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G11C 8/00

Arrangements for selecting an address in a digital store (for stores using transistors G11C11/407, G11C11/413)

10 direct subcodes

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  • G11C 8/04 using a sequential addressing device, e.g. shift register, counter
  • G11C 8/06 Address interface arrangements, e.g. address buffers
  • G11C 8/08 Word line control circuits, e.g. drivers, boosters, pull-up circuits, pull-down circuits, precharging circuits, for word lines
  • G11C 8/10 Decoders
  • G11C 8/12 Group selection circuits, e.g. for memory block selection, chip selection, array selection
  • G11C 8/14 Word line organisation; Word line lay-out
  • G11C 8/16 Multiple access memory array, e.g. addressing one storage element via at least two independent addressing line groups
  • G11C 8/18 Address timing or clocking circuits; Address control signal generation or management, e.g. for row address strobe [RAS] or column address strobe [CAS] signals
  • G11C 8/20 Address safety or protection circuits, i.e. arrangements for preventing unauthorized or accidental access

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