Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Katashita

Toshihiro Katashita 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).

  • Patent number: 10636751
    Abstract: A semiconductor device 100 of the present invention includes a front end and back ends A and B, each including a plurality of layers. Further, in the plurality of layers of the back end B, (i) circuits 22, 23, and 24 having a security function are provided in at least one layer having a wiring pitch of 100 nm or more, (ii) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one wiring layer in M5 or higher level (M5, M6, M7, . . . ), (iii) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one layer, for which immersion ArF exposure does not need to be used, or (iv) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one layer that is exposed by using an exposure wavelength of 200 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yohei Hori, Yongxun Liu, Shinichi Ouchi, Tetsuji Yasuda, Meishoku Masahara, Toshifumi Irisawa, Kazuhiko Endo, Hiroyuki Ota, Tatsuro Maeda, Hanpei Koike, Yasuhiro Ogasahara, Toshihiro Katashita, Koichi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 10402248
    Abstract: A method and a program capable of controlling an error rate of device-specific information are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yohei Hori, Kazukuni Kobara, Toshihiro Katashita, Toshihiro Matsui
  • Publication number: 20190019766
    Abstract: A semiconductor device 100 of the present invention includes a front end and back ends A and B, each including a plurality of layers. Further, in the plurality of layers of the back end B, (i) circuits 22, 23, and 24 having a security function are provided in at least one layer having a wiring pitch of 100 nm or more, (ii) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one wiring layer in M5 or higher level (M5, M6, M7, . . . ), (iii) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one layer, for which immersion ArF exposure does not need to be used, or (iv) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one layer that is exposed by using an exposure wavelength of 200 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yohei Hori, Yongxun Liu, Shinichi Ouchi, Tetsuji Yasuda, Meishoku Masahara, Toshifumi Irisawa, Kazuhiko Endo, Hiroyuki Ota, Tatsuro Maeda, Hanpei Koike, Yasuhiro Ogasahara, Toshihiro Katashita, Koichi Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20170255503
    Abstract: A method and a program capable of controlling an error rate of device-specific information are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yohei Hori, Kazukuni Kobara, Toshihiro Katashita, Toshihiro Matsui
  • Patent number: 9121873
    Abstract: This invention provides an electronic circuit component authenticity determination method capable of determining whether an electronic circuit component is a component manufactured by an authorized manufacturer. The electronic circuit component is operated under a predetermined condition at the time of manufacturing or initialization of the electronic circuit component. The waveform of power consumption or an electromagnetic wave at the time of the operation is measured and stored as first waveform data. An authenticity determination target electronic circuit component is operated under the predetermined condition. The waveform of power consumption or an electromagnetic wave is measured and temporarily stored as second waveform data. The stored first waveform data is compared with the second waveform data. It is determined that the electronic circuit component is a genuine when the waveform data match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Akashi Satoh, Toshihiro Katashita
  • Publication number: 20130047209
    Abstract: A physical unclonable function (PUF) device, and a PUF reader which extracts PUF parameters required to calculate a response output from a challenge input by analyzing an operation of the PUF device. Operation parameters characterizing an operation state are obtained by observing a power waveform, an electromagnetic waveform, or a processing time of the PUF device at that time. Authentication of the PUF device is based on the extracted parameters. The PUF reader executes authenticity determination as to whether or not the PUF device is a valid PUF device by monitoring an operation of the PUF device during response generation based on the operation parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Akashi SATOH, Toshihiro Katashita
  • Patent number: 7953014
    Abstract: Network device testing equipment capable of testing network devices using small size packets and for a transferring ability and a filtering ability at a media speed is described. A configuration is adopted in which a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) included in a transmitter or receiver on one or both of transmitting and receiving sides is connected directly to a physical layer chip of a network and computers on both the transmitting and receiving sides are connected thereto. Each of the FPGAs of the transmitter and receiver has a circuit which has an integrated function of transmitting a packet pattern generation function and a packet-receiving function, thereby enabling a test and an inspection in real time. When inspecting the filtering function, a hash table storing therein a hash value and a list of occurrence frequencies for hash values is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, DUAXES Corporation, BITS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Toda, Toshihiro Katashita, Kazumi Sakamaki, Takeshi Inui, Mitsugu Nagoya, Yasunori Terashima
  • Patent number: 7843401
