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Semiconductor memory devices
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H10B · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H10B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Yuniarto Widjaja237 patents · 15,506 citations
- 296Atsushi Umezaki12 patents · 661 citations
- 392Akihiro Nitayama47 patents · 2,041 citations
- 488William J. Gallagher26 patents · 1,893 citations
- 583Eli Harari88 patents · 1,121 citations
- 679Keizo Kawakita41 patents · 828 citations
- 775Chia-Ta Hsieh101 patents · 2,287 citations
- 871Rajeev Kumar Dokania167 patents · 674 citations
- 967Amrita Mathuriya168 patents · 564 citations
- 1063Fumiaki Toyama58 patents · 1,057 citations
- 1158Rahul Sharangpani105 patents · 1,928 citations
- 1254Yuki Mizutani24 patents · 733 citations
- 1350Michael L. Hattendorf58 patents · 247 citations
- 1446Christopher P. Auth48 patents · 218 citations
- 1542Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy206 patents · 942 citations
- 1638Byron Ho20 patents · 157 citations
- 1733Seiji Shimabukuro30 patents · 699 citations
- 1829Wei Zhao33 patents · 662 citations
- 1925Sarin A. Deshpande37 patents · 537 citations
- 2021Kuo-Chi Tu156 patents · 1,425 citations
- 2117Darwin A. Clampitt68 patents · 528 citations
- 2213Wen-Ting Chu196 patents · 1,550 citations
- 238Seung Ho Pyi84 patents · 906 citations
- 244Eric H. Freeman35 patents · 331 citations
- 251Martin C. Roberts61 patents · 643 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H10B output across the last 5 years
- 199Graham R. Wolstenholme61 patents · 4,522 citations
- 296Yuniarto Widjaja237 patents · 15,506 citations
- 392Eric Carman18 patents · 1,916 citations
- 488Arup Bhattacharyya97 patents · 3,730 citations
- 583Werner Juengling140 patents · 1,883 citations
- 679Stuart Stephen Papworth Parkin26 patents · 2,157 citations
- 775Atsushi Umezaki12 patents · 661 citations
- 871Yao-Sheng Lee73 patents · 2,937 citations
- 967Akihiro Nitayama47 patents · 2,041 citations
- 1063Thomas A. Figura57 patents · 2,136 citations
- 1158William J. Gallagher26 patents · 1,893 citations
- 1254Kevin G. Duesman31 patents · 1,090 citations
- 1350Fu-Chang Hsu64 patents · 1,952 citations
- 1446Fujio Masuoka161 patents · 2,553 citations
- 1542Eli Harari88 patents · 1,121 citations
- 1638Edmond R. Ward28 patents · 1,252 citations
- 1733Steven W. Longcor33 patents · 1,604 citations
- 1829Steve Kuo-Ren Hsia30 patents · 1,622 citations
- 1925Jayavel Pachamuthu84 patents · 2,765 citations
- 2021Jixin Yu30 patents · 1,322 citations
- 2117Wenguang Shi23 patents · 1,071 citations
- 2213Yong Min Yoo9 patents · 1,410 citations
- 238Maria Mitkova7 patents · 585 citations
- 244Charles L. Ingalls36 patents · 944 citations
- 251Keizo Kawakita41 patents · 828 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H10B
- 199Glenn J. Leedy30 patents · 4,193 citations
- 296Brent Gilgen22 patents · 2,500 citations
- 392Steven T. Harshfield29 patents · 5,256 citations
- 488Fernando Gonzalez163 patents · 10,118 citations
- 583Gheorghe Samachisa24 patents · 4,472 citations
- 679Paul Michael Farmwald15 patents · 3,429 citations
- 775Russell C. Zahorik13 patents · 3,398 citations
- 871Graham R. Wolstenholme61 patents · 4,522 citations
- 967Alan R. Reinberg55 patents · 4,693 citations
- 1063Charles H. Dennison166 patents · 11,548 citations
- 1158Raymond A. Turi26 patents · 2,492 citations
- 1254Wendell P. Noble138 patents · 9,955 citations
- 1350Yuniarto Widjaja237 patents · 15,506 citations
- 1446David Strand10 patents · 5,428 citations
- 1542Patrick Klersy19 patents · 3,277 citations
- 1638N. Johan Knall15 patents · 2,980 citations
- 1733D. Mark Durcan47 patents · 2,346 citations
- 1829Daniel Xu15 patents · 2,561 citations
- 1925Eric Carman18 patents · 1,916 citations
- 2021Jim Mali46 patents · 649 citations
- 2117Carole Lambert45 patents · 629 citations
- 2213Darren K. Brock22 patents · 1,325 citations
- 238Claude L. Bertin84 patents · 3,295 citations
- 244Larry D. Mcmillan60 patents · 4,130 citations
- 251Ronald E. Reedy17 patents · 2,102 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H10B patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12027518B1✦ AI3D semiconductor devices and structures with metal layers4 cites · 202475% earned
- 296US12125737B1✦ AI3D semiconductor device and structure with metal layers and memory cells4 cites · 202482% earned
