BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., founded in April 1993, is an IoT company providing intelligent interface products and professional services for information interaction and human health. BOE's three core businesses are Display and Sensor Devices, Smart Systems and Healthcare Services. BOE's display and sensor products are widely used in a broad spectrum of applications such as mobile phone, tablet, notebook, monitor, TV, vehicle display, digital information display, healthcare, finance, and wearable devices. Smart systems provide IoT integrated solutions for various industries such as new retail, transportation, finance, education, art, medical care, etc. Healthcare services combine medicine and life science, and is committed to developing mobile healthcare, digital hospitals, regenerative medicine and integrating BOE healthcare park resources. In 2017, BOE's yearly new-patent applications amounted to 8678, 85% of which are invention patents. In total, BOE has over 60, 000 usable patents, ranking among the top of the industry. BOE has more than 3000 overseas new patent applications, covering the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions. Data from IFI Claims also shows that BOE has ranked 21st among the Top 50 USPTO Patent Assignees in 2017, with its annual growth rate ranking the first among Top 50 for two consecutive years. According to the 2016 International PCT Applications of WIPO, BOE ranked No. 8 with 1, 673 applications. According to the market data of IHS, in 2017, BOE's global market share of TFT-LCD panels for mobile phone, tablet and notebook ranks No. 1, panels for monitor and TV ranks No. 2.