Patents by Inventor Minato ITO
Minato ITO 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).
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Patent number: 12610707Abstract: A display apparatus with a driver circuit having redundancy is provided. The display apparatus includes a first layer and a second layer positioned above the first layer. The first layer includes a first driver circuit and a second driver circuit. The second layer includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The first pixel region includes a first pixel circuit and the second pixel region includes a second pixel circuit. The first pixel region includes a region overlapping with the first circuit and the second pixel region includes a region overlapping with the second circuit. The first pixel circuit is electrically connected to the first driver circuit through a first wiring, the second pixel circuit is electrically connected to the second driver circuit through a second wiring, and the first wiring is electrically connected to the second wiring through a switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minato Ito, Munehiro Kozuma, Yuki Okamoto, Yusuke Koumura
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Publication number: 20260065864Abstract: A novel electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, an arithmetic portion, and a gaze detection portion, and the display apparatus includes a functional circuit and a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting a user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of dividing the plurality of sub-display portions between a first section and a second section using a detection result of the gaze detection portion. The first section includes a region overlapping with a user's gaze point. The functional circuit has a function of making a driving frequency of the second section lower than a driving frequency of the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2025Publication date: March 5, 2026Inventors: Munehiro KOZUMA, Tatsuya ONUKI, Hidetomo KOBAYASHI, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Yusuke KOUMURA, Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA, Hisao IKEDA, Hiromichi GODO
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Publication number: 20260016890Abstract: An electronic device with a novel structure is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, a gaze detection portion, and an arithmetic portion. The display apparatus includes a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions and a functional circuit including a luminance conversion circuit. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting the user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of allocating the plurality of sub-display portions to a first section or a second section with the use of the detection result of the gaze detection portion. The functional circuit has a function of performing display on the sub-display portion included in the first section with a first driving frequency and performing display on the sub-display portion included in the second section with a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2025Publication date: January 15, 2026Inventors: Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Munehiro KOZUMA, Tatsuya ONUKI
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Patent number: 12499828Abstract: A novel electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, an arithmetic portion, and a gaze detection portion, and the display apparatus includes a functional circuit and a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting a user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of dividing the plurality of sub-display portions between a first section and a second section using a detection result of the gaze detection portion. The first section includes a region overlapping with a user's gaze point. The functional circuit has a function of making a driving frequency of the second section lower than a driving frequency of the first section.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 16, 2025Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Munehiro Kozuma, Tatsuya Onuki, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Takanori Matsuzaki, Yuki Okamoto, Minato Ito, Yusuke Koumura, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Hisao Ikeda, Hiromichi Godo
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Patent number: 12475292Abstract: The circuit layout generation system includes a memory portion, a limitation data arithmetic portion, and a layout data arithmetic portion. The memory portion is configured to store circuit connection data and first limitation data. The circuit connection data is data regarding connection of a transistor and a capacitor included in a pixel circuit. The first limitation data includes data that determines a wiring interval of the transistor and a wiring interval of the capacitor and data that determines placement coordinates of the transistor and the capacitor. The limitation data arithmetic portion is configured to generate second limitation data on the basis of the circuit connection data and the first limitation data and store the second limitation data in the memory portion. The second limitation data is data that determines the placement of the transistor and the capacitor designated by the placement coordinates so that the transistor and the capacitor are positioned close to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Munehiro Kozuma, Minato Ito, Yusuke Koumura, Tatsuya Onuki
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Patent number: 12449898Abstract: An electronic device with a novel structure is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, a gaze detection portion, and an arithmetic portion. The display apparatus includes a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions and a functional circuit including a luminance conversion circuit. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting the user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of allocating the plurality of sub-display portions to a first section or a second section with the use of the detection result of the gaze detection portion. The functional circuit has a function of performing display on the sub-display portion included in the first section with a first driving frequency and performing display on the sub-display portion included in the second section with a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Okamoto, Minato Ito, Munehiro Kozuma, Tatsuya Onuki
