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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 331, Oscillators

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
BROADCOM CORPORATION 12 11 15 22 10 70
INTEL CORPORATION 8 8 20 15 12 63
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 11 8 10 15 15 59
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 9 11 9 9 53
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 17 15 6 9 4 51
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 2 17 6 13 11 49
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 3 2 8 20 38
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 6 8 6 12 37
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 11 10 2 3 8 34
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 9 12 5 7 1 34
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 5 2 8 14 33
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 5 1 9 7 31
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 1 5 2 6 12 26
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 5 5 3 7 25
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 6 4 8 3 24
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 6 2 6 6 4 24
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 4 5 5 4 23
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 6 8 3 4 1 22
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 5 4 6 4 22
NOKIA CORPORATION 6 4 3 7 2 22
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 5 3 7 6 21
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 2 4 5 6 19
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 6 1 5 4 2 18
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 3 6 2 3 2 16
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 6 3 2 3 16
CTS CORPORATION 12 2 1 0 0 15
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 5 0 4 6 15
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 2 2 3 4 15
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 5 3 1 4 1 14
NEC CORPORATION 5 2 5 1 1 14
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 3 3 3 13
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 2 1 1 3 13
MEDIATEK INC. 0 3 1 4 5 13
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 4 0 5 2 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 2 4 1 5 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 2 2 3 5 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 6 13
TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 0 2 2 6 3 13
XILINX, INC. 3 2 2 4 2 13
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 1 2 2 4 10
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 3 1 3 3 10
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 3 1 1 1 10
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 5 10
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION 5 2 2 0 0 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 1 5 2 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 1 3 4 9
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 3 9
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 1 1 0 4 2 8
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 0 2 1 4 1 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 6 0 1 0 8
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 4 8
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 0 2 4 1 8
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 4 1 1 2 8
NIPPON PRECISION CIRCUITS INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 4 0 0 7
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 5 0 1 1 7
SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
ALTERA CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 1 6
BERKANA WIRELESS, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
MULTIGIG LIMITED 2 1 0 0 3 6
RAMBUS, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
ANA SEMICONDUCTOR 0 0 0 0 5 5
ASAHI KASEI MICROSYSTEMS CO. LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 3 1 0 5
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
ETA SA FABRIQUES D'EBAUCHES OF GRANGES 1 2 2 0 0 5
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 1 0 1 3 0 5
GENNUM CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 2 0 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 0 1 1 5
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TRUE CIRCUITS, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 1 0 2 5
ZILOG, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5


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