Samsung Cisco Systems, for example spent approximately US$6.35 billion on its 2020 R&D expenses. Though still robust, it's a slight decline from the $6.58 billion it allocated in 2019. Similarly, semiconductor market leader Intel's R&D expenses for the twelve months ended Sept. 30, 2020 also remained vigorous at $13.285 billion, though it's a reduction of 0.94 percent year-over-year. However, to put this in perspective, Intel's R&D expenses are more than the combined total of its two biggest competitors -- AMD and Nvidia. Software giant Oracle's R&D expenses were up slightly in 2020, climbing to $6.07 billion from the $6.03 billion it expended during 2019. High Tech's Biggest R&D Spenders in 2020