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Top 50 Key Players companies in Wafer
by Most Patent Citation in the Japan in 2018

The Wafer top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation Wafer Key Players in the Japan. 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.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
patent citation: 680
2
LINTEC Corp.
Adhesive materials,Industrial engineering,Pressure sensitive,
...[+2]
patent citation: 515
3
Sony Group Corp.
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
patent citation: 377
4
Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Carbon product,Efficient energy use,
...[+2]
patent citation: 249
5
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 234
6
Advantest Corp.
Semiconductor,Mechanical engineering,Product design,
...[+2]
patent citation: 225
7
Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Chemical-mechanical planarization,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 211
8
TOSHIBA Corp.
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 203
9
Sharp Corp.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 194
10
Socionext, Inc.
Quality of experience,Semiconductor device fabrication,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 194
11
DISCO Corp.
Semiconductor,Manufacturing engineering,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 192
12
Nitto Denko Corp.
Semiconductor,Product design,Adhesive,
...[+2]
patent citation: 159
13
Seiko Epson Corp.
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 149
14
IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
Electronics,Semiconductor,Asphalt,
...[+2]
patent citation: 135
15
Mitsui Chemistry Joint-stock Co.
patent citation: 129
16
Fujitsu Ltd.
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 122
17
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Optoelectronics,Airbag,Synthetic rubber,
...[+2]
patent citation: 120
18
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Optical fiber,Renewable energy,Optoelectronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 107
19
Hitachi Ltd.
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 103
20
Nihon Denso KK
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
patent citation: 92
21
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Semiconductor,Power transmission,Flat panel display,
...[+2]
patent citation: 91
22
Minolta Co., Ltd.
Autofocus,Optics,Photocopier,
...[+2]
patent citation: 83
23
Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Packaging engineering,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 80
24
Renesas Electronics Corp.
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 73
25
KIOXIA Corp.
Computer hardware,Solid-state,Flash memory,
...[+2]
patent citation: 69
26
Fuji Electronics Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Microcomputer,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 60
27
Fuji Electric FA Components & SYstems Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Smart grid,
...[+2]
patent citation: 60
28
Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
patent citation: 58
29
NEC Electronics Corp.
Electronics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 38
30
Canon, Inc.
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 34
31
Nichia Corp.
Laser diode,Semiconductor,LED lamp,
...[+2]
patent citation: 31
32
Toyo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Shipyard,BARGE,Plastic film,
...[+2]
patent citation: 24
33
Nikon Corp.
Microscope,Photography,Motion capture,
...[+2]
patent citation: 22
34
Kyocera Corp.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
35
Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Thin film,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
36
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Silicone,Semiconductor,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 20
37
Toyota Motor Corp.
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
38
Seiko Instruments, Inc.
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Optical fiber connector,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
39
KAGA FEI Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Semiconductor device,Electronic component,
...[+1]
patent citation: 19
40
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Electronics,Optical fiber,Optical fiber cable,
...[+2]
patent citation: 14
41
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Materials science,Bakelite,
...[+2]
patent citation: 14
42
Sumitomo Electric
Optical fiber,Electronics,Optical fiber cable
patent citation: 14
43
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Synthetic rubber,Isoprene,Vinyl acetate,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
44
Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
Electronics,Life Cycle Engineering,Transformer,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
45
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
Synthetic rubber,Industrial engineering,Polyvinyl chloride,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
46
Yamaha Corp.
Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
47
Elpida Memory, Inc.
Semiconductor,Dynamic random-access memory,Resistor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
48
Shanken Electric Co. Ltd.
patent citation: 10
49
System Giken Co. Ltd.
patent citation: 10
50
Toshiba Microelectronics Corp.
patent citation: 10
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