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Patent number: 12433096Abstract: A display apparatus with a novel structure is provided. The display apparatus includes a first layer and a second layer positioned above the first layer. The first layer includes a driver circuit region, and the second layer includes a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel regions. The driver circuit region includes a control circuit unit and a plurality of local driver circuits. One of the plurality of local driver circuits corresponds to any one of the plurality of pixel regions. The local driver circuit has a function of outputting a driving signal for driving a plurality of pixels included in the corresponding pixel region.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: September 30, 2025Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minato Ito, Takanori Matsuzaki, Munehiro Kozuma, Yuki Okamoto, Yusuke Koumura
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Patent number: 12400605Abstract: A semiconductor device having redundancy is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first driver circuit, a second driver circuit, a first selection circuit, a second selection circuit, and a switch circuit. An output terminal of the first driver circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first selection circuit and a first terminal of the switch circuit, and an output terminal of the second driver circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the second selection circuit and a second terminal of the switch circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 26, 2025Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Munehiro Kozuma, Tatsuya Onuki, Takanori Matsuzaki, Minato Ito
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Publication number: 20250015614Abstract: A semiconductor device with reduced power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes a node ND1, a node ND2, a resistor, a capacitor, and a comparison circuit. The resistor is electrically connected in series between one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a secondary battery and a first terminal. The resistor has a function of converting current flowing between the one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the secondary battery and the first terminal into a first voltage. The first voltage is added to a voltage of the node ND2 through the capacitor. The comparison circuit has a function of comparing a voltage of the node ND1 and the voltage of the node ND2. The comparison circuit outputs a signal that notifies detection of overcurrent when the voltage of the node ND2 is higher than the voltage of the node ND1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Kei TAKAHASHI, Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Takahiko ISHIZU, Hiroki INOUE, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20250004546Abstract: An electronic device with a novel structure is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, a gaze detection portion, and an arithmetic portion. The display apparatus includes a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions and a functional circuit including a luminance conversion circuit. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting the user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of allocating the plurality of sub-display portions to a first section or a second section with the use of the detection result of the gaze detection portion. The functional circuit has a function of performing display on the sub-display portion included in the first section with a first driving frequency and performing display on the sub-display portion included in the second section with a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Munehiro KOZUMA, Tatsuya ONUKI
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Patent number: 12132334Abstract: A semiconductor device with reduced power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes a node ND1, a node ND2, a resistor, a capacitor, and a comparison circuit. The resistor is electrically connected in series between one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a secondary battery and a first terminal. The resistor has a function of converting current flowing between the one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the secondary battery and the first terminal into a first voltage. The first voltage is added to a voltage of the node ND2 through the capacitor. The comparison circuit has a function of comparing a voltage of the node ND1 and the voltage of the node ND2. The comparison circuit outputs a signal that notifies detection of overcurrent when the voltage of the node ND2 is higher than the voltage of the node ND1.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yuki Okamoto, Minato Ito, Takahiko Ishizu, Hiroki Inoue, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20240331630Abstract: A novel electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display apparatus, an arithmetic portion, and a gaze detection portion, and the display apparatus includes a functional circuit and a display portion divided into a plurality of sub-display portions. The gaze detection portion has a function of detecting a user's gaze. The arithmetic portion has a function of dividing the plurality of sub-display portions between a first section and a second section using a detection result of the gaze detection portion. The first section includes a region overlapping with a user's gaze point. The functional circuit has a function of making a driving frequency of the second section lower than a driving frequency of the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Munehiro KOZUMA, Tatsuya ONUKI, Hidetomo KOBAYASHI, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Yusuke KOUMURA, Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA, Hisao IKEDA, Hiromichi GODO
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Patent number: 12101067Abstract: A semiconductor device that functions as a relay station and is reduced in size is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier, a first transistor and a first capacitor that are electrically connected to a first input side of the operational amplifier, and a first resistor and a second resistor that are electrically connected to a second input side. The second resistor is electrically connected to an output side of the operational amplifier, a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first power supply, the first resistor is electrically connected to a second power supply, and at least a transistor included in the operational amplifier has a region overlapping with the first transistor.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minato Ito, Hitoshi Kunitake, Takayuki Ikeda
