Portfolio comparison
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC vs Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC
Patents indexed
4
Year range
2016 – 2024
Most recent
2024
semiconductorsconsumer_electronicstelecommunicationssoftwareai_ml
Top Patents4 enriched
US 12181722· 2024
Stacking Chips with Light-Guiding Plastic Wires
US 9412678· 2016
How to Stack Two Computer Chips with Direct Connections
US 10514610· 2019
Making Tiny Chip Patterns Using Gas and Light
Activity by Decade
2010s2
2020s1
Company B
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1930 – 1979
Most recent
1979
materialsconsumer_electronics
Top Patents2 enriched
US 4166152· 1979
The Sticky Microscopic Beads Behind Post-it Notes
US 1760820· 1930
How Richard Drew Invented Modern Transparent Adhesive Tape
Activity by Decade
1930s1
1970s1
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