- 392US12040115B1✦ AIMagnetoresistance effect element5 cites · 202477% earned
- 488US12108608B1Memory devices with dual encapsulation layers and methods of fabrication8 cites · 202473% earned
- 583US12392974B2Embedding a photonic integrated circuit in a semiconductor package for high bandwidth memo3 cites · 202563% earned
- 679US12100658B2Method to produce a 3D multilayer semiconductor device and structure3 cites · 202480% earned
- 775US11899613B1Method and apparatus to process an instruction for a distributed logic having tightly coup6 cites · 202463% earned
- 871US12520519B2Semiconductor device having a necked semiconductor body and method of forming semiconducto2 cites · 202449% earned
- 967US12266660B2Memory device having 2-transistor memory cell and access line plate3 cites · 202463% earned
- 1063US12154948B2Semiconductor device having buried gate structure and method for fabricating the same2 cites · 202458% earned
- 1158US12262532B2Microelectronic devices and electronic systems2 cites · 202461% earned
- 1254US12225737B2Method for producing 3D semiconductor devices and structures with transistors and memory c2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1350US12144170B2Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1446US12266545B1Structures and methods for integrated cold plate in XPUs and memory2 cites · 202567% earned
- 1542US12185528B2Semiconductor memory device2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1638US12250830B23D semiconductor memory devices and structures2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1733US12094965B23D semiconductor device and structure with metal layers and memory cells2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1829US12178055B23D semiconductor memory devices and structures2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1925US12347779B2Three-dimensional memory device with source line isolation and method of making the same4 cites · 202482% earned
- 2021US12289894B1Method of fabricating transistors and stacked planar capacitors for memory and logic appli3 cites · 202567% earned
- 2117US12354965B2Semiconductor device with redistribution structure and method for fabricating the same3 cites · 202472% earned
- 2213US12089391B2Semiconductor device3 cites · 202472% earned
- 238US12082403B1One time programmable bitcell with select device in isolated well3 cites · 202480% earned
- 244US12129735B2Tool for metal plugging or sealing of casing3 cites · 202480% earned
- 251US12062616B2Power delivery for embedded bridge die utilizing trench structures2 cites · 202453% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H10B patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11320588B1✦ AISuper system on chip116 cites · 202293% earned
- 296US11482270B1✦ AIPulsing scheme for a ferroelectric memory bit-cell to minimize read or write disturb effec70 cites · 202276% earned
- 392US11694940B1✦ AI3D stack of accelerator die and multi-core processor die45 cites · 202377% earned
- 488US11043472B13D integrated ultra high-bandwidth memory62 cites · 202182% earned
- 583US11423967B1Stacked ferroelectric non-planar capacitors in a memory bit-cell35 cites · 202273% earned
- 679US10903237B1Three-dimensional memory device including stepped connection plates and methods of forming44 cites · 202192% earned
- 775US11659714B1Ferroelectric device film stacks with texturing layer, and method of forming such27 cites · 202383% earned
- 871US11404420B2Method of operating semiconductor memory device with floating body transistor using silico25 cites · 202171% earned
- 967US11081443B1Multi-tier three-dimensional memory device containing dielectric well structures for conta29 cites · 202191% earned
- 1063US11063048B2Dual-port semiconductor memory and first in first out (FIFO) memory having electrically fl28 cites · 202173% earned
- 1158US11295813B2Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality including resista27 cites · 202172% earned
- 1254US11171157B1Method for forming a MFMIS memory device26 cites · 202183% earned
- 1350US11069410B1Three-dimensional NOR-NAND combination memory device and method of making the same26 cites · 202190% earned
- 1446US11532323B1BiSbX (012) layers having increased operating temperatures for SOT and MRAM devices21 cites · 202285% earned
- 1542US11211125B2Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality comprising resist24 cites · 202172% earned
- 1638US11107516B1Ferroelectric memory devices containing a two-dimensional charge carrier gas channel and m24 cites · 202190% earned
