Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Tazawa

Tomohiro Tazawa 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: 20160165688
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9258859
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosei Makino, Kenichi Yokota, Tomohiro Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20150230304
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9041314
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosei Makino, Kenichi Yokota, Tomohiro Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20140239831
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 8754590
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosei Makino, Kenichi Yokota, Tomohiro Tazawa
  • Patent number: 8125203
    Abstract: A PFC counter which controls a switching element of voltage step-up chopper circuits arranged in parallel has a circuit (SLOG) generating a switch signal (GD_S) whose phase is shifted from that of a switch signal of one of the switching elements. This circuit has a first counter (COUNTM) which counts clock signals by a cycle unit of one of the switch signals; a second counter (COUNTS) which counts clock signals by a cycle unit having a predetermined phase difference with respect to one of the switch signals; and a first register (REG1) which holds a value counted by the first counter corresponding to a high-level period of one of the switch signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Ayukawa, Tomohiro Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20110292704
    Abstract: A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20100097041
    Abstract: A PFC counter which controls a switching element of voltage step-up chopper circuits arranged in parallel has a circuit (SLOG) generating a switch signal (GD_S) whose phase is shifted from that of a switch signal of one of the switching elements. This circuit has a first counter (COUNTM) which counts clock signals by a cycle unit of one of the switch signals; a second counter (COUNTS) which counts clock signals by a cycle unit having a predetermined phase difference with respect to one of the switch signals; and a first register (REG1) which holds a value counted by the first counter corresponding to a high-level period of one of the switch signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Ayukawa, Tomohiro Tazawa
  • Patent number: 7315153
    Abstract: A switching power supply circuit in which a series circuit comprising a resistive element and a capacitive element is provided in a parallel configuration with an inductor which supplies a load current to a load circuit, a voltage comparator having first and second threshold voltages discriminates a voltage obtained from a mutual connecting point of the series circuit therefrom and controls a switch element for supplying a current to the inductor, thereby varying the current supplied to the inductor in accordance with a variation in the load current is combined with a series power supply circuit which shares the load current of the load circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tazawa, Shinichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7109693
    Abstract: There is provided a switching power supply device of hysteresis current mode control system which assures excellent response characteristic for change of output current and reduction of power consumption. In a switching regulator of hysteresis current mode control system, a sense resistor connected in series to a coil is eliminated, a serially connected resistor and a capacitor are connected in parallel to a coil in place of such sense resistor. Thereby, a potential of a connection node of these resistor and capacitor is inputted to a comparator circuit having the hysteresis characteristic for comparison with the reference voltage. Accordingly, a switch may be controlled for ON and OFF states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
  • Patent number: 7091711
    Abstract: There is provided a switching power supply device of hysteresis current mode control system which assures excellent response characteristic for change of output current and reduction of power consumption. In a switching regulator of hysteresis current mode control system, a sense resistor connected in series to a coil is eliminated, a serially connected resistor and a capacitor are connected in parallel to a coil in place of such sense resistor. Thereby, a potential of a connection node of these resistor and capacitor is inputted to a comparator circuit having the hysteresis characteristic for comparison with the reference voltage. Accordingly, a switch may be controlled for ON and OFF states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
  • Publication number: 20060158168
    Abstract: There is provided a switching power supply device of hysteresis current mode control system which assures excellent response characteristic for change of output current and reduction of power consumption. In a switching regulator of hysteresis current mode control system, a sense resistor connected in series to a coil is eliminated, a serially connected resistor and a capacitor are connected in parallel to a coil in place of such sense resistor. Thereby, a potential of a connection node of these resistor and capacitor is inputted to a comparator circuit having the hysteresis characteristic for comparison with the reference voltage. Accordingly, a switch may be controlled for ON and OFF states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
  • Publication number: 20060091870
    Abstract: There is provided a switching power supply device of hysteresis current mode control system which assures excellent response characteristic for change of output current and reduction of power consumption. In a switching regulator of hysteresis current mode control system, a sense resistor connected in series to a coil is eliminated, a serially connected resistor and a capacitor are connected in parallel to a coil in place of such sense resistor. Thereby, a potential of a connection node of these resistor and capacitor is inputted to a comparator circuit having the hysteresis characteristic for comparison with the reference voltage. Accordingly, a switch may be controlled for ON and OFF states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
  • Patent number: 6979985
    Abstract: There is provided a switching power supply device of hysteresis current mode control system which assures excellent response characteristic for change of output current and reduction of power consumption. In a switching regulator of hysteresis current mode control system, a sense resistor connected in series to a coil is eliminated, a serially connected resistor and a capacitor are connected in parallel to a coil in place of such sense resistor. Thereby, a potential of a connection node of these resistor and capacitor is inputted to a comparator circuit having the hysteresis characteristic for comparison with the reference voltage. Accordingly, a switch may be controlled for ON and OFF states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
  • Publication number: 20050052168
    Abstract: A switching power supply circuit in which a series circuit comprising a resistive element and a capacitive element is provided in a parallel configuration with an inductor which supplies a load current to a load circuit, a voltage comparator having first and second threshold voltages discriminates a voltage obtained from a mutual connecting point of the series circuit therefrom and controls a switch element for supplying a current to the inductor, thereby varying the current supplied to the inductor in accordance with a variation in the load current is combined with a series power supply circuit which shares the load current of the load circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tazawa, Shinichi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20040004470
    Abstract: There is provided a switching power supply device of hysteresis current mode control system which assures excellent response characteristic for change of output current and reduction of power consumption. In a switching regulator of hysteresis current mode control system, a sense resistor connected in series to a coil is eliminated, a serially connected resistor and a capacitor are connected in parallel to a coil in place of such sense resistor. Thereby, a potential of a connection node of these resistor and capacitor is inputted to a comparator circuit having the hysteresis characteristic for comparison with the reference voltage. Accordingly, a switch may be controlled for ON and OFF states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno