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G11B 2220/2537

Optical discs

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Record carriers by type > Disc-shaped record carriers > characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology > Optical discs

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  • G11B 2220/2541 Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs
  • G11B 2220/2579 HD-DVDs [high definition DVDs]; AODs [advanced optical discs]
  • G11B 2220/2583 wherein two standards are used on a single disc, e.g. one DVD section and one CD section
  • G11B 2220/2587 Laser Discs; Optical disc using analog recording
  • G11B 2220/2591 SFFO discs, i.e. small form factor optical discs; Portable blue
  • G11B 2220/2595 Super-resolution optical discs, i.e. optical discs wherein the size of marks is below the optical diffraction limit

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G11, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 12,397
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,238
  3. SK HYNIX KR 11,371
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 4,601
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,874
  6. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,866
  7. SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 3,151
  8. SK HYNIX 3,143
  9. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3,073
  10. WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,961