DIFF Main Group
H03F 3/00 Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
Introduced: September 1968
Of 22 combined children, 20 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.
7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- H03F 3/181 Low-frequency amplifiers, e.g. audio preamplifiers since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/189 High-frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/20 Power amplifiers, e.g. Class B amplifiers, Class C amplifiers (H03F3/26 - H03F3/30 take precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/26 Push-pull amplifiers; Phase-splitters therefor (duplicated single-ended push-pull arrangements or phase-splitters therefor H03F3/30) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/30 Single-ended push-pull amplifiers ; Phase-splitters therefor +5 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/34 DC amplifiers in which all stages are DC-coupled (H03F3/45 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/38 DC amplifiers with modulator at input and demodulator at output; Modulators or demodulators specially adapted for use in such amplifiers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/42 Amplifiers with two or more amplifying elements having their DC paths in series with the load, the control electrode of each element being excited by at least part of the input signal, e.g. so-called totem-pole amplifiers +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/45 Differential amplifiers (differential sense amplifiers G11C7/062) since 1974 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/50 Amplifiers in which input is applied to, or output is derived from, an impedance common to input and output circuits of the amplifying element, e.g. cathode follower +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/54 Amplifiers using transit-time effect in tubes or semiconductor devices (parametric amplifiers H03F7/00; solid state travelling-wave devices H10N70/10) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/60 Amplifiers in which coupling networks have distributed constants, e.g. with waveguide resonators (H03F3/54 takes precedence) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/66 Amplifiers simultaneously generating oscillations of one frequency and amplifying signals of another frequency IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03F 3/68 Combinations of amplifiers, e.g. multi-channel amplifiers for stereophonics IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class H03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 5,625
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class H03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,293
- QUALCOMM US 7,085
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,982
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 4,641
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,863
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,409
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,874
- SK HYNIX KR 2,644
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,545
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,437