Patents Assigned to Hitachi, Ltd. & Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 5087915
    Abstract: A single-chip microcomputer is comprised of an analog to digital converter, a first external terminal which receives an analog signal which is to be converted by the analog to digital converter, and a second external terminal for receiving a signal indicating an operating condition of the analog to digital converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., & Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuro Toya
  • Patent number: 4881201
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor nonvolatile memory, a booster circuit which generates a high voltage required for writing the data into said semiconductor nonvolatile memory, and a control circuit. With the thus constructed device, however, various external control signals often fail to assume definite levels when the power source is closed. If an operation mode to be designated is erroneously determined to be a write operation mode due to obscure levels of the external control signals, then the write operation is executed erroneously. To prevent such an eronneous operation from developing when the power source is closed, provision is made of a power souce closure detector circuit and a suitable gate circuit. Owing to these circuits, the output of the booster circuit is prevented from being applied to the memory element from the time from when the power source circuit is closed up to the time when the read operation mode is designated by an external control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. & Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Sato, Kazuaki Ujiie, Masaaki Terasawa, Shinji Nabetani