Patents by Inventor Tamiko ASANO

Tamiko ASANO 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).

  • Publication number: 20230060703
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor module having a P-side arm circuit and an N-side arm circuit. The semiconductor module comprises: a P terminal on a high-voltage side; an N terminal on a low-voltage side; a plurality of wiring patterns separated from each other; and a transistor and a diode connected in parallel in each of the circuits, wherein the plurality of wiring patterns include a first wiring pattern, a second wiring pattern, and a third wiring pattern, the P terminal is connected to the first wiring pattern, the N terminal is connected to the second wiring pattern, an anode electrode of the diode of the N-side arm circuit is arranged above the second wiring pattern and is connected to the second wiring pattern, and an anode electrode of the diode of the P-side arm circuit is arranged above the third wiring pattern and is connected to the third wiring pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tamiko ASANO, Michio TAMATE
  • Patent number: 11506701
    Abstract: The electromagnetic noise of a semiconductor device is conveniently evaluated, and the electromagnetic noise of an apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device is estimated. An evaluation method is provided which includes causing one of a first device and a second device of a semiconductor device to perform a switching operation, the semiconductor device comprising the first device and second device connected in series and a third device and a fourth device connected to each other in series and connected parallel to a series circuit of the first device and second device; measuring voltage variation occurring between the third device and the fourth device during the switching operation; and outputting an evaluation benchmark for electromagnetic noise of the semiconductor device, based on the voltage variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miwako Fujita, Michio Tamate, Tamiko Asano, Yuhei Suzuki, Ryu Araki
  • Patent number: 11162993
    Abstract: The radiated noise of a semiconductor device is conveniently evaluated, and the radiated noise of an apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device is estimated. An evaluation method including: making a semiconductor device that is connected parallel to a load by a load cable, perform a switching operation; measuring common-mode current flowing through the load cable during the switching operation; and outputting an evaluation benchmark for radiated noise based on the common-mode current, and an evaluation apparatus are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Katsumata, Michio Tamate, Miwako Fujita, Tamiko Asano, Yuhei Suzuki, Takashi Kaimi, Yuta Sunasaka, Tadanori Yamada, Ryu Araki, Bao Cong Hiu
  • Patent number: 11143691
    Abstract: The radiated noise of a semiconductor device is conveniently evaluated, and the radiated noise of an apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device is estimated. An evaluation method and an evaluation apparatus are provided, including: causing a semiconductor device to perform a switching operation; measuring voltage variation occurring between main terminals of the semiconductor device during the switching operation; and outputting an evaluation benchmark for radiated noise of the semiconductor device based on the voltage variation. The outputting the evaluation benchmark may include calculating the voltage variation in the semiconductor device for each frequency component as the evaluation benchmark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Katsumata, Michio Tamate, Miwako Fujita, Tamiko Asano, Yuhei Suzuki, Takashi Kaimi, Yuta Sunasaka, Tadanori Yamada, Ryu Araki, Bao Cong Hiu
  • Publication number: 20200217884
    Abstract: The electromagnetic noise of a semiconductor device is conveniently evaluated, and the electromagnetic noise of an apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device is estimated. An evaluation method is provided which includes causing one of a first device and a second device of a semiconductor device to perform a switching operation, the semiconductor device comprising the first device and second device connected in series and a third device and a fourth device connected to each other in series and connected parallel to a series circuit of the first device and second device; measuring voltage variation occurring between the third device and the fourth device during the switching operation; and outputting an evaluation benchmark for electromagnetic noise of the semiconductor device, based on the voltage variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Miwako FUJITA, Michio TAMATE, Tamiko ASANO, Yuhei SUZUKI, Ryu ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20190170807
    Abstract: The radiated noise of a semiconductor device is conveniently evaluated, and the radiated noise of an apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device is estimated. An evaluation method and an evaluation apparatus are provided, including: causing a semiconductor device to perform a switching operation; measuring voltage variation occurring between main terminals of the semiconductor device during the switching operation; and outputting an evaluation benchmark for radiated noise of the semiconductor device based on the voltage variation. The outputting the evaluation benchmark may include calculating the voltage variation in the semiconductor device for each frequency component as the evaluation benchmark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki KATSUMATA, Michio TAMATE, Miwako FUJITA, Tamiko ASANO, Yuhei SUZUKI, Takashi KAIMI, Yuta SUNASAKA, Tadanori YAMADA, Ryu ARAKI, Bao Cong HIU
  • Publication number: 20190170798
    Abstract: The radiated noise of a semiconductor device is conveniently evaluated, and the radiated noise of an apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device is estimated. An evaluation method including: making a semiconductor device that is connected parallel to a load by a load cable, perform a switching operation; measuring common-mode current flowing through the load cable during the switching operation; and outputting an evaluation benchmark for radiated noise based on the common-mode current, and an evaluation apparatus are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki KATSUMATA, Michio TAMATE, Miwako FUJITA, Tamiko ASANO, Yuhei SUZUKI, Takashi KAIMI, Yuta SUNASAKA, Tadanori YAMADA, Ryu ARAKI, Bao Cong HIU