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H10W 90/20

Configurations of stacked chips

Introduced: January 2026

Full Title

Package configurations > Configurations of stacked chips

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2026.

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  • H10W 90/22 the stacked chips being on both top and bottom sides of a package substrate, interposer or RDL since 2026 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H10W 90/231 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 90/24 at least one of the stacked chips being laterally offset from a neighbouring stacked chip, e.g. chip stacks having a staircase shape since 2026 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H10W 90/26 the stacked chips being of the same size without any chips being laterally offset, e.g. chip stacks having a rectangular shape since 2026 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H10W 90/271 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 90/275 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 90/28 the stacked chips having different sizes, e.g. chip stacks having a pyramidal shape since 2026 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H10W 90/284 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 90/288 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 90/291 CPC only CPC only
  • H10W 90/297 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