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MICREL INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    593
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    74,815
About

MICREL INC has a total of 593 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1988. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets semiconductors, electrical machinery and energy and basic communication technologies are INTERSIL INC, MOSWAY SEMICONDUCTOR LTD and INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing MICREL INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Alter Martin 34
#2 Moyer James C 29
#3 Alter Martin J 29
#4 Chambers Peter 23
#5 Mallikarjunaswamy Shekar 22
#6 Vinn Charles 21
#7 Weng Matthew 20
#8 Garnett Martin E 20
#9 Husher John Durbin 18
#10 Wong Thomas S 17

Latest patents

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