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Top 100 Key Players companies in Wafer
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2018

The Wafer top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Wafer Key Players in the United States. 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

South Korea

United States

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Israel

Canada

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 126
2
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 120
3
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 91
4
Aehr Test Systems
California, United States
Semiconductor,Burn-in,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 71
5
RFMD LLC
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Gallium arsenide,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
news: 69
6
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
Oregon, United States
Semiconductor,Aerospace,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 67
7
Qorvo, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 65
8
Nanometrics, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Metrology,Process control,
...[+2]
news: 65
9
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 60
10
The Investor Relations Co.
Illinois, United States
Asset management,Professional relationship
news: 54
11
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 53
12
Micron Technology, Inc.
Idaho, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
news: 50
13
ON Semiconductor Corp.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Voltage reference,
...[+2]
news: 49
14
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Internet of Things,Silicon,
...[+2]
news: 48
15
Lam Research Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 42
16
Veeco Instruments, Inc.
New York, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Chemical vapor deposition,
...[+2]
news: 33
17
Akoustis Technologies, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Foundry,Radio frequency,
...[+2]
news: 32
18
Diodes, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Transistor,Thyristor,
...[+2]
news: 29
19
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 29
20
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 26
21
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Semiconductor,Product design,Software,
...[+2]
news: 26
22
Technavio
Illinois, United States
Qualitative research methodology,Market research,Qualitative research
news: 24
23
Applied Materials, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization,
...[+2]
news: 23
24
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 23
25
Entegris, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Process chemistry,
...[+2]
news: 21
26
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 20
27
Wolfspeed, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Wireless,Electric light,
...[+2]
news: 19
28
Schmitt Industries, Inc.
Oregon, United States
Laser,Electronics,Propane,
...[+2]
news: 19
29
EMCORE Corp.
New Mexico, United States
Semiconductor,Solar energy,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 18
30
II-VI, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Aerospace,Navigation system,Laser,
...[+2]
news: 17
31
Jazz Semiconductor, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,CMOS,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 17
32
Zygo Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Metrology,Optical communication,Eddy-current testing,
...[+2]
news: 15
33
Zacks Investment Research, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Quantitative model,Oscilloscope,Investment style,
...[+2]
news: 15
34
SanDisk LLC
California, United States
Semiconductor,Flash drive,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
news: 14
35
Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor
news: 14
36
Guggenheim Zacks Rank Strong Buy 50 Strategy Port. Series 3
United States
Asset management,Impact investing
news: 14
37
Synopsys, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Information technology consulting,Electronic design automation,
...[+2]
news: 13
38
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 13
39
inTEST Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Thermal,
...[+2]
news: 13
40
Flanders Corp.
North Carolina, United States
Centrifugal fan,Surface filter,Automation,
...[+2]
news: 13
41
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 13
42
Headgate Partners LLC
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software
news: 13
43
Fox Corp.
New York, United States
Pressure switch,Strategic thinking,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 12
44
Dow, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Coating,Chemical engineering,Synthetic rubber,
...[+2]
news: 12
45
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Refrigerant,Chemical engineering,Suture (anatomy),
...[+2]
news: 12
46
ATMI, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Semiconductor,Atomic layer deposition,Materials science,
...[+2]
news: 12
47
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 12
48
SunEdison
Missouri, United States
Solar energy,Renewable energy,Solar power,
...[+2]
news: 12
49
IC Insights, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Market research,Semiconductor,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
news: 12
50
Western Digital Corp.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Navigation system,Software,
...[+2]
news: 11
51
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Solar energy,Semiconductor,Thin film,
...[+2]
news: 11
52
PDF Solutions, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Semiconductor,Systems design,
...[+2]
news: 11
53
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Cryotronics,Electronics,Shore,
...[+2]
news: 11
54
Standard Products
Michigan, United States
Automotive engineering
news: 11
55
Bank of America Corp.
North Carolina, United States
Investment banking,Underwriting,Asset and liability management,
...[+2]
news: 10
56
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 10
57
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 10
58
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
United States
Grapefruit juice,Pickling,Food processing,
...[+2]
news: 10
59
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Resistor,
...[+2]
news: 10
60
Azenta, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Semiconductor,Biology,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 10
61
MKS Instruments, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Mass flow controller,Enterprise software,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 10
62
IPG Photonics Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Laser,Fiber laser,Photonics,
...[+2]
news: 10
63
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 10
64
Mattson Technology, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 10
65
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Prime brokerage,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 9
66
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
Oregon, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 9
67
Jefferies LLC
New York, United States
Investment banking,Investment company,Foreign exchange market,
...[+2]
news: 9
68
Tumblr, Inc.
New York, United States
Microblogging,Advertising,Online advertising,
...[+2]
news: 9
69
TPSCO LLC
Colorado, United States
Feature phone,Mobile phone,Asset management,
...[+1]
news: 9
70
MZ North America LLC
California, United States
Corporate communication
news: 9
71
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 8
72
Intevac, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Semiconductor,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 8
73
Mentor Graphics Corp.
Oregon, United States
Electronic design automation,Software,Systems design,
...[+2]
news: 8
74
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Semiconductor,Glazing,Sapphire,
...[+2]
news: 8
75
International Rectifier Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Energy management,
...[+2]
news: 8
76
Cymer, Inc.
California, United States
Market research,Heat exchanger,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 8
77
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.
New York, United States
Shore,E-services,Debit card
news: 8
78
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 8
79
Avago Technologies GmbH
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Target market,
...[+2]
news: 8
80
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Minnesota, United States
Investment banking,Biomarker discovery,Cancer marker,
...[+1]
news: 8
81
U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office
District of Columbia, United States
Advanced manufacturing
news: 8
82
ACM, Inc.
California, United States
Volunteer Organization
news: 8
83
Mellanox Technologies Silicon Photonics, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Silicon photonics,Electronic component
news: 8
84
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 7
85
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 7
86
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 7
87
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
88
U.S. Bancorp
Minnesota, United States
Petroleum,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 7
89
Cowen, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Alternative investment,Assets under management,
...[+2]
news: 7
90
Microchip Technology, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Wireless,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
91
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Electronics,Power transmission,Measurement science,
...[+2]
news: 7
92
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless backhaul,Telecommunications service,
...[+2]
news: 7
93
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 7
94
Cohu, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,System on a chip,
...[+2]
news: 7
95
Sensata Technologies, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Pressure sensor,Power transmission,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 7
96
Altera Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Programmable logic device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 7
97
GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.
New Hampshire, United States
Semiconductor,Crystal growth,Glazing,
...[+2]
news: 7
98
Wolfspeed
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 7
99
Transphorm Technology, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Automotive engineering,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
100
Coventor, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Extreme ultraviolet lithography,Simulation,
...[+2]
news: 7

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