Patents Assigned to Airoha Technology Corp.
  • Patent number: 10033085
    Abstract: An acoustic-wave device with active calibration mechanism is provided. The acoustic-wave device with active calibration mechanism includes at least one adjustable acoustic-wave duplexer, a frequency discriminator and a control circuit. The adjustable acoustic-wave duplexer has a first terminal point, a second terminal point and a third terminal point. The adjustable acoustic-wave duplexer includes a TX filter, an RX filter, a first loop switch and a second loop switch. The first loop switch is used for conducting a first loop. The second loop switch is used for conducting a second loop. The control circuit adjusts the operating frequency of the TX filter according to a first loop calibration signal. The control circuit adjusts the operating frequency of the operating frequency of the RX filter according to the second loop calibration signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Heng-Chih Lin, Chin-Lung Yang
  • Patent number: 9966910
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power control method of an amplifying module. The amplifying module comprises a control device and an amplifying device, wherein the control device is electrically connected to the amplifying device and provides a bias current and a supply voltage to the amplifying device. Further, the control device is able to adjust the supply voltage, the bias current or the bias voltage provided to the amplifying device according to the power mode of the amplifying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Hung Ho
  • Patent number: 9966920
    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit includes a power supply module and serially connected multi-stages of amplifier circuit. The multi-stages of amplifier circuit, coupled to the power supply module for amplifying an radio frequency (RF) input signal as an RF output signal, which include a driver stage of circuit and a gain stage of circuit. The driver stage of circuit receives and amplifies the RF input signal. The driver stage of circuit is powered by a first supply voltage received from the power supply module. The gain stage of circuit amplifies the signal received from previous stage of amplifier circuit and outputs the RF output signal. The gain stage of circuit is powered by a second supply voltage received from the power supply module. When the power amplifier circuit is operated in a back-off region, the first supply voltage is lower than the second supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsiung Chang
  • Patent number: 9886286
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a communication device capable of self-detecting operation status and detecting method thereof. The communication device comprises at least one communication module and a control module. The communication module is capable of self-detecting operation status, so as to generate at least one status information. The control module is allowed to read out the status information of the communication module via a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI). When the need for the adjustment of operation status of the communication module is diagnosed by the control module, a control signal is generated, and the control signal is transmitted to the communication module via the MIPI, so as to adjust operation status of the communication module. As such, the communication module may be operated under its best status, and also reduce the probability of overheating or abnormal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Heng-Chih Lin, Chien-Kuang Lee
  • Patent number: 9887712
    Abstract: A wideband front-end device comprises a wideband amplifying module and a plurality of narrow band filters. The wideband amplifying module comprises an input end, a plurality connecting ends and at least one receiving end. A wideband transmitting RF signal can be transmitted to one of the connecting ends from the input end according to the frequency band thereof. Thus, the wideband transmitting RF signal can be divided into several narrow band signals with different frequency bands. Each narrow band signal with different frequency bands is transmitted to different connecting ends and narrow band filters respectively. Therefore, each narrow band filter can be used to filter wideband transmitting RF signal or narrow band signals with different frequency bands respectively to reduce production costs of the wideband front-end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuang Lee, Heng-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9817629
    Abstract: An audio synchronization method for Bluetooth speakers is disclosed. The Bluetooth speakers comprise a first Bluetooth speaker and a second Bluetooth speaker transmitting digital audio packets by Bluetooth communication. The method comprises steps of: fetching the sample counts of the first Bluetooth speaker and the second Bluetooth speaker at the first timing; and adjusting the sample rate of the second Bluetooth speaker according to the sample counts of the first Bluetooth speaker and the second Bluetooth speaker. By using the method of the present invention, the sample counts are checked periodically to keep the Bluetooth speakers audio synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kuen-Rong Hsieh, I-Feng Su, Jhang-Liang Lin, Sheng-Yo Chiu
