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Recorded: 01/17/2018
Attorney Dkt #:VLSIS001
Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS).
Total properties: 88
1
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/01/1998
Application #:
08621912
Filing Dt:
03/26/1996
Title:
LOW-PROFILE MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGE
2
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
06/30/1998
Application #:
08845457
Filing Dt:
04/25/1997
Title:
PLUG PROTECTION PROCESS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF EMBEDDED DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (DRAM) CELLS
3
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/16/2001
Application #:
08856459
Filing Dt:
05/14/1997
Title:
PROCESS FOR DEPOSITING A LAYER OF MATERIAL OVER A SUBSTRATE
4
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/07/2001
Application #:
08865510
Filing Dt:
05/30/1997
Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING DATA RETENTION TIME IN A DRAM USING BUILT-IN TEST CIRCUITRY
5
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/01/2000
Application #:
08905755
Filing Dt:
08/04/1997
Title:
METHOD FOR FORMING HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT METAL OXIDES
6
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/14/1999
Application #:
08954191
Filing Dt:
10/20/1997
Title:
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING (CMP) SLURRY FOR POLISHING COPPER INTERCONNECTS WHICH USE TANTALUM-BASED BARRIER LAYERS
7
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/31/1999
Application #:
08963487
Filing Dt:
11/03/1997
Title:
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
8
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
06/20/2000
Application #:
09124720
Filing Dt:
07/30/1998
Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STRESS RELIEF IN SOLDER BUMP FORMATION ON A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
9
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/08/2000
Application #:
09133041
Filing Dt:
08/12/1998
Title:
HIGH BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE RESURF HFET
10
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/27/2001
Application #:
09152899
Filing Dt:
09/14/1998
Title:
LOW PROFILE MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGE
11
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/17/2000
Application #:
09238773
Filing Dt:
01/27/1999
Title:
COMPARATOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD
12
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/29/2001
Application #:
09289915
Filing Dt:
04/12/1999
Title:
METHOD OF FORMING EMBEDDED DRAM STRUCTURE
13
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/21/2000
Application #:
09318951
Filing Dt:
05/26/1999
Title:
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION SYSTEM
14
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/21/2000
Application #:
09320866
Filing Dt:
05/27/1999
Title:
METHOD OF FORMATION OF BURIED MIRROR SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICE
15
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/17/2002
Application #:
09411266
Filing Dt:
10/04/1999
Title:
METHOD OF FORMING COPPER INTERCONNECTION UTILIZING ALUMINUM CAPPING FILM
16
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/15/2001
Application #:
09476811
Filing Dt:
01/03/2000
Title:
METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
17
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/31/2002
Application #:
09561776
Filing Dt:
05/01/2000
Title:
PROCESS FOR DEPOSITING A LAYER OF MATERILAL ON A SUBSTRATE
18
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/05/2002
Application #:
09595735
Filing Dt:
06/16/2000
Title:
Memory device and method for manufacture
19
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/15/2002
Application #:
09679861
Filing Dt:
10/05/2000
Title:
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT THEREOF
20
Patent #:
NONE
Issue Dt:
Application #:
09978096
Filing Dt:
10/17/2001
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/17/2003
Title:
Method and apparatus utilizing monocrystalline insulator
21
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/02/2003
Application #:
09990977
Filing Dt:
11/21/2001
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
05/22/2003
Title:
METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR DETECTING LIGHT
22
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/16/2003
Application #:
10024916
Filing Dt:
12/19/2001
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
06/19/2003
Title:
METHOD OF FORMING BODY-TIED SILICON ON INSULATOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
23
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/19/2003
Application #:
10027547
Filing Dt:
12/21/2001
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
06/26/2003
Title:
HYSTERESIS REDUCED SENSE AMPLIFIER AND METHOD OF OPERATION
24
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/29/2008
Application #:
10218810
Filing Dt:
08/14/2002
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
12/26/2002
Title:
PROCESS FOR DEPOSITING A LAYER OF MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE AND A PLATING SYSTEM
25
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/03/2005
Application #:
10267153
Filing Dt:
10/09/2002
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/15/2004
Title:
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING
26
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/30/2004
Application #:
10267199
Filing Dt:
10/09/2002
Title:
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ANTI-PUNCH THROUGH (APT) REGION
27
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/02/2004
Application #:
10283622
Filing Dt:
10/30/2002
Title:
SENSE AMPLIFIER BIAS CIRCUIT FOR A MEMORY HAVING AT LEAST TWO DISTINCT RESISTANCE STATES
28
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/22/2005
Application #:
10367344
Filing Dt:
02/13/2003
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
08/19/2004
Title:
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
29
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/02/2004
Application #:
10457632
Filing Dt:
06/09/2003
Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING OPTIMIZED WIRE BOND POSITIONING
30
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
04/20/2004
Application #:
10462178
Filing Dt:
06/16/2003
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
11/13/2003
Title:
BODY-TIED SILICON ON INSULATOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR
31
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/20/2007
Application #:
10640723
Filing Dt:
08/14/2003
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
02/17/2005
Title:
MULTIBIT ROM CELL AND METHOD THEREFOR
32
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/30/2007
Application #:
10651128
Filing Dt:
08/28/2003
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
06/03/2004
Title:
ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ESD PROTECTION
33
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/27/2007
Application #:
10818861
Filing Dt:
04/06/2004
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
10/06/2005
Title:
STATE RETENTION WITHIN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
34
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/08/2006
Application #:
10854298
Filing Dt:
05/26/2004
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
12/15/2005
Title:
AUTOMATIC HIDDEN REFRESH IN A DRAM AND METHOD THEREFOR
35
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/11/2008
Application #:
10861467
Filing Dt:
06/07/2004
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
11/04/2004
Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING MONOCRYSTALLINE INSULATOR
36
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/02/2006
Application #:
10943579
Filing Dt:
09/17/2004
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/23/2006
Title:
MRAM SENSE AMPLIFIER HAVING A PRECHARGE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR SENSING
37
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
06/05/2007
Application #:
10955219
Filing Dt:
09/30/2004
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/30/2006
Title:
DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR BIASING A TRANSISTOR THAT IS CONNECTED TO A POWER CONVERTER
38
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/24/2006
Application #:
10962944
Filing Dt:
10/12/2004
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/13/2006
Title:
INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE GATE DIELECTRICS BY SURFACE PROTECTION
39
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
07/21/2009
Application #:
11084283
Filing Dt:
03/18/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/21/2006
Title:
PROCESSES FOR FORMING ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
40
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/27/2007
Application #:
11130873
Filing Dt:
05/17/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
11/23/2006
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (MIGFET) RAIL CLAMP CIRCUIT
41
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/19/2009
Application #:
11221375
Filing Dt:
09/06/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/08/2007
Title:
GROOVED PLATEN WITH CHANNELS OR PATHWAY TO AMBIENT AIR
42
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/04/2008
Application #:
11226826
Filing Dt:
09/14/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/15/2007
Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESS INCLUDING SILICIDE STRINGER REMOVAL PROCESSING
43
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/07/2008
Application #:
11236185
Filing Dt:
09/27/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/29/2007
Title:
III-V COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURE MOSFET DEVICE
44
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/30/2008
Application #:
11236186
Filing Dt:
09/27/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/29/2007
Title:
PROCESS OF MAKING A III-V COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURE MOSFET
45
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
04/29/2008
Application #:
11240242
Filing Dt:
09/30/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/05/2007
Title:
METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-BIT NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) CELL AND STRUCTURE
46
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
07/10/2007
Application #:
11244516
Filing Dt:
10/06/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/12/2007
Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING NANO-PILLARS AND METHOD THEREFOR
47
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/08/2007
Application #:
11250993
Filing Dt:
10/14/2005
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/19/2007
Title:
SIGNAL CONVERTERS WITH MULTIPLE GATE DEVICES
48
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/18/2008
