Top 50 Key Players companies in Microphone by Most Patent Citation in the Japan in 2022 – Discovery

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The Microphone top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation Microphone Key Players in the Japan. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2022, 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	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,464
5	Yamaha Corp.	Shizuoka, Japan	Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker, ...[+2]	patent citation: 7,012
6	NEC Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Virtualization,Big data,Network security, ...[+2]	patent citation: 6,563
7	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5,412
8	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		patent citation: 4,251
9	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,855
10	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,582
11	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3,073
12	Sharp Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,358
13	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,119
14	Casio Computer Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Projector,Electronics,Digital camera, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2,016
15	Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Saitama, Japan		patent citation: 2,016
16	Ricoh Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,928
17	SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,881
18	TDK Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,812
19	Pioneer Corp.	Fukushima, Japan	Navigation system,Laserdisc player,Electronic product, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,781
20	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,588
21	Fujitsu General Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Air conditioning,Automation,Mechanical engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,556
22	Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	RSS,Information technology consulting,Systems design, ...[+1]	patent citation: 1,491
23	Toyota Motor Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,363
24	Kyocera Corp.	Kyoto, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,351
25	Victor Company of Japan Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Electronics,Software,High-definition television, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,335
26	Hosiden Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Microphone,Bluetooth,Headphones, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,314
27	Nihon Denso KK	Saitama, Japan	Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering	patent citation: 1,212
28	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronics,Audio equipment,CD player, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,189
29	Funai Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,Blu-ray disc, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,115
30	Olympus Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Microscope,Endoscopy,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,096
31	Seiko Epson Corp.	Nagano, Japan	Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,060
32	Brother Industries, Ltd.	Aichi, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Digital printing, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,030
33	Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Call centre,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1,000
34	OMRON Corp.	Kyoto, Japan	Automation,Electronics,Health care, ...[+2]	patent citation: 944
35	Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.	Saga, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronics,Thin film, ...[+2]	patent citation: 930
36	Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Software,Game console,Computer hardware	patent citation: 856
37	FUJIFILM Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 822
38	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.	Osaka, Japan		patent citation: 821
39	Temco Japan Co. Ltd.	Japan		patent citation: 785
40	Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.	Chiba, Japan	Electronics,Inkjet printing,Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, ...[+2]	patent citation: 784
41	Rion Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Medical equipment,Hearing aid,Health care, ...[+2]	patent citation: 749
42	Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronics,Information device,Telematics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 744
43	Aiphone Co., Ltd.	Aichi, Japan	Intercom,Telecommunications,Residence, ...[+2]	patent citation: 722
44	DENSO Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Automotive engineering,Industrial robot,Programmable logic controller, ...[+2]	patent citation: 696
45	Mitsubishi Kogyo KK	Japan		patent citation: 665
46	Nikon Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Microscope,Photography,Motion capture, ...[+2]	patent citation: 593
47	Star Micronics Co., Ltd.	Shizuoka, Japan	Peripheral,Digital printing,Automation, ...[+2]	patent citation: 591
48	Pilot Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Pencil (mathematics),Precious metal,Peripheral, ...[+1]	patent citation: 580
49	Equos Research Co. Ltd.	Japan		patent citation: 542
50	NEC Saitama Ltd.	Saitama, Japan		patent citation: 535