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).

  • Patent number: 8106677
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 7911224
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 7791366
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Publication number: 20090015289
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Publication number: 20080306722
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Mototsugu Fujii, Osamu Tada, Kazunobu Morimoto, Akira Yamagiwa, Hisashi Nanao
  • Patent number: 7372292
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 7295034
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Publication number: 20070018683
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 7123048
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 7015717
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Publication number: 20050127940
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Publication number: 20050088200
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 6873179
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsuqu Takekuma, Ryoichi Kurihara, Akira Yamagiwa
  • Patent number: 6829574
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ito, Akira Yamagiwa, Nobuaki Ejima, Ryoichi Kurihara, Masakazu Sakaue, Yasuhiro Uemura
  • Patent number: 6780677
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Hokkai Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasu, Ikuo Yoshida, Tetsuya Hayashida, Akira Yamagiwa, Shinobu Takeura
  • Patent number: 6768346
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Akira Yamagiwa, Takashi Moriyama, Ryoichi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 6766404
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Osaka, Akira Yamagiwa, Kenichi Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 6737741
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Hokkai Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasu, Ikuo Yoshida, Tetsuya Hayashida, Akira Yamagiwa, Shinobu Takeura
  • Publication number: 20040078179
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Mototsugu Fuji, Osamu Tada, Kazunobu Morimoto, Akira Yamagiwa, Hisashi Nanao
  • Publication number: 20030184345
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Takekuma, Akira Yamagiwa, Takashi Moriyama, Ryoichi Kurihara