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IPC Subgroup
G06F 30/3

Circuit design

Introduced: January 2020

Full Title

Computer-aided design [CAD] > Circuit design

Classification Context

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

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 30/31 Design entry, e.g. editors specifically adapted for circuit design
  • G06F 30/35 Delay-insensitive circuit design, e.g. asynchronous or self-timed
  • G06F 30/38 Circuit design at the mixed level of analogue and digital signals

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