Patent Theme
Advanced Metallization & Contacts
Novel materials and processes for forming low-resistance electrical contacts and interconnects within semiconductor devices, including selective deposition, silicidation, and barrier layers for improved performance and scaling.
23,733 US filings from 2,140 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,142 · 2024: 6,488 · 2025: 8,183 · 2026 YTD: 3,920
Chip-to-Chip Interconnect (Bonding, Bumps)Semiconductor Diodes & Transistors
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 2,901 | 535 | 689 | 1,191 | 486 | +72.9% |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 2,090 | 371 | 516 | 712 | 491 | +38.0% |
| 3 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 1,829 | 448 | 584 | 632 | 165 | +8.2% |
| 4 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 989 | 239 | 326 | 290 | 134 | -11.0% |
| 5 | NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 955 | 222 | 249 | 352 | 132 | +41.4% |
| 6 | International Business Machines Corporation | 708 | 163 | 178 | 237 | 130 | +33.1% |
| 7 | INTEL CORPORATION | 628 | 139 | 181 | 211 | 97 | +16.6% |
| 8 | ASM IP Holding B.V. | 540 | 120 | 148 | 181 | 91 | +22.3% |
| 9 | CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 418 | 146 | 136 | 113 | 23 | -16.9% |
| 10 | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 345 | 82 | 78 | 134 | 51 | +71.8% |
| 11 | UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. | 335 | 59 | 46 | 142 | 88 | +208.7% |
| 12 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | 330 | 63 | 90 | 102 | 75 | +13.3% |
| 13 | FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 313 | 44 | 73 | 116 | 80 | +58.9% |
| 14 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 311 | 84 | 95 | 91 | 41 | -4.2% |
| 15 | SK hynix Inc. | 310 | 39 | 90 | 104 | 77 | +15.6% |
| 16 | ROHM CO., LTD. | 303 | 81 | 72 | 98 | 52 | +36.1% |
| 17 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | 272 | 63 | 69 | 92 | 48 | +33.3% |
| 18 | Lam Research Corporation | 223 | 43 | 72 | 80 | 28 | +11.1% |
| 19 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | 204 | 18 | 25 | 101 | 60 | +304.0% |
| 20 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 199 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 15 | +16.1% |
| 21 | Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation | 172 | 12 | 20 | 87 | 53 | +335.0% |
| 22 | RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 165 | 40 | 24 | 52 | 49 | +116.7% |
| 23 | Infineon Technologies AG | 163 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 24 | +32.5% |
| 24 | DENSO CORPORATION | 132 | 18 | 26 | 57 | 31 | +119.2% |
| 25 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | 130 | 21 | 38 | 54 | 17 | +42.1% |