Patents by Inventor Takao Kihara

Takao Kihara 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: 10305533
    Abstract: In an RFIC provided in a semiconductor device according to an embodiment, a low-noise amplifier (41) for reception and a power amplifier (11) for transmission are connected to a common antenna connection terminal (5). Between the antenna connection terminal (5) and an LNA (41), a circuit (31) is connected to be used for impedance matching, and a semiconductor switch (SW1) is connected in parallel with the circuit (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Mizokami, Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20170244442
    Abstract: In an RFIC provided in a semiconductor device according to an embodiment, a low-noise amplifier (41) for reception and a power amplifier (11) for transmission are connected to a common antenna connection terminal (5). Between the antenna connection terminal (5) and an LNA (41), a circuit (31) is connected to be used for impedance matching, and a semiconductor switch (SW1) is connected in parallel with the circuit (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Masakazu MIZOKAMI, Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9577698
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first inductors having a spiral shape and provided in a modulator of a transmitting side, and a plurality of second inductors having a horseshoe shape and provided in an oscillator of a receiving side, the plurality of second inductors being arranged such that an opening of plurality of second inductors is disposed opposite to the plurality of first inductors. The semiconductor device performs a transmission process and a reception process using a radio wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20160373159
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first inductors having a spiral shape and provided in a modulator of a transmitting side, and a plurality of second inductors having a horseshoe shape and provided in an oscillator of a receiving side, the plurality of second inductors being arranged such that an opening of plurality of second inductors is disposed opposite to the plurality of first inductors. The semiconductor device performs a transmission process and a reception process using a radio wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9461695
    Abstract: A wireless transceiver includes a semiconductor device configured to perform a transmission process and a reception process using a radio wave, the semiconductor device including a transmission unit and a reception unit. The wireless transceiver further includes an antenna configured to transmit an output signal from the transmission unit and provide a received input signal to the reception unit, and a baseband circuit configured to receive an output signal from the reception unit and output the output signal to the transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20160197641
    Abstract: A wireless transceiver includes a semiconductor device configured to perform a transmission process and a reception process using a radio wave, the semiconductor device including a transmission unit and a reception unit. The wireless transceiver further includes an antenna configured to transmit an output signal from the transmission unit and provide a received input signal to the reception unit, and a baseband circuit configured to receive an output signal from the reception unit and output the output signal to the transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9319091
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is configured to perform a transmission process and a reception process using a radio wave, includes a transmission unit configured to perform the transmission process, and includes a modulator having a first inductor of a spiral shape, and a reception unit configured to perform the reception process, which includes a local oscillator having a second inductor. The second inductor includes a first portion extending in a first direction, a second portion extending in a second direction and a third portion extending in a third direction. The second direction and the third direction intersect with the first direction. The first portion, second portion and third portion include a same conductor layer. The second portion has an end which is not connected with the first portion. The third portion has another end which is not connected with the first portion, and the end of the second portion and said another end of the third portion are located apart in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20160065166
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) which includes a filter circuit operable to pass a desired signal component of a high-frequency signal inputted and operable to attenuate a harmonic component of an integral multiple of the desired signal. The filter circuit includes a first inductor and a second inductor coupled to a signal line transmitting the high-frequency signal. A first input terminal and a second input terminal are operable to receive the high-frequency signal as a differential signal, wherein the first inductor and the second inductor are formed by a first differential inductor and a second differential inductor are coupled between the first input terminal and the second input terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Takao Kihara, Tomohiro Sano
  • Patent number: 9190977
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a filter circuit operable to pass a desired signal component of a high-frequency signal inputted and operable to attenuate a harmonic component of an integral multiple of the desired signal, wherein the filter circuit includes a first inductor and a second inductor coupled in series to a signal line transmitting the high-frequency signal, a first variable capacitor coupled between a power supply line and a node of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a second variable capacitor coupled between the signal line and the power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kihara, Tomohiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20150263779
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is configured to perform a transmission process and a reception process using a radio wave, includes a transmission unit configured to perform the transmission process, and includes a modulator having a first inductor of a spiral shape, and a reception unit configured to perform the reception process, which includes a local oscillator having a second inductor. The second inductor includes a first portion extending in a first direction, a second portion extending in a second direction and a third portion extending in a third direction. The second direction and the third direction intersect with the first direction. The first portion, second portion and third portion include a same conductor layer. The second portion has an end which is not connected with the first portion. The third portion has another end which is not connected with the first portion, and the end of the second portion and said another end of the third portion are located apart in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9054936
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a low noise amplifier configured to amplify a radio signal from an antenna and output an reception signal, a down converter configured to down-convert the reception signal, a first divider coupled with the down converter, a first local oscillator coupled with the first divider, a modulator configured to modulate a transmission signal, a second divider coupled with the modulator, and a second local oscillator coupled with the second divider. The modulator includes a first inductor of a spiral shape, the local oscillator includes a second inductor of a horse-shape having an opening, and the opening of the second inductor is disposed opposite to the first inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20150103949
