Patents by Inventor Susumu Yamada

Susumu Yamada 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: 11942120
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes an acquisition part, and a processor. The acquisition part is configured to acquire a reproduction signal obtained from a recording part. The recording part includes a recording medium. The reproduction signal includes a first signal corresponding to information recorded in the recording medium. The processor is configured to derive a first output and a second output. The first output is obtained by first information being processed by a first processing model. The first information includes the first signal. The second output is obtained by the first information being processed by a second processing model. The processor is configured to output a result of processing the first information based on a third output. The third output is obtained based on the first output, the second output, and the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Susumu Takeda, Kenichiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 11887905
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having first and second main electrodes, first and second substrates connected to the first and second main electrodes, respectively, first and second main terminals connected to the first and second main electrodes via the first and second substrates, respectively, and a bonding member. The bonding member is interposed between the first and second main electrodes and between the first and second substrates, respectively. At least one of the first and second main terminals includes a plurality of terminals. The first and second main terminals are alternately arranged in one direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the semiconductor element. The first and second main terminals are directly bonded to the first and second substrates without the bonding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Shoichiro Omae, Takuo Nagase
  • Patent number: 11749731
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, first and second conductive members disposed on opposite sides of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a surface electrode and gate wirings. The semiconductor substrate has active regions formed with elements, and an inactive region not formed with an element. The inactive region includes an inter-inactive portion disposed between at least two active regions and an outer peripheral inactive portion disposed on an outer periphery of the at least two active regions. The surface electrode is disposed to continuously extend above the at least two active regions and the inter-inactive portion. The gate wirings are disposed above the inactive region, and include a first gate wiring disposed on an outer periphery of the surface electrode, and a second gate electrode disposed at a position facing the surface electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Satoru Sugita, Kenji Komiya
  • Patent number: 11587921
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes, a semiconductor element, a wiring member arranged to sandwich the semiconductor element, a sealing resin body. The semiconductor element has an SBD formed thereon with a base material of SiC which is a wide band gap semiconductor. The semiconductor element has two main electrodes on both surfaces. The wiring member includes (i) a heat sink electrically connected to a first main electrode and (ii) a heat sink and a terminal electrically connected to a second main electrode. The semiconductor device further includes an insulator. The insulator has a non-conducting element made of silicon. The insulator has joints on both of two surfaces for mechanical connection of the heat sinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Sugita, Kosuke Yuzawa, Susumu Yamada, Kenji Komiya
  • Patent number: 11216090
    Abstract: A position indicator includes: a pressure detector that detects a pressure applied to a tip portion as an electrical displacement amount corresponding to a magnitude of the pressure; a pressure output circuit that outputs pressure information indicating a first polarity or a second polarity, the pressure information indicating the first polarity if the electrical displacement amount detected by the pressure detector is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the pressure information indicating the second polarity if the electrical displacement amount detected by the pressure detector is less than the predetermined value, the predetermined value being larger than a value of the electrical displacement amount detected by the pressure detector when no pressure is applied to the tip portion of the core body; and a transmitting circuit that transmits the pressure information indicating the first polarity or the second polarity output circuit to a position detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Naoko Kawamata, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210407876
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having first and second main electrodes, first and second substrates connected to the first and second main electrodes, respectively, first and second main terminals connected to the first and second main electrodes via the first and second substrates, respectively, and a bonding member. The bonding member is interposed between the first and second main electrodes and between the first and second substrates, respectively. At least one of the first and second main terminals includes a plurality of terminals. The first and second main terminals are alternately arranged in one direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the semiconductor element. The first and second main terminals are directly bonded to the first and second substrates without the bonding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: SUSUMU YAMADA, SHOICHIRO OMAE, TAKUO NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20210367048
