Patents by Inventor Hung-Ta Hsu

Hung-Ta Hsu 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: 11664734
    Abstract: A flyback converter to control conduction time in AC/DC conversion technology. The flyback converter includes a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side includes a main switch connecting a primary coil to the input of the flyback converter in series. The secondary side includes a secondary coil coupling with the output terminal of the flyback converter. When a switching frequency of the main switch is at a preset first on time in the range between the off frequency and the second switching frequency, the on-time of the main switch continuously changes corresponding to output load changes. When the switching frequency of the main switch is higher than the first switching frequency, the on time of the main switch is constant. The on time is controlled to change linearly, so as to avoid excessive changes in the output voltage ripples, thereby improving circuit efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Jung-Pei Cheng, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Publication number: 20220393600
    Abstract: A flyback converter to control conduction time in AC/DC conversion technology. The flyback converter includes a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side includes a main switch connecting a primary coil to the input of the flyback converter in series. The secondary side includes a secondary coil coupling with the output terminal of the flyback converter. When a switching frequency of the main switch is at a preset first on time in the range between the off frequency and the second switching frequency, the on-time of the main switch continuously changes corresponding to output load changes. When the switching frequency of the main switch is higher than the first switching frequency, the on time of the main switch is constant. The on time is controlled to change linearly, so as to avoid excessive changes in the output voltage ripples, thereby improving circuit efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Jung-Pei Cheng, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Patent number: 11482936
    Abstract: A signal transmission circuit is configured for transmitting control information from a secondary side of a power converter to a primary side of the power converter. The signal transmission circuit includes a transmitter circuit, a signal transformer and a detection circuit. The transmitter circuit is configured to generate a ramp signal at least according to a first control signal outputted from the secondary side. The first control signal indicates the control information provided for a switch in the primary side. The signal transformer, coupled to the transmitter circuit, is configured to convert the ramp signal to generate an output signal. The output signal includes a positive-going component and a negative-going component to indicate the control information. The detection circuit, coupled to the signal transformer, is configured to detect the positive-going component and the negative-going component to provide the control information for the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Hsiang-Chung Chang, Yueh-Ping Yu, Tien-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 11476768
    Abstract: A flyback converter to control conduction time in AC/DC conversion technology. The flyback converter includes a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side includes a main switch connecting a primary coil to the input of the flyback converter in series. The secondary side includes a secondary coil coupling with the output terminal of the flyback converter. When a switching frequency of the main switch is at a preset first on time in the range between the off frequency and the second switching frequency, the on-time of the main switch continuously changes corresponding to output load changes. When the switching frequency of the main switch is higher than the first switching frequency, the on time of the main switch is constant. The on time is controlled to change linearly, so as to avoid excessive changes in the output voltage ripples, thereby improving circuit efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Jung-Pei Cheng, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Patent number: 11387738
    Abstract: When a constant on-time flyback converter is in the switch-on stage, the gate voltage of the switch and the input voltage of the flyback converter adopt the primary side of the transformer to control. The gate voltage is controlled by the second control signal generated by the controller. The flyback converter is then turn off to enter the switch off stage. When the flyback converter is in the switch off stage, the secondary side controller on the secondary side of the transformer, based on the output voltage and output current of the secondary side, sends a first control signal to the primary side controller to control the main switch to turn on. Thus, the flyback converter enters the switch-on stage. Therefore, the calculation complexity is reduced, and there is no need to set a blanking time, such that the flyback converter can be used in high switching frequency applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Jung-Pei Cheng, Hung-Ta Hsu, Hsiang-Chung Chang, Yueh-Ping Yu, Yu-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20210344273
    Abstract: A signal transmission circuit is configured for transmitting control information from a secondary side of a power converter to a primary side of the power converter. The signal transmission circuit includes a transmitter circuit, a signal transformer and a detection circuit. The transmitter circuit is configured to generate a ramp signal at least according to a first control signal outputted from the secondary side. The first control signal indicates the control information provided for a switch in the primary side. The signal transformer, coupled to the transmitter circuit, is configured to convert the ramp signal to generate an output signal. The output signal includes a positive-going component and a negative-going component to indicate the control information. The detection circuit, coupled to the signal transformer, is configured to detect the positive-going component and the negative-going component to provide the control information for the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Hsiang-Chung Chang, Yueh-Ping Yu, Tien-Chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20210257916
    Abstract: When a constant on-time flyback converter is in the switch-on stage, the gate voltage of the switch and the input voltage of the flyback converter adopt the primary side of the transformer to control. The gate voltage is controlled by the second control signal generated by the controller. The flyback converter is then turn off to enter the switch off stage. When the flyback converter is in the switch off stage, the secondary side controller on the secondary side of the transformer, based on the output voltage and output current of the secondary side, sends a first control signal to the primary side controller to control the main switch to turn on. Thus, the flyback converter enters the switch-on stage. Therefore, the calculation complexity is reduced, and there is no need to set a blanking time, such that the flyback converter can be used in high switching frequency applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Jung-Pei Cheng, Hung-Ta Hsu, Hsiang-Chung Chang, Yueh-Ping Yu, Yu-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20210257920
    Abstract: A flyback converter to control conduction time in AC/DC conversion technology. The flyback converter includes a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side includes a main switch connecting a primary coil to the input of the flyback converter in series. The secondary side includes a secondary coil coupling with the output terminal of the flyback converter. When a switching frequency of the main switch is at a preset first on time in the range between the off frequency and the second switching frequency, the on-time of the main switch continuously changes corresponding to output load changes. When the switching frequency of the main switch is higher than the first switching frequency, the on time of the main switch is constant. The on time is controlled to change linearly, so as to avoid excessive changes in the output voltage ripples, thereby improving circuit efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL LP
