Patents by Inventor Manhtien V. Phan

Manhtien V. Phan 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).

  • Reference metal layer for setting the impedance of metal contacts of a connector
    Patent number: 11800637
    Abstract: A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
  • SETTING THE IMPEDANCE OF SIGNAL TRACES OF A CIRCUIT BOARD USING A REFERENCE TRACE
    Publication number: 20230217583
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
  • Setting the impedance of signal traces of a circuit board using a reference trace
    Patent number: 11632857
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
  • Circuit card with onboard non-volatile memory for providing cable assembly data to network interface controller chips
    Patent number: 11502433
    Abstract: A cable assembly has a cable with a transceiver module on one end. The transceiver module is plugged into an interface connector of a circuit card, which also has a network interface controller chip, an onboard non-volatile memory, and a control unit. The control unit reads cable assembly data stored in a non-volatile memory of the transceiver module over a serial bus and copies the cable assembly data to the onboard non-volatile memory. The control unit initiates transfer of the cable assembly data from the onboard non-volatile memory to a communication port of the network interface controller chip over another serial bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
    Inventors: Mau-Lin Chou, John Chen, Manhtien V. Phan
  • CIRCUIT CARD WITH ONBOARD NON-VOLATILE MEMORY FOR PROVIDING CABLE ASSEMBLY DATA TO NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER CHIPS
    Publication number: 20220255248
    Abstract: A cable assembly has a cable with a transceiver module on one end. The transceiver module is plugged into an interface connector of a circuit card, which also has a network interface controller chip, an onboard non-volatile memory, and a control unit. The control unit reads cable assembly data stored in a non-volatile memory of the transceiver module over a serial bus and copies the cable assembly data to the onboard non-volatile memory. The control unit initiates transfer of the cable assembly data from the onboard non-volatile memory to a communication port of the network interface controller chip over another serial bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mau-Lin CHOU, John CHEN, Manhtien V. PHAN
  • REFERENCE METAL LAYER FOR SETTING THE IMPEDANCE OF METAL CONTACTS OF A CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20220183144
    Abstract: A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
  • Reference metal layer for setting the impedance of metal contacts of a connector
    Patent number: 11297713
    Abstract: A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
  • SETTING THE IMPEDANCE OF SIGNAL TRACES OF A CIRCUIT BOARD USING A REFERENCE TRACE
    Publication number: 20220007501
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
  • Setting the impedance of signal traces of a circuit board using a reference trace
    Patent number: 11166367
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
  • SETTING THE IMPEDANCE OF SIGNAL TRACES OF A CIRCUIT BOARD USING A REFERENCE TRACE
    Publication number: 20210235578
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
  • REFERENCE METAL LAYER FOR SETTING THE IMPEDANCE OF METAL CONTACTS OF A CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20210235577
    Abstract: A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
  • Setting the impedance of signal traces of a circuit board using a reference trace
    Patent number: 10849220
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee