Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kohamada

Hiroyuki Kohamada 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: 8598922
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first internal terminal, a first transistor, a second transistor, an oscillator including an output terminal to output a clock signal, and a comparator coupled to a first internal terminal, and that compares a potential of the first internal terminal when the first internal terminal is coupled to the first reference potential with a potential of the first internal terminal when the first internal terminal is coupled to a second reference potential, an external terminal being connectable to the first internal terminal, and a second internal terminal being coupled to the external terminal, and that receives an input signal through the external terminal. Each of the first control terminal and the second control terminal is coupled to the output terminal to commonly receive the clock signal. The first transistor and the second transistor exclusively operate according to the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Patent number: 8395424
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an internal terminal, a first transistor of a first conductivity type that is coupled between a first reference potential and the internal terminal, and that includes a first control terminal, a second transistor of a second conductivity type that is coupled between a second reference potential and the internal terminal, and that includes a second control terminal, an oscillator that includes an output terminal to output a clock signal, and a comparator that is coupled to the internal terminal, and that compares a potential of the internal terminal when the internal terminal is coupled to the first reference potential with a potential of the internal terminal when the internal terminal is coupled to the second reference potential. Each control terminals is coupled to the output terminal to commonly receive the clock signal, and the first and second transistors exclusively operate in response to the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Publication number: 20120229188
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an internal terminal, a first transistor of a first conductivity type that is coupled between a first reference potential and the internal terminal, and that includes a first control terminal, a second transistor of a second conductivity type that is coupled between a second reference potential and the internal terminal, and that includes a second control terminal, an oscillator that includes an output terminal to output a clock signal, and a comparator that is coupled to the internal terminal, and that compares a potential of the internal terminal when the internal terminal is coupled to the first reference potential with a potential of the internal terminal when the internal terminal is coupled to the second reference potential. Each control terminals is coupled to the output terminal to commonly receive the clock signal, and the first and second transistors exclusively operate in response to the clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Patent number: 8207761
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a pull-up circuit connectable to an internal terminal; a pull-down circuit connectable to the internal terminal; and an operation mode switch circuit. The operation mode switch circuit switches an operation mode based on a potential of the internal terminal when the pull-up circuit is connected to the internal terminal and a potential of the internal terminal when the pull-down circuit is connected to the internal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Patent number: 7965209
    Abstract: An A/D (analog-to-digital) conversion circuit includes an input signal selecting circuit configured to output voltage signals of different signal levels in response to control signals in an adjustment mode before A/D conversion of an analog signal in a practical mode; an A/D converter configured to perform A/D conversion on the voltage signals in response to an adjustment sampling clock signal in the adjustment mode to output adjustment conversion values; and a sampling timing adjusting circuit configured to delay a reference sampling clock signal based on a delay value selected in response to a selection signal in the adjustment mode to output the adjustment sampling clock signal to the A/D converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Furuta, Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Publication number: 20100207801
    Abstract: An A/D (analog-to-digital) conversion circuit includes an input signal selecting circuit configured to output voltage signals of different signal levels in response to control signals in an adjustment mode before A/D conversion of an analog signal in a practical mode; an A/D converter configured to perform A/D conversion on the voltage signals in response to an adjustment sampling clock signal in the adjustment mode to output adjustment conversion values; and a sampling timing adjusting circuit configured to delay a reference sampling clock signal based on a delay value selected in response to a selection signal in the adjustment mode to output the adjustment sampling clock signal to the A/D converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Shingo FURUTA, Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Publication number: 20100176870
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a pull-up circuit connectable to an internal terminal; a pull-down circuit connectable to the internal terminal; and an operation mode switch circuit. The operation mode switch circuit switches an operation mode based on a potential of the internal terminal when the pull-up circuit is connected to the internal terminal and a potential of the internal terminal when the pull-down circuit is connected to the internal terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Patent number: 6456147
    Abstract: An output interface circuit realizes a fast and stable interface operation without any chip-size increase even if the external supply voltage varies within a specific range (e.g., from 5 V to 3.3 V or from 5 V to 2 V). The output interface circuit comprises a first and a second output buffer circuit for receiving an output signal of an internal circuit, and an output-level adjusting circuit for receiving the output signal of the second output buffer circuit, for level-adjusting the output signal, and for outputting the level-adjusted output signal to an external output terminal. The first or second output buffer circuit outputs a signal based on the value of an external supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada
  • Publication number: 20020024373
    Abstract: An output interface circuit is provided, which realizes a fast and stable interface operation without any chip-size increase even if the external supply voltage varies within a specific range (e.g., from 5 V to 3.3 or from 5 V to 2 V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohamada