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).
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Patent number: 7995966Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 7712663Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 7633155Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 7626552Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 7579691Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Publication number: 20080290508Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi SUKEGAWA, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Publication number: 20080284004Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 7400038Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Publication number: 20080150834Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi SUKEGAWA, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070120569Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070001270Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu
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Publication number: 20060043585Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunichi Sukegawa, Takeo Sekino, Kenichi Shigenami, Shinichi Toi, Tatsuo Shimizu