Patents by Inventor Jiun-Hung PAN

Jiun-Hung PAN 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: 8634212
    Abstract: A controller for a power converter is provided. The controller includes a sense current integrating circuit, a reference current integrating circuit and a drive signal generation circuit. The sense current integrating circuit performs an integrating operation to a sense current representative of a conduction current flowing through a power switch of the power converter and thereby outputs a first integrating result. The reference current integrating circuit performs another integrating operation to a reference current and thereby outputs a second integrating result. The drive signal generation circuit determines a switching period of the power switch according to a status of an output voltage of the power converter cooperative with a relative magnitude relationship between the first integrating result and the second integrating circuit. Furthermore, a controlling method for such power converter also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Tang, Isaac Y. Chen, Jiun-Hung Pan
  • Publication number: 20130342127
    Abstract: An LED control device for configuring a phase-cut dimming system includes an LED and a switch. The LED control device configures the conduction status of the switch so as to supply power to the LED according to an input signal. The LED control device further detects whether the input signal is phase-cut. When the input signal is phase-cut, the LED control device stores the signal values of the internal circuits. Afterward, when the input signal is not phase-cut, the LED control device restores the stored signal values so that the internal circuits may resume to the previous operation status rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jiun-Hung PAN, Chien-Fu TANG, Isaac Y. CHEN, Tsung-Hsi YANG
  • Publication number: 20130335038
    Abstract: A bleeding circuit and method for an electromagnetic interference filter detect whether or not an AC power source connected to the electromagnetic interference filter is removed, establish a discharge path for discharging a capacitor of the electromagnetic interference filter once the connected AC power source is removed, and cut off the discharge path during the AC power source is in connection to the electromagnetic interference filter for decreasing power consumption of the electromagnetic interference filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: YEN-TE LEE, KUO-CHI LIU, FU-SHENG TSAI, KUANG-FENG LI, CHUNG-CHENG CHANG, JIUN-HUNG PAN, CHIEN-FU TANG, ISAAC Y. CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130234790
    Abstract: A control circuit for a power converter is disclosed, having a shared pin, a driving circuit, a current source, a sampling circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The shared pin is used for coupling with an output end of the power converter through a resistor. The driving circuit is used for conducting a switch of the power converter. The current source provides a current to the resistor through the shared pin. The sampling circuit samples the signal on the shared pin for generating a first sampling value and a second sampling value. When the difference between the first sampling value and the second sampling value is less than a predetermined value, the signal processing circuit configures the driving circuit to adjust at least one of the conduction time and the conduction frequency of the switch according to an output signal of the power converter received from the shared pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Chih LAI, Isaac Y. CHEN, Chien-Fu TANG, Jiun-Hung PAN
  • Publication number: 20130235633
    Abstract: A control circuit for a power converter has a current source, a sampling circuit, a signal processing circuit, a driving circuit, and a shared pin. The shared pin is used for coupling with a resistor and a switch. The current source, coupled with the shared pin, provides a current through the shared pin to the resistor in a first period. The sampling circuit, coupled with the shared pin, samples signals on the shared pin for generating a first sampling value and a second sampling value. The signal processing circuit, coupled with the sampling circuit, compares the first sampling value and the second sampling value. The driving circuit generates driving signals for conducting the switch. When the difference of the first sampling value and the second sampling value is less than a predetermined value, the signal processing circuit configures the driving circuit to intermittently conduct the switch in a second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsi YANG, Isaac Y. CHEN, Chien-Fu TANG, Jiun-Hung PAN
  • Publication number: 20130070379
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power regulator with over current protection (OCP), a control circuit thereof, and a method of over current protection. The power regulator with OCP includes: a primary circuit, a transformer, and a secondary circuit. The power regulator receives AC power, and generates secondary current which is supplied to a load circuit. The primary circuit includes a control circuit which includes: a switch control circuit, a first comparator circuit, a sample and hold circuit, and a compensation circuit which is coupled to the sample and hold circuit. The compensation circuit adaptively adjusts a threshold level of the OCP according to a current sense signal, or controls a delay time of an over current detection signal to compensate an error of the OCP threshold level, which is caused by the AC power, such that the primary current may have a peak corresponding to a predetermined setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Jiun-Hung Pan, Chien-Fu Tang, Isaac Y. Chen
  • Publication number: 20130051089
    Abstract: A frequency jittering control circuit for a PFM power supply includes a pulse frequency modulator to generate a frequency jittering control signal to switch a power switch to generate an output voltage. The frequency jittering control circuit jitters an input signal or an on-time or off-time of the pulse frequency modulator to jitter the switching frequency of the power switch to thereby improve EMI issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jiun-Hung Pan, Chien-Fu Tang, Isaac Y. Chen
  • Publication number: 20120155123
    Abstract: A reverse shunt regulator includes a MOSFET connected between a cathode and an anode, a switch and a current source serially connected between the cathode and the anode, and an error amplifier having a positive input node to receive an internal reference voltage, a negative input node connected to the reference electrode, and an output node connected to a control electrode of the MOSFET. When the voltage of the reference electrode is within a range, the larger the voltage of the reference electrode is, the less the current of the MOSFET is. Application of this reverse shunt regulator to a flyback converter for output feedback will reduce the power loss in a green mode of the flyback converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Fu TANG, Issac Y. CHEN, Jiun-Hung PAN
  • Publication number: 20120155122
    Abstract: A controller for a power converter is provided. The controller includes a sense current integrating circuit, a reference current integrating circuit and a drive signal generation circuit. The sense current integrating circuit performs an integrating operation to a sense current representative of a conduction current flowing through a power switch of the power converter and thereby outputs a first integrating result. The reference current integrating circuit performs another integrating operation to a reference current and thereby outputs a second integrating result. The drive signal generation circuit determines a switching period of the power switch according to a status of an output voltage of the power converter cooperative with a relative magnitude relationship between the first integrating result and the second integrating circuit. Furthermore, a controlling method for such power converter also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Chien-Fu TANG, Isaac Y. CHEN, Jiun-Hung PAN