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  • H01L - Semiconductor devices not covered by class
  • H01L 21/68 - Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereofApparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components for positioning, orientation or alignment

Patent holdings for IPC class H01L 21/68

Total number of patents in this class: 3552

10-year publication summary

177
247
283
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320
290
303
257
294
246
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Principal owners for this class

Owner
All patents
This class
Applied Materials, Inc.
19005
244
Tokyo Electron Limited
13008
229
Nikon Corporation
7297
175
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
44095
158
Lam Research Corporation
5326
103
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
148077
86
Screen Holdings Co., Ltd.
2897
70
EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
407
54
Disco Corporation
1876
53
ASML Netherlands B.V.
7493
52
Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
35545
42
Semes Co., Ltd.
1517
41
KLA Corporation
1619
38
Canon Inc.
40623
36
Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
41699
34
Cowles Semi, LLC
70
31
Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd.
252
30
Brooks Automation US, LLC
340
30
ASM IP Holding B.V.
2118
28
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Limited
1636
27
Other owners 1991