    Abstract: An image display apparatus for displaying image signals of a form of packets incorporating display position information includes a combination of unit display devices so as to acquire translational objectivity. Each of the unit display devices including a receiving part for receiving image signals, a processing part for dividing input image signals into those falling inside and those falling outside a range for display or those subject to or those not subject to display based on the display position information and serving to process display positions of the image signals falling outside the range for display or not subject to display, an output part for outputting the processed image signals along an axis of translational objectivity to a subsequent unit display device, and a display part for displaying the images falling in the range for display, the image display apparatus displaying the image signals as a whole, with the image signals processed sequentially with the unit display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Osamu Morikawa, Kenji Toda, Toshihiro Katashita, Yohei Hori
  • Patent number: 7590916
    Abstract: A CRC value calculator enables throughput to be improved while keeping down the increase in the size of the circuitry. This is achieved by using (n+1) basic CRC circuits to configure a CRC value calculator in which the width of the data processed during one clock cycle is m2n bits. For example, when m2n bits is the data width processed per calculator cycle, the CRC value calculator of this invention is configured by using selectors to serially connect a CRC circuit that processes every m2n bits, a CRC circuit that processes every m2(n?1) bits, . . . , and a CRC circuit that processes every m20 bits. This configuration makes it possible to calculate a correct CRC value even when the remainder of an input network frame is not a multiple of m2n bits. Selectors are used to select CRC circuit output according to process data width. Reduction of the operating frequency is avoided by using registers to form a pipeline between CRC circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventors: Toshihiro Katashita, Kenji Toda, Kazumi Sakamaki, Takeshi Inui, Tadamasa Takayama, Mitsugu Nagoya, Yasunori Terashima
  • Publication number: 20070285342
    Abstract: An image display apparatus for displaying image signals of a form of packets incorporating display position information includes a combination of unit display devices so as to acquire translational objectivity. Each of the unit display devices including a receiving part for receiving image signals, a processing part for dividing input image signals into those falling inside and those falling outside a range for display or those subject to or those not subject to display based on the display position information and serving to process display positions of the image signals falling outside the range for display or not subject to display, an output part for outputting the processed image signals along an axis of translational objectivity to a subsequent unit display device, and a display part for displaying the images falling in the range for display, the image display apparatus displaying the image signals as a whole, with the image signals processed sequentially with the unit display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: National Inst of Adv Industrial Science and Tech.
    Inventors: Osamu Morikawa, Kenji Toda, Toshihiro Katashita, Yohei Hori
  • Publication number: 20070136411
    Abstract: A CRC value calculator enables throughput to be improved while keeping down the increase in the size of the circuitry. This is achieved by using (n+1) basic CRC circuits to configure a CRC value calculator in which the width of the data processed during one clock cycle is m2n bits. For example, when m2n bits is the data width processed per calculator cycle, the CRC value calculator of this invention is configured by using selectors to serially connect a CRC circuit that processes every m2n bits, a CRC circuit that processes every m2(n?1) bits, . . . , and a CRC circuit that processes every m20 bits. This configuration makes it possible to calculate a correct CRC value even when the remainder of an input network frame is not a multiple of m2n bits. Selectors are used to select CRC circuit output according to process data width. Reduction of the operating frequency is avoided by using registers to form a pipeline between CRC circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Toshihiro Katashita, Kenji Toda, Kazumi Sakamaki, Takeshi Inui, Tadamasa Takayama, Mitsugu Nagoya, Yasunori Terashima
  • Publication number: 20070067130
    Abstract: Network device testing equipment capable of testing network devices using small size packets and for a transferring ability and a filtering ability at a media speed is described. A configuration is adopted in which a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) included in a transmitter or receiver on one or both of transmitting and receiving sides is connected directly to a physical layer chip of a network and computers on both the transmitting and receiving sides are connected thereto. Each of the FPGAs of the transmitter and receiver has a circuit which has an integrated function of transmitting a packet pattern generation function and a packet-receiving function, thereby enabling a test and an inspection in real time. When inspecting the filtering function, a hash table storing therein a hash value and a list of occurrence frequencies for hash values is utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Kenji Toda, Toshihiro Katashita, Kazumi Sakamaki, Takeshi Inui, Mitsugu Nagoya, Yasunori Terashima