Xin Lang Cai Jing·2026-01-14 14:08Group 1 - The core point of the article is the release of the 2025 US patent authorization ranking, with Samsung Electronics leading the list with 7,054 patents, followed by TSMC with 4,194 patents, and Qualcomm in third place [1][3] - Huawei ranks fourth with 3,052 authorized patents, surpassing Apple, which dropped to sixth place [5] - The top three companies' rankings remain unchanged from the previous year [3] Group 2 - Huawei has increased its R&D investment, reporting 96.95 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 9.04%, with R&D expenses accounting for 22.7% of its revenue [5] - Over the past decade, Huawei's cumulative R&D expenses have reached 1,249 billion yuan [5] - As of the end of 2024, Huawei employed approximately 113,000 R&D personnel, making up 54.1% of its total workforce, and has over 150,000 valid authorized patents globally [5]