Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Toyoshima

Hiroshi Toyoshima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7888788
    Abstract: Mutual inductance from an external output signal system to an external input signal system, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, is reduced. A semiconductor integrated circuit has a plurality of external connection terminals facing a package substrate, and has an external input terminal and an external output terminal, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, as part of the external connection terminals. The package substrate has a plurality of wiring layers for electrically connecting between the external connection terminals and module terminals corresponding to each other. A first wiring layer facing the semiconductor integrated circuit has a major wiring for connecting between the external input terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other, and a second wiring layer in which the module terminals are formed has a major wiring for connecting between an external output terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, Motoo Suwa, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20100314761
    Abstract: Mutual inductance from an external output signal system to an external input signal system, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, is reduced. A semiconductor integrated circuit has a plurality of external connection terminals facing a package substrate, and has an external input terminal and an external output terminal, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, as part of the external connection terminals. The package substrate has a plurality of wiring layers for electrically connecting between the external connection terminals and module terminals corresponding to each other. A first wiring layer facing the semiconductor integrated circuit has a major wiring for connecting between the external input terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other, and a second wiring layer in which the module terminals are formed has a major wiring for connecting between an external output terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, Motoo Suwa, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 7800214
    Abstract: Mutual inductance from an external output signal system to an external input signal system, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, is reduced. A semiconductor integrated circuit has a plurality of external connection terminals facing a package substrate, and has an external input terminal and an external output terminal, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, as part of the external connection terminals. The package substrate has a plurality of wiring layers for electrically connecting between the external connection terminals and module terminals corresponding to each other. A first wiring layer facing the semiconductor integrated circuit has a major wiring for connecting between the external input terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other, and a second wiring layer in which the module terminals are formed has a major wiring for connecting between an external output terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Renensas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, Motoo Suwa, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 7443212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20080211548
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 7320482
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a technique that achieves a sufficient phase margin with ease. The circuit includes a power supply circuit that is formed with a phase compensating resistor and a phase compensating capacitor, between a second input terminal of a differential amplifier and a low supply voltage. Thereby, the first pole frequency in the overall gain is determined by the first pole frequency in the voltage-dividing resistor stage in the Bode diagram for the pole/zero compensation, which is shifted to a lower frequency. Also, the zero point cancels the first pole frequency in the differential amplifier stage, which reduces the phase delay to secure the phase margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd., Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20070296470
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 7262643
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20070176580
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a technique that achieves a sufficient phase margin with ease. The circuit includes a power supply circuit that is formed with a phase compensating resistor and a phase compensating capacitor, between a second input terminal of a differential amplifier and a low supply voltage. Thereby, the first pole frequency in the overall gain is determined by the first pole frequency in the voltage-dividing resistor stage in the Bode diagram for the pole/zero compensation, which is shifted to a lower frequency. Also, the zero point cancels the first pole frequency in the differential amplifier stage, which reduces the phase delay to secure the phase margin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20070120245
    Abstract: Mutual inductance from an external output signal system to an external input signal system, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, is reduced. A semiconductor integrated circuit has a plurality of external connection terminals facing a package substrate, and has an external input terminal and an external output terminal, in which parallel input/output operation is enabled, as part of the external connection terminals. The package substrate has a plurality of wiring layers for electrically connecting between the external connection terminals and module terminals corresponding to each other. A first wiring layer facing the semiconductor integrated circuit has a major wiring for connecting between the external input terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other, and a second wiring layer in which the module terminals are formed has a major wiring for connecting between an external output terminal and a module terminal corresponding to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YOSHIKAWA, Motoo Suwa, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 7208924
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a technique that achieves a sufficient phase margin with ease. The circuit includes a power supply circuit that is formed with a phase compensating resistor and a phase compensating capacitor, between a second input terminal of a differential amplifier and a low supply voltage. Thereby, the first pole frequency in the overall gain is determined by the first pole frequency in the voltage-dividing resistor stage in the Bode diagram for the pole/zero compensation, which is shifted to a lower frequency. Also, the zero point cancels the first pole frequency in the differential amplifier stage, which reduces the phase delay to secure the phase margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corporation, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 7176729
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20060279340
    Abstract: A dummy MOSFET is provided which is connected in common with the gate of an N channel output MOSFET that constitutes a CMOS output circuit and which is set so as to have a gate capacitance corresponding to a difference between a gate capacitance of a P channel output MOSFET that constitutes the CMOS output circuit and a gate capacitance of the N channel output MOSFET. An input capacitance of the N channel output MOSFET and an input capacitance of the P channel output MOSFET are set equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20060255842
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 6909653
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a signal transmission path realizing high speed and low power consumption with a simple configuration. The device has a signal transmission path for transmitting a signal by discharging one of first signal lines corresponding to complementary input signals in a plurality of first signal lines precharged by a precharge circuit, and a self reset circuit for detecting the discharge level of the pair of signal lines corresponding to the complementary signals out of the plurality of first signal lines and operating the precharge circuit at a timing later than the period of discharging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corporation, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Shimadu, Hiroshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20050047232
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a signal transmission path realizing high speed and low power consumption with a simple configuration. The device has a signal transmission path for transmitting a signal by discharging one of first signal lines corresponding to complementary input signals in a plurality of first signal lines precharged by a precharge circuit, and a self reset circuit for detecting the discharge level of the pair of signal lines corresponding to the complementary signals out of the plurality of first signal lines and operating the precharge circuit at a timing later than the period of discharging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Daisuke Shimadu, Hiroshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 6835971
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device, which is intended to prevent the characteristic degradation, includes multiple limiter circuits which are laid out by being scattered across a semiconductor substrate to produce an internal power voltage of a certain voltage level. Each limiter circuit is laid out so as to have its transistor formation area located just beneath the formation area of a bump electrode which puts in an externally supplied power voltage. The scattered layout of limiter circuits avoids the concentration of current to one limiter circuit and alleviates the harmful heat-up of the limiter circuits and their periphery. The shorter wiring length from the bump electrode to the transistor results in a smaller wiring resistance, alleviating the power voltage drop on the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Takashi Uehara
  • Publication number: 20040251940
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20030235058
    Abstract: The invention intends to provide a technique that achieves a sufficient phase margin with ease. The circuit includes a power supply circuit that is formed with a phase compensating resistor and a phase compensating capacitor, between a second input terminal of a differential amplifier and a low supply voltage. Thereby, the first pole frequency in the overall gain is determined by the first pole frequency in the voltage-dividing resistor stage in the Bode diagram for the pole/zero compensation, which is shifted to a lower frequency. Also, the zero point cancels the first pole frequency in the differential amplifier stage, which reduces the phase delay to secure the phase margin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20030151100
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device, which is intended to prevent the characteristic degradation, includes multiple limiter circuits which are laid out by being scattered across a semiconductor substrate to produce an internal power voltage of a certain voltage level. Each limiter circuit is laid out so as to have its transistor formation area located just beneath the formation area of a bump electrode which puts in an externally supplied power voltage. The scattered layout of limiter circuits avoids the concentration of current to one limiter circuit and alleviates the harmful heat-up of the limiter circuits and their periphery. The shorter wiring length from the bump electrode to the transistor results in a smaller wiring resistance, alleviating the power voltage drop on the wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Takashi Uehara