Post-Processing Cleaning & Conditioning

Methods and apparatus for cleaning polishing pads, dressers, chamber components, or finished substrates to remove residues, debris, or contaminants, often involving specialized nozzles, fluids, or mechanical actions.

6,168 US filings from 1,337 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,820 · 2024: 1,842 · 2025: 1,850 · 2026 YTD: 656

Grinding & Polishing

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Applied Materials, Inc.	524	195	154	133	42	-13.6%
2	TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED	445	123	147	138	37	-6.1%
3	EBARA CORPORATION	357	90	139	105	23	-24.5%
4	SEMES CO., LTD.	353	95	90	117	51	+30.0%
5	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	252	53	57	96	46	+68.4%
6	DISCO CORPORATION	215	64	58	72	21	+24.1%
7	SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.	213	43	71	64	35	-9.9%
8	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.	169	44	61	45	19	-26.2%
9	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	106	43	35	21	7	-40.0%
10	Lam Research Corporation	62	18	18	22	4	+22.2%
11	SUMCO Corporation	51	16	15	12	8	-20.0%
12	Kokusai Electric Corporation	50	18	11	16	5	+45.5%
13	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.	46	13	20	11	2	-45.0%
14	Ecolab USA Inc.	44	13	14	14	3	0.0%
15	ASM IP Holding B.V.	39	6	14	14	5	0.0%
16	Kioxia Corporation	38	14	10	6	8	-40.0%
17	3M Innovative Properties Company	35	12	9	12	2	+33.3%
18	CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	32	13	15	4	·	-73.3%
19	GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.	32	9	4	15	4	+275.0%
20	ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.	32	6	15	9	2	-40.0%
21	ENTEGRIS, INC.	31	13	3	9	6	+200.0%
22	SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION	30	3	12	12	3	0.0%
23	SK enpulse Co., Ltd.	30	8	13	9	·	-30.8%
24	FUJIMI INCORPORATED	29	9	9	7	4	-22.2%
25	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	28	8	5	11	4	+120.0%