Patents by Inventor Hideo Morohashi

Hideo Morohashi 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: 11212074
    Abstract: A data reception device that can improve communication quality when transmitting/receiving serial data is to be provided. There is provided the data reception device including a signal generation unit that generates, from serial data received, a first signal whose value is inverted at a rising timing of the serial data and a second signal whose value is inverted at a falling timing of the serial data, and a clock recovery unit that performs clock recovery using the first signal and the second signal generated by the signal generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Tanaka, Hidekazu Kikuchi, Hideo Morohashi
  • Publication number: 20200213076
    Abstract: A data reception device that can improve communication quality when transmitting/receiving serial data is to be provided. There is provided the data reception device including: a signal generation unit that generates, from serial data received, a first signal whose value is inverted at a rising timing of the serial data and a second signal whose value is inverted at a falling timing of the serial data; and a clock recovery unit that performs clock recovery using the first signal and the second signal generated by the signal generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: TOMOKAZU TANAKA, HIDEKAZU KIKUCHI, HIDEO MOROHASHI
  • Patent number: 9160394
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data reproduction circuit including: a comparator configured to compare input data resulting from capacitive coupling with a comparison voltage as a threshold voltage and output a comparison result; and a comparison voltage variable section configured to change the comparison voltage along a mark rate of the input data and supply the changed comparison voltage to the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Morohashi
  • Patent number: 8362817
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase comparator including, a first latch, a second latch, a first detection circuit, a second detection circuit, and a charge-pump circuit having the function of a changeover switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kikuchi, Hideo Morohashi
  • Patent number: 8284887
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clock data recovery circuit including: a first phase detector; a loop filter; a charge pump; a voltage-controlled oscillator; a second phase detector; a phase correction information generation section; and a phase correction information addition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kikuchi, Hideo Morohashi, Tomokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120081152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase comparator including, a first latch, a second latch, a first detection circuit, a second detection circuit, and a charge-pump circuit having the function of a changeover switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kikuchi, Hideo Morohashi
  • Publication number: 20120063557
    Abstract: A phase adjustment circuit includes: a serial-to-parallel conversion section configured to convert serial data including a synchronization pattern inserted into a predetermined position into parallel data in response to a clock; a synchronization-pattern-position detection section configured to detect the position of the synchronization pattern in the parallel data generated by the serial-to-parallel conversion section; and an adjustment section configured to adjust the phases of the parallel data and the clock to conform to a position detected by the synchronization-pattern-position detection section as the position of the synchronization pattern in accordance with information on the position of the synchronization pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Tanaka, Hideo Morohashi, Hiroshi Iizuka
  • Patent number: 7877065
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit having a modulator having frequency conversion circuits, each having a local oscillator and a mixer. The circuit multiplies a signal having a first frequency and a local oscillation signal from the local oscillator at the mixer to convert the frequency of the first frequency signal to a second frequency, outputs a current format frequency converted signal and a first gain control circuit amplifying the current format frequency converted signals from the frequency conversion circuits by a first gain in accordance with a first control voltage. The circuit also outputs the current format amplified signals and a second gain control circuit connected after the first gain control circuit and having at least one gain control circuit which amplifies a current format amplified signal output from the first gain control circuit by a second gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Morohashi
  • Publication number: 20100264963
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clock data recovery circuit including: a first phase detector; a loop filter; a charge pump; a voltage-controlled oscillator; a second phase detector; a phase correction information generation section; and a phase correction information addition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kikuchi, Hideo Morohashi, Tomokazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7397872
    Abstract: An automatic gain control circuit able to perform high speed and correct level acquisition, able to prevent occurrence of error, and able to prevent a crash of the system. An amplification gain controller outputs a gain control signal to an automatic gain control amplifier to amplify the received signal with maximum value when receiving a burst detection trigger signal. A second gain control signal based on the detected reception signal power is calculated when receiving a first burst synchronization detection signal; and this second gain control signal is output to the automatic gain control amplifier. A received digital signal is amplified with the second gain and integrated to find the reception signal power, from which a third gain control signal is calculated and outputted to the automatic gain control amplifier to amplify the received signal with this third gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Komori, Masataka Wakamatsu, Hideaki Sato, Takashi Usui, Kazuyuki Saijo, Shinichi Tanabe, Hideo Morohashi, Kazuhiro Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20060170496
