Patents by Inventor Chen Kong Teh

Chen Kong Teh 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: 12283890
    Abstract: A DCDC circuit according to an embodiment includes a capacitor network, and a smoothing capacitor. The capacitor network includes a first state in which first capacitors are connected onto a wiring path between an input node to which an input voltage is applied and one end of a first coil and a second capacitor is connected between a connection point of the first capacitors on the wiring path and a reference potential point, and a second state in which the second capacitor is connected to one end of a second coil and the first capacitors are connected between one end of the second capacitor and the reference potential point and between the other end of the second capacitor and the reference potential point, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Chen kong Teh, Te Bi
  • Patent number: 12199500
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a first transistor controlled to be turned on and off by a control signal supplied to a gate to output an output voltage following a predetermined voltage, a second transistor, one end of a current path of which is connected to an input terminal for supplying a power supply voltage, the second transistor outputting the predetermined voltage according to the control signal, and an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the predetermined voltage, and output the voltage difference as the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20240322810
    Abstract: A power source circuit according to an embodiment includes: first and second transistors connected to a current path between an input terminal and an output terminal; a first node that supplies a first control voltage to a gate of the first transistor; a comparator with a first input terminal to which a voltage supplied to the input terminal is applied and a second input terminal to which a voltage appearing at a second node being a connecting point of respective drains of the first and second transistors is applied, the comparator being configured to compare voltages of the first input terminal and the second input terminal to each other and to control the first control voltage to be supplied to the first node based on a comparison result; and a diode connected between the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Chen Kong TEH
  • Patent number: 12088199
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a first transistor that supplies an output based on an input power supply voltage to a load or stops the supply of the output to the load, a second transistor, one end of a current path of which is connected to the gate of the first transistor and another end of the current path of which is connected to a reference potential point, the second transistor being turned on and off according to a level of a gate voltage of the second transistor, a capacitor connected between an input end of the power supply voltage and a gate of the second transistor, and a voltage holding circuit connected between the gate of the second transistor and the reference potential point and configured to hold the gate voltage of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chen kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20240195289
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a first transistor controlled to be turned on and off by a control signal supplied to a gate to output an output voltage following a predetermined voltage, a second transistor, one end of a current path of which is connected to an input terminal for supplying a power supply voltage, the second transistor outputting the predetermined voltage according to the control signal, and an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the predetermined voltage, and output the voltage difference as the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Chen Kong TEH
  • Patent number: 12009739
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a first transistor controlled to be turned on and off by a control signal supplied to a gate to output an output voltage following a predetermined voltage, a second transistor, one end of a current path of which is connected to an input terminal for supplying a power supply voltage, the second transistor outputting the predetermined voltage according to the control signal, and an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the predetermined voltage, and output the voltage difference as the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20240106329
    Abstract: A power supply circuit of an embodiment includes a first transistor including a source connected to an input terminal, and a gate connected to a first node; a second transistor including a drain connected to a drain of the first transistor, and a source connected to an output terminal; a third transistor including a source connected to the input terminal, a drain connected to the first node, and a gate connected to a second node; and a Zener diode including an anode connected to the input terminal, and a cathode connected to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Chen kong TEH
  • Publication number: 20230387804
    Abstract: A DCDC circuit according to an embodiment includes a capacitor network, and a smoothing capacitor. The capacitor network includes a first state in which first capacitors are connected onto a wiring path between an input node to which an input voltage is applied and one end of a first coil and a second capacitor is connected between a connection point of the first capacitors on the wiring path and a reference potential point, and a second state in which the second capacitor is connected to one end of a second coil and the first capacitors are connected between one end of the second capacitor and the reference potential point and between the other end of the second capacitor and the reference potential point, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chen kong TEH, Te BI
  • Patent number: 11709516
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a series circuit of a first resistor and a second transistor, the series circuit being connected in parallel to a first transistor between an input terminal and an output terminal, a third transistor configured to output an electric current corresponding to an electric current flowing to the first resistor, a third resistor configured to generate a voltage corresponding to the electric current, and a second operational amplifier configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage difference between the voltage and a reference voltage to a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chen kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20230099788
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a series circuit of a first resistor and a second transistor, the series circuit being connected in parallel to a first transistor between an input terminal and an output terminal, a third transistor configured to output an electric current corresponding to an electric current flowing to the first resistor, a third resistor configured to generate a voltage corresponding to the electric current, and a second operational amplifier configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage difference between the voltage and a reference voltage to a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Chen kong TEH
