Storage industry patent plumes Who is the winner?

For Virtual Strategy magazine, said iRunwaySRAMWait for all sorts of semiconductor, DRAM and NAND FlashMemory chipsHas carried on the investigation and analysis, range includes more than 80000 patents and application status quo, and in-depth analysis of changes in recent 20 years the memory of the patent right, patent litigation and cooperate with authorization.

The survey, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics, meguiar (Micron), IBM, Toshiba (Toshiba) and Intel (Intel) in storage and application of patent, the highest total accounted for 25%;Meguiar's, the new emperor (SanDisk), Intel has maximum development of patent.

Conversant in DRAM, Rambus, Qualcomm, Qualcomm, Round Rock Research such as technology and intellectual property licensing company has a large has a development prospect of patents, Conversant with Round Rock also seek hegemony in the field of NAND Flash patent.

IRunway semiconductor unit, senior vice President Carlos Greaves, according to the new storage technology is becoming more and more important in business applications, the owner of intellectual property will continue to move to the interests of the actual patent asset can be converted to the new way, Toshiba and SK Hynix (SK Hynix) in court, micron and Round Rock authorized cooperation, Research and science and technology and ipr authorized company has the patent portfolio quality, etc., is the trend of profit.

Besides, iRunway solution department vice President Sankar Uppuluri, said the larger memory makers expect this merger and alliance in order to improve the efficiency, meguiar's acquisition of heng yi (Numonyx), who will reach (Elpida) and samsung bid Grandis herald a semiconductor memory industry may be further consolidation in the future.

Another can see signs of financial status will be increasingly important is patent lawsuits have sprung up, according to a report of iRunway, since 2007, the memory of patent lawsuit increased 5 times, new emperor, Conversant IP, ti (Texas Instruments.Like TI) are involved in most patent lawsuit in the company.

Report also pointed out that the Super Talent Electronics, Thomson charter (Thomson Licensing) has the potential to small and medium-sized companies, such as patent also has a very high proportion with expansibility.In that case, storage patents would trigger the next wave of war.