Patents by Inventor Hideki Munenaga

Hideki Munenaga 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: 10164588
    Abstract: An audio amplifier circuit for driving an electro-acoustic transducer, which is bridged transless (BTL)-connected to the audio amplifier circuit, in a filterless manner, including: a class D amplifier including a high side transistor and a low side transistor; a high side driver configured to drive the high side transistor; and a low side driver configured to drive the low side transistor, as a pair, wherein the low side driver is configured so that a time for turning off the low side transistor by the low side driver is longer than that for turning off the high side transistor by the high side driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Munenaga, Hideo Araki
  • Publication number: 20160315590
    Abstract: An audio amplifier circuit for driving an electro-acoustic transducer, which is bridged transless (BTL)-connected to the audio amplifier circuit, in a filterless manner, including: a class D amplifier including a high side transistor and a low side transistor; a high side driver configured to drive the high side transistor; and a low side driver configured to drive the low side transistor, as a pair, wherein the low side driver is configured so that a time for turning off the low side transistor by the low side driver is longer than that for turning off the high side transistor by the high side driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Hideki MUNENAGA, Hideo ARAKI
  • Patent number: 9059663
    Abstract: An audio output circuit for driving an electro-acoustic transducer includes first and second D-class amplifiers, a pulse modulator to receive an audio signal and generate first and second pulse signals for driving first and second D-class amplifiers, first and second drivers to drive first and second D-class amplifiers in response to first and second pulse signals, respectively, a common mode choke coil, and a delay setting circuit to apply a relative delay to output signals of the first and second D-class amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Munenaga, Takeshi Onodera
  • Publication number: 20130236034
    Abstract: An audio output circuit for driving an electro-acoustic transducer includes first and second D-class amplifiers, a pulse modulator to receive an audio signal and generate first and second pulse signals for driving first and second D-class amplifiers, first and second drivers to drive first and second D-class amplifiers in response to first and second pulse signals, respectively, a common mode choke coil, and a delay setting circuit to apply a relative delay to output signals of the first and second D-class amplifiers
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki MUNENAGA, Takeshi ONODERA
  • Publication number: 20090010457
    Abstract: In an audio signal amplifying circuit, a main amplifier and a sub amplifier amplify an audio signal. The sub amplifier is disposed in parallel with the main amplifier and also is set to have a lower driving capability than the main amplifier. A control unit controls the on and off of the main amplifier. The control unit turns the main amplifier off when it is determined that the audio signal is in a mute state. An audio signal amplified by the main amplifier and the sub amplifier passes through a low-pass filter to be converted into an analog signal and is output to a speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Munenaga, Takeshi Onodera
  • Publication number: 20070279101
    Abstract: A selection circuit switches the output between a ancillary PWM signal NSPWM and a primary PWM signal SPWM in accordance with a power supply transition period or normal period. A ancillary signal generating circuit generates a gradually rising signal which is then amplified by a second driver circuit, so that a DC block capacitor is gradually charged and discharged. Thereby, the occurrence of noise due to an inrush current is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Takeshi Onodera, Hideki Munenaga, Satoshi Sakaidani