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H03K 17/90

by the use, as active elements, of galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices (H03K17/95, H03K17/97 take precedence)

Introduced: July 1974

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: by the use, as active elements, of galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices

CPC: by the use, as active elements, of galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices (H03K17/95, H03K17/97 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking > characterised by the use of specified components > by the use, as active elements, of galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices

CPC:

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 galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices (H03K17/95, H03K17/97 take precedence)

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

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