Patents by Inventor Jen Shih
Jen Shih 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: 12287973Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module. A process monitor monitors a current or a voltage of a test element to generate a process detection result. A temperature monitor monitors an environment temperature to generate a temperature monitored result. A calibration circuit performs calibration operation on a signal processing device according to a preferred reference value subset to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device. A compensation control mechanism operation logic selects the preferred reference value subset from multiple reference value subsets according to the process detection result and the temperature monitored result and generates a calibration control signal to control the calibration operation of the calibration circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 12277288Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module including multiple monitoring circuits, multiple calibration circuits and a compensation control mechanism operation logic. The monitoring circuits monitor a reception signal, a transmission signal, a power supplying voltage and a ground voltage to correspondingly generate monitored results. The calibration circuits perform a calibration operation on at least one signal processing device to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20250089195Abstract: An electronic apparatus with a two-way cable connection construction is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a casing kit and an electronic device. The casing kit includes a casing, a main circuit board and an auxiliary circuit board. The main circuit board and the auxiliary circuit board are disposed inside the casing. The auxiliary circuit board and the main circuit board are electrically connected to each other and non-coplanar with each other. When the electronic device is inserted into a mounting slot of the casing along a first direction, a mating electrical connector of the electronic device is connected to a first electrical connector of the auxiliary circuit board. When the electronic device is inserted into the mounting slot of the casing along a second direction opposite to the first direction, the mating electrical connector of the electronic device is connected to a second electrical connector of the auxiliary circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: Moxa Inc.Inventors: Chen-Kai Weng, Chun-Jen Shih, Chen-Yu Liang, Yen-Sheng Chen, Chi Chen, Ju-Hsien Cheng
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Patent number: 12249385Abstract: A method for calibrating a characteristic value of a signal processing device comprised in SerDes inside of an interface circuit of a memory controller includes: monitoring a current of a voltage of a test element to generate a process detection result by a monitor and calibration module; monitoring an environment temperature to generate a temperature monitored result by the monitor and calibration module; selecting a reference value subset from multiple reference value subsets as a preferred reference value subset for a calibration operation based on the process detection result and the temperature monitored result; and performing the calibration operation on the signal processing device by at least one calibration circuit of the monitor and calibration module according to the preferred reference value subset to adjust the characteristic value of the signal processing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 12235721Abstract: A data storage device includes at least one signal processing circuit to perform an error recovery procedure when an error has occurred in the data storage device. When performing the error recovery procedure, the signal processing circuit determines which type of line reset is to be performed according to a device identifier. When the device identifier satisfies a predetermined condition, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of periodic line reset to repeatedly transmit a line reset signal to the peer device in a predetermined period until the predetermined period expires or another line reset signal representing an acknowledgment of the line reset signal is received from the peer device; and when the device identifier does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of one-shot line reset to transmit the line reset signal to the peer device for only one time.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240407120Abstract: A rail mounting backplane assembly kit is provided and includes a backplane assembly, an engaging hook and a slot structure. The backplane assembly can be mounted on a rail and detachably assembled with a first cooperating backplane assembly or a second cooperating backplane assembly. The engaging hook is movably disposed on the backplane assembly. The engaging hook includes an operating portion, an engaging portion and a connecting portion connected between the operating portion and the engaging portion and received inside the backplane assembly. The operating portion and the engaging portion are exposed out of the backplane assembly. The engaging portion is for engaging with a cooperating slot structure on the first cooperating backplane assembly. The slot structure is formed on the backplane assembly and for engaging with a cooperating engaging hook on the second cooperating backplane assembly. Besides, a related rail mounting electronic device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Moxa Inc.Inventors: Chun-Jen Shih, Chih-Hsiang Tang
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Publication number: 20240407122Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a backplane assembly, a detachable assembly and a locking assembly. The detachable assembly is detachably assembled with the backplane assembly. A slot is formed on the detachable assembly. The locking assembly is disposed between the backplane assembly and the detachable assembly for locking the detachable assembly on the backplane assembly. The locking assembly includes a latch component pivotally disposed on the backplane assembly. An end of the latch component is configured to stretch into the detachable assembly through the slot. The end of the latch component engages with the slot for restraining the detachable assembly from being detached from the backplane assembly when the latch component is located at a locking position. Besides, a related backplane assembly kit and a related detachable assembly kit are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Moxa Inc.Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Tang, Chun-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240407123Abstract: A rail mounting backplane kit is provided and including a backplane assembly, a first mating structure and a second cooperating structure. The first mating structure is for cooperating with a first cooperating structure of a first cooperating backplane kit for allowing or restraining assembly of the backplane assembly and a first cooperating backplane assembly of the first cooperating backplane kit, and the first mating structure includes a plurality of first mating features, which can selectively be protruding, flat or recessed mating features. The second cooperating structure is for cooperating with a second mating structure of a second cooperating backplane kit for allowing or restraining assembly of the backplane assembly and a second cooperating backplane assembly of the second cooperating backplane kit, and the second cooperating structure includes a plurality of second cooperating features, which can selectively be protruding, flat, or recessed cooperating features.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Moxa Inc.Inventors: Chun-Jen Shih, Chih-Hsiang Tang
