Patents by Inventor Jiantao Cheng

Jiantao Cheng 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: 11968503
    Abstract: A current detection circuit and method for protecting a speaker, and a chip are provided. The current detection circuit includes a current detection module and an analog-to-digital converter. The current detection module samples a current flowing through the speaker based on current mirror technology, and converts the current into a voltage to output a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal. The analog-to-digital converter converts the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal into a PDM code, to calculate a current parameter of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI AWINIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhifei Yang, Haijun Zhang, Liming Du, Jiantao Cheng, Hongjun Sun
  • Patent number: 11907437
    Abstract: A terminal control system and method, and a terminal device are provided. The terminal control system includes: a detection chip and at least one terminal key arranged on a side surface of a terminal device. The detection chip is connected to the terminal key. The terminal key is configured to generate an inductive capacitance and an interelectrode capacitance corresponding to an external control instruction, in response to a reception of the external control instruction. The detection chip is configured to detect the inductive capacitance and the interelectrode capacitance; determine inductive capacitance variation corresponding to the inductive capacitance and interelectrode capacitance variation corresponding to the interelectrode capacitance; determine a control type corresponding to the control instruction according to the inductive capacitance variation and the interelectrode capacitance variation; and trigger the terminal device to perform a control operation corresponding to the control type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI AWINIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Cheng, Zhong Zhang, Jiantao Cheng, Liming Du, Hongjun Sun
  • Patent number: 11770120
    Abstract: A bootstrap circuit supporting fast charging and discharging and a chip. A voltage measurement module (12) and a switch module (11) are arranged, and the voltage measurement module (12) controls an operating state of the switch module (11); during charging, under a specific condition, the switch module (11) is enabled to be in an on state so as to achieve fast charging of a voltage output end; and during discharging, the purpose of fast discharging is achieved by means of a second field effect transistor (MP5) arranged in the bootstrap circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Zhifei Yang, Haijun Zhang, Liming Du, Jiantao Cheng, Hongjun Sun, Yongqing Qiao
  • Patent number: 11698393
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a current detection circuit for a loudspeaker 500, comprising a first detection resistor RSP, a second detection resistor RSN, a sampling selection circuit 100, an input selection circuit 200, and a processing circuit 300. By adding the sampling selection circuit 100 and the input selection circuit 200, voltages on two ends of the corresponding detection resistors (RSP, RSN) are sampled according to the fact that potential differences of an output stage VOP and an output stage VON of a class-D audio power amplifier 400 are in different semi-periods, and the current of the loudspeaker 500 is obtained through processing, thereby detecting the current of the loudspeaker 500 without adding an anti-clipping distortion function to the class-D audio power amplifier 400.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI AWINIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhifei Yang, Haijun Zhang, Wei Yao, Liming Du, Jiantao Cheng
  • Publication number: 20220416734
    Abstract: Disclosed are a digital audio power amplifier and a power amplifier loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jianing ZHOU, Haijun ZHANG, Wei YAO, Liming DU, Jiantao CHENG, Hongjun SUN
  • Publication number: 20220386023
    Abstract: The present application provides a current detection circuit, chip, and current detection method used for speaker protection; by means of a current detection module, power tube current mirroring technology is used to perform sampling of a speaker current and convert the current to a voltage so as to output a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal; the design of the circuit does not increase the power loss of a Class_D circuit. Furthermore, in combination with an analog-to-digital converter, the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are converted into PDM codes to as to calculate to obtain the current value parameter on the speaker; the effective bits may be as high as 13 bits; even though the output power of a Class_D is very large, there is no need to increase the anti-cut top distortion function, and the magnitude of the speaker current can also be detected normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Zhifei YANG, Haijun ZHANG, Liming DU, Jiantao CHENG, Hongjun SUN
  • Publication number: 20220352883
    Abstract: A bootstrap circuit supporting fast charging and discharging and a chip. A voltage measurement module (12) and a switch module (11) are arranged, and the voltage measurement module (12) controls an operating state of the switch module (11); during charging, under a specific condition, the switch module (11) is enabled to be in an on state so as to achieve fast charging of a voltage output end; and during discharging, the purpose of fast discharging is achieved by means of a second field effect transistor (MP5) arranged in the bootstrap circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Zhifei YANG, Haijun ZHANG, Liming DU, Jiantao CHENG, Hongjun SUN, Yongqing QIAO