Application #:
11324510
Filing Dt:
01/03/2006
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
07/05/2007
Title:
METHOD OF FORMING DEVICE HAVING A RAISED EXTENSION REGION
49
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/03/2009
Application #:
11390176
Filing Dt:
03/27/2006
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/27/2007
Title:
POLISHING PAD, A POLISHING APPARATUS, AND A PROCESS FOR USING THE POLISHING PAD
50
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/30/2008
Application #:
11392402
Filing Dt:
03/29/2006
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
10/11/2007
Title:
MEMORY WITH CLOCKED SENSE AMPLIFIER
51
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/23/2008
Application #:
11420849
Filing Dt:
05/30/2006
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
12/06/2007
Title:
ENGINEERING STRAIN IN THICK STRAINED-SOI SUBSTRATES
52
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/13/2009
Application #:
11561241
Filing Dt:
11/17/2006
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
05/22/2008
Title:
METHOD OF PACKAGING A DEVICE USING A DIELECTRIC LAYER
53
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/19/2010
Application #:
11619808
Filing Dt:
01/04/2007
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
07/10/2008
Title:
MEMORY WITH SHARED WRITE BIT LINE(S)
54
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/26/2010
Application #:
11620075
Filing Dt:
01/05/2007
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
07/10/2008
Title:
LIGHT ERASABLE MEMORY AND METHOD THEREFOR
55
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/30/2011
Application #:
11753003
Filing Dt:
05/24/2007
Title:
TESTER AND A METHOD FOR TESTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
56
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/12/2010
Application #:
11864246
Filing Dt:
09/28/2007
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/02/2009
Title:
PHASE CHANGE MEMORY STRUCTURES
57
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/18/2010
Application #:
11864257
Filing Dt:
09/28/2007
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/02/2009
Title:
PHASE CHANGE MEMORY STRUCTURES INCLUDING PILLARS
58
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/10/2011
Application #:
11914870
Filing Dt:
11/19/2007
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/11/2008
Title:
CLEANING SOLUTION FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER
59
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/20/2011
Application #:
12039371
Filing Dt:
02/28/2008
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/03/2009
Title:
METHOD OF MAKING A VERTICAL PHASE CHANGE MEMORY (PCM) AND A PCM DEVICE
60
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/31/2010
Application #:
12041687
Filing Dt:
03/04/2008
Title:
METHOD OF LOW POWER PLL FOR LOW JITTER DEMANDING APPLICATIONS
61
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/23/2012
Application #:
12130173
Filing Dt:
05/30/2008
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
12/03/2009
Title:
TESTING OF MULTIPLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
62
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/30/2010
Application #:
12179826
Filing Dt:
07/25/2008
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
01/28/2010
Title:
METHOD FOR GENERATING A OUTPUT CLOCK SIGNAL HAVING A OUTPUT CYCLE AND A DEVICE HAVING A CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATING CAPABILITIES
63
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/10/2012
Application #:
12180166
Filing Dt:
07/25/2008
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
01/28/2010
Title:
PHASE-LOCKED LOOP SYSTEM WITH A PHASE-ERROR SPREADING CIRCUIT
64
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/22/2011
Application #:
12243543
Filing Dt:
10/01/2008
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
01/22/2009
Title:
PROCESS OF USING A POLISHING APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLATEN WINDOW AND A POLISHING PAD
65
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/16/2011
Application #:
12244413
Filing Dt:
10/02/2008
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/09/2009
Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESS INCLUDING SILICIDE STRINGER REMOVAL PROCESSING
66
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
06/11/2013
Application #:
12375796
Filing Dt:
01/30/2009
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
07/23/2009
Title:
METHOD FOR PROCESSING CDMA SIGNALS AND A DEVICE HAVING CDMA SIGNAL CAPABILITIES
67
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
06/07/2011
Application #:
12375854
Filing Dt:
01/30/2009
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
01/28/2010
Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN CHIP MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN
68
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/13/2013
Application #:
12480344
Filing Dt:
06/08/2009
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
12/09/2010
Title:
PHASE LOCKED LOOP DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
69
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
11/27/2012
Application #:
12608780
Filing Dt:
10/29/2009
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
05/05/2011
Title:
MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A FILLER MATERIAL
70
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/18/2015
Application #:
12675252
Filing Dt:
02/25/2010