  • Patent number: 9807546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic controlled Bluetooth device and more particularly to a magnetic controlled Bluetooth speaker. The magnetic controlled Bluetooth device comprises a magnetic unit and a magnetic sensor. As another magnetic unit approaches the magnetic sensor of the magnetic controlled Bluetooth device, the magnetic sensor varies its output voltage in response to the magnetic field of another magnet. Thus, the magnetic controlled Bluetooth device can be turned on to execute a Bluetooth pairing process. Further, the magnetic unit of the magnetic controlled Bluetooth device can be used to approaches another magnetic sensor of another magnetic controlled Bluetooth device to turn on another magnetic controlled Bluetooth device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Yen-Chih Shen
  • Patent number: 9794393
    Abstract: A Bluetooth audio packet sharing method comprises an electronic device, a first Bluetooth speaker and at least one second Bluetooth speaker. The electronic device establishes Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth speaker by a Bluetooth link information, and the first Bluetooth speaker is able to receive an audio packet from the electronic device. The electronic device or the first Bluetooth speaker broadcasts the Bluetooth link information. The second Bluetooth speaker is close to the electronic device and the first Bluetooth speaker, and receives the link information broadcasted by the first Bluetooth device. Thus, the second Bluetooth speaker is able to receive or share the audio packet transmitted by the electronic device by the Bluetooth link information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kuen-Rong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9768741
    Abstract: A method for improving circuit stability is disclosed. In the method of the present invention, the circuit is analyzed to find the frequency band in which the input impedance at a target node behaves as a negative resistance, and then find the signal path of the frequency band in the matching circuit in front of the target node and add an attenuator in the signal path. This prevents the circuit from oscillation and improves the stability of the circuit. Furthermore, the signal on the main signal path will not be attenuated and the performance of the circuit will be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsiung Chang
  • Patent number: 9755593
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for compensating a power amplification unit of a wireless RF module that includes a baseband unit, a RF transceiver unit, a power amplification unit and a control unit. The baseband unit is connected to the power amplification unit through the control unit and the RF transceiver unit. Based on the characteristic of the power amplification unit, the baseband unit provides a control signal to regulate the output signal characteristic of the power amplification unit, or provides a RF transceiver unit control signal to regulate the characteristics of the RF signal being transmitted by the RF transceiver unit to the power amplification unit, or to regulate the characteristics of the baseband signal being transmitted to the RF transceiver unit, enabling the characteristics of the output signal of the power amplification unit to meet the specifications of the related system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuang Lee, Heng-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9722658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method of an RF switch module. The RF switch module comprises a control device and a switch device. The control device is electrically connected to the switch device, and the control device is able to provide a control voltage to the switch device, and turn on or turn off the switch device. Further, the control device determines frequency or voltage value of the control voltage provided to the switch device according to the power or frequency of an RF signal transmitted by the switch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Heng-Chih Lin, Chien-Kuang Lee, Jui-Hung Wei, Sheng-Fu Yu
  • Patent number: 9716930
    Abstract: A wireless speaker system including one or more self-propelled speaker device is provided. The self-propelled speaker device includes a processing unit, a wireless audio transmitter/receiver unit, a speaker unit, a tracking unit, and an actuator. The wireless audio transmitter/receiver unit is coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive an audio signal via a wireless transmission interface. The speaker unit is coupled to the processing unit and configured to produce sound according to the audio signal. The tracking unit is coupled to the processing unit and configured to track a location of a mobile device. The actuator is coupled to the processing unit. The processing unit controls the actuator according to the location of the mobile device. The actuator drives the self-propelled speaker device to move along with the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Heng-Chih Lin, Wen-Sheng Hou, Chien-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 9705468
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an adjustable harmonic filtering device, mainly comprising a first connecting port, a second connecting port, a harmonic filtering unit, and an adjusting unit, in which a passive network is presented between the first connecting port and the second connecting port, as well as the harmonic filtering unit is connected to the passive network. The harmonic filtering unit comprises a first inductor and a first capacitor. The adjusting unit is adjacent to the first inductor of the harmonic filtering unit, and induced electromagnetically therewith. Thus, frequency-band of the harmonic, to be filtered out by the harmonic filtering unit, may be changed, allowing for reducing loss of signal occurring in the process of transmission between the first connecting port and the second connecting port effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Tao-Yi Lee, Bing-Jye Kuo, Hsuan-An Wei
  • Patent number: 9673776
    Abstract: A wide band directional coupler comprises a first transmission line, a second transmission line and at least one inductor, wherein the first transmission line and the second transmission line are adjacent each other, and the inductor connects to the second transmission. As a RF signal passes through the first transmission line, the second transmission line will couple with the RF signal in the first transmission line to generate a coupling signal. The inductor is connected to the second transmission line to improve the coupling factor and/or the insertion loss of the wide band directional coupler at high frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kuan-Wei Li
  • Patent number: 9666205
    Abstract: A voice enhancement method is disclosed. The method of the present invention is adapted for a distributed system. In the present invention, a plurality of picking devices are disposed in a space for picking voice signal. After determining the positions of the picking devices, an enhancement operation is performed on the waveform signals from the picking devices to generate an enhanced voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Heng-Chih Lin, Wen-Sheng Hou, Chien-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 9609465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-role Bluetooth device and more particularly to a multi-role Bluetooth handset. The multi-role Bluetooth device stores a plurality of SDPs (Service Discovery Protocols), and establishes Bluetooth connection with an electronic device by one of SDPs. The multi-role Bluetooth device can establish Bluetooth connection with the electronic device by a first SDP, and transmit and/or receive data to the electronic device each other via Bluetooth connection. Furthermore, the multi-role Bluetooth device also can establish Bluetooth connection with the electronic device by a second SDP, and transmit a control signal to the electronic device via Bluetooth connection to control the electronic device to execute particular function thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kuen-Rong Hsieh, Chi-Teng Weng, Chun-Yi Chen, Tsung-Hui Ku
  • Patent number: 9577660
    Abstract: Successive approximation ADC includes a digital-to-analog converter, a comparator, a comparison unit, a timing unit and a control logic circuit. The digital-to-analog converter converts a digital signal to a reference analog signal. The comparator compares an analog input signal with a reference analog voltage and generates a comparing signal. The comparison unit generates a comparison result signal according to the comparing signal. The timing unit generates a clock signal, and sequentially enables N supplementary clock signals corresponding to N bits when the comparison result signal is enabled. The control logic circuit updates the digital signal according to the comparing signal, and generates N bits of digital value sequentially from the most significant bit to the least significant bit, and then determines whether the digital value is valid according to whether the Nth supplementary clock signal corresponding to the least significant bit is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Kang
  • Patent number: 9544010
    Abstract: An RF front-end module includes a transmitting/receiving terminal, a control unit, a first transmitting block and a second transmitting block. The first transmitting block and the second transmitting block connect the transmitting/receiving terminal and the control unit. The control unit controls on or off status of the first transmitting block and the second transmitting block. Thus, the first transmitting block and the second transmitting block can send a signal to the transmitting/receiving terminal directly without pass through any switch unit, avoiding extra signal loss on switch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Heng-Chih Lin, Chien-Kuang Lee
  • Patent number: 9525452
    Abstract: A circuit of a wireless transceiver chip is disclosed. In the circuit of the wireless transceiver chip of the present invention, a capacitor is connected between the secondary conductor of the transformer in the transmitter circuit and the ground pad to form a notch filter for filtering the image signal. An ESD protection circuit is connected with the capacitor in parallel. Since the ESD protection circuit is not connected to the signal receiving path, the performance of the chip would not be degraded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Pen-Li You
  • Patent number: 9484963
    Abstract: A multi-mode and multi-band front-end device comprises at least one amplifier unit, at least one switching unit, at least one control unit, a plurality of transmission paths, and a plurality of frequency matching networks. The switching unit comprises at least input end and a plurality of connecting ends. Wherein the input end is electrically connected to the amplifier unit, and each of connecting ends is connected to each of transmission paths, respectively. Each of frequency matching networks is configured on each of transmission paths, and achieves impedance matching at different frequency bands, respectively. The multi-mode and multi-band front-end device is able to select one of transmission paths to transmit RF signal according to the frequency band of RF signal to be transmitted so as to improve the output power of the multi-mode and multi-band front-end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuang Lee