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Nanoscale solid state memories
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H10D · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H10D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199James Bustillo57 patents · 2,990 citations
- 296Kuo-Cheng Ching346 patents · 5,818 citations
- 392Yuniarto Widjaja205 patents · 14,841 citations
- 488Paul M. Enquist60 patents · 4,293 citations
- 583Gaius Gillman Fountain, Jr.37 patents · 2,599 citations
- 679Qi Xie60 patents · 3,892 citations
- 775Atsushi Umezaki242 patents · 5,358 citations
- 871Michael Eugene Givens45 patents · 2,931 citations
- 967Yi-Jing Lee85 patents · 2,696 citations
- 1063Yu-Lien Huang188 patents · 3,613 citations
- 1158Victor Moroz96 patents · 2,342 citations
- 1254Hsin-Hua Hu37 patents · 1,865 citations
- 1350Kevin J. Linthicum31 patents · 1,520 citations
- 1446Sung-Li Wang99 patents · 3,631 citations
- 1542Douglas Barlage13 patents · 1,190 citations
- 1638Ding-Kang Shih35 patents · 3,511 citations
- 1733Robert J. Mears85 patents · 5,505 citations
- 1829Marek Hytha65 patents · 3,597 citations
- 1925Bhadri N. Varadarajan26 patents · 1,736 citations
- 2021Rajiv V. Joshi44 patents · 2,163 citations
- 2117Charles R. Griggs15 patents · 772 citations
- 2213Nick Lindert42 patents · 2,096 citations
- 238Keith Doran Weeks33 patents · 1,875 citations
- 244Fu Tang20 patents · 1,691 citations
- 251Akihiro Nitayama34 patents · 1,553 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H10D output across the last 5 years
- 199Norihito Sone13 patents · 14,132 citations
- 296Dahl-Young Khang25 patents · 5,944 citations
- 392Yugang Sun25 patents · 5,307 citations
- 488Atsuki Fukazawa18 patents · 3,689 citations
- 583Ryu Nakano11 patents · 3,197 citations
- 679Zhengtao Zhu18 patents · 4,001 citations
- 775James Bustillo57 patents · 2,990 citations
- 871Hideki Uochi158 patents · 9,569 citations
- 967Kuo-Cheng Ching346 patents · 5,818 citations
- 1063Heung Cho Ko21 patents · 3,024 citations
- 1158Yuniarto Widjaja205 patents · 14,841 citations
- 1254Qin-Yi Tong36 patents · 3,040 citations
- 1350Viljami Pore26 patents · 2,107 citations
- 1446Paul M. Enquist60 patents · 4,293 citations
- 1542Gaius Gillman Fountain, Jr.37 patents · 2,599 citations
- 1638Petri Raisanen38 patents · 4,003 citations
- 1733Qi Xie60 patents · 3,892 citations
- 1829Atsushi Umezaki242 patents · 5,358 citations
- 1925Michael Eugene Givens45 patents · 2,931 citations
- 2021Jean-Pierre Colinge155 patents · 4,330 citations
- 2117Yi-Jing Lee85 patents · 2,696 citations
- 2213Yu-Lien Huang188 patents · 3,613 citations
- 238Bantval J. Baliga106 patents · 9,100 citations
- 244John Tolle19 patents · 2,854 citations
- 251Jongseung Yoon12 patents · 1,641 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H10D
- 199Norihito Sone13 patents · 14,132 citations
- 296Glenn J. Leedy56 patents · 7,501 citations
- 392Dahl-Young Khang25 patents · 5,944 citations
- 488Yugang Sun25 patents · 5,307 citations
- 583Atsuki Fukazawa18 patents · 3,689 citations
- 679Kunitoshi Namba14 patents · 3,404 citations
- 775Ryu Nakano11 patents · 3,197 citations
- 871Noboru Takamure9 patents · 2,733 citations
- 967Michael C. Smayling152 patents · 10,863 citations
- 1063Zhengtao Zhu18 patents · 4,001 citations
- 1158Wakao Miyazawa14 patents · 4,183 citations
- 1254Brent Gilgen25 patents · 2,080 citations
- 1350Thomas H. Distefano23 patents · 4,668 citations
- 1446Russell C. Zahorik7 patents · 2,945 citations
- 1542Graham R. Wolstenholme29 patents · 3,302 citations
- 1638Fernando Gonzalez201 patents · 8,917 citations
- 1733James Bustillo57 patents · 2,990 citations
- 1829Hideki Uochi158 patents · 9,569 citations
- 1925Kuo-Cheng Ching346 patents · 5,818 citations
- 2021Yoshi Ono35 patents · 4,549 citations
- 2117Heung Cho Ko21 patents · 3,024 citations
- 2213Gheorghe Samachisa19 patents · 3,562 citations
- 238Yuniarto Widjaja205 patents · 14,841 citations
- 244Brenda Dingle32 patents · 5,660 citations
- 251Qin-Yi Tong36 patents · 3,040 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H10D patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US11996847B1✦ AIPower transistor adaptive clamp circuit41 cites · 202492% earned
- 296US11923764B1✦ AIElectrostatic discharge circuit for switching mode power supply36 cites · 202491% earned
