Patents by Inventor Toru KITANO

Toru KITANO 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: 10257419
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes a first register that stores angular velocity information; a second register that stores sensitivity deviation information of the angular velocity information stored in the first register; a serial communication circuit; and a control circuit that selects the first register or the second register in accordance with designation information supplied through the serial communication circuit. When the first register is selected by the control circuit, the angular velocity information stored in the first register is output through the serial communication circuit, and when the second register is selected by the control circuit, the sensitivity deviation information stored in the second register is output through the serial communication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru Kitano
  • Publication number: 20180343392
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes a first register that stores angular velocity information; a second register that stores sensitivity deviation information of the angular velocity information stored in the first register; a serial communication circuit; and a control circuit that selects the first register or the second register in accordance with designation information supplied through the serial communication circuit. When the first register is selected by the control circuit, the angular velocity information stored in the first register is output through the serial communication circuit, and when the second register is selected by the control circuit, the sensitivity deviation information stored in the second register is output through the serial communication circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Toru KITANO
  • Publication number: 20180007268
    Abstract: A semiconductor device coupled to a device that outputs positional information representing a position, the semiconductor device including: a first external terminal to which the positional information is supplied; and a second external terminal, wherein sensitivity deviation information representing the deviation of the sensitivity of the device is received through the second external terminal, and a gain to amplify the positional information from the first external terminal is set on the basis of the sensitivity deviation information; wherein the first external terminal and the second external terminal are the same external terminals, and the positional information and the sensitivity deviation information are supplied in a time-division manner, wherein the device outputs a deviation between the sensitivity of the device and a predetermined sensitivity as the sensitivity deviation information, and wherein the semiconductor device includes a gain control amplifier that amplifies the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Toru KITANO
  • Patent number: 9794484
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device that can suppress the cost of a camera module from increasing. Provided is a semiconductor device which is coupled to a device that outputs positional information representing a position and includes a first external terminal to which the positional information is supplied, and a second external terminal. Sensitivity deviation information representing the deviation of the sensitivity of the device is received through the second external terminal, and a gain to amplify the positional information from the first external terminal is set on the basis of the sensitivity deviation information. Further, the first external terminal and the second external terminal are the same external terminals, and the positional information and the sensitivity deviation information are supplied in a time-division manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Kitano
  • Publication number: 20160248977
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device that can suppress the cost of a camera module from increasing. Provided is a semiconductor device which is coupled to a device that outputs positional information representing a position and includes a first external terminal to which the positional information is supplied, and a second external terminal. Sensitivity deviation information representing the deviation of the sensitivity of the device is received through the second external terminal, and a gain to amplify the positional information from the first external terminal is set on the basis of the sensitivity deviation information. Further, the first external terminal and the second external terminal are the same external terminals, and the positional information and the sensitivity deviation information are supplied in a time-division manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Toru KITANO