← All themesMetal Oxide Thin Film Deposition
Techniques for forming thin films of metal oxides or related metal compounds on substrates, often using solution-based methods, for applications in electronics, optics, or specialized coatings.
4,653 US filings from 1,261 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,210 · 2024: 1,422 · 2025: 1,426 · 2026 YTD: 595
Compounds Containing Metals
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
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| 1 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 325 | 89 | 106 | 88 | 42 | -17.0% |
| 2 | ASM IP Holding B.V. | 294 | 76 | 76 | 89 | 53 | +17.1% |
| 3 | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 244 | 64 | 57 | 86 | 37 | +50.9% |
| 4 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | 129 | 43 | 54 | 24 | 8 | -55.6% |
| 5 | Versum Materials US, LLC | 81 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 11 | +34.8% |
| 6 | Lam Research Corporation | 77 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 8 | +17.9% |
| 7 | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 70 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 9 | -44.8% |
| 8 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 58 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 12 | +66.7% |
| 9 | ENTEGRIS, INC. | 57 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 6 | -5.3% |
| 10 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 55 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 14 | -27.8% |
| 11 | KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS | 51 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 4 | +16.7% |
| 12 | Kokusai Electric Corporation | 46 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | -37.5% |
| 13 | GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. | 44 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 5 | -52.4% |
| 14 | ADEKA CORPORATION | 42 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Silanna UV Technologies Pte Ltd | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | · | -7.7% |
| 16 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 33 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | -53.3% |
| 17 | Merck Patent GmbH | 29 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 1 | +220.0% |
| 18 | SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | +37.5% |
| 19 | The Regents of the University of California | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | -22.2% |
| 20 | DIC Corporation | 25 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | -25.0% |
| 21 | TOSOH CORPORATION | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | +57.1% |
| 22 | City University of Hong Kong | 24 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | -22.2% |
| 23 | MEISHAN BOYA ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD. | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | · | -14.3% |
| 24 | SOULBRAIN CO., LTD. | 23 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | +220.0% |
| 25 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -28.6% |