    Inventors: Jung-Pei Cheng, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Patent number: 10379924
    Abstract: A data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The controller performs a first read operation on the pages of a first block of a first block group, and performs a maintenance process to determine whether the first group read count of the first block group is greater than a read threshold when the first read operation is finished. The controller scans the blocks of the first block group to obtain a plurality of first error bit numbers when the first group read count is greater than the read threshold, and updates the block corresponding to the first error bit number that is greater than an error-bit threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Han Yen, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Publication number: 20170161135
    Abstract: A data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The controller performs a first read operation on the pages of a first block of a first block group, and performs a maintenance process to determine whether the first group read count of the first block group is greater than a read threshold when the first read operation is finished. The controller scans the blocks of the first block group to obtain a plurality of first error bit numbers when the first group read count is greater than the read threshold, and updates the block corresponding to the first error bit number that is greater than an error-bit threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Han YEN, Hung-Ta HSU
  • Patent number: 9620245
    Abstract: A data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The controller performs a first read operation on the pages of a first block of a first block group, and performs a maintenance process to determine whether the first group read count of the first block group is greater than a read threshold when the first read operation is finished. The controller scans the blocks of the first block group to obtain a plurality of first error bit numbers when the first group read count is greater than the read threshold, and updates the block corresponding to the first error bit number that is greater than an error-bit threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Han Yen, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Publication number: 20150178001
    Abstract: A data storage device including a flash memory, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The temperature sensor detects surrounding ambient temperature. The controller reads the temperature sensor to obtain a current temperature parameter at a predetermined time, compares a plurality of write temperatures of the blocks with the current temperature parameter one by one, and writes data stored in at least one first block of the blocks into at least one third block of the blocks, wherein the first block corresponds to at least one first write temperature of the write temperatures, and the difference between the first write temperature and the current temperature parameter is greater than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Jieh-Hsin Chien, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Publication number: 20150169403
    Abstract: A data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The controller performs a first read operation on the pages of a first block of a first block group, and performs a maintenance process to determine whether the first group read count of the first block group is greater than a read threshold when the first read operation is finished. The controller scans the blocks of the first block group to obtain a plurality of first error bit numbers when the first group read count is greater than the read threshold, and updates the block corresponding to the first error bit number that is greater than an error-bit threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Han YEN, Hung-Ta HSU
  • Patent number: 8823350
    Abstract: A switching regulator for outputting an output voltage is disclosed. The switching regulator includes an upper gate switch, for turning on and turning off according to an upper gate control signal; a lower gate switch, coupled to the upper gate switch, for turning on and turning off according to a lower gate control signal; and a logic circuit, for generating the lower gate control signal according to a lower gate off signal. The lower gate switch turns off during an activation period of the switching regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Hsiang-Chung Chang
  • Patent number: 8675320
    Abstract: An overcurrent detection circuit for a DC-to-DC power converter is disclosed. The overcurrent detection circuit includes a dynamic reference unit for outputting a dynamic reference signal, a load current measurement unit for measuring a load current of the DC-to-DC power converter to output a measurement signal, and a first comparator including a positive input terminal coupled to the load current measurement unit, a negative input terminal coupled to the dynamic reference unit and an output terminal coupled to an overcurrent protection device for outputting an overcurrent protection signal to activate the overcurrent protection device when the measurement signal is greater than the dynamic reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chung Chang, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140070776
    Abstract: A switching regulator for outputting an output voltage is disclosed. The switching regulator includes an upper gate switch, for turning on and turning off according to an upper gate control signal; a lower gate switch, coupled to the upper gate switch, for turning on and turning off according to a lower gate control signal; and a logic circuit, for generating the lower gate control signal according to a lower gate off signal. The lower gate switch turns off during an activation period of the switching regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Hsiang-Chung Chang
  • Publication number: 20130163136
    Abstract: An overcurrent detection circuit for a DC-to-DC power converter is disclosed. The overcurrent detection circuit includes a dynamic reference unit for outputting a dynamic reference signal, a load current measurement unit for measuring a load current of the DC-to-DC power converter to output a measurement signal, and a first comparator including a positive input terminal coupled to the load current measurement unit, a negative input terminal coupled to the dynamic reference unit and an output terminal coupled to an overcurrent protection device for outputting an overcurrent protection signal to activate the overcurrent protection device when the measurement signal is greater than the dynamic reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chung Chang, Hung-Ta Hsu
  • Patent number: 8310797
    Abstract: A short circuit protection circuit for a power supply device includes a driving transistor, for controlling to output an input voltage to a load according to a first control voltage; a shutdown transistor, coupled with the driving transistor, for controlling a level of the first control voltage according to a second control voltage; and an energy storage module, coupled with the shutdown transistor, for storing energy of the input voltage, to output a specific voltage as the second control voltage in a specific interval after short-circuit occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110317314
    Abstract: A short circuit protection circuit for a power supply device includes a driving transistor, for controlling to output an input voltage to a load according to a first control voltage; a shutdown transistor, coupled with the driving transistor, for controlling a level of the first control voltage according to a second control voltage; and an energy storage module, coupled with the shutdown transistor, for storing energy of the input voltage, to output a specific voltage as the second control voltage in a specific interval after short-circuit occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 7498202
    Abstract: A method for die attaching is disclosed. At first, at least one die and a die-attach preform are separately provided. The die-attach preform is picked and placed upon a die carrier. Then, the die is picked and placed upon the die-attach preform. The die and the die carrier are heated and clipped, so that the die-attach preform can adhere the die and the die carrier at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Tzu-Bin Lin, Ya-Ling Huang, Ya-Yu Hsieh