Patent Theme
Conformal & Selective Film Deposition
Methods for depositing thin films with controlled conformality, thickness, and material properties, including selective deposition on specific areas, often using atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), or epitaxial growth.
5,360 US filings from 1,010 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,306 · 2024: 1,511 · 2025: 1,717 · 2026 YTD: 826
Coating & Surface TreatmentSemiconductor Manufacturing Process
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 706 | 189 | 213 | 200 | 104 | -6.1% |
| 2 | ASM IP Holding B.V. | 557 | 142 | 155 | 158 | 102 | +1.9% |
| 3 | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 463 | 137 | 109 | 152 | 65 | +39.4% |
| 4 | Lam Research Corporation | 202 | 36 | 57 | 84 | 25 | +47.4% |
| 5 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 139 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 30 | +22.5% |
| 6 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 113 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 10 | +20.0% |
| 7 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 105 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 28 | +86.4% |
| 8 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 105 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Kokusai Electric Corporation | 92 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 14 | +52.0% |
| 10 | Versum Materials US, LLC | 92 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 14 | +30.8% |
| 11 | ENTEGRIS, INC. | 66 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 6 | +33.3% |
| 12 | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 61 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 11 | -50.0% |
| 13 | GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. | 50 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 6 | -50.0% |
| 14 | ADEKA CORPORATION | 44 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 7 | +15.4% |
| 15 | Merck Patent GmbH | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | · | +216.7% |
| 16 | SOULBRAIN CO., LTD. | 29 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 4 | +280.0% |
| 17 | National University of Singapore | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | +200.0% |
| 18 | Kioxia Corporation | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | +120.0% |
| 19 | Picosun Oy | 25 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | -30.0% |
| 20 | Eugenus, Inc. | 24 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | +140.0% |
| 21 | Japan Display Inc. | 24 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 22 | EGTM Co., Ltd. | 23 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | +80.0% |
| 23 | INTEL CORPORATION | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | +33.3% |
| 24 | International Business Machines Corporation | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 25 | SKY TECH INC. | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | · | -63.6% |