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IPC Subclass
H03C

MODULATION

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Subclass:
MODULATION

Description

H03C covers electronic circuits and devices for modulating signals, where information is encoded onto a carrier wave by varying one or more of its characteristics (amplitude, frequency, phase, or pulse properties). This subclass encompasses modulator designs, modulation techniques, and integrated circuit implementations across analog and digital domains, including amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), phase modulation (PM), and pulse modulation methods. Related demodulation circuits are classified separately under H03D, while specific modulation applications in telecommunications, broadcasting, and radar systems may be further detailed in their respective technology classes.

Additional Content

Masers, lasers Coding, decoding or code conversion, in general

Related Keywords

CIRCUITS for modulating sinusoidal oscillationsCONVERSION of kind of modulationFREQUENCY modulation of sinusoidal oscillationsHETERODYNINGKEYING of electric oscillationsMODULATION of sinusoidal oscillationsPHASE(S) modulation of sinusoidal oscillationsmodulating for TELECOMMUNICATION

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H03C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 5,625
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
  8. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158