Founded in April 1993, BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (BOE A: 000725; BOE B: 200725) is a provider of photoelectric display technology, products and solutions. BOE is the only enterprise in China that can produce a full range of semiconductor display products, and also the only enterprise that independently grasps the complete technical capacity of the display industry. In 2012, BOE applied for 2686 patents, and the number of patents per capita and per unit output value of R & D personnel ranked first in the global industry. BOE has more than 10000 patents available. In the first half of 2013, the number of patents applied by BOE has reached 1600, which is expected to reach 3500 in the whole year. BOE has become the top three in the global industry in terms of the number of new patents in mainland China, and the fifth high-tech enterprise in the global industry in terms of shipping volume.