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit having a modulator (10B) having frequency conversion circuits (15, 16) each having a local oscillator and mixer, multiplying a signal having a first frequency and a local oscillation signal from the local oscillator at the mixer to convert the frequency of the first frequency signal to a second frequency, and outputting a current format frequency converted signal and a first gain control circuit (18) amplifying the current format frequency converted signals from the frequency conversion circuits (15, 16) by a first gain in accordance with a first control voltage (Vc) and outputting the current format amplified signals and a second gain control circuit (10C) connected after the first gain control circuit (18) and having at least one gain control circuit (19, 20) amplifying a current format amplified signal output from the first gain control circuit (18) by a second gain in accordance with a second control voltage (Vc) and outputting an amplified signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Hideo Morohashi
  • Patent number: 7042292
    Abstract: A gain control circuit comprises a variable gain circuit having a predetermined gain control range and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying an internal control voltage to the variable gain circuit as a gain control signal. In this gain control circuit, the control voltage supply circuit generates the internal control voltage in response to an external control voltage so as to compensate the linearity of the variable gain circuit to the extent of the external control voltage where the variable gain circuit loses linearity. This gain control circuit is applied to an AGC circuit of the transmitting stage in a CDMA-type mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 7015758
    Abstract: A gain control circuit comprises a variable gain circuit having a predetermined gain control range and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying an internal control voltage to the variable gain circuit as a gain control signal. In this gain control circuit, the control voltage supply circuit generates the internal control voltage in response to an external control voltage so as to compensate the linearity of the variable gain circuit to the extent of the external control voltage where the variable gain circuit loses linearity. This gain control circuit is applied to an AGC circuit of the transmitting stage in a CDMA-type mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20050170804
    Abstract: A gain control circuit comprises a variable gain circuit having a predetermined gain control range and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying an internal control voltage to the variable gain circuit as a gain control signal. In this gain control circuit, the control voltage supply circuit generates the internal control voltage in response to an external control voltage so as to compensate the linearity of the variable gain circuit to the extent of the external control voltage where the variable gain circuit loses linearity. This gain control circuit is applied to an AGC circuit of the transmitting stage in a CDMA-type mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20050143033
    Abstract: A gain control circuit comprises a variable gain circuit having a predetermined gain control range and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying an internal control voltage to the variable gain circuit as a gain control signal. In this gain control circuit, the control voltage supply circuit generates the internal control voltage in response to an external control voltage so as to compensate the linearity of the variable gain circuit to the extent of the external control voltage where the variable gain circuit loses linearity. This gain control circuit is applied to an AGC circuit of the transmitting stage in a CDMA-type mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 6876257
    Abstract: A gain control circuit comprises a variable gain circuit having a predetermined gain control range and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying an internal control voltage to the variable gain circuit as a gain control signal. In this gain control circuit, the control voltage supply circuit generates the internal control voltage in response to an external control voltage so as to compensate the linearity of the variable gain circuit to the extent of the external control voltage where the variable gain circuit loses linearity. This gain control circuit is applied to an AGC circuit of the transmitting stage in a CDMA-type mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20040037378
    Abstract: An automatic gain control circuit able to perform high speed and correct level acquisition, able to prevent occurrence of error, and able to prevent a crash of the system, a method of same, and a demodulation apparatus, provided with an amplification gain controller 211 for outputting a gain control signal to an automatic gain control amplifier 201 so as to amplify the reception signal with the maximum value when receiving a burst detection starting use trigger signal, calculating a second gain based on a reception signal power value detected at a reception signal power monitor 202 when receiving a first burst synchronization detection signal from the burst detector, outputting the gain control signal to the automatic gain control amplifier 201 so as to amplify the reception signal with the second gain, receiving the digital reception signal amplified with the second gain and integrating the same to find the reception signal power value, calculating a third gain based on the found reception signal power value
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Kenji Komori, Masataka Wakamatsu, Hideaki Sato, Takashi Usui, Kazuyuki Saijo, Shinichi Tanabe, Hideo Morohashi, Kazuhiro Fujimura
  • Patent number: 6388529
    Abstract: A grounded emitter amplifier and a radio communication device using the same in which a bias voltage is generated in order to adjust an emitter current of a transistor in a grounded emitter amplification circuit so that the emitter current does not receive an influence of variations in several parameters of the transistor such as a current amplification factor hfe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20010013811
    Abstract: A grounded emitter amplifier and a radio communication device using the same in which a bias voltage is generated in order to adjust an emitter current of a transistor in a grounded emitter amplification circuit so that the emitter current does not receive an influence of variations in several parameters of the transistor such as a current amplification factor hfe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20010008836
    Abstract: A gain control circuit comprises a variable gain circuit having a predetermined gain control range and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying an internal control voltage to the variable gain circuit as a gain control signal. In this gain control circuit, the control voltage supply circuit generates the internal control voltage in response to an external control voltage as to compensate a linearity of the variable gain circuit to an extent of the external control voltage where the variable gain circuit loses a linearity. This gain control circuit is applied to an AGC circuit of a transmitting stage in a CDMA type mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Morohashi, Shinichi Tanabe