Patents by Inventor Jian-Yu Tu

Jian-Yu Tu 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: 11736013
    Abstract: A buck-boost switching regulator includes: a power switch circuit including an input switch unit and an output switch unit which switch a first terminal and a second terminal of an inductor for buck-boost conversion; at least one low dropout regulator correspondingly coupled to at least one output high side switch in the output switch unit to correspondingly convert at least one low dropout voltage into at least one output voltage; and a bypass control circuit configured to operably generate a bypass control signal according to a conversion voltage difference between the input voltage and the corresponding low dropout voltage; wherein when the corresponding conversion voltage difference is lower than a reference voltage, the bypass control signal controls a corresponding bypass switch to electrically connect the input voltage with the corresponding low dropout node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shei-Chie Yang, Jian-Yu Tu, Yuan-Yen Mai, Pao-Hsun Yu
  • Publication number: 20220224233
    Abstract: A buck-boost switching regulator includes: a power switch circuit including an input switch unit and an output switch unit which switch a first terminal and a second terminal of an inductor for buck-boost conversion; at least one low dropout regulator correspondingly coupled to at least one output high side switch in the output switch unit to correspondingly convert at least one low dropout voltage into at least one output voltage; and a bypass control circuit configured to operably generate a bypass control signal according to a conversion voltage difference between the input voltage and the corresponding low dropout voltage; wherein when the corresponding conversion voltage difference is lower than a reference voltage, the bypass control signal controls a corresponding bypass switch to electrically connect the input voltage with the corresponding low dropout node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Shei-Chie Yang, Jian-Yu Tu, Yuan-Yen Mai, Pao-Hsun Yu