H03K 23/54 Ring counters, i.e. feedback shift register counters (H03K23/52 takes precedence)
Introduced: January 1985
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Ring counters, i.e. feedback shift register counters
CPC: Ring counters, i.e. feedback shift register counters (H03K23/52 takes precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains > Gating or clocking signals applied to all stages, i.e. synchronous counters > using bi-stable regenerative trigger circuits > Ring counters, i.e. feedback shift register counters
Pulse counters comprising counting chains; Frequency dividers comprising counting chains (H03K29/00 takes precedence) > Gating or clocking signals applied to all stages, i.e. synchronous counters > using bi-stable regenerative trigger circuits (H03K23/42 - H03K23/48 take precedence) > Ring counters, i.e. feedback shift register counters (H03K23/52 takes precedence)
Of 4 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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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