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IPC Subgroup
G06F 12/0866

for peripheral storage systems, e.g. disk cache

Introduced: January 2016

Full Title

Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures > Addressing or allocation; Relocation > in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems > Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches > for peripheral storage systems, e.g. disk cache

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
Subclass:
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 12/0868 Data transfer between cache memory and other subsystems, e.g. storage devices or host systems
  • G06F 12/0871 Allocation or management of cache space
  • G06F 12/0873 Mapping of cache memory to specific storage devices or parts thereof

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
  4. GOOGLE US 32,969
  5. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
  8. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
  9. APPLE US 21,891
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505