H03K 17/51 characterised by the components used (H03K17/04 - H03K17/30, H03K17/94 take precedence)
Introduced: January 1980
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: characterised by the use of specified components
CPC: characterised by the components used (H03K17/04 - H03K17/30, H03K17/94 take precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking > characterised by the use of specified components
Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking (gated amplifiers H03F3/72; switching arrangements for exchange systems using static devices H04Q3/52) > characterised by the components used (H03K17/04 - H03K17/30, H03K17/94 take precedence)
Of 10 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- H03K 17/54 by the use, as active elements of vacuum tubes (using diodes H03K17/74) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/56 by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices (using diodes H03K17/74) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/74 by the use, as active elements, of diodes (by the use of more than one type of semiconductor device H03K17/567; by the use of tunnel diodes H03K17/58; by the use of negative resistance diodes H03K17/70) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/78 using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/80 using non-linear magnetic devices; using non-linear dielectric devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/88 By the use, as active elements, of beam-deflection tubes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/90 by the use, as active elements, of galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices (H03K17/95, H03K17/97 take precedence) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 17/92 by the use, as active elements, of superconductive devices since 1974 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