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).

  • Patent number: 12212325
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11811413
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20230231551
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20230114343
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20230113143
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11552602
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11502649
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11451200
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20220255516
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Hsin LIN, Fong-Wen LEE, Wen-Chieh WANG
  • Publication number: 20220182040
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Wen-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11349442
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20210359653
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Fong-Wen LEE, Wen-Chieh WANG, Yu-Hsin LIN
  • Publication number: 20210328554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Fong-Wen LEE, Yu-Hsin LIN
  • Publication number: 20210265959
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Fong-Wen LEE, Kuan-Ta CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200304083
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Fong-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 10505560
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventor: Fong-Wen Lee
  • Publication number: 20190089366
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Fong-Wen LEE
  • Patent number: 9833195
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Yi-Lin Tsai, Fong-Wen Lee, Chih-Chan Tu, Bang-Cyuan Wang, Tsung-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20150141783
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Yi-Lin Tsai, Fong-Wen Lee, Chih-Chan Tu, Bang-Cyuan Wang, Tsung-Hsien Lin