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G06F 9/3

Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2018

Full Title

Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units > using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs > Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode

Classification Context

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

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 9/302 Controlling the executing of arithmetic operations
  • G06F 9/305 Controlling the executing of logical operations
  • G06F 9/308 Controlling single bit operations
  • G06F 9/312 Controlling loading, storing or clearing operations
  • G06F 9/315 Controlling moving, shifting or rotation operations
  • G06F 9/318 with operation extension or modification
  • G06F 9/32 Address formation of the next instruction, e.g. by incrementing the instruction counter
  • G06F 9/38 Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead

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