Patents by Inventor Fong-Wen Lee
Fong-Wen Lee 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).
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Patent number: 12212325Abstract: The present invention provides a quadrature phase detector including a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a first switch, a second switch and a first filter, wherein the first switch is controlled by a second clock signal to selectively couple a first clock signal to a first node, the second switch is controlled by the second clock signal to selectively coupled the first node to a reference voltage, and the first filter is configured to filter voltages at the first node to generate a first detection result.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11811413Abstract: The present invention provides a filtering circuit comprising a poly phase filter and a quadrature phase detector. The poly phase filter comprises a first path, a second path, a third path and a fourth path. The first path is configured to receive a first input signal to generate a first clock signal. The second path comprising a first adjustable delay circuit is configured to receive the first input signal to generate a second clock signal. The third path comprising a second adjustable delay circuit is configured to receive a second input signal to generate a third clock signal. The fourth path is configured to receive the second input signal to generate a fourth clock signal. The quadrature phase detector is configured to detect phases of these clock signals to generate control signals to control the first adjustable delay circuit and the second adjustable delay circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Publication number: 20230231551Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitter including a first variable resistor, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor is disclosed. The first variable resistor is coupled between a supply voltage and a first node. A first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the first node, and a second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A first electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the first output terminal of the transmitter, and a second electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a second node. A first electrode of the third/fourth transistor is coupled to the first node, and a second electrode of the third/fourth transistor is coupled to a second output terminal of the transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Publication number: 20230114343Abstract: The present invention provides a filtering circuit comprising a poly phase filter and a quadrature phase detector. The poly phase filter comprises a first path, a second path, a third path and a fourth path. The first path is configured to receive a first input signal to generate a first clock signal. The second path comprising a first adjustable delay circuit is configured to receive the first input signal to generate a second clock signal. The third path comprising a second adjustable delay circuit is configured to receive a second input signal to generate a third clock signal. The fourth path is configured to receive the second input signal to generate a fourth clock signal. The quadrature phase detector is configured to detect phases of these clock signals to generate control signals to control the first adjustable delay circuit and the second adjustable delay circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Publication number: 20230113143Abstract: The present invention provides a quadrature phase detector including a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a first switch, a second switch and a first filter, wherein the first switch is controlled by a second clock signal to selectively couple a first clock signal to a first node, the second switch is controlled by the second clock signal to selectively coupled the first node to a reference voltage, and the first filter is configured to filter voltages at the first node to generate a first detection result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11552602Abstract: A class-D amplifier with good signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance is shown. The class-D amplifier includes a loop filter, a pulse-width modulation signal generator, a gate driver, a power driver, and a feedback circuit, which are configured to establish a closed amplification loop. The feedback circuit is configured to establish a feedback path. The class-D amplifier further includes a feedback breaker. The feedback breaker breaks the feedback path in response to conditions in which there no-signal information in the class-D amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11502649Abstract: A differential to single-ended buffer amplifier with a swing suppression resistor in the differential amplification architecture is shown. The differential to single-ended buffer amplifier has a positive input terminal, a negative input terminal, a differential to single-ended operational amplifier (DISO op amp), and a swing suppression resistor. The DISO op amp has a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal respectively coupled to the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal, and it has a single-ended output terminal that outputs the output signal of the differential to single-ended buffer amplifier. The swing suppression resistor is connected between the negative input terminal of the differential to single-ended buffer amplifier and the non-inverting input terminal of the DISO op amp.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11451200Abstract: A class-D amplifier with low pop-click noise is shown. A loop filter, a control signal generator, a first power driver, and a first feedback circuit are provided within the class-D amplifier to establish a first loop for signal amplification. The class-D amplifier further has a settling circuit and a pre-charging circuit. The settling circuit is configured to be combined with the loop filer and the control signal generator to establish a second loop to settle the loop filter and the control signal generator before the first loop is enabled. The pre-charging circuit is configured to pre-charge a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of the first power driver.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Kuan-Ta Chen
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Publication number: 20220255516Abstract: An amplification circuit with a common-mode voltage compensation circuit is shown. The common-mode voltage compensation circuit has a first compensation resistor coupled between an input terminal of a loop filter of the amplification circuit and a control node, and a second compensation resistor coupled between another input terminal of the loop filter and the control node. The control node is coupled to a power ground voltage when the two output signals of the amplification circuit are high, and it is coupled to a power supply voltage when the two output signals of the amplification circuit are low.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Yu-Hsin LIN, Fong-Wen LEE, Wen-Chieh WANG