- 392US12224225B2✦ AISemiconductor circuit structure with direct die heat removal structure8 cites · 202569% earned
- 488US12170248B2Graphene BEOL integration interconnection structures5 cites · 202484% earned
- 583US12268021B1Power MOSFET with gate-source ESD diode structure4 cites · 202556% earned
- 679US12327790B2Vertical interconnect elevator based on through silicon vias4 cites · 202467% earned
- 775US12027518B13D semiconductor devices and structures with metal layers4 cites · 202475% earned
- 871US12125737B13D semiconductor device and structure with metal layers and memory cells4 cites · 202482% earned
- 967US12107092B2Display device5 cites · 202460% earned
- 1063US12108608B1Memory devices with dual encapsulation layers and methods of fabrication8 cites · 202473% earned
- 1158US12100658B2Method to produce a 3D multilayer semiconductor device and structure3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1254US12040365B1Incorporating nitrogen in dipole engineering for multi-threshold voltage applications in s4 cites · 202470% earned
- 1350US12092666B1Method of current monitoring with temperature compensation4 cites · 202482% earned
- 1446US12051742B1Enhancement-mode N-channel and P-channel GaN device integration structure5 cites · 202484% earned
- 1542US11942942B1High-speed level-shifter for power-conversion applications5 cites · 202484% earned
- 1638US12230715B2Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device2 cites · 202448% earned
- 1733US12520519B2Semiconductor device having a necked semiconductor body and method of forming semiconducto2 cites · 202449% earned
- 1829US12148392B2Display apparatus and electronic device3 cites · 202463% earned
- 1925US12327796B2Architecture for computing system package2 cites · 202458% earned
- 2021US12266660B2Memory device having 2-transistor memory cell and access line plate3 cites · 202463% earned
- 2117US12342616B2Semiconductor device structure and methods of forming the same2 cites · 202458% earned
- 2213US12230566B2Metal-insulator-metal structure3 cites · 202463% earned
- 238US12154948B2Semiconductor device having buried gate structure and method for fabricating the same2 cites · 202458% earned
- 244US12237323B2Semiconductor device having improved electrostatic discharge protection2 cites · 202458% earned
- 251US12262532B2Microelectronic devices and electronic systems2 cites · 202461% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H10D patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11482270B1✦ AIPulsing scheme for a ferroelectric memory bit-cell to minimize read or write disturb effec70 cites · 202276% earned
- 296US11502223B1✦ AIEpitaxial oxide materials, structures, and devices43 cites · 202280% earned
- 392US11996847B1✦ AIPower transistor adaptive clamp circuit41 cites · 202492% earned
- 488US11923764B1Electrostatic discharge circuit for switching mode power supply36 cites · 202491% earned
- 583US11069684B1Stacked field effect transistors with reduced coupling effect49 cites · 202192% earned
- 679US10944404B1Low power ferroelectric based majority logic gate adder57 cites · 202188% earned
- 775US11423967B1Stacked ferroelectric non-planar capacitors in a memory bit-cell35 cites · 202273% earned
- 871US11550432B2Perceptions in a haptic system35 cites · 202182% earned
- 967US11522103B1Epitaxial oxide materials, structures, and devices25 cites · 202269% earned
- 1063US11456361B1Ultrawide bandgap semiconductor devices including magnesium germanium oxides22 cites · 202278% earned
- 1158US11659714B1Ferroelectric device film stacks with texturing layer, and method of forming such27 cites · 202383% earned
- 1254US11404420B2Method of operating semiconductor memory device with floating body transistor using silico25 cites · 202171% earned
- 1350US11063048B2Dual-port semiconductor memory and first in first out (FIFO) memory having electrically fl28 cites · 202173% earned
- 1446US11295813B2Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality including resista27 cites · 202172% earned
- 1542US11171157B1Method for forming a MFMIS memory device26 cites · 202183% earned
- 1638US11211125B2Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality comprising resist24 cites · 202172% earned
- 1733US12224225B2Semiconductor circuit structure with direct die heat removal structure8 cites · 202569% earned
