Patents by Inventor Takao Yanagida
Takao Yanagida 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: 12248332Abstract: An organ-type pedal device includes a housing attached to a vehicle body. A pedal pad of the pedal device is provided rotatably about a predetermined rotation axis with respect to the housing, and a stepped portion of the pedal pad is arranged above the rotation axis in a vertical direction of the vehicle. The pedal pad rotates in a forward direction in accordance with an increase of a pedaling force of the driver, and rotates in a backward direction in accordance with a decrease of the pedaling force of the driver. A sensor unit outputs an electric signal corresponding to a rotation angle of the pedal pad. A full-close stopper comes in contact with a lower part of the pedal pad with respect to the rotation axis, and prevents the pedal pad from rotating in the backward direction when the pedaling force of the driver is not applied thereto.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Yamamoto, Daisuke Hokuto, Etsugo Yanagida, Yasuhisa Fukuda
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Patent number: 8045409Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells that are arranged at intersections of a word line with bit line pairs, a precharge circuit that is arranged for each of the bit line pairs and is configured to precharge each of the bit line pairs, and a Y-switch circuit that is arranged for each of the bit line pairs and is configured to select each of the bit line pairs. The semiconductor memory device further includes a mode switching unit that switches the normal mode and the test mode in accordance with a mode selection signal that is externally supplied, a plurality of individual control units that control operation of each of the precharge circuits in accordance with operation of each of the Y-switch circuits in the normal mode, and a block control unit that collectively turns off all of the precharge circuits in the test mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Takuya Hirota, Takao Yanagida
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Publication number: 20100103756Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells that are arranged at intersections of a word line with bit line pairs, a precharge circuit that is arranged for each of the bit line pairs and is configured to precharge each of the bit line pairs, and a Y-switch circuit that is arranged for each of the bit line pairs and is configured to select each of the bit line pairs. The semiconductor memory device further includes a mode switching unit that switches the normal mode and the test mode in accordance with a mode selection signal that is externally supplied, a plurality of individual control units that control operation of each of the precharge circuits in accordance with operation of each of the Y-switch circuits in the normal mode, and a block control unit that collectively turns off all of the precharge circuits in the test mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: NEC Electronics CorporationInventors: Takuya HIROTA, Takao Yanagida
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Patent number: 7692988Abstract: A semiconductor device (DRAM) according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pairs of digit lines (digit True, Not) connected to a memory cell, a common signal line pair (main I/O True, Not) connected to the plurality of pairs of digit lines in common, a main I/O equalizer performing precharge of the common signal line pair, and a control circuit determining whether the precharge operation is continued irrespective of a signal level of a mask signal input from an outside.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: NEC Electronics CorporationInventors: Takao Yanagida, Takuya Hirota
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Patent number: 7684270Abstract: In a conventional equalizer circuit, in an equalizing operation for setting voltages of a wiring pair having a predetermined voltage difference therebetween to be the same, it takes a long time to make the voltages of the wirings in a pair converge to a voltage having an offset with respect to a midpoint voltage of the voltages of the wiring pair after the equalizing operation. According to an equalizer circuit of the present invention, provided is an equalizer circuit (50) which sets the voltages of a first wiring (SAP) and a second wiring (SAN) to be substantially the same and which has a first transistor (N1) connected between the first wiring (SAP) and a first power supply circuit (for example, HVDD?Va) and a second transistor (N2) connected between the first wiring SAP and the second wiring (SAN). The equalizer circuit 50 makes the first transistor (N1) conductive, and then makes the second transistor (N2) conductive.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: NEC Electronics CorporationInventors: Takuya Hirota, Takao Yanagida, Hiroyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 7573273Abstract: A fuse cutting test method to test the state of a fuse includes measuring the current flowing through the fuse and determining the fuse to be either broken, or not broken, or in a state therebetween, based on the measured current.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: NEC Electronics CorporationInventor: Takao Yanagida
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Patent number: 7489576Abstract: A semiconductor storage device has first and second cell arrays including a plurality of memory cells to store data, a sense amplifier selectively connected with either one of the first and second cell arrays, a first precharge circuit to set a pair of bit lines in the first cell array to a predetermined voltage, a second precharge circuit to set a pair of bit lines in the second cell array to a predetermined voltage, a first switch circuit to connect the sense amplifier with the first cell array, a second switch circuit to connect the sense amplifier with the second cell array, and a switch controller to control conductive state of the first and second switch circuits. In non-selection state where the sense amplifier does not access any of the cell arrays, the switch controller controls one of the switch circuits into conducting state.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: NEC Electronics CorporationInventors: Takuya Hirota, Takao Yanagida
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Publication number: 20090016123Abstract: A semiconductor device (DRAM) according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pairs of digit lines (digit True, Not) connected to a memory cell, a common signal line pair (main I/O True, Not) connected to the plurality of pairs of digit lines in common, a main I/O equalizer performing precharge of the common signal line pair, and a control circuit determining whether the precharge operation is continued irrespective of a signal level of a mask signal input from an outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Yanagida, Takuya Hirota
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Publication number: 20080049530Abstract: In a conventional equalizer circuit, in an equalizing operation for setting voltages of a wiring pair having a predetermined voltage difference therebetween to be the same, it takes a long time to make the voltages of the wirings in a pair converge to a voltage having an offset with respect to a midpoint voltage of the voltages of the wiring pair after the equalizing operation. According to an equalizer circuit of the present invention, provided is an equalizer circuit (50) which sets the voltages of a first wiring (SAP) and a second wiring (SAN) to be substantially the same and which has a first transistor (N1) connected between the first wiring (SAP) and a first power supply circuit (for example, HVDD?Va) and a second transistor (N2) connected between the first wiring SAP and the second wiring (SAN). The equalizer circuit 50 makes the first transistor (N1) conductive, and then makes the second transistor (N2) conductive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Hirota, Takao Yanagida, Hiroyuki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20070223297Abstract: A semiconductor storage device has first and second cell arrays including a plurality of memory cells to store data, a sense amplifier selectively connected with either one of the first and second cell arrays, a first precharge circuit to set a pair of bit lines in the first cell array to a predetermined voltage, a second precharge circuit to set a pair of bit lines in the second cell array to a predetermined voltage, a first switch circuit to connect the sense amplifier with the first cell array, a second switch circuit to connect the sense amplifier with the second cell array, and a switch controller to control conductive state of the first and second switch circuits. In non-selection state where the sense amplifier does not access any of the cell arrays, the switch controller controls one of the switch circuits into conducting state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Hirota, Takao Yanagida
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Publication number: 20060268485Abstract: A fuse cutting test method to test the state of a fuse, comprises, measuring the current flowing through the fuse and determining the fuse to be either broken, or not broken, or in a state therebetween, based on the measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Takao Yanagida