Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Inokuchi

Hiroyuki Inokuchi 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: 11289046
    Abstract: The present invention is targeted at suppressing ringing and overvoltage. A driver circuit (200) drives a plurality of loads (Z1 to ZN). A plurality of output terminals (Po1 to PoN) are connected to the plurality of loads (Z1 to ZN). A plurality of drivers (Dr1 to DrN) correspond to the plurality output terminals (Po1 to PON), and generate driving signals (Vo#) applied to the respectively corresponding load (Z#). A plurality of clamp circuits (260_1 to 260_N) correspond to the plurality of drivers (Dr1 to DrN), and include Schottky diodes (SD) connected to input nodes or output nodes of the respectively corresponding drivers (Dr).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Patent number: 11070204
    Abstract: A driver circuit driving a plurality of capacitive loads includes: a plurality of output terminals to which the plurality of capacitive loads are to be connected; a plurality of drivers corresponding to the plurality of output terminals, each of the plurality of drivers being configured to generate a drive signal to be applied to each of the plurality of capacitive loads respectively corresponding to the plurality of drivers; and a capacitance detection circuit configured to detect a capacitance associated with each of the plurality of output terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Publication number: 20200160808
    Abstract: The present invention is targeted at suppressing ringing and overvoltage. A driver circuit (200) drives a plurality of loads (Z1 to ZN). A plurality of output terminals (Po1 to PoN) are connected to the plurality of loads (Z1 to ZN). A plurality of drivers (Dr1 to DrN) correspond to the plurality output terminals (Po1 to PON), and generate driving signals (Vo#) applied to the respectively corresponding load (Z#). A plurality of clamp circuits (260_1 to 260_N) correspond to the plurality of drivers (Dr1 to DrN), and include Schottky diodes (SD) connected to input nodes or output nodes of the respectively corresponding drivers (Dr).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki INOKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200136613
    Abstract: A driver circuit driving a plurality of capacitive loads includes: a plurality of output terminals to which the plurality of capacitive loads are to be connected; a plurality of drivers corresponding to the plurality of output terminals, each of the plurality of drivers being configured to generate a drive signal to be applied to each of the plurality of capacitive loads respectively corresponding to the plurality of drivers; and a capacitance detection circuit configured to detect a capacitance associated with each of the plurality of output terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki INOKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9177882
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a COF substrate; a semiconductor integrated circuit mounted on the COF substrate and having a first voltage circuit portion operating at a first voltage range and a second voltage circuit portion operating at a second voltage range higher than the first voltage range, the circuit portions being formed on a single chip; and a resin layer for sealing the COF substrate and the semiconductor integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Ken Hashimoto, Tomoya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20140217426
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a COF substrate; a semiconductor integrated circuit mounted on the COF substrate and having a first voltage circuit portion operating at a first voltage range and a second voltage circuit portion operating at a second voltage range higher than the first voltage range, the circuit portions being formed on a single chip; and a resin layer for sealing the COF substrate and the semiconductor integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki INOKUCHI, Ken HASHIMOTO, Tomoya SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20120069039
    Abstract: A transmission method is provided for transmitting image data having pixels each comprising multiple sub-pixels provided for respective colors. The luminance of each sub-pixel provided for the corresponding color is represented by m-bit (m is an integer of 2 or more) luminance data R[m?1:0], G[m?1:0], and B[m?1:0]. Mapping is performed such that the bits provided for the same color at the same bit positions selected from the adjacent n (n represents an integer of 2 or more) pixels are sequentially arranged in the time direction so as to form a data unit. Data transmission is performed in units of data units (bit sets) thus mapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki INOKUCHI
  • Patent number: 7916133
    Abstract: A buffer circuit is driven with a low voltage and operates at a high speed has first and second comparators constituted by P channel and N channel MOS transistors provided between an input terminal and an output terminal of a buffer amplifier. A predetermined offset voltage is set for the comparing operation, and a switch circuit turns ON/OFF in response to an output signal from the first comparator and the output signal of the second comparator. A leading up of an output voltage from the buffer amplifier is accelerated by the current flowing from a power source line to the output terminal. The buffer circuit also includes an operation restricting circuit for restricting the comparing operation of the second comparator in a range of a dead band of the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Publication number: 20110032245
    Abstract: A source driver drives data lines of a liquid crystal panel in an inversion driving manner. The source driver includes multiple charge averaging switch groups in increments of pixel colors. Each charge averaging switch connects a pairing of the nearest two corresponding data lines assigned to the same color. These two paired data lines are driven with opposite polarities. In many cases, the nearest pixels assigned to the same color have the same gradation. Thus, by performing a charge averaging operation for each of the associated data lines that correspond to such pixels, such an arrangement provides a source driver having the advantage of low power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Patent number: 7692631
    Abstract: It is possible to enable a pointer to execute a shifting operation input and a clicking operation input by use of a common type pressure-sensitive pointing device provided with an x-axis strain sensor and a y-axis strain sensor. A pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is provided with strain sensors (11a), (11b), (11c) and (11d). A voltage corresponding to the strain along the x-axis direction, and a voltage corresponding to the strain along the y-axis direction are outputted from nodes (11e), (11f) and (11g), respectively. The voltage corresponding to the strain along the x-axis direction, and the voltage corresponding to the strain along the y-axis direction are inputted alternately to an operational amplifier (4) by switches (SW1) and (SW2) when a switch (SW3) is in an ON-condition. The voltage corresponding to the strain along the z-axis direction is inputted to an operational amplifier (3) when the switch (SW3) is in an OFF-condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Hideo Omae
  • Patent number: 7688308
    Abstract: Enhancement of responsiveness of a pressure-sensitive pointing device can be realized without deteriorating the performance for removal of low frequency noises. A voltage corresponding to a strain along an x-axis direction of the pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is amplified by an operational amplifier (3), passes a switch (SW1), then it is digitized by an ADC (7) before being inputted to a digital processing circuit (2). A voltage corresponding to a strain along a y-axis direction of the pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is amplified by an operational amplifier (4), passes a switch (SW2), then it is digitized by the ADC (7) before being inputted to the digital processing circuit (2). A switch (SW3) is turned on for a predetermined time upon the switchover between the switches (SW1), (SW2) and the output sides of the switches (SW1), (SW2) are connected to a capacitor (6) having large capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Publication number: 20090201283
    Abstract: A source driver performs inversion driving of data lines of a liquid crystal panel. For every two adjacent data lines, there are provided a high-side amplifier HAMP which generates a driving voltage of a first polarity and a low-side amplifier LAMP which generates a driving voltage of a second polarity opposite to the first polarity. Further, an output switch SW outputs to the two data lines LD by switching between the two driving voltages Vp, Vn that have been generated by the high-side amplifier HAMP and the low-side amplifier LAMP. The power supply terminal on the low-potential side of the high-side amplifier HAMP and the power supply terminal on the high-potential side of the low-side amplifier LAMP are connected to a common charge share capacitor C1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Takatoshi Uchida, Yusuke Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20080088616
    Abstract: [TASKS] To provide a buffer circuit which is driven with a low voltage and operates in a high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Publication number: 20070204700
    Abstract: It is possible to enable a pointer to execute a shifting operation input and a clicking operation input by use of a common type pressure-sensitive pointing device provided with an x-axis strain sensor and a y-axis strain sensor. A pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is provided with strain sensors (11a), (11b), (11c) and (11d). A voltage corresponding to the strain along the x-axis direction, and a voltage corresponding to the strain along the y-axis direction are outputted from nodes (11e), (11f) and (11g), respectively. The voltage corresponding to the strain along the x-axis direction, and the voltage corresponding to the strain along the y-axis direction are inputted alternately to an operational amplifier (4) by switches (SW1) and (SW2) when a switch (SW3) is in an ON-condition. The voltage corresponding to the strain along the z-axis direction is inputted to an operational amplifier (3) when the switch (SW3) is in an OFF-condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Hideo Omae
