Patents by Inventor Takahiko Iwasaki

Takahiko Iwasaki 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: 10614014
    Abstract: To increase the number of selectable chips without adding a signal line to a general purpose memory controller. A semiconductor storage device includes a memory controller, a plurality of memory chips, a selection unit which is connected to the memory controller and is connected with the plurality of memory chips to be able to select any one of the plurality of memory chips, and a switch unit which is connected to the memory controller and the selection unit. The memory controller and the selection unit are connected by a signal line for transmitting a first signal outputted from the memory controller and configured to select the memory chips. The memory controller and the switch unit are connected by a signal line for transmitting a second signal outputted from the memory controller and configured to select the memory chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ikeda, Yutaka Uematsu, Shungo Okabe, Akihiro Inamura, Takahiko Iwasaki, Junji Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190073330
    Abstract: To increase the number of selectable chips without adding a signal line to a general purpose memory controller. A semiconductor storage device includes a memory controller, a plurality of memory chips, a selection unit which is connected to the memory controller and is connected with the plurality of memory chips to be able to select any one of the plurality of memory chips, and a switch unit which is connected to the memory controller and the selection unit. The memory controller and the selection unit are connected by a signal line for transmitting a first signal outputted from the memory controller and configured to select the memory chips. The memory controller and the switch unit are connected by a signal line for transmitting a second signal outputted from the memory controller and configured to select the memory chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro IKEDA, Yutaka UEMATSU, Shungo OKABE, Akihiro INAMURA, Takahiko IWASAKI, Junji OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8681489
    Abstract: A storage unit is provided with a plurality of sub storage units configured to include a plurality of hard disk drives, an enclosure, a printed wiring board, a power supply device, and a cable holder. The sub storage units each operate separately. The enclosure is provided in the array of the hard disk drives so that the distance can be shorter between the enclosure and each of the hard disk drives. With the provision of the cable holder, communications cables can be both brought closer to the printed wiring board. With such a configuration, the coupling point among the communications cables and the printed wiring board, and the enclosure can be favorably reduced. The resulting storage control apparatus can be mounted with a larger number of storage devices, thereby being able to maintain good signal quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Midori Kurokawa, Akihiro Inamura, Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Takahiko Iwasaki, Toru Yoneyama, Minoru Shimokawa, Kiyoshi Honda
  • Publication number: 20120226875
    Abstract: A storage unit is provided with a plurality of sub storage units configured to include a plurality of hard disk drives, an enclosure, a printed wiring board, a power supply device, and a cable holder. The sub storage units each operate separately. The enclosure is provided in the array of the hard disk drives so that the distance can be shorter between the enclosure and each of the hard disk drives. With the provision of the cable holder, communications cables can be both brought closer to the printed wiring board. With such a configuration, the coupling point among the communications cables and the printed wiring board, and the enclosure can be favorably reduced. The resulting storage control apparatus can be mounted with a larger number of storage devices, thereby being able to maintain good signal quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Midori KUROKAWA, Akihiro Inamura, Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Takahiko Iwasaki, Toru Yoneyama, Minoru Shimokawa, Kiyoshi Honda
  • Patent number: 8189329
    Abstract: A storage unit is provided with a plurality of sub storage units configured to include a plurality of hard disk drives, an enclosure, a printed wiring board, a power supply device, and a cable holder. The sub storage units each operate separately. The enclosure is provided in the array of hard disk drives so that the distance can be shorter between the enclosure and each of the hard disk drives. With the provision cable holder, communications cables can be both brought closer to the printed wiring board. With such a configuration, the coupling point among the communications cables and the printed wiring board, and the enclosure can be favorably reduced. The resulting storage control apparatus of the invention can be mounted with a larger number of storage devices, thereby being able to keep the signal quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Midori Kurokawa, Akihiro Inamura, Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Takahiko Iwasaki, Toru Yoneyama, Minoru Shimokawa, Kiyoshi Honda
  • Patent number: 8030827
    Abstract: In a crystal unit, at least two places of an outer circumference of a quartz crystal blank, which are places that correspond to both ends of a stress sensitivity zero axis of the crystal blank, are supported by supporters and fixed to the supporters by conductive adhesives. Each supporter includes; a vertical portion with a surface extending vertically, a slit formed in the vertical portion as extending vertically and with both ends thereof being closed, and a tongue portion projecting from a lower end of the slit. Each conductive adhesive includes; a first portion formed between the tongue portion and a lower surface of the crystal blank, a second portion extending to an end face of the crystal blank from an outer surface of the supporter and through the slit, and a third portion formed between an inner surface of the supporter and an upper surface of the crystal blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Kouichi Hara, Shigeru Obara
