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Top 50 Fast-growings companies in Microphone
by Most Patent Filing In 5 Years in the Japan in 2020

The Microphone top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Filing In 5 Years Microphone Fast-growings in the Japan. 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.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.
Patent: 373
2
Sony Group Corp.
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
Patent: 204
3
Yamaha Corp.
Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker,
...[+2]
Patent: 188
4
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center,
...[+2]
Patent: 126
5
Canon, Inc.
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
Patent: 118
6
JVCKenwood Corp.
Headphones,Professional mobile radio,Professional video camera,
...[+2]
Patent: 118
7
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
Patent: 97
8
Toyota Motor Corp.
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
Patent: 79
9
TOSHIBA Corp.
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 75
10
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
Patent: 72
11
Fujitsu Ltd.
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
Patent: 65
12
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Telecommunications,Call centre,Software,
...[+2]
Patent: 58
13
Alpine Electronics, Inc.
Electronics,Audio equipment,CD player,
...[+2]
Patent: 57
14
TDK Corp.
Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 55
15
Sharp Corp.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 51
16
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.
Software,Game console,Computer hardware
Patent: 49
17
Nihon Denso KK
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
Patent: 40
18
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Monochrome
Patent: 36
19
Hosiden Corp.
Microphone,Bluetooth,Headphones,
...[+2]
Patent: 34
20
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
Patent: 34
21
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Projector,Electronics,Digital camera,
...[+2]
Patent: 31
22
Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Patent: 31
23
Hitachi Maxell Energy Ltd.
Electronics,Electric light,Bulb,
...[+2]
Patent: 30
24
NEC Corp.
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
Patent: 29
25
Toshiba Chemical Corp.
Electronics,Chemical engineering
Patent: 28
26
Kyocera Corp.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 28
27
Onkyo Home Entertainment Corp.
Receiver,Loudspeaker,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 28
28
DENSO Corp.
Automotive engineering,Industrial robot,Programmable logic controller,
...[+2]
Patent: 24
29
FANUC Corp.
Robotics,Robot,Automation,
...[+2]
Patent: 24
30
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Endoscope,Medical equipment,Medicine,
...[+2]
Patent: 22
31
Transtron, Inc.
FlexRay,Automotive engineering,Sales management,
...[+1]
Patent: 22
32
Pioneer Corp.
Navigation system,Laserdisc player,Electronic product,
...[+2]
Patent: 22
33
Kansai University
Chemistry,Materials science,Organic chemistry,
...[+2]
Patent: 20
34
Aiphone Co., Ltd.
Intercom,Telecommunications,Residence,
...[+2]
Patent: 19
35
Hitachi Ltd.
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
Patent: 18
36
FUJIFILM Corp.
Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 18
37
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 17
38
TEAC Corp.
Audio equipment,Electronics,Peripheral,
...[+2]
Patent: 17
39
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 17
40
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Transistor,Semiconductor device,
...[+2]
Patent: 16
41
Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corp.
Electronics,Zinc–air battery,Lithium-ion battery
Patent: 16
42
Seiko Epson Corp.
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 15
43
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
Patent: 15
44
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Electronic component,Electronics,Power transmission,
...[+2]
Patent: 14
45
KDDI Corp.
Telecommunications,Mobile device,5G,
...[+2]
Patent: 14
46
Rion Co., Ltd.
Medical equipment,Hearing aid,Health care,
...[+2]
Patent: 13
47
NIDEC Corp.
Electric motor,Electronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 12
48
ONO SOKKI Co., Ltd.
Measuring instrument,Electronics,Quality control
Patent: 12
49
Fujitsu Client Computing Ltd.
Information technology management,Graphics processing unit
Patent: 12
50
So-Ken Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Electronic component
Patent: 12
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