sequentially only, e.g. successive approximation type

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion > Analogue/digital converters > Analogue value compared with reference values > sequentially only, e.g. successive approximation type

Classification Context

Section:: ELECTRICITY
Class:: ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Subclass:: CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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H03M 1/4 recirculation type
H03M 1/42 Sequential comparisons in series-connected stages with no change in value of analogue signal
H03M 1/44 Sequential comparisons in series-connected stages with change in value of analogue signal
H03M 1/46 with digital/analogue converter for supplying reference values to converter

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