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H03K 17/666

Full Title

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) > by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices (using diodes H03K17/74) > the devices being bipolar transistors (bipolar transistors having four or more electrodes H03K17/72) > Switching arrangements for passing the current in either direction at will; Switching arrangements for reversing the current at will

Of 2 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 5,625
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
  8. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,293
  2. QUALCOMM US 7,085
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,982
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 4,641
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,863
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,409
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,874
  8. SK HYNIX KR 2,644
  9. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,545
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,437