Patents by Inventor Chen Nan Lin

Chen Nan Lin 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).

  • Publication number: 20140325465
    Abstract: A chip with flexible pad sequence manipulation is provided. The chip can be a memory controller, and includes a hub unit. The hub unit, formed by a gate array, is placed in a hub region predetermined during placing and routing procedures, and is capable of supporting re-placing and re-routing for changing interior interconnections and a pad sequence of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin-Cheng Lai, Yung Chang, Chen-Nan Lin, Chung-Ching Chen, Chen-Hsing Lo, Shang-Yi Chen, Cheng-Hsun Liu
  • Publication number: 20140325137
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a memory controller and an associated signal generating method. By appropriately arranging a sequence according to which command signals are generated and expanding a latching interval of a part of address signals, not only the memory controller is enabled to control the DDR memory modules in a functional manner to further overcome issues of conventionally small latching intervals, but also system stability and access performance are reinforced as the memory access clock speed continue to increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Zong-Han Wu, Chen-Nan Lin, Chung-Ching Chen, Hsin-Cheng Lai
  • Publication number: 20140293726
    Abstract: A memory controller is connected to a double-data-rate dynamic random access memory (DDR DRAM) and an accessing unit. The memory controller includes: a processing unit, configured to receive a system address generated by the accessing unit; and a mapping unit, located in the processing unit, configured to convert the system address to a memory address and transmitting the memory address to the DDR DRAM. When a burst length of the DDR DRAM is L and L=2x (where L and x are positive integers), an (x+1)th bit of the memory address from a least significant bit (LSB) is included in a bank group address of the memory address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Ching Chen, Chen-Nan Lin, Yung Chang
  • Publication number: 20110001768
    Abstract: A display controller, video signal transmitting method and system thereof are provided. The display controller includes a processing circuit; a transmitting channel, coupled to the processing circuit; a receiving channel, coupled to the processing circuit; and a clock generator, that generates an internal clock signal and an external clock signal. Upon receiving a video signal, the processing circuit processes a first partial pixel data of the video signal to output a first display control signal. The transmitting channel converts a second partial pixel data of the video signal to a partial video signal having a multiple data rate according to the internal clock signal to be outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Chen-Nan Lin, Ming-Chieh Yeh, Chun Wen Yeh, Chun-Chia Chen
  • Patent number: 7800997
    Abstract: An optical drive servo control system comprises: an optical pickup, for accessing an optical disc and generating an optical signal; a spindle motor, for rotating the optical disc and outputting a FG signal and a spindle motor synchronous signal; a frequency-multiplied FG signal generator, for generating an actual frequency-multiplied FG signal after receiving the FG signal, the spindle motor synchronous signal, a reference clock signal, and a frequency-multiplier value; and, a servo control unit, for controlling the spindle motor and the optical pickup, and compensating a run-out error of the optical disc according to the actual frequency-multiplied FG signal; wherein the frequency-multiplied FG signal generator calculates an ideal frequency-multiplied FG signal according to the reference clock signal and the frequency-multiplier value, and a positioning error between the ideal frequency-multiplied FG signal and the actual frequency-multiplied FG signal is less than half of a period of the reference clock sig
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sunext Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen Nan Lin
  • Publication number: 20080192593
    Abstract: An optical drive servo control system comprises: an optical pickup, for accessing an optical disc and generating an optical signal; a spindle motor, for rotating the optical disc and outputting a FG signal and a spindle motor synchronous signal; a frequency-multiplied FG signal generator, for generating an actual frequency-multiplied FG signal after receiving the FG signal, the spindle motor synchronous signal, a reference clock signal, and a frequency-multiplier value; and, a servo control unit, for controlling the spindle motor and the optical pickup, and compensating a run-out error of the optical disc according to the actual frequency-multiplied FG signal; wherein the frequency-multiplied FG signal generator calculates an ideal frequency-multiplied FG signal according to the reference clock signal and the frequency-multiplier value, and a positioning error between the ideal frequency-multiplied FG signal and the actual frequency-multiplied FG signal is less than half of a period of the reference clock sig
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SUNEXT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHEN NAN LIN