  • Patent number: 7911789
    Abstract: In the disk array system, in the basic chassis, HDD modules are installed from a front surface in a front part of a backboard, and duplex CTL modules are installed up and down from a rear surface in a rear part, and duplex power source modules containing fans are installed in the left and right sides thereof. By the operation of the fans, in the rear part, the cooling air flows separately into each CTL module and into each power source module, and the cooling air having passed through the area of the duct by a block in the CTL module is drawn by the fans in the power source module through a ventilation hole and is then exhausted outside. The cooling air flow path to the plurality of ICs is divided by the block. The rotation speed of the fans is controlled by using a temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takahiko Iwasaki, Taro Takahashi, Chikazu Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20100118483
    Abstract: A storage unit 3 is provided therein with a plurality of sub storage units 4. The sub storage units 4 are each configured to include a plurality of hard disk drives 5, an enclosure 6, a printed wiring board 7, a power supply device 8, and a cable holder 9. The sub storage units 4 operate each separately. The enclosure 6 is provided in the array of the hard disk drives so that the distance can be shorter between the enclosure 6 and each of the hard disk drives 5. With the provision of the cable holder 9, communications cables 9A and 9B can be both brought closer to the printed wiring board 7. With such a configuration, the coupling point among the communications cables 9A and 9B and the printed wiring board 7, and the enclosure 6 can be favorably reduced. As such, the storage control apparatus of the invention can be mounted with a larger number of storage devices, thereby being able to keep the signal quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Midori Kurokawa, Akihiro Inamura, Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Takahiko Iwasaki, Toru Yoneyama, Minoru Shimokawa, Kiyoshi Honda
  • Publication number: 20100002374
    Abstract: In the disk array system, in the basic chassis, HDD modules are installed from a front surface in a front part of a backboard, and duplex CTL modules are installed up and down from a rear surface in a rear part, and duplex power source modules containing fans are installed in the left and right sides thereof. By the operation of the fans, in the rear part, the cooling air flows separately into each CTL module and into each power source module, and the cooling air having passed through the area of the duct by a block in the CTL module is drawn by the fans in the power source module through a ventilation hole and is then exhausted outside. The cooling air flow path to the plurality of ICs is divided by the block. The rotation speed of the fans is controlled by using a temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takahiko Iwasaki, Taro Takahashi, Chikazu Yokoi
  • Patent number: 7593225
    Abstract: In the disk array system, in the basic chassis, HDD modules are installed from a front surface in a front part of a backboard, and duplex CTL modules are installed up and down from a rear surface in a rear part, and duplex power source modules containing fans are installed in the left and right sides thereof. By the operation of the fans, in the rear part, the cooling air flows separately into each CTL module and into each power source module, and the cooling air having passed through the area of the duct by a block in the CTL module is drawn by the fans in the power source module through a ventilation hole and is then exhausted outside. The cooling air flow path to the plurality of ICs is divided by the block. The rotation speed of the fans is controlled by using a temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takahiko Iwasaki, Taro Takahashi, Chikazu Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20090195126
    Abstract: In a crystal unit, at least two places of an outer circumference of a quartz crystal blank, which are places that correspond to both ends of a stress sensitivity zero axis of the crystal blank, are supported by supporters and fixed to the supporters by conductive adhesives. Each supporter includes; a vertical portion with a surface extending vertically, a slit formed in the vertical portion as extending vertically and with both ends thereof being closed, and a tongue portion projecting from a lower end of the slit. Each conductive adhesive includes; a first portion formed between the tongue portion and a lower surface of the crystal blank, a second portion extending to an end face of the crystal blank from an outer surface of the supporter and through the slit, and a third portion formed between an inner surface of the supporter and an upper surface of the crystal blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiko IWASAKI, Kouichi HARA, Shigeru OBARA
  • Patent number: 7441130
    Abstract: A controller performs data communication with a host system based on fiber channel protocol and controls data input/output to or from a SATA disk drive. The controller includes an FC/SATA converter powered by a main power supply, and a resource management processor powered by a standby power supply. The resource management processor controls the power supply from the main power supply to the FC/SATA converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Isobe, Azuma Kano, Takahiko Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Midori Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20080239656
