Patents by Inventor Shigemitsu Tahara

Shigemitsu Tahara 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: 7109779
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit having a breakdown voltage higher than that of the first circuit. Operation voltages of the first and second circuits can be made equal to or different from each other. The second circuit has a level shift circuit for shifting the level of an output signal of the first circuit in accordance with an operation voltage of the second circuit, an external output buffer having an input that can receive, selectively, an output signal of the level shift circuit or an input signal that bypasses the level shift circuit. When the first and second circuits operate with a low voltage, bypass is selected. In high-voltage operation and burn-in, the level shift circuit is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Northern Japan Semiconductor Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeshi Shimanuki, Masashi Oshiba
  • Publication number: 20050231262
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit having a breakdown voltage higher than that of the first circuit. Operation voltages of the first and second circuits can be made equal to or different from each other. The second circuit has a level shift circuit for shifting the level of an output signal of the first circuit in accordance with an operation voltage of the second circuit, an external output buffer having an input that can receive, selectively, an output signal of the level shift circuit or an input signal that bypasses the level shift circuit. When the first and second circuits operate with a low voltage, bypass is selected. In high-voltage operation and burn-in, the level shift circuit is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeshi Shimanuki, Masashi Oshiba
  • Publication number: 20050206427
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit device that enables an EMS-voltage withstanding margin to be significantly enhanced without increasing a chip-layout area etc. An input buffer section, a CR filter composed of a resistor and an electrostatic capacitor device, a Schmitt circuit, and a noise cancellation circuit are connected to a system control terminal of the semiconductor integrated circuit device. When a signal containing noise is inputted to the system control terminal, a peak of the noise is reduced by an input buffer composed of the Schmitt circuit provided in the input buffer section. Thereafter, the peak of the noise is further reduced by the CR filter. Subsequently, the signal passes through the Schmitt circuit, thereby being significantly removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Yuichi Yuasa, Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20040222837
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit having a breakdown voltage higher than that of the first circuit. Operation voltages of the first and second circuits can be made equal to or different from each other. The second circuit has a level shift circuit for shifting the level of an output signal of the first circuit in accordance with an operation voltage of the second circuit, an external output buffer having an input that can receive, selectively, an output signal of the level shift circuit or an input signal that bypasses the level shift circuit. When the first and second circuits operate with a low voltage, bypass is selected. In high-voltage operation and burn-in, the level shift circuit is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicants: Renesas Technology Corp., Northern Japan Semiconductor Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeshi Shimanuki, Masashi Oshiba
  • Patent number: 6777997
    Abstract: The present invention realizes higher-speed external output operation synchronized with a clock signal from the viewpoint of prevention of output operation delay due to a level shift circuit and maintenance of a high breakdown voltage of an output buffer. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit having a breakdown voltage higher than a breakdown voltage of the first circuit, and operation voltages of the first and second circuits can be made equal to each other or different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Northern Japan Semiconductor Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeshi Shimanuki, Masashi Oshiba
  • Publication number: 20030137340
    Abstract: The present invention realizes higher-speed external output operation synchronized with a clock signal from the viewpoint of prevention of output operation delay due to a level shift circuit and maintenance of a high breakdown voltage of an output buffer. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit having a breakdown voltage higher than a breakdown voltage of the first circuit, and operation voltages of the first and second circuits can be made equal to each other or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeshi Shimanuki, Masashi Oshiba
  • Publication number: 20030137337
    Abstract: The present invention realizes higher-speed external output operation synchronized with a clock signal from the viewpoint of prevention of output operation delay due to a level shift circuit and maintenance of a high breakdown voltage of an output buffer. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit having a breakdown voltage higher than a breakdown voltage of the first circuit, and operation voltages of the first and second circuits can be made equal to each other or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Tahara, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeshi Shimanuki, Masashi Oshiba