Patents by Inventor Chi-Wei Shih

Chi-Wei Shih 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: 7788426
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for initializing an elastic buffer are provided. The elastic buffer, a FIFO buffer, outputs and writes data according to a reading index and a writing index, respectively. First, a random number is generated. Then, the writing index is determined according to the random number and the reading index. Finally, the elastic buffer is initialized according to the writing index and the reading index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Wei Shih
  • Publication number: 20090234988
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for initializing an elastic buffer are provided. The elastic buffer, a FIFO buffer, outputs and writes data according to a reading index and a writing index, respectively. First, a random number is generated. Then, the writing index is determined according to the random number and the reading index. Finally, the elastic buffer is initialized according to the writing index and the reading index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Chi-Wei Shih
  • Patent number: 7558891
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for initializing an elastic buffer. The elastic buffer, a FIFO buffer, outputs and writes data according to a reading index and a writing index, respectively. First, a random number is generated. Then, the writing index is determined according to the random number and the reading index. Finally, the elastic buffer is initialized according to the writing index and the reading index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Wei Shih
  • Publication number: 20050102450
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for initializing an elastic buffer. The elastic buffer, a FIFO buffer, outputs and writes data according to a reading index and a writing index, respectively. First, a random number is generated. Then, the writing index is determined according to the random number and the reading index. Finally, the elastic buffer is initialized according to the writing index and the reading index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Chi-Wei Shih
  • Patent number: 6765416
    Abstract: A device for recognizing power sources and associated method are provided. The device for recognizing power sources comprises two voltage-dividing devices. Each of the voltage-dividing devices is coupled to receive native power, and outputs the part of the voltage of the native power. According to the method, an output end of one voltage-dividing device is coupled to a signal end of the controller, and an output end of the other voltage-dividing device is coupled to the other signal end of the controller. When the native power exists, both of the above-mentioned signal ends are in a high voltage level. On the other hand, when native power does not exists, both of the above-mentioned signal ends are at a low voltage level. The power source of the hardware device and the value of the native power can be exactly recognized according to the voltage levels of both signal ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Wei Shih, Ying-Lang Chuang
  • Publication number: 20020140411
    Abstract: A device for recognizing power sources and associated method are provided. The device for recognizing power sources comprises two voltage-dividing devices. Both of the voltage-dividing devices is coupled to a native power, and output the partial voltage of the native power. According to the method, an output end of one voltage-dividing device is coupled to a signal end of the controller, and an output end of the other voltage-dividing device is coupled to the other signal end of the controller. When the native power exists, both of the above-mentioned signal ends are in a high voltage level. On the other hand, when the native power does not exists, both of the above-mentioned signal ends are in a low voltage level. The power source of the hardware device and the value of the native power can be exactly recognized according to the voltage levels of the both signal ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Chi-Wei Shih, Ying-Lang Chuang