Hiroshi Takakusagi

Title: Hiroshi Takakusagi: Inventor of a Low-Power A/D Converter.

Introduction

Hiroshi Takakusagi is an inventor associated with Kawasaki, Japan, and Fujitsu Corporation. His listed patent concerns reducing power consumption in analog-to-digital conversion.

Latest Patents

Takakusagi’s listed patent, “A/D Converter with Reduced Power Consumption,” describes a converter with multiple comparators that sample an analog input during a first period and compare it with a reference potential during a second period. An encoder processes the comparators’ results, while a control signal supply unit sets the periods to have different durations and provides the corresponding signals to the comparators. The supplied data lists 1 patent for Takakusagi.

Career Highlights

The available information identifies Takakusagi’s association with Fujitsu Corporation and his work on an A/D converter designed to reduce power consumption. The patent’s timing-control approach distinguishes the sampling and comparison periods.

Collaborations

Katsuyosi Yamamoto and Toshitaka Mizuguchi are listed as Takakusagi’s coworkers.

Conclusion

Hiroshi Takakusagi’s listed invention focuses on reducing power consumption in A/D conversion through comparator timing control.