Patents by Inventor Tsuguto Maruko

Tsuguto Maruko 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: 10433420
    Abstract: A circuit board device includes: a printed wiring board; an IC chip provided on an obverse surface of the board and having at least one ground terminal; and a wiring pattern, disposed on the board, for providing a ground potential to the ground terminal of the IC chip. The wiring pattern is disposed on a reverse surface of the printed wiring board. The circuit board device has at least one via that is connected to the wiring pattern and passes through the printed wiring board at a position within a region where the IC chip is mounted on the obverse surface of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Toda, Kenji Arai, Manabu Miyazawa, Kenichiro Nagatomo, Toru Ueno, Tsuguto Maruko, Hirofumi Ogawa, Tetsuo Oomori
  • Publication number: 20190261507
    Abstract: A circuit board device includes: a printed wiring board; an IC chip provided on an obverse surface of the board and having at least one ground terminal; and a wiring pattern, disposed on the board, for providing a ground potential to the ground terminal of the IC chip. The wiring pattern is disposed on a reverse surface of the printed wiring board. The circuit board device has at least one via that is connected to the wiring pattern and passes through the printed wiring board at a position within a region where the IC chip is mounted on the obverse surface of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro TODA, Kenji ARAI, Manabu MIYAZAWA, Kenichiro NAGATOMO, Toru UENO, Tsuguto MARUKO, Hirofumi OGAWA, Tetsuo OOMORI
  • Patent number: 10375819
    Abstract: A circuit board device includes: a printed wiring board; an IC chip provided on an obverse surface of the board and having at least one ground terminal; and a wiring pattern, disposed on the board, for providing a ground potential to the ground terminal of the IC chip. The wiring pattern is disposed on a reverse surface of the printed wiring board. The circuit board device has at least one via that is connected to the wiring pattern and passes through the printed wiring board at a position within a region where the IC chip is mounted on the obverse surface of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Toda, Kenji Arai, Manabu Miyazawa, Kenichiro Nagatomo, Touru Ueno, Tsuguto Maruko, Hirofumi Ogawa, Tetsuo Oomori
  • Patent number: 10090263
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor integrated circuit; an interlayer film disposed on the semiconductor integrated circuit; a rewiring layer disposed on the interlayer film; post electrodes disposed on the rewiring layer; a protective layer which is disposed on the interlayer film and covers the rewiring layer and the post electrodes; and a plurality of balls which is respectively disposed on the post electrodes and is connected to the rewiring layer, wherein balls existing on a wiring path of internal wirings connected to inner lands of a plurality of lands, which is arranged on a printed circuit board substrate to face the plurality of balls and is connectable to the plurality of balls, are non-connected to the rewiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuguto Maruko
  • Publication number: 20180242444
    Abstract: A circuit board device includes: a printed wiring board; an IC chip provided on an obverse surface of the board and having at least one ground terminal; and a wiring pattern, disposed on the board, for providing a ground potential to the ground terminal of the IC chip. The wiring pattern is disposed on a reverse surface of the printed wiring board. The circuit board device has at least one via that is connected to the wiring pattern and passes through the printed wiring board at a position within a region where the IC chip is mounted on the obverse surface of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro TODA, Kenji ARAI, Manabu MIYAZAWA, Kenichiro NAGATOMO, Touru UENO, Tsuguto MARUKO, Hirofumi OGAWA, Tetsuo OOMORI
  • Publication number: 20170271284
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor integrated circuit; an interlayer film disposed on the semiconductor integrated circuit; a rewiring layer disposed on the interlayer film; post electrodes disposed on the rewiring layer; a protective layer which is disposed on the interlayer film and covers the rewiring layer and the post electrodes; and a plurality of balls which is respectively disposed on the post electrodes and is connected to the rewiring layer, wherein balls existing on a wiring path of internal wirings connected to inner lands of a plurality of lands, which is arranged on a printed circuit board substrate to face the plurality of balls and is connectable to the plurality of balls, are non-connected to the rewiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Tsuguto MARUKO
  • Patent number: 9698111
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor integrated circuit; an interlayer film disposed on the semiconductor integrated circuit; a rewiring layer disposed on the interlayer film; post electrodes disposed on the rewiring layer; a protective layer which is disposed on the interlayer film and covers the rewiring layer and the post electrodes; and a plurality of balls which is respectively disposed on the post electrodes and is connected to the rewiring layer, wherein balls existing on a wiring path of internal wirings connected to inner lands of a plurality of lands, which is arranged on a printed circuit board substrate to face the plurality of balls and is connectable to the plurality of balls, are non-connected to the rewiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuguto Maruko
