Patent Theme

Advanced Material Characterization

Techniques and systems for precisely measuring electrical or electromagnetic properties of materials or components, often involving specialized resonators, waveguides, or multi-range measurement systems to ensure accuracy.

8,724 US filings from 2,812 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,106 · 2024: 2,733 · 2025: 2,671 · 2026 YTD: 1,214

Electrical MeasurementSemiconductor Testing

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG	204	46	51	77	30	+51.0%
2	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	121	26	33	44	18	+33.3%
3	SHIMADZU CORPORATION	90	19	31	28	12	-9.7%
4	TEKTRONIX, INC.	63	17	21	15	10	-28.6%
5	The Boeing Company	63	15	19	17	12	-10.5%
6	HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION	62	13	10	31	8	+210.0%
7	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.	62	15	18	22	7	+22.2%
8	Rigaku Corporation	57	19	21	12	5	-42.9%
9	Applied Materials, Inc.	55	9	18	22	6	+22.2%
10	SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY	55	17	19	13	6	-31.6%
11	ADVANTEST CORPORATION	49	9	15	16	9	+6.7%
12	ASML Netherlands B.V.	48	11	13	20	4	+53.8%
13	Infineon Technologies AG	48	16	17	9	6	-47.1%
14	KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA	48	15	10	17	6	+70.0%
15	COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES	46	14	15	10	7	-33.3%
16	TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED	46	11	16	14	5	-12.5%
17	KLA Corporation	44	8	13	19	4	+46.2%
18	TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED	43	6	16	17	4	+6.2%
19	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE	42	12	10	13	7	+30.0%
20	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	42	8	22	12	·	-45.5%
21	Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.	40	5	17	12	6	-29.4%
22	FEI Company	39	6	9	14	10	+55.6%
23	HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.	37	6	10	12	9	+20.0%
24	International Business Machines Corporation	37	6	10	14	7	+40.0%
25	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	36	8	15	6	7	-60.0%