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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Spansion LLC.

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USPTO Granted Patents = 1,075

% Expired Patents = 25.6

EPO Patents = 33

Trademarks = 8

Forward Citations = 7,784

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788 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Angela Tai Hui (58 out of 157 patents)

Kuo-Tung Chang (57 out of 81 patents)

Shenqing Fang (45 out of 97 patents)

4. Hiroyuki Kinoshita (43 out of 79 patents)

5. Mark W Randolph (37 out of 87 patents)

6. Ning Cheng (35 out of 56 patents)

7. Kouichi Meguro (32 out of 41 patents)

8. Wei Zheng (32 out of 54 patents)

9. Zhizheng Liu (31 out of 48 patents)

10. Hidehiko Shiraiwa (30 out of 73 patents)

11. Masanori Onodera (29 out of 63 patents)

12. Nian Niles Yang (28 out of 171 patents)

13. Minh Van Ngo (28 out of 292 patents)

14. Steven C Avanzino (28 out of 127 patents)

15. Darlene G Hamilton (27 out of 66 patents)

Core Competencies:

Flash Memory

Non-Volatile Memory

Semiconductor Device

Data Refresh

Memory Cell

Charge Trap

Voltage Divider

Soft Error

Power Control

Integrated Circuits

Circuit Board

A/D Converter

1,075 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 9081710 - Restoring ECC syndrome in non-volatile memory devices (2015-07-14),

2. 9021186 - Partial allocate paging mechanism using a controller and a buffer (2015-04-28),

3. 9015420 - Mitigate flash write latency and bandwidth limitation by preferentially storing frequently written sectors in cache memory during a databurst (2015-04-21),

4. 9012333 - Varied silicon richness silicon nitride formation (2015-04-21),

5. 9012299 - Metal-insualtor-metal (MIM) device and method of formation thereof (2015-04-21),

6. 9009049 - Recognition of speech with different accents (2015-04-14),

7. 8996374 - Senone scoring for multiple input streams (2015-03-31),

8. 8995215 - Semiconductor device and control method of the same (2015-03-31),

9. 8995201 - Methods circuits apparatuses and systems for sensing a logical state of a non-volatile memory cell and non-volatile memory devices produced accordingly (2015-03-31),

10. 8995198 - Multi-pass soft programming (2015-03-31),

11. 8994093 - Semiconductor device with ONO film (2015-03-31),

12. 8990605 - Apparatus and method for read preamble disable (2015-03-24),

13. 8988052 - Control circuit for power supply including a detection circuit and a regulation circuit for regulating switching timing (2015-03-24),

14. 8987092 - Methods for fabricating memory cells having fin structures with semicircular top surfaces and rounded top corners and edges (2015-03-24),

15. 8984238 - Fractured erase system and method (2015-03-17),

Company Overview

Spansion LLC, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in the development and manufacturing of non-volatile memory solutions, particularly flash memory technologies. The company focuses on advancing semiconductor devices that enhance data storage capabilities and reliability. Key areas of expertise include memory cell architecture, charge trap technology, and data refresh mechanisms, which are essential for improving performance and reducing soft errors in memory applications. Spansion's innovations cater to a variety of industries, driving progress in data management and storage solutions.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

1,075 Patents

#8 in Sunnyvale, CA

#116 in California

#479 in US

#947 in the World

Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Spansion LLC.

Forward Citations = 7,784

788 inventors:

Angela Tai Hui (58 out of 157 patents)

Kuo-Tung Chang (57 out of 81 patents)

Shenqing Fang (45 out of 97 patents)

4. Hiroyuki Kinoshita (43 out of 79 patents)

5. Mark W Randolph (37 out of 87 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Spansion LLC.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/spansion

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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