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Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc.

87 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
57 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

Recorded as renamed to Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc. (2025)

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Apr 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Controller for switching regulator, switching regulator and LED lighting system (US 10,462,860) comes due Apr 29, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Virtual bass generating circuit and method (US 10,542,345) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 3 to 10, 2027 · next Sep 3

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Recent changes

  • 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,443,230Charge pump circuit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,432,758Voltage regulator for semiconductor memory
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,443,231Low power reference voltage circuit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,606,952Method for operating serial flash memory
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,382,661Semiconductor memory device having improved programming circuit and method of programming same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,547,941NAND non-volatile two-bit memory and fabrication method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,466,611Selection method of bit line redundancy repair and apparatus performing the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,759,743Semiconductor Memory Device Having Layout Area Reduced
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,453,748DRAM bit line precharge voltage generator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,567,115Fuse-fetching circuit and method for using the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 87: 57 patents in force now held by others · 8 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 31 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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