Patents by Inventor Shir-Kuan Lin

Shir-Kuan Lin 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: 8284139
    Abstract: A gamma voltage generator including an operation amplifier, a first reference impedance unit, a second reference impedance unit, a first variable impedance unit, a second variable impedance unit, and a select unit is provided. The operation amplifier generates an amplified output voltage. The first reference impedance unit receives a first gamma voltage, and the second reference impedance unit receives a second gamma voltage. The first variable impedance unit provides a first variable impedance, and the second variable impedance unit receives the first gamma voltage and provides a second variable impedance. The select unit selects the amplified output voltage or the first gamma voltage according to a control signal to generate an interpolated gamma output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Yuan Lee, Chung-Jian Li, Shang-I Liu, Hao-Jan Huang, Shir-Kuan Lin, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Publication number: 20100207963
    Abstract: A gamma voltage generator including an operation amplifier, a first reference impedance unit, a second reference impedance unit, a first variable impedance unit, a second variable impedance unit, and a select unit is provided. The operation amplifier generates an amplified output voltage. The first reference impedance unit receives a first gamma voltage, and the second reference impedance unit receives a second gamma voltage. The first variable impedance unit provides a first variable impedance, and the second variable impedance unit receives the first gamma voltage and provides a second variable impedance. The select unit selects the amplified output voltage or the first gamma voltage according to a control signal to generate an interpolated gamma output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Tzung-Yuan Lee, Chung-Jian Li, Shang-I Liu, Hao-Jan Huang, Shir-Kuan Lin, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Patent number: 7573218
    Abstract: A sensorless driving method for a brushless DC motor is provided. The time for the motor to rotate an electrical angle 60° is obtained by alternatively counting the occurrences of zero crossings with two counters and comparing the counted values, and the motor is delayed an electrical angle of 30°, by which a precise commutating time is obtained. The driving method provides a mask-based phase shift digital detection mechanism for effectively detecting true zero-crossing points. The driving method further provides an inhabitation mechanism with the function of soft-switch for inhibiting noise caused by transistor switching. By using these two counters, the time for the motor to rotate two electrical angles 30°??? and 30°+?? are obtained and stored in two registers. The time period before and after the commutating point is added into a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to reduce the noise and vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsing-Cheng Yu, Hsing-Yu Lin, Shir-Kuan Lin, Shyh-Jier Wang
  • Publication number: 20080252241
    Abstract: A sensorless driving method for a brushless DC motor is provided. The time for the motor to rotate an electrical angle 60° is obtained by alternatively counting the occurrences of zero crossings with two counters and comparing the counted values, and the motor is delayed an electrical angle of 30°, by which a precise commutating time is obtained. The driving method provides a mask-based phase shift digital detection mechanism for effectively detecting true zero-crossing points. The driving method further provides an inhabitation mechanism with the function of soft-switch for inhibiting noise caused by transistor switching. By using these two counters, the time for the motor to rotate two electrical angles 30°??? and 30°+?? are obtained and stored in two registers. The time period before and after the commutating point is added into a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to reduce the noise and vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hsing-Cheng Yu, Hsing-Yu Lin, Shir-Kuan Lin, Shyh-Jier Wang
  • Patent number: 6998814
    Abstract: A method for measuring the electromotive force of motors is provided. The method enables the motor to rotate in single phase mode, and thereby measures the electromotive force constant of the motor. According to the principles and the method, motors do not have to work in close-loop. Neither encoders for detecting angle displacement or angle velocity are needed for motors, nor the motor impedance or current have to obtain in advance. Compared with the prior art, the disclosed method is more efficiency and economic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shyh-Jier Wang, Shir-Kuan Lin, Meng-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20050140318
    Abstract: A method for measuring the electromotive force of motors is provided. The method enables the motor to rotate in single phase mode, and thereby measures the electromotive force constant of the motor. According to the principles and the method, motors do not have to work in close-loop. Neither encoders for detecting angle displacement or angle velocity are needed for motors, nor the motor impedance or current have to obtain in advance. Compared with the prior art, the disclosed method is more efficiency and economic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Shyh-Jier Wang, Shir-Kuan Lin, Meng-Hsun Hsieh