  • Publication number: 20160336283
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor integrated circuit; an interlayer film disposed on the semiconductor integrated circuit; a rewiring layer disposed on the interlayer film; post electrodes disposed on the rewiring layer; a protective layer which is disposed on the interlayer film and covers the rewiring layer and the post electrodes; and a plurality of balls which is respectively disposed on the post electrodes and is connected to the rewiring layer, wherein balls existing on a wiring path of internal wirings connected to inner lands of a plurality of lands, which is arranged on a printed circuit board substrate to face the plurality of balls and is connectable to the plurality of balls, are non-connected to the rewiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Tsuguto MARUKO
  • Patent number: 9418957
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor integrated circuit; an interlayer film disposed on the semiconductor integrated circuit; a rewiring layer disposed on the interlayer film; post electrodes disposed on the rewiring layer; a protective layer which is disposed on the interlayer film and covers the rewiring layer and the post electrodes; and a plurality of balls which is respectively disposed on the post electrodes and is connected to the rewiring layer, wherein balls existing on a wiring path of internal wirings connected to inner lands of a plurality of lands, which is arranged on a printed circuit board substrate to face the plurality of balls and is connectable to the plurality of balls, are non-connected to the rewiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuguto Maruko
  • Patent number: 9402130
    Abstract: A high-pass filter is configured to remove a low-pass filter component of a first channel audio signal and a low-pass filter component of a second channel audio signal. A control unit is configured to detect a wind noise magnitude based on at least one from among the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, and to increase a cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter according to an increase in the wind noise magnitude thus detected. The control unit is configured to set the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter to a predetermined minimum value fMIN when the wind noise magnitude thus detected is smaller than a predetermined minimum value, and to gradually increase the cutoff frequency when the wind noise magnitude becomes greater than the minimum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuguto Maruko
  • Publication number: 20150340335
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor integrated circuit; an interlayer film disposed on the semiconductor integrated circuit; a rewiring layer disposed on the interlayer film; post electrodes disposed on the rewiring layer; a protective layer which is disposed on the interlayer film and covers the rewiring layer and the post electrodes; and a plurality of balls which is respectively disposed on the post electrodes and is connected to the rewiring layer, wherein balls existing on a wiring path of internal wirings connected to inner lands of a plurality of lands, which is arranged on a printed circuit board substrate to face the plurality of balls and is connectable to the plurality of balls, are non-connected to the rewiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Tsuguto MARUKO
  • Publication number: 20140079245
    Abstract: A high-pass filter is configured to remove a low-pass filter component of a first channel audio signal and a low-pass filter component of a second channel audio signal. A control unit is configured to detect a wind noise magnitude based on at least one from among the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, and to increase a cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter according to an increase in the wind noise magnitude thus detected. The control unit is configured to set the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter to a predetermined minimum value fMIN when the wind noise magnitude thus detected is smaller than a predetermined minimum value, and to gradually increase the cutoff frequency when the wind noise magnitude becomes greater than the minimum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuguto MARUKO
  • Patent number: 8495270
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes: a first interface circuit including a chip select terminal connected to a first terminal, a clock terminal connected to a second terminal, and a data terminal connected to a third terminal; and a second interface circuit including a second clock terminal connected to the first terminal and a data terminal connected to the third terminal. In a case of performing communication by the first interface circuit, a fixed signal fixed at a predetermined level is input into the first terminal, a clock signal is input into the second terminal, and a data signal is input into the third terminal, and in a case of performing communication by the second interface circuit, the clock signal is input into the first terminal and the data signal is input into the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuguto Maruko
  • Patent number: 8432194
