Patents by Inventor Shinichi Toi

Shinichi Toi 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: 7995966
    Abstract: A communication semiconductor chip performs wireless communication with another communication semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a communication module and a control unit. The communication module performs the wireless communication with another communication semiconductor chip and has a receiving circuit for receiving data. The control unit supplies a reference voltage to the receiving circuit and performs a calibration operation on the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7712663
    Abstract: A communication board mounted on an electronic device includes a plurality of antennas configured to transmit and/or receive a signal by electromagnetic induction, where each of the plurality of antennas is provided on a substrate, as a coil-shaped pattern, a semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate, the semiconductor chip including at least one of a transmission circuit which transmits a signal to the antenna and a reception circuit which receives a signal transmitted from the antenna, and an input-and-output end that is connected to the semiconductor chip via a wiring layer provided on the substrate and an electronic circuit of the electronic device. The communication board communicates with a communication board mounted on another electronic device via the antenna by electromagnetic induction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7633155
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7626552
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7579691
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20080290508
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi SUKEGAWA, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20080284004
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7400038
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20080150834
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi SUKEGAWA, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20070120569
    Abstract: A communication semiconductor chip performs wireless communication with another communication semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a communication module and a control unit. The communication module performs the wireless communication with another communication semiconductor chip and has a receiving circuit for receiving data. The control unit supplies a reference voltage to the receiving circuit and performs a calibration operation on the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20070001270
    Abstract: A communication board mounted on an electronic device includes a plurality of antennas configured to transmit and/or receive a signal by electromagnetic induction, where each of the plurality of antennas is provided on a substrate, as a coil-shaped pattern, a semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate, the semiconductor chip including at least one of a transmission circuit which transmits a signal to the antenna and a reception circuit which receives a signal transmitted from the antenna, and an input-and-output end that is connected to the semiconductor chip via a wiring layer provided on the substrate and an electronic circuit of the electronic device. The communication board communicates with a communication board mounted on another electronic device via the antenna by electromagnetic induction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20060043585
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface for mounting an electronic component and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The first substrate includes a first region for mounting the electronic component, a second region including a plurality of first communication units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a second substrate, input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region, the input-out circuits corresponding to the first communication units, and a control circuit for controlling input to and output from the input-output circuits disposed on the first region or the second region of the first substrate. Each of the input-output circuits includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a second communication unit of the second substrate corresponding to the first communication unit and an input unit for receiving a signal sent from the corresponding second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu