Patents Assigned to Macroblock, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20160379539
    Abstract: In a method for driving a light-emitting diode (LED) device, a driving system is configured to: a) receive a number of driving signals, each corresponding to a period the LED device is to be activated; b) determine a number of repetitions for output of each of the driving signals; c) determine an average driving period for each of the driving signals; d) constructing a sequence list of driving signals to be sent to the LED device, the sequence list including a plurality of rows, each of the rows is numbered and includes two columns for containing respectively two entries of the driving signals therein; and e) sequentially transmit the two entries of the driving signals contained in each of the rows included in the sequence list to the LED device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Jiann-Horng Hsieh, Chung-Hung Shih
  • Patent number: 9263941
    Abstract: A resonant converter with power factor correction includes a power-obtaining circuit, an energy-storage element and an energy-transferred circuit. The power-obtaining circuit is used for receiving an input line voltage. The energy-storage element is coupled between the power-obtaining circuit and the energy-transferred circuit. The energy-transferred circuit is used for generating an output power. In a first time period, based on a first control signal, the energy-storage element and the power-obtaining circuit operate a soft switching so that the energy-storage element is charged to obtain the input line power and generate an energy-storage voltage. In a second time period, based on a second control signal, the energy-storage element and the energy-transferred circuit operate a soft switching so that the energy-storage element is discharged to make the energy-storage voltage converted into the output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Lon-Kou Chang, Yi-Wen Huang, Han-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 9226358
    Abstract: A driving system for a light emitting device includes a data latch unit to store first logic data, a shift register unit to store second logic data, a multiplexer unit to selectively output the first and second logic data, and a driving unit converting the logic data outputted by the multiplexer unit into a driving output that is provided to the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Shun-Yuan Hsu, Shun-Ching Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9136699
    Abstract: A dynamic damper in a lighting driving circuit for limiting an inrush current includes a damper circuit and a timing circuit comprising capacitor. The damper circuit is connected to the timing circuit. When an input voltage is provided to the dynamic damper, the capacitor begins to be charged and the capacitance-voltage of the capacitor rises. The damper circuit enters to a first working state and generates a dynamic damper resistor value. When the capacitance-voltage of the capacitor is greater than a first threshold voltage, the damper circuit enters to a second working state and the dynamic damper resistor value begins to decrease. When the capacitance-voltage of the capacitor is greater than a second threshold voltage, the damper circuit enters to a short-circuit state, and the dynamic damper resistor value decreases to zero to facilitate the normal work of the power source converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Lon-Kou Chang, Hsing-Fu Liu, Li-Wei Yen, Jyun-Ji Chen
  • Patent number: 9019994
    Abstract: A single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus receives a serial packet including a plurality of signal segments, and each of the signal segments includes a data field and a stuff time symbol. Each of the data fields, which is followed by each of the stuff time symbols, includes multiple logic 0/1 signal symbols, with accumulated numbers of the logic 0/1 signal symbols in each of the data fields being the same. The single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus is adapted to process the serial packet to sequentially output the signal segments, and after the single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus outputs the data field from a previously received signal segment, the single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus continues outputting the stuff time symbol until starting to process a next received signal segment received subsequent to a currently received signal segment in the received serial package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventor: Shun-Ching Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8941326
    Abstract: An Alternating-current-Direct-current (AC-DC dual-use) Light Emitting Diode (LED) driving circuit includes an input power circuit, a buck-boost converter, and a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal controller. The buck-boost converter, including a switching transistor and a feedback resistor, receives a current signal output from the input power circuit, and drives an LED with a driving signal. The PWM signal controller outputs a PWM signal according to the driving signal, so as to sequentially turn on and turn off the switching transistor. One end of the feedback resistor is coupled to the LED, and a floating ground terminal of the PWM signal controller is coupled to the switching transistor and the other end of the feedback resistor. Therefore, the AC-DC dual-use LED driving circuit is capable of dynamically adjusting the duty ratio of the PWM signal without connecting an external photocoupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan-Cun Li, Hsing-Fu Liu, Jui-Chi Chang, Po-Yao Yeh
  • Patent number: 8937463
    Abstract: A common-core power factor correction resonant converter includes an energy-transforming circuit. The energy-transforming circuit receives an input line voltage and generates an output power. The energy-transforming circuit includes a coupling inductor and a charge-storage capacitor. The coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are charged by the input line voltage in response to a control signal, so as to generate a charge-storage capacitor voltage. When the charge-storage capacitor voltage is charged to a preset voltage level, the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are discharged according to the control signal. Then, the energy in the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor is transformed to the output load and provide the output voltage or current regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Lon-Kou Chang, Yi-Wen Huang, Han-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 8928421
