Patents by Inventor Chao-Chang Chiu
Chao-Chang Chiu 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).
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Patent number: 11934027Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Weng, Chia-Che Wu, Chien-Yu Kao, Hsiao-Hsin Hu, He-Ling Chang, Chao-Hsi Wang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Mao-Gen Jian, Sung-Mao Tsai, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Hong Lin, Tzu-Yu Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shang-Yu Hsu, Meng-Ting Lin, Shih-Wei Hung, Yu-Huai Liao, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Ching-Chieh Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yu-Chiao Lo, Ying-Jen Wang, Shu-Shan Chen, Che-Hsiang Chiu
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Patent number: 11916487Abstract: An asymmetric half-bridge converter is provided. The asymmetric half-bridge converter includes a switch circuit, a resonance tank, a current sensor, and a controller. The current sensor senses a waveform of a resonance current flowing through the resonance tank to generate a sensing result. The controller determines the sensing result. When the sensing result indicates that an ending current value of a primary resonance waveform of the resonance current is greater than a predetermined value, the controller performs a first switching operation on the switch circuit. When the sensing result indicates that the ending current value of the primary resonance waveform is less than or equal to the predetermined value, the controller performs a second switching operation on the switch circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Power Forest Technology CorporationInventors: Chao-Chang Chiu, Kuan-Chun Fang, Yueh-Chang Chen, Tzu-Chi Huang, Che-Hao Meng
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Publication number: 20230261580Abstract: An asymmetric half-bridge converter is provided. The asymmetric half-bridge converter includes a switch circuit, a resonance tank, a current sensor, and a controller. The current sensor senses a waveform of a resonance current flowing through the resonance tank to generate a sensing result. The controller determines the sensing result. When the sensing result indicates that an ending current value of a primary resonance waveform of the resonance current is greater than a predetermined value, the controller performs a first switching operation on the switch circuit. When the sensing result indicates that the ending current value of the primary resonance waveform is less than or equal to the predetermined value, the controller performs a second switching operation on the switch circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Power Forest Technology CorporationInventors: Chao-Chang Chiu, Kuan-Chun Fang, Yueh-Chang Chen, Tzu-Chi Huang, Che-Hao Meng
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Patent number: 11557971Abstract: A switching regulator includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, and a protection circuit. The first switch circuit has a first connection node coupled to a first reference voltage, and a second connection node coupled to one end of an inductor. The second switch circuit has a first connection node coupled to a second reference voltage, and a second connection node coupled to the one end of the inductor. The protection circuit senses a voltage level at the first connection node of the first switch circuit, and selectively enables an auxiliary current path in response to the voltage level at the first connection node of the first switch circuit, wherein the auxiliary current path and at least the first switch circuit are arranged in a parallel connection fashion.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Wei-Chung Chen, Kuo-Chun Hsu, Chen Tsou, Chao-Chang Chiu, Chih-Wei Chang
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Publication number: 20220352824Abstract: An LLC converter circuit is provided. A control circuit provides a first control signal and a second control signal according to a sensing voltage generated by sensing a voltage on a resonant capacitor of a primary side, so as to control a conduction state of a half-bridge switch circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Power Forest Technology CorporationInventors: Chao-Chang Chiu, Chien-Wei Kuan
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Publication number: 20210143736Abstract: A switching regulator includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, and a protection circuit. The first switch circuit has a first connection node coupled to a first reference voltage, and a second connection node coupled to one end of an inductor. The second switch circuit has a first connection node coupled to a second reference voltage, and a second connection node coupled to the one end of the inductor. The protection circuit senses a voltage level at the first connection node of the first switch circuit, and selectively enables an auxiliary current path in response to the voltage level at the first connection node of the first switch circuit, wherein the auxiliary current path and at least the first switch circuit are arranged in a parallel connection fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Wei-Chung Chen, Kuo-Chun Hsu, Chen Tsou, Chao-Chang Chiu, Chih-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 10707756Abstract: The invention provides a method for improving efficiency of a power converter which may include a switch coupled between a power source and a middle node, and may supply an inductor current at the middle node to result in an output voltage and a load current. The method may comprise: during an intermediate mode, controlling the inductor current to ripple with peaks at a peak current threshold and valleys which may vary as the load current varies.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Chao-Chang Chiu, Kuo-Chun Hsu
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Publication number: 20200076300Abstract: The invention provides a method for improving efficiency of a power converter which may include a switch coupled between a power source and a middle node, and may supply an inductor current at the middle node to result in an output voltage and a load current. The method may comprise: during an intermediate mode, controlling the inductor current to ripple with peaks at a peak current threshold and valleys which may vary as the load current varies.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Chao-Chang CHIU, Kuo-Chun HSU
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Patent number: 9570990Abstract: A knee voltage detector for a flyback converter is provided. The knee voltage detector comprises a delay unit, for delaying an auxiliary related voltage for a specific period, to generate a delay signal; a subtracting unit, for generating a subtraction signal according to the auxiliary related voltage and the delay signal; a comparing unit, for generating a sampling signal when the subtraction signal indicates that a voltage difference between the auxiliary related voltage and the delay signal is greater than a threshold; and a sample and hold unit, for sampling the delay signal to generate a knee voltage according to the sampling signal when the voltage difference between the auxiliary related voltage and the delay signal is greater than the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chao-Chang Chiu, Hao-Yuan Lin, Che-Hao Meng, Chih-Wei Chang, Ying-Hsiang Wang
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Publication number: 20160211755Abstract: A knee voltage detector for a flyback converter is provided. The knee voltage detector comprises a delay unit, for delaying an auxiliary related voltage for a specific period, to generate a delay signal; a subtracting unit, for generating a subtraction signal according to the auxiliary related voltage and the delay signal; a comparing unit, for generating a sampling signal when the subtraction signal indicates that a voltage difference between the auxiliary related voltage and the delay signal is greater than a threshold; and a sample and hold unit, for sampling the delay signal to generate a knee voltage according to the sampling signal when the voltage difference between the auxiliary related voltage and the delay signal is greater than the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chao-Chang Chiu, Hao-Yuan Lin, Che-Hao Meng, Chih-Wei Chang, Ying-Hsiang Wang
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Patent number: 5672824Abstract: An asymmetrical balance device includes nine positions formed thereto, from position 1 to position 9, each of the positions being a center of gravity of a part disposed thereto, the center of gravity having a value the same as the numeral designating the position, the eight positions, except position 5, being arranged to form a square with the position 5 located at a center of the square, the square including an upper horizontal side, a lower horizontal side, a right vertical side and a left vertical side, the right vertical side respectively intersecting with the upper horizontal side and the lower horizontal side at position 2 and position 6, the left vertical side respectively intersecting with the upper horizontal side and the lower horizontal side at position 4 and position 8, the upper horizontal side and the lower horizontal side respectively having position 9 and position 1 located at a middle point thereof, the right vertical side and the left vertical side respectively having position 7 and positionType: GrantFiled: July 22, 1996Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Inventor: Chao-chang Chiu-Wei