H03K 23/00 Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains (H03K29/00 takes precedence)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains
CPC: Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains (H03K29/00 takes precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains
Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains (H03K29/00 takes precedence)
Of 13 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- H03K 23/40 Gating or clocking signals applied to all stages, i.e. synchronous counters since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 23/58 Gating or clocking signals not applied to all stages, i.e. asynchronous counters (H03K23/74 - H03K23/84 take precedence) since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 23/64 with a base or radix other than a power of two (H03K23/40 - H03K23/62 take precedence) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 23/76 using magnetic cores or ferro-electric capacitors since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 23/80 using semiconductor devices having only two electrodes, e.g. tunnel diode, multi-layer diode since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H03K 23/86 reversible (H03K23/40 - H03K23/84 take precedence) since 1985 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