Xilinx has a total of 7753 patents globally, out of which 5599 have been granted. Of these 7753 patents, more than 81% patents are active. USA is where Xilinx has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China, it has generated an annual revenue of $3.67 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Xilinx.
Xilinx was co-founded by Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V Barnett II. The company designs and develops programmable logic semiconductor devices as well as the software design tools that go with them. As of February 2022, Xilinx has a market cap of $48.32 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Xilinx which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Xilinx patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Xilinx patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Xilinx have?
The founders, Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V Barnett II have 0 patents. The CEO, Victor Peng, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Xilinx have?
Xilinx has a total of 7753 patents globally. These patents belong to 4158 unique patent families. Out of 7753 patents, 6327 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Xilinx File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Xilinx Applications Filed | Xilinx Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 423 | 246 |
| 2012 | 316 | 273 |
| 2013 | 281 | 302 |
| 2014 | 348 | 282 |
| 2015 | 422 | 277 |
| 2016 | 460 | 282 |
| 2017 | 450 | 265 |
| 2018 | 565 | 266 |
| 2019 | 503 | 338 |
| 2020 | 294 | 485 |
| 2021 | 73 | 377 |
| 2022 | 11 | 89 |
How many Xilinx patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Xilinx File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Xilinx Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 4362 |
| Europe | 628 |
| China | 557 |
| Japan | 433 |
| Korea (South) | 375 |
| India | 340 |
| Germany | 243 |
| Taiwan | 116 |
| Canada | 77 |
| United Kingdom | 47 |
| Austria | 12 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Xilinx Patents Located?
10 Best Xilinx Patents
US6601227B1 is the most popular patent in the Xilinx portfolio. It has received 354 citations so far from companies like IBM, Cadence, and Tabula.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Xilinx:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6601227B1 | 354 |
| US6950771B1 | 352 |
| US6480954B2 | 318 |
| US6917219B2 | 311 |
| US6346824B1 | 301 |
| US6515509B1 | 293 |
| US6467009B1 | 293 |
| US6529040B1 | 243 |
| US6487709B1 | 235 |
| US6496971B1 | 231 |
Which Companies are using Xilinx Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Xilinx patent portfolio are Altera, Intel, and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Altera | 197 |
| Intel | 182 |
| IBM | 140 |
| Samsung | 120 |
| Micron Technology | 117 |
| TSMC | 109 |
| Qualcomm | 90 |
| Avago Technologies | 50 |
| Texas Instruments | 40 |
| Fujitsu | 37 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Xilinx Patents
Top Xilinx Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9008113B2 | 16 |
| US20120155256A1 | 16 |
| US8489761B2 | 13 |
| US8116312B2 | 13 |
| US9406738B2 | 11 |
| US8704384B2 | 11 |
| US7566960B1 | 11 |
| US7378733B1 | 11 |
| US6836142B2 | 11 |
| US20130214432A1 | 11 |
| US20130020675A1 | 11 |
| US8996644B2 | 10 |
| US9210140B2 | 10 |
| US7567997B2 | 10 |
| US20110291287A1 | 10 |
Xilinx (recently acquired by AMD) is developing high-performance solutions for sensor processing, networking, ADAS, in-vehicle monitoring, displays, and AI processing that enable and complement these other technology platforms, utilising its Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology and experience in developing automotive certified solutions.
Recently it also unveiled the Alveo U55C data centre accelerator at the SC21 supercomputing conference. The new Xilinx Alveo U55C is the company’s most powerful accelerator yet, with a thin, smaller form factor and a more efficient, power-friendly design.
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