Advanced Memory Cell Structures

Focuses on the physical design, materials, and manufacturing processes for individual memory cells, including transistor structures, interconnects, and multi-layered (3D) architectures to enhance density and performance.

29,115 US filings from 911 companies since 2023 · 2023: 7,836 · 2024: 7,928 · 2025: 8,943 · 2026 YTD: 4,408

Memory & Storage (Static)Memory Devices (Structural)

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	3,833	860	973	1,220	780	+25.4%
2	Micron Technology, Inc.	3,662	1,220	1,093	870	479	-20.4%
3	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.	3,582	832	877	1,363	510	+55.4%
4	Kioxia Corporation	2,154	690	676	534	254	-21.0%
5	SK hynix Inc.	1,776	435	512	499	330	-2.5%
6	YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.	1,481	361	431	478	211	+10.9%
7	CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	1,233	492	344	307	90	-10.8%
8	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	813	233	206	267	107	+29.6%
9	International Business Machines Corporation	702	198	142	217	145	+52.8%
10	INTEL CORPORATION	597	194	113	168	122	+48.7%
11	NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION	592	126	149	209	108	+40.3%
12	SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC	556	208	257	88	3	-65.8%
13	MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.	449	137	127	136	49	+7.1%
14	UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.	408	110	104	130	64	+25.0%
15	Lodestar Licensing Group LLC	321	16	139	141	25	+1.4%
16	Winbond Electronics Corp.	291	91	86	72	42	-16.3%
17	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	288	88	60	112	28	+86.7%
18	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	277	·	6	164	107	+2633.3%
19	Rambus Inc.	215	68	72	58	17	-19.4%
20	Applied Materials, Inc.	206	59	56	58	33	+3.6%
21	Western Digital Technologies, Inc.	201	53	67	81	·	+20.9%
22	Monolithic 3D Inc.	188	47	80	41	20	-48.8%
23	Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.	184	53	55	54	22	-1.8%
24	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	177	41	45	65	26	+44.4%
25	QUALCOMM Incorporated	155	37	27	54	37	+100.0%