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| == Executive Summary == | | == Executive Summary == |
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| On July 10 2025, '''{{formatnum:1117}}''' patent applications related to Semiconductors were published, representing 16.4% of all patent applications for the day. This high level of activity indicates Semiconductors is a major focus area for R&D investment globally. | | On July 10 2025, '''{{formatnum:461}}''' patent applications related to Semiconductors were published, representing 6.8% of all patent applications for the day. This high level of activity indicates Semiconductors is a major focus area for R&D investment globally. |
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| == Market Analysis ==
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| === Leading Organizations ===
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| The top organizations driving Semiconductors innovation include:
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| * '''[[Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. patent applications on 2025-07-10|Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.]]''': 42 applications (3.8% of Semiconductors patents)
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| * '''[[QUALCOMM Incorporated patent applications on 2025-07-10|QUALCOMM Incorporated]]''': 39 applications (3.5% of Semiconductors patents)
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| * '''[[SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. patent applications on 2025-07-10|SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.]]''': 37 applications (3.3% of Semiconductors patents)
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| * '''[[Intel Corporation patent applications on 2025-07-10|Intel Corporation]]''': 22 applications (2.0% of Semiconductors patents)
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| * '''[[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. patent applications on 2025-07-10|Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.]]''': 21 applications (1.9% of Semiconductors patents)
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| These 5 organizations account for 161 applications (14.4% of all Semiconductors patents), indicating moderate concentration in the field.
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| == Technology Deep Dive ==
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| === Core Innovation Areas ===
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| Patent applications in Semiconductors encompass several key innovation areas:
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=semiconductor Semiconductor]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=microprocessor Microprocessor]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=chip+design Chip Design]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=integrated+circuit Integrated Circuit]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=silicon Silicon]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=wafer Wafer]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=fabrication Fabrication]''': Core technology area
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=lithography Lithography]''': Core technology area
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| Emerging areas include:
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=etching Etching]''': Developing technology
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=system+on+chip System On Chip]''': Developing technology
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=soc Soc]''': Developing technology
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=memory+chip Memory Chip]''': Developing technology
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| * '''[https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=logic+circuit Logic Circuit]''': Developing technology
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| === Technical Classification Analysis ===
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| The most active CPC classifications in Semiconductors include:
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| * '''[[CPC G06N20/00|G06N20/00]]''' (Machine learning): 18 applications (1.6%)
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| * '''[[CPC H01L24/32|H01L24/32]]''' (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS): 18 applications (1.6%)
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| * '''[[CPC H01L23/5226|H01L23/5226]]''' (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS): 17 applications (1.5%)
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| * '''[[CPC H01L24/16|H01L24/16]]''' (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS): 16 applications (1.4%)
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| * '''[[CPC H10D30/6735|H10D30/6735]]''' (Technology classification): 16 applications (1.4%)
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| * '''[[CPC H10D84/038|H10D84/038]]''' (Technology classification): 15 applications (1.3%)
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| * '''[[CPC H10D62/121|H10D62/121]]''' (Technology classification): 15 applications (1.3%)
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| * '''[[CPC H10D30/6757|H10D30/6757]]''' (Technology classification): 14 applications (1.3%)
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| * '''[[CPC H01L24/73|H01L24/73]]''' (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS): 14 applications (1.3%)
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| * '''[[CPC H01L24/08|H01L24/08]]''' (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS): 13 applications (1.2%)
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| === Global Innovation Landscape ===
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| Innovation in Semiconductors spans multiple countries:
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| * '''[[Inventors from US|US]]''': 1881 inventors (48.3%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from KR|KR]]''': 443 inventors (11.4%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from CN|CN]]''': 308 inventors (7.9%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from TW|TW]]''': 284 inventors (7.3%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from JP|JP]]''': 248 inventors (6.4%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from IN|IN]]''': 141 inventors (3.6%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from DE|DE]]''': 124 inventors (3.2%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from CA|CA]]''': 87 inventors (2.2%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from IL|IL]]''': 76 inventors (2.0%)
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| * '''[[Inventors from GB|GB]]''': 49 inventors (1.3%)
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| The United States accounts for 48.3% of inventors in Semiconductors, showing significant but not dominant innovation activity.
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| === Industry Collaborations ===
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| Notable collaborations in Semiconductors include:
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| * '''[[Global Unichip Corporation patent applications on 2025-07-10|Global Unichip Corporation]]''' × '''[[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. patent applications on 2025-07-10|Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.]]''': 2 joint applications
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| * '''[[Kapstone Medical, LLC patent applications on 2025-07-10|Kapstone Medical, LLC]]''' × '''[[Folsom Metal Products, Inc., dba Frontier Devices, Inc. patent applications on 2025-07-10|Folsom Metal Products, Inc., dba Frontier Devices, Inc.]]''': 1 joint applications
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| * '''[[ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS) patent applications on 2025-07-10|ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS)]]''' × '''[[INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI patent applications on 2025-07-10|INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI]]''': 1 joint applications
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| * '''[[ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS) patent applications on 2025-07-10|ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS)]]''' × '''[[DBT- DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA patent applications on 2025-07-10|DBT- DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA]]''': 1 joint applications
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| * '''[[INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI patent applications on 2025-07-10|INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI]]''' × '''[[DBT- DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA patent applications on 2025-07-10|DBT- DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA]]''': 1 joint applications
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| These collaborations represent 6 joint applications, indicating strong industry cooperation in Semiconductors.
