Semiconductor patents protect physical structures, materials, and manufacturing processes. They cover the actual atomic-scale engineering behind every chip — how transistors are arranged, how layers are deposited, and how signals propagate. These are some of the most defensible patents in technology.
Semiconductor Patents
7 patentsUS 5825352 · 1998 · Logitech Inc
How Touchpads Detect Two Fingers for Clicks and Drags
US 2981877 · 1961 · Fairchild Semiconductor Corp
The IC Manufacturing Method That Made Silicon Valley Possible
US 2569347 · 1951 · Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc
The Transistor — The Invention That Made the Digital Age Possible
US 3387286 · 1968 · International Business Machines Corp
DRAM — The Memory in Every Computer, Phone, and Server
US 4531203 · 1985 · Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ltd
NAND Flash — The Memory in Every SSD, iPhone, and USB Drive
US 3138743 · 1964 · Texas Instruments Inc
The Integrated Circuit — Putting the Whole Transistor Radio on One Chip
US 2780765 · 1957 · Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc