STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM)
NYSE: STM · Semiconductors & Related Devices · Schiphol Airport, NL · filing with the SEC since 1996
Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026376 patents granted to the 9 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 STMicroelectronics N.V.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
376
374 utility, 2 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
9
Against 5 in 2024 and 10 in 2023
Applications published
314
11 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
9
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
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
Basic communication processes11
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy7
Measurement7
Telecommunications5
Computer technology5
Audio-visual technology2
Medical technology1
Control1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name9 counted
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. its own name
NL, as the owner printed on each patent. 8 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH, printed in BE)
90 published
STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in TW)
90 published
STMICROELECTRONICS (BEIJING) R&D CO., LTD a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
28 published
STMICROELECTRONICS (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
24 published
Shenzhen STS Microelectronics Co. Ltd a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in TW)
15 published
STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
38 published
STMicroelectronics (Beijing) R&D Co. Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
19 published
SHENZHEN STS MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
5 published
STMicroelectronics (China) Investment Co. Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
5 published
Names not counted (35)
STMicroelectronics N.V.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in NL. 8,051 granted and 5,296 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics N.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in NL. 3,640 granted and 1,651 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics N.V.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in NL. 0 granted and 4,341 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in CN. 991 granted and 1,027 published under it are not counted.
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS NV
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in NL. 1,801 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in CN. 0 granted and 1,636 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in CN. 1,002 granted and 606 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in CN. 757 granted and 677 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in CN. 651 granted and 463 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in CN. 0 granted and 907 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Most of its patents print SG; this name counts in CN. 469 granted and 403 published under it are not counted.
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in CH. 435 granted and 325 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | 12,470,187 | Play mute circuit and method | Basic communication processes | STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd. |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 12,457,014 | System and method for distinguishing between active and passive NFC devices based on adjustment of carrier frequency | Telecommunications | STMICROELECTRONICS (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. |
| May 20, 2025 | 12,308,898 | System and method for distinguishing between active and passive NFC devices | Telecommunications | STMICROELECTRONICS (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. |
| May 20, 2025 | 12,304,085 | Cliff detection in robotic devices | Measurement | STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd. |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 12,289,140 | Devices and methods for near-field communication detection | Telecommunications | STMICROELECTRONICS (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 12,266,922 | Reverse battery protection circuit with isolation and reverse polarity circuits | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | STMICROELECTRONICS (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 12,264,976 | Inverter and method to measure junction temperature for thermal protection | Measurement | STMICROELECTRONICS (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 12,231,102 | Audio amplifier with embedded buck controller for class-G application | Basic communication processes | STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd. |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 12,229,370 | System and method for display synchronization | Audio-visual technology | STMICROELECTRONICS (BEIJING) R&D CO., LTD |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 12,066,881 | Motion based device wake up | Measurement | STMICROELECTRONICS (BEIJING) R&D CO., LTD |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Semiconductors 7 · Audio-visual technology 3 · Telecommunications 3 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3 · Basic communication processes 1 · IT methods for management 1.
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.