  • Publication number: 20230095863
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a first transistor that supplies an output based on an input power supply voltage to a load or stops the supply of the output to the load, a second transistor, one end of a current path of which is connected to the gate of the first transistor and another end of the current path of which is connected to a reference potential point, the second transistor being turned on and off according to a level of a gate voltage of the second transistor, a capacitor connected between an input end of the power supply voltage and a gate of the second transistor, and a voltage holding circuit connected between the gate of the second transistor and the reference potential point and configured to hold the gate voltage of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Chen kong TEH
  • Publication number: 20230095062
    Abstract: A power supply circuit in an embodiment includes a first transistor controlled to be turned on and off by a control signal supplied to a gate to output an output voltage following a predetermined voltage, a second transistor, one end of a current path of which is connected to an input terminal for supplying a power supply voltage, the second transistor outputting the predetermined voltage according to the control signal, and an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the predetermined voltage, and output the voltage difference as the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Chen kong TEH
  • Patent number: 11600993
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor protection circuit includes a first MOS transistor that has a drain that is connected to an input terminal, a source that is connected to an output terminal, and a gate that is connected to a control terminal, a second MOS transistor that has a drain that is connected to the gate of the first MOS transistor and a source that is connected to the source of the first MOS transistor, a rectifier element that is connected in a forward direction from a gate of the second MOS transistor to the gate of the first MOS transistor, and a low-pass filter that is connected between the gate and the source of the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Patent number: 11557968
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power supply circuit includes a smoothing capacitor that is charged with a charge current from an output transistor and outputs a voltage as an output voltage; a control loop that controls a conduction state of the output transistor depending on a difference value between the output voltage and a reference voltage; and a gain adjustment circuit that adjusts a gain of the control loop depending on magnitude of the charge current after the charge starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20220285933
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor protection circuit includes a first MOS transistor that has a drain that is connected to an input terminal, a source that is connected to an output terminal, and a gate that is connected to a control terminal, a second MOS transistor that has a drain that is connected to the gate of the first MOS transistor and a source that is connected to the source of the first MOS transistor, a rectifier element that is connected in a forward direction from a gate of the second MOS transistor to the gate of the first MOS transistor, and a low-pass filter that is connected between the gate and the source of the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20220094265
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power supply circuit includes a smoothing capacitor that is charged with a charge current from an output transistor and outputs a voltage as an output voltage; a control loop that controls a conduction state of the output transistor depending on a difference value between the output voltage and a reference voltage; and a gain adjustment circuit that adjusts a gain of the control loop depending on magnitude of the charge current after the charge starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Patent number: 10897202
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power source circuit includes a switching element that is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, a driving circuit that supplies a PWM driving signal to the switching element, a first control path that integrates a differential voltage between an output voltage and a reference voltage to output a first control signal, a second control path that converts the differential voltage into a digital signal to output a second control signal, and a PWM signal generation circuit that generates a PWM signal dependent on the first and second control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Publication number: 20200244169
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power source circuit includes a switching element that is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, a driving circuit that supplies a PWM driving signal to the switching element, a first control path that integrates a differential voltage between an output voltage and a reference voltage to output a first control signal, a second control path that converts the differential voltage into a digital signal to output a second control signal, and a PWM signal generation circuit that generates a PWM signal dependent on the first and second control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Patent number: 10141914
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit includes a delay circuit that includes a first inverter having an input terminal connected to a first node, a delay adjustment circuit including first and second current supply paths through which the first node is charged in response to an output signal of the delay circuit. During charging of the first node, a current with positive temperature characteristics is supplied to the first node through the first current supply path, and a current with negative temperature characteristics is supplied to the first node through the second current supply path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh
  • Patent number: 9973080
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a switched capacitor power supply circuit includes a switched capacitor power supply circuit unit that supplies a voltage obtained by converting an input voltage with a predetermined conversion ratio as an output voltage by switching a connection configuration between a plurality of capacitors that perform charge and discharge, and a control circuit that switches the connection configuration between the plurality of capacitors according to the output voltage to change the conversion ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Chen Kong Teh