Table of Content

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 5
Definitions
2017 IP landscape results
SCOPE & METHODOLOGY 17
Report scope
Report’s key features
Main assignees cited in this report
Report objectives
Methodology for patent search and
selection
Terminologies for patent analysis
Definition for key patents
IP LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW 31
General overview
Time evolution of patent publications
Main IP players
Geographic coverage
SAW filters 35
Time evolution of patent publications
Main IP players
Legal status of patents
Geographic coverage of IP portfolios
Time evolution of patent publications, per assignee
IP position of main IP players
BAW filters 46
Time evolution of patent publications
Main IP players
Legal status
Main IP players’ geographic coverage
Time evolution of patent publications, per assignee
IP position of main IP players
2017 - 2019: WHAT HAPPENED? 57
Main IP players
Legal status of patents
Geographic coverage of patent portfolios
Time evolution of patent publications, per
assignee
IP position of main IP players
CORPUS SEGMENTATION 67
For each segment: key players and
description of noticeable patents
Packaging
Flip-chip and die packaging
Wafer-level packaging
Temperature-compensated acoustic wave
filters
Functions and modules
Duplexers
Diplexers and multiplexers
LITIGATION 104
EXPIRING GRANTED PATENTS 108
IP PROFILE OF KEY PLAYERS 110
For each player: patent portfolio overview,
key patents, and recent patenting activity
Main IP players
Murata
Taiyo Yuden
TDK
Qualcomm
Skyworks
Broadcom
Qorvo
IP newcomers
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
Akoustis
Resonant
Infineon Technology
CETC
CONCLUSION 163