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BroadcomPetroChina

Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds

This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.

Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.

Broadcom: Applicant names included in these statistics — AVAGO TECH INT SALES PTE LID · AVAGO TECH INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE LTD · VMWARE INC · VMWARE LLCReviewed names not covered — AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED · VMWARE INC.

PetroChina: Applicant names included in these statistics — PETROCHINA CO LTDReviewed names not covered — PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED · 中国石油天然气股份有限公司

Publications
1,230
Invention share
98%
Concentration
0.41
Green technology
—
Publications
6,110
Invention share
95%
Concentration
0.25
Green technology
—
0.33Field similarity
Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
BroadcomTechnology fieldPetroChina
42.4%
Computer technology
22.4%
45.2%
Digital communication
0.7%
0%
Civil engineering
31.5%
2.5%
Measurement
22.9%
0.1%
Basic materials chemistry
11.9%
10.9%
Basic communication processes
0%
0.4%
IT methods for management
9.5%
0%
Chemical engineering
9%
7.4%
Semiconductors
0.1%
0%
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
6.9%
5.8%
Telecommunications
0.1%
1.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
3.6%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

One application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.

02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses

The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.

G06FData processing
Broadcom456
PetroChina1,114
G06QBusiness data processing
Broadcom5
PetroChina577
H04LDigital transmission
Broadcom439
PetroChina32
C09KMaterials for applications
Broadcom1
PetroChina330
G06NComputing models, AI
Broadcom28
PetroChina268
G06TImage processing
Broadcom7
PetroChina180
G06VImage and video recognition
Broadcom4
PetroChina81
G01DGeneral measuring
Broadcom6
PetroChina70
H02JPower supply, energy storage
Broadcom5
PetroChina69
G01BMeasuring length, shape
Broadcom3
PetroChina40

03Where each one leans

Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.

Broadcom

  • H04LDigital transmission
    Broadcom
    439
    PetroChina
    32
  • G06FData processing
    Broadcom
    456
    PetroChina
    1,114
  • H04WWireless networks
    Broadcom
    126
    PetroChina
    —
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Broadcom
    62
    PetroChina
    —
  • H01LSemiconductor devices
    Broadcom
    60
    PetroChina
    —
  • H04BTransmission
    Broadcom
    58
    PetroChina
    —

PetroChina

  • E21B
    Broadcom
    —
    PetroChina
    1,882
  • G01NAnalysing materials
    Broadcom
    —
    PetroChina
    752
  • G01V
    Broadcom
    —
    PetroChina
    571
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Broadcom
    5
    PetroChina
    577
  • B01J
    Broadcom
    —
    PetroChina
    385
  • C09KMaterials for applications
    Broadcom
    1
    PetroChina
    330

04Publication rhythm

BroadcomPetroChinaPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodBroadcomPetroChina
2025-01≥207 (partial coverage)≥410 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥92 (partial coverage)≥695 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥141 (partial coverage)≥574 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥163 (partial coverage)≥558 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥101 (partial coverage)≥1,028 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥79 (partial coverage)≥674 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥77 (partial coverage)≥299 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥56 (partial coverage)≥143 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥69 (partial coverage)≥486 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥86 (partial coverage)≥403 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥94 (partial coverage)≥383 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥65 (partial coverage)≥457 (partial coverage)

Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.

Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.

What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.

What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.

Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.