MEMS-ASIC / IMU Integration Patent Snapshot 2026
The MEMS-ASIC/IMU integration patent space is small and highly concentrated, with a single firm, Versana Micro, holding the dominant share of disclosed patent activity. Filing volume peaked in 2021 and has since eased, placing the field in a post-peak phase where foundational structural positions have been staked but adjacent technical branches remain lightly covered.
Versana Micro leads a sharply concentrated field
Versana Micro holds the top-ranked position with 15 patent records, well ahead of every other filer. Texas Instruments ranks second with 3 patent records, and American GNC Corp, Hunan Tianyi Linghang Technology, and the No. 43 Research Institute of CETC each hold 2 patent records.
The top five filers together account for 96% of the combined total across the ranked applicants visible in this query — an unusually tight concentration that signals a field where a handful of actors have defined the primary structural positions. The gap between Versana Micro and the second-ranked filer is substantial, reinforcing a two-tier structure.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Versana Micro Inc | 15 | |
| 2 | Texas Instruments Inc | 3 | |
| 3 | American GNC Corp | 2 | |
| 4 | Hunan Tianyi Linghang Technology Co., Ltd. | 2 | |
| 5 | No. 43 Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) | 2 | |
| 6 | Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai | 1 |
Versana Micro’s commanding lead, concentrated in MEMS device and solid-state device classes, suggests it has built a broad foundational portfolio. For any entrant or challenger, freedom-to-operate analysis against Versana Micro’s holdings is an early-stage priority.
Patent records published in roughly the last 18–24 months are typically under-counted due to publication lag; the 2024–2026 data should be treated as a floor rather than a ceiling. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Activity peaked in 2021; MEMS device classes dominate the technology mix
Two charts capture the temporal and technical shape of the field: the annual filing trend and the IPC class distribution across patent records.
Annual filing trend
Filings rose from 2 per year in 2017–2018 to a peak of 5 in 2021, then dropped sharply. Years 2022–2025 show zero recorded filings, and 2026 shows 1; however, the recent stretch is affected by publication lag and should not be read as zero real activity. The 2021 peak marks the high-water mark for disclosed activity in this corpus.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
B81B (microstructural MEMS devices) leads the IPC mix with 17 patent records, followed closely by H10N (other solid-state devices) at 15 and H01L (semiconductor devices) and H05K (printed circuits and assemblies) at 13 each. Navigation and gyroscope coverage (G01C) sits at 11 records, while velocity and acceleration sensing (G01P) is materially sparser at 5 records, pointing to relative under-coverage in the sensing-output functional layer.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Tightly-coupled GNSS/IMU integration filter speed …
Embodiments of the invention provide methods to calibrate a tightly-coupled integration filter for inertial sensor-assisted GNSS (global navigation satellite system) receiver. The inertial measurement unit (IMU) contains inertial sensors such as accelerometer, magnetometer, and/or gyroscopes. Embodiments include creating a coordinate transformation matrix… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filtering mechanization method of integrating glob… | 237 |
| 2 | Enhanced integrated positioning method and system … | 148 |
| 3 | Loosely-coupled integration of global navigation s… | 31 |
| 4 | Monolithically integrated multi-sensor device on a… | 16 |
| 5 | Tightly-coupled GNSS/IMU integration filter speed … | 15 |
| 6 | Monolithically integrated multi-sensor device on a… | 13 |
| 7 | Monolithically integrated multi-sensor device on a… | 12 |
| 8 | Monolithically integrated multi-sensor device on a… | 7 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
Versana Micro Inc
Versana Micro holds 15 patent records, all concentrated in B81B 7 (MEMS microstructural devices), H10N 19, and H10N 30 (other solid-state devices) — each class carrying 15 records, indicating a tightly integrated, device-level portfolio. No applicant momentum data is available for trend direction, but the breadth of class coverage relative to the corpus signals a deliberate effort to stake the structural layer of MEMS-ASIC integration.
patent records: 15Texas Instruments Inc
Texas Instruments ranks second with 3 patent records, focused on G01C 21 (navigation and gyroscopes) and G01S 19 (radar, sonar and positioning). This emphasis on navigation-functional classes, rather than device-structural classes, positions Texas Instruments as a systems-layer challenger rather than a direct structural competitor to Versana Micro. No applicant momentum data is available in the evidence.
patent records: 3Frequently asked questions
The corpus analysed contains 14 patent families. It is a small, specialist field relative to broader MEMS or semiconductor spaces, which means individual filers can achieve outsized positional influence with relatively few filings.
Versana Micro Inc is the top-ranked applicant with 15 patent records, all concentrated in MEMS microstructural device and solid-state device classes. The next-ranked filer, Texas Instruments, holds 3 patent records.
The field is in a Decline stage based on filing activity. Annual filings peaked at 5 in 2021 and have eased since. Recent years (2022–2025) show zero recorded filings, though publication lag means some recent activity may not yet be reflected.
The United States is the visible jurisdiction with 21 patent records. China has 4 records, WIPO (PCT) has 2, and Europe (EPO) and India each have 1. Any freedom-to-operate review should prioritise the US, with secondary attention to China.
Yes, but narrowly. The only recorded collaboration involves NXP Semiconductors co-filing with individual inventors Fabrice Verjus and Archit Giridhar, each pairing producing 2 jointly filed patent records. No broader consortia or academic-industry partnerships are visible in the evidence.
G01P (velocity and acceleration sensing) and B81C (MEMS manufacturing) are the most sparsely covered adjacent branches, with 5 and 2 patent records respectively. G01S (radar, sonar and positioning) has 3 records. These branches are observations of relative sparsity; their suitability as filing targets requires independent prior-art validation.
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