Patent Theme
Pixel and Gate Driver Architectures
Design and implementation of circuits and layouts for driving individual pixels or rows/columns of pixels, including gate drivers, data drivers, pixel driving circuits, and their integration onto the display substrate, often in non-display regions.
12,880 US filings from 742 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,073 · 2024: 4,102 · 2025: 4,023 · 2026 YTD: 1,682
Display DriversLight-Emitting Devices (LEDs)Organic Electronics (OLED)
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 3,459 | 784 | 985 | 1,158 | 532 | +17.6% |
| 2 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 1,931 | 389 | 690 | 622 | 230 | -9.9% |
| 3 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 1,385 | 323 | 380 | 447 | 235 | +17.6% |
| 4 | CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 713 | 81 | 259 | 283 | 90 | +9.3% |
| 5 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 308 | 87 | 102 | 91 | 28 | -10.8% |
| 6 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | 287 | 91 | 93 | 79 | 24 | -15.1% |
| 7 | HKC CORPORATION LIMITED | 227 | 69 | 95 | 46 | 17 | -51.6% |
| 8 | Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd. | 215 | 47 | 63 | 76 | 29 | +20.6% |
| 9 | TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. | 212 | 37 | 103 | 62 | 10 | -39.8% |
| 10 | Japan Display Inc. | 193 | 54 | 69 | 56 | 14 | -18.8% |
| 11 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 183 | 46 | 84 | 49 | 4 | -41.7% |
| 12 | Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd. | 178 | 13 | 35 | 99 | 31 | +182.9% |
| 13 | WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 173 | 24 | 66 | 63 | 20 | -4.5% |
| 14 | LX SEMICON CO., LTD. | 158 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 11 | +4.1% |
| 15 | Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. | 157 | 46 | 59 | 35 | 17 | -40.7% |
| 16 | NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp. | 156 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 30 | +35.1% |
| 17 | InnoLux Corporation | 149 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 18 | +4.5% |
| 18 | Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd. | 130 | 28 | 53 | 37 | 12 | -30.2% |
| 19 | Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. | 129 | 72 | 39 | 16 | 2 | -59.0% |
| 20 | AUO CORPORATION | 128 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 32 | +305.9% |
| 21 | Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd. | 128 | 26 | 45 | 40 | 17 | -11.1% |
| 22 | Apple Inc. | 119 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 15 | -10.5% |
| 23 | Sharp Display Technology Corporation | 118 | 16 | 41 | 31 | 30 | -24.4% |
| 24 | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 109 | 41 | 48 | 14 | 6 | -70.8% |
| 25 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 108 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 9 | -25.0% |