TOKYO -- Kioxia Corporation has been named a Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2026, an award given to the most innovative global companies by Clarivate Plc. This is the fifth time Kioxia has received this prestigious award in recognition of its accomplishment in intellectual property.

The Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 Awards were presented to the world’s most innovative companies and organizations, based on Clarivate’s proprietary analysis of intellectual property and patent trends. The methodology uses a model that measures innovation and focuses on consistent high performance and scale in innovativeness, where all ideas compete equally.

Based on its mission of “uplifting the world with ‘memory,’” Kioxia will cultivate a new era of flash memory with its innovative technology to promote research and technology development that supports the increasing adoption of AI and the digital society of the future. Kioxia continues to protect and effectively utilize its intellectual property and proactively develop initiatives to strengthen the competitiveness of its flash memory and SSD business.

Kioxia's technology development and IP

As a global leader in flash memory and SSD technologies, Kioxia is committed to cutting-edge research and development. As of December 2025, we held approximately 15,000 registered patents worldwide.

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