The number of enforceable patents is increasing worldwide, with several companies already standing out by virtue of their strong IP position. KEY FEATURES OF THE REPORT – IP trends, including time evolutions and countries of patent filings – Patents’ current legal status – Ranking of main patent applicants – IP collaboration, joint development, and licensing agreements – Key players’ IP position, and relative strength of their patent portfolios – Patent segmentation by technology solution , process steps , architecture , and technical challenge – Matrix showing patent applicants and their patented technologies – Technical solutions found in patents for warpage and die-shift issues.