USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 285 granted patents across 34 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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285

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.1

Avg claims per patent

-90%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

VIA holds 285 US patents across 34 technology areas, rank #1,460 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,460
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.6/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: -90%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has been granted 285 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. at rank #1,460 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 34 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, VIA sits between Kinpo Electronics, Inc. (286 patents, rank #1,456) and Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (284 patents, rank #1,464) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 27 grants, compared with 258 in the 2015–2019 window, a -90% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s 17.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 34 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows VIA holds 285 patents at rank #1,460, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VIA

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,460 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in VIA's primary technology class.

VIA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	0.7%
2016	36	12.6%
2017	75	26.3%
2018	82	28.8%
2019	63	22.1%
2020	19	6.7%
2021	5	1.8%
2022	2	0.7%
2023	1	0.4%

Which technologies does VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 201

G11C - STATIC STORES 40

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 32

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 24

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 21

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 20

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 20

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 14

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 14

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 11

H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES 10

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 9

G05F - SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES 4

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 4

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 3

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,460

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. hold?

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. holds 285 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 50.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. focus on?

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 201 patents. The company has filed patents in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -90% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s patents?

VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s patents average 17.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

VIA's 285 grants land it in the top 13% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - VIA ranks #1,460 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.