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Publication number: 20240363183Abstract: A method for calibrating a characteristic value of a signal processing device comprised in SerDes inside of an interface circuit of a memory controller includes: monitoring a current of a voltage of a test element to generate a process detection result by a monitor and calibration module; monitoring an environment temperature to generate a temperature monitored result by the monitor and calibration module; selecting a reference value subset from multiple reference value subsets as a preferred reference value subset for a calibration operation based on the process detection result and the temperature monitored result; and performing the calibration operation on the signal processing device by at least one calibration circuit of the monitor and calibration module according to the preferred reference value subset to adjust the characteristic value of the signal processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240361919Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module. A process monitor monitors a current or a voltage of a test element to generate a process detection result. A temperature monitor monitors an environment temperature to generate a temperature monitored result. A calibration circuit performs calibration operation on a signal processing device according to a preferred reference value subset to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device. A compensation control mechanism operation logic selects the preferred reference value subset from multiple reference value subsets according to the process detection result and the temperature monitored result and generates a calibration control signal to control the calibration operation of the calibration circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 12124331Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module. The monitor and calibration module includes multiple monitor circuits, multiple calibration circuits, a compensation accelerator and a processor. The monitor circuits monitor at least one of an amplitude, a frequency and jitter in at least one of a reception signal and a transmission signal to correspondingly generate a monitored result and monitor at least one of power supplying voltage and ground voltage to correspondingly generate a monitored result. The compensation accelerator collects the monitored results and generates a calibration control signal corresponding to each calibration circuit according to calibration commands. The processor generates the calibration commands based on the monitored results.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 12093131Abstract: An interface circuit includes a signal processing circuit including multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module. The monitor and calibration module includes multiple monitor circuits, a processor and a calibration circuit. The monitor circuits monitor at least one of an amplitude, a frequency and a jitter in at least one of a reception signal and a transmission signal to correspondingly generate a monitored result and monitor at least one of power supplying voltage and ground voltage to correspondingly generate a monitored result. The processor collects the monitored results and determines a calibration operation based on the monitored results. The calibration circuit is coupled to the processor and at least one signal processing device and performs the calibration operation on the signal processing device to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240241787Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module. The monitor and calibration module includes multiple monitor circuits, multiple calibration circuits, a compensation accelerator and a processor. The monitor circuits monitor at least one of an amplitude, a frequency and jitter in at least one of a reception signal and a transmission signal to correspondingly generate a monitored result and monitor at least one of power supplying voltage and ground voltage to correspondingly generate a monitored result. The compensation accelerator collects the monitored results and generates a calibration control signal corresponding to each calibration circuit according to calibration commands. The processor generates the calibration commands based on the monitored results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240241785Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module including multiple monitoring circuits, multiple calibration circuits and a compensation control mechanism operation logic. The monitoring circuits monitor a reception signal, a transmission signal, a power supplying voltage and a ground voltage to correspondingly generate monitored results. The calibration circuits perform a calibration operation on at least one signal processing device to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240241786Abstract: An interface circuit includes a signal processing circuit including multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module. The monitor and calibration module includes multiple monitor circuits, a processor and a calibration circuit. The monitor circuits monitor at least one of an amplitude, a frequency and a jitter in at least one of a reception signal and a transmission signal to correspondingly generate a monitored result and monitor at least one of power supplying voltage and ground voltage to correspondingly generate a monitored result. The processor collects the monitored results and determines a calibration operation based on the monitored results. The calibration circuit is coupled to the processor and at least one signal processing device and performs the calibration operation on the signal processing device to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240241647Abstract: An interface circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a monitor and calibration module including multiple monitoring circuits, multiple calibration circuits and a compensation control mechanism operation logic. The monitoring circuits monitor a reception signal, a transmission signal, a power supplying voltage and a ground voltage to correspondingly generate monitored results. The calibration circuits perform a calibration operation on at least one signal processing device to adjust a characteristic value of the signal processing device. The compensation control mechanism operation logic generates a calibration control signal to control the calibration operation of the calibration circuits based on the monitored results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 12026041Abstract: An interface circuit includes a signal processing circuit configured to process a reception signal received from a host device and a transmission signal to be transmitted to the host device. The signal processing circuit includes multiple signal processing devices and a calibration device. The calibration device is coupled to the signal processing devices and configured to sequentially calibrate a characteristic value of each signal processing device in a calibration procedure.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240202070Abstract: A data storage device includes at least one signal processing circuit to perform an error recovery procedure when an error has occurred in the data storage device. When performing the error recovery procedure, the signal processing circuit determines which type of line reset is to be performed according to a device identifier. When the device identifier satisfies a predetermined condition, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of periodic line reset to repeatedly transmit a line reset signal to the peer device in a predetermined period until the predetermined period expires or another line reset signal representing an acknowledgment of the line reset signal is received from the peer device; and when the device identifier does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of one-shot line reset to transmit the line reset signal to the peer device for only one time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Publication number: 20240202060Abstract: A data storage device includes an interface circuit to process reception signals received from a peer device and transmission signals to be transmitted to the peer device. The interface circuit includes at least one signal processing circuit to perform an error recovery procedure when an error has occurred in the data storage device. When performing the error recovery procedure, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of periodic line reset to repeatedly transmit a line reset signal to the peer device within a predetermined period until the predetermined period expires or another line reset signal representing an acknowledgment of the line reset signal has been received from the peer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jen Shih
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Patent number: 12000525Abstract: A display stand holder with slide rail structure includes a stand body, a pivot member, a display assembly module, and one or more constant-force springs. The stand body has a top end. The pivot member has a first end and a second end. The first end is provided with a pivot portion. The pivot portion is pivotally connected to the top end of the stand body, and the second end is away from the top end with respect to the first end. The display assembly module is disposed at the second end of the pivot member. The display module includes a slide rail structure. The slide rail structure includes a guide member and a slide member, and the slide member is slidably assembled on the guide member. The constant-force spring is connected between the guide member and the slide member.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Po-Jen Shih, Chien-Min Wang