CPC Subgroup
H03K 17/51 characterised by the components used (H03K17/04 - H03K17/30, H03K17/94 take precedence)
Full Title
Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking (gated amplifiers H03F3/72; switching arrangements for exchange systems using static devices H04Q3/52) > characterised by the components used (H03K17/04 - H03K17/30, H03K17/94 take precedence)
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H03K 17/52 by the use, as active elements, of gas-filled tubes
- H03K 17/54 by the use, as active elements of vacuum tubes (using diodes H03K17/74)
- H03K 17/56 by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices (using diodes H03K17/74)
- H03K 17/74 by the use, as active elements, of diodes (by the use of more than one type of semiconductor device H03K17/567; by the use of tunnel diodes H03K17/58; by the use of negative resistance diodes H03K17/70)
- H03K 17/78 using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled
- H03K 17/80 using non-linear magnetic devices; using non-linear dielectric devices
- H03K 17/88 By the use, as active elements, of beam-deflection tubes
- H03K 17/90 by the use, as active elements, of galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices (H03K17/95, H03K17/97 take precedence)
- H03K 17/92 by the use, as active elements, of superconductive devices
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,293
- QUALCOMM US 7,085
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,982
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 4,641
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,863
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,409
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,874
- SK HYNIX KR 2,644
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,545
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,437