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
12/09/2010
Title:
BAND-GAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT HAVING MULTIPLE BRANCHES
71
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/05/2013
Application #:
12850650
Filing Dt:
08/05/2010
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
02/09/2012
Title:
ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MODULE IN A FUNCTIONAL MODE AND IN AN IDLE MODE
72
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
01/17/2012
Application #:
12881678
Filing Dt:
09/14/2010
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
01/06/2011
Title:
PHASE CHANGE MEMORY STRUCTURES
73
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
05/22/2012
Application #:
12899663
Filing Dt:
10/07/2010
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/12/2012
Title:
DUAL PORT STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY CELL LAYOUT
74
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/16/2014
Application #:
12936214
Filing Dt:
10/04/2010
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
07/25/2013
Title:
PLL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAIN OF A VCO CIRCUIT
75
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/17/2013
Application #:
12995325
Filing Dt:
11/30/2010
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
04/14/2011
Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION THEREFOR
76
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/25/2014
Application #:
13016353
Filing Dt:
01/28/2011
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
08/02/2012
Title:
MEMORY HAVING A LATCHING SENSE AMPLIFIER RESISTANT TO NEGATIVE BIAS TEMPERATURE INSTABILITY AND METHOD THEREFOR
77
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/10/2013
Application #:
13054122
Filing Dt:
01/14/2011
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
05/26/2011
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE, AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND A METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE
78
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
10/15/2013
Application #:
13120874
Filing Dt:
03/24/2011
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
07/21/2011
Title:
BUS DRIVER FOR AVOIDING AN OVERVOLTAGE
79
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/19/2013
Application #:
13122321
Filing Dt:
04/01/2011
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
08/04/2011
Title:
COMPLEMENTARY BAND-GAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT
80
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/04/2015
Application #:
13255523
Filing Dt:
09/09/2011
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
02/16/2012
Title:
CONNECTION QUALITY VERIFICATION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TEST
81
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
04/22/2014
Application #:
13511321
Filing Dt:
05/22/2012
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/20/2012
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUITRY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
82
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/03/2013
Application #:
13634730
Filing Dt:
09/13/2012
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/28/2013
Title:
ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR STATE RETENTION POWER GATING
83
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
03/03/2015
Application #:
13989288
Filing Dt:
05/23/2013
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/26/2013
Title:
SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING SAME, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT, AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
84
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
12/15/2015
Application #:
14006388
Filing Dt:
09/20/2013
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
01/02/2014
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AN IMPACT OF ELECTRICAL STRESS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
85
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
08/25/2015
Application #:
14115210
Filing Dt:
11/01/2013
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
03/27/2014
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF ENABLING THERMAL REGULATION WITHIN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
86
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
07/07/2015
Application #:
14116785
Filing Dt:
11/11/2013
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
06/26/2014
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, VOLTAGE REGULATOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING A VOLTAGE SIGNAL
87
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
09/22/2015
Application #:
14358736
Filing Dt:
05/16/2014
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
11/27/2014
Title:
METHOD FOR PLACING OPERATIONAL CELLS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
88
Patent #:
Issue Dt:
02/16/2016
Application #:
14359695
Filing Dt:
05/21/2014
Publication #:
Pub Dt:
09/24/2015
Title:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST AN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE EVENT
Assignor
1
Exec Dt:
12/04/2017
Assignee
1
1209 ORANGE STREET
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801
Correspondence name and address
DAYLIGHT LAW, P.C.
626 JEFFERSON AVENUE, SUITE 7
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063

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