STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
3,635Patents
1,477Active
3,635Granted
55Portfolio score
Filing activity: Dec 24, 1984 → Feb 7, 2024 · 420 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6157578A | Method and apparatus for accessing a memory device | Physics | 420 | Expired |
| US6392636B1 | Touchpad providing screen cursor/pointer movement control | Physics | 269 | Expired |
| US6731514B2 | Stackable module | Electricity | 264 | Expired |
| US6408087B1 | Capacitive semiconductor user input device | Physics | 237 | Expired |
| US5128559A | Logic block for programmable logic devices | Electricity | 235 | Expired |
| US6005818A | Dynamic random access memory device with a latching mechanism that permits hidden refresh operations | Physics | 230 | Expired |
| US7348802B2 | Differential receiver | Electricity | 196 | Expired |
| US6362578B1 | LED driver circuit and method | Electricity | 181 | Expired |
| US5642261A | Ball-grid-array integrated circuit package with solder-connected thermal conductor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 178 | Expired |
| US5491703A | Cam with additional row cells connected to match line | Physics | 171 | Expired |
| US5473267A | Programmable logic device with memory that can store routing data of logic data | Electricity | 171 | Expired |
| US6326689A | Backside contact for touchchip | Electricity | 161 | Expired |
| US6439464B1 | Dual mode smart card and associated methods | Physics | 156 | Expired |
| US4964079A | Electrically programmable memory with several information bits per cell | Physics | 139 | Expired |
| US7425984B2 | Compound camera and methods for implementing auto-focus, depth-of-field and high-resolution functions | Physics | 138 | Expired |
| US4912345A | Programmable summing functions for programmable logic devices | Electricity | 133 | Expired |
| US5420447A | Double buffer base gate array cell | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US5973623A | Solid state capacitive switch | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US6317508A | Scanning capacitive semiconductor fingerprint detector | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| US6512381B2 | Enhanced fingerprint detection | Physics | 128 | Expired |
| US6836081B2 | LED driver circuit and method | Electricity | 124 | Expired |
| US5812789A | Video and/or audio decompression and/or compression device that shares a memory interface | Electricity | 122 | Expired |
| US6243778A | Transaction interface for a data communication system | Electricity | 121 | Expired |
| US6108455A | Non-linear image filter for filtering noise | Electricity | 120 | Expired |
| US5648670A | Trench MOS-gated device with a minimum number of masks | Electricity | 115 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.