IPC Subgroup
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
- QUALCOMM US 5,625
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158