    Abstract: A control circuit for reducing electromagnetic interference is provided. The control circuit includes a periodic signal generator and a modulation controller. The periodic signal generator adjusts a modulation periodic signal generated by the periodic signal generator, according to a feedback modulation signal. The modulation controller is coupled to the periodic signal generator, for receiving the modulation periodic signal, and adjusting a frequency of the received modulation periodic signal according to a plurality of delay periods set according to a plurality of control signals, and generating the feedback modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Wen Cheng, Chung-Ta Tsai
  • Patent number: 8928245
    Abstract: A driving circuit comprising a control unit, a current control unit, a pulse width modulation control unit and a current driving unit is described. The control unit provides a first control signal and a second control signal. The current control unit is connected to the control unit, and converts a reference current into a plurality of current setting signals based on a data signal and the first control signal. The pulse width modulation control unit is connected to the control unit and outputs a pulse signal based on the data signal and the second control signal. The current driving unit is connected to the pulse width modulation control unit and drives the light emitting diode based on a driving current, wherein the control unit generates a continuous conduction time in a predetermined operation period based on the pulse signal and the current setting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventor: Chung-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 8890416
    Abstract: A LED driving device adapted to driving N LED strings connected in series is provided. N is a positive integer greater than 1. The LED driving device includes (N?1) switch units, a current source, a detection unit and a control unit. The ith switch unit electrically connects to the (i+1) LED string in parallel or to the ith LED string in parallel, and 0<i?(N?1). The current source supplies a driving current to drive the N LED strings. The detection unit outputs a detection signal according to a voltage of the current source, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The control unit outputs a plurality of first control signals according to the detection signal to dynamically control an amount of the (N?1) switch units turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Chung Cheng, Yan-Cun Li, Ruei-Ming Gan
  • Patent number: 8884538
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit and a driving controller. The PFC circuit controls a power factor of the LED driving circuit. The LED driving circuit includes an inductor, a switch, a current detection circuit, and a time detection circuit. The inductor senses an inductor current and provide energy to at least one LED. The switch connected to the inductor is conducted according to a driving signal. The current detection circuit connected to the switch detects inductor current information. The time detection circuit connected to the switch detects an energy discharging time during which the inductor current decrease from a peak value to zero. The driving controller connected to the switch, the current detection circuit, and the time detection circuit outputs the driving signal to the switch according to the voltage level and the energy discharging time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan-Cun Li, Chin-Chung Cheng
  • Patent number: 8787051
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling an equivalent resistance of a converter. The method includes receiving a power source input signal, generating a first control signal according to a voltage level and a state of the power source input signal to adjust an equivalent resistance of the voltage conversion module and cause the voltage conversion module to operate in the damper mode or the converter mode, when the voltage conversion module operates in the converter mode converting the power source input signal to an output signal, and when the voltage conversion module operates in the damper mode detecting the voltage level or the current level of the power source input signal, and adjusting the equivalent resistance so that the voltage conversion module could operate in the bleeder mode or the converter mode to convert the power source input signal to the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Lon-Kou Chang, Yi-Wen Huang, Han-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 8760458
    Abstract: A scan-type display device control circuit is suitable for receiving successive frame data and driving a light-emitting diode (LED) display device accordingly. The scan-type display device control circuit includes a ping-pong buffer, a data storage controller, a line scan controller, a display buffer, and a scrambled pulse width modulation (PMW) signal generating device. The scan-type display device control circuit can utilize frame data circularly and repeatedly, so as to prevent a great mass of data from being transmitted repeatedly. Therefore, a band width for inputting data can be reduced significantly. Furthermore, the scrambled PMW signal generating device can scramble a PMW signal with a long period into a plurality of scrambled PMW signals with a short period. Therefore, the refresh rate can be efficiently enhanced without changing the band width for inputting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken-Tang Wu, Fu-Yang Shih
  • Publication number: 20140048828
