5 Biggest Nanotechnology Companies in the World

In this piece, we will take a look at the five biggest nanotechnology companies in the world. For more companies, head on over to 15 Biggest Nanotechnology Companies in the World.

5. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

Market Capitalization as of December 6, 2022: $118 billion

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is an American firm that manufactures and sells semiconductor products. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Nanotechnology lies at the very heart of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s operations. The firm’s semiconductor manufacturing technologies make transistors that are as small as 7 nanometers, and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a pioneer in this space through having spearheaded nano-scale chip transistor designs such as FinFET.

By the end of this year’s third quarter, 69 out of the 920 hedge funds profiled by Insider Monkey had held a stake in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) .

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s largest investor in our database is John Overdeck And David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors which owns 15 million shares that are worth $390 million.

4. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)

Market Capitalization as of December 6, 2022: $132 billion

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is an American technology firm that provides enterprise computing solutions. It is based in Armonk, New York.

While International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is not the first name that comes to mind when talking about nanotechnology, the fact is that it is one of the leading players in the space. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) and Samsung have developed the Gate All Around FET (GAAFET) transistor which is the first true advancement since FinFET and one of the first that is developed by someone other than Intel.

As part of their September quarter of 2022 investments, 40 of the 920 hedge funds polled by Insider Monkey had bought International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)’s shares.

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)’s largest shareholder is Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke, and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital which owns 4.3 million shares that are worth $515 million.

2. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)

Market Capitalization as of December 6, 2022: $215.92 billion

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) is a diagnostics and research firm that caters to the needs of the healthcare sector.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)’s transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) allow researchers to study nanoparticles by quantifying their size and shape. The company sells five of these microscopes, alongside a wide variety of other products for nanotechnology research.

Insider Monkey looked at 920 hedge fund portfolios for this year’s third quarter to discover that 92 had invested in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO).

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)’s largest investor is Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management which owns 2.3 million shares that are worth $1.1 billion.

1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)

Market Capitalization as of December 6, 2022: $412.60 billion

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer responsible for supplying leading technology firms with semiconductors.

As part of its chip manufacturing, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) creates transistors that are as small as 3 nanometers. The firm is also an active player in nanotechnology research, as it is investigating the use of carbon nanotubes for 1-nanometer or smaller transistors.

87 of the 920 hedge funds scoped by Insider Monkey had bought a stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) during Q3 2022.

Out of these, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)’s largest investor with a $4.1 billion stake that comes courtesy of 60 million shares.

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