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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 11 7 12 20 24 74
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14 19 9 15 9 66
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 15 16 17 5 62
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 15 10 11 19 5 60
BROADCOM CORPORATION 10 10 12 14 8 54
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 16 10 15 5 50
INTEL CORPORATION 12 9 14 8 4 47
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 4 15 9 12 47
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 12 13 2 10 4 41
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 8 11 4 6 11 40
QUALCOMM, INC. 6 2 4 9 19 40
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 10 10 18 39
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 12 7 3 9 4 35
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 20 10 2 1 1 34
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 6 10 5 3 8 32
MEDIATEK INC. 5 4 4 7 9 29
FUJITSU LIMITED 7 7 4 4 6 28
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 2 6 6 10 27
ALTERA CORPORATION 1 6 6 6 4 23
NXP B.V. 4 5 6 4 4 23
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 6 9 4 4 0 23
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 3 4 5 5 23
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 3 4 6 6 20
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 5 3 6 3 2 19
MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 5 5 1 18
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 3 7 3 0 17
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 4 2 3 4 3 16
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 2 1 0 8 4 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 3 6 3 3 15
SONY CORPORATION 0 4 2 4 5 15
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 3 3 5 2 15
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 2 3 6 0 14
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 3 3 2 14
EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION 1 4 1 3 4 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 5 0 4 3 13
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 6 6 13
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 6 3 2 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 5 5 1 1 1 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 5 0 5 3 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 2 6 11
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 2 2 2 3 11
SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION 5 1 5 0 0 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 3 2 10
NEC CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 2 10
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 3 7 10
ADVANTEST CORP. 1 1 2 3 2 9
CTS CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 1 9
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 2 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 1 2 1 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 2 1 1 1 9
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 0 2 1 2 9
XILINX, INC. 2 1 5 1 0 9
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 5 0 0 0 8
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 3 8
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 3 1 0 8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 3 0 1 7
MULTIGIG, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 1 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 2 7
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 1 3 0 0 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 1 1 4 0 7
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
ANA SEMICONDUCTOR 5 0 1 0 0 6
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 3 6
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 2 3 1 0 0 6
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 2 1 3 6
HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 3 1 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
SITIME CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
STMICROELECTRONICS PVT. LTD. 0 1 3 1 1 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 0 6
APPLE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
DISCERA 0 1 0 4 0 5
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 0 1 3 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 1 2 0 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 0 2 2 5
LCTANK LLC 1 1 3 0 0 5
LSI CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 3 2 5
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 0 1 4 5
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 2 1 1 0 5
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 0 1 2 5
ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5


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