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Publication number: 20240265882Abstract: A semiconductor device having redundancy is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first driver circuit, a second driver circuit, a first selection circuit, a second selection circuit, and a switch circuit. An output terminal of the first driver circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first selection circuit and a first terminal of the switch circuit, and an output terminal of the second driver circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the second selection circuit and a second terminal of the switch circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2022Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Munehiro KOZUMA, Tatsuya ONUKI, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Minato ITO
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Publication number: 20240179987Abstract: A display apparatus with a driver circuit having redundancy is provided. The display apparatus includes a first layer and a second layer positioned above the first layer. The first layer includes a first driver circuit and a second driver circuit. The second layer includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The first pixel region includes a first pixel circuit and the second pixel region includes a second pixel circuit. The first pixel region includes a region overlapping with the first circuit and the second pixel region includes a region overlapping with the second circuit. The first pixel circuit is electrically connected to the first driver circuit through a first wiring, the second pixel circuit is electrically connected to the second driver circuit through a second wiring, and the first wiring is electrically connected to the second wiring through a switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minato ITO, Munehiro KOZUMA, Yuki OKAMOTO, Yusuke KOUMURA
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Publication number: 20240161695Abstract: A display apparatus with a novel structure is provided. The display apparatus includes a first layer and a second layer positioned above the first layer. The first layer includes a driver circuit region, and the second layer includes a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel regions. The driver circuit region includes a control circuit unit and a plurality of local driver circuits. One of the plurality of local driver circuits corresponds to any one of the plurality of pixel regions. The local driver circuit has a function of outputting a driving signal for driving a plurality of pixels included in the corresponding pixel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Minato ITO, Takanori MATSUZAKI, Munehiro KOZUMA, Yuki OKAMOTO, Yusuke KOUMURA
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Patent number: 11973198Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of detecting a micro-short circuit of a secondary battery is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first source follower, a second source follower, a transistor, a capacitor, and a comparator. A negative electrode potential and a positive electrode potential of the secondary battery are supplied to the semiconductor device, a first potential is input to the first source follower, and a second potential is input to the second source follower. A signal for controlling the conduction state of the transistor is input to a gate of the transistor, and an output potential of the first source follower related to the potential between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the secondary battery is sampled.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Matsuzaki, Kei Takahashi, Takahiko Ishizu, Yuki Okamoto, Minato Ito
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Publication number: 20230297339Abstract: A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided. A first memory circuit portion includes a first memory circuit for retaining a plurality of pieces of first weight data. A second memory circuit portion includes a second memory circuit for retaining a plurality of pieces of second weight data. A first arithmetic circuit portion includes a first arithmetic circuit, a first switching circuit, and a third switching circuit. A second arithmetic circuit portion includes a second arithmetic circuit, a second switching circuit, and a fourth switching circuit. The first switching circuit has a function of supplying any one of the plurality of pieces of the first weight data to a first wiring. The second switching circuit has a function of supplying any one of the plurality of pieces of the second weight data to a second wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Yuki OKAMOTO, Minato ITO, Munehiro KOZUMA
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Patent number: 11714138Abstract: A semiconductor device that tests and/or monitors each of batteries provided in an assembled battery is provided. The semiconductor device includes a hysteresis comparator and a circuit, and the circuit has a function of setting a high-level side threshold voltage and a low-level side voltage of the hysteresis comparator. The circuit includes first and second capacitors. A first terminal of the first capacitor is electrically connected to a high-level side reference potential input terminal of the hysteresis comparator and a first terminal of the second capacitor is electrically connected to a low-level side reference potential input terminal of the hysteresis comparator.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yuki Okamoto, Minato Ito, Takahiko Ishizu
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Publication number: 20230176818Abstract: A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided. The semiconductor device includes a storage circuit, an arithmetic circuit, and a driver circuit. The arithmetic circuit includes a switching circuit and a product-sum operation circuit. The storage circuit includes a first storage region and a second storage region. The first storage region has a function of retaining first storage data. The second storage region has a function of retaining second storage data. The switching circuit has a function of outputting the first storage data or the second storage data to the product-sum operation circuit. The driver circuit has a function of outputting first input data or second input data to the product-sum operation circuit. The product-sum operation circuit has a function of retaining first output data obtained by arithmetic processing performed on the first input data and the first storage data selected by the switching circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Minato ITO, Munehiro KOZUMA, Yuki OKAMOTO