- 1829US11277137B1Majority logic gate with non-linear input capacitors20 cites · 202277% earned
- 1925US11107516B1Ferroelectric memory devices containing a two-dimensional charge carrier gas channel and m24 cites · 202190% earned
- 2021US11423966B2Memory array staircase structure23 cites · 202282% earned
- 2117US11063164B1Method and materials to manufacture heterojunctions, diodes, and solar cells23 cites · 202185% earned
- 2213US11145657B13D semiconductor device and structure19 cites · 202190% earned
- 238US10950546B1Semiconductor device including back side power supply circuit26 cites · 202180% earned
- 244US10910478B1Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor having enhanced high-frequency performan22 cites · 202185% earned
- 251US11398469B1Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in stacked chips22 cites · 202290% earned
All-time canon
The defining H10D patents of the whole record
- 199US7674650B2✦ AISemiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof4,583 cites · 200786% earned
- 296US7061014B2✦ AINatural-superlattice homologous single crystal thin film, method for preparation thereof, 4,369 cites · 200596% earned
- 392US6727522B1✦ AITransistor and semiconductor device4,353 cites · 200494% earned
- 488US6563174B2Thin film transistor and matrix display device4,300 cites · 200396% earned
- 583US5744864ASemiconductor device having a transparent switching element4,274 cites · 199896% earned
- 679US7732819B2Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof4,255 cites · 200886% earned
- 775US7064346B2Transistor and semiconductor device4,229 cites · 200594% earned
- 871US7211825B2Indium oxide-based thin film transistors and circuits4,215 cites · 200596% earned
- 967US7323356B2LnCuO(S,Se,Te)monocrystalline thin film, its manufacturing method, and optical device or e4,192 cites · 200596% earned
- 1063US7402506B2Methods of making thin film transistors comprising zinc-oxide-based semiconductor material4,190 cites · 200696% earned
- 1158US7411209B2Field-effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same4,186 cites · 200894% earned
- 1254US7049190B2Method for forming ZnO film, method for forming ZnO semiconductor layer, method for fabric4,170 cites · 200496% earned
- 1350US7297977B2Semiconductor device4,153 cites · 200591% earned
- 1446US7282782B2Combined binary oxide semiconductor device4,149 cites · 200594% earned
- 1542US7385224B2Thin film transistor having an etching protection film and manufacturing method thereof4,142 cites · 200696% earned
- 1638US7501293B2Semiconductor device in which zinc oxide is used as a semiconductor material and method fo4,120 cites · 200696% earned
- 1733US7105868B2High-electron mobility transistor with zinc oxide4,111 cites · 200496% earned
- 1829US7453087B2Thin-film transistor and thin-film diode having amorphous-oxide semiconductor layer3,999 cites · 200792% earned
- 1925US7453065B2Sensor and image pickup device3,985 cites · 200691% earned
- 2021US7462862B2Transistor using an isovalent semiconductor oxide as the active channel layer3,916 cites · 200694% earned
- 2117US7468304B2Method of fabricating oxide semiconductor device3,902 cites · 200792% earned
- 2213US9520482B1Method of cutting metal gate3,161 cites · 201696% earned
- 238US9236267B2Cut-mask patterning process for fin-like field effect transistor (FinFET) device3,095 cites · 201394% earned
- 244US6011725ATwo bit non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable semiconductor memory cell util2,218 cites · 200088% earned
- 251US5915167AThree dimensional structure memory2,057 cites · 199989% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H10D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB7,790 patents · 225,089 citations
- 296CANON KK443 patents · 32,484 citations
- 392TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD14,308 patents · 43,054 citations
- 488SEIKO EPSON CORP1,059 patents · 24,914 citations
- 583MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6,233 patents · 152,513 citations
- 679INTEL CORP3,207 patents · 51,152 citations
- 775SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD9,766 patents · 94,016 citations
- 871UNIV CALIFORNIA211 patents · 11,433 citations
- 967APPLIED MATERIALS INC965 patents · 23,471 citations
- 1063ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC2,328 patents · 87,120 citations
