Patents by Inventor Hsiang-Yi Chiu

Hsiang-Yi Chiu 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: 20130229226
    Abstract: A charge pump device includes a charge pump circuit, for generating an output voltage according to a driving signal, a comparing circuit, for generating a comparison result according to the output voltage and a reference voltage, a detecting circuit, for detecting a frequency range of a ripple of the output voltage according to the comparison result and generating a detection result, and a driving stage, for generating the driving signal according to the comparison result, and adjusting a driving capability corresponding to the driving signal according to the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yi Chiu
  • Patent number: 8525501
    Abstract: A power factor correction device includes a rectifier for converting an AC input voltage into a DC input voltage, an output module for generating and outputting a DC output voltage, an intermediate inductor coupled between the rectifier and the output module, a power switch for controlling an inductor current of the intermediate inductor and generating a source voltage, a reset module for generating a reset instruction according to the DC input voltage, the DC output voltage and the source voltage, an SR flip-flop for outputting a latch result according to a set instruction and the reset instruction, and a set module for generating the set instruction in response to variation of the intermediate inductor or variation of the latch result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectrics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Hsieh, Hsiang-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130222051
    Abstract: A charge pump device is disclosed. The charge pump device includes a driving stage, for generating a driving signal corresponding to a driving capability; a charge pump circuit, for generating an output voltage according to the driving signal; a comparing circuit, comprising a first comparator for comparing the output voltage and a first reference voltage to generate a first comparing result; an overload detection circuit, for generating a detection result according to at least one of the first comparing result and the output voltage; and a driving capability control circuit, coupled between the overload detection circuit and the driving stage for controlling the driving capability corresponding to the driving signal according to the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yi Chiu, Zhen-Guo Ding
  • Publication number: 20110170324
    Abstract: A power factor correction device includes a rectifier for converting an AC input voltage into a DC input voltage, an output module for generating and outputting a DC output voltage, an intermediate inductor coupled between the rectifier and the output module, a power switch for controlling an inductor current of the intermediate inductor and generating a source voltage, a reset module for generating a reset instruction according to the DC input voltage, the DC output voltage and the source voltage, an SR flip-flop for outputting a latch result according to a set instruction and the reset instruction, and a set module for generating the set instruction in response to variation of the intermediate inductor or variation of the latch result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Hsieh, Hsiang-Yi Chiu