New Technology Package: DRAM Memory – LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions

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Overview

We're excited to announce the launch of a brand-new technology package in IPlytics: the Memory technology package. This package brings the same curated, pre-built patent landscape approach IPlytics customers already rely on for standards like Wi-Fi 6, 5G, and HEVC, now applied to the technologies powering modern memory and semiconductor systems.

The new package covers patent landscapes across four major DRAM memory standards (Dynamic Random-Access Memory): HBM, GDDR, LPDDR, and DDR. These standards were developed within the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) standards ecosystem.

Instead of building a search from scratch, users can now go straight to a structured, ready-to-use view of who holds relevant patents, how large each landscape is, and where competitive activity is concentrated.

Unlike other technology packages, the Memory package is built using IPlytics' LLM-based Essentiality Score methodology, which produces an essentiality score (1–100%) and confidence rating for each patent rather than a declared/undeclared classification.

What's New?

Four Memory Landscapes, One Package

The Memory technology package organizes patent data into four distinct technology landscapes, each mapped to a specific memory standard:

HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) — stacked DRAM, through-silicon vias, wide interfaces, and near-compute memory integration, relevant to AI accelerators, GPUs, HPC, and data-center workloads.
GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate) — covering the GDDR5, GDDR6, and GDDR7 lineage, relevant to discrete GPUs, gaming, and bandwidth-intensive graphics or compute systems.
LPDDR (Low Power Double Data Rate) — optimized for compact, power-sensitive integration, relevant to smartphones, tablets, thin laptops, and edge devices.
DDR (Double Data Rate) — covering the DDR1–DDR5 lineage, relevant to servers, PCs, workstations, and general-purpose compute platforms.

Where generation-level data exists, users can drill down further, for example, comparing HBM3E against HBM3, or LPDDR5X against LPDDR5.

Details on all technology packages in the IPlytics platform can be found here.

Built for More Than Just Search

Alongside search and filtering, the package supports:

Ownership rankings to identify leading innovators and patent holders in each landscape.
Portfolio benchmarking across companies and technology generations.
Litigation trend review to support licensing, legal, and patent strategy workflows.
Row-level exports and analytics views for visual breakdowns and comparisons.

Why This Matters

Memory technologies are no longer a back-office component, they're increasingly load-bearing for AI accelerators, HPC, data centers, graphics processing, and mobile devices. As performance and power requirements tighten, patenting activity around memory interfaces, controllers, packaging (e.g., TSV, interposers), and signaling schemes is becoming more strategically important to track.

This matters because self-declared essentiality at standards bodies like JEDEC is often incomplete. Declarations are frequently over-broad, outdated, or simply missing, which means they don't reliably reflect who actually holds relevant patents. The Memory technology package addresses this gap directly by classifying and organizing patents into structured landscapes (by memory type and, where available, by generation) giving users visibility independent of what's been formally declared.

With this package, teams can now:

Prepare for licensing discussions with a clear view of the relevant patent landscape.
Assess relative portfolio position and strength across covered standards.
Compare leading innovators and portfolio concentration for competitive intelligence.
Track litigation trends and assertion patterns across memory-related portfolios.
Identify where patenting activity is concentrated across HBM, GDDR, LPDDR, and DDR for technology strategy.

Note: As with all IPlytics technology packages, results and analytics from the Memory package are intended for research and analysis purposes. They should not be treated as legal conclusions on patent essentiality, validity, infringement, or licensing obligations, and legal questions should always be reviewed by qualified counsel.

How to Access the New Data

The Memory technology package is a licensed add-on to the IPlytics Platform and is not included automatically in every standard platform subscription. To request access, contact your IPlytics account manager or reach out to the IPlytics team.

Questions or Feedback?

If you have questions about this new package or need help getting started, our support team is here to help. Contact us at support@lexisnexisip.com.