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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 2004 - 2008 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 330, Amplifiers

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
BROADCOM CORPORATION 23 25 42 30 15 135
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 31 21 32 24 27 135
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 18 13 24 19 86
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 8 6 20 21 26 81
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 14 20 20 17 10 81
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 6 17 13 21 73
INTEL CORPORATION 22 11 13 13 10 69
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 3 7 22 32 69
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 17 6 8 15 8 54
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 4 4 9 20 12 49
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 14 5 5 18 6 48
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 8 9 20 3 8 48
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 14 9 2 11 45
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 19 9 15 0 0 43
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 9 9 6 6 41
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 8 7 13 6 6 40
MOTOROLA, INC. 16 3 6 7 7 39
ANDREW CORPORATION 13 11 8 3 2 37
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 5 4 10 9 4 32
SONY CORPORATION 7 3 7 9 5 31
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 8 5 4 5 7 29
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 8 2 7 7 5 29
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 6 10 9 28
NOKIA CORPORATION 5 6 11 4 2 28
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 4 7 4 0 27
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 6 4 6 7 4 27
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 4 4 9 7 26
NEC CORPORATION 0 4 6 5 11 26
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 7 4 10 24
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 7 3 3 8 24
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 9 7 1 24
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 3 7 8 4 24
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 10 2 1 5 5 23
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 4 4 5 7 23
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 6 12 0 1 22
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 2 8 8 21
YAMAHA CORPORATION 4 6 0 4 7 21
ANADIGICS, INC. 4 4 3 4 4 19
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 5 3 6 5 19
NXP B.V. 0 0 1 12 6 19
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 0 8 5 4 19
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 4 4 5 2 19
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. 2 4 3 4 4 17
INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 6 0 0 7 15
M/A COM, INC. 1 2 8 4 0 15
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 8 6 15
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 2 3 2 5 2 14
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 2 4 2 1 14
MICRO MOBIO CORPORATION 1 3 5 4 1 14
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 2 2 2 3 13
JAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 5 1 5 2 0 13
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 3 6 0 13
MEDIATEK INC. 3 1 1 4 4 13
NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 2 7 4 0 0 13
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 4 1 5 2 1 13
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 1 7 2 1 13
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 4 2 4 3 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 2 5 4 12
QUALCOMM, INC. 4 2 4 2 0 12
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 3 4 4 11
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 5 3 2 1 0 11
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 3 0 2 2 11
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 0 0 0 5 6 11
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 1 3 4 3 11
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 1 2 3 1 4 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 0 5 2 11
ALCATEL 3 1 2 1 3 10
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 2 10
HITACHI, LTD 5 0 3 0 2 10
SCINTERA NETWORKS, INC. 0 2 4 4 0 10
SIGE SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 4 1 2 1 10
SIRENZA MICRODEVICES, INC. 4 5 0 1 0 10
FINISAR CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 2 9
HARRIS CORP. 5 0 0 2 2 9
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 3 0 3 3 0 9
TROPIAN, INC. 4 2 3 0 0 9
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 0 7 9
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 3 2 1 2 0 8
D2AUDIO CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 2 8
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 2 1 3 1 1 8
XILINX, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 0 0 2 1 4 7
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 2 0 1 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 3 0 3 7
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 1 3 3 7
PIONEER CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 1 7
SEQUOIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 2 1 2 2 0 7
TRIPATH TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 0 3 0 0 7
ZARBANA DIGITAL FUND LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
AIMTRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 0 3 2 6
ASP TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 0 1 5 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
EMHISER RESEARCH, INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
IMPINJ, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 2 1 3 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 4 0 1 6
MICROTUNE (TEXAS), L.P. 1 4 0 0 1 6
RAMBUS, INC. 2 0 3 1 0 6
RICHWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
SIGMATEL INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 1 1 2 0 1 5
AMALFI SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 5 0 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
CREE MICROWAVE, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
ELANTEC SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
FLYING MOLE CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
ICEFYRE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MICREL INCORPORATED 1 1 2 0 1 5
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 3 1 1 0 0 5
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 5 0 0 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 1 1 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 4 0 0 0 5
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 3 0 1 1 0 5
WOLFSON MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 1 0 2 1 1 5


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