Patents by Inventor Akira Yamagiwa
Akira Yamagiwa 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).
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Patent number: 8106677Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 7911224Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 7791366Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20090015289Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20080306722Abstract: There is provided a logic verification system having improved development time and design quality, in which all pins of an FPGA module are wired in direct between the FPGA module and a bridge circuit used in the verification processes of a logic simulator accelerator and a logic emulator, a cutting end of the verification object logic is assigned to an external interface connector of the FPGA module when the logic simulation is accelerated, and the correspondence between each pin of external interface connector of the FPGA module and logic signal is performed on the logic simulator on the general purpose processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Mototsugu Fujii, Osamu Tada, Kazunobu Morimoto, Akira Yamagiwa, Hisashi Nanao
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Patent number: 7372292Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 7295034Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20070018683Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 7123048Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 7015717Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20050127940Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Publication number: 20050088200Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 6873179Abstract: A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 6829574Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved logic module used for logic emulation along with an enhanced logic emulation board subject to logic verification. The logic module has a plurality of programmable LSIs capable of programming logic and a plurality of switching LSIs capable of programming connections, the LSIs being mounted on one or both sides of a board. Peripheral portions of the board carry connectors for electrical connection to the outside. There are two types of data lines: those directly coupling the connectors to the programmable LSIs, and those linking the connectors to the programmable LSIs via the switching LSIs. The programmable and switching LSIs constitute a crossbar connection arrangement. The logic emulation board has connectors for connection to a logic emulation module, and lands for supporting LSIs targeted for development. Pins of the connectors and the lands are interconnected on a one-to-one basis.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1999Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Hiroshi Ito, Akira Yamagiwa, Nobuaki Ejima, Ryoichi Kurihara, Masakazu Sakaue, Yasuhiro Uemura
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Patent number: 6780677Abstract: An electronic device comprising a semiconductor chip which is fixed to the mounting face of a wiring board through an adhesive and in which external terminals are electrically connected with electrode pads of the wiring board through bump electrodes. Recesses are formed in the electrode pads, and in the recesses the electrode pads and the bump electrodes are connected. The electrode pads are formed over the surface of a soft layer, and the recesses are formed by elastic deformation of the electrode pads and the soft layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Hokkai Semiconductor, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Imasu, Ikuo Yoshida, Tetsuya Hayashida, Akira Yamagiwa, Shinobu Takeura
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Patent number: 6768346Abstract: A signal transmission system includes a first circuit block having a first output circuit for producing a first signal, a plurality of second circuit blocks each including a first receiving circuit for receiving the first signal, and transmission lines connected between the first circuit block and the second circuit blocks, wherein the first circuit block further includes a second output circuit for producing a second signal, and wherein each of the second circuit blocks further includes a second receiving circuit for receiving the second signal, the first receiving circuit latching the first signal in synchronism with the second signal, removing the unsuccessfulness in the signal transmission and reception due to the propagation delay of signals between circuits.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Akira Yamagiwa, Takashi Moriyama, Ryoichi Kurihara
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Patent number: 6766404Abstract: A fast transfer bus system capable of fast data transfer with no reflection at branch points. Four LSIs having constant-impedance interfaces are connected via two variable resistors each having three signal terminals. A variable impedance LSI is connected between these variable resistors. When the LSIs connected to the variable resistor do not work as a bus driver, three variable resistance elements in each variable resistor are set to have a value of ⅓ of the characteristic impedance Zo of connection lines, and are connected in a Y-letter shape. When one of LSIs connected to the variable resistor works as a bus driver, the values of the variable resistance elements are set to low impedance or Zo.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2000Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Osaka, Akira Yamagiwa, Kenichi Ishibashi
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Patent number: 6737741Abstract: An electronic device comprising a semiconductor chip which is fixed to the mounting face of a wiring board through an adhesive and in which external terminals are electrically connected with electrode pads of the wiring board through bump electrodes. Recesses are formed in the electrode pads, and in the recesses the electrode pads and the bump electrodes are connected. The electrode pads are formed over the surface of a soft layer, and the recesses are formed by elastic deformation of the electrode pads and the soft layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Hokkai Semiconductor, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Imasu, Ikuo Yoshida, Tetsuya Hayashida, Akira Yamagiwa, Shinobu Takeura
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Publication number: 20040078179Abstract: There is provided a logic verification system having improved development time and design quality, in which all pins of an FPGA module are wired in direct between the FPGA module and a bridge circuit used in the verification processes of a logic simulator accelerator and a logic emulator, a cutting end of the verification object logic is assigned to an external interface connector of the FPGA module when the logic simulation is accelerated, and the correspondence between each pin of external interface connector of the FPGA module and logic signal is performed on the logic simulator on the general purpose processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Mototsugu Fuji, Osamu Tada, Kazunobu Morimoto, Akira Yamagiwa, Hisashi Nanao
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Publication number: 20030184345Abstract: A signal transmission system includes a first circuit block having a first output circuit for producing a first signal, a plurality of second circuit blocks each including a first receiving circuit for receiving the first signal, and transmission lines connected between the first circuit block and the second circuit blocks, wherein the first circuit block further includes a second output circuit for producing a second signal, and wherein each of the second circuit blocks further includes a second receiving circuit for receiving the second signal, the first receiving circuit latching the first signal in synchronism with the second signal, removing the unsuccessfulness in the signal transmission and reception due to the propagation delay of signals between circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Akira Yamagiwa, Takashi Moriyama, Ryoichi Kurihara