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Power & Hybrid Connector Design
Connectors specifically designed for high current or voltage applications, often incorporating features for power delivery, thermal management, or combining power and signal lines.
8,467 US filings from 1,505 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,089 · 2024: 2,467 · 2025: 2,615 · 2026 YTD: 1,296
Electrical Connectors
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | 805 | 191 | 234 | 254 | 126 | +8.5% |
| 2 | YAZAKI CORPORATION | 393 | 70 | 128 | 136 | 59 | +6.2% |
| 3 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | 372 | 101 | 113 | 115 | 43 | +1.8% |
| 4 | AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd. | 358 | 97 | 117 | 102 | 42 | -12.8% |
| 5 | TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH | 334 | 49 | 107 | 116 | 62 | +8.4% |
| 6 | Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | 253 | 46 | 72 | 84 | 51 | +16.7% |
| 7 | Molex, LLC | 225 | 62 | 64 | 56 | 43 | -12.5% |
| 8 | DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD | 223 | 59 | 43 | 77 | 44 | +79.1% |
| 9 | FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 200 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 0.0% |
| 10 | JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED | 188 | 54 | 52 | 65 | 17 | +25.0% |
| 11 | FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. | 162 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Aptiv Technologies AG | 112 | · | 30 | 47 | 35 | +56.7% |
| 13 | HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 109 | 22 | 36 | 30 | 21 | -16.7% |
| 14 | Hubbell Incorporated | 99 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 14 | +33.3% |
| 15 | Amphenol Corporation | 95 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 7 | +11.1% |
| 16 | HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KG | 86 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 12 | +105.3% |
| 17 | Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. | 83 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 17 | -37.9% |
| 18 | Eaton Intelligent Power Limited | 73 | 13 | 28 | 24 | 8 | -14.3% |
| 19 | TE Connectivity Germany GmbH | 72 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 9 | -80.0% |
| 20 | FCI USA LLC | 71 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 8 | +92.3% |
| 21 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 67 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 10 | +37.5% |
| 22 | ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. | 61 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 23 | Aptiv Technologies Limited | 55 | 44 | 10 | 1 | · | -90.0% |
| 24 | Bellwether Electronic Corp. | 52 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 16 | +46.2% |
| 25 | COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 49 | 18 | 16 | 15 | · | -6.2% |