Patents by Inventor Hang-Yu Fan

Hang-Yu Fan 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: 9288855
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a rectifier circuit and a LED driver integrated circuit. The rectifier circuit rectifies an ac power supply into a de power supply. The LED driver integrated circuit includes a regulator circuit, a voltage detector, a buck boost LED driver, and a common ground terminal. The regulator circuit regulates the dc power supply into a regulated voltage. The voltage detector detects whether the regulated voltage meets a voltage requirement and output the regulated voltage when the voltage requirement is met. The buck boost LED driver converts the regulated voltage detected into an output driving voltage according to a remaining voltage at a negative terminal of the LED load to drive the LED load. Voltage potentials at the common ground terminal and at a load ground terminal of the LED load are the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Himax Analogic, Inc.
    Inventor: Hang-Yu Fan
  • Publication number: 20150061517
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a rectifier circuit and a LED driver integrated circuit. The rectifier circuit rectifies an ac power supply into a de power supply. The LED driver integrated circuit includes a regulator circuit, a voltage detector, a buck boost LED driver, and a common ground terminal. The regulator circuit regulates the dc power supply into a regulated voltage. The voltage detector detects whether the regulated voltage meets a voltage requirement and output the regulated voltage when the voltage requirement is met. The buck boost LED driver converts the regulated voltage detected into an output driving voltage according to a remaining voltage at a negative terminal of the LED load to drive the LED load. Voltage potentials at the common ground terminal and at a load ground terminal of the LED load are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Himax Analogic, Inc.
    Inventor: Hang-Yu FAN
  • Patent number: 8648543
    Abstract: An illumination driving circuit for driving a light-emitting load includes a system voltage source, a switch component, an inductor component, an inductor-current sensing module and a control module. The switch component is coupled between the system voltage source and the light-emitting load. The inductor component is connected in series between the system voltage source and the light-emitting load. The inductor-current sensing module includes a sensing resistor component connected in series between the switch component and the inductor component. The control module is configured for controlling the conductive state of the switch component. An inductor-current sensing terminal of the controlling module is coupled to a node between the sensing resistor component and the switch component. The control module calculates an inductor-current through the inductor component according to a voltage level on the inductor-current sensing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Himax Analogic, Inc.
    Inventor: Hang-Yu Fan