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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Pmc-Sierra, Inc.

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USPTO Granted Patents = 311

% Expired Patents = 20.9

CIPO Patents = 32

Trademarks = 5

Forward Citations = 8,708

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281 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Andrew S Wright (26 out of 61 patents)

Anthony Eugene Zortea (21 out of 57 patents)

Heng Liao (19 out of 29 patents)

4. Bartholomeus T W Klijsen (19 out of 21 patents)

5. Larrie Simon Carr (18 out of 28 patents)

6. Philip Lyon Northcott (17 out of 19 patents)

7. Paul V Yee (14 out of 16 patents)

8. Matthew W McAdam (14 out of 15 patents)

9. Graeme Barclay Boyd (14 out of 17 patents)

10. William Dean Warner (12 out of 28 patents)

11. Charles Kevin Huscroft (12 out of 13 patents)

12. Winston K Mok (12 out of 31 patents)

13. Steven Scott Gorshe (10 out of 45 patents)

14. William Michael Lye (10 out of 25 patents)

15. Vernon Robert Little (10 out of 10 patents)

Core Competencies:

Error Correction Coding

Flash Drive Optimization

Data Storage Techniques

Solid-State Memory

Memory Reclamation

Signal Integrity

Transceiver Calibration

Adaptive Signal Decompression

Bandwidth Allocation

Jitter Attenuation

High-Speed Data Transmission

Non-Volatile Memory

311 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 9208018 - Systems and methods for reclaiming memory for solid-state memory (2015-12-08),

2. 9183085 - Systems and methods for adaptively selecting from among a plurality of error correction coding schemes in a flash drive for robustness and low latency (2015-11-10),

3. 9176812 - Systems and methods for storing data in page stripes of a flash drive (2015-11-03),

4. 9148146 - Scalable high-swing transmitter with rise and/or fall time mismatch compensation (2015-09-29),

5. 9081701 - Systems and methods for decoding data for solid-state memory (2015-07-14),

6. 9071320 - Gain calibration for a timing error detector (2015-06-30),

7. 9053012 - Systems and methods for storing data for solid-state memory (2015-06-09),

8. 9047214 - System and method for tolerating a failed page in a flash device (2015-06-02),

9. 9026867 - Systems and methods for adapting to changing characteristics of multi-level cells in solid-state memory (2015-05-05),

10. 9021337 - Systems and methods for adaptively selecting among different error correction coding schemes in a flash drive (2015-04-28),

11. 9021336 - Systems and methods for redundantly storing error correction codes in a flash drive with secondary parity information spread out across each page of a group of pages (2015-04-28),

12. 9021333 - Systems and methods for recovering data from failed portions of a flash drive (2015-04-28),

13. 9009565 - Systems and methods for mapping for solid-state memory (2015-04-14),

14. 9008228 - Post-distortion filter for reducing sensitivity to receiver nonlinearities (2015-04-14),

15. 8996957 - Systems and methods for initializing regions of a flash drive having diverse error correction coding (ECC) schemes (2015-03-31),

Company Overview

Pmc-Sierra, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in advanced solid-state memory technologies. The company focuses on developing innovative solutions in error correction coding, flash drive optimization, and data storage techniques. Their expertise extends to memory reclamation and signal integrity, ensuring high-performance data management. Pmc-Sierra's commitment to enhancing transceiver calibration and adaptive signal decompression positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of data storage and memory solutions.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 27 2026

311 Patents

#16 in Sunnyvale, CA

#298 in California

#1,414 in US

#2,892 in the World

Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Pmc-Sierra, Inc.

Forward Citations = 8,708

281 inventors:

Andrew S Wright (26 out of 61 patents)

Anthony Eugene Zortea (21 out of 57 patents)

Heng Liao (19 out of 29 patents)

4. Bartholomeus T W Klijsen (19 out of 21 patents)

5. Larrie Simon Carr (18 out of 28 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Pmc-Sierra, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/pmc-sierra

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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