As a technological innovation driven enterprise, SPS always recognize intellectual property as strategic assets.

Over 200 Intellectual Property Rights Building an Innovation Barrier

As of the first half of the year, the company has filed a cumulative total of over 200 intellectual property rights applications, including more than 90 invention patents, fully demonstrating SPS’s R&D strength and technological innovation capabilities. With 100 granted patents, including 28 invention patents, these high-quality intellectual property assets cover the company’s core products and key technical areas, building a solid protective moat for business development.

Through sustained increases in R&D investment, the company has established a relatively comprehensive intellectual property protection system. This has not only built a technological advantage in the domestic market but also laid the groundwork for participation in international competition. In terms of patent quality, SPS adheres to a “Quality First” principle, with invention patents accounting for 45% of its portfolio significantly higher than the industry average, fully demonstrating the advanced and innovative nature of its technologies.

High-Quality Portfolio Strengthens the Protective Moat in Core Areas

With the first half of 2025 behind us, SPS has filed 60 new intellectual property applications (including 21 inventions, 37 utility models, and 2 software copyrights) and is rewarded 35 (including 8 inventions, 25 utility models, and 2 software copyrights), further strengthening the protective moat around its core technologies.

The company’s patent strategy is closely aligned with its core business products, slot die coating equipment, vacuum drying equipment and high temperature annealing equipment. Key technological breakthroughs have created a differentiated competitive edge, with patented achievements in coating precision improvement, thin-film crystallization, uniformity and process stability. These innovations have helped the company earn the trust of leading customers in fields such as thin-film solar cells（PSC/OPV）, flat-panel displays (LCD/OLED/QD-LED), and advanced integrated circuit packaging (FOPLP/TGV).

Moreover, SPS has implemented a robust business secret protection mechanism. Critical technical knowledge that is not suitable for public disclosure such as core process parameters and equipment debugging know-how is safeguarded through a multi-tiered confidentiality system, non-disclosure agreements, and physical isolation measures.

Innovation driven, continuously enhancing intellectual property value

SPS places high importance on the utilization of intellectual property. In the future, the company will actively participate in the development of industry standards to promote the integration of patented technologies into industry norms. In the second half of the year, SPS will focus on building a patent portfolio for its new product-the high temperature crystallization annealing furnace (with over 20 new applications anticipated). Meanwhile, the company will continue to refine its intellectual property management system, strengthen the protection of technical secrets, and explore innovative application models such as IP financing, maximizing the value created by its innovations.