Patent Theme
Integrated Circuit Interconnect & Layout Optimization
Techniques for designing and fabricating the conductive pathways (interconnects) and their contacts between different components within an integrated circuit, focusing on density, reliability, and performance.
13,204 US filings from 1,300 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,498 · 2024: 4,343 · 2025: 4,097 · 2026 YTD: 1,266
Integrated Circuit Layout & Arrangement
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. | 2,702 | 693 | 879 | 956 | 174 | +8.8% |
| 2 | INTEL CORPORATION | 1,177 | 318 | 400 | 367 | 92 | -8.2% |
| 3 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 1,130 | 358 | 401 | 323 | 48 | -19.5% |
| 4 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 815 | 182 | 291 | 239 | 103 | -17.9% |
| 5 | International Business Machines Corporation | 527 | 162 | 164 | 146 | 55 | -11.0% |
| 6 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 267 | 50 | 79 | 95 | 43 | +20.3% |
| 7 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | 207 | 61 | 58 | 72 | 16 | +24.1% |
| 8 | XILINX, INC. | 166 | 42 | 64 | 43 | 17 | -32.8% |
| 9 | Synopsys, Inc. | 164 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 22 | +4.3% |
| 10 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 134 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 18 | +12.8% |
| 11 | Apple Inc. | 124 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 18 | -12.5% |
| 12 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 123 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 9 | -30.2% |
| 13 | CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 122 | 44 | 43 | 25 | 10 | -41.9% |
| 14 | NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 114 | 23 | 42 | 34 | 15 | -19.0% |
| 15 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 108 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 2 | +16.7% |
| 16 | UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. | 94 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 17 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 86 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 3 | -3.0% |
| 18 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 85 | 23 | 17 | 28 | 17 | +64.7% |
| 19 | Nvidia Corporation | 78 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 14 | +107.1% |
| 20 | GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. | 76 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 6 | -26.9% |
| 21 | ALTERA CORPORATION | 72 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 15 | +94.4% |
| 22 | Arm Limited | 66 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 23 | ARTERIS, INC. | 65 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | +26.7% |
| 24 | SiFive, Inc. | 63 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 9 | -4.3% |
| 25 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 62 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 9 | -20.0% |