Analog Devices was named as one of the world’s most innovative companies in the Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovator SM programme. The programme analyses patent data and related metrics using a proprietary methodology to identify the organisations that lead the world in innovation activity. This is the second straight year that Analog Devices has made it to this list.
The Thomson Reuters report announcing the 2012 listing stated, “Being recognised as a Top 100 Global Innovator is a prestigious distinction. It confirms an organisation’s commitment to progressing innovation globally, to the protection of ideas and to the commercialisation of inventions. The Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators are the world leaders in innovation.”
Commenting on this announcement Somshubro (Som) Pal Choudhury, MD, Analog Devices India said, “We are delighted at being included in this prestigious list for a second straight year. This recognition is a testament to Analog Devices’ continued focus on building a culture of innovation and excellence to deliver high performance electronic equipment to our customers across the globe. Engineers at our India Product Development Center in Bangalore are closely involved in research and innovation to develop some of the most challenging designs today, including MEMS, high performance DSPs, and Analog and Mixed Signal products that are revolutionising the electronics industry across key sectors like defence and aerospace, industrial, healthcare, automobiles and consumer electronics. We have also rolled out University Program in India which is a demonstration of our ongoing commitment to develop an innovation driven ecosystem in the country.”
To compile the 2012 list, Thomson Reuters analysed patent data, including the volume of patents filed, with all organisations having filed 100 or more innovative patents during the past three years. The report also considered how successful companies were in securing patents, the influence of patents in subsequent inventions and whether the patents were globally protected.
EH News Bureau