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Advanced Display Backlight & Optics
Innovations in backlight units, optical films, and light management structures to enhance display performance, uniformity, viewing experience, or specific functionalities like touch.
21,853 US filings from 2,060 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,725 · 2024: 7,337 · 2025: 6,286 · 2026 YTD: 2,505
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Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 1,710 | 391 | 624 | 521 | 174 | -16.5% |
| 2 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 1,679 | 477 | 513 | 497 | 192 | -3.1% |
| 3 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 1,169 | 282 | 370 | 333 | 184 | -10.0% |
| 4 | Japan Display Inc. | 750 | 216 | 300 | 175 | 59 | -41.7% |
| 5 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 710 | 215 | 217 | 187 | 91 | -13.8% |
| 6 | InnoLux Corporation | 535 | 135 | 161 | 183 | 56 | +13.7% |
| 7 | CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 478 | 83 | 169 | 172 | 54 | +1.8% |
| 8 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 419 | 82 | 130 | 133 | 74 | +2.3% |
| 9 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 416 | 120 | 129 | 111 | 56 | -14.0% |
| 10 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 368 | 88 | 98 | 120 | 62 | +22.4% |
| 11 | TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. | 367 | 70 | 205 | 80 | 12 | -61.0% |
| 12 | Apple Inc. | 353 | 96 | 124 | 103 | 30 | -16.9% |
| 13 | WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 325 | 63 | 174 | 72 | 16 | -58.6% |
| 14 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 295 | 67 | 96 | 95 | 37 | -1.0% |
| 15 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 256 | 60 | 92 | 78 | 26 | -15.2% |
| 16 | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC | 254 | 88 | 79 | 58 | 29 | -26.6% |
| 17 | Sharp Display Technology Corporation | 234 | 39 | 92 | 81 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 18 | HKC CORPORATION LIMITED | 233 | 87 | 83 | 50 | 13 | -39.8% |
| 19 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 224 | 62 | 81 | 58 | 23 | -28.4% |
| 20 | Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd. | 212 | 41 | 70 | 83 | 18 | +18.6% |
| 21 | Coretronic Corporation | 196 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 24 | -3.4% |
| 22 | WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 166 | 34 | 86 | 35 | 11 | -59.3% |
| 23 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 156 | 38 | 80 | 32 | 6 | -60.0% |
| 24 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 150 | 37 | 54 | 42 | 17 | -22.2% |
| 25 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | 141 | 27 | 48 | 49 | 17 | +2.1% |