Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Nagamori

Hiroyuki Nagamori 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).

  • Publication number: 20240097719
    Abstract: A radio-frequency circuit includes an antenna connection terminal, switch circuits, a duplexer, a low-pass filter, and a high-pass filter. The switch circuit includes a port connected to the antenna connection terminal and ports. The switch circuit includes a single transmission port connected to the port, a simultaneous transmission port connected to ports. The duplexer is connected to the port. The low-pass filter is disposed on a signal path connecting the port and the simultaneous transmission port. The high-pass filter is connected to the port. No filter is disposed on a signal path connecting the port and the single transmission port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Takanori UEJIMA, Kenji TAHARA, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI, Takahiro KATAMATA
  • Publication number: 20240056108
    Abstract: A high frequency circuit includes a switch that includes terminals; a switch that includes terminals; a filter that has a pass band including a first band; and a diplexer that includes terminals. The diplexer includes a filter that is connected between the terminals and has a pass band including a first frequency band group containing the first band and a filter that is connected between the terminals and has a pass band including a second frequency band group. The terminal is connected to an antenna terminal. The terminals are connected to one terminal of the filter. The terminal is connected to the terminal. The terminal is connected to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kenji TAHARA, Takanori UEJIMA, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI, Takahiro KATAMATA
  • Publication number: 20230370105
    Abstract: A frontend circuit includes a wide-band filter, a transmit filter, and switches. The wide-band filter passes both the receive frequency band of a first communication frequency band and that of a second communication frequency band which is close to or overlaps that of the first communication frequency band. The transmit filter passes the transmit frequency band of the first or second communication frequency band. The switches are capable of simultaneously bringing, into conduction, at least two of multiple filters including the wide-band filter and the transmit filter. In carrier aggregation using the receive frequency bands of the first and second communication frequency bands, the switches simultaneously bring the wide-band filter and the transmit filter into conduction. Thus, in carrier aggregation using signals of multiple communication frequencies simultaneously in communication, attenuation of signals due to signal leakage in two receive frequency bands, which are close to each other, is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAGAMORI, Akio KANEDA, Hiroshi MURANAKA, Hideki TSUKAMOTO, Daisuke ITO, Kiwamu SAKANO, Daisuke MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230344460
    Abstract: A high-frequency module is capable of two-uplink of a transmission signal in Band A and transmission of Band C, and includes a module substrate, a metal shield plate arranged on a principal surface, power amplifiers, a transmission filter of Band A, and a transmission filter of Band C. In a plan view, the metal shield plate is arranged between a first transmission component and a second transmission component. The first transmission component is one of the power amplifier, the transmission filter, a switch circuit, and a first inductor and a first capacitor arranged in a first transmission path, and the second transmission component is one of the power amplifier, the transmission filter, a switch circuit, and a second inductor and a second capacitor arranged in a second transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanari MIURA, Kiyoshi AIKAWA, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI, Takanori UEJIMA, Yuji TAKEMATSU, Takahiro YAMASHITA, Ryo WAKABAYASHI, Yoshihiro YOSHIMURA, Takashi HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20230318642
    Abstract: A radio frequency circuit includes a transmit filter for B66-Tx connected to a power amplifier, a transmit filter for B25-Tx connected to a power amplifier, a switch circuit having terminals, a switch circuit having a common terminal and terminals, and a switch circuit having a common terminal and terminals. The terminal is connected to the common terminal, the terminal is connected to the common terminal, the terminal is connected to the transmit filter, and the terminal is connected to the transmit filter. The switch circuit has a smaller stack number than the switch circuit, and the switch circuit has a smaller stack number than the switch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori UEJIMA, Kiyoshi AIKAWA, Masanari MIURA, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI
  • Patent number: 11757482
    Abstract: A frontend circuit includes a wide-band filter, a transmit filter, and switches. The wide-band filter passes both the receive frequency band of a first communication frequency band and that of a second communication frequency band which is close to or overlaps that of the first communication frequency band. The transmit filter passes the transmit frequency band of the first or second communication frequency band. The switches are capable of simultaneously bringing, into conduction, at least two of multiple filters including the wide-band filter and the transmit filter. In carrier aggregation using the receive frequency bands of the first and second communication frequency bands, the switches simultaneously bring the wide-band filter and the transmit filter into conduction. Thus, in carrier aggregation using signals of multiple communication frequencies simultaneously in communication, attenuation of signals due to signal leakage in two receive frequency bands, which are close to each other, is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagamori, Akio Kaneda, Hiroshi Muranaka, Hideki Tsukamoto, Daisuke Ito, Kiwamu Sakano, Daisuke Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20220311455
