Patents by Inventor Chin-Tung Chan

Chin-Tung Chan 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: 20240106443
    Abstract: A switching method, including: electrically coupling a switching circuit to a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit, a positive terminal of a frequency generation circuit and a negative terminal of the frequency generation circuit; adjusting an impedance value of the second impedance circuit according to a first clock signal and a second clock signal outputted by the frequency generation circuit; periodically conducting the negative terminal to one of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit by a first switching unit of the switching circuit; and periodically conducting the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit by a second switching unit of the switching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Chin-Tung CHAN
  • Publication number: 20240056086
    Abstract: A frequency locked loop circuit, comprising an operational circuit, a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit, a switching circuit and a frequency generation circuit. The operational circuit is configured to output an operational signal according to a voltage difference between a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The switching circuit is configured to periodically conduct the negative terminal to one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node, and periodically conduct the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node. The frequency generation circuit is configured to periodically sample the operational signal to generate a sample signal to generate a clock signal. An operational frequency of the operational signal is an integer multiple of a sampling frequency of the frequency generation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Chin-Tung CHAN, Yan-Ting WANG, Ren-Hong LUO, Chih-Wen CHEN, Hao-Che HSU, Li-Wei LIN
  • Patent number: 11881865
    Abstract: A switching method, including: electrically coupling a switching circuit to a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit, a positive terminal of a frequency generation circuit and a negative terminal of the frequency generation circuit; adjusting an impedance value of the second impedance circuit according to a first clock signal and a second clock signal outputted by the frequency generation circuit; periodically conducting the negative terminal to one of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit by a first switching unit of the switching circuit; and periodically conducting the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit by a second switching unit of the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chin-Tung Chan
  • Publication number: 20230121521
    Abstract: A signal receiver includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a load circuit, an amplifying circuit and a load circuit. The first transistor has a first end receiving a power voltage, and a control end receive a first input signal. The second transistor has a first end receiving the power voltage, and a control end receiving a second input signal, wherein the first input signal and the second input signal are differential signals and transit between a first voltage and a reference ground voltage, the first voltage is larger than the power voltage. The load circuit is coupled to the first transistor and the second transistor. The amplifying circuit generates an output signal according a first signal on the second end of the first transistor and a second signal on the second end of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hao-Che Hsu, Chin-Tung Chan, Ying-Cheng Lin, Ren-Hong Luo
  • Publication number: 20220255552
    Abstract: A switching method, including: electrically coupling a switching circuit to a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit, a positive terminal of a frequency generation circuit and a negative terminal of the frequency generation circuit; adjusting an impedance value of the second impedance circuit according to a first clock signal and a second clock signal outputted by the frequency generation circuit; periodically conducting the negative terminal to one of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit by a first switching unit of the switching circuit; and periodically conducting the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit by a second switching unit of the switching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Chin-Tung Chan
  • Patent number: 11349488
    Abstract: A frequency locked loop circuit, including a frequency generation circuit, a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit and a switching circuit. The frequency generation circuit includes a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The frequency generation circuit outputs an output clock signal according to a voltage difference between the positive terminal and the negative terminal. The first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit are electrically coupled to a first impedance node and a second impedance node, respectively. The second impedance circuit adjusts an impedance value of the second impedance circuit according to the output clock signal. The switching circuit is configured to periodically conduct the negative terminal to one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node, and periodically conduct the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chin-Tung Chan
  • Publication number: 20210203330
    Abstract: A frequency locked loop circuit, including a frequency generation circuit, a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit and a switching circuit. The frequency generation circuit includes a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The frequency generation circuit outputs an output clock signal according to a voltage difference between the positive terminal and the negative terminal. The first impedance circuit and the second impedance circuit are electrically coupled to a first impedance node and a second impedance node, respectively. The second impedance circuit adjusts an impedance value of the second impedance circuit according to the output clock signal. The switching circuit is configured to periodically conduct the negative terminal to one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node, and periodically conduct the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Chin-Tung CHAN
  • Patent number: 9977459
    Abstract: A clock generating circuit includes: a generating circuit, a reference circuit and an adjusting circuit. The generating circuit generates a clock signal. The reference circuit is coupled to the generating circuit, and generates a reference signal to the generating circuit according to the clock signal, wherein a frequency of the clock signal is varied according to the reference signal when the reference signal is received by the generating circuit. The adjusting circuit generates an adjusting signal and a trigger signal to the generating circuit, wherein the generating circuit refers to the trigger signal to decide whether to adjust the clock signal frequency according to the adjusting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Tung Chan, Szu-Chun Tsao, Deng-Yao Shih