Patents by Inventor Motoi Tanabe

Motoi Tanabe 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: 8243845
    Abstract: A signal transmission system is provided which is capable of simplifying circuits and shortening time required for automatic adjustment of pre-emphasis. A signal having a single pulse pattern is generated by a single pulse pattern generating circuit. A signal having passed through a selector is divided into two signals whose phases are inverted and which are transmitted to a receiving circuit. An eye aperture of an eye waveform in a direction of time is measured by an eye aperture judging section by using the two signals and a sampling clock output from a sampling clock controlling section. An adjustment controlling section compares the measured eye aperture with a target value for judgment and transmits the judgment result to the transmitting circuit, where pre-emphasis is adjusted based on the judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8107555
    Abstract: A pre-emphasis automatic adjusting system is provided which is capable of placing the best suitable emphasis against attenuation occurring in a through hole. A step signal is transmitted from a transmitting circuit via a signal transmission path to a receiving circuit with termination of the receiving circuit being released. A voltage of its reflected signal is compared with a first reference voltage of a first reference voltage source. Based on a comparison result in a capacitive reflection section in which a voltage of the reflected signal is less than the first reference voltage, a section detecting signal is outputted from a reflected wave detecting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 7667554
    Abstract: A pulse train having a specific amplitude is transmitted from a transmitting circuit, and the amplitude at the receiving end is measured by a comparator. A coarse adjustment control unit determines a coarse adjustment value of the pre-emphasis intensity based on the measured amplitude. The pre-emphasis intensity is changed within the course pre-emphasis range, and the maximum receivable time width of a test signal is obtained by a reception judging unit 13 by using a fine adjustment stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20090161790
    Abstract: A signal transmission system is provided which is capable of simplifying circuits and shortening time required for automatic adjustment of pre-emphasis. A signal having a single pulse pattern is generated by a single pulse pattern generating circuit. A signal having passed through a selector is divided into two signals whose phases are inverted and which are transmitted to a receiving circuit. An eye aperture of an eye waveform in a direction of time is measured by an eye aperture judging section by using the two signals and a sampling clock output from a sampling clock controlling section. An adjustment controlling section compares the measured eye aperture with a target value for judgment and transmits the judgment result to the transmitting circuit, where pre-emphasis is adjusted based on the judgment result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 7489738
    Abstract: A signal transmission system is provided which is capable of simplifying circuits and shortening time required for automatic adjustment of pre-emphasis. A signal having a single pulse pattern is generated by a single pulse pattern generating circuit. A signal having passed through a selector is divided into two signals whose phases are inverted and which are transmitted to a receiving circuit. An eye aperture of an eye waveform in a direction of time is measured by an eye aperture judging section by using the two signals and a sampling clock output from a sampling clock controlling section. An adjustment controlling section compares the measured eye aperture with a target value for judgment and transmits the judgment result to the transmitting circuit, where pre-emphasis is adjusted based on the judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20080240291
    Abstract: A pre-emphasis automatic adjusting system is provided which is capable of placing the best suitable emphasis against attenuation occurring in a through hole. A step signal is transmitted from a transmitting circuit via a signal transmission path to a receiving circuit with termination of the receiving circuit being released. A voltage of its reflected signal is compared with a first reference voltage of a first reference voltage source. Based on a comparison result in a capacitive reflection section in which a voltage of the reflected signal is less than the first reference voltage, a section detecting signal is outputted from a reflected wave detecting circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: MOTOI TANABE
  • Publication number: 20070247191
    Abstract: A signal transmission system is provided which is capable of simplifying circuits and shortening time required for automatic adjustment of pre-emphasis. A signal having a single pulse pattern is generated by a single pulse pattern generating circuit. A signal having passed through a selector is divided into two signals whose phases are inverted and which are transmitted to a receiving circuit. An eye aperture of an eye waveform in a direction of time is measured by an eye aperture judging section by using the two signals and a sampling clock output from a sampling clock controlling section. An adjustment controlling section compares the measured eye aperture with a target value for judgment and transmits the judgment result to the transmitting circuit, where pre-emphasis is adjusted based on the judgment result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20060204245
    Abstract: A pulse train having a specific amplitude is transmitted from a transmitting circuit, and the amplitude at the receiving end is measured by a comparator. A coarse adjustment control unit determines a coarse adjustment value of the pre-emphasis intensity based on the measured amplitude. The pre-emphasis intensity is changed within the course pre-emphasis range, and the maximum receivable time width of a test signal is obtained by a reception judging unit 13 by using a fine adjustment stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Motoi Tanabe