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H03L 7/085

concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation > using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop > Details of the phase-locked loop > concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Subclass:
AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES

Additional Content

Circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations Details of the phase-locked loop for assuring initial synchronisation or for broadening the capture range

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H03L 7/087 using at least two phase detectors or a frequency and phase detector in the loop
  • H03L 7/089 the phase or frequency detector generating up-down pulses
  • H03L 7/091 the phase or frequency detector using a sampling device
  • H03L 7/093 using special filtering or amplification characteristics in the loop
  • H03L 7/095 using a lock detector
  • H03L 7/097 using a comparator for comparing the voltages obtained from two frequency to voltage converters

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