Patents by Inventor Tatsuhiro Seki
Tatsuhiro Seki 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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Publication number: 20240043118Abstract: A control device 133 acquires distance information indicating a distance between an UAV 1 and an article B positioned under the UAV 1 and controls a winch 16 to unreel a linear member 15 on the basis of the distance indicated in the acquired distance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Rakuten Group, IncInventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Tatsuhiro SEKI, Takayoshi INUMA
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Patent number: 10854588Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a normally-on junction FET having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, a normally-off MOSFET having a second gate electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, and a voltage applying unit which applies a voltage to the first gate electrode. The first source electrode of the junction FET is electrically connected to the second drain electrode of the MOSFET, and the junction FET is thus connected to the MOSFET in series, and the voltage applying unit applies a second voltage with a polarity opposite to that of a first voltage applied to the first gate electrode when the junction FET is brought into an off-state, to the first gate electrode when the MOSFET is in an on-state.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hisashi Toyoda, Koichi Yamazaki, Koichi Arai, Tatsuhiro Seki
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Publication number: 20180082991Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a normally-on junction FET having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, a normally-off MOSFET having a second gate electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, and a voltage applying unit which applies a voltage to the first gate electrode. The first source electrode of the junction FET is electrically connected to the second drain electrode of the MOSFET, and the junction FET is thus connected to the MOSFET in series, and the voltage applying unit applies a second voltage with a polarity opposite to that of a first voltage applied to the first gate electrode when the junction FET is brought into an off-state, to the first gate electrode when the MOSFET is in an on-state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Hisashi TOYODA, Koichi YAMAZAKI, Koichi ARAI, Tatsuhiro SEKI
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Patent number: 9837395Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a normally-on junction FET having a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode and a normally-off MOSFET having a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The source electrode of the junction FET is electrically connected to the drain electrode of the MOSFET, and the junction FET is thus connected to the MOSFET in series. The gate electrode of the junction FET is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the MOSFET.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Renesas Electrics CorporationInventors: Hisashi Toyoda, Koichi Yamazaki, Koichi Arai, Tatsuhiro Seki
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Publication number: 20160315075Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a normally-on junction FET having a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode and a normally-off MOSFET having a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The source electrode of the junction FET is electrically connected to the drain electrode of the MOSFET, and the junction FET is thus connected to the MOSFET in series. The gate electrode of the junction FET is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the MOSFET.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Hisashi TOYODA, Koichi Yamazaki, Koichi Arai, Tatsuhiro Seki
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Patent number: 8624379Abstract: A semiconductor device is improved in reliability. A switching power MOSFET and a sense MOSFET for sensing a current flowing in the power MOSFET, which is smaller in area than the power MOSFET, are formed in one semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is mounted over a chip mounting portion via a conductive bonding material, and sealed in a resin. Over the main surface of the semiconductor chip, a metal plate is bonded to a source pad electrode of the power MOSFET. In the plan view, the metal plate does not overlap a sense MOSFET region where the sense MOSFET is formed. The metal plate is bonded to the source pad electrode so as to surround three of the sides of the sense MOSFET region.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Yukihiro Sato, Atsushi Fujiki, Tatsuhiro Seki
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Patent number: 8564112Abstract: To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP1, power MOSFETs Q1 and Q2 for the switch, a diode DD1 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q1, a diode DD2 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q2, and plural pad electrodes PD are formed. The power MOSFET Q1 and the diode DD1 are arranged in a first MOSFET region RG1 on the side of a side SD1, and the power MOSFET Q2 and the diode DD2 are arranged in a second MOSFET region RG2 on the side of a side SD2. The diode DD1 is arranged along the side SD1, the diode DD2 is arranged along the side SD2, and all pad electrodes PD other than the pad electrodes PDS1 and PDS2 for the source are arranged along a side SD3 between the diodes DD1 and DD2.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Fujiki, Tatsuhiro Seki, Nobuya Koike, Yukihiro Sato, Kisho Ashida
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Publication number: 20130082334Abstract: A semiconductor device is improved in reliability. A switching power MOSFET and a sense MOSFET for sensing a current flowing in the power MOSFET, which is smaller in area than the power MOSFET, are formed in one semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is mounted over a chip mounting portion via a conductive bonding material, and sealed in a resin. Over the main surface of the semiconductor chip, a metal plate is bonded to a source pad electrode of the power MOSFET. In the plan view, the metal plate does not overlap a sense MOSFET region where the sense MOSFET is formed. The metal plate is bonded to the source pad electrode so as to surround three of the sides of the sense MOSFET region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Yukihiro Sato, Atsushi Fujiki, Tatsuhiro Seki
