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Top 50 Key Players companies in OLED
by Most Patent Citation in the South Korea in 2019

The OLED top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation OLED Key Players in the South Korea. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2019, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED or Organic LED), also known as an organic EL (organic electroluminescent) diode, is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound that emits light in response to an electric current. This organic layer is situated between two electrodes; typically, at least one of these electrodes is transparent. OLEDs are used to create digital displays in devices such as television screens, computer monitors, portable systems such as smartphones, handheld game consoles and PDAs. A major area of research is the development of white OLED devices for use in solid-state lighting applications.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Samsung Display Devices Co., Ltd.
patent citation: 14,770
2
LG Display Co., Ltd.
Electronics,Automotive engineering,Electronic visual display,
...[+2]
patent citation: 6,574
3
Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Liquid-crystal display,
...[+1]
patent citation: 3,714
4
LG Chem Ltd.
Petrochemical,Synthetic rubber,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,483
5
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,934
6
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
Plasma display,Lithium-ion battery,Solar energy,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,409
7
Cheil Industries, Inc.
Chemical engineering,Landscaping,Diode,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,049
8
Gracel Display, Inc.
Light emitting device,Chemical engineering,Electron injection,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,020
9
SFC Co., Ltd.
Electronics,Semiconductor,Electronic component
patent citation: 477
10
LG Electronics, Inc.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 233
11
Pantech & Curitel Communications, Inc.
Handset,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+1]
patent citation: 162
12
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Electronic component,Capacitor,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 161
13
SKC Co., Ltd.
Propylene glycol,Petrochemical,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 150
14
Doosan Corp.
Automation,Construction engineering,Desalination,
...[+2]
patent citation: 138
15
Neoview Kolon Co. Ltd.
Light-emitting diode,Diode,Semiconductor
patent citation: 110
16
SEMES Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Automation,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 108
17
DUKSAN HI METAL Co., Ltd.
Solder ball,Transparent display,Solid-state lighting,
...[+2]
patent citation: 87
18
Daewoo Electronics Co. Ltd.
Electronics,Graphics processing unit,Peripheral,
...[+2]
patent citation: 76
19
POSCO
Materials science,Mining engineering,Metal,
...[+2]
patent citation: 51
20
Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Photoresist,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 48
21
Silicon Display Co. Ltd.
patent citation: 48
22
INVENIA Co., Ltd.
Liquid crystal,Electronics,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 45
23
Inha University Research & Business Foundation
Industrial engineering
patent citation: 42
24
LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd.
Missile,Electronics,Radar,
...[+2]
patent citation: 41
25
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
Industrial technology
patent citation: 38
26
Dongwoo Fine-Chem Co., Ltd.
Petrochemical,Chemical engineering
patent citation: 37
27
Corning Precision Materials Korea Co., Ltd.
Optical communication,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 34
28
YOULCHON CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
Polypropylene,Microservices,Packaging engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 33
29
KDT Co. Ltd.
Interior design,Pottery,Plumbing fixture
patent citation: 31
30
JUSUNG ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Solar cell,Solar energy,
...[+2]
patent citation: 30
31
HANA MICRON, Inc.
Semiconductor,Flip chip,Ball grid array,
...[+2]
patent citation: 29
32
MBK Co., Ltd. (Korea)
Semiconductor,OLED,Electron,
...[+2]
patent citation: 29
33
LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Silicon,
...[+2]
patent citation: 28
34
Heesung Material Ltd.
Electronics,Electronic component,Computer hardware,
...[+1]
patent citation: 25
35
DMS Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Wind power
patent citation: 21
36
Hydis Technologies Co., Ltd.
Liquid-crystal display,Electronics,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
37
i-Kaist Co., Ltd.
patent citation: 20
38
Kolon Industries, Inc.
Yarn,Aramid,Fiber,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
39
Toray Chemical Korea, Inc.
Fiber,Aramid,Textile (markup language),
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
40
IB Comm Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Metal,
...[+2]
patent citation: 18
41
Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
Mining engineering,Natural resource management,Diode,
...[+2]
patent citation: 17
42
Viatron Technologies, Inc.
Solar energy,Electronics,Crystallization,
...[+2]
patent citation: 16
43
Duk San Neolux Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Printed electronics,OLED,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
44
Crucialchips Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Semiconductor device,Mobile phone,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
45
Olum Technology
Computer hardware,Mass production,GaN compound,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
46
TAKOMA Technology Co., Ltd.
Information technology,Electronics,Computer hardware
patent citation: 13
47
Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd.
Hydrogen peroxide,Chemical engineering,Sodium dithionite,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
48
Ace Digitech Co., Ltd.
Iodine,Industrial engineering,Liquid crystal,
...[+1]
patent citation: 10
49
Doosan DND Co. Ltd.
patent citation: 10
50
MNtech Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Microlens,
...[+2]
patent citation: 9
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