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Top 20 Fast-growings companies in Etching
by Most Patent Filing In 5 Years in the Germany in 2018

The Etching top 20 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 20 Most Patent Filing In 5 Years Etching Fast-growings in the Germany. 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.
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling it is a crucial technique in much modern technology, including circuit boards.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
Software,Laser,Laser diode,
...[+2]
Patent: 26
2
Infineon Technologies AG
Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use,
...[+2]
Patent: 23
3
Saint-Gobain Isover G+H AG
Glass wool,Glazing
Patent: 21
4
Robert Bosch GmbH
Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 16
5
Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Printed circuit board,Electroplating,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 14
6
X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries GmbH
Semiconductor,Automotive engineering,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 13
7
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV
Solar energy,Market research,Applied research,
...[+2]
Patent: 11
8
Siltronic AG
Semiconductor,Wafer,Silicon,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
9
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Solar fuel,Catalysis,Photovoltaics,
...[+1]
Patent: 7
10
CemeCon AG
Coating,Industrial engineering,Physical vapor deposition,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
11
BASF SE
Agriculture,Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
12
Merck Patent GmbH
Patent: 5
13
University of Kiel
Chronic inflammatory disease,World economy,Biology,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
14
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
Semiconductor,Visualization,Solid-state lighting,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
15
NexWafe GmbH
Solar cell,Wafer,Solar energy
Patent: 4
16
ISC Konstanz eV
Solar cell,Crystalline silicon,Dissemination,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
17
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Adhesive,SOAP,Laundry,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
18
Paul GmbH & Co. KG
Automation,Mechanical engineering,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+1]
Patent: 4
19
Carl Zeiss AG
Semiconductor,Optoelectronics,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
20
Henkel
Sustainable Value,Consumer
Patent: 4
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