- 1733US11423966B2Memory array staircase structure23 cites · 202282% earned
- 1829US11335391B1Memory cell arrangement and method thereof23 cites · 202282% earned
- 1925US11145657B13D semiconductor device and structure19 cites · 202190% earned
- 2021US11545217B2Memory cells, memory cell arrays, methods of using and methods of making18 cites · 202174% earned
- 2117US11031394B13D semiconductor device and structure18 cites · 202189% earned
- 2213US10910272B1Reusable support substrate for formation and transfer of semiconductor devices and methods25 cites · 202190% earned
- 238US10937809B1Three-dimensional memory device containing ferroelectric memory elements encapsulated by t25 cites · 202190% earned
- 244US11100994B2Content addressable memory device having electrically floating body transistor21 cites · 202173% earned
- 251US10951213B1Majority logic gate fabrication21 cites · 202178% earned
All-time canon
The defining H10B patents of the whole record
- 199US5915167A✦ AIThree dimensional structure memory2,057 cites · 199989% earned
- 296US6034882A✦ AIVertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of fabrication1,882 cites · 200093% earned
- 392US6222762B1✦ AIMulti-state memory1,756 cites · 200184% earned
- 488US9236300B2Contact plugs in SRAM cells and the method of forming the same1,413 cites · 201495% earned
- 583US5095344AHighly compact eprom and flash eeprom devices1,313 cites · 199295% earned
- 679US5315541ASegmented column memory array1,249 cites · 199495% earned
- 775US5640343AMagnetic memory array using magnetic tunnel junction devices in the memory cells1,220 cites · 199793% earned
- 871US6420215B1Three-dimensional memory array and method of fabrication1,212 cites · 200295% earned
- 967US5867429AHigh density non-volatile flash memory without adverse effects of electric field coupling 1,179 cites · 199995% earned
- 1063US5835396AThree-dimensional read-only memory1,035 cites · 199895% earned
- 1158US6185122B1Vertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of fabrication1,018 cites · 200193% earned
- 1254US5313421AEEPROM with split gate source side injection1,011 cites · 199489% earned
- 1350US5751012APolysilicon pillar diode for use in a non-volatile memory cell911 cites · 199895% earned
- 1446US5920788AChalcogenide memory cell with a plurality of chalcogenide electrodes904 cites · 199993% earned
- 1542US5070032AMethod of making dense flash eeprom semiconductor memory structures904 cites · 199195% earned
- 1638US5343063ADense vertical programmable read only memory cell structure and processes for making them903 cites · 199489% earned
- 1733US5043940AFlash EEPROM memory systems having multistate storage cells885 cites · 199195% earned
- 1829US7679133B2Vertical-type non-volatile memory devices873 cites · 200991% earned
- 1925US6031287AContact structure and memory element incorporating the same865 cites · 200095% earned
- 2021US5166758AElectrically erasable phase change memory861 cites · 199295% earned
- 2117US5661053AMethod of making dense flash EEPROM cell array and peripheral supporting circuits formed i859 cites · 199788% earned
- 2213US4646266AProgrammable semiconductor structures and methods for using the same846 cites · 198795% earned
- 238US5296716AElectrically erasable, directly overwritable, multibit single cell memory elements and arr826 cites · 199495% earned
- 244US8654587B2Nonvolatile memory devices, channel boosting methods thereof, programming methods thereof,824 cites · 201391% earned
- 251US8553466B2Non-volatile memory device, erasing method thereof, and memory system including the same815 cites · 201192% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H10B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6,314 patents · 117,290 citations
- 296INTEL CORP939 patents · 15,545 citations
- 392IBM2,418 patents · 52,127 citations
- 488ASM IP HOLDING BV54 patents · 2,311 citations
- 583NANTERO INC67 patents · 2,904 citations
- 679SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD6,463 patents · 51,843 citations
- 775SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB1,054 patents · 11,059 citations
- 871MACRONIX INT CO LTD1,070 patents · 15,972 citations
- 967TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC820 patents · 26,223 citations
- 1063LEE SANG-YUN21 patents · 2,693 citations
- 1158ZENO SEMICONDUCTOR INC184 patents · 8,827 citations
- 1254SILICON STORAGE TECH INC234 patents · 4,280 citations
