IPC Main Group
H10W 42/00 Arrangements for protection of devices
Introduced: January 2026
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS
Additional Content
Arrangements for thermal protection
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H10W 42/2 protecting against electromagnetic or particle radiation, e.g. light, X-rays, gamma-rays or electrons
- H10W 42/4 protecting against tampering, e.g. unauthorised inspection or reverse engineering
- H10W 42/6 protecting against electrostatic charges or discharges, e.g. Faraday shields
- H10W 42/8 protecting against overcurrent or overload, e.g. fuses or shunts
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
- LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
- LG CHEM KR 5,461
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115