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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

Tencent: Applicant names included in these statistics — TENCENT AMERICA LLC · TENCENT TECH SHENZHEN CO LTDReviewed names not covered — TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. · TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED · 腾讯科技(深圳)有限公司 · 腾讯美国有限责任公司

Broadcom

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

NVIDIA

Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—

Tencent

Publications
9,476
Invention share
99%
Concentration
0.40
Green technology
—
0.75

Broadcom × NVIDIA

0.80

Broadcom × Tencent

0.91

NVIDIA × Tencent

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 / NVIDIA / Tencent
Computer technology
42.4%
79.3%
53.4%
Digital communication
45.2%
9.1%
19.4%
Audio-visual technology
3.1%
8.8%
23.4%
Furniture, games
0%
1.8%
12.3%
Basic communication processes
10.9%
1.8%
0.3%
Measurement
2.5%
7%
1.3%
IT methods for management
0.4%
0.5%
8.7%
Telecommunications
5.8%
2.4%
1%
Semiconductors
7.4%
1.1%
0.3%
Transport
0.2%
6.9%
0.8%
Control
0.5%
5%
1.3%
Handling
0%
2.6%
0.9%

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
Tencent3,074
H04NPictorial communication, video
Broadcom20
NVIDIA127
Tencent2,479
G06TImage processing
Broadcom7
NVIDIA719
Tencent1,220
H04LDigital transmission
Broadcom439
NVIDIA155
Tencent1,218
G06NComputing models, AI
Broadcom28
NVIDIA497
Tencent1,015
G06VImage and video recognition
Broadcom4
NVIDIA403
Tencent742
G06QBusiness data processing
Broadcom5
NVIDIA12
Tencent795
H04WWireless networks
Broadcom126
NVIDIA42
Tencent236
G10LSpeech processing
Broadcom2
NVIDIA87
Tencent248
G01CNavigation, surveying
Broadcom1
NVIDIA59
Tencent74

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
    Tencent
    1,218
  • H04WWireless networks
    Broadcom
    126
    NVIDIA
    42
    Tencent
    236
  • H01LSemiconductor devices
    Broadcom
    60
    NVIDIA
    13
    Tencent
    4
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Broadcom
    62
    NVIDIA
    21
    Tencent
    26
  • H04BTransmission
    Broadcom
    58
    NVIDIA
    43
    Tencent
    29
  • H10W
    Broadcom
    36
    NVIDIA
    11
    Tencent
    4

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    Broadcom
    7
    NVIDIA
    719
    Tencent
    1,220
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Broadcom
    28
    NVIDIA
    497
    Tencent
    1,015
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Broadcom
    4
    NVIDIA
    403
    Tencent
    742
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    Broadcom
    —
    NVIDIA
    138
    Tencent
    25
  • G01SRadar, positioning
    Broadcom
    7
    NVIDIA
    69
    Tencent
    30
  • H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
    Broadcom
    10
    NVIDIA
    75
    Tencent
    14

Tencent

  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Broadcom
    20
    NVIDIA
    127
    Tencent
    2,479
  • A63F
    Broadcom
    —
    NVIDIA
    43
    Tencent
    1,123
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Broadcom
    5
    NVIDIA
    12
    Tencent
    795
  • B62DBodies, chassis
    Broadcom
    —
    NVIDIA
    4
    Tencent
    45
  • G16B
    Broadcom
    —
    NVIDIA
    4
    Tencent
    31
  • G08B
    Broadcom
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
    Tencent
    14

04Publication rhythm

BroadcomNVIDIATencentPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodBroadcomNVIDIATencent
2025-01≥207 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)≥697 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥92 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)≥725 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥141 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)≥558 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥163 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)≥573 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥101 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)≥924 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥79 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)≥601 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥77 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)≥1,207 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥56 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)≥809 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥69 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)≥875 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥86 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)≥937 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥94 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)≥761 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥65 (partial coverage)≥212 (partial coverage)≥809 (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.