Patents by Inventor Brady YANG

Brady YANG 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: 10837993
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a bandwidth of an amplifier includes first and second capacitors, first through third switches, and a pulse generator. First terminals of the capacitors are coupled to an amplifier input, and a second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to an amplifier output. The first switch has a control terminal and terminals coupled to a first input node and a second terminal of the first capacitor. The second switch has a control terminal and terminals coupled to the amplifier input and output. The third switch has a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor. The pulse generator has a first output coupled to the control terminal of the third switch, and is configured to vary a pulse width of a pulse signal supplied from the first output to the control terminal of the third switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Chow Peng, Chih-Chiang Chang, Wen-Shen Chou, Brady Yang
  • Patent number: 10161977
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a gain of an amplifier includes a first node coupled to an output of the amplifier, a second node, a first circuit coupled to an input and the output of the amplifier, and a second circuit coupled between the first circuit and the second node. The first circuit is configured to cause a first gain drop in a gain to be measured between the first node and the second node. The second circuit configured to cause a second gain drop in the gain to be measured between the first node and the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Chow Peng, Brady Yang, Wen-Shen Chou
  • Publication number: 20180156855
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a bandwidth of an amplifier includes first and second capacitors, first through third switches, and a pulse generator. First terminals of the capacitors are coupled to an amplifier input, and a second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to an amplifier output. The first switch has a control terminal and terminals coupled to a first input node and a second terminal of the first capacitor. The second switch has a control terminal and terminals coupled to the amplifier input and output. The third switch has a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor. The pulse generator has a first output coupled to the control terminal of the third switch, and is configured to vary a pulse width of a pulse signal supplied from the first output to the control terminal of the third switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Yung-Chow PENG, Chih-Chiang CHANG, Wen-Shen CHOU, Brady YANG
  • Patent number: 9921254
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a bandwidth of an amplifier includes a switch-capacitor circuit and a controller. The switch-capacitor circuit is coupled to an output and an input of the amplifier. The switch-capacitor circuit is switchable between a sampling mode and an amplification mode. The controller is coupled to the switch-capacitor circuit and the output of the amplifier. The controller is configured to switch the switch-capacitor circuit between the sampling mode and the amplification mode, control the amplification mode to have various durations, and determine the bandwidth of the amplifier based on the various durations of the amplification mode and corresponding voltages at the output of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Chow Peng, Chih-Chiang Chang, Wen-Shen Chou, Brady Yang
  • Publication number: 20150362541
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a bandwidth of an amplifier includes a switch-capacitor circuit and a controller. The switch-capacitor circuit is coupled to an output and an input of the amplifier. The switch-capacitor circuit is switchable between a sampling mode and an amplification mode. The controller is coupled to the switch-capacitor circuit and the output of the amplifier. The controller is configured to switch the switch-capacitor circuit between the sampling mode and the amplification mode, control the amplification mode to have various durations, and determine the bandwidth of the amplifier based on the various durations of the amplification mode and corresponding voltages at the output of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yung-Chow PENG, Chih-Chiang CHANG, Wen-Shen CHOU, Brady YANG
  • Publication number: 20150362540
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a gain of an amplifier includes a first node coupled to an output of the amplifier, a second node, a first circuit coupled to an input and the output of the amplifier, and a second circuit coupled between the first circuit and the second node. The first circuit is configured to cause a first gain drop in a gain to be measured between the first node and the second node. The second circuit configured to cause a second gain drop in the gain to be measured between the first node and the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yung-Chow PENG, Brady YANG, Wen-Shen CHOU