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H10F 10/1

having potential barriers

Introduced: January 2025

Full Title

Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells > having potential barriers

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H10F 10/11 Photovoltaic cells having point contact potential barriers
  • H10F 10/12 Photovoltaic cells having only metal-insulator-semiconductor [MIS] potential barriers
  • H10F 10/13 Photovoltaic cells having absorbing layers comprising graded bandgaps
  • H10F 10/18 Photovoltaic cells having only Schottky potential barriers
  • H10F 10/19 Photovoltaic cells having multiple potential barriers of different types, e.g. tandem cells having both PN and PIN junctions

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
  3. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
  5. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
  7. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
  8. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
  9. LG CHEM KR 5,461
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115