SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland,
Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TE
Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL), a world leader in connectivity and
sensors, has again been named a Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator
2020 by Clarivate Analytics.
The annual report identifies the world's most innovative
organizations which successfully develop valuable patented
inventions that also have strong commercialization potential based
on market reach and impact on other downstream inventions. TE has
been included in this annual report in each of the nine years it
has been released.
"As a global company working to make the world safer,
sustainable, productive and connected, it's crucial that our
products are able to solve our customers' toughest challenges –
whether it is electric vehicles, next generation aircraft,
minimally invasive medical devices or cloud computing," said
CEO Terrence Curtin. "I'm proud of
our teams for continuing to foster a culture of innovation that
helps move the world forward."
TE helps customers in approximately 150 countries create the
technology of tomorrow in industries including transportation,
industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data
communications and home appliances. The company has more
than 8,000 global engineers and more than 15,000
patents.
"The relentless pace of global ideation means competition among
innovators is intensifying, and staying at the top is getting
harder," said Jeff Roy, President,
IP Group, Clarivate Analytics. "We congratulate the Top 100 Global
Innovators for building a culture of generating new ideas,
consistently creating new value from ingenuity, and delivering
excellence in research and intellectual property creation."
The Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators methodology is based
on four indicators: overall patent volume, patent influence as
evidenced by citations, patent application-to-grant success rate
and global reach. The peer-reviewed methodology was executed using
Clarivate solutions including Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI)
and Derwent Patent Citations Index (DPCI). The Derwent Top 100
Global Innovators 2020 report and full list of Top 100
organizations can be found here.
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a
$13 billion global industrial
technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and
connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor
solutions, proven in the harshest environments, enable advancements
in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology,
energy, data communications, and the home. With nearly 80,000
employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, working alongside
customers in approximately 150 countries, TE ensures that EVERY
CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn,
Facebook, WeChat and Twitter.
About Derwent
Derwent™, a Clarivate Analytics company,
powers the innovation lifecycle from idea to commercialization—with
trusted patent data, applications and services including Derwent
Innovation™, Derwent World Patents Index™, Derwent Patents Citation
Index™ and Derwent Data Analyzer™. We build solutions for
inventors, patent attorneys and licensing specialists at start-ups
and the largest global innovators, legal professionals at the
leading IP practices, and patent examiners at more than 40 patent
offices. Our solutions are used to monitor technology trends and
competitive landscapes, inform FTO opinions, prosecute patents,
monetize and license assets and support litigation activities. For
more information, please visit derwent.com.
About Clarivate Analytics
Clarivate
Analytics™ is a global leader in providing trusted insights and
analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. We have built some
of the most trusted brands across the innovation lifecycle,
including the Web of Science™, Cortellis™, Derwent™, CompuMark™,
MarkMonitor™ and Techstreet™. Today, Clarivate Analytics™ is on a
bold entrepreneurial mission to help customers reduce the time from
new ideas to life-changing innovations. For more information,
please visit www.clarivate.com.
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