FPGA Partial Reconfiguration Patents: Who Leads, Gaps 2026
FPGA Partial Reconfiguration Patents: Filing Trends and Where the Field Is Still Open
Concentrated at the top. the top five assignees hold 84.8% of all 33 records in scope, and the top ten account for 100.0% — this is a field with almost no unranked long tail. Filings ran from 7 in 2017 to a peak of 9 in 2021, then declined to 3 by 2024 — a complete three-year span, down 67%. 2025 and 2026 figures are still incomplete because publication trails filing by roughly 18 months, so the apparent tail-off should not be read as the field going quiet.
- 1ALTERA CORP12
- 2XILINX INC7
- 3OMRON CORP5
- 4FUJITSU LTD2
- 5FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP2
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Common questions about FPGA partial reconfiguration patents
How many patents exist for FPGA partial reconfiguration?
This landscape covers 33 published patent records matching partial reconfiguration claims and descriptions, spanning filings from 2015 through the 2026 data cut-off. The ranking behind these records covers 14 assignees in total, so this is a comparatively small, concentrated field rather than a sprawling one. Because publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, the true count for the most recent one to two filing years will be higher than currently shown.
Who are the leading patent holders in FPGA partial reconfiguration?
Filing activity is concentrated: the top five assignees together hold 84.8% of all 33 records in scope, and the top ten account for 100.0% of the field. The single leading assignee holds 12 records on its own, more than the next four ranked assignees combined. A handful of university-affiliated applicants appear near the bottom of the ranking with a single record each, suggesting isolated research output rather than sustained filing programmes.
Is filing activity in FPGA partial reconfiguration increasing or declining?
Filings peaked at 9 records in 2021 and fell to 3 by 2024, a complete three-year span representing a 67% decline. That said, publication typically lags actual filing by around 18 months, so 2025 and 2026 figures in any dataset will look artificially low and should not yet be read as a continued decline. A fair read of momentum should wait until those years clear the lag window.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on FPGA Partial Reconfiguration covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.