Patents by Inventor Masato Fukuoka

Masato Fukuoka 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: 7372301
    Abstract: A bus switch circuit includes a switch element having two terminals whose electrical connection is controlled when a control signal is input into a control terminal. The bus switch circuit further includes a first pull-up resistor and first switch circuit, a second pull-up resistor and second switch circuit. The control signal controls the electrical connections of the first and second switch circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masato Fukuoka, Fumio Sashihara
  • Patent number: 6828846
    Abstract: An analog switch circuit includes: an analog switch composed of a first P-channel MOS transistor and a first N-channel transistor, a gate of which receives a control signal; a comparison circuit comparing potentials of a first input-output-terminal and a second input-output terminal, and conveying a higher potential to a well where the first P-channel MOS transistor is formed; a first potential conveying circuit conveying a potential of the well where the first P-channel MOS transistor is formed to a gate of the first P-channel MOS transistor when the analog switch is in the OFF state; a second potential conveying circuit operating on the basis of a control signal to convey the potential of the well where the first P-channel MOS transistor is formed to the gate of the first P-channel MOS transistor to turn off the first P-channel MOS transistor; and a third potential conveying section operating on the basis of the control signal to turn on the first P-channel MOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takumi Tsukazaki, Masato Fukuoka, Masanori Kinugasa
  • Publication number: 20040052249
    Abstract: A bus switch circuit includes a switch element having two terminals whose electrical connection is controlled when a control signal is input into a control terminal. The bus switch circuit further includes a first pull-up resistor and first switch circuit, a second pull-up resistor and second switch circuit. The control signal controls the electrical connections of the first and second switch circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masato Fukuoka, Fumio Sashihara
  • Publication number: 20030094993
    Abstract: An analog switch circuit includes: an analog switch composed of a first P-channel MOS transistor and a first N-channel transistor, a gate of which receives a control signal; a comparison circuit comparing potentials of a first input-output-terminal and a second input-output terminal, and conveying a higher potential to a well where the first P-channel MOS transistor is formed; a first potential conveying circuit conveying a potential of the well where the first P-channel MOS transistor is formed to a gate of the first P-channel MOS transistor when the analog switch is in the OFF state; a second potential conveying circuit operating on the basis of a control signal to convey the potential of the well where the first P-channel MOS transistor is formed to the gate of the first P-channel MOS transistor to turn off the first P-channel MOS transistor; and a third potential conveying section operating on the basis of the control signal to turn on the first P-channel MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takumi Tsukazaki, Masato Fukuoka, Masanori Kinugasa