CPC Subgroup
G11C 11/4072 Circuits for initialization, powering up or down, clearing memory or presetting
Full Title
Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor (G11C14/00 - G11C21/00 take precedence) > using electric elements > using semiconductor devices > using transistors > forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells > Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for addressing, decoding, driving, writing, sensing or timing > for memory cells of the field-effect type > Circuits for initialization, powering up or down, clearing memory or presetting
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G11, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 12,397
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,238
- SK HYNIX KR 11,371
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 4,601
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,874
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,866
- SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 3,151
- SK HYNIX 3,143
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3,073
- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,961