Patents by Inventor Zhou-Lun Liou

Zhou-Lun Liou 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: 11736108
    Abstract: A method for performing divided-clock phase synchronization in a multi-divided-clock system, an associated synchronization control circuit, an associated synchronization control sub-circuit and an associated electronic device are provided. The method may include: performing frequency division operations according to a source clock to generate a first divided clock and a second divided clock; performing phase relationship detection on the first divided clock according to the second divided clock to generate a phase relationship detection result signal; performing a logic operation on a first phase selection result output signal and the phase relationship detection result signal to generate a second phase selection result output signal; and outputting one of the second divided clock and an inverted signal of the second divided clock according to the second phase selection result output signal, for further use in a physical layer circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Faraday Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ko-Ching Chao, Chih-Hung Wu, Po-Wen Hsiao, Zhou-Lun Liou
  • Publication number: 20230231560
    Abstract: A method for performing divided-clock phase synchronization in a multi-divided-clock system, an associated synchronization control circuit, an associated synchronization control sub-circuit and an associated electronic device are provided. The method may include: performing frequency division operations according to a source clock to generate a first divided clock and a second divided clock; performing phase relationship detection on the first divided clock according to the second divided clock to generate a phase relationship detection result signal; performing a logic operation on a first phase selection result output signal and the phase relationship detection result signal to generate a second phase selection result output signal; and outputting one of the second divided clock and an inverted signal of the second divided clock according to the second phase selection result output signal, for further use in a physical layer circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Faraday Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ko-Ching Chao, Chih-Hung Wu, Po-Wen Hsiao, Zhou-Lun Liou