Patents Assigned to Princeton Technology Corporation
  • Patent number: 10396697
    Abstract: A motor operating system includes a parameter-setting module and a control circuit. The parameter-setting module generates a first parameter-setting corresponding to a first operating stage through a user interface, and determines whether a first operating status conforms to a first threshold setting. The control circuit is coupled to a motor, receives the first parameter-setting corresponding to the first operating status, drives the motor according to a first driving signal corresponding to the first parameter-setting, and outputs the first operating status corresponding to the first driving signal. When the first operating status does not conform the first threshold setting, the parameter-setting module generates an adjusted first parameter-setting. When the first operating status conforms the first threshold setting, the parameter-setting module sets the first parameter-setting as a first optimal parameter-setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Jan Lee, Liao-Shun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10243726
    Abstract: A signal transceiving device includes a transceiver and a microprocessor. The transceiver receives a signal from a power line. The microprocessor performs correlation calculation for the signal with a first predetermined pattern to obtain a plurality of first calculation results, performs correlation calculation for the signal with a second predetermined pattern to obtain a plurality of second calculation results, generates a plurality of weighting values according to the first calculation results and determines a position of a synchronization point in the signal according to the weighting values. When the weighting value corresponding to a sample point of the signal satisfies a first condition and the second calculation result corresponding to the sample point satisfies a second condition, the microprocessor determines to use the sample point as the synchronization point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Liang Liu, Yi-Hsueh Chung
  • Patent number: 10211764
    Abstract: A short-circuit detection circuit is adapted to a full-bridge driver which includes the first and second high-side transistors respectively coupled from a supply voltage to the first and second output nodes and the first and second low-side transistors respectively coupled from the first and second output nodes to a ground. The short-circuit detection circuit includes the first and second voltage dividers respectively receiving voltages of the first and second output nodes to respectively generate the first and second voltages, the high-side and low-side selectors respectively selecting the first voltage and the second voltage to respectively generate a high-side voltage and a low-side voltage, a high-side comparator generating a high-side short-circuit signal when the high-side voltage is lower than a high-side reference voltage, and a low-side comparator generating a low-side short-circuit signal when the low-side voltage exceeds the low-side reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wen-Jan Lee
  • Patent number: 10110151
    Abstract: A motor operating system includes a parameter-setting module and a control circuit. The parameter-setting module generates a first parameter-setting corresponding to a first operating stage through a user interface, and determines whether a first operating status conforms to a first threshold setting. The control circuit is coupled to a motor, receives the first parameter-setting corresponding to the first operating status, drives the motor according to a first driving signal corresponding to the first parameter-setting, and outputs the first operating status corresponding to the first driving signal. When the first operating status does not conform the first threshold setting, the parameter-setting module generates an adjusted first parameter-setting. When the first operating status conforms the first threshold setting, the parameter-setting module sets the first parameter-setting as a first optimal parameter-setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Jan Lee, Liao-Shun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10091848
    Abstract: The present invention provides a current control circuit for a driving circuit system of a LED assembly, wherein the driving circuit system includes a current module, a rectifier, and a thyristor, the thyristor is connected in series between an AC power supply and the rectifier, the rectifier rectifies an input AC voltage provided by the thyristor and provides a rectified voltage to an anode of the LED assembly, and an input terminal of the current module and a cathode of the LED assembly are connected to set a current flowing through the LED assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sheng-You Zhang
  • Patent number: 9717126
    Abstract: A current control circuit for a driving circuitry system of an LED component is provided. In the driving circuitry system, a rectifier provides a rectified voltage to an anode of the LED component, and a current module sets a current flowing through the LED component. In the current control circuit, input and output terminals of a voltage regulator are respectively coupled to the input terminal of the current module and a non-inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier is coupled to an output terminal of the current module, and an output terminal thereof is coupled to one terminal of a capacitor. An output-terminal voltage of the first operational amplifier is provided as a reference voltage for the current module. One terminal of a resistor is coupled to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shengyou Zhang, Xin Meng
  • Patent number: 9658982
