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BroadcomEli LillySpaceX

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.

Eli Lilly: Applicant names included in these statistics — ELI LILLY AND CO · ELI LILLY AND COMPANY USA · LILLY CO ELIReviewed names not covered — ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

SpaceX: Applicant names included in these statistics — SPACE EXPLORATION TECH CORPReviewed names not covered — SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Broadcom

Publications
1,230
Invention share
98%
Concentration
0.41
Green technology
—

Eli Lilly

Publications
1,602
Invention share
45%
Concentration
0.73
Green technology
—

SpaceX

Publications
71
Invention share
80%
Concentration
0.71
Green technology
—
0.01

Broadcom × Eli Lilly

0.36

Broadcom × SpaceX

0.01

Eli Lilly × SpaceX

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
Technology fieldBroadcom / Eli Lilly / SpaceX
Telecommunications
5.8%
0%
78.1%
Digital communication
45.2%
0.1%
29.7%
Pharmaceuticals
0%
68.5%
0%
Computer technology
42.4%
0.6%
0%
Biotechnology
0%
39.9%
1.6%
Organic fine chemistry
0%
25.8%
0%
Basic communication processes
10.9%
0%
9.4%
Medical technology
0.2%
17.6%
0%
Semiconductors
7.4%
0%
0%
Measurement
2.5%
1%
3.1%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
1.8%
0%
4.7%
Audio-visual technology
3.1%
0.1%
1.6%

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.

H04WWireless networks
Broadcom126
Eli Lilly2
SpaceX15

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

  • G06FData processing
    Broadcom
    456
    Eli Lilly
    2
    SpaceX
    —
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Broadcom
    439
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    13
  • H01LSemiconductor devices
    Broadcom
    60
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    —
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Broadcom
    62
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    1
  • H10W
    Broadcom
    36
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    —
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Broadcom
    28
    Eli Lilly
    3
    SpaceX
    —

Eli Lilly

  • A61K
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    926
    SpaceX
    —
  • A61P
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    766
    SpaceX
    —
  • C07K
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    454
    SpaceX
    1
  • C07DHeterocyclic compounds
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    300
    SpaceX
    —
  • A61M
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    196
    SpaceX
    —
  • C12NMicroorganisms, enzymes
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    153
    SpaceX
    —

SpaceX

  • H01QAntennas
    Broadcom
    1
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    30
  • H04BTransmission
    Broadcom
    58
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    29
  • H04WWireless networks
    Broadcom
    126
    Eli Lilly
    2
    SpaceX
    15
  • H03L
    Broadcom
    6
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    4
  • F16BFasteners
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    2
  • F16M
    Broadcom
    —
    Eli Lilly
    —
    SpaceX
    2

04Publication rhythm

BroadcomEli LillySpaceXPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodBroadcomEli LillySpaceX
2025-01≥207 (partial coverage)≥118 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥92 (partial coverage)≥121 (partial coverage)≥10 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥141 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥163 (partial coverage)≥110 (partial coverage)≥3 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥101 (partial coverage)≥134 (partial coverage)≥10 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥79 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)≥7 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥77 (partial coverage)≥138 (partial coverage)≥8 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥56 (partial coverage)≥134 (partial coverage)≥2 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥69 (partial coverage)≥132 (partial coverage)≥7 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥86 (partial coverage)≥155 (partial coverage)≥3 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥94 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥65 (partial coverage)≥122 (partial coverage)≥3 (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.