DIFF Main Group
G11C 19/00 Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers
Introduced: September 1968
Of 11 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1974.
Child Classifications
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- G11C 19/02 using magnetic elements (G11C19/14 takes precedence) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/12 using non-linear reactive devices in resonant circuits since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/14 using magnetic elements in combination with active elements, e.g. discharge tubes, semiconductor elements since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/18 using capacitors as main elements of the stages since 1974 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/20 using discharge tubes (G11C19/14 takes precedence) since 1974 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/28 using semiconductor elements (G11C19/14, G11C19/36 take precedence) since 1974 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/30 using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/34 using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11C 19/38 two-dimensional [2D], e.g. horizontal and vertical shift registers since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 10,574
- SK HYNIX KR 9,138
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,004
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 3,739
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,443
- INTEL CORPORATION US 2,952
- SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 2,905
- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,630
- TOSHIBA CORPORATION JP 2,593
- SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY US 2,472
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 12,397
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,238
- SK HYNIX KR 11,371
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 4,601
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,874
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,866
- SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 3,151
- SK HYNIX 3,143
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3,073
- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,961