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).
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Publication number: 20160165688Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
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Patent number: 9258859Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosei Makino, Kenichi Yokota, Tomohiro Tazawa
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Publication number: 20150230304Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
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Patent number: 9041314Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosei Makino, Kenichi Yokota, Tomohiro Tazawa
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Publication number: 20140239831Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
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Patent number: 8754590Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Ryosei Makino, Kenichi Yokota, Tomohiro Tazawa
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Patent number: 8125203Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Kazuhito Ayukawa, Tomohiro Tazawa
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Publication number: 20110292704Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosei MAKINO, Kenichi YOKOTA, Tomohiro TAZAWA
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Publication number: 20100097041Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Kazuhito Ayukawa, Tomohiro Tazawa
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Patent number: 7315153Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Renesas Technology CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Tazawa, Shinichi Yoshida
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Patent number: 7109693Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
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Patent number: 7091711Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
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Publication number: 20060158168Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2006Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
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Publication number: 20060091870Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
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Patent number: 6979985Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 3, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno
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Publication number: 20050052168Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Tomohiro Tazawa, Shinichi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20040004470Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Tazawa, Takashi Sase, Kouji Tateno