Patents by Inventor Masumi KON

Masumi KON 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: 9461663
    Abstract: To suppress detection accuracy of a measurement resistance from decreasing by an on-resistance of a selector switch. The selector switch is provided between a first node coupled to a first voltage through a reference resistance and multiple second nodes coupled to the second voltage through measurement resistances, and selects the second node to be coupled to the first node with the selector switch. A correction circuit generates a voltage obtained by adding the second voltage to a voltage between the second node and the first node as a correction voltage. A double integral ADC finds a first integral time elapsed when a difference voltage of the correction voltage to a voltage of the first node is integrated to the first voltage and a second integral time elapsed when the difference voltage of the first voltage to the voltage of the first node is integrated to the correction voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masumi Kon, Jou Kudou
  • Publication number: 20150263752
    Abstract: To suppress detection accuracy of a measurement resistance from decreasing by an on-resistance of a selector switch. The selector switch is provided between a first node coupled to a first voltage through a reference resistance and multiple second nodes coupled to the second voltage through measurement resistances, and selects the second node to be coupled to the first node with the selector switch. A correction circuit generates a voltage obtained by adding the second voltage to a voltage between the second node and the first node as a correction voltage. A double integral ADC finds a first integral time elapsed when a difference voltage of the correction voltage to a voltage of the first node is integrated to the first voltage and a second integral time elapsed when the difference voltage of the first voltage to the voltage of the first node is integrated to the correction voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masumi KON, Jou KUDOU
  • Patent number: 9077357
    Abstract: To suppress detection accuracy of a measurement resistance from decreasing by an on-resistance of a selector switch. The selector switch is provided between a first node coupled to a first voltage through a reference resistance and multiple second nodes coupled to the second voltage through measurement resistances, and selects the second node to be coupled to the first node with the selector switch. A correction circuit generates a voltage obtained by adding the second voltage to a voltage between the second node and the first node as a correction voltage. A double integral ADC finds a first integral time elapsed when a difference voltage of the correction voltage to a voltage of the first node is integrated to the first voltage and a second integral time elapsed when the difference voltage of the first voltage to the voltage of the first node is integrated to the correction voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masumi Kon, Jou Kudou
  • Publication number: 20150109155
    Abstract: To suppress detection accuracy of a measurement resistance from decreasing by an on-resistance of a selector switch. The selector switch is provided between a first node coupled to a first voltage through a reference resistance and multiple second nodes coupled to the second voltage through measurement resistances, and selects the second node to be coupled to the first node with the selector switch. A correction circuit generates a voltage obtained by adding the second voltage to a voltage between the second node and the first node as a correction voltage. A double integral ADC finds a first integral time elapsed when a difference voltage of the correction voltage to a voltage of the first node is integrated to the first voltage and a second integral time elapsed when the difference voltage of the first voltage to the voltage of the first node is integrated to the correction voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masumi KON, Jou KUDOU
  • Patent number: 8421662
    Abstract: A low power consumption DA converter includes a segment type DA converter and an R-2R resistance ladder DA converter. The segment type DA converter is coupled to a power source voltage VDD and outputs a current signal changing in a stepwise manner according to inputted upper bits D[7 to 5]. The R-2R resistance ladder DA converter is coupled to the segment type DA converter in series between the power source voltage VDD and a ground voltage GND, and outputs an output voltage Vout changing in a stepwise manner. The R-2R resistance ladder DA converter changes the output voltage Vout by raising or lowering a reference voltage Vref according to the lower bits D[4 to 0] and the current signal from the segment type DA converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Masumi Kon
  • Publication number: 20120050085
    Abstract: A low power consumption DA converter includes a segment type DA converter and an R-2R resistance ladder DA converter. The segment type DA converter is coupled to a power source voltage VDD and outputs a current signal changing in a stepwise manner according to inputted upper bits D[7 to 5]. The R-2R resistance ladder DA converter is coupled to the segment type DA converter in series between the power source voltage VDD and a ground voltage GND, and outputs an output voltage Vout changing in a stepwise manner. The R-2R resistance ladder DA converter changes the output voltage Vout by raising or lowering a reference voltage Vref according to the lower bits D[4 to 0] and the current signal from the segment type DA converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masumi KON