Patents by Inventor Hidenobu Yanagi

Hidenobu Yanagi 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: 7944249
    Abstract: A buffer circuit includes a first transistor (T1) having a base connected to a first power supply, the emitter (E1) and collector (C1) connected as input and output nodes, a second transistor (T2) having a base connected to the first power supply, a first constant current circuit using a difference between outgoing current from E1 and an input current at the current signal input node as a constant current, and determining outgoing current from the emitter of T2 equal to the constant current; and a first mirror circuit equalizing first and second collector currents with a third transistor (T3) with C1 and a fourth transistor (T4) with a collector connected to a collector of T2, a first operating point voltage is provided to the current signal output node between T3 and T1, and a second operating point voltage based on the first operating point voltage between T4 and T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenobu Yanagi, Hitoshi Imai
  • Publication number: 20090219062
    Abstract: A buffer circuit includes a first transistor having a base connected to a first power supply, an emitter as a current signal input node, and a collector as a current signal output node, a second transistor having a base connected to the first power supply, a first constant current circuit using a difference between outgoing current from the emitter of the first transistor and an input current at the current signal input node as a constant current, and determining outgoing current from the emitter of the second transistor as a current same as the constant current; and a first mirror circuit that makes a collector current of the first transistor equal to a collector current of the second transistor in which the first mirror circuit has a third transistor with a collector connected to the collector of the first transistor and a fourth transistor with a collector connected to a collector of the second transistor, a first operating point voltage is provided to the current signal output node between the third trans
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenobu Yanagi, Hitoshi Imai