Patents by Inventor Tatuya Kitta

Tatuya Kitta 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).

  • Semiconductor integrated circuit device
    Patent number: 6134136
    Abstract: Reducing the chip area while improving the manufacturing efficiency as well as reducing costs in a semiconductor integrated circuit device such as a thermal head driver IC. A plurality of terminal electrodes were provided within an external data input/output circuit with an input terminal and output terminal being electrically connected to each other. In addition, an input/output protection circuit was provided to a respective one of such plurality of terminal electrodes with the input terminal and output terminal electrically connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Ishii, Sumitaka Gotou, Yasuhiro Moya, Yoshihide Kanakubo, Tatuya Kitta