Patents by Inventor Chieh-Wen Cheng

Chieh-Wen Cheng 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: 20160011240
    Abstract: A voltage detection circuit comprises a reference resistor including a terminal for receiving a first voltage; a reference transistor including a control terminal for receiving a second voltage; a comparator, including a first input terminal for receiving a converted voltage and a second input terminal for receiving the second voltage, for generating an output voltage; and a voltage dropping circuit series, comprising a plurality of voltage dropping circuits connected in a series, for converting an input voltage into the converted voltage; wherein the comparator indicates whether the input voltage matches a specific multiple of a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and the specific multiple relates to a number of the plurality of voltage dropping circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150188596
    Abstract: A radio frequency signal processing method for a wireless communication device, which includes an omni-directional antenna and a plurality of directional antennas, includes receiving a request signal from a first sending node with the omni-directional antenna, sending a confirming signal to the first sending node with the omni-directional antenna, receiving a data signal from the first sending node with a first directional antenna of the plurality of directional antennas according to the request signal and a result of a training packet process, transmitting an acknowledge signal to the first sending node with the first directional antenna, and receiving follow-up signals with the omni-directional antenna. The request signal is utilized to ask the wireless communication device to receive the data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Horen Chen, Ya-Ping Wei, Chieh-Wen Cheng, Chun-Hsiung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20140145641
    Abstract: A signal processing method for a single wire, includes receiving an input signal via the single wire, wherein the input signal includes a plurality of pulse signals; generating a plurality of bits corresponding to the plurality of pulse signals according to a plurality of widths of the plurality of pulse signals and forming a source code; and decoding the source code to generate a control code; wherein when a width of a first pulse signal of the plurality of pulse signals is smaller than a first duration, a first bit corresponding to the first pulse signal is a first bit value and when a width of a second pulse signal of the plurality of pulse signals is greater than a second duration, a second bit corresponding to the second pulse signal is a second bit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Hong Chen, San-Yi Li, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 8710880
    Abstract: A power-on reset circuit is disclosed. The power-on reset circuit includes a first resistor; a first transistor, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first resistor, and a control terminal for receiving a reference voltage; a second resistor, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor; a second transistor, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first resistor, and a control terminal coupled to a second terminal of the second transistor and utilized for receiving an input voltage; and a comparator, including a first input terminal for receiving a comparison voltage, and a second input terminal for receiving the reference voltage, for generating a power-on reset signal according to the comparison voltage and the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Hong Chen, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140062535
    Abstract: A power-on reset circuit is disclosed. The power-on reset circuit includes a first resistor; a first transistor, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first resistor, and a control terminal for receiving a reference voltage; a second resistor, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor; a second transistor, including a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first resistor, and a control terminal coupled to a second terminal of the second transistor and utilized for receiving an input voltage; and a comparator, including a first input terminal for receiving a comparison voltage, and a second input terminal for receiving the reference voltage, for generating a power-on reset signal according to the comparison voltage and the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Hong Chen, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140015503
    Abstract: A boot-strap circuit for a voltage converting device includes a boot-strap capacitor; a charging module, for charging the boot-strap capacitor; and a protection module, for detecting a capacitor voltage of the boot-strap capacitor and adjusting conducting statuses of one of an upper-bridge switch and a lower-bridge switch of the voltage converting device according to the capacitor voltage and a duty cycle signal utilized for controlling conducting statuses of the upper-bridge switch and the lower-bridge switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 8368376
    Abstract: An electronic device with a power switch capable of regulating power dissipation includes a power supply device; a power switch, for providing an output voltage; and a current regulating circuit, which includes an adaptive control unit, for outputting a regulating signal, according to the voltage difference between the power supply device and the output voltage; and a switch control unit, for outputting a switch control signal to control the magnitude of the current through the power switch, according to the regulating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Wen Cheng, San-Yi Li
  • Patent number: 8310797
    Abstract: A short circuit protection circuit for a power supply device includes a driving transistor, for controlling to output an input voltage to a load according to a first control voltage; a shutdown transistor, coupled with the driving transistor, for controlling a level of the first control voltage according to a second control voltage; and an energy storage module, coupled with the shutdown transistor, for storing energy of the input voltage, to output a specific voltage as the second control voltage in a specific interval after short-circuit occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110317314
    Abstract: A short circuit protection circuit for a power supply device includes a driving transistor, for controlling to output an input voltage to a load according to a first control voltage; a shutdown transistor, coupled with the driving transistor, for controlling a level of the first control voltage according to a second control voltage; and an energy storage module, coupled with the shutdown transistor, for storing energy of the input voltage, to output a specific voltage as the second control voltage in a specific interval after short-circuit occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Hsu, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 8058855
    Abstract: A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal, an output voltage terminal, a bootstrap source terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage terminal, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a fault detector for outputting a switch signal, and a cascade unit coupled to the bootstrap source terminal, the first node, the control module, and the fault detector for controlling connection between the bootstrap source terminal and the first node according to the switch signal and the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110043178
    Abstract: An electronic device with a power switch capable of regulating power dissipation includes a power supply device; a power switch, for providing an output voltage; and a current regulating circuit, which includes an adaptive control unit, for outputting a regulating signal, according to the voltage difference between the power supply device and the output voltage; and a switch control unit, for outputting a switch control signal to control the magnitude of the current through the power switch, according to the regulating signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Chieh-Wen Cheng, San-Yi Li
  • Publication number: 20100259238
    Abstract: A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal end, an output voltage terminal, a control power terminal, a low-voltage end, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage end, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, and a cascade unit coupled to the control power terminal, the first node, and the control module for controlling connection between the control power terminal and the first node according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100259233
    Abstract: A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal, an output voltage terminal, a bootstrap source terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage terminal, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a fault detector for outputting a switch signal, and a cascade unit coupled to the bootstrap source terminal, the first node, the control module, and the fault detector for controlling connection between the bootstrap source terminal and the first node according to the switch signal and the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Chieh-Wen Cheng