Patent Intelligence · Technology Convergence
Where do technologies cross-pollinate?
The most interesting IP often lives at the intersection of two domains. This matrix maps every patent that carries multiple domain tags — revealing where AI bleeds into biotech, where semiconductors meet telecom, and where the next wave of convergence is already happening.
Domain pairs analyzed
28
Largest overlap
Consumer Electronics × Software
Cross-domain patents
1,245
Largest Cross-Domain Overlaps
Domain pairs with the most patents carrying both tags — ranked by overlap count.
1
220 patents
avg 134.1 cit.
47% of Consumer Electronics
2
173 patents
avg 139.0 cit.
55% of Software
3
167 patents
avg 140.1 cit.
36% of Consumer Electronics
4
133 patents
avg 36.9 cit.
82% of AI & ML
5
99 patents
avg 454.2 cit.
71% of Biotechnology
6
87 patents
avg 36.2 cit.
53% of AI & ML
7
79 patents
avg 37.4 cit.
49% of AI & ML
8
77 patents
avg 203.8 cit.
17% of Consumer Electronics
9
42 patents
avg 187.8 cit.
38% of Semiconductors
10
26 patents
avg 296.8 cit.
23% of Semiconductors
Single-Domain Patent Counts
Reference: total patents per domain (base for computing overlap percentages).
| Domain | Patents in DB |
|---|---|
Consumer Electronics | 468 |
Software | 317 |
Telecom | 253 |
AI & ML | 163 |
Biotechnology | 139 |
Semiconductors | 112 |
Pharma | 102 |
Automotive | 61 |
Clean Energy | 45 |
Gene Editing | 11 |
Most Interconnected Domains
Which domains co-appear with the most other domains? High connectivity = technology cross-pollinator.
1
Consumer Electronics
7 domain partners
2
Software
7 domain partners
3
Biotechnology
7 domain partners
4
Semiconductors
7 domain partners
5
Telecom
6 domain partners
6
AI & ML
6 domain partners
7
Automotive
6 domain partners
8
Clean Energy
6 domain partners
Why cross-domain patents matter
Patents at the intersection of two domains are often the most commercially potent — they can be asserted against a wider range of products and companies. An AI+pharmaceutical patent can block both software platforms and drug development workflows. Cross-domain inventors are also often the most innovative, drawing from multiple knowledge bases.
Reading the overlap percentage
When AI+Biotech shows 18% overlap for AI patents, it means 18% of all AI patents also carry a biotech tag. This is a directional signal: the higher the percentage, the more the domains have merged in practice. Percentages above 10% indicate significant technology fusion; above 25% suggests the "second domain" has become a primary application area.
Which convergences are accelerating?
The AI+Healthcare convergence (covering AI+pharmaceutical and AI+biotech) is the fastest-moving in our dataset. Gene editing + pharmaceutical overlap is large because many gene editing patents are specifically therapeutic. Semiconductors+telecommunications overlap reflects the hardware stack underlying 5G and Wi-Fi 6 deployment.