Wafer Handling and Process Environment Control

Systems and methods for automated substrate transport, precise positioning, temperature regulation, and chamber environment management to ensure process stability, uniformity, and yield in semiconductor manufacturing.

13,409 US filings from 1,686 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,743 · 2024: 3,982 · 2025: 4,295 · 2026 YTD: 1,389

Semiconductor Manufacturing Process

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.	1,599	463	479	499	158	+4.2%
2	TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED	1,338	339	393	459	147	+16.8%
3	SEMES CO., LTD.	781	220	215	269	77	+25.1%
4	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	765	148	222	271	124	+22.1%
5	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.	571	133	198	189	51	-4.5%
6	Lam Research Corporation	482	134	118	165	65	+39.8%
7	Kokusai Electric Corporation	472	129	132	168	43	+27.3%
8	ASM IP Holding B.V.	337	90	106	103	38	-2.8%
9	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	317	112	99	92	14	-7.1%
10	SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.	310	69	95	109	37	+14.7%
11	DISCO CORPORATION	194	67	54	60	13	+11.1%
12	NGK INSULATORS, LTD.	142	41	34	46	21	+35.3%
13	CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	126	61	41	22	2	-46.3%
14	Kioxia Corporation	117	43	43	21	10	-51.2%
15	EBARA CORPORATION	111	25	45	32	9	-28.9%
16	KLA Corporation	101	33	26	30	12	+15.4%
17	HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION	89	26	22	31	10	+40.9%
18	ASML Netherlands B.V.	88	29	21	33	5	+57.1%
19	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	87	22	24	31	10	+29.2%
20	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	80	21	27	23	9	-14.8%
21	BEIJING NAURA MICROELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.	78	21	17	37	3	+117.6%
22	GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.	71	24	20	19	8	-5.0%
23	Brooks Automation US, LLC	62	28	23	7	4	-69.6%
24	SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.	58	19	13	22	4	+69.2%
25	ENTEGRIS, INC.	57	21	14	18	4	+28.6%