Patents by Inventor Kenichi Tashiro

Kenichi Tashiro 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: 20200183685
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of the bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue the second instruction with the operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10564962
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of the bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue the second instruction with the operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Publication number: 20190102171
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of the bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue the second instruction with the operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 10133569
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Publication number: 20170322801
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 9557992
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Publication number: 20140201503
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 8713293
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 8643514
    Abstract: Methods for decoding data are disclosed herein. The data is coded such that a transition from a first state to a second state represents a logic one and a transition from the second state to the first state represents a logic zero. An embodiment includes determining a pulse width for a first pulse and measuring the width of a second pulse, wherein the second pulse occurs directly after the first pulse. The method continues with comparing the second pulse width to at least one first predetermined period and assigning a value to the second pulse width when the second pulse width is within at least one of the first predetermined periods. The method also includes assigning a value to the second pulse width based on the value assigned to the first pulse width when the second pulse width is not within at least one of the first predetermined periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Fujhara Nobuo, Kenichi Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20120023313
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenichi TASHIRO, Hiroyuki MIZUNO, Yuji UMEMOTO
  • Patent number: 8055886
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Publication number: 20090019262
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (4000) includes a bias value generator circuit (3900) operable to supply a varying bias value in a programmable range, and an instruction circuit (3625, 4010) responsive to a first instruction to program the range of said bias value generator circuit (3900) and further responsive to a second instruction having an operand to repeatedly issue said second instruction with said operand varied in an operand value range determined as a function of the varying bias value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenichi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yuji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 6184702
    Abstract: Offers a circuit that reduces or removes crosstalk with a method that does not exert influence on improvements in miniaturization and the degree of integration. The crosstalk prevention circuit, between at least two signal lines that are formed almost in parallel, for example, a master clock line and a slave clock line 11, 12, makes a third signal line 13 that applies a signal when a signal is not applied to at least one of these two signal lines, for example, a test signal, and becomes in a grounded condition when a signal is applied to the above-mentioned two signal lines. Preferably, a driver circuit is connected to the third signal line, and the ratio of the current drive capabilities of the N channel transistor and the P channel transistor of the output transistors of said driver circuit is made about 2:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Kayoko Ozawa, Kenichi Tashiro