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DIFF Subgroup
G11C 17/10

in which contents are determined during manufacturing by a predetermined arrangement of coupling elements, e.g. mask-programmable ROM

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Read-only memories programmable only once; Semi-permanent stores, e.g. manually-replaceable information cards > using semiconductor devices, e.g. bipolar elements > in which contents are determined during manufacturing by a predetermined arrangement of coupling elements, e.g. mask-programmable ROM

CPC:

Read-only memories programmable only once; Semi-permanent stores, e.g. manually-replaceable information cards > using semiconductor devices, e.g. bipolar elements (G11C17/06, G11C17/14 take precedence) > in which contents are determined during manufacturing by a predetermined arrangement of coupling elements, e.g. mask-programmable ROM

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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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