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H03L 7/10

for assuring initial synchronisation or for broadening the capture range

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation > using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop > Details of the phase-locked loop > for assuring initial synchronisation or for broadening the capture range

Of 6 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • H03L 7/104 CPC only CPC only
  • H03L 7/105 CPC only CPC only
  • H03L 7/113 using frequency discriminator since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/12 using a scanning signal since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in 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