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an interface transmission method including: enabling a first command string including a first sub-command to be transmitted to a storage device from a processing device during a first period; enabling a second command string including a second sub-command to be transmitted to the storage device from the processing device during a second period, wherein the first sub-command and the second sub-command constitute a command; when the command is a write command, enabling a write data string to be transmitted to the storage device from the processing device during a third period, wherein the write data string includes write data; and when the command is a read command, enabling a read data string to be transmitted to the processing device from the storage device during the third period, wherein the read data string includes read data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiung Chen, Chieh Yung Tu
  • Patent number: 9648682
    Abstract: A current control circuit is provided for a driving circuit system of LEDs coupled in series. The driving circuit system includes a rectifier and current modules. In the current control circuit, a first voltage-division circuit divides an output voltage of the rectifier to obtain a first voltage. A first operational amplifier has a non-inverting input terminal receiving a reference voltage, an inverting input terminal coupled to a common output terminal, and an output terminal coupled to one terminal of a capacitor and a first input terminal of a multiplier. A first input terminal of the multiplier receives an output voltage of the first operational amplifier, and the second input terminal thereof receives the first voltage. The other terminal of the capacitor is coupled to the ground. One terminal of a resistor is coupled to the common output terminal, and the other terminal thereof is coupled to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sheng-You Zhang
  • Patent number: 9634483
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit with electrical overstress (EOS) and latch-up immunity has a main ESD circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an electrostatic driving circuit. The main ESD circuit is coupled between a first rail and a second rail and has a control end. The main ESD circuit is configured to establish an electrical connection between the first rail and the second rail based on a voltage of the control end. The voltage detection circuit is coupled between the first rail and the second rail for setting the voltage of the control end when a voltage of the first rail is greater than a limiting voltage. The electrostatic driving circuit is used to drive the main ESD circuit when an ESD phenomenon occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mine-Yuan Huang, Li-Hung Chi
  • Patent number: 9380666
    Abstract: A LED driving device is provided. The LED driving device includes a multi-segment linear LED driver, first current-compensating device and second current-compensating device. The LED driving device is used to drive a LED device which is composed by a plurality of serial LED modules. The multi-segment linear LED driver selectively provides a first path to a first LED module of the LED modules for flowing a first constant current, or provides a second path to the first LED module and a second LED module of the LED modules for flowing a second constant current. When the first path is provided, first compensating current flows through the first current-compensating device. When the second path is provided, the first current-compensating device stops conducting the first compensating current. When the second path is provided, second compensating current flows through the second current-compensating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Chin Lan
  • Patent number: 9354754
    Abstract: A detection method for detecting a touch point on a touch panel is provided. The detection method includes: (1) providing a touch panel which is capable of being divided into even unit regions; (2) defining a plurality of unit regions as a detection region by a control unit; (3) detecting the detection region to obtain a position of the touch point in the corresponding unit region by a driving unit; (4) when the detecting is failed to obtain the position, re-defining the number of unit regions consisting of the detection region by the control unit; and (5) when the position is detected, memorizing the position into a memory unit. The number of unit regions defined in the step (4) is equal to a half of the number of unit regions defined in the step (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yang-Kai Lin, De-Yu Kao
  • Patent number: 9261546
    Abstract: A touch sensing circuit is provided. The touch sensing circuit includes: a touch capacitor, for being touched; a touch capacitor frequency detection unit, coupled to the touch capacitor, for detecting an output frequency from the touch capacitor; a reference frequency generation unit, for generating a reference frequency; a calculation unit, coupled to the touch capacitor frequency detection unit and the reference frequency generation unit, for calculating the variation of the difference between the output frequency from the touch capacitor and the reference frequency; and a determination unit, coupled to the calculation unit, for determining whether the touch capacitor is being touched based on whether the variation of the difference is greater than a criterion value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Lung Lee, Chieh Yung Tu, Chien-Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9161405
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit is provided. The LED driving circuit includes: at least one LED driving module, coupled to the at least one LED series, for driving the corresponding LED series; and a voltage regulating module, coupled to the at least one LED driving module, for providing a regulation signal according to an output signal from the at least one LED driving module, wherein an input voltage of the at least one LED series is regulated according to the regulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichi Sakai
  • Patent number: 9144124
    Abstract: An LED driving method is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a brightness control signal, wherein the brightness control signal represents a duty cycle of an LED within a pulse width modulation cycle, and the duty cycle is indicated by a plurality of illuminating clocks; dividing the PWM cycle into a plurality of sub-PWM cycles; and equally distributing the illuminating clocks to each of the sub-PWM cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Yuan Tsao, Ko-Han Chen