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a low noise amplifier configured to amplify a radio signal from an antenna and output an reception signal, a down converter configured to down-convert the reception signal, a first divider coupled with the down converter, a first local oscillator coupled with the first divider, a modulator configured to modulate a transmission signal, a second divider coupled with the modulator, and a second local oscillator coupled with the second divider. The modulator includes a first inductor of a spiral shape, the local oscillator includes a second inductor of a horse-shape having an opening, and the opening of the second inductor is disposed opposite to the first inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 8941213
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a spiral-shaped inductor formed to include a metal wire; and a horseshoe-shaped inductor formed to include the metal wire. The horseshoe-shaped inductor is arranged such that an opening of the horseshoe-shaped inductor is disposed opposite to the spiral-shaped inductor. Accordingly, unnecessary wave (spurious) output from a transmitting unit can be reduced as small as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20140184356
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a filter circuit operable to pass a desired signal component of a high-frequency signal inputted and operable to attenuate a harmonic component of an integral multiple of the desired signal, wherein the filter circuit includes a first inductor and a second inductor coupled in series to a signal line transmitting the high-frequency signal, a first variable capacitor coupled between a power supply line and a node of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a second variable capacitor coupled between the signal line and the power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kihara, Tomohiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20130285198
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a spiral-shaped inductor formed to include a metal wire; and a horseshoe-shaped inductor formed to include the metal wire. The horseshoe-shaped inductor is arranged such that an opening of the horseshoe-shaped inductor is disposed opposite to the spiral-shaped inductor. Accordingly, unnecessary wave (spurious) output from a transmitting unit can be reduced as small as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 8299865
    Abstract: A quadrature modulator has first to fourth transistors, a first node, a second node, and a first output node. A non-inversion in-phase analog signal, an inversion in-phase analog signal, a non-inversion quadrature analog signal, and an inversion quadrature analog signal are supplied to input electrodes of the first to fourth transistors, respectively. Control electrodes of the first to fourth transistors respond to a non-inversion in-phase RF signal, an inversion in-phase RF signal, a non-inversion quadrature RF signal, and an inversion quadrature RF signal, respectively. Output electrodes of the first and second transistors are coupled to the first node, and output electrodes of the third and fourth transistors are coupled to the second node. A first high-pass filter is coupled between the first node and the first output node, and a second high-pass filter is coupled between the second node and the first output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakamura, Taizo Yamawaki, Takayasu Norimatsu, Takao Kihara
  • Publication number: 20110115571
    Abstract: A quadrature modulator has first to fourth transistors, a first node, a second node, and a first output node. A non-inversion in-phase analog signal, an inversion in-phase analog signal, a non-inversion quadrature analog signal, and an inversion quadrature analog signal are supplied to input electrodes of the first to fourth transistors, respectively. Control electrodes of the first to fourth transistors respond to a non-inversion in-phase RF signal, an inversion in-phase RF signal, a non-inversion quadrature RF signal, and an inversion quadrature RF signal, respectively. Output electrodes of the first and second transistors are coupled to the first node, and output electrodes of the third and fourth transistors are coupled to the second node. A first high-pass filter is coupled between the first node and the first output node, and a second high-pass filter is coupled between the second node and the first output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro NAKAMURA, Taizo YAMAWAKI, Takayasu NORIMATSU, Takao KIHARA
  • Patent number: 7663067
    Abstract: A first gate opens obliquely downward, and maintains the posture, rendering the slope angle of the bottom surface thereof steeper than that of the bottom surface of the second gate. Thus, the bottom surface of the second gate forms a gentle slope sliding surface, and the bottom surface of the first gate forms a steep slope sliding surface. Then articles drop following the shape of a parabola toward the bottom surface of the first gate on the steep slope side, with momentum gained from sliding down the bottom surface of the second gate on the gentle slope side, and then change the sliding trajectory inward upon bumping into the bottom surface of the first gate. The articles then drop following the shape of a parabola toward the center area of a dispersal table, with momentum gained from sliding down the bottom surface of the first gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Hayakawa, Takao Kihara, Noboru Kobayashi, Satoshi Takada, Koichi Makino
  • Publication number: 20090178861
    Abstract: A first gate opens obliquely downward, and maintains the posture, rendering the slope angle of the bottom surface thereof steeper than that of the bottom surface of the second gate. Thus, the bottom surface of the second gate forms a gentle slope sliding surface, and the bottom surface of the first gate forms a steep slope sliding surface. Then articles drop following the shape of a parabola toward the bottom surface of the first gate on the steep slope side, with momentum gained from sliding down the bottom surface of the second gate on the gentle slope side, and then change the sliding trajectory inward upon bumping into the bottom surface of the first gate. The articles then drop following the shape of a parabola toward the center area of a dispersal table, with momentum gained from sliding down the bottom surface of the first gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Hayakawa, Takao Kihara, Noboru Kobayashi, Satoshi Takada, Koichi Makino
  • Patent number: 5280061
    Abstract: A sprayable adhesive composition superior in removability from a surface of paper and making it difficult to cause an adhesive transfer phenomenon to a surface to be affixed, which is constructed by dispersing adhesive microspheres having an average particle diameter of 10 to 100 .mu.m obtained by subjecting a composition containing a (meth)acrylate, a water-soluble monomer copolymerizable with the (meth)acrylate, and an oil-soluble polyfunctional monomer having two or more polyumerizalbe unsaturated groups in a molecule to aqueous suspension copolymerization under the presence of an oil-soluble polymerization initiator and a surface-active agent in an aerosol-dispersion medium containing a first solvent for maintaining dispersion properties of the adhesive microspheres so as to exhibit sprayable properties, a second solvent for restraining the swelling of the adhesive microspheres, and an aerosol propellant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Sekisui Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Haraguchi, Takao Kihara