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Top 20 Key Players companies in Etching
by Most Patent Citation in the China in 2018

The Etching top 20 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 20 Most Patent Citation Etching Key Players in the China. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling it is a crucial technique in much modern technology, including circuit boards.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Product design,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7,201
2
United Microelectronics Corp.
Semiconductor,Electronics,CMOS,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,265
3
Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Integrated circuit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 978
4
Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit,
...[+2]
patent citation: 845
5
Winbond Electronics Corp.
Flash memory,Electronics,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 628
6
BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Production line,Electronic visual display,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 590
7
Boe Innovation Investment Co. Ltd.
Intelligent interface,Semiconductor,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
patent citation: 590
8
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.
Semiconductor,Integrated circuit,Electronic component,
...[+1]
patent citation: 584
9
UTAC Hong Kong Ltd.
Semiconductor,Semiconductor package,Electronic component
patent citation: 545
10
Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.
Foundry,Metal,Mining engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 461
11
ProMOS Technologies, Inc.
Semiconductor,Double data rate,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 394
12
Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corp.
Microelectronics,Tariff,Food industry
patent citation: 382
13
TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
Computer hardware,Liquid-crystal display,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 257
14
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Flash memory,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
patent citation: 250
15
Macronix International Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Read-only memory,Non-volatile memory,
...[+2]
patent citation: 234
16
Beijing NAURA Microelectronics Equipment Co., Ltd.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Etching,
...[+2]
patent citation: 210
17
Shenzhen Suntak Multilayer PCB Co. Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Electronic component
patent citation: 192
18
Yageo Corp.
Capacitor,Semiconductor,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 142
19
Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Smart card,
...[+2]
patent citation: 138
20
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.
Electronics,Electronic visual display,Liquid-crystal display,
...[+2]
patent citation: 137
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