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Itshak Kalifa — 30 Patents

NVIDIA: 29 patents #180 of 7,811Top 3%
Bat Yam, IL: #3 of 232 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Itshak Kalifa has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at NVIDIA. The first was granted in 2013 and the most recent in June 2025. Itshak Kalifa ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Itshak Kalifa in Bat Yam, IL.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2013 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2019.peak 52013: 1 patents20132017: 1 patents20172018: 4 patents20182019: 5 patents20192020: 1 patents20202021: 3 patents20212022: 4 patents20222023: 5 patents20232024: 3 patents20242025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12334711 Fabricating semiconductor devices, such as VCSELs, with an oxide confinement layer Yuri Berk, Vladimir Iakovlev, Anders Larsson, Matan Galanty, Isabelle Cestier +1 more 2025-06-17
12278304 High modulation speed PIN-type photodiode Yuri Berk, Vladimir Iakovlev, Tamir Sharkaz, Elad Mentovich, Matan Galanty +1 more 2025-04-15
12224550 Wafer level analysis for VCSEL screening Tali Septon, Elad Mentovich, Matan Galanty, Yaakov Gridish, Hanan Shumacher +2 more 2025-02-11
12034841 Hybrid quantum key distribution link for an optical transceiver Elad Mentovich, Ioannis (Giannis) Patronas, Paraskevas Bakopoulos, Eyal Waldman 2024-07-09
11955778 VCSEL binning for optical interconnects Tali Septon, Elad Mentovich, Matan Galanty, Yaakov Gridish, Hanan Shumacher +2 more 2024-04-09
11869566 Memory cell based on self-assembled monolayer polaron Elad Mentovich 2024-01-09
11769988 Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) tuned through application of mechanical stress via a piezoelectric material Eran Aharon, Elad Mentovich, Matan Galanty, Isabelle Cestier 2023-09-26
11721952 Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) device and method of making the same Elad Mentovich, Vladimir Iakovlev, Yuri Berk, Tamir Sharkaz 2023-08-08
11664983 Hybrid quantum key distribution link for an optical transceiver Elad Mentovich, Ioannis (Giannis) Patronas, Paraskevas Bakopoulos, Eyal Waldman 2023-05-30
11611195 Fabrication of low-cost long wavelength VCSEL with optical confinement control Yuri Berk, Vladimir Iakovlev, Tamir Sharkaz, Elad Mentovich, Matan Galanty 2023-03-21
11563307 High speed high bandwidth vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser Elad Mentovich 2023-01-24
11496218 Optical communication modules with improved security Elad Mentovich, Hanan Shumacher, Yoram Zer, Yaakov Gridish, Eyal Waldman 2022-11-08
11378765 Intra data center and inter data center links using dual-wavelength multimode/singlemode multi-core fiber Donald Becker, Dimitrios Kalavrouziotis, Boaz Atias, Tamir Sharkaz, Elad Mentovich 2022-07-05
11362486 High speed high bandwidth vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with controlled overshoot Elad Mentovich 2022-06-14
11303379 Communication between data centers using a multi-core fiber Donald Becker, Dimitrios Kalavrouziotis, Boaz Atias, Tamir Sharkaz, Paraskevas Bakopoulos +1 more 2022-04-12
11165222 Optically matched vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with passivation Elad Mentovich 2021-11-02
11165224 Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser layout for high bandwidth output Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman 2021-11-02
10996401 Method and apparatus for optical coupling of optical signals for a photonic integrated circuit Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman, Anna Sandomirsky, Giannis Poulopoulos, Dimitrios Kalavrouziotis +4 more 2021-05-04
10855331 Apparatuses and systems for improved copper connections Elad Mentovich, Anna Sandomirsky, Boaz Atias, Eyal Babish 2020-12-01
10522977 Dual band wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) link for vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman, Eyal Waldman, Alon Webman, Isabelle Cestier 2019-12-31 $9,354,000
10502908 Long-reach active optical cable Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman, Yaakov Gridish 2019-12-10 $7,400,000
10396527 Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with high modulation speed Alexei Sirbu, Vladimir Iakovlev, Yuri Berk, Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman 2019-08-27 $10,141,000
10203366 Transducer reliability testing Alex Burlak, Lion Bassat, Kfir Margalit, Morees Ghandour, Alon Webman +3 more 2019-02-12 $43,026,000
10177841 Electro-optic transceiver module with wavelength compensation Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman, Alon Webman, Dalit Kimhi, Alex Dikopoltsev 2019-01-08 $17,673,000
10088639 Opto-mechanical coupler Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman, Alon Webman, Amir Prescher, Evelyn Landman +3 more 2018-10-02 $29,884,000