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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 15 15 10 11 19 70
BROADCOM CORPORATION 22 10 10 12 14 68
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 9 15 16 17 66
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 14 19 9 15 65
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 13 11 7 12 20 63
INTEL CORPORATION 15 12 9 14 8 58
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 9 4 16 10 15 54
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 6 12 13 2 10 43
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 20 10 2 1 41
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 7 4 15 9 38
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 6 12 7 3 9 37
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 3 8 11 4 6 32
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 7 7 4 4 31
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 7 6 9 4 4 30
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 4 6 10 5 3 28
QUALCOMM, INC. 5 6 2 4 9 26
MEDIATEK INC. 4 5 4 4 7 24
ALTERA CORPORATION 4 1 6 6 6 23
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 6 4 3 7 3 23
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 8 3 2 3 6 22
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 10 10 21
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 3 2 6 6 20
NXP B.V. 0 4 5 6 4 19
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 5 3 6 3 19
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 6 3 4 5 19
MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 3 5 5 17
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 4 2 3 3 5 17
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 3 5 0 5 3 16
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 3 3 3 15
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 4 2 3 4 15
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 3 4 6 14
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 6 4 2 1 0 13
NOKIA CORPORATION 7 2 2 1 1 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 5 5 1 1 13
SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION 2 5 1 5 0 13
XILINX, INC. 4 2 1 5 1 13
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 1 2 1 0 8 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 0 3 6 3 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 1 3 0 11
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 6 3 11
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 4 2 0 0 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 4 2 1 1 11
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 1 3 1 11
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4 1 4 0 1 10
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 4 2 3 1 0 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 2 1 2 0 10
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 5 0 4 10
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 1 1 1 0 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 0 2 1 10
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 4 10
TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 6 3 1 0 0 10
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 5 0 0 9
EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 3 9
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 3 3 9
NEC CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 3 1 3 0 9
CTS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 4 8
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 3 0 1 3 1 8
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 0 0 6 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 3 2 1 2 8
ADVANTEST CORP. 0 1 1 2 3 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 1 1 4 7
ANA SEMICONDUCTOR 0 5 0 1 0 6
HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 1 0 1 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 4 1 1 0 0 6
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 1 1 0 1 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 2 1 1 6
SITIME CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
ATMEL CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 4 1 0 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 2 2 5
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 1 5
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 4 1 0 0 0 5
DISCERA 0 0 1 0 4 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 1 3 5
LCTANK LLC 0 1 1 3 0 5
MULTIGIG, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RAMBUS, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
STMICROELECTRONICS PVT. LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5


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