Patents by Inventor Masakazu Yaginuma

Masakazu Yaginuma 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: 10295578
    Abstract: A full bridge circuit comprises first to fourth magnetic resistance elements. The first and fourth magnetic resistance elements have a first polarity, while the second and third magnetic resistance elements have a second polarity. A comparison circuit compares a first value indicating a difference between a potential of a first connecting node and a first potential and a second value indicating a difference between a potential of a second connecting node and a second potential to determine presence/absence of an external magnetic field. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the first magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the second magnetic resistance element. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the third magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the fourth magnetic resistance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Higashi, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Tetsuro Wamura, Masakazu Yaginuma, Motomichi Shibano
  • Publication number: 20180241410
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing circuit includes: (i) a plurality of input ends to which respective input signals are supplied; (ii) a plurality of signal processing paths that are provided to correspond to the input ends; (iii) a switching circuit that performs switching between connections of the input ends and signal processing paths; (iv) an output circuit that supplies, to one or more output ends, output signals of the signal processing paths in association with the respective input signals that are supplied to the input ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Junichi Takeda, Maho Kuwahara, Masanori Matsuda, Masakazu Yaginuma
  • Patent number: 9869572
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment is provided with a controller, a first detector, a second detector, and a determiner. In a first measurement, the first detector detects a first measured value correlated with the propagation time of the first acoustic wave in a first detection period from the transmission to the reception of the first acoustic wave. In a second measurement, the second detector detects a second measured value correlated with the propagation time of the second acoustic wave in a second detection period from the transmission to the reception of the second acoustic wave. The determiner determines the presence or absence of the second measurement on the basis of the result of comparison between the first measured value and another first measured value measured earlier than the first measured value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masanori Matsuda, Junichi Takeda, Masakazu Yaginuma
  • Publication number: 20170067767
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment is provided with a controller, a first detector, a second detector, and a determiner. In a first measurement, the first detector detects a first measured value correlated with the propagation time of the first acoustic wave in a first detection period from the transmission to the reception of the first acoustic wave. In a second measurement, the second detector detects a second measured value correlated with the propagation time of the second acoustic wave in a second detection period from the transmission to the reception of the second acoustic wave. The determiner determines the presence or absence of the second measurement on the basis of the result of comparison between the first measured value and another first measured value measured earlier than the first measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Masanori Matsuda, Junichi Takeda, Masakazu Yaginuma
  • Publication number: 20160258988
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a metering unit that operates under control of a first processor to measure electric power consumed, a communication unit that operates under the control of a second processor different from the first processor to perform communication, and a path connecting the metering unit and the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Masakazu Yaginuma, Junichi Takeda, Masanori Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20160131687
    Abstract: A full bridge circuit comprises first to fourth magnetic resistance elements. The first and fourth magnetic resistance elements have a first polarity, while the second and third magnetic resistance elements have a second polarity. A comparison circuit compares a first value indicating a difference between a potential of a first connecting node and a first potential and a second value indicating a difference between a potential of a second connecting node and a second potential to determine presence/absence of an external magnetic field. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the first magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the second magnetic resistance element. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the third magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the fourth magnetic resistance element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Hideaki FUKUZAWA, Tetsuro WAMURA, Masakazu YAGINUMA, Motomichi SHIBANO
  • Patent number: 6962868
    Abstract: Even where an I/O cell requiring good characteristics is alloted to an I/O slot corresponding to the uppermost standard pattern wiring, a pad can be connected to the I/O slot by forming rewiring in the chip outermost peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinsuke Sakamoto, Yasuo Inbe, Masakazu Yaginuma, Kazunari Horikawa, Toshikazu Sei
  • Patent number: 6844630
    Abstract: Even where an I/O cell requiring good characteristics is alloted to an I/O slot corresponding to the uppermost standard pattern wiring, a pad can be connected to the I/O slot by forming rewiring in the chip outermost peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinsuke Sakamoto, Yasuo Inbe, Masakazu Yaginuma, Kazunari Horikawa, Toshikazu Sei
  • Publication number: 20040227161
    Abstract: Even where an I/O cell requiring good characteristics is alloted to an I/O slot corresponding to the uppermost standard pattern wiring, a pad can be connected to the I/O slot by forming rewiring in the chip outermost peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinsuke Sakamoto, Yasuo Inbe, Masakazu Yaginuma, Kazunari Horikawa, Toshikazu Sei
  • Publication number: 20020117757
    Abstract: Even where an I/O cell requiring good characteristics is alloted to an I/O slot corresponding to the uppermost standard pattern wiring, a pad can be connected to the I/O slot by forming rewiring in the chip outermost peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinsuke Sakamoto, Yasuo Inbe, Masakazu Yaginuma, Kazunari Horikawa, Toshikazu Sei