    Abstract: In the disk array system, in the basic chassis, HDD modules are installed from a front surface in a front part of a backboard, and duplex CTL modules are installed up and down from a rear surface in a rear part, and duplex power source modules containing fans are installed in the left and right sides thereof. By the operation of the fans, in the rear part, the cooling air flows separately into each CTL module and into each power source module, and the cooling air having passed through the area of the duct by a block in the CTL module is drawn by the fans in the power source module through a ventilation hole and is then exhausted outside. The cooling air flow path to the plurality of ICs is divided by the block. The rotation speed of the fans is controlled by using a temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takahiko Iwasaki, Taro Takahashi, Chikazu Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20070006001
    Abstract: A controller performs data communication with a host system based on fibre channel protocol and controls data input/output to or from a SATA disk drive. The controller includes an FC/SATA converter powered by a main power supply, and a resource management processor powered by a standby power supply. The resource management processor controls the power supply from the main power supply to the FC/SATA converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Daisuke Isobe, Azuma Kano, Takahiko Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Midori Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 7061164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crystal oscillator that is provided with a crystal element; a main surface electrode configured of a first underlayer formed on each of two main surfaces of the crystal element and a first surface layer of Au superimposed over the first underlayer; an end surface electrode having a second underlayer formed on the crystal element to extend over the main surface electrode and a second surface layer of Au superimposed to cover the second underlayer; a supporter for holding the crystal element in the horizontal direction, bonded to the end surface electrode by a eutectic alloy comprising at least Au; and a base on which the supporter stands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Shigeru Obara, Genwa Koki, Masaaki Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20050269912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crystal oscillator that is provided with a crystal element; a main surface electrode configured of a first underlayer formed on each of two main surfaces of the crystal element and a first surface layer of Au superimposed over the first underlayer; an end surface electrode having a second underlayer formed on the crystal element to extend over the main surface electrode and a second surface layer of Au superimposed to cover the second underlayer; a supporter for holding the crystal element in the horizontal direction, bonded to the end surface electrode by a eutectic alloy comprising at least Au; and a base on which the supporter stands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Shigeru Obara, Genwa Koki, Masaaki Nakahara
  • Patent number: 6586546
    Abstract: Aqueous copolymerization of TFE and PAVE in the presence of a small amount of terpene enables the manufacture of a more uniform melt-fabricable copolymer with a narrower molecular weight distribution. The copolymer exhibits improved flex life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: DuPont-Mitsui Fluorochemicals Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Masahiro Kino
  • Patent number: 6545393
    Abstract: A quartz crystal unit using a metallic base and improved in its shock resistance includes a circular plate-like crystal blank having first and second extending electrodes respectively extended from excitation electrodes, first and second L-letter-shaped metallic brackets electrically and mechanically connected to the first and second extending electrodes at the outer circumferential portion of the crystal blank, first and second lead wires constituted as hermetic terminals penetrating the metallic base and bonded to the first and second brackets, and third and fourth L-letter-shaped metallic brackets mechanically connected to portions of the outer circumferential portion of the crystal blank, in which the naked surface if the crystal blank is exposed. The third and fourth brackets are interconnected to form an integral metallic holding member. An arrangement for connecting the holding member to the metallic base is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Kazuyoshi Oguri
  • Publication number: 20030048044
    Abstract: A quartz crystal unit using a metallic base and improved in its shock resistance includes a circular plate-like crystal blank having first and second extending electrodes respectively extended from excitation electrodes, first and second L-letter-shaped metallic brackets electrically and mechanically connected to the first and second extending electrodes at the outer circumferential portion of the crystal blank, first and second lead wires constituted as hermetic terminals penetrating the metallic base and bonded to the first and second brackets, and third and fourth L-letter-shaped metallic brackets mechanically connected to portions of the outer circumferential portion of the crystal blank, in which the naked surface if the crystal blank is exposed. The third and fourth brackets are interconnected to form an integral metallic holding member. An arrangement for connecting the holding member to the metallic base is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Kazuyoshi Oguri
  • Publication number: 20020028895
    Abstract: Aqueous copolymerization of TFE and PAVE in the presence of a small amount of terpene enables the manufacture of a more uniform melt-fabricable copolymer with a narrower molecular weight distribution. The copolymer exhibits improved flex life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Takahiko Iwasaki, Masahiro Kino