Taiwan chip and electronics invention patent applicants in 2025

TIPO says TSMC filed 1,485 invention applications, far ahead of domestic peers.

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What the Data Shows

This statistic shows the domestic patent race behind Taiwan’s technology economy. TSMC’s lead is large enough to dominate a top-10 graphic by itself. The list also shows that Taiwan’s invention filings are concentrated in semiconductors, displays, electronics manufacturing and industrial research.

Data table

TSMC 1,485

AUO 397

Hon Hai 340

Nanya Tech 328

ITRI 328

Inventec 316

Realtek 286

Delta Elec. 280

Sources

Source 1: TIPO Releases 2025 Top 100 Patent Applicants

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

Dataset/table: 2025 Statistical Rankings for Patent Applications and Grants

Units: Invention patent applications

Date checked: 2026-05-07

Status: verified

Note: TIPO reports TSMC at 1,485 invention applications and lists the top domestic invention patent applicants for 2025.

Source 2: Comparative Analysis of 2024 Patent Filing Trends: WIPO vs. Taiwan

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

Dataset/table: Technical-field comparison

Units: Percent of filings; filings

Date checked: 2026-05-07

Status: verified

Note: TIPO reports semiconductors as Taiwan’s top technical field at 15.1% of filings in 2024.

Data notes & caveats

These are domestic invention patent applications by applicant in Taiwan. The list is not limited to semiconductor design-only patents.

TIPO reports TSMC at 1,485 invention applications and lists the top domestic invention patent applicants for 2025.

TIPO reports semiconductors as Taiwan’s top technical field at 15.1% of filings in 2024.

Methodology

Values use TIPO’s 2025 top domestic invention patent applicants. The chart ranks applications filed, not granted patents or patent families. Applicant industries are mixed, so the label uses chip and electronics rather than pure chip design.