  • Publication number: 20220197401
    Abstract: A terminal control system and method, and a terminal device are provided. The terminal control system includes: a detection chip and at least one terminal key arranged on a side surface of a terminal device. The detection chip is connected to the terminal key. The terminal key is configured to generate an inductive capacitance and an interelectrode capacitance corresponding to an external control instruction, in response to a reception of the external control instruction. The detection chip is configured to detect the inductive capacitance and the interelectrode capacitance; determine inductive capacitance variation corresponding to the inductive capacitance and interelectrode capacitance variation corresponding to the interelectrode capacitance; determine a control type corresponding to the control instruction according to the inductive capacitance variation and the interelectrode capacitance variation, and trigger the terminal device to perform a control operation corresponding to the control type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Tao CHENG, Zhong ZHANG, Jiantao CHENG, Liming DU, Hongjun SUN
  • Publication number: 20220082592
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a current detection circuit for a loudspeaker 500, comprising a first detection resistor RSP, a second detection resistor RSN, a sampling selection circuit 100, an input selection circuit 200, and a processing circuit 300. By adding the sampling selection circuit 100 and the input selection circuit 200, voltages on two ends of the corresponding detection resistors RSP, RSN are sampled according to the fact that potential differences of an output stage VOP and an output stage VON of a class-D audio power amplifier 400 are in different semi-periods, and the current of the loudspeaker 500 is obtained through processing, thereby detecting the current of the loudspeaker 500) without adding an anti-clipping distortion function to the class-D audio power amplifier 400.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Zhifei YANG, Haijun ZHANG, Wei YAO, Liming DU, Jiantao CHENG
  • Patent number: 11128130
    Abstract: A protection circuit is provided. A control circuit receives an input voltage. In a case that the input voltage is lower than a negative threshold voltage, the control circuit outputs a first control voltage to a surge bleeder circuit through a first output end of the control circuit, to control the surge bleeder circuit to discharge the input voltage and output a first bleeder current. In a case that the input voltage is higher than a positive threshold voltage, the control circuit outputs a second control voltage to the surge bleeder circuit through a second output end of the control circuit, to control the surge bleeder circuit to discharge the input voltage and output a second bleeder current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Xucheng Luo, Jiantao Cheng, Jianwei Hu, Chuankui Wu, Yongqiang He, Yan Jiang
  • Patent number: 10811874
    Abstract: A load switch integrated circuit and an electronic device are provided. In a case that a surge voltage is applied to an input of the load switch integrated circuit, a surge detection circuit controls a first discharging unit to be switched on to discharge surge energy from an input of the load switch integrated circuit to the ground, and controls a first switch transistor and a second discharging unit to be switched on through a control circuit to discharge surge energy to an output of the load switch integrated circuit to the ground. Compared with a case that surge energy is discharged only by a surge protection circuit in the conventional technology, surge energy is discharged via two paths, and a circuit area is smaller than that in the conventional technology in a case that there is large surge energy to be resisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Jiantao Cheng, Xucheng Luo, Jianwei Hu
  • Patent number: 10756615
    Abstract: A power supply conversion circuit is provided, which includes: a first voltage clamping module configured to decrease an input voltage to a preset low voltage; a boost module configured to increase the input voltage or the preset low voltage to a target voltage; a second voltage clamping module configured to maintain the target voltage within a preset voltage range; a filter module configured to filter out ripples in the target voltage; and at least one output module, each of which is configured to supply power to a load. Compared with a conventional LDO integrated circuit, the circuit can provide multiple output power supplies, and it is only required to additionally arrange one field effect transistor for one more output power supply. Therefore, the power supply conversion circuit has a simple structure, is expandable easily and is applicable to an analog integrated circuit requiring multiple output power supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Xucheng Luo, Jianwei Hu, Jiantao Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200212672
    Abstract: A protection circuit is provided. A control circuit receives an input voltage. In a case that the input voltage is lower than a negative threshold voltage, the control circuit outputs a first control voltage to a surge bleeder circuit through a first output end of the control circuit, to control the surge bleeder circuit to discharge the input voltage and output a first bleeder current. In a case that the input voltage is higher than a positive threshold voltage, the control circuit outputs a second control voltage to the surge bleeder circuit through a second output end of the control circuit, to control the surge bleeder circuit to discharge the input voltage and output a second bleeder current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Xucheng LUO, Jiantao CHENG, Jianwei HU, Chuankui WU, Yongqiang HE, Yan JIANG
