Patents by Inventor Fu-To Lin

Fu-To Lin 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: 20240223069
    Abstract: A switching power converter for converting an input power to an output power includes a power stage; and a conversion control circuit which includes: a current limit control circuit for comparing a current monitor signal and a sensing signal limit threshold to generate a current limit control signal, wherein the current monitor signal is related to an output current of the output power; and a PWM control circuit for generating a PWM signal according to an output voltage of the output power for controlling the power stage to generate the output power. The first state of the PWM signal has a first constant time. When the current limit control signal indicates that the output current exceeds a current limit threshold, the PWM control circuit controls a switching frequency of the PWM signal to operate at a fixed frequency. The fixed frequency is lower than a predetermined frequency limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Fu-To Lin, Chang-Jung Fu
  • Patent number: 11381173
    Abstract: A switching regulator which has load transient quick response ability includes at least one power stage circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generation circuit and a quick response (QR) signal generation circuit. The PWM signal generation circuit generates a PWM signal according to an output voltage and a QR signal, to control a power switch of the corresponding power stage circuit, thus converting an input voltage to the output voltage. The QR signal generation circuit includes a differentiator circuit and a comparison circuit. The differentiator circuit performs a differential operation on a voltage sensing signal related to the output voltage, to generate a differential signal. The comparison circuit compares the differential signal with a QR threshold signal, such that when the differential signal exceeds the QR signal, the PWM signal generation circuit performs a QR procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Jen Chen, Yu-Chieh Lin, Chia-Chi Liu, Fu-To Lin
  • Publication number: 20210296989
    Abstract: A switching regulator which has load transient quick response ability includes at least one power stage circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generation circuit and a quick response (QR) signal generation circuit. The PWM signal generation circuit generates a PWM signal according to an output voltage and a QR signal, to control a power switch of the corresponding power stage circuit, thus converting an input voltage to the output voltage. The QR signal generation circuit includes a differentiator circuit and a comparison circuit. The differentiator circuit performs a differential operation on a voltage sensing signal related to the output voltage, to generate a differential signal. The comparison circuit compares the differential signal with a QR threshold signal, such that when the differential signal exceeds the QR signal, the PWM signal generation circuit performs a QR procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yung-Jen Chen, Yu-Chieh Lin, Chia-Chi Liu, Fu-To Lin