Patents by Inventor Akihiro Chiyonobu

Akihiro Chiyonobu 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: 9835685
    Abstract: A test circuit for testing a semiconductor device including semiconductor chips, includes: a test input terminal configured to receive data for testing the semiconductor device; signal paths provided between one semiconductor chip in the semiconductor chips and another semiconductor chip in the semiconductor chips, data supplied to the test input terminal being transmitted through the signal paths; a select signal generator, provided in the one semiconductor chip and coupled to the another semiconductor chip via the signal paths, configured to generate, when receiving data indicating expected values via one or more signal paths in the signal paths, a select signal indicating the one or more signal paths; and a path selector, provided in the at least one semiconductor chip and coupled to the signal paths, configured to select, based on the select signal, signal paths to be used at the time of testing the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen Oshiyama, Takahiro Shikibu, Osamu Moriyama, Iwao Yamazaki, Akihiro Chiyonobu
  • Patent number: 9797949
    Abstract: A test circuit, provided to a semiconductor device including a plurality of semiconductor chips, includes: a test clock terminal provided to a first chip; a plurality of clock paths disposed between the first chip and a second chip through which the test clock is transmitted from the first chip to the second chip; a test unit provided to the second chip for testing the second chip by using the test clock transmitted to the second chip; a clock detection unit provided to the second chip, and detects the test clock that is received through each of the plurality of clock paths; and a clock path selection unit which is provided to the second chip, selects a first clock path among the plurality of clock paths as a test clock path, and supplies the test clock transmitted through the test clock path to the test unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen Oshiyama, Osamu Moriyama, Takahiro Shikibu, Akihiro Chiyonobu, Iwao Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9691740
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of semiconductor chips which are stacked; a plurality of circuit blocks respectively included in the plurality of semiconductor chips; a first power supply domain that supplies power and stops the supply of the power to one of the plurality of circuit blocks independently of the other circuit blocks; and a second power supply domain that supplies power and stops the supply of the power to at least two of the plurality of circuit blocks in common and supplies the power and stops the supply of the power independently of the other circuit blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihiro Chiyonobu, Hironori Kawaminami
  • Publication number: 20170026036
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of semiconductor chips which are stacked; a plurality of circuit blocks respectively included in the plurality of semiconductor chips; a first power supply domain that supplies power and stops the supply of the power to one of the plurality of circuit blocks independently of the other circuit blocks; and a second power supply domain that supplies power and stops the supply of the power to at least two of the plurality of circuit blocks in common and supplies the power and stops the supply of the power independently of the other circuit blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihiro Chiyonobu, Hironori KAWAMINAMI
  • Publication number: 20160187421
    Abstract: A test circuit, provided to a semiconductor device including a plurality of semiconductor chips, includes: a test clock terminal provided to a first chip; a plurality of clock paths disposed between the first chip and a second chip through which the test clock is transmitted from the first chip to the second chip; a test unit provided to the second chip for testing the second chip by using the test clock transmitted to the second chip; a clock detection unit provided to the second chip, and detects the test clock that is received through each of the plurality of clock paths; and a clock path selection unit which is provided to the second chip, selects a first clock path among the plurality of clock paths as a test clock path, and supplies the test clock transmitted through the test clock path to the test unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen OSHIYAMA, Osamu Moriyama, Takahiro Shikibu, Akihiro Chiyonobu, Iwao Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160154057
    Abstract: A test circuit for testing a semiconductor device including semiconductor chips, includes: a test input terminal configured to receive data for testing the semiconductor device; signal paths provided between one semiconductor chip in the semiconductor chips and another semiconductor chip in the semiconductor chips, data supplied to the test input terminal being transmitted through the signal paths; a select signal generator, provided in the one semiconductor chip and coupled to the another semiconductor chip via the signal paths, configured to generate, when receiving data indicating expected values via one or more signal paths in the signal paths, a select signal indicating the one or more signal paths; and a path selector, provided in the at least one semiconductor chip and coupled to the signal paths, configured to select, based on the select signal, signal paths to be used at the time of testing the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gen OSHIYAMA, Takahiro Shikibu, Osamu Moriyama, Iwao Yamazaki, Akihiro Chiyonobu