Patents by Inventor Takemi Negishi

Takemi Negishi 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: 7443212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20080211548
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20070296470
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20070236844
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor device improved to prevent withstand voltage defects that might occur in each MOSFET used therein and a system to be designed easily and prevented from withstand voltage defects that might occur in each semiconductor used therein. The system includes the first and second input circuits, each being constituted by MOSFETs manufactured in the same process. The first input circuit receives a voltage of a first signal inputted from a first external terminal and divided by first and second resistor means while the AC component of the input signal is transmitted to the input circuit through a capacitor disposed in parallel to the first resistor means. The second input circuit receives a second input signal inputted from a second external terminal and reduced in signal amplitude so as to become smaller than that of the first input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Takemi Negishi, Hiroaki Nambu, Kazuo Kanetani, Hideto Kazama
  • Patent number: 7262643
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 7233045
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor device improved to prevent withstand voltage defects that might occur in each MOSFET used therein and a system to be designed easily and prevented from withstand voltage defects that might occur in each semiconductor used therein. The system includes the first and second input circuits, each being constituted by MOSFETs manufactured in the same process. The first input circuit receives a voltage of a first signal inputted from a first external terminal and divided by first and second resistor means while the AC component of the input signal is transmitted to the input circuit through a capacitor disposed in parallel to the first resistor means. The second input circuit receives a second input signal inputted from a second external terminal and reduced in signal amplitude so as to become smaller than that of the first input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
    Inventors: Takemi Negishi, Hiroaki Nambu, Kazuo Kanetani, Hideto Kazama
  • Patent number: 7176729
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20060255842
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20050063112
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor device improved to prevent withstand voltage defects that might occur in each MOSFET used therein and a system to be designed easily and prevented from withstand voltage defects that might occur in each semiconductor used therein. The system includes the first and second input circuits, each being constituted by MOSFETs manufactured in the same process. The first input circuit receives a voltage of a first signal inputted from a first external terminal and divided by first and second resistor means while the AC component of the input signal is transmitted to the input circuit through a capacitor disposed in parallel to the first resistor means. The second input circuit receives a second input signal inputted from a second external terminal and reduced in signal amplitude so as to become smaller than that of the first input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Takemi Negishi, Hiroaki Nambu, Kazuo Kanetani, Hideto Kazama
  • Patent number: 6835971
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device, which is intended to prevent the characteristic degradation, includes multiple limiter circuits which are laid out by being scattered across a semiconductor substrate to produce an internal power voltage of a certain voltage level. Each limiter circuit is laid out so as to have its transistor formation area located just beneath the formation area of a bump electrode which puts in an externally supplied power voltage. The scattered layout of limiter circuits avoids the concentration of current to one limiter circuit and alleviates the harmful heat-up of the limiter circuits and their periphery. The shorter wiring length from the bump electrode to the transistor results in a smaller wiring resistance, alleviating the power voltage drop on the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Takashi Uehara
  • Publication number: 20040251940
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit that can perform impedance control and slew rate control independently of each other and simplify the structure of a control circuit. An output circuit comprising plural output MOSFETs connected in parallel is used, from among the plural output MOSFETs, the number of output MOSFETS to be turned on is selected by a first control means to control output impedance, and slew rate is controlled by a second control means controlling a drive signal of the output MOSFETs to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Hiroshi Toyoshima
  • Patent number: 6806516
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor device improved to prevent withstand voltage defects that might occur in each MOSFET used therein and a system to be designed easily and prevented from withstand voltage defects that might occur in each semiconductor used therein. The system includes the first and second input circuits, each being constituted by MOSFETs manufactured in the same process. The first input circuit receives a voltage of a first signal inputted from a first external terminal and divided by first and second resistor means while the AC component of the input signal is transmitted to the input circuit through a capacitor disposed in parallel to the first resistor means. The second input circuit receives a second input signal inputted from a second external terminal and reduced in signal amplitude so as to become smaller than that of the first input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Takemi Negishi, Hiroaki Nambu, Kazuo Kanetani, Hideto Kazama
  • Publication number: 20030222285
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor device improved to prevent withstand voltage defects that might occur in each MOSFET used therein and a system to be designed easily and prevented from withstand voltage defects that might occur in each semiconductor used therein. The system includes the first and second input circuits, each being constituted by MOSFETs manufactured in the same process. The first input circuit receives a voltage of a first signal inputted from a first external terminal and divided by first and second resistor means while the AC component of the input signal is transmitted to the input circuit through a capacitor disposed in parallel to the first resistor means. The second input circuit receives a second input signal inputted from a second external terminal and reduced in signal amplitude so as to become smaller than that of the first input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takemi Negishi, Hiroaki Nambu, Kazuo Kanetani, Hideto Kazama
  • Publication number: 20030151100
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device, which is intended to prevent the characteristic degradation, includes multiple limiter circuits which are laid out by being scattered across a semiconductor substrate to produce an internal power voltage of a certain voltage level. Each limiter circuit is laid out so as to have its transistor formation area located just beneath the formation area of a bump electrode which puts in an externally supplied power voltage. The scattered layout of limiter circuits avoids the concentration of current to one limiter circuit and alleviates the harmful heat-up of the limiter circuits and their periphery. The shorter wiring length from the bump electrode to the transistor results in a smaller wiring resistance, alleviating the power voltage drop on the wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyoshima, Atsuhiro Hayashi, Takemi Negishi, Takashi Uehara