Patents by Inventor CHAO-FAN YAO

CHAO-FAN YAO 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: 11575384
    Abstract: A frequency divider circuit is provided. The frequency divider circuit processes multiple input clocks. The frequency divider circuit includes a frequency dividing circuit and a retiming circuit. The frequency dividing circuit generates an intermediate clock according to a first subgroup of the input clocks. The retiming circuit generates multiple output clocks according to a second subgroup of the input clocks and the intermediate clock. The periods of the input clocks are all a first period, and the periods of the output clocks are all a second period. The first period is smaller than the second period. The frequency dividing circuit and the retiming circuit operate according to a mode control signal which determines a ratio of the first period to the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SIGMASTAR TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Fan Yao, Kai Sun
  • Publication number: 20220239300
    Abstract: A frequency divider circuit is provided. The frequency divider circuit processes multiple input clocks. The frequency divider circuit includes a frequency dividing circuit and a retiming circuit. The frequency dividing circuit generates an intermediate clock according to a first subgroup of the input clocks. The retiming circuit generates multiple output clocks according to a second subgroup of the input clocks and the intermediate clock. The periods of the input clocks are all a first period, and the periods of the output clocks are all a second period. The first period is smaller than the second period. The frequency dividing circuit and the retiming circuit operate according to a mode control signal which determines a ratio of the first period to the second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: CHAO-FAN YAO, Kai Sun