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Silicon Photonics: Entity Type & Legal Status
Silicon Photonics: Entity Type & Legal Status
Entity Type & Legal Status
Total 34 patents/patent applications were identified as relevant in this scope, out of which 31 patents belongs to corporate, 2 patents belongs to Academic institutions, 1 patents belong to individual inventors.
The identified 34 patents/patent applications have 72 patent families, among them, 41 patents are ‘Alive’ & 31 patents are ‘Dead’.
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Assignees & Academic Institutions
INPHI & SEIKO leads in the patent/Application count followed by CIENA, FUJITSU, & United Microelectronic center as top corporates who holds major patents in the domain of silicon photonics. In Academic Institutions, ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE & QINGDAO UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY holds 1 patent each in the scope of silicon photonics.
| Academic Institutions | Number of Patents/Applications |
| ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 1 |
| QINGDAO UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
Priority & Publication Filing Trends
- Increase in Priority filling is observed from 2003-2006,2013-2016 & 2019-2021.
- Maximum Patent were published during 2022.
Distribution of Top IPC/ CPC classes
| IPC/CPC Classes | Definitions |
| G02B | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS |
| H02M1/00 | Details of apparatus for conversion |
| G02B6/00 | Light guides |
| G02B6/4232 | {using the surface tension of fluid solder to align the elements, e.g. solder bump techniques (flip-chip mounting techniques in assembly of semiconductor devices H01L24/81)} |
| G02B6/12004 | Combinations of two or more optical elements |
| G02B2006/12061 | Silicon |
| G02B2006/12123 | Diode |
| G02B6/4214 | the intermediate optical element having redirecting reflective means, e.g. mirrors, prisms for deflecting the radiation from horizontal to down- or upward direction toward a device (G02B6/4246 takes precedence) |
| G02B6/4245 | Mounting of the opto-electronic elements |
| G02B6/12002 | Three-dimensional structures |
| G02B2006/12142 | Modulator |
| G02B6/12 | of the integrated circuit kind (production or processing of single crystals C30B; electric integrated circuits H01L27/00{; coupling fibres and integrated optical circuits G02B6/30} |
| G02B6/122 | Basic optical elements, e.g. light-guiding paths |
Geographical Trend
The identified 34 patents/patent applications have 72 patent families, United State has the highest geographical coverage, followed by China & Japan.
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