Patents by Inventor Tin-Chen Ko

Tin-Chen Ko 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: 8331774
    Abstract: A fan controlling circuit is provided. The fan controlling circuit includes an integral unit, an operational amplifier, a PMOS transistor, and an NMOS transistor. The integral unit transforms pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to voltages, and transmits the voltages to positive and negative input terminals of the operational amplifier. The PMOS transistor is coupled between a first PWM signal and an output terminal, and a gate of the PMOS transistor is coupled to an output of the operational amplifier. The NMOS transistor is coupled between a second PWM signal and the output terminal, and a gate of the NMOS transistor is coupled to the output of the operational amplifier. The fan controlling circuit may be formed by discrete elements and use a same voltage source as fans, so that the design cost and complexity are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Tin-Chen Ko, Po-Hsueh Huang
  • Patent number: 8238729
    Abstract: A fan controlling circuit is provided. The fan controlling circuit includes an integral unit, an operational amplifier, and an output unit. The integral unit transforms pulse width modulation signals to voltages, and then the output unit outputs one of the pulse width modulation signals having a higher operation frequency according to the comparison result between the voltages. As the fan controlling circuit may be constituted with discrete elements and use a same voltage source as fans, the design cost and complexity are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Tin-Chen Ko, Po-Hsueh Huang
  • Publication number: 20100127653
    Abstract: A fan controlling circuit is provided. The fan controlling circuit includes an integral unit, an operational amplifier, and an output unit. The integral unit transforms pulse width modulation signals to voltages, and then the output unit outputs one of the pulse width modulation signals having a higher operation frequency according to the comparison result between the voltages. As the fan controlling circuit may be constituted with discrete elements and use a same voltage source as fans, the design cost and complexity are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tin-Chen Ko, Po-Hsueh Huang
  • Publication number: 20100127651
    Abstract: A fan controlling circuit is provided. The fan controlling circuit includes an integral unit, an operational amplifier, a PMOS transistor, and an NMOS transistor. The integral unit transforms pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to voltages, and transmits the voltages to positive and negative input terminals of the operational amplifier. The PMOS transistor is coupled between a first PWM signal and an output terminal, and a gate of the PMOS transistor is coupled to an output of the operational amplifier. The NMOS transistor is coupled between a second PWM signal and the output terminal, and a gate of the NMOS transistor is coupled to the output of the operational amplifier. The fan controlling circuit may be formed by discrete elements and use a same voltage source as fans, so that the design cost and complexity are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tin-Chen Ko, Po-Hsueh Huang
  • Publication number: 20090225618
    Abstract: A power management module for a memory module is provided. The memory module is coupled to a chipset. The power management module includes a basic input/output system (BIOS), a power regulation module, and a DC-DC converter module. The BIOS is coupled to the chipset, and contains a power consumption data of the memory module. The power regulation module is coupled to the BIOS, and is adapted for outputting a power control signal according to the power consumption data of the memory module. The DC-DC converter module is coupled to the memory module and the power regulation module. The DC-DC converter module includes a plurality of DC-DC converters, and is adapted to determine a quantity of the DC-DC converters for enabling according to the power control signal, so as to provide a suitable power to the memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tin-Chen Ko, Wei-Yi Chu
  • Publication number: 20090199021
    Abstract: A power management module for a CPU is provided. The power management module includes a basic input/output system (BIOS) chip, a power stripping module, and a DC-DC converter module. The BIOS chip is coupled to the CPU, and has a power consumption information of the CPU. The power stripping module is coupled to BIOS chip, and is adapted for outputting a power control signal according to the power consumption information of the CPU. The DC-DC converter module is coupled to the CPU and the power stripping module. The DC-DC converter module includes a plurality of DC-DC converters. The power control signal is accorded to determine a quantity of the DC-DC converters for enabling, so as to provide a suitable power to the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Chu, Tin-Chen Ko