Patents Assigned to Giga-Byte Technology Co.
  • Publication number: 20180102600
    Abstract: An interface card fixing device adapted to fix an interface card to a main board is provided. The interface card fixing device includes a base, a fixing portion, an engaging portion and a connecting portion. The base includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and a protrusion protruding from the first surface. The base has a through hole passing through the first surface, the second surface and the protrusion so that the protrusion forms a hollow cylinder. The fixing portion extends from the second surface of the base and includes a breach communicating with the through hole. The engaging portion is adapted to pass through the through hole and the breach, and fix to the base. The connecting portion is connected to the base and the engaging portion. A main board module having the interface card fixing device is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao, Chung-Wei Chiang
  • Patent number: 9927849
    Abstract: An apparatus for covering a connection port assembly is disposed on a motherboard, and includes a door frame and a shielding plate. The door frame includes two support members, a connecting member, and a latch on the connecting member. A fixed end of each support members is fixed on the motherboard. Connecting ends of the two support members are connected to the connecting member to define an accommodating area for disposing the connection port assembly. The shielding plate includes an upper flange and a plate body. The plate body has one or more opening, an upper edge, and a lower edge. A signal connection surface of the connection port assembly is exposed via the opening. The upper flange is extending from the upper edge and has a latch hole. The latch is engaged into the latch hole to fix the shielding plate to the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Tzu-Hsiang Huang, Yung-Shun Kao
  • Patent number: 9904332
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module, including a heat sink set, a first fan and a second fan disposed adjacent to each other on the heat sink set, is provided. A projection of an area covered by the first fan during rotation on a plane where the heat sink set is located partially overlaps with a projection of an area covered by the second fan during rotation on the plane where the heat sink set is located. A rotating direction of the first fan is different from a rotating direction of the second fan. A display card assembly including a display card and aforesaid heat dissipation module is further provided. An electronic device including a main board and aforesaid display card assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Guang Bo Ning
  • Publication number: 20180011814
    Abstract: A motherboard module having switchable PCI-E lanes includes a CPU, a first PCI-E slot, a second PCI-E slot, a first switch, and a second switch. 1st to a-th processor pin sets of the CPU are switchably electrically connected to 1st to a-th first PCI-E pin sets of the first PCI-E slot or (2N?a+1)th to 2N-th second PCI-E pin sets of the second PCI-E slot via the first switch to form PCI-E lanes whose number is a. (a+1)-th to 2N-th processor pin sets of the CPU are connected to the second input terminal of the second switch, and the second output terminal of the second switch is switchably electrically connected to (a+1)-th to 2N-th first PCI-E pin sets of the first PCI-E slot or 1st to (2N?a)th second PCI-E pin sets of the second PCI-E slot to form PCI-E lanes whose number is 2N?a, wherein 1<a<2N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Hua Sun, Hon-Yeh Lee, Yen-Yun Chang
  • Publication number: 20180011713
    Abstract: A BIOS control method for PCI-E lanes includes the following steps. A BIOS obtains information of whether a first expansion card and a second expansion card are respectively inserted in a first PCI-E slot and a second PCI-E slot, and if the second expansion card is inserted in the second PCI-E slot, then the BIOS instructs a CPU to reverse the order of PCI-E lanes electrically connected between the CPU and the second PCI-E slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Hua Sun, Yen-Yun Chang, Weiyuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 9837751
    Abstract: A connector cover is adapted to cover a connector and be fixed to a main board. The connector includes a connector top surface having a connector slot, a connector bottom surface and four connector laterals. The connector cover includes a cover top surface, four cover laterals, at least one bending pin and at least one connecting pin. The four cover laterals are adapted to cover the four connector laterals, and two of the cover laterals are connected to the cover top surface. The bending pin extends from the cover lateral and is adapted to be bent to lean against the connector bottom surface. The connecting pin extends from the cover lateral. The connector cover is connected to the main board through the connecting pin. A connector assembly is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao
  • Publication number: 20170314747
    Abstract: A light guide bar adapted to be interleaved between two connectors which are disposed on a main board. Each of the connectors has a connector lateral wall. At least one connector includes a positioning protrusion. The light guide bar includes a body. The body includes two opposite light guide bar lateral walls and at least one positioning recess. Each positioning recess is formed on one of the light guide bar lateral walls. The at least one positioning recess is adapted to be positioned on the positioning protrusion of the at least one connector. A connector assembly having the light guide bar and the two connectors is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao
  • Patent number: 9775267
    Abstract: A structure for reducing electromagnetic interference is provided, which includes a circuit board, an expansion slot and an electrical conductor. The circuit board has an upper surface and a ground circuit. The expansion slot is disposed on the upper surface of the circuit board, and has at least one metal pin electrically connected to the circuit board. The electrical conductor is located above the upper surface of the circuit board, and a gap is maintained between the electrical conductor and the metal pin of the expansion slot to produce a capacitor. A method for reducing electromagnetic interference is further provided, for accomplishing the above-mentioned structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Yuan Yang, Chien-Hsiang Huang, Hsin-Hong Wu, Lien-Cheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 9711890
    Abstract: A connector cover is adapted to cover a connector. A fixing member of the connector protrudes from a connector lateral and includes a base portion and a top board located on the base portion. The top board and the base portion form a T shape pillar. The connector cover includes four cover laterals, and one of the cover laterals includes a concave. A position of the concave located on the cover lateral corresponds to a position of the fixing member located on the connector lateral, and a width of the concave is close to a width of base portion. When the connector cover is assembled to the connector, the cover laterals lean against the connector laterals. The base portion is located in the concave and walls of the cover lateral besides the concave is near or lean against the base portion. A connector and a connector module are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao, Chung-Wei Chiang
  • Patent number: 9703347
    Abstract: A motherboard with backup power providing an output voltage to at least one computer information apparatus and including a first power connection unit and an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is provided. The first power connection unit is configured to receive DC power. The DC power is provided by a power supply. The UPS provides the output voltage and detects the DC power. When the DC power is stable, the UPS provides the DC power as the output voltage. When the DC power is unstable, the UPS provides battery power as the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hou-Yuan Lin, Tse-Hsine Liao, Hung-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9690351
    Abstract: A power control system and a power control method thereof applied to a computer device are provided. The computer device includes a computer system and a power system. The power system includes a plurality of voltage regulators for providing supply voltages to the components of the computer device. The power control system is coupled to the computer system and the power system and includes an overclocking frequency mode. When the computer system receives an OFF signal and enters a non-operating mode, and when the power control system is in the overclocking frequency mode, the power control system sends a SYSTEM-SHUTDOWN signal to the computer system to control the power system to enter the non-operating mode and to control the power system to keep outputting supply voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tse Hsine Liao, Chih Wei Huang, Chih Hua Ke, Hung Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9666971
    Abstract: A connector cover adapted to cover a connector is provided. Two protrusions protruding from two ends of a connector body of the connector have two protrusion inner walls facing to each other and two grooves caved in the protrusion inner walls. The connector cover includes a cover body, having a cover top surface, and at least one cover protrusion disposed at a side of the cover body and protruding from the cover top surface. Each cover protrusion includes two cover protrusion side surfaces and at least one covering portion. Each covering portion, extending from one of the cover protrusion side surfaces and bending along outline of the protrusion protrusion inner wall to cover at least a portion of the protrusion protrusion inner wall, includes a protruding arm adapted to be located in the groove A cover module is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Chung-Wei Chiang, Yung-Shun Kao
  • Patent number: 9653830
    Abstract: An extending device includes a first riser card, a signal coupling card and a second riser card. A first electric socket of the first riser card is disposed on a side surface of a first circuit board of the first riser card, and a first electric connector is disposed at an edge of the first circuit board. A second electric connector and a third electric connector of the signal coupling card are respectively disposed on both side surfaces of a third circuit board of the signal coupling card. The second electric connector inserts into the first electric socket. A second electric socket and an extending socket of the second riser are respectively disposed on both side surfaces of a second circuit board of the second riser. The third electric connector inserts into the second electric socket and the extending socket is electrically connected to the second electric socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chiu, Chi-Chen Huang
  • Publication number: 20170108901
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module, including a heat sink set, a first fan and a second fan disposed adjacent to each other on the heat sink set, is provided. A projection of an area covered by the first fan during rotation on a plane where the heat sink set is located partially overlaps with a projection of an area covered by the second fan during rotation on the plane where the heat sink set is located. A rotating direction of the first fan is different from a rotating direction of the second fan. A display card assembly including a display card and aforesaid heat dissipation module is further provided. An electronic device including a main board and aforesaid display card assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Guang Bo Ning
  • Patent number: 9590370
    Abstract: A carrier module detachably connected to a busbar is provided, including a main body, an electronic connector, and an elastic member, wherein the elastic member includes at least one elastic portion disposed between the main body and the electronic connector. When a first force is applied on the carrier module along a first direction, the electronic connector is engaged with the busbar in a first position. When a second force is applied on the carrier module along the first direction, the electronic connector moves from the first position along a second direction to a second position relative to the main body and compresses the elastic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyi-Lyan Lee
  • Patent number: 9570823
    Abstract: A PCI-E connector cover includes a first, a second cover lateral sides, a plurality of bending arms, a cover top surface and a plurality of connecting posts. The first, the second cover lateral sides and the cover top surface are adapted to cover a first, a second connector lateral sides and a connector top surface of a PCI-E connector. The bending arms are connected to the first cover lateral side and lean against a first connector concave of the PCI-E connector so as to keep an interval between the first cover lateral side and the first connector concave. The cover top surface is connected to the first, the second cover lateral sides. The connecting posts are extended from the first and the second cover lateral sides to fix to a main board. A PCI-E connector module is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Chung-Wei Chiang, Yung-Shun Kao
  • Patent number: 9529581
    Abstract: A circuit for writing program codes of a basic input/output system (BIOS) is connected to a main circuit and a BIOS. The BIOS stores a BIOS program code and has a BIOS identifier. The circuit includes a data source connection interface, a judgment trigger module and a write module. The data source connection interface stores an available BIOS program code matching with the BIOS. The judgment trigger module judges whether the BIOS is capable of, after a power-on initialization phase starts, completing loading the BIOS program code and performing system initialization in a preset time. If the BIOS is incapable of completing loading the BIOS program code and performing system initialization within the preset time, the judgment trigger module sends a trigger signal. After receiving the trigger signal, the write module downloads the available BIOS program codes according to the BIOS identifier, and writes to the BIOS, to overwrite the current data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hou Yuan Lin, Tse Hsine Liao, Chih Wei Huang, Pi-Chiang Lin
  • Patent number: 9501998
    Abstract: A display circuit includes a graphics display unit for generating a graphics display signal; a first BIOS and a second BIOS electrically connected to the graphics display unit, and respectively storing a first BIOS program code and a second BIOS program code; a BIOS switch electrically for enabling one of the first BIOS and the second BIOS and disabling the other; an output switch electrically connected to the graphics display unit; a first output port and a second output port electrically connected to the output switch. When the graphics display unit loads the first BIOS program code, the output switch is switched to electrically connect the first output port to the graphics display unit; when the graphics display unit loads the second BIOS program code, the output switch is switched to electrically connect the second output port to the graphics display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Chih Huang, Yin Yu Lin, Chih-Lung Chang
  • Patent number: 9502912
    Abstract: A mobile power device includes a primary rechargeable battery; a primary case covering the primary rechargeable battery; a charging electrical port, exposed to the exterior of the primary case and coupled to the primary rechargeable battery, serving to connect to an external power source for charging the primary rechargeable battery; a first discharging electrical port, exposed to the exterior of the primary case and coupled to the primary rechargeable battery, serving to connect to a load to be powered via the first discharging electrical port; a plurality of first primary electrical contacts, exposed to the exterior of the primary case and coupled to the primary rechargeable battery; and a primary magnetic member, integrally formed with the primary case, being made of ferromagnetic material or ferrimagnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., GIGAZONE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Lin Li
  • Patent number: 9444158
    Abstract: A line concentrator and a connector assembly with the line concentrator are provided. The connector assembly includes a plurality of signal cables and a line concentrator, the line concentrator includes a body and an arm. The body includes a plurality of sidewalls connected to each other and a bottom plate connected to the sidewalls. An accommodating cavity is surrounded by the sidewalls. The bottom plate includes a plurality of holes connected through the accommodating cavity. The arm protrudes from a top of one of the sidewalls of the body and extends along a direction away from the bottom plate. The arm includes a position limiting protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Shun Kao, Ya-Han Chang