    Abstract: The sensitivity of a reception filter for receiving a reception signal in a second frequency band corresponding to the 4G or 5G standard is prevented from being degraded by a harmonic of a third transmission signal in a third frequency region corresponding to the 4G or 5G standard. A radio-frequency circuit includes an antenna terminal, a relay terminal, a transmission filter, a reception filter, a variable low-pass filter, and a switch. A first transmission signal in a first frequency band is input to the relay terminal. In communication using the first frequency band, the variable low-pass filter passes the first transmission signal input via the relay terminal. When another harmonic circuit performs communication using the third frequency band, the variable low-pass filter attenuates, among harmonics of the third transmission signal in the third frequency band, a harmonic input via the relay terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kenji TAHARA, Takahiro EGUCHI, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI
  • Patent number: 11228301
    Abstract: Provided is a multiplexer that includes a first filter (first transmission filter), a second filter (second reception filter), a third filter (third reception filter), a first inductor, and a second inductor. The first inductor is connected in series with one parallel arm resonator (second parallel arm resonator) of the first filter between the one parallel arm resonator and ground. The second inductor is connected in series with another parallel arm resonator (third parallel arm resonator) of the first filter between the other parallel arm resonator and ground. The first inductor and the second inductor have the same winding direction as each other from the first filter side toward the ground side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ikarashi, Hiroyuki Nagamori
  • Publication number: 20210384925
    Abstract: Attenuation on a receive path side in a pass band of a second filter is improved in a case where a first filter, which passes a receive signal, is an acoustic wave filter. A multiplexer includes a common terminal, a first terminal, a second terminal, a first filter, and a second filter. The first filter is an acoustic wave filter disposed on a receive path connecting the common terminal and the first terminal and passes a receive signal. The second filter is disposed on a transmit path connecting the common terminal and the second terminal and passes a transmit signal. The multiplexer further includes an LC filter. The LC filter is disposed on the receive path connecting the common terminal and the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki NAGAMORI
  • Publication number: 20200382149
    Abstract: A frontend circuit includes a wide-band filter, a transmit filter, and switches. The wide-band filter passes both the receive frequency band of a first communication frequency band and that of a second communication frequency band which is close to or overlaps that of the first communication frequency band. The transmit filter passes the transmit frequency band of the first or second communication frequency band. The switches are capable of simultaneously bringing, into conduction, at least two of multiple filters including the wide-band filter and the transmit filter. In carrier aggregation using the receive frequency bands of the first and second communication frequency bands, the switches simultaneously bring the wide-band filter and the transmit filter into conduction. Thus, in carrier aggregation using signals of multiple communication frequencies simultaneously in communication, attenuation of signals due to signal leakage in two receive frequency bands, which are close to each other, is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAGAMORI, Akio KANEDA, Hiroshi MURANAKA, Hideki TSUKAMOTO, Daisuke ITO, Kiwamu SAKANO, Daisuke MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10840858
    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit includes an amplifier element that amplifies a signal input to a base and outputs an amplified signal from a collector, and a variable capacitor provided between the base and the collector of the amplifier element. A power-supply voltage that varies in accordance with an envelope of amplitude of a radio-frequency signal is applied to the collector of the amplifier element, and capacitance of the variable capacitor decreases in response to an increase in the power-supply voltage input to the collector of the amplifier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Nagamori
  • Publication number: 20200295736
    Abstract: Provided is a multiplexer that includes a first filter (first transmission filter), a second filter (second reception filter), a third filter (third reception filter), a first inductor, and a second inductor. The first inductor is connected in series with one parallel arm resonator (second parallel arm resonator) of the first filter between the one parallel arm resonator and ground. The second inductor is connected in series with another parallel arm resonator (third parallel arm resonator) of the first filter between the other parallel arm resonator and ground. The first inductor and the second inductor have the same winding direction as each other from the first filter side toward the ground side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro IKARASHI, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI
  • Patent number: 10262875
    Abstract: On a substrate (200), a resistor (24R) is disposed between a position of an amplifier circuit (11) and a position of a duplexer (24), thereby reducing coupling occurring in a space between the amplifier circuit (11) and a path extending from a main switch (26) to a reception terminal (P24) through the duplexer (24). Even when an RX terminal (242) of the duplexer (24) is oriented toward an amplifier circuit (11) side, a high-frequency module (100) reduces the coupling and can thus prevent a harmonic of a transmission signal in a low band from leaking to the reception terminal (P24) through a path formed by the coupling. That is, the high-frequency module (100) can prevent a reduction in isolation characteristics in the low band and a high band and also provide flexibility in substrate layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ono, Hiroyuki Nagamori
