Patent Theme
Power Switching & Drivers
Digital logic and control circuits for managing power delivery, driving various loads (e.g., inductive, display elements), converting power, and protecting against over-voltage or electrostatic discharge. Includes gate drivers for power FETs and voltage level shifters.
5,833 US filings from 952 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,390 · 2024: 1,814 · 2025: 1,809 · 2026 YTD: 820
Pulse / Digital Logic Circuits
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 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | 346 | 81 | 107 | 113 | 45 | +5.6% |
| 2 | ROHM CO., LTD. | 313 | 61 | 104 | 90 | 58 | -13.5% |
| 3 | Infineon Technologies AG | 152 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 18 | +35.0% |
| 4 | Infineon Technologies Austria AG | 138 | 25 | 49 | 40 | 24 | -18.4% |
| 5 | FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 130 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 16 | +7.9% |
| 6 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 125 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 10 | +15.4% |
| 7 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | 122 | 25 | 43 | 35 | 19 | -18.6% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | 122 | 30 | 29 | 44 | 19 | +51.7% |
| 9 | Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation | 100 | 21 | 35 | 27 | 17 | -22.9% |
| 10 | pSemi Corporation | 91 | 29 | 39 | 16 | 7 | -59.0% |
| 11 | STMicroelectronics International N.V. | 89 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 20 | +105.0% |
| 12 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 79 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 17 | +28.6% |
| 13 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 76 | 13 | 27 | 23 | 13 | -14.8% |
| 14 | STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l. | 72 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 8 | -51.9% |
| 15 | NXP USA, INC. | 68 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 9 | -11.5% |
| 16 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 59 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 6 | -39.1% |
| 17 | DENSO CORPORATION | 56 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 9 | -15.8% |
| 18 | Lutron Technology Company LLC | 56 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | -31.8% |
| 19 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 56 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 3 | +9.1% |
| 20 | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | 53 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 8 | -66.7% |
| 21 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | 50 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | +7.1% |
| 22 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | 50 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 7 | -70.8% |
| 23 | AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd. | 49 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 7 | -69.6% |
| 24 | Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd. | 49 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 8 | +162.5% |
| 25 | REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 45 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | -13.3% |