Patents by Inventor Joe Bi

Joe Bi 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: 7471131
    Abstract: A delay locked loop circuit for delaying an input clock to lock a delay clock. The delay locked loop includes a frequency divider for dividing a frequency of the input clock by a number N to obtain a frequency-divided clock, a plurality of delay components for delaying the input clock to generate a plurality of delay clocks with different phase according to a count value, a phase detector coupled to a final delay components for detecting a phase transition between a final delay clock and the input clock, and a counter coupled to the phase detector and the frequency divider for generating the count value according to the phase transition between the final delay clock and the input clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongding Liu, Zhen-Yu Song, Ken-Ming Li, Joe Bi, Sally Qu
  • Publication number: 20070046348
    Abstract: A delay locked loop circuit for delaying an input clock to lock a delay clock. The delay locked loop includes a frequency divider for dividing a frequency of the input clock by a number N to obtain a frequency-divided clock, a plurality of delay components for delaying the input clock to generate a plurality of delay clocks with different phase according to a count value, a phase detector coupled to a final delay components for detecting a phase transition between a final delay clock and the input clock, and a counter coupled to the phase detector and the frequency divider for generating the count value according to the phase transition between the final delay clock and the input clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zhongding Liu, Zhen-Yu Song, Ken-Ming Li, Joe Bi, Sally Qu
  • Patent number: 7154294
    Abstract: Comparators outputting offset calibration. A MOS current mode logic (MCML) circuit receives input signals and generates differential logic signals on output terminals thereof, and comprises a calibration unit coupled to the output terminals, calibrating output offsets at the output terminals according to digital calibration codes. An output stage is coupled to the differential logic signals at the output terminals of the MCML circuit to amplify the differential logic signal and generating a comparison resulting signal. By adjusting the digital calibration codes applied to the calibration unit, current on the output terminals can be adjusted, such that output offsets at the output terminals of the MCML circuit 10 can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Via Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongding Liu, Joe Bi, Ken-Ming Li, Gray Pan, Gary Yang
  • Publication number: 20060186928
    Abstract: Comparators outputting offset calibration. A MOS current mode logic (MCML) circuit receives input signals and generates differential logic signals on output terminals thereof, and comprises a calibration unit coupled to the output terminals, calibrating output offsets at the output terminals according to digital calibration codes. An output stage is coupled to the differential logic signals at the output terminals of the MCML circuit to amplify the differential logic signal and generating a comparison resulting signal. By adjusting the digital calibration codes applied to the calibration unit, current on the output terminals can be adjusted, such that output offsets at the output terminals of the MCML circuit 10 can be eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Zhongding Liu, Joe Bi, Ken-Ming Li, Gray Pan, Gary Yang