  • Publication number: 20070139385
    Abstract: Enhancement of responsiveness of a pressure-sensitive pointing device can be realized without deteriorating the performance for removal of low frequency noises. A voltage corresponding to a strain along an x-axis direction of the pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is amplified by an operational amplifier (3), passes a switch (SW1), then it is digitized by an ADC (7) before being inputted to a digital processing circuit (2). A voltage corresponding to a strain along a y-axis direction of the pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is amplified by an operational amplifier (4), passes a switch (SW2), then it is digitized by the ADC (7) before being inputted to the digital processing circuit (2). A switch (SW3) is turned on for a predetermined time upon the switchover between the switches (SW1), (SW2) and the output sides of the switches (SW1), (SW2) are connected to a capacitor (6) having large capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Patent number: 7142055
    Abstract: A load is commonly driven by means of operational amplification means which buffers an input voltage and produces an output voltage; and by means of output acceleration means which outputs a large electric current greater than the electric current output from the operational amplification means when a voltage difference of a predetermined offset voltage or more exists between the input and output voltages. As a result, when a change has arisen in the input voltage, the electric current is supplied to the load primarily from the output acceleration circuit until the difference between the input and output voltages becomes the predetermined offset voltage or less. Subsequently, the electric current is caused to flow to the load from the operational amplification means until the input and output voltages become equal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Patent number: 6769045
    Abstract: There is provided a technology for realizing an PCI expansion adapter for a PC card which is connectable to a desktop type personal computer PCI expansion connector using a low profile PCI. The PCI expansion adapter includes an expansion unit which is provided with an electrical connector to a PCI bus, a low profile PCI expansion board provided with a PC card control element and an electrical connector to the PC card, wherein the low profile PCI expansion board and the expansion unit are connected by the electrical connectors mounted on the respective boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Tanaka, Kenichi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Takashi Maruyama, Kazuma Kishi, Hironori Oikawa, Hiroshi Ito, Hitoshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20040075500
    Abstract: A load is commonly driven by means of operational amplification means which buffers an input voltage and produces an output voltage; and by means of output acceleration means which outputs a large electric current greater than the electric current output from the operational amplification means when a voltage difference of a predetermined offset voltage or more exists between the input and output voltages. As a result, when a change has arisen in the input voltage, the electric current is supplied to the load primarily from the output acceleration circuit until the difference between the input and output voltages becomes the predetermined offset voltage or less. Subsequently, the electric current is caused to flow to the load from the operational amplification means until the input and output voltages become equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Inokuchi
  • Patent number: 6527562
    Abstract: There is provided a technology for realizing an PCI expansion adapter for a PC card which is connectable to a desktop type personal computer PCI expansion connector using a low profile PCI. The PCI expansion adapter includes an expansion unit which is provided with an electrical connector to a PCI bus, a low profile PCI expansion board provided with a PC card control element and an electrical connector to the PC card, wherein the low profile PCI expansion board and the expansion unit are connected by the electrical connectors mounted on the respective boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Tanaka, Kenichi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Takashi Maruyama, Kazuma Kishi, Hironori Oikawa, Hiroshi Ito, Hitoshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20020064974
    Abstract: There is provided a technology for realizing an PCI expansion adapter for a PC card which is connectable to a desktop type personal computer PCI expansion connector using a low profile PCI. The PCI expansion adapter includes an expansion unit which is provided with an electrical connector to a PCI bus, a low profile PCI expansion board provided with a PC card control element and an electrical connector to the PC card, wherein the low profile PCI expansion board and the expansion unit are connected by the electrical connectors mounted on the respective boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Mikihiro Tanaka, Kenichi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Inokuchi, Takashi Maruyama, Kazuma Kishi, Hironori Oikawa, Hiroshi Ito, Hitoshi Yokota