- 1350SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC340 patents · 9,492 citations
- 1446TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD3,631 patents · 8,319 citations
- 1542ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC470 patents · 13,570 citations
- 1638COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE98 patents · 2,069 citations
- 1733UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP1,563 patents · 15,964 citations
- 1829CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP141 patents · 2,149 citations
- 1925LAM RES CORP100 patents · 2,357 citations
- 2021IND TECH RES INST84 patents · 2,900 citations
- 2117APPLIED MATERIALS INC289 patents · 2,673 citations
- 2213SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1,091 patents · 13,378 citations
- 238INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG839 patents · 11,602 citations
- 244CANON KK57 patents · 1,948 citations
- 251SUNRISE MEMORY CORP100 patents · 785 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H10B output across the last 5 years
- 199MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6,314 patents · 117,290 citations
- 296TOSHIBA KK2,778 patents · 56,564 citations
- 392INTEL CORP939 patents · 15,545 citations
- 488IBM2,418 patents · 52,127 citations
- 583ASM IP HOLDING BV54 patents · 2,311 citations
- 679NANTERO INC67 patents · 2,904 citations
- 775SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD6,463 patents · 51,843 citations
- 871SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB1,054 patents · 11,059 citations
- 967MACRONIX INT CO LTD1,070 patents · 15,972 citations
- 1063TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC820 patents · 26,223 citations
- 1158LEE SANG-YUN21 patents · 2,693 citations
- 1254ZENO SEMICONDUCTOR INC184 patents · 8,827 citations
- 1350SILICON STORAGE TECH INC234 patents · 4,280 citations
- 1446SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC340 patents · 9,492 citations
- 1542VANGUARD INT SEMICONDUCT CORP253 patents · 9,658 citations
- 1638TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD3,631 patents · 8,319 citations
- 1733SONY CORP460 patents · 7,937 citations
- 1829MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP698 patents · 17,971 citations
- 1925ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC470 patents · 13,570 citations
- 2021COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE98 patents · 2,069 citations
- 2117UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP1,563 patents · 15,964 citations
- 2213CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP141 patents · 2,149 citations
- 238UNITY SEMICONDUCTOR CORP64 patents · 2,424 citations
- 244LAM RES CORP100 patents · 2,357 citations
- 251IND TECH RES INST84 patents · 2,900 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H10B
- 199SANDISK CORP192 patents · 13,647 citations
- 296MATRIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC56 patents · 12,119 citations
- 392SUNDISK CORP6 patents · 4,686 citations
- 488MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6,314 patents · 117,290 citations
- 583OVONYX INC91 patents · 8,613 citations
- 679ELM TECHNOLOGY CORP12 patents · 3,565 citations
- 775TOSHIBA KK2,778 patents · 56,564 citations
- 871ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC26 patents · 11,649 citations
- 967HARARI ELIYAHOU16 patents · 4,374 citations
- 1063INTEL CORP939 patents · 15,545 citations
- 1158IBM2,418 patents · 52,127 citations
- 1254WIDJAJA YUNIARTO38 patents · 6,027 citations
- 1350HITACHI LTD853 patents · 27,029 citations
- 1446ASM IP HOLDING BV54 patents · 2,311 citations
- 1542NANTERO INC67 patents · 2,904 citations
- 1638SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD6,463 patents · 51,843 citations
- 1733TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG756 patents · 19,732 citations
- 1829INNOVATIVE SILICON ISI SA13 patents · 2,337 citations
- 1925SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB1,054 patents · 11,059 citations
- 2021MACRONIX INT CO LTD1,070 patents · 15,972 citations
- 2117TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC820 patents · 26,223 citations
- 2213LEE SANG-YUN21 patents · 2,693 citations
- 238SANDISK 3D LLC278 patents · 8,722 citations
- 244ZENO SEMICONDUCTOR INC184 patents · 8,827 citations
- 251INNOVATIVE SILICON SA16 patents · 2,090 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth