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H10W 72/00

Interconnections or connectors in packages

Introduced: January 2026

Additional Content IPC

connector connectors an element within a package for electrically or physically connecting chips or package parts to other chips, package parts, or a circuit board (e.g. to a printed circuit board [PCB]).

CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2026.

Child Classifications

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  • H10W 72/801 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 72/812 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 72/823 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 72/834 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
  3. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
  5. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
  7. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
  8. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
  9. LG CHEM KR 5,461
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 38,446
  2. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 30,922
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 30,059
  4. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 20,304
  5. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 17,772
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 15,621
  7. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 13,629
  8. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 11,750
  9. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 11,316
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 9,697