  • Patent number: 10673315
    Abstract: A power supply conversion circuit is provided, which includes: a first voltage clamping module configured to decrease an input voltage to a preset low voltage; a boost module configured to increase the input voltage or the preset low voltage to a target voltage; a second voltage clamping module configured to maintain the target voltage within a preset voltage range; a filter module configured to filter out ripples in the target voltage; and at least one output module, each of which is configured to supply power to a load. Compared with a conventional LDO integrated circuit, the circuit can provide multiple output power supplies, and it is only required to additionally arrange one field effect transistor for one more output power supply. Therefore, the power supply conversion circuit has a simple structure, is expandable easily and is applicable to an analog integrated circuit requiring multiple output power supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Xucheng Luo, Jianwei Hu, Jiantao Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190199093
    Abstract: A load switch integrated circuit and an electronic device are provided. In a case that a surge voltage is applied to an input of the load switch integrated circuit, a surge detection circuit controls a first discharging unit to be switched on to discharge surge energy from an input of the load switch integrated circuit to the ground, and controls a first switch transistor and a second discharging unit to be switched on through a control circuit to discharge surge energy to an output of the load switch integrated circuit to the ground. Compared with a case that surge energy is discharged only by a surge protection circuit in the conventional technology, surge energy is discharged via two paths, and a circuit area is smaller than that in the conventional technology in a case that there is large surge energy to be resisted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Jiantao CHENG, Xucheng LUO, Jianwei HU
  • Publication number: 20190190367
    Abstract: A power supply conversion circuit is provided, which includes: a first voltage clamping module configured to decrease an input voltage to a preset low voltage; a boost module configured to increase the input voltage or the preset low voltage to a target voltage; a second voltage clamping module configured to maintain the target voltage within a preset voltage range; a filter module configured to filter out ripples in the target voltage; and at least one output module, each of which is configured to supply power to a load. Compared with a conventional LDO integrated circuit, the circuit can provide multiple output power supplies, and it is only required to additionally arrange one field effect transistor for one more output power supply. Therefore, the power supply conversion circuit has a simple structure, is expandable easily and is applicable to an analog integrated circuit requiring multiple output power supplies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Shanghai Awinic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Xucheng LUO, Jianwei HU, Jiantao CHENG
  • Patent number: 7843249
    Abstract: An adaptive capacitive touch sense control circuit includes a voltage buffer, a current setting resistor, a current mirror, a capacitor, a start comparator, an end comparator and a time-to-digital converter. The capacitor is connected with the current setting resistor. The circuit further includes a latch with a first control switch and a second control switch. The current setting resistor is switched between the ground and a voltage source through a switching element, so that when the current setting resistor is grounded, the first control switch is closed and the second control switch is opened, and when the current setting resistor is connected with the voltage source, the second control switch is closed and the first control switch is opened. An adaptive charging mode is adopted to sense a capacitance variation with a great ability of interference recognition, a simple structure, low power consumption and real time processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Chiphomer Technology Limited
    Inventors: Zhong Zhang, Jiantao Cheng, Ke Wu, Chaoqun Wu
  • Publication number: 20090108914
    Abstract: An adaptive capacitive touch sense control circuit includes a voltage buffer, a current setting resistor, a current mirror, a capacitor, a start comparator, an end comparator and a time-to-digital converter. The capacitor is connected with the current setting resistor. The circuit further includes a latch with a first control switch and a second control switch. The current setting resistor is switched between the ground and a voltage source through a switching element, so that when the current setting resistor is grounded, the first control switch is closed and the second control switch is opened, and when the current setting resistor is connected with the voltage source, the second control switch is closed and the first control switch is opened. An adaptive charging mode is adopted to sense a capacitance variation with a great ability of interference recognition, a simple structure, low power consumption and real time processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Chiphomer Technology Limited
    Inventors: Zhong Zhang, Jiantao Cheng, Ke Wu, Chaoqun Wu