H03K 17/74
By the use, as active elements, of diodes
Official title: by the use, as active elements, of diodes (by the use of more than one type of semiconductor device H03K17/567; by the use of tunnel diodes H03K17/58; by the use of negative resistance diodes H03K17/70)
H03K17/74 (By the use, as active elements, of diodes) appears on 528 US grants and 455 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H03K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 18 |
| 2009 | 7 | 17 |
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| 2018 | 25 | 35 |
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| 2020 | 39 | 36 |
| 2021 | 35 | 32 |
| 2022 | 32 | 33 |
| 2023 | 24 | 18 |
| 2024 | 17 | 18 |
| 2025 | 19 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Switching of power semiconductor devices by programmable current pulses6 Oct 2026US 12,756,383 B2OPTUNITY, Inc
- Power supply device circuit for radiation-tolerant4 Aug 2026US 12,700,794 B2
- RF impedance matching network with series-connected diode switches30 Jun 2026US 12,671,059 B2ASM America, Inc.
- Voltage conversion circuit and voltage conversion chip30 Jun 2026US 12,671,317 B2Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Protection structure for an enhancement-mode FET of a circuit and corresponding method23 Jun 2026US 12,665,594 B2NXP USA, Inc.
- Rf impedance matching network with series-connected diode switches1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302137 A1ASM America, Inc.
- Switching unit6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230073 A1Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
- Insulated switch and electronic device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0205114 A1Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device and electronic module18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171289 A1Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Isolation switch23 Apr 2026US 2026/0113033 A1Rohm Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Color variations in a dimmable lighting device with stable color temperature light sources344US 7,288,902 B1Cirrus Logic, Inc. · 2007
- Ultra-wideband receiver272US 5,523,760 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996
- Ultra-wideband directional sampler141US 5,517,198 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996
- Transmitting-receiving switch-over device complete with semiconductors119US 5,911,116 ATemic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH · 1999
- Apparatus and method for allowing avalanche photodiode based single-photon detectors to be driven by the same electrical circuit in gated and in free-running modes116US 9,246,041 B1Id Quantique SA · 2016