corp. Doo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
patent citation: 151
55
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 145
56
Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP
Texas, United States
Peripheral,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 139
57
Energous Corp.
California, United States
Wireless,Router,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 137
58
NEC Electronics Corp.
Kanagawa, Japan
Electronics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 137
59
Lockheed Martin IR Imaging Systems, Inc.
MA, US
patent citation: 137
60
Imperium LLC
Connecticut, United States
Software,Creative services,Corporate branding,
...[+2]
patent citation: 134
61
Round Rock Research LLC
New York, United States
Transistor,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor
patent citation: 133
62
Philips Lighting North America Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Electronics,Bulb,Fixture
patent citation: 126
63
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 124
64
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 124
65
Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Automation,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 124
66
NCR Corp.
United States
Software,Peripheral,Self-service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 118
67
ERIM International, Inc.
Missouri, United States
patent citation: 112
68
United Microelectronics Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Electronics,CMOS,
...[+2]
patent citation: 111
69
Hitachi High-Tech Corp.
Illinois, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Microscope,
...[+2]
patent citation: 111
70
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
patent citation: 106
71
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Genomics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 105
72
General Dynamics Information Systems, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Information technology consulting,Systems design
patent citation: 105
73
Marvell Asia Pte Ltd.
Central Singapore, Singapore
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Digital signal processing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 101
74
Activision Publishing, Inc.
California, United States
Publishing,Game console,Interactive entertainment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 94
75
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 93
76
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Texas, United States
Information technology consulting,Systems design,Computer security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 93
77
Sperry Corp.
Utah, United States
Electronic systems,Mechanical engineering,Manufacturing engineering
patent citation: 85
78
Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Mobile phone,Telecommunications,Terminal equipment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 84
79
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 83
80
Infineon Technologies AG
Bayern, Germany
Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use,
...[+2]
patent citation: 83
81
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 83
82
Yamaha Corp.
Shizuoka, Japan
Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker,
...[+2]
patent citation: 82
83
Ericsson, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter,
...[+2]
patent citation: 82
84
Edico Genome Corp.
California, United States
Genome,Big data,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 81
85
IXYS Intl Ltd.
KY
Semiconductor,Electronic component
patent citation: 81
86
Fairchild Camera & Instrument, Inc.
New York, United States
Electronics,Laundry,Optical instrument
patent citation: 80
87
Gemalto, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer security
patent citation: 79
88
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Automation,Systems design,Programmable logic controller,
...[+2]
patent citation: 78
89
Locomotive Specialists, Inc.
Utah, United States
Wireless
patent citation: 77
90
Pixim, Inc.
California, United States
Data analysis,Video camera,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 74
91
Micron Technology, Inc.
Idaho, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
patent citation: 71
92
Socionext, Inc.
Kyoto, Japan
Quality of experience,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 70
93
Norman IP Holdings LLC
Texas, United States
Software,Wireless,Electronics
patent citation: 68
94
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Ethernet,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 65
95
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
California, United States
Software,Agriculture,Avionics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 63
96
ATI Technologies ULC
California, United States
Semiconductor,Graphics processing unit,Chipset,
...[+1]
patent citation: 62
97
Nihon Denso KK
Saitama, Japan
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
patent citation: 62
98
FUJIFILM Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 57
99
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
California, United States
Electronics,Intellectual property
patent citation: 57
100
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Internet of Things,Silicon,
...[+2]
patent citation: 55

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