Patents by Inventor RYOICHI KUROKAWA

RYOICHI KUROKAWA 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: 20230155603
    Abstract: An AD converter includes: a DA converter; a comparator configured to be capable of resetting a comparison output signal to a first level after a comparison operation is performed based on an output of the DA converter and before a next comparison operation is performed; a level shifter configured to be capable of level-shifting and outputting the comparison output signal such that a change from the first level to a second level is faster than a change from the second level to the first level; a register configured to be capable of obtaining the output of the level shifter; and a logic circuit configured to be capable of controlling the DA converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Koji SAITO, Ryoichi KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230155498
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a current source circuit. The current source circuit includes a constant current circuit and a current supply unit. The constant current circuit includes a first MOS transistor, a second MOS transistor and a first resistor. The first MOS transistor includes a source connectable to an applying end of a fixed voltage, a drain, and a gate that is shorted with the drain. The second MOS transistor includes a threshold voltage (Vth) lower than a threshold voltage of the first MOS transistor, and includes a gate connected to the gate of the first MOS transistor. The first resistor is connected between a source of the second MOS transistor and the source of the first MOS transistor. The current supply unit is configured to supply a current to the gate of the first MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: KOJI SAITO, RYOICHI KUROKAWA