U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
~Individually Owned Patent | 1140 | 1122 | 1563 | 1628 | 1766 | 7219 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 164 | 146 | 168 | 258 | 420 | 1156 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 73 | 127 | 213 | 288 | 383 | 1084 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN | 110 | 151 | 218 | 203 | 195 | 877 |
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 22 | 53 | 119 | 107 | 120 | 421 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 2 | 9 | 20 | 76 | 279 | 386 |
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL | 51 | 60 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 334 |
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. | 17 | 22 | 57 | 102 | 99 | 297 |
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED | 3 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 63 | 148 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS - ACER INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 58 | 112 |
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 68 | 104 |
ACER PERIPHERALS, INC. | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 94 |
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 81 |
MUSTEK SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 79 |
WORLDWIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 67 |
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 59 |
UMAX DATA SYSTEMS INC. | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 49 |
HOLTEK MICROELECTRONICS INC. | 1 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 46 |
INVENTEC CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
UNITED SILICON, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 36 |
POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
SILITEK CORPORATION | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 |
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
UNITED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 31 |
NAN YA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
FU TAI UMBRELLA WORKS, LTD. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
HWA SHIN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
SHIN JIUH CORP. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
ACER INCORPORATED | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
CHUNG CHENG FAUCET CO. LTD. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
GREENMASTER INDUSTRIAL CORP. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
E. LEAD ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
ACER SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
CHAW KHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
CHINA TEXTILE INSTITUTE | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
D-LINK CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
MUST SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
QUARTON, INC. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
FORMOSA SAINT JOSE CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
MICROTEK INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
YUAN MEI CORP. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
CHING FENG BLINDS IND. CO., LTD. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, COUNCIL OF LABOR AFFAIRS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
MOLEX INCORPORATED | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
PAI LUNG MACHINERY MILL CO., LTD. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
TESTO INDUSTRY CORP. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
TRACE STORAGE TECH. CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
TWINHEAD INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
UTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
ACADEMIA SINICA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
EASTWEST INTERNATIONAL (TAIWAN) ENTERPRISES | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
FOXCONN PRECISION COMPONENTS, CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
HAND TOOL DESIGN CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
SHINING BLICK ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
TEH YOR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
AVISION INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
CHINESE PETROLEUM CORP. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
DBTEL INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
LINK TREASURE LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
LUNDAR ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
UNIQUE PRODUCTS & DESIGN CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
UTRON TECHNOLOGY INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
CAESAR TECHNOLOGY INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
COTRON CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
ELECTRONICS RESEARCH & SERVICE ORGANIZATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ENLIGHT CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
GENERAL PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
KALLOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
MAG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
SAMPO CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
SYSGRATION LTD. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
YU FENG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
AUDEN TECHNOLOGY MFG. CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
DE POAN PNEUMATIC CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
EVERLIGHT USA, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
FORMOSA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
GAMEMAX CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
KUAN HSIENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
MODAS SHING COMPANY LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
MYSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
REGITAR POWER TOOLS CO., LTD. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SINPO OPTICAL CO., LTD. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
TAI E INTERNATIONAL PATENT AND LAW OFFICE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
TING CHENG CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
TOP FORTUNE LTD. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ALEX MACHINE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
ALL BEST ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
CHI MEI CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
CYNTEC CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
DAH YANG TOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
DAN-CHIEF ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
DISCOVERY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
JANCHY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
KYE SYSTEMS CORP. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
LONG WELL ELECTRONICS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
P & F BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
SELLE TECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SHING HONG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SPORTS WORLD ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
TEKPAK CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
TIEN HENG MACHINERY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
TOYO ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
YA YUNG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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