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G11C 7/00

Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store (G11C5/00 takes precedence; auxiliary circuits for stores using semiconductor devices G11C11/4063, G11C11/413)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store

CPC: Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store (G11C5/00 takes precedence; auxiliary circuits for stores using semiconductor devices G11C11/4063, G11C11/413)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store

CPC:

Arrangements for writing information into, or reading information out from, a digital store (G11C5/00 takes precedence; auxiliary circuits for stores using semiconductor devices G11C11/4063, G11C11/413)

Of 12 combined children, 11 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • G11C 7/005 CPC only CPC only
  • G11C 7/02 with means for avoiding parasitic signals IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/04 with means for avoiding disturbances due to temperature effects IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/12 Bit line control circuits, e.g. drivers, boosters, pull-up circuits, pull-down circuits, precharging circuits, equalising circuits, for bit lines since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/14 Dummy cell management; Sense reference voltage generators since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/16 Storage of analogue signals in digital stores using an arrangement comprising analogue/digital [A/D] converters, digital memories and digital/analogue [D/A] converters since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/18 Bit line organisation; Bit line lay-out since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/20 Memory cell initialisation circuits, e.g. when powering up or down, memory clear, latent image memory since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11C 7/24 Memory cell safety or protection circuits, e.g. arrangements for preventing inadvertent reading or writing; Status cells; Test cells 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