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Patent number: 8299599Abstract: To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP1, power MOSFETs Q1 and Q2 for the switch, a diode DD1 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q1, a diode DD2 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q2, and plural pad electrodes PD are formed. The power MOSFET Q1 and the diode DD1 are arranged in a first MOSFET region RG1 on the side of a side SD1, and the power MOSFET Q2 and the diode DD2 are arranged in a second MOSFET region RG2 on the side of a side SD2. The diode DD1 is arranged along the side SD1, the diode DD2 is arranged along the side SD2, and all pad electrodes PD other than the pad electrodes PDS1 and PDS2 for the source are arranged along a side SD3 between the diodes DD1 and DD2.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Fujiki, Tatsuhiro Seki, Nobuya Koike, Yukihiro Sato, Kisho Ashida
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Publication number: 20120049187Abstract: Accompanying the miniaturization of a gate electrode of a trench gate power MOSFET, the curvature of the bottom part of the trench increases, and thereby, electric fields concentrate on the part and deterioration of a gate oxide film (insulating film) occurs. The deterioration of the gate insulating film is more likely to occur when the gate side bias is negative in the case of an N-channel type power MOSFET and when the gate side bias is positive in the case of a P-channel type power MOSFET. The present invention is a semiconductor device including an insulating gate power transistor etc. in a chip, wherein a gate protection element includes a bidirectional Zener diode and the bidirectional Zener diode has a plurality of P-type impurity regions (or a P-type impurity region) having different concentrations so that the withstand voltage with its gate side negatively biased and the withstand voltage with the gate side positively biased are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Masamitsu HARUYAMA, Tatsuhiro Seki, Daisuke Arai
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Publication number: 20110215400Abstract: To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP1, power MOSFETs Q1 and Q2 for the switch, a diode DD1 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q1, a diode DD2 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q2, and plural pad electrodes PD are formed. The power MOSFET Q1 and the diode DD1 are arranged in a first MOSFET region RG1 on the side of a side SD1, and the power MOSFET Q2 and the diode DD2 are arranged in a second MOSFET region RG2 on the side of a side SD2. The diode DD1 is arranged along the side SD1, the diode DD2 is arranged along the side SD2, and all pad electrodes PD other than the pad electrodes PDS1 and PDS2 for the source are arranged along a side SD3 between the diodes DD1 and DD2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Atsushi FUJIKI, Tatsuhiro SEKI, Nobuya KOIKE, Yukihiro SATO, Kisho ASHIDA
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Patent number: 7969000Abstract: A semiconductor device having a plurality of chips is reduced in size. In HSOP (semiconductor device) for driving a three-phase motor, a first semiconductor chip including a pMISFET and a second semiconductor chip including an nMISFET are mounted over each of a first tab, second tab, and third tab. The drains of the pMISFET and nMISFET over each tab are electrically connected with each other. Thus, two of six MISFETs can be placed over each of three tabs divided in correspondence with the number of phases of the motor, and they can be packaged in one in a compact manner. As a result, the size of the HSOP for driving a three-phase motor, having a plurality of chips can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Sato, Norio Kido, Tatsuhiro Seki, Katsuo Ishizaka, Ichio Shimizu
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Publication number: 20100140718Abstract: A semiconductor device having a plurality of chips is reduced in size. In HSOP (semiconductor device) for driving a three-phase motor, a first semiconductor chip including a pMISFET and a second semiconductor chip including an nMISFET are mounted over each of a first tab, second tab, and third tab. The drains of the pMISFET and nMISFET over each tab are electrically connected with each other. Thus, two of six MISFETs can be placed over each of three tabs divided in correspondence with the number of phases of the motor, and they can be packaged in one in a compact manner. As a result, the size of the HSOP for driving a three-phase motor, having a plurality of chips can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Yukihiro Sato, Norio Kido, Tatsuhiro Seki, Katsuo Ishizaka, Ichio Shimizu
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Patent number: 7692285Abstract: A semiconductor device having a plurality of chips is reduced in size. In HSOP (semiconductor device) for driving a three-phase motor, a first semiconductor chip including a pMISFET and a second semiconductor chip including an nMISFET are mounted over each of a first tab, second tab, and third tab. The drains of the pMISFET and nMISFET over each tab are electrically connected with each other. Thus, two of six MISFETs can be placed over each of three tabs divided in correspondence with the number of phases of the motor, and they can be packaged in one in a compact manner. As a result, the size of the HSOP for driving a three-phase motor, having a plurality of chips can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Yukihiro Sato, Norio Kido, Tatsuhiro Seki, Katsuo Ishizaka, Ichio Shimizu
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Publication number: 20070001273Abstract: A semiconductor device having a plurality of chips is reduced in size. In HSOP(semiconductor device) for driving a three-phase motor, a first semiconductor chip including a pMISFET and a second semiconductor chip including an nMISFET are mounted over each of a first tab, second tab, and third tab. The drains of the PMISFET and nMISFET over each tab are electrically connected with each other. Thus, two of six MISFETs can be placed over each of three tabs divided in correspondence with the number of phases of the motor, and they can be packaged in one in a compact manner. As a result, the size of the HSOP for driving a three-phase motor, having a plurality of chips can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Inventors: Yukihiro Sato, Norio Kido, Tatsuhiro Seki, Katsuo Ishizaka, Ichio Shimizu