  • Patent number: 10187970
    Abstract: A multilayer substrate includes a component mounting electrode, an external mounting electrode, and a heat dissipating unit. The component mounting electrode is connected to an electronic component that is connected to an external structure. The heat dissipating unit is constituted by a plurality of via-conductors partially superposed each other in a stacking direction of the multilayer substrate and disposed continuously between the component mounting electrode and the external mounting electrode. The heat dissipating unit includes communicating portions, each in which one via-conductor is disposed per ceramic layer, and a branching portion in which a plurality of via-conductors are disposed continuously between the communicating portions per ceramic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ono, Hiroyuki Nagamori, Takanori Uejima
  • Publication number: 20180226923
    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit includes an amplifier element that amplifies a signal input to a base and outputs an amplified signal from a collector, and a variable capacitor provided between the base and the collector of the amplifier element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Nagamori
  • Patent number: 9917615
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a first transmitter-and-receiver that transmits and receives a signal in a first band, and a second transmitter-and-receiver that transmits and receives a signal in a second band higher than the first band. The first transmitter-and-receiver includes a first amplifier circuit and a first separator circuit and the second transmitter-and-receiver includes a second amplifier circuit and a second separator circuit. The first separator is located on a substrate between the first amplifier circuit and the second separator circuit, such that the first separator circuit is spatially interposed between the first amplifier circuit and the second separator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ono, Hiroyuki Nagamori
  • Publication number: 20170301561
    Abstract: On a substrate (200), a resistor (24R) is disposed between a position of an amplifier circuit (11) and a position of a duplexer (24), thereby reducing coupling occurring in a space between the amplifier circuit (11) and a path extending from a main switch (26) to a reception terminal (P24) through the duplexer (24). Even when an RX terminal (242) of the duplexer (24) is oriented toward an amplifier circuit (11) side, a high-frequency module (100) reduces the coupling and can thus prevent a harmonic of a transmission signal in a low band from leaking to the reception terminal (P24) through a path formed by the coupling. That is, the high-frequency module (100) can prevent a reduction in isolation characteristics in the low band and a high band and also provide flexibility in substrate layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ono, Hiroyuki Nagamori
  • Publication number: 20170264337
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a first transmitter-and-receiver that transmits and receives a signal in a first band, and a second transmitter-and-receiver that transmits and receives a signal in a second band higher than the first band. The first transmitter-and-receiver includes a first amplifier circuit and a first separator circuit and the second transmitter-and-receiver includes a second amplifier circuit and a second separator circuit. The first separator is located on a substrate between the first amplifier circuit and the second separator circuit, such that the first separator circuit is spatially interposed between the first amplifier circuit and the second separator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi KOGURE, Atsushi ONO, Hiroyuki NAGAMORI
  • Publication number: 20170208677
    Abstract: A multilayer substrate includes a component mounting electrode, an external mounting electrode, and a heat dissipating unit. The component mounting electrode is connected to an electronic component that is connected to an external structure. The heat dissipating unit is constituted by a plurality of via-conductors partially superposed each other in a stacking direction of the multilayer substrate and disposed continuously between the component mounting electrode and the external mounting electrode. The heat dissipating unit includes communicating portions, each in which one via-conductor is disposed per ceramic layer, and a branching portion in which a plurality of via-conductors are disposed continuously between the communicating portions per ceramic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ono, Hiroyuki Nagamori, Takanori Uejima
  • Publication number: 20140312978
    Abstract: A high-frequency module includes a wiring substrate including an electrode pattern layer and a via electrode, a plurality of amplifier circuits that are configured to respectively amplify signals in different frequency bands received at the input terminal, and a plurality of matching circuits and a plurality of filter circuits that are provided in correspondence with the respective amplifier circuits and that are connected sequentially to output sides of the respective amplifier circuits. A plurality of signal paths that extend from the output sides of the respective amplifier circuits to the antenna terminal through the corresponding matching circuits and the filter circuits are provided. The electrode pattern layer and the via electrode are grounded and at least one of the electrode pattern layer and the via electrode is arranged between the signal paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Hiroyuki NAGAMORI