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, first and second conductive members disposed on opposite sides of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a surface electrode and gate wirings. The semiconductor substrate has active regions formed with elements, and an inactive region not formed with an element. The inactive region includes an inter-inactive portion disposed between at least two active regions and an outer peripheral inactive portion disposed on an outer periphery of the at least two active regions. The surface electrode is disposed to continuously extend above the at least two active regions and the inter-inactive portion. The gate wirings are disposed above the inactive region, and include a first gate wiring disposed on an outer periphery of the surface electrode, and a second gate electrode disposed at a position facing the surface electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Susumu YAMADA, Satoru SUGITA, Kenji KOMIYA
  • Patent number: 11106293
    Abstract: An electronic pen includes a rectifier circuit, a first integrated circuit, and a second integrated circuit. The rectifier circuit, in operation, stores a voltage in a first capacitor based on energy received from a position detecting device. The first integrated circuit operates using the voltage stored in the first capacitor. The first integrated circuit, in operation, controls transmission of a first signal that is wirelessly transmitted from a pen tip. The second integrated circuit, in operation, wirelessly transmits a second signal after the voltage stored in the first capacitor is greater than a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210098442
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes, a semiconductor element, a wiring member arranged to sandwich the semiconductor element, a sealing resin body. The semiconductor element has an SBD formed thereon with a base material of SiC which is a wide band gap semiconductor. The semiconductor element has two main electrodes on both surfaces. The wiring member includes (i) a heat sink electrically connected to a first main electrode and (ii) a heat sink and a terminal electrically connected to a second main electrode. The semiconductor device further includes an insulator. The insulator has a non-conducting element made of silicon. The insulator has joints on both of two surfaces for mechanical connection of the heat sinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Satoru SUGITA, Kosuke YUZAWA, Susumu YAMADA, Kenji KOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20200371609
    Abstract: A position indicator includes: a pressure detector that detects a pressure applied to a tip portion as an electrical displacement amount corresponding to a magnitude of the pressure; a pressure output circuit that outputs pressure information indicating a first polarity or a second polarity, the pressure information indicating the first polarity if the electrical displacement amount detected by the pressure detector is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the pressure information indicating the second polarity if the electrical displacement amount detected by the pressure detector is less than the predetermined value, the predetermined value being larger than a value of the electrical displacement amount detected by the pressure detector when no pressure is applied to the tip portion of the core body; and a transmitting circuit that transmits the pressure information indicating the first polarity or the second polarity output circuit to a position detecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Naoko Kawamata, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10802614
    Abstract: An electronic circuit of an electronic pen includes an integrated circuit, and a resonant circuit that is formed of a parallel circuit of a coil and a first capacitor and is externally connected to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a variable-capacitance circuit which, in operation, adjusts a frequency of the resonant circuit, and has a connection pin connecting the variable-capacitance circuit to outside of the integrated circuit. A first end of the parallel circuit is grounded and a second end of the parallel circuit is connected to a first end of a second capacitor externally connected to the integrated circuit. A second end of the second capacitor is connected to the connection pin of the integrated circuit and is connected to a diode which, in operation, clamps a potential of the second end of the second capacitor to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200278762
    Abstract: An electronic pen includes a rectifier circuit, a first integrated circuit, and a second integrated circuit. The rectifier circuit, in operation, stores a voltage in a first capacitor based on energy received from a position detecting device. The first integrated circuit operates using the voltage stored in the first capacitor. The first integrated circuit, in operation, controls transmission of a first signal that is wirelessly transmitted from a pen tip. The second integrated circuit, in operation, wirelessly transmits a second signal after the voltage stored in the first capacitor is greater than a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10656733
    Abstract: An electronic pen includes a coil wound around a magnetic core, a first capacitor forming a resonance circuit with the coil, a rectifier circuit which, in operation, rectifies an alternating-current signal received by the resonance circuit, the rectifier circuit including a second capacitor, a voltage detecting circuit which, in operation, detects whether a rectified output voltage across the second capacitor of the rectifier circuit exceeds a predetermined value, a third capacitor having a capacitance that is larger than a capacitance of the second capacitor, and a charge control circuit which, in operation, controls supply of a charging current to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage. The charge control circuit in operation, causes the charging current to be fed to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage when the voltage detection circuit detects that the rectified output voltage obtained across the second capacitor exceeds the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10587137
