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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 327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems

( 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
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 34 42 54 62 46 238
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 50 35 58 45 31 219
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 30 29 53 38 53 203
INTEL CORPORATION 58 45 42 34 24 203
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 52 35 38 43 34 202
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 41 40 34 39 27 181
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 29 35 38 33 38 173
BROADCOM CORPORATION 28 41 50 24 17 160
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 35 30 44 26 23 158
FUJITSU LIMITED 30 23 29 29 36 147
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 54 28 23 19 17 141
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 18 26 29 36 28 137
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 25 20 29 18 20 112
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 15 18 21 20 13 87
XILINX, INC. 15 20 24 17 7 83
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 20 14 21 9 19 83
ALTERA CORPORATION 8 11 24 24 15 82
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 17 21 14 16 10 78
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 15 15 14 19 9 72
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 18 7 18 18 8 69
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 5 9 13 13 25 65
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 28 16 11 6 2 63
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 25 12 15 2 4 58
RAMBUS, INC. 3 21 13 12 6 55
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 13 9 11 11 11 55
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 6 8 8 18 9 49
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 13 13 14 5 4 49
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 10 8 8 3 49
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 6 10 14 10 6 46
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 9 14 8 8 46
DENSO CORPORATION 9 6 5 14 11 45
ATMEL CORPORATION 11 4 7 13 9 44
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 8 3 16 13 44
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 12 11 7 6 6 42
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 18 8 1 4 40
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 8 6 10 5 7 36
NEC CORPORATION 8 9 7 6 6 36
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 6 9 3 7 10 35
MEDIATEK INC. 3 5 9 10 8 35
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 6 3 10 9 7 35
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 2 11 11 9 34
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 6 7 8 10 34
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 5 10 12 5 34
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 6 5 4 11 5 31
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 10 3 5 5 6 29
SONY CORPORATION 6 5 7 8 3 29
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 13 5 8 3 0 29
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 1 2 6 12 7 28
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 2 10 4 7 27
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 8 9 4 26
NXP B.V. 0 0 0 16 9 25
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 3 5 4 5 22
STMICROELECTRONICS PVT. LTD. 0 4 5 8 5 22
HITACHI, LTD 12 0 4 1 3 20
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 4 2 4 4 6 20
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 7 4 6 1 2 20
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 4 0 9 4 19
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 1 6 4 4 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 2 0 4 8 18
MICREL INCORPORATED 4 3 4 5 2 18
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 5 6 3 2 2 18
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 4 4 4 4 2 18
ADVANTEST CORP. 3 3 6 2 3 17
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 6 2 3 2 4 17
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 2 2 7 1 16
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 4 4 4 2 2 16
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 3 6 3 1 16
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 1 2 4 5 16
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 5 7 16
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 3 5 1 3 15
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 3 5 4 15
MOTOROLA, INC. 6 2 2 2 2 14
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 1 1 1 6 5 14
SANDISK CORPORATION 2 2 5 2 3 14
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 3 4 1 3 14
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 8 2 1 0 2 13
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. 2 1 5 3 2 13
ALCATEL 5 3 4 0 0 12
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION 9 1 2 0 0 12
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 3 2 5 2 0 12
EXAR CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 4 12
NOKIA CORPORATION 4 3 2 2 1 12
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 5 0 2 12
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 3 4 1 1 12
ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 3 4 11
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 2 3 1 11
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 4 11
TRANSMETA CORPORATION 1 2 3 4 1 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 7 10
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 2 2 0 4 10
TERADYNE, INC. 2 2 4 1 1 10
E-MEMORY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 1 1 4 9
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 0 3 2 2 9
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 4 0 1 1 3 9
MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR ISRAEL LTD. 0 0 5 3 1 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 5 1 1 1 1 9
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 5 3 0 8
ELANTEC SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 5 1 1 8
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS, LTD. 2 2 1 3 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 3 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 1 1 3 8
AIMTRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 0 2 3 1 7
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 1 0 2 1 3 7
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 2 0 2 1 2 7
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3 3 0 0 1 7
SPANSION LLC 0 0 4 1 2 7
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 1 7
STMICROELECTRONICS, LTD. 2 3 1 0 1 7
YAMAHA CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
AMI SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
ASAHI KASEI MICROSYSTEMS CO. LTD. 0 1 2 1 2 6
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 1 1 1 6
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 1 0 2 2 1 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 2 6
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 2 3 1 6
SYSTEM-GENERAL CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
XIGNAL TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 3 0 0 0 6
ACTEL CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
ARM LIMITED 0 0 2 2 1 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 1 0 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ELITE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 1 2 1 0 5
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
TELASIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5


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