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Top 100 Key Players companies in Wafer
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2020

The Wafer top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Wafer Key Players in the United States. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2020, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

South Korea

Netherlands

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Canada

Israel

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 291
2
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 224
3
Zacks Investment Research, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Quantitative model,Oscilloscope,Investment style,
...[+2]
news: 150
4
Lam Research Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Wafer fabrication,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 139
5
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 113
6
Guggenheim Zacks Rank Strong Buy 50 Strategy Port. Series 3
United States
Asset management,Impact investing
news: 113
7
Micron Technology, Inc.
Idaho, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
news: 100
8
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 98
9
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 98
10
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Internet of Things,Silicon,
...[+2]
news: 98
11
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 89
12
Applied Materials, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization,
...[+2]
news: 88
13
Akoustis Technologies, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Foundry,Radio frequency,
...[+2]
news: 77
14
ON Semiconductor Corp.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Voltage reference,
...[+2]
news: 72
15
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 70
16
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 66
17
The Investor Relations Co.
Illinois, United States
Asset management,Professional relationship
news: 66
18
Qorvo, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 64
19
Dow, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Coating,Chemical engineering,Synthetic rubber,
...[+2]
news: 61
20
Aehr Test Systems
California, United States
Semiconductor,Burn-in,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 59
21
Nanometrics, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Metrology,Process control,
...[+2]
news: 55
22
Diodes, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Transistor,Thyristor,
...[+2]
news: 53
23
KLA Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 46
24
Veeco Instruments, Inc.
New York, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Chemical vapor deposition,
...[+2]
news: 46
25
Synopsys, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Information technology consulting,Electronic design automation,
...[+2]
news: 44
26
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 43
27
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 40
28
Wolfspeed, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Wireless,Electric light,
...[+2]
news: 35
29
II-VI, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Aerospace,Navigation system,Laser,
...[+2]
news: 33
30
Technavio
Illinois, United States
Qualitative research methodology,Market research,Qualitative research
news: 33
31
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
Oregon, United States
Semiconductor,Aerospace,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 29
32
RFMD LLC
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Gallium arsenide,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
news: 28
33
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 27
34
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 26
35
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Solar energy,Semiconductor,Thin film,
...[+2]
news: 26
36
Seeking Alpha Ltd.
New York, United States
Venture capital,Investment analyst
news: 25
37
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 24
38
Intel Corporation (UK)
California, United States
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Microprocessor,
...[+2]
news: 24
39
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 23
40
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 22
41
IC Insights, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Market research,Semiconductor,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
news: 22
42
Bank of America Corp.
North Carolina, United States
Investment banking,Underwriting,Asset and liability management,
...[+2]
news: 20
43
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 20
44
Cowen, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Alternative investment,Assets under management,
...[+2]
news: 20
45
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 20
46
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Semiconductor,Product design,Software,
...[+2]
news: 20
47
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 20
48
U.S. Department of Commerce
District of Columbia, United States
E-commerce,Light therapy,5G,
...[+2]
news: 20
49
Stifel Financial Corp.
Missouri, United States
Investment banking,Securitization,Public finance,
...[+2]
news: 19
50
Needham & Co. LLC
New York, United States
Diagnostic Reagent,Clearing,Investment banking,
...[+2]
news: 19
51
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Prime brokerage,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 18
52
Western Digital Corp.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Navigation system,Software,
...[+2]
news: 18
53
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 18
54
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 18
55
Wolfspeed
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 18
56
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 18
57
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 18
58
Entegris, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Process chemistry,
...[+2]
news: 17
59
MKS Instruments, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Mass flow controller,Enterprise software,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 17
60
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
United States
Grapefruit juice,Pickling,Food processing,
...[+2]
news: 16
61
Rambus, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Architecture,Memory architecture,
...[+2]
news: 16
62
inTEST Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Thermal,
...[+2]
news: 16
63
Active-Semi International, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Feature phone,Motor drive,
...[+2]
news: 16
64
Headgate Partners LLC
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software
news: 16
65
Amtech Systems, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Ion implantation,Information technology consulting,Social network,
...[+2]
news: 15
66
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 15
67
Sonic Foundry, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Live streaming,Webcast,Video capture,
...[+2]
news: 15
68
Hitachi High-Tech Corp.
Illinois, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Microscope,
...[+2]
news: 15
69
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electronics,Electronic component,Manufacturing services,
...[+2]
news: 14
70
IPG Photonics Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Laser,Fiber laser,Photonics,
...[+2]
news: 14
71
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Refrigerant,Chemical engineering,Suture (anatomy),
...[+2]
news: 14
72
Shelton Group
Texas, United States
Communication Plan,Differentiator,Investment decisions
news: 14
73
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 13
74
Fox Corp.
New York, United States
Pressure switch,Strategic thinking,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 13
75
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 13
76
BTU International, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Electronics,Semiconductor,Nuclear fuel,
...[+2]
news: 13
77
VLSI Research Labs
Minnesota, United States
Network security
news: 13
78
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 12
79
Altera Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Programmable logic device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 12
80
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Minnesota, United States
Investment banking,Biomarker discovery,Cancer marker,
...[+1]
news: 12
81
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 11
82
EMCORE Corp.
New Mexico, United States
Semiconductor,Solar energy,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 11
83
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 11
84
Brewer Science, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Semiconductor,Wearable technology,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 11
85
Corporate Communications
New York, United States
Marketing strategy,Web development,Web design,
...[+2]
news: 11
86
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Resistor,
...[+2]
news: 10
87
Microchip Technology, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Semiconductor,Wireless,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 10
88
Cohu, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronic component,System on a chip,
...[+2]
news: 10
89
Schmitt Industries, Inc.
Oregon, United States
Laser,Electronics,Propane,
...[+2]
news: 10
90
Tumblr, Inc.
New York, United States
Microblogging,Advertising,Online advertising,
...[+2]
news: 10
91
ACM, Inc.
California, United States
Volunteer Organization
news: 10
92
Azenta, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Semiconductor,Biology,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 9
93
PDF Solutions, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Semiconductor,Systems design,
...[+2]
news: 9
94
AXT, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Compound semiconductor,Gallium,
...[+2]
news: 9
95
Research Corporation Technologies Inc
Arizona, United States
Gene,Monoclonal antibody,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 9
96
Coventor, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Extreme ultraviolet lithography,Simulation,
...[+2]
news: 9
97
Guerrant Associates
Hawaii, United States
Corporate communication,Corporate marketing
news: 9
98
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Automation,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 8
99
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Telecommunications,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 8
100
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Product design,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 8

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