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Specialized Image Sensor Applications
Image sensors tailored for specific advanced functionalities beyond basic image capture, such as high dynamic range (HDR) imaging, single-photon detection, auto-focus, or distance measurement (LiDAR), often incorporating specialized pixel designs or processing.
11,907 US filings from 1,427 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,888 · 2024: 3,181 · 2025: 3,978 · 2026 YTD: 1,860
Photovoltaic / Photoconductive Devices
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 1,522 | 341 | 343 | 551 | 287 | +60.6% |
| 2 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 1,087 | 302 | 266 | 354 | 165 | +33.1% |
| 3 | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | 1,030 | 235 | 283 | 356 | 156 | +25.8% |
| 4 | SK hynix Inc. | 388 | 79 | 102 | 137 | 70 | +34.3% |
| 5 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 296 | 6 | 5 | 202 | 83 | +3940.0% |
| 6 | OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 273 | 47 | 60 | 106 | 60 | +76.7% |
| 7 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 258 | 73 | 93 | 69 | 23 | -25.8% |
| 8 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 211 | 61 | 59 | 70 | 21 | +18.6% |
| 9 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 185 | 44 | 63 | 69 | 9 | +9.5% |
| 10 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 171 | 41 | 55 | 49 | 26 | -10.9% |
| 11 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | 167 | 25 | 66 | 58 | 18 | -12.1% |
| 12 | NIKON CORPORATION | 162 | 57 | 53 | 43 | 9 | -18.9% |
| 13 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | 159 | 32 | 35 | 54 | 38 | +54.3% |
| 14 | Apple Inc. | 153 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 19 | +30.2% |
| 15 | GoPro, Inc. | 125 | 36 | 32 | 43 | 14 | +34.4% |
| 16 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 109 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 18 | -3.2% |
| 17 | PixArt Imaging Inc. | 85 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 12 | -31.0% |
| 18 | Waymo LLC | 77 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 11 | -24.0% |
| 19 | NEC CORPORATION | 75 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 4 | -7.7% |
| 20 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 70 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 5 | -46.2% |
| 21 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | 67 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 10 | +12.5% |
| 22 | HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD. | 59 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 13 | -13.0% |
| 23 | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC | 58 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 2 | -64.7% |
| 24 | VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | 57 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | +23.1% |
| 25 | Cilag GmbH International | 57 | 20 | 29 | 8 | · | -72.4% |