New Anaqua Report Reveals Surge in AI Semiconductor Patent Filings

A new Anaqua report analyzing 713,755 semiconductor patents reveals AI-related semiconductor patents grew 114% over five years, nearly double the 78% growth of overall semiconductor patents. The analysis shows AI is now the primary driver of semiconductor innovation across chip architecture, GPUs, and inference processors, with major players like Samsung, IBM, Intel, and Chinese entities leading in different AI-chip categories, while hyperscalers like Google and Microsoft increasingly design custom chips.