ASU rose one spot among U.S. universities on the Academy of Inventors’ annual list of the top universities worldwide. Last year, ASU secured 180 utility patents, up by 10 from the previous year, earning a ranking in the top 10 in the U.S. Among achievements highlighted in this report is the development by ASU and Texas Instruments researchers of technology that helps semiconductor chip designers by improving the way electronic devices match to one another electronically inside a high-tech processing chip. Creators of the patented technology include Sule Ozev, a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Fulton Schools.

See also: ASU among the top 10 universities for utility patents, Wrangler News Tempe Independent, March 17
Professor Sule Ozev and Associate Professor Wenlong Zhang, in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks are mentioned