15^th Apr. 2024 – Nanya Technology ("Nanya") was ranked as the Top 100 Innovator by Clarivate for the second consecutive year. The criteria assessed included the number of patents granted in the past five years, the level of technical leadership, economic asset produced, monetary and geographic investment, and the rarity of the inventions. Nanya is proud to be one of the only 11 companies from Taiwan selected.

Nanya's Executive Vice President, Dr Lin-Chin Su said, "With investment in innovation for years, Nanya is now able to implement its own 10nm-class technology. We also have a comprehensive set of strategies of AI patents, which helped us transform our fab with smart manufacturing that significantly improved our production efficiency and quality."

Innovation has been pivotal to Nanya's sustainable operation, and a robust patent management system is one of the pillars, in which strengthening patent quality has been the primary goal. As of 2023, Nanya has accumulated more than 6,000 patents worldwide, which increased by 953 in 2023, standing for an 18% growth compared to 2022. Nanya also actively engaged with research institutions, including National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, to bring more synergy into the early stage of product development. For production, the Company collaborated with value chain partners to accelerate the process into mass production.

Gordon Samson, President, Intellectual Property, Clarivate, said, "To feature as a Top 100 Global Innovator is no mean feat as maintaining an edge in the innovation ecosystem is harder than ever. Organizations must balance experimentation and risk with discipline and reward. We measure and rank innovative performance in a dynamic and thorough way, using live thresholds of differentiation. At Clarivate, we think forward by analysing the quality of ideas, their potency and their impact to identify the world's top innovators, and this year we reveal the ranking of these innovators for the first time."

Selected as the Top 100 Innovator in competition with institutions around the globe, Nanya is proud for its team's efforts not only in patent management, but also in active collaboration with external partners. The Company looks forward to continuing the drive of innovation to amplify the achievement.