Patents by Inventor Chi-Kung (Richard) Kuan

Chi-Kung (Richard) Kuan 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: 20200259463
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first current source of a first type, a common-source gain device, a load, a second current source of a second type, a first common-mode network, and a second common-mode network. The first current source pulls a first bias current from a source node according to a first bias voltage. The common-source gain device receives an input voltage and outputs an output current to a drain node according to the first bias current. The load provides a termination to the drain node. The second current source outputs a second bias current to the drain node according to a second bias voltage. The first common-mode network outputs the first bias voltage according to a constant-gm reference current. The second common-mode network outputs the second bias voltage according to a difference between a mean voltage at the drain node and a scaled reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Chia-Liang (Leon) Lin, Chi-Kung (Richard) Kuan
  • Patent number: 10720890
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first current source of a first type, a common-source gain device, a load, a second current source of a second type, a first common-mode network, and a second common-mode network. The first current source pulls a first bias current from a source node according to a first bias voltage. The common-source gain device receives an input voltage and outputs an output current to a drain node according to the first bias current. The load provides a termination to the drain node. The second current source outputs a second bias current to the drain node according to a second bias voltage. The first common-mode network outputs the first bias voltage according to a constant-gm reference current. The second common-mode network outputs the second bias voltage according to a difference between a mean voltage at the drain node and a scaled reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Liang (Leon) Lin, Chi-Kung (Richard) Kuan
  • Patent number: 9473204
    Abstract: A full-duplex transceiver circuit comprises: a line driver configured to output a first current to a first node and a second current to a second node; a first resistor configured to shunt the first node to ground; a second resistor configured to shunt the second node to ground; a first capacitor configured to couple the first node to a third node; a second capacitor configured to couple the second node to the third node; an operational amplifier configured to receive a first input from a reference node and a second input from the third node and output an output voltage at a fourth node; a feedback network comprising a parallel connection of a third resistor and a third capacitor configured to provide a feedback from the fourth node to the third node; and a transmission line of a characteristic impedance configured to couple the first node to a remote transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Liang (Leon) Lin, Chi-Kung (Richard) Kuan
  • Publication number: 20160269076
    Abstract: A full-duplex transceiver circuit comprises: a line driver configured to output a first current to a first node and a second current to a second node; a first resistor configured to shunt the first node to ground; a second resistor configured to shunt the second node to ground; a first capacitor configured to couple the first node to a third node; a second capacitor configured to couple the second node to the third node; an operational amplifier configured to receive a first input from a reference node and a second input from the third node and output an output voltage at a fourth node; a feedback network comprising a parallel connection of a third resistor and a third capacitor configured to provide a feedback from the fourth node to the third node; and a transmission line of a characteristic impedance configured to couple the first node to a remote transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Liang (Leon) Lin, Chi-Kung (Richard) Kuan