    Abstract: A bias potential generating circuit includes a clock supply circuit that generates a clock signal having a predetermined frequency; a rising sine wave generating circuit that generates a rising wave form signal having a wave form of a rising portion of a sine wave; a ?? conversion circuit that generates a pulse width modulation signal by pulse width modulating the rising wave form signal; a first resistor, one end connected to a reference potential input terminal of an operational amplifier; a second resistor, one end connected to the first resistor and to the reference potential input terminal of the operational amplifier, and the other end being grounded; and a switch connected to a power supply and to the other end of the first resistor, the switch being turned ON and OFF by the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuguto Maruko, Kouhei Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8103010
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing processing of an input acoustic signal to be reproduced by a loudspeaker, which generates a harmonic of a low pitch sound component equal to or lower than a predetermined low cutoff frequency, and generates a harmonic synthesized acoustic signal synthesizing the input signal with the harmonic. The apparatus generates an output acoustic signal which cuts off, from the harmonic synthesized acoustic signal, a low pitch sound component equal to or lower than the low cutoff frequency and a high pitch sound component equal to or higher than the high cutoff frequency. The apparatus sets a low and high cutoff frequencies in accordance with an output characteristic of a loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuguto Maruko, Naotaka Saito
  • Publication number: 20110320853
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes: a first interface circuit including a chip select terminal connected to a first terminal, a clock terminal connected to a second terminal, and a data terminal connected to a third terminal; and a second interface circuit including a second clock terminal connected to the first terminal and a data terminal connected to the third terminal In a case of performing communication by the first interface circuit, a fixed signal fixed at a predetermined level is input into the first terminal, a clock signal is input into the second terminal, and a data signal is input into the third terminal, and in a case of performing communication by the second interface circuit, the clock signal is input into the first terminal and the data signal is input into the third terminal
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuguto Maruko
  • Publication number: 20110095793
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bias potential generating circuit including: a clock supply circuit that generates a clock signal having a predetermined frequency; a rising sine wave generating circuit that generates a rising wave form signal having a wave form of a rising portion of a sine wave; a ?? conversion circuit that generates a pulse width modulation signal by pulse width modulating the rising wave form signal; a first resistor, one end connected to a reference potential input terminal of an operational amplifier; a second resistor, one end connected to the first resistor and to the reference potential input terminal of the operational amplifier, and the other end being grounded; and a switch connected to a power supply and to the other end of the first resistor, the switch being turned ON and OFF by the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuguto Maruko, Kouhei Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7924190
    Abstract: A CLK generating section of a digital ALC generates a multiplication clock signal that is obtained by multiplying a triangular wave generated at a triangular wave generating circuit. On the basis of the multiplication clock signal, a signal converting section converts a one-bit digital audio signal outputted from an outputting stage into a multi-bit digital signal, and monitors a voltage value of an input signal. A level controlling section controls a voltage level on the basis of a target level inputted from an exterior of an LSI. On the basis of a control signal inputted from an exterior of the LSI, a volume controlling section outputs, to a PGA, a gain adjusting signal so as to vary a waveform of an input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuguto Maruko, Naotaka Saito
  • Publication number: 20100073213
    Abstract: A CLK generating section of a digital ALC generates a multiplication clock signal that is obtained by multiplying a triangular wave generated at a triangular wave generating circuit. On the basis of the multiplication clock signal, a signal converting section converts a one-bit digital audio signal outputted from an outputting stage into a multi-bit digital signal, and monitors a voltage value of an input signal. A level controlling section controls a voltage level on the basis of a target level inputted from an exterior of an LSI. On the basis of a control signal inputted from an exterior of the LSI, a volume controlling section outputs, to a PGA, a gain adjusting signal so as to vary a waveform of an input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Tsuguto Maruko, Naotaka Saito
  • Patent number: 7557604
    Abstract: An input circuit for mode setting, comprising: a chip selection terminal that is operable both in first and second operation modes; a mode setting terminal that is used to select an operation mode from between the first and second operation modes; a logic holding circuit that holds a logic status at the mode setting terminal; and a control circuit that controls the logic holding circuit in accordance with a signal supplied to the chip selection terminal. Operation modes to be selected may be serial interface mode and parallel interface mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Onishi, Tsuguto Maruko