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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 96 145 206 230 256 933
NEC CORPORATION 162 192 202 175 199 930
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 146 136 135 147 184 748
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 127 148 135 121 127 658
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 98 103 101 157 192 651
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 45 98 152 134 154 583
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 68 68 63 72 77 348
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 58 76 56 64 91 345
HITACHI, LTD 60 42 49 62 114 327
FUJITSU LIMITED 49 55 47 62 76 289
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 26 48 58 70 76 278
~Individually Owned Patent 44 41 42 55 69 251
SONY CORPORATION 44 55 55 40 53 247
MOTOROLA, INC. 68 64 45 27 29 233
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 45 35 35 46 57 218
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 34 47 57 34 25 197
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 30 40 36 45 40 191
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 26 38 27 46 49 186
INTEL CORPORATION 32 34 41 30 46 183
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 45 46 31 30 27 179
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 9 37 37 50 42 175
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 25 26 21 34 50 156
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 39 57 42 7 7 152
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 10 19 23 49 44 145
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 22 14 26 27 44 133
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 20 5 17 26 48 116
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 29 24 20 19 23 115
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 21 35 32 20 3 111
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 7 37 66 110
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 17 20 14 22 23 96
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 23 17 14 18 9 81
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 22 14 18 23 4 81
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 11 22 23 13 11 80
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 18 7 14 16 24 79
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 9 12 13 18 23 75
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 16 18 12 13 14 73
DENSO CORPORATION 5 11 17 15 22 70
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 6 9 23 30 68
MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 15 11 20 13 7 66
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 25 33 58
TESSERA, INC. 7 7 13 16 14 57
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 8 10 12 15 10 55
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 13 16 14 4 7 54
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 11 14 17 7 3 52
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 1 12 39 52
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 3 7 36 49
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 14 9 14 10 2 49
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 5 6 11 10 15 47
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 11 13 8 5 9 46
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 8 8 8 11 11 46
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 9 10 13 4 10 46
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PTE LTD 9 8 3 10 12 42
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 20 7 2 9 2 40
SILICONIX INCORPORATED 8 15 9 5 3 40
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 5 7 11 12 39
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. 11 12 11 3 1 38
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 13 10 9 3 2 37
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 35 35
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 9 3 12 7 4 35
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 5 12 17 34
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 8 2 9 10 34
HARRIS CORP. 18 14 1 1 0 34
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 5 5 7 16 34
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 9 6 8 3 7 33
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 4 6 14 5 33
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 7 13 12 32
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS - ACER INCORPORATED 0 10 16 6 0 32
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 9 14 1 3 4 31
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 2 7 11 10 30
XEROX CORPORATION 5 7 8 5 5 30
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. 0 3 10 14 2 29
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 7 6 8 4 4 29
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 15 8 4 0 1 28
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 6 8 7 3 28
TRW INC. 2 6 6 8 6 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 6 6 6 7 28
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 6 2 4 7 7 26
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 8 5 4 3 6 26
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 5 5 7 8 25
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 7 9 4 2 2 24
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 4 3 8 5 4 24
RAYTHEON COMPANY 4 8 4 4 4 24
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 5 2 6 0 23
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 0 0 11 12 23
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 2 4 7 5 5 23
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 2 5 6 4 5 22
CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA SULLA MICROELETTRONICA NEL MEZZOGIORNO 10 7 4 1 0 22
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 17 21
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 10 7 2 1 1 21
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 8 0 3 3 20
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 2 5 6 5 20
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 1 1 4 2 12 20
TDK CORPORATION 3 0 5 6 6 20
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 3 7 7 20
WORLDWIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 1 13 6 0 20
YAMAHA CORPORATION 10 3 3 4 0 20
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 6 5 4 19
LUMILEDS LIGHTING, U.S., LLC 0 0 1 9 8 18
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 3 4 5 18
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 3 2 7 18
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. 16 0 1 0 0 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 5 3 2 3 17
WHITAKER CORPORATION 3 6 5 3 0 17
ALTERA CORPORATION 2 4 1 5 4 16
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 8 5 1 0 16
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 0 4 5 3 4 16
KYOCERA CORPORATION 5 4 3 2 2 16
MEGAMOS CORPORATION 6 8 1 1 0 16
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 5 3 0 5 2 15
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 3 1 3 5 15
CREE, INC. 0 0 0 8 7 15
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 2 2 2 6 15
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 3 2 4 2 4 15
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 2 3 4 4 14
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 2 4 0 1 14
HONEYWELL INC. 3 6 1 3 1 14
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 5 1 2 1 5 14
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 6 1 4 0 3 14
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 2 2 10 14
ERICSSON, INC. 1 4 0 2 6 13
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 0 0 0 13 13
NICHIA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 3 2 3 1 13
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 4 2 5 2 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 6 1 2 4 0 13
VANTIS CORPORATION 0 0 2 8 3 13
ACTEL CORPORATION, INC. 4 4 2 1 1 12
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 3 2 0 0 12
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 2 4 6 12
FOVEONICS, INC. 8 1 3 0 0 12
SAMSUNG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 4 2 1 12
THOMSON-CSF 5 3 2 1 1 12
XILINX, INC. 2 3 2 3 2 12
CANARE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 6 11
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 7 4 11
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH 2 2 1 3 3 11
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 5 3 0 0 3 11
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 5 2 11
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 4 11
NIPPON STEEL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 3 4 2 0 11
OIS OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 2 3 0 11
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 1 1 3 3 11
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 1 3 4 10
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 3 2 3 10
FUJITSU QUANTUM DEVICES LIMITED 0 0 2 3 5 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 1 1 7 1 10
RADIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 2 2 1 10
WALSIN ADVANCED ELECTRONICS LTD 0 0 1 3 6 10
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 2 9
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 1 1 1 5 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 3 1 5 9
MAGEPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 3 2 2 1 9
NIKON CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 1 9
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 5 2 0 1 9
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 3 9
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 1 0 2 1 4 8
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 3 2 1 1 8
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 3 0 0 2 8
CLEAR LOGIC, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
CREE RESEARCH, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 3 4 8
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 3 2 3 0 0 8
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 1 0 2 8
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM, VZW 0 2 0 4 2 8
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 1 5 1 8
MEGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 8 8
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1 3 0 4 0 8
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2 0 4 0 2 8
SPECTRIAN, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
ADVANTEST CORP. 1 0 2 3 1 7
ALCATEL 0 0 2 2 3 7
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 3 1 0 0 7
DALSA INC. 1 2 2 0 2 7
GENERAL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 5 1 0 0 7
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 3 1 0 1 2 7
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 1 0 3 0 7
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 0 1 0 2 7
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 5 1 0 0 1 7
OKIDATA CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 7 0 7
QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 0 7
STAKTEK CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 2 0 2 7
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. 0 0 0 5 2 7
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 3 2 1 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 2 0 3 6
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
EPISTAR CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
FORM FACTOR, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
MEGACHIPS CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 1 2 0 2 1 6
PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 0 6
PROLINX LABS CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 0 6
SANDISK CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 1 1 1 1 2 6
UNITED EPITAXY COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 1 0 5 6
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 0 4 0 0 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 1 0 3 1 6
XEMOD, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 1 1 5
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
CUBIC MEMORY, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ELMOS SEMICONDUCTOR AG 0 0 3 1 1 5
EUPEC EUROPAEISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUER LEISTUNGSHALBLEITER MBH & CO. KG. 1 0 2 0 2 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
FRANCE TELECOM 2 1 1 0 1 5
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA 0 1 2 2 0 5
INCHIP SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS 0 2 0 0 3 5
IXYS CORPORATION 1 0 3 0 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 0 2 2 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 2 0 0 1 5
KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
MICRONAS GMBH 0 0 0 4 1 5
NAN YA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
NEWPORT FAB, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
NKK CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 2 0 3 5
TOKO, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIAX CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5


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