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| === Leading Inventors ===
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| Key inventors driving Semiconductors innovation:
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| * '''[[:Category:Max NEUENDORF|Max NEUENDORF]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Nikolaus RETTELBACH|Nikolaus RETTELBACH]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Jérémie LECOMTE|Jérémie LECOMTE]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Markus MULTRUS|Markus MULTRUS]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Bernhard GRILL|Bernhard GRILL]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Sascha DISCH|Sascha DISCH]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Tao LUO|Tao LUO]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Esmael Hejazi Dinan|Esmael Hejazi Dinan]]''': 6 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Frederik NAGEL|Frederik NAGEL]]''': 5 applications
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| * '''[[:Category:Taehun Kim|Taehun Kim]]''': 5 applications
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| === Recent Patent Applications ===
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| Representative Semiconductors patent applications from July 10 2025:
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| ==== 20250221326. Method for Variable Application of Residual Herbicides Using Imaging and/or Historical Weed Data ====
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| '''Applicant:''' Centure Applications LTD
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| '''Abstract:''' A method for spraying an agricultural field using a spray system that includes a spray boom attached to an agricultural vehicle and including cameras and broadcast nozzles, the agricultural vehicle ha...
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| ==== 20250221342. GARDENING TOOL, PARTICULARLY A MOWER ====
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| '''Applicant:''' Chervon (HK) Limited
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| '''Abstract:''' A gardening tool, such as a mower, has a main body having an accessory, such as a mowing blade, and a motor for driving the accessory. A handle is rotatably connected to the main body. At least one op...
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| ==== 20250221352. COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROMOTING THE CATCHMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF SEAWEED HOLDFASTS ====
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| '''Applicant:''' W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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| '''Abstract:''' Some aspects of the disclosure relate to composite materials and cultivation systems with particular utility for use in aquaculture, for example cultivating various species of seaweed. The systems com...
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| ==== 20250221382. SAFETY PET LEASH ====
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| '''Abstract:''' A pet leash has a housing with an interior space, the housing having a graspable member adapted to be grasped by a handler. A lead extends from a pet connecting member to a housing end, the housing en...
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| ==== 20250221425. PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING A PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT ====
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| '''Applicant:''' Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
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| '''Abstract:''' Provided are plant-based cheese products having a protein content comparable to dairy-based cheeses. Plant-based cheese products are also provided having characteristics consistent with consumer expec...
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| == Market Implications ==
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| === Innovation Intensity ===
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| With 1117 applications in a single day, Semiconductors demonstrates very high innovation intensity, suggesting rapid technological advancement and strong commercial interest.
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| === Competitive Landscape ===
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| Innovation in Semiconductors involves 647 organizations, indicating a highly competitive and diverse landscape with many players investing in R&D.
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| === Technology Outlook ===
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| Emerging themes in Semiconductors patents include: first, with, second, data, associated, suggesting future development in these areas.
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| The current patent activity level suggests Semiconductors is in a mature development phase with strong commercial applications.
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| == Related Technology Areas ==
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| Innovation in Semiconductors often intersects with other emerging technologies:
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| * '''[[Augmented Reality patent applications on 2025-07-10|Augmented Reality]]''': 5725 applications
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| * '''[[Medical Devices patent applications on 2025-07-10|Medical Devices]]''': 195 applications
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| * '''[[5G Technology patent applications on 2025-07-10|5G Technology]]''': 145 applications
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| * '''[[Generative AI patent applications on 2025-07-10|Generative AI]]''': 99 applications
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| * '''[[Renewable Energy patent applications on 2025-07-10|Renewable Energy]]''': 83 applications
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| * '''[[Cybersecurity patent applications on 2025-07-10|Cybersecurity]]''': 70 applications
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| * '''[[Autonomous Vehicles patent applications on 2025-07-10|Autonomous Vehicles]]''': 61 applications
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| * '''[[Robotics patent applications on 2025-07-10|Robotics]]''': 54 applications
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| == Analysis Tools ==
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| === Search Resources ===
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| * [https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=Semiconductors+20250710 Search all Semiconductors patents from July 10 2025]
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| * [https://wikipatents.org/index.php?search=Semiconductors Browse all Semiconductors patents]
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| * [[Special:CategoryTree/Semiconductors Patent Applications|Browse by category]]
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[20250710 Patent Applications Report for July 10 2025|Weekly Patent Summary]]
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| * [[Technology Trends in Patent Applications]]
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| * [[Semiconductors Industry Analysis]]
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| * [[Patent Analytics and Trends]]
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