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STMicroelectronics International N.V.

933Patents
933Active
933Granted
67Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 2005 → Jun 17, 2024 · 50 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8885434B2 Retention of data during stand-by mode Physics 50 Active
US9396790B1 Multi-supply dual port register file Physics 37 Active
US9006841B2 Dual port SRAM having reduced cell size and rectangular shape Electricity 36 Active
US10979805B2 Microphone array auto-directive adaptive wideband beamforming using orientation information from MEMS sensors Electricity 32 Active
US8978987B2 Contactless integrated circuit device Electricity 26 Active
US8441874B2 Memory device with robust write assist Physics 26 Active
US10748075B2 Method and apparatus for energy efficient probabilistic context awareness of a mobile or wearable device user by switching between a single sensor and multiple sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US9305633B2 SRAM cell and cell layout method Physics 22 Active
US9018987B1 Current reused stacked ring oscillator and injection locked divider, injection locked multiplier Electricity 20 Active
US9997236B1 Read assist circuit with process, voltage and temperature tracking for a static random access memory (SRAM) Physics 18 Active
US9276477B2 DC-DC converter with enhanced automatic switching between CCM and DCM operating modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8705624B2 Parallel decoding for scalable video coding Electricity 15 Active
US9985732B2 Method for phase calibration in a frontend circuit of a near field communication device Electricity 13 Active
US8587466B2 System and method for a successive approximation analog to digital converter Electricity 13 Active
US8933737B1 System and method for variable frequency clock generation Electricity 13 Active
US10402527B2 Reconfigurable interconnect Physics 12 Active
US8686754B2 Configurable lane architecture in source synchronous systems Electricity 11 Active
US8928609B2 Combining touch screen and other sensing detections for user interface control Physics 11 Active
US9755621B1 Single stage cascoded voltage level shifting circuit Electricity 11 Active
US9379728B1 Self-calibrated digital-to-analog converter Electricity 11 Active
US9054637B1 Amplitude limiting circuit for a crystal oscillator Electricity 11 Active
US8638175B2 Coupled ring oscillator Electricity 10 Active
US8553308B2 Method and device for monitoring movement of mirrors in a MEMS device Physics 10 Active
US10291389B1 Two-point modulator with matching gain calibration Electricity 10 Active
US9698771B1 Testing of power on reset (POR) and unmaskable voltage monitors Electricity 10 Active

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