Under Display Camera Patents: Who Leads, Where the Gaps Are 2026
Under display camera and sensor patents: who is actually filing, and what claim space is still open
One assignee dominates the ranking. the leader holds 31 records against a fifth-place count of just 4, in a ranking of 9 companies total. Filings climbed to a peak of 32 records in 2022 before tapering toward the 2026 cut-off. Growth rate is not stated here because fewer than four complete years remain once publication lag is factored in — treat the recent-year decline as an artefact of that lag, not evidence the field has cooled.
- 1BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD31
- 2CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD27
- 3SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD6
- 4QUALCOMM INC5
- 5CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS4
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Common questions on under display camera patents
What counts as an under display camera patent?
In this dataset, a record qualifies if it combines under-display camera or sensor terminology with a specific technical problem such as diffraction artefacts, reduced transmittance in the camera region, image restoration, fingerprint sensing beneath the panel, pixel layout redesign, or display uniformity. This means the set excludes general smartphone camera patents that do not address the under-panel placement problem specifically. It also captures both display-fabrication filings and image-processing filings, because both are needed to make the technique work in a shipped product.
Who holds the most patents on under display camera technology?
One assignee group leads the ranking with 31 records, well ahead of the fifth-place company at 4, in a ranking that covers 9 companies total. The strongest co-assignee pairing in the data, at 27 shared records, sits between two closely related entities within that same group, suggesting a single corporate family covering both panel fabrication and display electronics. Beyond that leader, filing activity is comparatively thin and spread across a mobile chipset company, a handset OEM, and several other display makers.
Is under display camera patent filing still growing?
The trend data shows filings rising to a peak of 32 records in 2022, then declining toward the 2026 cut-off. That decline should not be read as a slowdown in research: publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so the 2024-2026 figures in this set understate actual filing activity during those years. A genuine growth rate cannot be stated from this data because fewer than four complete years remain once that lag is accounted for.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Under Display Sensors and Camera covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.