Patents by Inventor Motofumi Kashiwaya

Motofumi Kashiwaya 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: 9400762
    Abstract: An integrated device able to simplify interconnects up to memories, able to prevent a reduction of performance due to an increase of area and longer interconnects, and able to speed up memory access. An input/output port of a processing module, memory interfaces, and memory banks are connected by connection interconnects arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction above an arrangement region of a plurality of memory macros. As connection interconnects, command information interconnects and data interconnects are included. The command information interconnects are formed by private interconnects, while the data interconnects are formed by private interconnects for at least the second direction interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Kashiwaya
  • Patent number: 8539167
    Abstract: A shared memory device is disclosed which includes: a plurality of processor elements; a plurality of memory modules configured to be accessible by the plurality of processor elements; and a connection device configured to enable a specific processor element out of the plurality of processor elements to access a specific memory module out of the plurality of memory modules; wherein the plurality of processor elements are allowed to access via the connection device a plurality of memory systems each constituted by at least one memory module; and wherein each of the plurality of memory systems accessible by different processor elements allows the plurality of memory modules to be partially shared and accessed by the different processor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsuhiro Ohmori, Motofumi Kashiwaya
  • Publication number: 20120185859
    Abstract: History memory 430 correlates the input values and execution result of a function for each piece of function identification information, and holds as an execution history. A command decoder 320 supplies function identification information included in a previous notice command for predicting the function from a fetch unit 310 to an execution history search unit 410. Also, the command decoder 320 causes the execution history search unit 410 to obtain the input value output from an input selecting unit 332 based on, of commands to be read out after the previous notice command, an input value setting command for setting a function input value. The execution history search unit 410 searches an execution history agreeing with the obtained identification information and input values thereof before a function call-up command. An execution result output unit 420 outputs the execution result detected by the execution history search unit 410 to an executing unit 330.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motofumi Kashiwaya, Mutsuhiro Ohmori, Kurniawan Warih
  • Publication number: 20120159089
    Abstract: An integrated device able to simplify interconnects up to memories, able to prevent a reduction of performance due to an increase of area and longer interconnects, and able to speed up memory access. An input/output port of a processing module, memory interfaces, and memory banks are connected by connection interconnects arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction above an arrangement region of a plurality of memory macros. As connection interconnects, command information interconnects and data interconnects are included. The command information interconnects are formed by private interconnects, while the data interconnects are formed by private interconnects for at least the second direction interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Motofumi Kashiwaya
  • Patent number: 8145851
    Abstract: An integrated device able to simplify interconnects up to memories, able to prevent a reduction of performance due to an increase of area and longer interconnects, and able to speed up memory access. An input/output port of a processing module, memory interfaces, and memory banks are connected by connection interconnects arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction above an arrangement region of a plurality of memory macros. As connection interconnects, command information interconnects and data interconnects are included. The command information interconnects are formed by private interconnects, while the data interconnects are formed by private interconnects for at least the second direction interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Kashiwaya
  • Patent number: 7587545
    Abstract: A shared memory device able to simplify interconnects up to memories, able to prevent a reduction of performance due to an increase of area and longer interconnects, and able to speed up memory access, wherein an input/output port of a processing module, memory interfaces, and memory banks are connected by connection interconnects arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction above an arrangement region of a plurality of memory macros.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Motofumi Kashiwaya, Takeshi Yamazaki, Hiroshi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20080071996
    Abstract: A shared memory device is disclosed which includes: a plurality of processor elements; a plurality of memory modules configured to be accessible by the plurality of processor elements; and a connection device configured to enable a specific processor element out of the plurality of processor elements to access a specific memory module out of the plurality of memory modules; wherein the plurality of processor elements are allowed to access via the connection device a plurality of memory systems each constituted by at least one memory module; and wherein each of the plurality of memory systems accessible by different processor elements allows the plurality of memory modules to be partially shared and accessed by the different processor elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsuhiro Ohmori, Motofumi Kashiwaya
  • Publication number: 20070067579
    Abstract: A shared memory device able to simplify interconnects up to memories, able to prevent a reduction of performance due to an increase of area and longer interconnects, and able to speed up memory access, wherein an input/output port of a processing module, memory interfaces, and memory banks are connected by connection interconnects arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction above an arrangement region of a plurality of memory macros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Motofumi Kashiwaya, Takeshi Yamazaki, Hiroshi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20070055917
    Abstract: An integrated device able to simplify interconnects up to memories, able to prevent a reduction of performance due to an increase of area and longer interconnects, and able to speed up memory access. An input/output port of a processing module, memory interfaces, and memory banks are connected by connection interconnects arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction above an arrangement region of a plurality of memory macros. As connection interconnects, command information interconnects and data interconnects are included. The command information interconnects are formed by private interconnects, while the data interconnects are formed by private interconnects for at least the second direction interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Kashiwaya
  • Patent number: 5604143
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory producing apparatus has a data computing section 31, an electron patterning section 33 for patterning a wafer 3 by using an electron beam, a control section 32 for controlling +the electron patterning section 33 on the basis of the result from the data computing section 31. The data computing section 31 prepares binary codes for individual IC chips formed on the wafer 3, and generates coordinate regarding the wafer 3 and the IC chips. The data computing section 31 computes direct draw data for each IC chip based on the binary codes, and generates direct pattern data based on the binary codes and the direct draw data. The control section 32 and the electron-beam patterning section 33 cooperate to perform direct electron-beam patterning on the IC chips in accordance with the pattern data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoji Ishida, Kenji Nakano, Motofumi Kashiwaya, Masataka Inoue