Patents by Inventor Wei-Che Chiu

Wei-Che Chiu 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: 8360086
    Abstract: An omnibus quasi-hydrosystem is disclosed. The omnibus quasi-hydrosystem includes a module base, at least two channel switching members mounted in the module base, at least two inlets formed in the module base and at least two outlets formed in the module base. The inlets allow fluid entering into the omnibus quasi-hydrosystem, the channel switching members alter the fluid path in the omnibus quasi-hydro system to a desired outlet to output the fluid. In addition, a modular omnibus quasi-hydrosystem is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Innotech Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Chyi Chou, Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20120112717
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power supply comprising: a switching regulator circuit converting an input voltage to an intermediate voltage; a low dropout linear regulator circuit converting the intermediate voltage to an output voltage so as to supply a load current to a load; and a feedback control circuit which increases the noise filtering effect of the low dropout linear regulator circuit when the load current increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Jing-Meng Liu, Chung-Lung Pai, Wei-Che Chiu
  • Patent number: 8125204
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power supply comprising: a switching regulator circuit converting an input voltage to an intermediate voltage; a low dropout linear regulator circuit converting the intermediate voltage to an output voltage so as to supply a load current to a load; and a feedback control circuit which increases the noise filtering effect of the low dropout linear regulator circuit when the load current increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Meng Liu, Chung-Lung Pai, Wei-Che Chiu
  • Patent number: 7863872
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a buck-boost switching regulator, comprising: (1) a first loop including: a first and a second switch electrically connected with each other, the first switch having an end electrically connected with an input voltage, and the second switch having an end electrically connected with ground; and a first control circuit controlling the operation of the first and the second switch; (2) a second loop including: a third and a fourth switch electrically connected with each other, the third switch having an end electrically connected with ground, and the fourth switch having an end electrically connected with an output voltage; and a second control circuit controlling the operation of the third and the fourth switch; and (3) an inductor electrically connected between a node between the first and the second switch, and a node between the third and the fourth switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Che Chiu
  • Patent number: 7840819
    Abstract: An automatic switch method and apparatus are used to set the output current of a USB by slowly increasing the output current under monitoring the voltage on the USB. If the USB could normally operate until the output current reaches a threshold value, a higher level is set for the output current, otherwise a lower level is set instead. The process may be performed periodically to dynamically determine the output current for the USB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Teng Chang, Wei-Che Chiu, Li-Wei Lee
  • Patent number: 7701291
    Abstract: A variable bias current is provided for the differential pair of an operational transconductance amplifier to improve the gain performance, especially to overcome the slew rate limit of the operational transconductance amplifier. The bias current is adjusted according to the differential input to the differential pair, the difference between the currents of the differential pair, or any one of the currents of the differential pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20090293972
    Abstract: An omnibus quasi-hydrosystem is disclosed. The omnibus quasi-hydrosystem includes a module base, at least two channel switching members mounted in the module base, at least two inlets formed in the module base and at least two outlets formed in the module base. The inlets allow fluid entering into the omnibus quasi-hydrosystem, the channel switching members alter the fluid path in the omnibus quasi-hydro system to a desired outlet to output the fluid. In addition, a modular omnibus quasi-hydrosystem is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Ying-Chyi Chou, Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20090295343
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a buck-boost switching regulator, comprising: (1) a first loop including: a first and a second switch electrically connected with each other, the first switch having an end electrically connected with an input voltage, and the second switch having an end electrically connected with ground; and a first control circuit controlling the operation of the first and the second switch; (2) a second loop including: a third and a fourth switch electrically connected with each other, the third switch having an end electrically connected with ground, and the fourth switch having an end electrically connected with an output voltage; and a second control circuit controlling the operation of the third and the fourth switch; and (3) an inductor electrically connected between a node between the first and the second switch, and a node between the third and the fourth switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Wei-Che Chiu
  • Patent number: 7576601
    Abstract: A sleep mode control circuit and method are provided to pull high the error signal of a DC/DC switching power supply system to a target level when the switching power supply system is in a sleep mode, such that the switching power supply system can be more rapidly waked up from the sleep mode to its normal mode once the loading of the switching power supply system increases. A threshold is given for the output signal of the comparator that is used to determine the duty for the switching power supply system, and the error signal in the sleep mode is thus maintained slightly lower than the minimum voltage for the error signal in the normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20080246448
    Abstract: A sleep mode control circuit and method are provided to pull high the error signal of a DC/DC switching power supply system to a target level when the switching power supply system is in a sleep mode, such that the switching power supply system can be more rapidly waked up from the sleep mode to its normal mode once the loading of the switching power supply system increases. A threshold is given for the output signal of the comparator that is used to determine the duty for the switching power supply system, and the error signal in the sleep mode is thus maintained slightly lower than the minimum voltage for the error signal in the normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20080180073
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power supply comprising: a switching regulator circuit converting an input voltage to an intermediate voltage; a low dropout linear regulator circuit converting the intermediate voltage to an output voltage so as to supply a load current to a load; and a feedback control circuit which increases the noise filtering effect of the low dropout linear regulator circuit when the load current increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Jing-Meng Liu, Chung-Lung Pai, Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20080136523
    Abstract: A variable bias current is provided for the differential pair of an operational transconductance amplifier to improve the gain performance, especially to overcome the slew rate limit of the operational transconductance amplifier. The bias current is adjusted according to the differential input to the differential pair, the difference between the currents of the differential pair, or any one of the currents of the differential pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Wei-Che Chiu
  • Publication number: 20060236141
    Abstract: An automatic switch method and apparatus are used to set the output current of a USB by slowly increasing the output current under monitoring the voltage on the USB. If the USB could normally operate until the output current reaches a threshold value, a higher level is set for the output current, otherwise a lower level is set instead. The process may be performed periodically to dynamically determine the output current for the USB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Wei-Teng Chang, Wei-Che Chiu, Li-Wei Lee
  • Publication number: 20050253558
    Abstract: A battery charger comprises a power input to be connected to a power supply, a charge node to be connected with a battery, a N-channel or P-channel JFET coupled between the power input and the charge node, and a controller to monitor the voltage of the battery to control the JFET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Wei-Che Chiu, Jing-Meng Liu