Patents by Inventor Nobuhiko Shibagaki

Nobuhiko Shibagaki 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: 8644367
    Abstract: An antenna beam scan unit includes: a Rotman lens that performs power division and synthesis between plural antenna ports and three or more beam ports; plural antenna elements which are connected to the respective antenna ports and to or from which radio waves are inputted or outputted; plural amplifiers that are connected to the respective beam ports of the Rotman lens and perform amplitude modulation on a signal; input paths for a transmission signal disposed in association with the amplifiers; switches for switching the input paths; and a beam control unit. The input paths include first paths and second paths on which a signal that is out of phase with a signal on the first paths is produced. The beam control unit selects two adjoining beam ports, and can switch the first paths and second paths as the input paths for the two beam ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hideyuki Nagaishi, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Yuichi Shimayama
  • Publication number: 20120257653
    Abstract: An antenna beam scan unit includes: a Rotman lens that performs power division and synthesis between plural antenna ports and three or more beam ports; plural antenna elements which are connected to the respective antenna ports and to or from which radio waves are inputted or outputted; plural amplifiers that are connected to the respective beam ports of the Rotman lens and perform amplitude modulation on a signal; input paths for a transmission signal disposed in association with the amplifiers; switches for switching the input paths; and a beam control unit. The input paths include first paths and second paths on which a signal that is out of phase with a signal on the first paths is produced. The beam control unit selects two adjoining beam ports, and can switch the first paths and second paths as the input paths for the two beam ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Hideyuki NAGAISHI, Nobuhiko SHIBAGAKI, Yuichi SHIMAYAMA
  • Patent number: 8102102
    Abstract: A compact resonator has a wide bandwidth and a small variation of the specific vibration frequency. The resonator is a thin film tuning-fork type inflection resonator in which a thin film made of a piezoelectric material is formed on a substrate on which a lower electrode is formed, and an upper electrode is formed on the piezoelectric thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Isobe, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110148257
    Abstract: A compact resonator has a wide bandwidth and a small variation of the specific vibration frequency. The resonator is a thin film tuning-fork type inflection resonator in which a thin film made of a piezoelectric material is formed on a substrate on which a lower electrode is formed, and an upper electrode is formed on the piezoelectric thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Atsushi Isobe, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7915793
    Abstract: A compact resonator has a wide bandwidth and a small variation of the specific vibration frequency. The resonator is a thin film tuning-fork type inflection resonator in which a thin film made of a piezoelectric material is formed on a substrate on which a lower electrode is formed, and an upper electrode is formed on the piezoelectric thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Isobe, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7659795
    Abstract: A technology which can realize a high-performance multiband operation in a compact circuit configuration and is advantageous for a wireless terminal of GSM system for which the further increase of the demands is expected in the future is provided. Provided is a multiband switch type antenna duplexer adopted in a mobile phone used in TDMA system such as the GSM system, in which the signals of respectively different first to fourth frequency bands (GSM 850, EGSM, DCS, PCS) share a single antenna, wherein switching elements such as receive filters and diodes are combined in various ways to perform the high-performance band switch with the minimum number of switching elements. The circuit of this antenna duplexer can realize not only the size reduction of the multiband switch antenna duplexer but also the size reduction and performance improvement of the wireless terminal itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Hikita, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Shigeki Matsuda, Naoki Matsuura, Kazuyuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7586390
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator which has excellent elasticity and high electromechanical energy conversion efficiency. A bulk acoustic wave resonator comprises a substrate, a lower electrode formed on the substrate, an interlayer formed on the lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer formed on the interlayer, and an upper electrode layer formed on the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanori Matsumoto, Tomio Iwasaki, Kengo Asai, Nobuhiko Shibagaki
  • Patent number: 7561010
    Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film resonator is formed on a base substrate such as made of Si in which the resonance frequency is substantially determined by the lateral size not by the thickness of the resonator, whereby a resonator for use in TCXO, etc. is provided by the thin film technique, which enables to reduce the thickness of the film and the size of the resonator and integration with Si-based IC incorporating the resonator in one identical substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Hikita, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Atsushi Isobe, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7499678
    Abstract: A compact, inexpensive antenna sharing device meeting requirements in terms of transmitter distortion characteristic and ESD characteristic is provided which separates and combines signals transmitted and received in first to third signal bands and which thereby enables an antenna terminal to be shared as a common terminal. It includes a diplexer realizing an attenuation characteristic for protection against ESD, a compound semiconductor switch with an IIP3 of 66 dBm or more, and an inexpensive PIN diode switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Mitsutaka Hikita, Kazuyuki Sakiyama, Osamu Hikino
  • Patent number: 7489063
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive thin film piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonator that allows fine-tuning of a resonant frequency. Another object is to provide an inexpensive filter with dramatically improved frequency characteristics, using thin film piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonators that can be formed on one substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Isobe, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Shibagaki
  • Publication number: 20080272854
    Abstract: A technology which can realize a high-performance multiband operation in a compact circuit configuration and is advantageous for a wireless terminal of GSM system for which the further increase of the demands is expected in the future is provided. Provided is a multiband switch type antenna duplexer adopted in a mobile phone used in TDMA system such as the GSM system, in which the signals of respectively different first to fourth frequency bands (GSM 850, EGSM, DCS, PCS) share a single antenna, wherein switching elements such as receive filters and diodes are combined in various ways to perform the high-performance band switch with the minimum number of switching elements. The circuit of this antenna duplexer can realize not only the size reduction of the multiband switch antenna duplexer but also the size reduction and performance improvement of the wireless terminal itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Hikita, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Shigeki Matsuda, Naoki Matsuura, Kazuyuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7385464
    Abstract: A resonator is connected in parallel to at least one serial-arm-connected resonator in a resonator type filter having a serial arm and a parallel arm. At this time, the resonance frequency of the resonator connected in parallel is set to be substantially the same as the resonance frequency of the parallel-arm-connected resonator. This makes it possible to prevent the deterioration of attenuation levels at the lower-frequency side of the filter, caused by an increase in the resistance of a connection element due to an increase in packaging density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Mitsutaka Hikita
  • Publication number: 20080024042
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive thin film piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonator that allows fine-tuning of a resonant frequency. Another object is to provide an inexpensive filter with dramatically improved frequency characteristics, using thin film piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonators that can be formed on one substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Atsushi Isobe, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Shibagaki
  • Publication number: 20070182291
    Abstract: A compact resonator has a wide bandwidth and a small variation of the specific vibration frequency. The resonator is a thin film tuning-fork type inflection resonator in which a thin film made of a piezoelectric material is formed on a substrate on which a lower electrode is formed, and an upper electrode is formed on the piezoelectric thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Atsushi Isobe, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20070052494
    Abstract: A resonator is connected in parallel to at least one serial-arm-connected resonator in a resonator type filter having a serial arm and a parallel arm. At this time, the resonance frequency of the resonator connected in parallel is set to be substantially the same as the resonance frequency of the parallel-arm-connected resonator. This makes it possible to prevent the deterioration of attenuation levels at the lower-frequency side of the filter, caused by an increase in the resistance of a connection element due to an increase in packaging density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Mitsutaka Hikita
  • Publication number: 20070030095
    Abstract: A technology which can realize a high-performance multiband operation in a compact circuit configuration and is advantageous for a wireless terminal of GSM system for which the further increase of the demands is expected in the future is provided. Provided is a multiband switch type antenna duplexer adopted in a mobile phone used in TDMA system such as the GSM system, in which the signals of respectively different first to fourth frequency bands (GSM 850, EGSM, DCS, PCS) share a single antenna, wherein switching elements such as receive filters and diodes are combined in various ways to perform the high-performance band switch with the minimum number of switching elements. The circuit of this antenna duplexer can realize not only the size reduction of the multiband switch antenna duplexer but also the size reduction and performance improvement of the wireless terminal itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Hikita, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Shigeki Matsuda, Naoki Matsuura, Kazuyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20060267710
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator which has excellent elasticity and high electromechanical energy conversion efficiency. A bulk acoustic wave resonator comprises a substrate, a lower electrode formed on the substrate, an interlayer formed on the lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer formed on the interlayer, and an upper electrode layer formed on the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Hisanori Matsumoto, Tomio Iwasaki, Kengo Asai, Nobuhiko Shibagaki
  • Publication number: 20060158283
    Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film resonator is formed on a base substrate such as made of Si in which the resonance frequency is substantially determined by the lateral size not by the thickness of the resonator, whereby a resonator for use in TCXO, etc. is provided by the thin film technique, which enables to reduce the thickness of the film and the size of the resonator and integration with Si-based IC incorporating the resonator in one identical substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Hikita, Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Atsushi Isobe, Kengo Asai, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20060141944
    Abstract: A compact, inexpensive antenna sharing device meeting requirements in terms of transmitter distortion characteristic and ESD characteristic is provided which separates and combines signals transmitted and received in first to third signal bands and which thereby enables an antenna terminal to be shared as a common terminal. It includes a diplexer realizing an attenuation characteristic for protection against ESD, a compound semiconductor switch with an IIP3 of 66 dBm or more, and an inexpensive PIN diode switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Mitsutaka Hikita, Kazuyuki Sakiyama, Osamu Hikino
  • Patent number: 6766149
    Abstract: An antenna duplexer is reduced in size, so that a dual-band/triple-band mobile radio terminal small in size and light in weight is realized. An off-set PLL modulation system is adopted, and a transmitting system of the antenna duplexer is constituted by switches. Further, in mounting an SAW filter, a multi-layer substrate is adopted, matching circuits and so on are formed by lumped-constant circuit elements, and the SAW filter is received in a space provided on the multi-layer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Hikita, Kazuyuki Sakiyama, Naoki Matsuura, Nobuhiko Shibagaki