    Abstract: An LED display panel includes: a semiconductor wafer having a top surface; a plurality of LED elements disposed over the top surface of the semiconductor wafer, each of the LED elements having an electrode contact; and a plurality of driving circuits formed in the semiconductor wafer. Each of the driving circuits has an electrode-connecting contact that is disposed on the top surface of the semiconductor wafer and that is bonded to the electrode contact of a respective one of the LED elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Macroblock Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Chang YANG, Chung-Yu WU, Hung-Ping LEE
  • Publication number: 20140042907
    Abstract: A LED driving device adapted to driving N LED strings connected in series is provided. N is a positive integer greater than 1. The LED driving device includes (N?1) switch units, a current source, a detection unit and a control unit. The ith switch unit electrically connects to the (i+1) LED string in parallel or to the ith LED string in parallel, and 0<i?(N?1). The current source supplies a driving current to drive the N LED strings. The detection unit outputs a detection signal according to a voltage of the current source, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The control unit outputs a plurality of first control signals according to the detection signal to dynamically control an amount of the (N?1) switch units turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Chung Cheng, Yan-Cun Li, Ruei-Ming Gan
  • Publication number: 20140003453
    Abstract: A single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus receives a serial packet including a plurality of signal segments, and each of the signal segments includes a data field and a stuff time symbol. Each of the data fields, which is followed by each of the stuff time symbols, includes multiple logic 0/1 signal symbols, with accumulated numbers of the logic 0/1 signal symbols in each of the data fields being the same. The single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus is adapted to process the serial packet to sequentially output the signal segments, and after the single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus outputs the data field from a previously received signal segment, the single wire signal regeneration transmitting apparatus continues outputting the stuff time symbol until starting to process a next received signal segment received subsequent to a currently received signal segment in the received serial package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventor: Shun-Ching Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140002035
    Abstract: A common-core power factor correction resonant converter includes an energy-transforming circuit. The energy-transforming circuit receives an input line voltage and generates an output power. The energy-transforming circuit includes a coupling inductor and a charge-storage capacitor. The coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are charged by the input line voltage in response to a control signal, so as to generate a charge-storage capacitor voltage. When the charge-storage capacitor voltage is charged to a preset voltage level, the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor are discharged according to the control signal. Then, the energy in the coupling inductor and the charge-storage capacitor is transformed to the output load and provide the output voltage or current regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Lon-Kou Chang, Yi-Wen Huang, Han-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 8610375
    Abstract: An adaptive bleeder circuit is applicable to a power converter, in which the power converter has a transformer primary side and a transformer secondary side, and the power converter enables input power to be selectively input or not input to the transformer primary side through a pulse-width-modulated signal. The adaptive bleeder circuit includes a switched bleeder circuit, and the bleeder circuit switch dynamically adjusts a turn on/off ratio (or referred to as duty ratio) of the switch element according to the TRIAC holding current and the converter input current of an alternating current (AC) TRIAC. When the input current is less than the holding current, the bleeder circuit increases conduction time ratio of the pulse-width-modulated signal, such that the input current recovers to the holding current to maintain normal conduction of the AC TRIAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Lon-Kou Chang, Chang-Yu Wu, Li-Wei Yen
  • Publication number: 20130320872
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit and a driving controller. The PFC circuit controls a power factor of the LED driving circuit. The LED driving circuit includes an inductor, a switch, a current detection circuit, and a time detection circuit. The inductor senses an inductor current and provide energy to at least one LED. The switch connected to the inductor is conducted according to a driving signal. The current detection circuit connected to the switch detects inductor current information. The time detection circuit connected to the switch detects an energy discharging time during which the inductor current decrease from a peak value to zero. The driving controller connected to the switch, the current detection circuit, and the time detection circuit outputs the driving signal to the switch according to the voltage level and the energy discharging time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Yan-Cun LI, Chin-Chung CHENG
  • Publication number: 20130314307
    Abstract: A driving system and a method for a dot-matrix light-emitting diode display device. The driving system comprises a controller, a scan line driver, and a signal line driver. The controller provides a scan line control signal and a signal line control signal. The scan line driver generates a scan line driving signal in response to the scan line control signal. The scan line driving signal is divided into an ON period and a OFF period. The signal line driver generates a signal line driving signal in response to the signal line control signal. The signal line driver generates a discharging control signal or a charging control signal during the OFF period so that the signal line driver and the plurality of signal lines form the discharging or charging paths. Therefore, the parasitic capacitors on the scan lines are discharged or the parasitic capacitors on the signal lines are charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Ming LIN, Ken-Tang WU, Jen-Chou HSU