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Piezoelectric & electrostrictive devices
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H10P · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H10P patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Viljami Pore114 patents · 6,673 citations
- 296Ellie Yieh150 patents · 11,430 citations
- 392Robert Vyne18 patents · 3,236 citations
- 488Todd Robert Dunn22 patents · 3,896 citations
- 583Fred Alokozai15 patents · 5,151 citations
- 679Shankar Swaminathan70 patents · 3,914 citations
- 775Kevin J. Linthicum43 patents · 3,643 citations
- 871Hu Kang45 patents · 3,973 citations
- 967Paul M. Enquist65 patents · 4,575 citations
- 1063Gaius Gillman Fountain, Jr.68 patents · 3,791 citations
- 1158Yong Min Yoo22 patents · 2,261 citations
- 1254Michael Eugene Givens67 patents · 4,276 citations
- 1350Anchuan Wang136 patents · 15,112 citations
- 1446John Tolle44 patents · 6,683 citations
- 1542Chien-Teh Kao39 patents · 2,801 citations
- 1638Qi Xie72 patents · 3,433 citations
- 1733Fu Tang30 patents · 2,567 citations
- 1829Timothee Blanquart32 patents · 2,246 citations
- 1925Matthew G. Goodman25 patents · 2,768 citations
- 2021Patrick A. Van Cleemput48 patents · 2,858 citations
- 2117Keith Doran Weeks36 patents · 2,882 citations
- 2213Bhadri N. Varadarajan55 patents · 2,488 citations
- 238Yung-Cheng Lu91 patents · 2,783 citations
- 244Zihui Li30 patents · 2,509 citations
- 251Jiayin Huang24 patents · 1,727 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H10P output across the last 5 years
- 199Norihito Sone13 patents · 14,132 citations
- 296Dahl-Young Khang27 patents · 5,595 citations
- 392Yugang Sun24 patents · 4,909 citations
- 488Atsuki Fukazawa67 patents · 16,153 citations
- 583Kunitoshi Namba26 patents · 6,481 citations
- 679Ryu Nakano23 patents · 5,124 citations
- 775Zhengtao Zhu17 patents · 3,603 citations
- 871Mark Hawkins23 patents · 3,362 citations
- 967Nobuo Matsuki34 patents · 6,496 citations
- 1063Viljami Pore114 patents · 6,673 citations
- 1158Ellie Yieh150 patents · 11,430 citations
- 1254Robert Vyne18 patents · 3,236 citations
- 1350Loren Jacobs23 patents · 3,737 citations
- 1446Hideki Uochi45 patents · 5,307 citations
- 1542Farhad Moghadam50 patents · 5,202 citations
- 1638Todd Robert Dunn22 patents · 3,896 citations
- 1733Fred Alokozai15 patents · 5,151 citations
- 1829Shankar Swaminathan70 patents · 3,914 citations
- 1925Heung Cho Ko26 patents · 3,419 citations
- 2021Robert Brennan Milligan14 patents · 4,457 citations
- 2117Kevin J. Linthicum43 patents · 3,643 citations
- 2213Qin-Yi Tong41 patents · 3,635 citations
- 238Kenshi Fukumitsu60 patents · 2,445 citations
- 244Fumitsugu Fukuyo56 patents · 2,166 citations
- 251Petri Raisanen52 patents · 6,480 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H10P
- 199Norihito Sone13 patents · 14,132 citations
- 296Nathan W. Cheung57 patents · 9,408 citations
- 392Dahl-Young Khang27 patents · 5,595 citations
- 488Glenn J. Leedy52 patents · 6,785 citations
- 583Wai-Fan Yau54 patents · 7,322 citations
- 679Dan Maydan50 patents · 12,272 citations
- 775Yugang Sun24 patents · 4,909 citations
- 871Kazuya Ota13 patents · 3,464 citations
- 967Atsuki Fukazawa67 patents · 16,153 citations
- 1063Kunitoshi Namba26 patents · 6,481 citations
- 1158Noboru Takamure14 patents · 5,364 citations
- 1254Ryu Nakano23 patents · 5,124 citations
- 1350Salvador P. Umotoy29 patents · 6,967 citations
- 1446Zhengtao Zhu17 patents · 3,603 citations
- 1542Wakao Miyazawa12 patents · 3,990 citations
- 1638Ilya Perlov37 patents · 7,523 citations
- 1733Charles Dornfest22 patents · 4,740 citations
- 1829Kevin Fairbairn28 patents · 6,608 citations
- 1925David N. Wang37 patents · 9,370 citations
- 2021Michel Bruel57 patents · 7,959 citations
- 2117Thomas H. Distefano57 patents · 7,270 citations
- 2213Avi Tepman55 patents · 7,287 citations
- 238Mark Hawkins23 patents · 3,362 citations
- 244Ville Antero Saanila17 patents · 3,795 citations
- 251Nobuo Matsuki34 patents · 6,496 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H10P patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12278125B2✦ AIIntegrated dry processes for patterning radiation photoresist patterning8 cites · 202473% earned
- 296US12346035B2✦ AIProcess tool for dry removal of photoresist6 cites · 202474% earned
