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H03L 7/187

using means for coarse tuning the voltage controlled oscillator of the loop

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 > Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop > using a frequency divider or counter in the loop > a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number > using means for coarse tuning the voltage controlled oscillator of the loop

Classification Context

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

1 direct subcode

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  • H03L 7/189 comprising a D/A converter for generating a coarse tuning voltage

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