Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Kakubari

Hideyuki Kakubari 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: 10862476
    Abstract: A semiconductor device provided with a first node to which a first power supply potential is supplied, a second node to which a second power supply potential lower than the first power supply potential is supplied, a signal terminal configured to be used in order to at least output a signal, an output driver including a first output element configured to supply the first power supply potential to the signal terminal when in an ON state, and a second output element provided in a P-well electrically separated from a semiconductor substrate and configured to supply the second power supply potential to the signal terminal when in an ON state, and a switch circuit configured to selectively supply a potential to the P-well, according to at least a potential of the signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kakubari
  • Publication number: 20180262189
    Abstract: A semiconductor device provided with a first node to which a first power supply potential is supplied, a second node to which a second power supply potential lower than the first power supply potential is supplied, a signal terminal configured to be used in order to at least output a signal, an output driver including a first output element configured to supply the first power supply potential to the signal terminal when in an ON state, and a second output element provided in a P-well electrically separated from a semiconductor substrate and configured to supply the second power supply potential to the signal terminal when in an ON state, and a switch circuit configured to selectively supply a potential to the P-well, according to at least a potential of the signal terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki KAKUBARI
  • Patent number: 9812437
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including: an output buffer circuit having a P channel transistor connected between a first power supply terminal and a signal terminal; a potential control circuit that supplies potential from the first power supply terminal or the signal terminal to a back gate of the P channel transistor according to the potential of the signal terminal; a first protection diode having an anode connected to the signal terminal; a common discharge line connected to a cathode of the first protection diode; an electrostatic discharge protection circuit connected between the common discharge line and a second power supply terminal; and a second protection diode having an anode connected to the second power supply terminal and a cathode connected to the signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kakubari
  • Publication number: 20150243646
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including: an output buffer circuit having a P channel transistor connected between a first power supply terminal and a signal terminal; a potential control circuit that supplies potential from the first power supply terminal or the signal terminal to a back gate of the P channel transistor according to the potential of the signal terminal; a first protection diode having an anode connected to the signal terminal; a common discharge line connected to a cathode of the first protection diode; an electrostatic discharge protection circuit connected between the common discharge line and a second power supply terminal; and a second protection diode having an anode connected to the second power supply terminal and a cathode connected to the signal terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Hideyuki KAKUBARI
  • Patent number: 7656210
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit that operates on multiple supply potentials including a first potential and a second potential that is higher than the first potential. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a potential-lowering circuit operating on the second supply potential and including an N-channel MOS transistor that lowers the second supply potential applied to a gate thereof to output a lowered potential from a source thereof, a judging circuit operating on the potential outputted from the potential-lowering circuit and judging whether the first supply potential is high-level or low-level, and a buffer circuit outputting a control signal showing whether the first supply potential is fed based on judgment outputted from the judging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seki, Hideyuki Kakubari, Hiroshi Tokiwai
  • Publication number: 20060232320
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit that operates on multiple supply potentials including a first potential and a second potential that is higher than the first potential. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a potential-lowering circuit operating on the second supply potential and including an N-channel MOS transistor that lowers the second supply potential applied to a gate thereof to output a lowered potential from a source thereof, a judging circuit operating on the potential outputted from the potential-lowering circuit and judging whether the first supply potential is high-level or low-level, and a buffer circuit outputting a control signal showing whether the first supply potential is fed based on judgment outputted from the judging circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seki, Hideyuki Kakubari, Hiroshi Tokiwai