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Publication number: 20220182040Abstract: A filter circuit includes a polyphase filter used to generate a plurality of output signals with different phases according to a plurality of input signals. The polyphase filter includes a switch circuit and a feed-forward capacitor. The switch circuit has a control terminal used to receive a control voltage, a first connection terminal used to output one of the output signals, and a second connection terminal used to receive one of the input signals. The feed-forward capacitor has a first plate coupled to the second connection terminal of the switch circuit and a second plate coupled to the control terminal of the switch circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11349442Abstract: The present invention provides a differential to single-ended converter including a first input node, a second input node, an operational amplifier and a feedback circuit. The operational amplifier has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal of the operational amplifier receives a first signal from the first input terminal, and the second terminal of the operational amplifier receives a second signal from the second input terminal. The feedback circuit is configured to receive an output signal of the operational amplifier and generate a first feedback signal to the first terminal of the operational amplifier to reduce a swing of the first signal, and generate a second feedback signal to the second terminal of the operational amplifier to balance noises induced by the feedback circuit and inputted to the first terminal and the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Publication number: 20210359653Abstract: A class-D amplifier with good signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance is shown. The class-D amplifier includes a loop filter, a pulse-width modulation signal generator, a gate driver, a power driver, and a feedback circuit, which are configured to establish a closed amplification loop. The feedback circuit is configured to establish a feedback path. The class-D amplifier further includes a feedback breaker. The feedback breaker breaks the feedback path in response to conditions in which there no-signal information in the class-D amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Fong-Wen LEE, Wen-Chieh WANG, Yu-Hsin LIN
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Publication number: 20210328554Abstract: A differential to single-ended buffer amplifier with a swing suppression resistor in the differential amplification architecture is shown. The differential to single-ended buffer amplifier has a positive input terminal, a negative input terminal, a differential to single-ended operational amplifier (DISO op amp), and a swing suppression resistor. The DISO op amp has a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal respectively coupled to the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal, and it has a single-ended output terminal that outputs the output signal of the differential to single-ended buffer amplifier. The swing suppression resistor is connected between the negative input terminal of the differential to single-ended buffer amplifier and the non-inverting input terminal of the DISO op amp.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Fong-Wen LEE, Yu-Hsin LIN
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Publication number: 20210265959Abstract: A class-D amplifier with low pop-click noise is shown. A loop filter, a control signal generator, a first power driver, and a first feedback circuit are provided within the class-D amplifier to establish a first loop for signal amplification. The class-D amplifier further has a settling circuit and a pre-charging circuit. The settling circuit is configured to be combined with the loop filer and the control signal generator to establish a second loop to settle the loop filter and the control signal generator before the first loop is enabled. The pre-charging circuit is configured to pre-charge a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of the first power driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Fong-Wen LEE, Kuan-Ta CHEN
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Publication number: 20200304083Abstract: The present invention provides a differential to single-ended converter including a first input node, a second input node, an operational amplifier and a feedback circuit. The operational amplifier has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal of the operational amplifier receives a first signal from the first input terminal, and the second terminal of the operational amplifier receives a second signal from the second input terminal. The feedback circuit is configured to receive an output signal of the operational amplifier and generate a first feedback signal to the first terminal of the operational amplifier to reduce a swing of the first signal, and generate a second feedback signal to the second terminal of the operational amplifier to balance noises induced by the feedback circuit and inputted to the first terminal and the second terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 10505560Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter with noise elimination is disclosed. The analog-to-digital converter converts a single-ended analog input into digital representation, and comprises an input buffer and an analog-to-digital conversion module. The input buffer outputs a positive differential signal and a negative differential signal based on the single-ended analog input. The analog-to-digital conversion module receives the positive differential signal and the negative differential signal to generate the digital representation. The input buffer further transmits a noise compensation signal to the analog-to-digital conversion module. The noise compensation signal contains noise information about noise transmitted from the input buffer to the analog-to-digital conversion module through the positive differential signal and the negative differential signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventor: Fong-Wen Lee
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Publication number: 20190089366Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter with noise elimination is disclosed. The analog-to-digital converter converts a single-ended analog input into digital representation, and comprises an input buffer and an analog-to-digital conversion module. The input buffer outputs a positive differential signal and a negative differential signal based on the single-ended analog input. The analog-to-digital conversion module receives the positive differential signal and the negative differential signal to generate the digital representation. The input buffer further transmits a noise compensation signal to the analog-to-digital conversion module. The noise compensation signal contains noise information about noise transmitted from the input buffer to the analog-to-digital conversion module through the positive differential signal and the negative differential signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventor: Fong-Wen LEE
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Patent number: 9833195Abstract: A biomedical signal sensing circuit including a first and a second modulation unit, an amplifying unit, a first and a second demodulation unit is provided. The first modulation unit performs a first modulation operation to a first biomedical signal according to a first signal to generate a first modulation signal. The second modulation unit performs a second modulation operation to a second biomedical signal according to a second signal to generate a second modulation signal. The amplifying unit amplifies the first and second modulation signals, and adds the amplified first and second modulation signals to generate a third modulation signal. The first demodulation unit performs a first demodulation operation to the third modulation signal according to the first signal to generate a first sensing signal. The second demodulation unit performs a second demodulation operation to the third modulation signal according to the second signal to generate a second sensing signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Yi-Lin Tsai, Fong-Wen Lee, Chih-Chan Tu, Bang-Cyuan Wang, Tsung-Hsien Lin
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Publication number: 20150141783Abstract: A biomedical signal sensing circuit including a first and a second modulation unit, an amplifying unit, a first and a second demodulation unit is provided. The first modulation unit performs a first modulation operation to a first biomedical signal according to a first signal to generate a first modulation signal. The second modulation unit performs a second modulation operation to a second biomedical signal according to a second signal to generate a second modulation signal. The amplifying unit amplifies the first and second modulation signals, and adds the amplified first and second modulation signals to generate a third modulation signal. The first demodulation unit performs a first demodulation operation to the third modulation signal according to the first signal to generate a first sensing signal. The second demodulation unit performs a second demodulation operation to the third modulation signal according to the second signal to generate a second sensing signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Yi-Lin Tsai, Fong-Wen Lee, Chih-Chan Tu, Bang-Cyuan Wang, Tsung-Hsien Lin