G11C 16/16
For erasing blocks
Official title: for erasing blocks, e.g. arrays, words, groups
G11C16/16 (For erasing blocks) appears on 3,275 US grants and 2,921 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11C- Granted patents
- 3,275
- Published applications
- 2,921
- Assignees
- 394
- Inventors
- 3,521
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 56 | 0 |
| 1997 | 56 | 0 |
| 1998 | 67 | 0 |
| 1999 | 75 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 27 |
| 2002 | 69 | 52 |
| 2003 | 58 | 63 |
| 2004 | 51 | 61 |
| 2005 | 46 | 68 |
| 2006 | 72 | 83 |
| 2007 | 69 | 74 |
| 2008 | 64 | 65 |
| 2009 | 49 | 71 |
| 2010 | 54 | 64 |
| 2011 | 76 | 69 |
| 2012 | 61 | 76 |
| 2013 | 72 | 74 |
| 2014 | 97 | 104 |
| 2015 | 120 | 122 |
| 2016 | 166 | 148 |
| 2017 | 167 | 160 |
| 2018 | 160 | 143 |
| 2019 | 156 | 156 |
| 2020 | 172 | 190 |
| 2021 | 186 | 180 |
| 2022 | 164 | 190 |
| 2023 | 179 | 204 |
| 2024 | 190 | 195 |
| 2025 | 151 | 153 |
| 2026 | 101 | 129 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Architecture and method for NAND memory operation6 Oct 2026US 12,755,794 B2Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Sense voltage adjustment among multiple erase blocks6 Oct 2026US 12,755,795 B2Micron Technology, Inc.
- Erase method for memory device and memory device6 Oct 2026US 12,755,796 B2Macronix International Co., Ltd.
- Memory device with memory pillar inside conductor15 Sep 2026US 12,738,301 B2Kioxia Corporation
- Methods to reduce Vpass disturb in 3D NAND memory15 Sep 2026US 12,738,321 B2Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Alternative erase schemes for reliability-risk word lines8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311777 A1Micron Technology, Inc.
- Semiconductor memory device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301812 A1Kioxia Corporation
- Nand detect empty page scan1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301822 A1Micron Technology, Inc.
- Semiconductor device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301827 A1Kioxia Corporation
- String zero/one full circle drain-side select gate over program countermeasure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301829 A1SanDisk Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-state EEprom read and write circuits and techniques1,175US 5,172,338 ASunDisk Corporation · 1992
- Nonvolatile memory device, operating method thereof and memory system including the same633US 8,559,235 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2013
- Memory management system and method627US 8,200,887 B2Violin Memory, Inc. · 2012
- Non-volatile memory device, erasing method thereof, and memory system including the same608US 8,553,466 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2013
- Flash eeprom system602US 5,297,148 ASunDisk Corporation · 1994