Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Asai

Nobuyuki Asai 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).

  • Publication number: 20210159871
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an output driver including a first variable resistor element, a replica circuit including a second variable resistor element and having the same configuration as the output driver, a first wiring line coupled to an output end of the replica circuit; a second wiring line electrically coupled to a first external terminal; and a comparator that compares a voltage of the first wiring line with a voltage of the second wiring line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Shogo Hachiya, Kenichi Maruko, Koki Uchino, Makoto Imamura, Takamichi Iwaki, Nobuyuki Asai
  • Patent number: 8451698
    Abstract: An optical disk reproducing device includes: a signal reproducing section configured to read and decode information recorded on an optical disk by an optical pickup unit, and reproduce the information, wherein the signal reproducing section includes a gain controlled amplifier circuit configured to amplify an radio frequency signal generated from a light receiving element, an automatic gain control circuit configured to control a gain of the gain controlled amplifier circuit, and a signal processing section configured to derive a part of an automatic gain control value generated in the automatic gain control circuit, and generate a control signal for adjusting one of an optical system path and a detection system path for controlling the optical pickup unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Asai, Nobuyoshi Kobayashi, Yuji Gendai, Kazumasa Nishimoto, Masaaki Ishihara, Satoshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20110019512
    Abstract: An optical disk reproducing device includes: a signal reproducing section configured to read and decode information recorded on an optical disk by an optical pickup unit, and reproduce the information, wherein the signal reproducing section includes a gain controlled amplifier circuit configured to amplify an radio frequency signal generated from a light receiving element, an automatic gain control circuit configured to control a gain of the gain controlled amplifier circuit, and a signal processing section configured to derive a part of an automatic gain control value generated in the automatic gain control circuit, and generate a control signal for adjusting one of an optical system path and a detection system path for controlling the optical pickup unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Asai, Nobuyoshi Kobayashi, Yuji Gendai, Kazumasa Nishimoto, Masaaki Ishihara, Satoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 7693246
    Abstract: A frequency control device capable of detecting a frame sync pattern and generating a frequency information accurately even if a reproduction signal is not zero-crossed, and an information reproduction apparatus having the same, which includes an oscillation circuit outputting a clock having a frequency corresponding to a control signal; a converter sampling an input analog signal having a predetermined pattern based on the clock and converting the same to a digital signal; and a frequency detection device detecting an object to be a sync pattern from a changing trend of the digital signal, generating a frequency information for controlling a reproduction clock based on the detected object to be the sync pattern, and outputting the same as the control signal to the oscillation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ohama, Junkichi Sugita, Nobuyuki Asai
  • Publication number: 20060274864
    Abstract: A frequency control device capable of detecting a frame sync pattern and generating a frequency information accurately even if a reproduction signal is not zero-crossed, and an information reproduction apparatus having the same, which includes an oscillation circuit outputting a clock having a frequency corresponding to a control signal; a converter sampling an input analog signal having a predetermined pattern based on the clock and converting the same to a digital signal; and a frequency detection device detecting an object to be a sync pattern from a changing trend of the digital signal, generating a frequency information for controlling a reproduction clock based on the detected object to be the sync pattern, and outputting the same as the control signal to the oscillation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ohama, Junkichi Sugita, Nobuyuki Asai
  • Patent number: 6081492
    Abstract: A disc reproduction device, in which at the time of normal reproduction, a rotational speed of a spindle is detected based on a reproduction signal from the disc by a rotational speed counting circuit, a control signal that makes a speed error with respect to a reference speed zero is given to a first VCO as the control voltage thereof, a reproduction clock is generated while controlling the frequency and phase at a digital PLL circuit by using the oscillation output thereof as the reference frequency of the first PLL circuit containing a second VCO and in which, at the time of access, the control signal to the first VCO is switched to the output signal of the phase comparator by the switch circuit under the control of the controller and a multiple PLL circuit containing the first VCO, phase comparator, LPF, and so forth, is constituted to make the oscillation frequency of the first VCO track the reproduction speed at the destination of access predicted based on the access information by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Asai, Shinobu Nakamura
  • Patent number: PP13562
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Dendrobium Plant named Stardust ‘Firebird’, is particularly characterized by its pure bright orange sepal and petal color and lip with bright yellow-orange and dark orange red checkered pattern, its economical propagation via tissue culture, its spring bloom and its small plant size which makes it suitable for packaging and shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Asai