Patents by Inventor Motoo Fukuo

Motoo Fukuo 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: 8378999
    Abstract: A clock signal, a data signal, and a latch signal are commonly supplied from a controller to a plurality of the data drivers. The data signal and the latch signal are synchronized with the clock signal. In each of the data drivers, an internal latch signal is generated in synchronization with the clock signal in response to the latch signal. Timing of a rising edge of the internal latch signal is independently controlled in each data driver in accordance with position information where each data driver is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Patent number: 7999799
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystal display device that is able to reduce EMI, current consumption, and so forth in an interchip transfer of display data, a timing signal, and so forth and to provide an appropriate timing margin. In an interchip transfer of display data, a timing signal, and so forth that uses a plurality of data drivers, a certain data driver is used as a data driver. When the data driver is used in a first stage, an internal receiver is made to function as an RSDS receiver by fixing the IFM terminal at the “H” level. The received RSDS signal constitutes a CMOS signal that has been divided into two by the receiver and is output by the transmitter. Here, a data inversion signal is generated and output by the transmitter. When the data driver is used in the second or subsequent stage, the internal receiver is made to function as a CMOS receiver by fixing the IFM terminal at the “L” level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Patent number: 7936345
    Abstract: To reduce EMI and current consumption in internal wiring after display data have been input to a data driver. Display data DN/DP constituted by RSDS signals input to a data driver in a first stage are converted to display data DA constituted by CMOS signals, subjected to primary inversion control according to a data inversion signal INV generated inside, and transferred into internal wiring 31 in a data capturing circuit 30. Then, the display data are subjected to secondary inversion control by a secondary data inversion circuit 33 disposed immediately before data registers 34 according to the data inversion signal INV, and then captured by the data registers 34. Further, chip-to-chip transfer of the display data DA and the data inversion signal INV to the data drivers in second and subsequent stages is performed through the internal wiring 31 and internal wiring 32. Then, as in the data driver in the first stage, the display data DA are captured by the data registers 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Publication number: 20110007057
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display driver includes: a positive polarity amplifier; a negative polarity amplifier; and a determining part. The positive polarity amplifier is supplied with a first power source voltage and a second power source voltage, and amplifies a decoded first video data to output as a first data signal. The negative polarity amplifier is supplied with a third power source voltage and a fourth power source voltage, and amplifies a decoded second video data to output as a second data signal. The determining part determines whether an operation is a Half-VDD operation or a Full-VDD operation based on one of a comparison result between the second power source voltage and a first reference voltage and a comparison result between the fourth power source voltage and a second reference voltage to output a determination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Publication number: 20100265234
    Abstract: A driver includes a gradation voltage supplying section configured to supply a first output gradation voltage to a data line in a first display period; and a charge share performing section configured to supply a second voltage between the first output gradation voltage and a first voltage to the data line in a charge share period after the first display period. The first voltage is a common voltage between the first output gradation voltage and a second output gradation voltage of a polarity opposite to that of the first output gradation voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Patent number: 7719525
    Abstract: To reduce EMI and current consumption in internal wiring after display data have been input to a data driver. Display data DN/DP constituted by RSDS signals input to a data driver in a first stage are converted to display data DA constituted by CMOS signals, subjected to primary inversion control according to a data inversion signal INV generated inside, and transferred into internal wiring 31 in a data capturing circuit 30. Then, the display data are subjected to secondary inversion control by a secondary data inversion circuit 33 disposed immediately before data registers 34 according to the data inversion signal INV, and then captured by the data registers 34. Further, chip-to-chip transfer of the display data DA and the data inversion signal INV to the data drivers in second and subsequent stages is performed through the internal wiring 31 and internal wiring 32. Then, as in the data driver in the first stage, the display data DA are captured by the data registers 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Publication number: 20080068360
    Abstract: A clock signal, a data signal, and a latch signal are commonly supplied from a controller to a plurality of the data drivers. The data signal and the latch signal are synchronized with the clock signal. In each of the data drivers, an internal latch signal is generated in synchronization with the clock signal in response to the latch signal. Timing of a rising edge of the internal latch signal is independently controlled in each data driver in accordance with position information where each data driver is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Publication number: 20070285409
    Abstract: To reduce EMI and current consumption in internal wiring after display data have been input to a data driver. Display data DN/DP constituted by RSDS signals input to a data driver in a first stage are converted to display data DA constituted by CMOS signals, subjected to primary inversion control according to a data inversion signal INV generated inside, and transferred into internal wiring 31 in a data capturing circuit 30. Then, the display data are subjected to secondary inversion control by a secondary data inversion circuit 33 disposed immediately before data registers 34 according to the data inversion signal INV, and then captured by the data registers 34. Further, chip-to-chip transfer of the display data DA and the data inversion signal INV to the data drivers in second and subsequent stages is performed through the internal wiring 31 and internal wiring 32. Then, as in the data driver in the first stage, the display data DA are captured by the data registers 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Publication number: 20050219189
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystal display device that is able to reduce EMI, current consumption, and so forth in an interchip transfer of display data, a timing signal, and so forth and to provide an appropriate timing margin. In an interchip transfer of display data, a timing signal, and so forth that uses a plurality of data drivers, a certain data driver is used as a data driver. When the data driver is used in a first stage, an internal receiver is made to function as an RSDS receiver by fixing the IFM terminal at the “H” level. The received RSDS signal constitutes a CMOS signal that has been divided into two by the receiver and is output by the transmitter. Here, a data inversion signal is generated and output by the transmitter. When the data driver is used in the second or subsequent stage, the internal receiver is made to function as a CMOS receiver by fixing the IFM terminal at the “L” level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Publication number: 20050219235
    Abstract: To reduce EMI and current consumption in internal wiring after display data have been input to a data driver. Display data DN/DP constituted by RSDS signals input to a data driver in a first stage are converted to display data DA constituted by CMOS signals, subjected to primary inversion control according to a data inversion signal INV generated inside, and transferred into internal wiring 31 in a data capturing circuit 30. Then, the display data are subjected to secondary inversion control by a secondary data inversion circuit 33 disposed immediately before data registers 34 according to the data inversion signal INV, and then captured by the data registers 34. Further, chip-to-chip transfer of the display data DA and the data inversion signal INV to the data drivers in second and subsequent stages is performed through the internal wiring 31 and internal wiring 32. Then, as in the data driver in the first stage, the display data DA are captured by the data registers 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo
  • Patent number: 6496175
    Abstract: The output circuit is provided with an operational amplifier, a current supply circuit and an impedance changing circuit. The current supply circuit supplies current to the operational amplifiers at rising and falling of an output signal delivered by the operational amplifier. The impedance changing circuit changes the impedance between the operational amplifier and an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Motoo Fukuo