Thomson Reuters, a leading source of global business intelligence information, has selected TE Connectivity as one of the world’s top 100 innovative companies.

Recipients of the Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator ^SM award were chosen based on four principal criteria:

1. Patent approval success rate
2. Global reach of patent portfolio
3. Patent influence in literature citations
4. Overall patent volume

TE was recognized for inventing on a significant scale, working on developments which are acknowledged as innovative by patent offices across the world and investing in the protection of ideas and the commercialization of inventions.

TE stands among such respected companies as Apple, ABB, Airbus, GE, IBM, Honda, Siemens and Toyota – many of whom are TE customers. You can learn more about the award findings and methodology at the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators site.