Patents by Inventor Kohei BEPPU

Kohei BEPPU 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: 12562685
    Abstract: A circuit device is configured to switching between a first mode in which phase noise of an output clock signal is lower than that in a second mode and the second mode in which power consumption is smaller than that in the first mode, and the circuit device includes an oscillation circuit configured to generate an oscillation signal, a waveform shaping circuit configured to perform waveform shaping on the oscillation signal to obtain a rectangular wave clock signal; and an output circuit configured to output the output clock signal based on the clock signal. A driving capability of the waveform shaping circuit in the first mode is higher than a driving capability of the waveform shaping circuit in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Itasaka, Kohei Beppu, Naoki Ii
  • Publication number: 20240322757
    Abstract: A circuit device is configured to switching between a first mode in which phase noise of an output clock signal is lower than that in a second mode and the second mode in which power consumption is smaller than that in the first mode, and the circuit device includes an oscillation circuit configured to generate an oscillation signal, a waveform shaping circuit configured to perform waveform shaping on the oscillation signal to obtain a rectangular wave clock signal; and an output circuit configured to output the output clock signal based on the clock signal. A driving capability of the waveform shaping circuit in the first mode is higher than a driving capability of the waveform shaping circuit in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Yosuke ITASAKA, Kohei BEPPU, Naoki II
  • Patent number: 12009786
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a waveform-shaping circuit that waveform-shapes an oscillation signal and provides an output clock signal based on a clock signal. A bias voltage output circuit of the circuit device provides a bias voltage of the oscillation signal that is input to the waveform-shaping circuit. A comparator of the circuit device compares a DC voltage obtained by smoothing the clock signal with a reference voltage. A logic circuit of the circuit device sets an adjustment value of the bias voltage. In a test mode of the logic circuit, the logic circuit changes the adjustment value to determine a set value of the adjustment value based on output of the comparator when the adjustment value is changed and stores the determined set value in a storage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Beppu, Takehiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11728771
    Abstract: A circuit apparatus includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal, a first buffer circuit that outputs a first clock signal based on the oscillation signal, a second buffer circuit that outputs a second clock signal based on the first clock signal, a first terminal electrically couplable to a first node via which the first buffer circuit outputs the first clock signal, and a second terminal electrically coupled to a second node via which the second buffer circuit outputs the second clock signal, and the rise period of the first clock signal is shorter than the rise period of the second clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei Beppu, Takehiro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230208358
    Abstract: A circuit device includes: an output circuit including a waveform-shaping circuit of an oscillation signal and configured to output an output clock signal based on a clock signal subjected to waveform-shaping; a bias voltage output circuit configured to output a bias voltage of the oscillation signal input to the waveform-shaping circuit; a comparator configured to compare a DC voltage obtained by smoothing the clock signal subjected to the waveform-shaping with a reference voltage; a logic circuit configured to set an adjustment value of the bias voltage; and a storage circuit. In a test mode, the logic circuit changes the adjustment value to determine a set value of the adjustment value based on output of the comparator when the adjustment value is changed, and stores the determined set value in the storage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei BEPPU, Takehiro YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11539363
    Abstract: The circuit device includes a first MOS transistor of a first conductivity type a source of which is coupled to a first power supply voltage node, a second MOS transistor of a second conductivity type a source of which is coupled to a second power supply voltage node, a first variable resistance circuit which is coupled between a drain of the first MOS transistor and an output node, and which includes a first switch, and a second switch coupled between the drain of the first MOS transistor and the second power supply voltage node. The control circuit performs control of making the first switch OFF and making the second switch ON when the clock signal fails to be output from the output node, and making the first switch ON and making the second switch OFF when the clock signal is output from the output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Kohei Beppu
  • Publication number: 20220352850
    Abstract: A circuit apparatus includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal, a first buffer circuit that outputs a first clock signal based on the oscillation signal, a second buffer circuit that outputs a second clock signal based on the first clock signal, a first terminal electrically couplable to a first node via which the first buffer circuit outputs the first clock signal, and a second terminal electrically coupled to a second node via which the second buffer circuit outputs the second clock signal, and the rise period of the first clock signal is shorter than the rise period of the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei BEPPU, Takehiro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210391859
    Abstract: The circuit device includes a first MOS transistor of a first conductivity type a source of which is coupled to a first power supply voltage node, a second MOS transistor of a second conductivity type a source of which is coupled to a second power supply voltage node, a first variable resistance circuit which is coupled between a drain of the first MOS transistor and an output node, and which includes a first switch, and a second switch coupled between the drain of the first MOS transistor and the second power supply voltage node. The control circuit performs control of making the first switch OFF and making the second switch ON when the clock signal fails to be output from the output node, and making the first switch ON and making the second switch OFF when the clock signal is output from the output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Kohei BEPPU