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G11B 20/10

Digital recording or reproducing

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Signal processing not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Circuits therefor > Digital recording or reproducing

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.

9 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 7 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • G11B 20/16 using non self-clocking codes, i.e. the clock signals are either recorded in a separate clocking track or in a combination of several information tracks since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11B 2020/10851 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • G11B 2020/10861 2nd only CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 10,574
  2. SK HYNIX KR 9,138
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,004
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 3,739
  5. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,443
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 2,952
  7. SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 2,905
  8. WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,630
  9. TOSHIBA CORPORATION JP 2,593
  10. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY US 2,472

Top Applicants (CPC)

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