Patents by Inventor Hitoshi KUNITAKI

Hitoshi KUNITAKI 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).

  • Publication number: 20210384355
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of measuring a minute current is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier and a diode element. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an input terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a first terminal to which current is input, and an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a second terminal from which voltage is output. A diode-connected transistor that includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region is used as the diode element. Since the off-state current of the transistor is extremely low, a minute current can flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. Thus, when voltage is output from the second terminal, a minute current that flows through the first terminal can be estimated from the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eri SATO, Tatsuya ONUKI, Yuto YAKUBO, Hitoshi KUNITAKI