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GlobalFoundries Inc. (GFS)

Nasdaq: GFS · Semiconductors & Related Devices · Malta, NY · filing with the SEC since 2017
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

7,826 patents granted to the 20 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to GlobalFoundries Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
7,826
7,822 utility, 4 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
238
Against 197 in 2024 and 269 in 2023
Applications published
6,192
213 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
20
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Semiconductors827
Optics219
Computer technology97
Basic communication processes38
Measurement25
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy22
Telecommunications8
Environmental technology5
Control5
Thermal processes and apparatus2
Audio-visual technology2
Chemical engineering2
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name20 counted
GlobalFoundries Inc. its own name
KY, as the owner printed on each patent. 19 more under the same name are not counted (printed in NO, printed in KR, printed in IL)
5,689 granted
2,037 published
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in KY. 6 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KR, printed in KI, printed in CA)
0 granted
2,031 published
GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd. a subsidiary
SG, as the owner printed on each patent
1,024 granted
295 published
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 9 more under the same name are not counted (printed in MT, printed in SG, printed in KY)
945 granted
72 published
GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KY, printed in NY)
0 granted
937 published
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in SG. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
0 granted
710 published
GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KY)
61 granted
0 published
Caustic Graphics, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
19 granted
35 published
MIPS Tech, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
50 granted
1 published
MIPS Tech, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
24 published
ADVANCED MASK TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH & CO. KG a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
9 published
Hellosoft, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
8 published
ADVANCED MICRO FOUNDRY PTE. LTD. a subsidiary
SG, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
10 published
TAGORE TECHNOLOGY, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
1 published
Tagore Technology, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
9 published
ADVANCED MICRO FOUNDRY PTE. LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in SG
0 granted
7 published
GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
Silicon Manufacturing Partners Pte Ltd. a subsidiary
SG, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
1 published
MIPS Holding, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (3)
Imagination Technologies, Inc.
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1,668 published under it are not counted.
Imagination Technologies, Inc.
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in US. 1,349 granted and 111 published under it are not counted.
MIPS Holding, Inc.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 8 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,513,995Substrates of semiconductor devices having varying thicknesses of semiconductor layersSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,512,838Single-stage and multi-stage voltage level shiftersBasic communication processesGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,512,149Static random access memory (SRAM) cell with variable toggle threshold voltage and memory circuit including SRAM cellsComputer technologyGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,510,950Low power standby mode for memory devicesComputer technologyGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,510,612Current sensor for printed circuit boardAudio-visual technologyGlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Dec 23, 202512,507,486Vertically integrated SCR structure with SOI-based raised trigger elementSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,507,434Metal oxide semiconductor devices and methods of making thereofSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,506,405Charge pump with pass transistor controlled by a supplementary charge pump stageElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,506,070Electronically programmable fuse with heating transistorsSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,506,050Face bonded semiconductor device with through oxide via and metal plugSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0393226BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR STRUCTURES WITH SLOPED BASE SIDEWALLS AND RELATED METHODSSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392311VOLTAGE LEVEL DOWN-SHIFTING CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH INPUT STAGE PULL-DOWN CAPACITORSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0391783INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING A WATERMARKSemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0390128REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR USING A PAIR OF COMPLEMENTARY-TO-ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE VOLTAGESControlGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0380480DIODE DEVICE WITH FIELD PLATE STRUCTURESemiconductorsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0378877RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RRAM) ARCHITECTURE AND METHODComputer technologyGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0378876WORD LINE DRIVER INCLUDING WORD LINE VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED PROTECTION TRANSISTORComputer technologyGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0373964SCATTERING LIGHT-BASED MONITOR FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHODOpticsGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0373203RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) CIRCUIT INCLUDING MIXER CONFIGURED FOR INDEPENDENT SECOND ORDER INTERCEPT POINT (IP2) CALIBRATIONBasic communication processesGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0372535PROTECTIVE MOISTURE BARRIER AND CRACK STOP STRUCTURE FOR IC CHIP USING AIR GAP IN LINER IN DEEP TRENCHSemiconductorsGLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Semiconductors 322 · Optics 90 · Computer technology 46 · Basic communication processes 27 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 12 · Measurement 11.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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