  • Patent number: 9124232
    Abstract: A gain controlling system, a sound playback system, and a gain controlling method thereof are disclosed. The gain controlling system includes a main gain control unit, a sub gain control unit, and a logic control unit. The main gain control unit has a first step-by-step adjusting magnitude; the sub gain control unit has a second step-by-step adjusting magnitude; wherein the second step-by-step adjusting magnitude is smaller than the first step-by-step adjusting magnitude. The logic control unit is used for controlling the main and the sub gain control unit to transform an analog signal into a converted signal according to an adjustment command signal and further determining whether an adjusting magnitude required by the adjustment command signal is larger than a maximum gain range of the sub gain control unit. If yes, the logic control unit controls the main control unit and the sub gain control unit repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Chung Li, Yi-Fan Shih, I-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 9118274
    Abstract: A relaxation oscillator includes a first amplifier having a first input terminal receiving an output voltage signal, a second input terminal receiving a reference voltage signal, and an output terminal comparing the output voltage signal and the reference voltage signal and in response thereto outputting a control signal; a second amplifier having a first input terminal receiving the output voltage signal, a second input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first amplifier for receiving the control signal, and an output terminal connected to the first input terminal of the first amplifier and the first input terminal of the second amplifier for comparing the control signal and the output voltage signal and in response thereto outputting the output voltage signal; and a sensing capacitor for generating the output voltage signal by charging/discharging operations by the output terminal of the second amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Yuan Tsao
  • Patent number: 9072128
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a first PWM driving module and a second PWM driving module. The first PWM driving module generates a first square-wave signal to drive a first illumination unit according to a first data signal of a data stream, wherein the first square-wave represents an illumination period of the first illumination unit in a display cycle. The second PWM driving module generates a second square-wave signal to drive the second illumination unit according to a second data signal of the data stream, wherein the second square-wave signal, which has a different phase with the first square-wave signal, represents an illumination period of the second illumination unit in the display cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Piao Su, Chiung-Hung Chen, Chien-Te Hsu
  • Patent number: 9065398
    Abstract: An amplifying circuit capable of suppressing spikes of an audio signal includes an integration module, a comparison module, an output module, a feedback module, and a limiting module. The integration module is used for receiving an input signal and generating a first voltage signal corresponding to the input signal. The comparison module is coupled to the integration module for receiving the first voltage signal and a reference signal, and generating a comparison signal. The output module is coupled to the comparison module for generating an audio signal according to the comparison signal. The feedback module is coupled between the output module and the integration module for feeding back an output signal to the integration module. The limiting module is coupled between the feedback module and the integration module for limiting the comparison signal to be within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Ming Lee, Ming-Chung Li
  • Publication number: 20150153405
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic testing system. The automatic testing system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a processor. The FPGA is preprogrammed with a digital signal protocol for testing a DUT. The FPGA generates a digital testing signal in compliance with the digital signal protocol and transmits the digital testing signal to the DUT. The FPGA receives a digital signal output generated by the DUT, analyzes the digital output signal based on the digital signal protocol and obtains a digital test result. The DAC converter generates an analog testing signal to the DUT such that the DUT generates an analog signal output. The ADC measures the analog signal output and gets an analog test result. The processor receives the digital and analog test results and determines whether the functions of the DUT are correct or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Yu WU, Huei-Huang CHEN
  • Patent number: 9041381
    Abstract: A current mirror circuit, receiving an input current and outputting a plurality of mirroring currents, comprising: a first transistor, wherein a control terminal and a first terminal of the first transistor are connected to a first mirroring current of the input current; at least one second transistor, wherein a control terminal and a first terminal of the at least one second transistor are connected to the at least one second mirroring current of the input current; and a plurality of third transistors, outputting the plurality of mirroring currents from first terminals of the plurality of third transistors, wherein control terminals of the plurality of third transistors are connected to control terminals of the first transistor and the at least one second transistor. The first transistor, the at least one second transistor and the plurality of third transistors are identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumikazu Omoto, Chia Chu Chien, Hwa Hsiang Chang, Cheng Hsi Chen