having non-planar surfaces, e.g. having trenches, recesses or pillars in the surfaces of the emitter, base or collector regions

having non-planar surfaces, e.g. having trenches, recesses or pillars in the surfaces of the emitter, base or collector regions · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH10D12/461
Official title{having non-planar surfaces, e.g. having trenches, recesses or pillars in the surfaces of the emitter, base or collector regions}
Display labelhaving non-planar surfaces, e.g. having trenches, recesses or pillars in the surfaces of the emitter, base or collector regions
Total patents737

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201571
201655
2017102
2018116
2019106
202088
202181
202240
202332
202422
202520
20264

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Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC H10D12/461?
CPC H10D12/461 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “having non-planar surfaces, e.g. having trenches, recesses or pillars in the surfaces of the emitter, base or collector regions.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H10D12/461 (having non-planar surfaces, e.g. having trenches, recesses or pillars in the surfaces of the emitter, base or collector regions)?
Our database includes 737 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H10D12/461 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 22 in 2024 vs 20 in 2025 (latest complete years).