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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
BROADCOM CORPORATION 11 15 22 10 10 68
INTEL CORPORATION 8 20 15 12 9 64
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 8 10 15 15 10 58
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 17 6 13 11 7 54
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 11 9 9 15 53
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 15 6 9 4 16 50
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 2 8 14 19 48
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 2 8 20 10 43
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 6 8 6 12 7 39
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 5 2 6 12 13 38
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 10 2 3 8 11 34
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 3 7 6 9 30
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 1 9 7 7 29
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 12 5 7 1 1 26
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 5 0 4 6 10 25
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 5 3 7 4 24
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 6 4 8 3 2 23
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 5 4 6 4 3 22
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 6 6 4 2 20
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 5 5 4 2 20
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 4 5 6 2 19
NOKIA CORPORATION 4 3 7 2 2 18
MEDIATEK INC. 3 1 4 5 4 17
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 2 4 1 5 5 17
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 8 3 4 1 0 16
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 6 3 2 3 1 15
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 5 4 2 3 15
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 1 6 3 14
TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 2 2 6 3 1 14
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 3 3 3 13
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 1 4 1 4 13
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 6 2 3 2 0 13
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 1 3 5 12
ALTERA CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 6 12
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 1 3 3 2 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 0 5 2 1 12
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 2 5 3 12
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 2 3 5 0 12
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 2 2 4 2 11
NEC CORPORATION 2 5 1 1 2 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 3 4 0 11
XILINX, INC. 2 2 4 2 1 11
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 1 0 4 2 3 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 5 2 1 10
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 1 1 2 2 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 3 4 2 10
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 3 3 1 10
NXP B.V. 0 0 0 4 5 9
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 1 1 2 9
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 2 1 4 1 0 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 0 1 5 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 6 0 1 0 1 8
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 2 4 1 1 8
SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 1 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 1 1 7
MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 1 0 0 3 7
BERKANA WIRELESS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 0 1 3 6
RAMBUS, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 0 0 0 6
SONY CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 4 6
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 0 0 2 0 5
ANA SEMICONDUCTOR 0 0 0 5 0 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
CTS CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 0 1 3 0 1 5
HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 0 5
RF MAGIC, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 3 1 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 1 2 5
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
TRUE CIRCUITS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5


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