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for discharging a power source such as, for example, a battery, includes determining a capacity of the battery and discharging the battery in response to the capacity of the battery being greater than a reference level. In accordance with another embodiment, a circuit suitable for use with a battery includes a power measurement circuit coupled to a discharge indicator circuit, a control circuit, and a load. The discharge indicator circuit is coupled to the control circuit, which is coupled to a switch configured for activating a discharge operation through the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Seiji Takai
  • Patent number: 10579183
    Abstract: A touch panel has a plurality of conductors arranged for a position detection area and can detect a position pointed to by an active stylus held by a user and a manual touch by the user holding the active stylus. The touch panel includes: a signal transmission circuit that transmits, by capacitive coupling, a signal to the active stylus that can receive the signal transmitted from the touch panel by capacitive coupling with the touch panel; an active stylus pointing position detection circuit that detects the position pointed to by the active stylus by capacitive coupling with the active stylus; a touch detection circuit that detects the manual touch by the user; and a coupling control circuit that performs coupling control to couple one or more of the plurality of conductors and a ground of the touch panel in accordance with a touch detection result of the touch detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hara, Sadao Yamamoto, Susumu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10429962
    Abstract: A position indicator has a first electrode, an inverting amplifier and electrical isolation circuitry. The first electrode, in operation, receives an input signal from a capacitive touch panel and transmits a reference signal. The inverting amplifier has an input coupled to the first electrode, and, in operation, inverts and amplifies the input signal. The electrical isolation circuitry has an input coupled to an output of the inverting amplifier, and, in operation, generates the reference signal based on the inverted and amplified input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: WACON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Oda, Susumu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190272047
    Abstract: An electronic pen includes a coil wound around a magnetic core, a first capacitor forming a resonance circuit with the coil, a rectifier circuit which, in operation, rectifies an alternating-current signal received by the resonance circuit, the rectifier circuit including a second capacitor, a voltage detecting circuit which, in operation, detects whether a rectified output voltage across the second capacitor of the rectifier circuit exceeds a predetermined value, a third capacitor having a capacitance that is larger than a capacitance of the second capacitor, and a charge control circuit which, in operation, controls supply of a charging current to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage. The charge control circuit in operation, causes the charging current to be fed to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage when the voltage detection circuit detects that the rectified output voltage obtained across the second capacitor exceeds the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190250726
    Abstract: An electronic circuit of an electronic pen includes an integrated circuit, and a resonant circuit that is formed of a parallel circuit of a coil and a first capacitor and is externally connected to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a variable-capacitance circuit which, in operation, adjusts a frequency of the resonant circuit, and has a connection pin connecting the variable-capacitance circuit to outside of the integrated circuit. A first end of the parallel circuit is grounded and a second end of the parallel circuit is connected to a first end of a second capacitor externally connected to the integrated circuit. A second end of the second capacitor is connected to the connection pin of the integrated circuit and is connected to a diode which, in operation, clamps a potential of the second end of the second capacitor to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10296112
    Abstract: An electronic pen includes a coil wound around a magnetic core, a first capacitor forming a resonance circuit with the coil, a rectifier circuit which, in operation, rectifies an alternating-current signal received by the resonance circuit, the rectifier circuit including a second capacitor, a voltage detecting circuit which, in operation, detects whether a rectified output voltage across the second capacitor of the rectifier circuit exceeds a predetermined value, a third capacitor having a capacitance that is larger than a capacitance of the second capacitor, and a charge control circuit which, in operation, controls supply of a charging current to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage. The charge control circuit in operation, causes the charging current to be fed to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage when the voltage detection circuit detects that the rectified output voltage obtained across the second capacitor exceeds the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: WACOM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada
  • Patent number: 9964395
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a resonant circuit configured to receive electromagnetic waves transmitted intermittently from a position detection device with a first duration and a second duration. The second duration is shorter than the first duration. The position indicator also includes a load resistance value control circuit configured to control a load resistance of the resonant circuit such that different values of the load resistance are set for the first duration and the second duration. A value of the load resistance set for the second duration is smaller than a value of the load resistance set for the first duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Yamada