- 392US12027518B1✦ AI3D semiconductor devices and structures with metal layers4 cites · 202475% earned
- 488US12474640B2Integration of dry development and etch processes for EUV patterning in a single process c4 cites · 202575% earned
- 583US12125737B13D semiconductor device and structure with metal layers and memory cells4 cites · 202482% earned
- 679US11869747B1Atomic layer etching by electron wavefront5 cites · 202472% earned
- 775US12347659B2Electrostatic chuck assembly for cryogenic applications3 cites · 202467% earned
- 871US12199132B1Manufacturing process for semiconductor optical device for lidar sensor system3 cites · 202572% earned
- 967USD1080812SGas mixer6 cites · 202585% earned
- 1063US12074400B1Substrate dimension adapter3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1158US12090590B1Six-degree-of-freedom air-floating moving apparatus3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1254US12040365B1Incorporating nitrogen in dipole engineering for multi-threshold voltage applications in s4 cites · 202470% earned
- 1350US12085497B1Nanoparticle analysis for ultra-low level concentrations of nanoparticles in fluid samples4 cites · 202482% earned
- 1446US12520519B2Semiconductor device having a necked semiconductor body and method of forming semiconducto2 cites · 202449% earned
- 1542US12266650B2Stacked dies and methods for forming bonded structures3 cites · 202457% earned
- 1638US12327796B2Architecture for computing system package2 cites · 202458% earned
- 1733US12342616B2Semiconductor device structure and methods of forming the same2 cites · 202458% earned
- 1829US12230566B2Metal-insulator-metal structure3 cites · 202463% earned
- 1925US12300662B2DBI to SI bonding for simplified handle wafer2 cites · 202458% earned
- 2021US12154948B2Semiconductor device having buried gate structure and method for fabricating the same2 cites · 202458% earned
- 2117US12510825B2Photoresist development with halide chemistries2 cites · 202458% earned
- 2213US12474638B2Underlayer for photoresist adhesion and dose reduction2 cites · 202458% earned
- 238US12262532B2Microelectronic devices and electronic systems2 cites · 202461% earned
- 244US12369426B2Photovoltaic devices and method of making2 cites · 202461% earned
- 251US12107113B2Variable composition ternary compound semiconductor alloys, structures, and devices3 cites · 202467% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H10P patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11264357B1✦ AIMixed exposure for large die145 cites · 202290% earned
- 296US11069684B1✦ AIStacked field effect transistors with reduced coupling effect49 cites · 202192% earned
- 392US11522103B1✦ AIEpitaxial oxide materials, structures, and devices25 cites · 202269% earned
- 488US10983257B1Fabrication of self-aligned grating elements with high refractive index for waveguide disp46 cites · 202188% earned
- 583US11456361B1Ultrawide bandgap semiconductor devices including magnesium germanium oxides22 cites · 202278% earned
- 679US11996351B2Packaged semiconductor device including liquid-cooled lid and methods of forming the same20 cites · 202281% earned
- 775US11314168B2Underlayer for photoresist adhesion and dose reduction24 cites · 202280% earned
- 871US11764177B2Bonded structure with interconnect structure22 cites · 202282% earned
- 967US11631647B2Integrated device packages with integrated device die and dummy element24 cites · 202180% earned
- 1063US10950731B1Inner spacers for gate-all-around semiconductor devices25 cites · 202180% earned
- 1158US10910272B1Reusable support substrate for formation and transfer of semiconductor devices and methods25 cites · 202190% earned
- 1254US11075078B1Method for making a semiconductor device including a superlattice within a recessed etch21 cites · 202190% earned
- 1350US11164942B1Method for forming nanosheet transistor structures21 cites · 202190% earned
- 1446US11175243B1X-ray dark-field in-line inspection for semiconductor samples17 cites · 202189% earned
- 1542US11075273B1Nanosheet electrostatic discharge structure20 cites · 202190% earned
- 1638US11437221B2Spatial monitoring and control of plasma processing environments16 cites · 202184% earned
- 1733US11658173B2Stacked dies and methods for forming bonded structures19 cites · 202174% earned
- 1829US11219966B1Laser-assisted method for parting crystalline material19 cites · 202279% earned
- 1925US11264492B2High electron mobility transistor and method for fabricating the same21 cites · 202179% earned
- 2021US11652083B2Processed stacked dies18 cites · 202179% earned
- 2117US12183604B2Integrated dry processes for patterning radiation photoresist patterning9 cites · 202374% earned
- 2213US11079682B1Methods for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) resist patterning development18 cites · 202184% earned
- 238US11342484B2Metal oxide semiconductor-based light emitting device17 cites · 202171% earned
- 244US11342214B1Methods for producing a 3D semiconductor memory device and structure11 cites · 202288% earned
- 251US11222892B2Backside power rail and methods of forming the same16 cites · 202178% earned
All-time canon
The defining H10P patents of the whole record
- 199US7674650B2✦ AISemiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof4,583 cites · 200786% earned
- 296US5744864A✦ AISemiconductor device having a transparent switching element4,274 cites · 199896% earned
- 392US7732819B2✦ AISemiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof4,255 cites · 200886% earned
- 488US7323356B2LnCuO(S,Se,Te)monocrystalline thin film, its manufacturing method, and optical device or e4,192 cites · 200596% earned
- 583US7402506B2Methods of making thin film transistors comprising zinc-oxide-based semiconductor material4,190 cites · 200696% earned
- 679US7411209B2Field-effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same4,186 cites · 200894% earned
- 775US7049190B2Method for forming ZnO film, method for forming ZnO semiconductor layer, method for fabric4,170 cites · 200496% earned
- 871US7501293B2Semiconductor device in which zinc oxide is used as a semiconductor material and method fo4,120 cites · 200696% earned
- 967US7468304B2Method of fabricating oxide semiconductor device3,902 cites · 200792% earned
- 1063US9236267B2Cut-mask patterning process for fin-like field effect transistor (FinFET) device3,095 cites · 201394% earned
- 1158US9576814B2Method of spacer patterning to form a target integrated circuit pattern3,080 cites · 201692% earned
- 1254US5643826AMethod for manufacturing a semiconductor device2,023 cites · 199788% earned
- 1350US5374564AProcess for the production of thin semiconductor material films1,964 cites · 199493% earned
- 1446US9496189B2Stacked semiconductor devices and methods of forming same1,796 cites · 201596% earned
- 1542US9281254B2Methods of forming integrated circuit package1,794 cites · 201593% earned
- 1638US9372206B2Testing of semiconductor chips with microbumps1,778 cites · 201588% earned
- 1733US6203613B1Atomic layer deposition with nitrate containing precursors1,649 cites · 200196% earned
- 1829US5969441ATwo-dimensionally balanced positioning device with two object holders, and lithographic de1,609 cites · 199996% earned
- 1925US9105490B2Contact structure of semiconductor device1,595 cites · 201491% earned
- 2021US4058430AMethod for producing compound thin films1,551 cites · 197795% earned
- 2117US5923962AMethod for manufacturing a semiconductor device1,477 cites · 199995% earned
- 2213US5328810AMethod for reducing, by a factor or 2-N, the minimum masking pitch of a photolithographic 1,330 cites · 199495% earned
- 238US6573030B1Method for depositing an amorphous carbon layer1,317 cites · 200390% earned
- 244US9608116B2FINFETs with wrap-around silicide and method forming the same1,317 cites · 201690% earned
- 251US6534395B2Method of forming graded thin films using alternating pulses of vapor phase reactants1,315 cites · 200191% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H10P patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB2,930 patents · 116,838 citations
- 296CANON KK1,554 patents · 50,409 citations
- 392TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD12,664 patents · 41,411 citations
- 488APPLIED MATERIALS INC7,761 patents · 280,692 citations
- 583SILICON GENESIS CORP118 patents · 11,462 citations
- 679NIKON CORP598 patents · 17,406 citations
- 775MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5,569 patents · 151,561 citations
- 871SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD7,225 patents · 75,349 citations
- 967ASM INC203 patents · 18,328 citations
- 1063UNIV CALIFORNIA320 patents · 15,744 citations
