Patents by Inventor Ikuhiro Tamura

Ikuhiro Tamura 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: 11743603
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device adapted to encrypt data is described. The solid-state imaging device may include a sensor die comprising an array of imaging pixels formed on a first side of the sensor die and first wiring layers formed on a second side of the sensor die, wherein at least one of the imaging pixels is configured to generate specific signals; a logic die comprising second wiring layers formed on a first side of the logic die; and an encryption processor on the logic die configured to generate encrypted data using the specific signals. The first side of the logic die may be mounted adjacent to the second side of the sensor die and the first wiring layers electrically connect to the second wiring layers, wherein the at least one of the imaging pixels, the encryption processor, and a connecting conductor in which the specific signals pass through from the at least one of the imaging pixels to the encryption processor are located interior to the solid-state imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Taishin Yoshida, Marie Toyoshima, Toru Akishita, Tomohiro Morimoto, Masafumi Kusakawa, Ikuhiro Tamura, Takahiro Akahane, Eiji Hirata, Yoshinobu Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20190347963
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device adapted to encrypt data is described. The solid-state imaging device may include a sensor die comprising an array of imaging pixels formed on a first side of the sensor die and first wiring layers formed on a second side of the sensor die, wherein at least one of the imaging pixels is configured to generate specific signals; a logic die comprising second wiring layers formed on a first side of the logic die; and an encryption processor on the logic die configured to generate encrypted data using the specific signals. The first side of the logic die may be mounted adjacent to the second side of the sensor die and the first wiring layers electrically connect to the second wiring layers, wherein the at least one of the imaging pixels, the encryption processor, and a connecting conductor in which the specific signals pass through from the at least one of the imaging pixels to the encryption processor are located interior to the solid-state imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Taishin Yoshida, Marie Toyoshima, Toru Akishita, Tomohiro Morimoto, Masafumi Kusakawa, Ikuhiro Tamura, Takahiro Akahane, Eiji Hirata, Yoshinobu Furusawa
  • Patent number: 7536499
    Abstract: A memory access control device enabling freer access from a plurality of ports to a plurality of memories and a processing system having the same are provided. From among addresses generated at a read address generation unit and addresses input from an external bus, the address which is supplied to a local memory (LM) is selected in accordance with configuration information supplied by a configuration information storage unit. Addresses correspond to ports. Lower bits thereof instruct the storage region inside the LM, and upper bits instruct the LM to be accessed. The read data to be output to a port is selected from among the read data of a plurality of LMs in accordance with the upper bits of this address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ikuhiro Tamura
  • Publication number: 20070055810
    Abstract: A memory access control device enabling freer access from a plurality of ports to a plurality of memories and a processing system having the same are provided. From among addresses generated at a read address generation unit and addresses input from an external bus, the address which is supplied to a local memory (LM) is selected in accordance with configuration information supplied by a configuration information storage unit. Addresses correspond to ports. Lower bits thereof instruct the storage region inside the LM, and upper bits instruct the LM to be accessed. The read data to be output to a port is selected from among the read data of a plurality of LMs in accordance with the upper bits of this address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ikuhiro Tamura