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G11C 16/10

Programming or data input circuits

Introduced: January 2000

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Erasable programmable read-only memories > electrically programmable > Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory > Programming or data input circuits

CPC:

Erasable programmable read-only memories (G11C14/00 takes precedence) > electrically programmable > Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory > Programming or data input circuits

Of 6 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2000.

Child Classifications

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  • G11C 16/107 CPC only CPC only
  • G11C 16/12 Programming voltage switching circuits since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 16/18 Circuits for erasing optically since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 16/20 Initialising; Data preset; Chip identification since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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