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BroadcomNVIDIA

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.

NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION

Publications
1,230
Invention share
98%
Concentration
0.41
Green technology
—
Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—
0.75Field 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 fieldNVIDIA
42.4%
Computer technology
79.3%
45.2%
Digital communication
9.1%
10.9%
Basic communication processes
1.8%
3.1%
Audio-visual technology
8.8%
2.5%
Measurement
7%
7.4%
Semiconductors
1.1%
5.8%
Telecommunications
2.4%
0.2%
Transport
6.9%
0.5%
Control
5%
1.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
1.1%
0%
Handling
2.6%
1.4%
Optics
0.8%

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
NVIDIA881
G06TImage processing
Broadcom7
NVIDIA719
H04LDigital transmission
Broadcom439
NVIDIA155
G06NComputing models, AI
Broadcom28
NVIDIA497
G06VImage and video recognition
Broadcom4
NVIDIA403
H04WWireless networks
Broadcom126
NVIDIA42
H04NPictorial communication, video
Broadcom20
NVIDIA127
H04BTransmission
Broadcom58
NVIDIA43
G10LSpeech processing
Broadcom2
NVIDIA87
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
Broadcom10
NVIDIA75

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
    NVIDIA
    155
  • H04WWireless networks
    Broadcom
    126
    NVIDIA
    42
  • H01LSemiconductor devices
    Broadcom
    60
    NVIDIA
    13
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Broadcom
    62
    NVIDIA
    21
  • H04BTransmission
    Broadcom
    58
    NVIDIA
    43
  • H10W
    Broadcom
    36
    NVIDIA
    11

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    Broadcom
    7
    NVIDIA
    719
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Broadcom
    28
    NVIDIA
    497
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Broadcom
    4
    NVIDIA
    403
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    Broadcom
    —
    NVIDIA
    138
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Broadcom
    20
    NVIDIA
    127
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Broadcom
    2
    NVIDIA
    87

04Publication rhythm

BroadcomNVIDIAPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodBroadcomNVIDIA
2025-01≥207 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥92 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥141 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥163 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥101 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥79 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥77 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥56 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥69 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥86 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥94 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥65 (partial coverage)≥212 (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.