- 1158ASM IP HOLDING BV217 patents · 16,931 citations
- 1254TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3,686 patents · 82,080 citations
- 1350IBM11,020 patents · 171,567 citations
- 1446TOSHIBA KK4,918 patents · 98,287 citations
- 1542SHARP KK1,359 patents · 29,179 citations
- 1638TOKYO ELECTRON LTD616 patents · 8,041 citations
- 1733MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP2,694 patents · 52,318 citations
- 1829SYNOPSYS INC151 patents · 3,340 citations
- 1925FUJITSU LTD1,636 patents · 34,651 citations
- 2021SONY CORP1,374 patents · 26,508 citations
- 2117LEE SANG-YUN25 patents · 3,533 citations
- 2213LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP50 patents · 979 citations
- 238LAM RES CORP144 patents · 3,192 citations
- 244SIEMENS AG673 patents · 17,972 citations
- 251ZENO SEMICONDUCTOR INC153 patents · 8,238 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H10D output across the last 5 years
- 199SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB7,790 patents · 225,089 citations
- 296CANON KK443 patents · 32,484 citations
- 392HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO185 patents · 15,966 citations
- 488TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD14,308 patents · 43,054 citations
- 583UNIV ILLINOIS97 patents · 7,243 citations
- 679SEIKO EPSON CORP1,059 patents · 24,914 citations
- 775MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6,233 patents · 152,513 citations
- 871INTEL CORP3,207 patents · 51,152 citations
- 967SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD9,766 patents · 94,016 citations
- 1063UNIV CALIFORNIA211 patents · 11,433 citations
- 1158JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY80 patents · 13,312 citations
- 1254APPLIED MATERIALS INC965 patents · 23,471 citations
- 1350ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC2,328 patents · 87,120 citations
- 1446ASM INC56 patents · 5,261 citations
- 1542ASM IP HOLDING BV217 patents · 16,931 citations
- 1638TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3,686 patents · 82,080 citations
- 1733UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE101 patents · 9,720 citations
- 1829IBM11,020 patents · 171,567 citations
- 1925TOSHIBA KK4,918 patents · 98,287 citations
- 2021HITACHI LTD1,766 patents · 49,020 citations
- 2117SHARP KK1,359 patents · 29,179 citations
- 2213TOKYO ELECTRON LTD616 patents · 8,041 citations
- 238MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP2,694 patents · 52,318 citations
- 244SYNOPSYS INC151 patents · 3,340 citations
- 251FUJITSU LTD1,636 patents · 34,651 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H10D
- 199SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB7,790 patents · 225,089 citations
- 296CANON KK443 patents · 32,484 citations
- 392TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG2,794 patents · 73,115 citations
- 488HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO185 patents · 15,966 citations
- 583TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD14,308 patents · 43,054 citations
- 679AKIMOTO KENGO38 patents · 4,466 citations
- 775UNIV ILLINOIS97 patents · 7,243 citations
- 871SEIKO EPSON CORP1,059 patents · 24,914 citations
- 967ELM TECHNOLOGY CORP27 patents · 5,169 citations
- 1063MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6,233 patents · 152,513 citations
- 1158SANDISK CORP115 patents · 7,911 citations
- 1254INTEL CORP3,207 patents · 51,152 citations
- 1350ASM INT37 patents · 5,210 citations
- 1446TELA INNOVATIONS INC79 patents · 3,536 citations
- 1542SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD34 patents · 6,649 citations
- 1638SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD9,766 patents · 94,016 citations
- 1733UNIV CALIFORNIA211 patents · 11,433 citations
- 1829BECKER SCOTT T90 patents · 6,273 citations
- 1925JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY80 patents · 13,312 citations
- 2021MATRIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC51 patents · 7,855 citations
- 2117APPLIED MATERIALS INC965 patents · 23,471 citations
- 2213ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC2,328 patents · 87,120 citations
- 238NANOGEN INC17 patents · 4,230 citations
- 244ASM INC56 patents · 5,261 citations
- 251HARARI ELIYAHOU15 patents · 4,252 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth