Patents by Inventor Masaki KUSANO

Masaki KUSANO 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: 11250906
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to compensate for the radiation tolerance of a semiconductor memory. An apparatus (10) for compensating for radiation tolerance comprises: a voltage value acquisition unit (11) that acquires a data retention voltage value that is a maximum voltage value at which data is inverted when a power supply voltage of a semiconductor memory having a latch circuit is lowered; a correction value determination unit (12) that determines a voltage correction value on the basis of a difference between the data retention voltage value and a reference voltage value; and a voltage adjustment unit (13) that adjusts at least one among the power supply voltage and a substrate bias voltage by using the voltage correction value. The reference voltage value is set to be equal to or lower than the data retention voltage value that satisfies a required radiation tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Mori, Masaki Kusano, Daisuke Matsuura, Daisuke Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Hirose, Osamu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20220015274
    Abstract: An electronic device protection unit is provided. The electronic device protection unit includes a sensing part, a responding part, and an analysis and control part. The sensing part is configured to detect an incident ray which is electromagnetic wave or radiation with potential to cause destruction (damage), failure, or malfunction of an electronic device. The responding part is configured to be able to perform a plurality of behaviors to protect the electronic device. The analysis and control part is configured to control the behaviors of the responding part in response to a type of the incident ray detected by the sensing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Naohisa ANABUKI, Masaki KUSANO, Shigeru ISHII
  • Publication number: 20210210135
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to compensate for the radiation tolerance of a semiconductor memory. An apparatus (10) for compensating for radiation tolerance comprises: a voltage value acquisition unit (11) that acquires a data retention voltage value that is a maximum voltage value at which data is inverted when a power supply voltage of a semiconductor memory having a latch circuit is lowered; a correction value determination unit (12) that determines a voltage correction value on the basis of a difference between the data retention voltage value and a reference voltage value; and a voltage adjustment unit (13) that adjusts at least one among the power supply voltage and a substrate bias voltage by using the voltage correction value. The reference voltage value is set to be equal to or lower than the data retention voltage value that satisfies a required radiation tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiharu MORI, Masaki KUSANO, Daisuke MATSUURA, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Kazuyuki HIROSE, Osamu KAWASAKI