- 1158IBM8,285 patents · 162,943 citations
- 1254TOKYO ELECTRON LTD6,882 patents · 129,900 citations
- 1350COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE582 patents · 11,404 citations
- 1446NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC541 patents · 40,517 citations
- 1542TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2,599 patents · 73,888 citations
- 1638ASM IP HOLDING BV954 patents · 56,128 citations
- 1733TOSHIBA KK2,468 patents · 56,438 citations
- 1829LAM RES CORP2,359 patents · 56,886 citations
- 1925AIR PROD & CHEM172 patents · 8,206 citations
- 2021FUJITSU LTD1,359 patents · 40,655 citations
- 2117INTEL CORP2,283 patents · 39,279 citations
- 2213MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP1,472 patents · 33,394 citations
- 238HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK121 patents · 2,887 citations
- 244MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY223 patents · 12,161 citations
- 251NGK INSULATORS LTD438 patents · 5,879 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H10P output across the last 5 years
- 199SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB2,930 patents · 116,838 citations
- 296CANON KK1,554 patents · 50,409 citations
- 392TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD12,664 patents · 41,411 citations
- 488APPLIED MATERIALS INC7,761 patents · 280,692 citations
- 583UNIV ILLINOIS114 patents · 8,421 citations
- 679SILICON GENESIS CORP118 patents · 11,462 citations
- 775NIKON CORP598 patents · 17,406 citations
- 871SEIKO EPSON CORP586 patents · 18,525 citations
- 967MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5,569 patents · 151,561 citations
- 1063SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD7,225 patents · 75,349 citations
- 1158ASM INC203 patents · 18,328 citations
- 1254UNIV CALIFORNIA320 patents · 15,744 citations
- 1350IBM8,285 patents · 162,943 citations
- 1446TOKYO ELECTRON LTD6,882 patents · 129,900 citations
- 1542COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE582 patents · 11,404 citations
- 1638NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC541 patents · 40,517 citations
- 1733TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2,599 patents · 73,888 citations
- 1829ASM IP HOLDING BV954 patents · 56,128 citations
- 1925TOSHIBA KK2,468 patents · 56,438 citations
- 2021LAM RES CORP2,359 patents · 56,886 citations
- 2117HITACHI LTD1,382 patents · 50,295 citations
- 2213TESSERA INC169 patents · 8,959 citations
- 238AIR PROD & CHEM172 patents · 8,206 citations
- 244FUJITSU LTD1,359 patents · 40,655 citations
- 251CREE INC203 patents · 7,305 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H10P
- 199SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB2,930 patents · 116,838 citations
- 296TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG2,594 patents · 68,597 citations
- 392CANON KK1,554 patents · 50,409 citations
- 488TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD12,664 patents · 41,411 citations
- 583APPLIED MATERIALS INC7,761 patents · 280,692 citations
- 679AKIMOTO KENGO16 patents · 4,065 citations
- 775UNIV ILLINOIS114 patents · 8,421 citations
- 871SILICON GENESIS CORP118 patents · 11,462 citations
- 967NIKON CORP598 patents · 17,406 citations
- 1063SEIKO EPSON CORP586 patents · 18,525 citations
- 1158MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5,569 patents · 151,561 citations
- 1254SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD7,225 patents · 75,349 citations
- 1350ASM INC203 patents · 18,328 citations
- 1446ASM INT143 patents · 21,674 citations
- 1542UNIV CALIFORNIA320 patents · 15,744 citations
- 1638ASM MICROCHEMISTRY OY17 patents · 5,254 citations
- 1733IBM8,285 patents · 162,943 citations
- 1829FORMFACTOR INC168 patents · 15,699 citations
- 1925GENUS INC34 patents · 6,680 citations
- 2021TOKYO ELECTRON LTD6,882 patents · 129,900 citations
- 2117COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE582 patents · 11,404 citations
- 2213NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC541 patents · 40,517 citations
- 238ASM JAPAN109 patents · 19,327 citations
- 244TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2,599 patents · 73,888 citations
- 251ASM IP HOLDING BV954 patents · 56,128 citations
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