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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025
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Christophe Pierrat

Micron: 81 patents #190 of 6,345Top 3%
NTNumerical Technologies: 36 patents #1 of 41Top 3%
SYSynopsys: 35 patents #8 of 2,302Top 1%
CSCadence Design Systems: 10 patents #117 of 2,263Top 6%
ATAT&T: 9 patents #2,000 of 18,772Top 15%
TTTakumi Technology: 6 patents #1 of 10Top 10%
MAMagma Design Automation: 1 patents #26 of 56Top 50%
Watchung, NJ: #1 of 176 inventorsTop 1%
New Jersey: #62 of 69,400 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #4,254 of 4,157,543Top 1%
180 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 180 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8977989 Handling of flat data for phase processing including growing shapes within bins to identify clusters Michel Cote 2015-03-10
8566757 Layout of phase shifting photolithographic masks with refined shifter shapes Michel Cote 2013-10-22
8479125 Lithography modeling and applications 2013-07-02
8423925 System and method for compressed post-OPC data 2013-04-16
8423924 System and method for compressed post-OPC data 2013-04-16
8316326 System and method for applying phase effects of mask diffraction patterns 2012-11-20
8278156 Spacer double patterning for lithography operations 2012-10-02
8252693 Self-alignment for semiconductor patterns 2012-08-28
8198188 Self-aligned VIAS for semiconductor devices 2012-06-12
8103984 System and method for compressed design phase contour data 2012-01-24
7932020 Contact or proximity printing using a magnified mask image Alfred Wong 2011-04-26
7927928 Spacer double patterning for lithography operations 2011-04-19
7926001 Uniformity for semiconductor patterning operations 2011-04-12
7926004 Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects Youping Zhang 2011-04-12
7902613 Self-alignment for semiconductor patterns 2011-03-08
7739649 Design and layout of phase shifting photolithographic masks Michel Cote 2010-06-15
7659042 Full phase shifting mask in damascene process 2010-02-09
7629109 Exposure control for phase shifting photolithographic masks Michel Cote 2009-12-08
7614033 Mask data preparation Alfred Wong 2009-11-03
7585595 Phase shift mask including sub-resolution assist features for isolated spaces 2009-09-08
7562319 Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects Youping Zhang 2009-07-14
7534531 Full phase shifting mask in damascene process 2009-05-19
7500217 Handling of flat data for phase processing including growing shapes within bins to identify clusters Michel Cote 2009-03-03
7458056 Effective proximity effect correction methodology 2008-11-25
7435513 Design and layout of phase shifting photolithographic masks Michel Cote 2008-10-14