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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

1,322Patents
1,054Active
1,322Granted
62Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 22, 1987 → Aug 9, 2024 · 127 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6720866B1 Radio frequency identification tag device with sensor input Physics 174 Expired
US6963270B1 Anticollision protocol with fast read request and additional schemes for reading multiple transponders in an RFID system Physics 156 Expired
US5670915A Accurate RC oscillator having peak - to - peak voltage control Electricity 147 Expired
US6043746A Radio frequency identification (RFID) security tag for merchandise and method therefor Physics 141 Expired
US6052035A Oscillator with clock output inhibition control Electricity 130 Expired
US6049289A Remote controlled garage door opening system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US5469557A Code protection in microcontroller with EEPROM fuses Physics 128 Expired
US6463798B2 Tire inflation pressure monitoring and location determining method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 125 Expired
US5457649A Semiconductor memory device and write-once, read-only semiconductor memory array using amorphous-silicon and method therefor Electricity 121 Expired
US5841866A Secure token integrated circuit and method of performing a secure authentication function or transaction Physics 115 Expired
US6002638A Memory device having a switchable clock output and method therefor Electricity 112 Expired
US6480110B2 Inductively tunable antenna for a radio frequency identification tag Electricity 112 Expired
US6166960A Method, system and apparatus for determining that a programming voltage level is sufficient for reliably programming an eeprom Physics 103 Expired
US5422807A Microcontroller with improved A/D conversion Electricity 102 Expired
US5841996A Serial communication interface system having programmable microcontroller for use in a battery pack Electricity 99 Expired
US5619430A Microcontroller with on-chip linear temperature sensor Electricity 98 Expired
US6356161B1 Calibration techniques for a precision relaxation oscillator integrated circuit with temperature compensation Physics 96 Expired
US6571617B2 Method and apparatus using directional antenna or learning modes for tire inflation pressure monitoring and location determination Physics 94 Expired
US6424263B1 Radio frequency identification tag on a single layer substrate Electricity 94 Expired
US5488711A Serial EEPROM device and associated method for reducing data load time using a page mode write cache Physics 92 Expired
US6456044B1 Microcontroller with integral switch mode power supply controller Electricity 88 Expired
US5686904A Secure self learning system Electricity 88 Expired
US5714416A Semiconductor memory device and write-once, read-only semiconductor memory array using amorphous-silicon and method therefor Electricity 86 Expired
US6047380A Microcontroller wake-up function having an interleaving priority scheme for sampling a plurality of analog input signals Physics 84 Expired
US5454114A Microcontroller power-up delay Physics 83 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.