Patents by Inventor Nobuyasu BEPPU

Nobuyasu BEPPU 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: 11967977
    Abstract: A switch circuit (10) includes: a transistor (T1) switching the conductivity state between a drain terminal (D1) and a source terminal (S1) between being conductive and non-conductive; a transistor (T2) switching the conductivity state between a drain terminal (D2) and a source terminal (S2) between being conductive and non-conductive, the source terminals (S1) and (S2) being connected to a node (N1) and an input/output terminal (120), respectively, and the drain terminals (D1) and (D2) being connected to an input/output terminal (110) and the node (N1) respectively; a transistor (T3) switching the conductivity state between a drain terminal (D3) and a source terminal (S3) between being conductive and non-conductive, the drain terminal (D3) and the source terminal (S3) being arranged along a second path connecting the node (N1) and ground; and a capacitor (C1) placed in the second path and connected in series to the transistor (T3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyasu Beppu
  • Patent number: 11342891
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit (1) includes a FET (10) having a source terminal (S1), a drain terminal (D1), and a gate terminal (G1), a FET (20) having a source terminal (S2), a drain terminal (D2), and a gate terminal (G2) and coupled in parallel with the FET (10), a FET (30) having a source terminal (S3) coupled to the drain terminals (D1 and D2), a drain terminal (D3), and a gate terminal (G3) and cascoded with the FETs (10 and 20), and feedback circuits (21 and 22) configured to feed back to the gate terminal (G2) a high frequency signal outputted from the source terminal (S2) or the drain terminal (D2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Watanabe, Nobuyasu Beppu
  • Patent number: 11309841
    Abstract: An amplifier includes at least one amplification circuit through one of which a bias current flows, a first memory that stores control information to specify the bias current to be fed through the one of the at least one amplification circuit, a digital control circuit that generates a bias current setting to set the bias current in accordance with the control information, a second memory that stores correction information to correct the bias current setting, a correction circuit that corrects the bias current setting in accordance with the correction information, and a bias circuit that determines the bias current in the one of the at least one amplification circuit in accordance with the bias current setting, which has been corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyasu Beppu
  • Patent number: 11290076
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, an amplifier disposed in a first path connecting the first terminal and the second terminal, a first switch circuit disposed in the first path between the amplifier and the second terminal, an attenuator disposed in the first path between the amplifier and the first switch circuit, and a second switch circuit disposed in a second path that is connected to the first terminal and the second terminal while bypassing the amplifier, the attenuator, and the first switch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyasu Beppu
  • Patent number: 11201594
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit is a cascade amplifier circuit that includes a first transistor circuit including a signal input portion to which a signal is input from outside; a load circuit connected between the first transistor circuit and a power-supply line; and a second transistor cascode-connected between the load circuit and the first transistor circuit. The first transistor circuit is constituted by a plurality of transistors connected in parallel, and a bias circuit is provided that selectively supplies a bias voltage to the plurality of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyasu Beppu
  • Publication number: 20210067104
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit (1) includes a FET (10) having a source terminal (S1), a drain terminal (D1), and a gate terminal (G1), a FET (20) having a source terminal (S2), a drain terminal (D2), and a gate terminal (G2) and coupled in parallel with the FET (10), a FET (30) having a source terminal (S3) coupled to the drain terminals (D1 and D2), a drain terminal (D3), and a gate terminal (G3) and cascoded with the FETs (10 and 20), and feedback circuits (21 and 22) configured to feed back to the gate terminal (G2) a high frequency signal outputted from the source terminal (S2) or the drain terminal (D2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke WATANABE, Nobuyasu BEPPU
  • Publication number: 20200373947
    Abstract: A switch circuit (10) includes: a transistor (T1) switching the conductivity state between a drain terminal (D1) and a source terminal (S1) between being conductive and non-conductive; a transistor (T2) switching the conductivity state between a drain terminal (D2) and a source terminal (S2) between being conductive and non-conductive, the source terminals (S1) and (S2) being connected to a node (N1) and an input/output terminal (120), respectively, and the drain terminals (D1) and (D2) being connected to an input/output terminal (110) and the node (N1) respectively; a transistor (T3) switching the conductivity state between a drain terminal (D3) and a source terminal (S3) between being conductive and non-conductive, the drain terminal (D3) and the source terminal (S3) being arranged along a second path connecting the node (N1) and ground; and a capacitor (C1) placed in the second path and connected in series to the transistor (T3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuyasu BEPPU
  • Publication number: 20200295709
    Abstract: An amplifier includes at least one amplification circuit through one of which a bias current flows, a first memory that stores control information to specify the bias current to be fed through the one of the at least one amplification circuit, a digital control circuit that generates a bias current setting to set the bias current in accordance with the control information, a second memory that stores correction information to correct the bias current setting, a correction circuit that corrects the bias current setting in accordance with the correction information, and a bias circuit that determines the bias current in the one of the at least one amplification circuit in accordance with the bias current setting, which has been corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuyasu BEPPU
  • Publication number: 20200274508
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, an amplifier disposed in a first path connecting the first terminal and the second terminal, a first switch circuit disposed in the first path between the amplifier and the second terminal, an attenuator disposed in the first path between the amplifier and the first switch circuit, and a second switch circuit disposed in a second path that is connected to the first terminal and the second terminal while bypassing the amplifier, the attenuator, and the first switch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuyasu BEPPU
  • Publication number: 20200177135
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit is a cascade amplifier circuit that includes a first transistor circuit including a signal input portion to which a signal is input from outside; a load circuit connected between the first transistor circuit and a power-supply line; and a second transistor cascode-connected between the load circuit and the first transistor circuit. The first transistor circuit is constituted by a plurality of transistors connected in parallel, and a bias circuit is provided that selectively supplies a bias voltage to the plurality of transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuyasu BEPPU
  • Publication number: 20190158038
    Abstract: A current source circuit includes p-type transistors 21p and 22p, n-type transistors 11n and 12n, an output n-type transistor, and a resistance element connected in series between the n-type transistor 12n and a ground. A gate terminal G2 is connected to a gate terminal G1 and a drain terminal D2, a gate terminal G3 is connected to a gate terminal G4 and a drain terminal D3, and a gate terminal G4 is connected to a gate terminal G5. A current I1 flows in sequence of the power supply terminal, the p-type transistor 21p, the n-type transistor 11n, and the ground, and a current I2 flows in sequence of the power supply terminal, the p-type transistor 22p, the n-type transistor 12n, and the ground. The resistance element has a positive temperature coefficient causing a resistance value to increase with a temperature rise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Nobuyasu BEPPU