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H10N

ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Description

H10N covers electric solid-state devices that do not fit within more specific semiconductor device classifications in the H10 section. This subclass serves as a residual category for emerging or unconventional solid-state electronic devices, including novel device architectures and technologies that lack dedicated classification codes elsewhere. It captures innovations in solid-state technology that fall outside traditional semiconductor categories (diodes, transistors, integrated circuits) but are not adequately addressed in other H10 subdivisions.

17 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H10N 39/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive element covered by groups H10N30/00 – H10N35/00
  • H10N 59/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one galvanomagnetic or Hall-effect element covered by groups H10N50/00 - H10N52/00 (MRAM devices H10B61/00)
  • H10N 69/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one superconducting element covered by group H10N60/00
  • H10N 79/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one solid-state element covered by group H10N70/00 (ReRAM devices H10B63/00; PCRAM devices H10B63/10)
  • H10N 97/00 Electric solid-state thin-film or thick-film devices, not otherwise provided for

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 38,446
  2. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 30,922
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 30,059
  4. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 20,304
  5. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 17,772
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 15,621
  7. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 13,629
  8. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 11,750
  9. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 11,316
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 9,697