Patents by Inventor Junjian ZHAO

Junjian ZHAO 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: 20230397311
    Abstract: LED driving circuit includes a first current source, a second current source, a current sensing circuit, and a control circuit. The first current source, coupled in series with a heat dissipation resistor, provides a first current path to the LED string. The second current source, coupled in parallel with the serially coupled first current source and the heat dissipation resistor, provides a second current path to the LED string. The current sensing circuit is configured to sense a current sense signal representing a current flowing through the LED string. The control circuit is configured to control a current distribution of the first current path and a second current path in response to the current sense signal. When the current sense signal is greater than a threshold, a current flowing through the first current path is larger than a current flowing through the second current path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Chia-Lung Ni, Zheng Luo, Yu-Huei Lee, Junjian Zhao
  • Patent number: 11721795
    Abstract: A LED driving system for driving a LED matrix. The LED driving system includes an interconnection structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of driver dies/chips attached to the first surface of the interconnection structure. The LED matrix is divided into a plurality of sub LED matrix sections that are attached to the second surface of the interconnection structure. The interconnection structure is configured to electrically couple each one of the plurality of sub LED matrix sections to a corresponding one driver die/chip in the plurality of driver dies/chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junjian Zhao, Yu-Huei Lee, Liwei Hou, Zheng Luo, Ze-Qiang Yao, Heng Li, Suwei Wang, Tong Chen
  • Patent number: 11470707
    Abstract: An LED driving system for synchronizing two LED driving integrated circuits to drive LED strings. The LED driving system sequentially activates the LED strings driven by the first LED driving integrated circuit and then outputs a downstream enabling signal from the first LED driving integrated circuit to the second LED driving integrated circuit to activate the LED strings driven by the second LED driving integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junjian Zhao, Chia-Lung Ni, Zheng Luo, Yu-Huei Lee, Huan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220320013
    Abstract: Integrated circuit (“IC”) unit and a wafer for fabricating IC units. The wafer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A redistribution metal layer may be formed on the first surface and may be patterned to have a redistribution metal layer pattern. A backside metal layer may be formed on the second surface and patterned to have a backside metal layer pattern so that the backside metal layer may be adapted to generate a backside stress on the wafer to at least partially offset a front side stress generated by the redistribution metal layer on the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Liwei Hou, Suwei Wang, Heng Li, Ze-Qiang Yao, Junjian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220302361
    Abstract: A LED driving system for driving a LED matrix. The LED driving system includes an interconnection structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of driver dies/chips attached to the first surface of the interconnection structure. The LED matrix is divided into a plurality of sub LED matrix sections that are attached to the second surface of the interconnection structure. The interconnection structure is configured to electrically couple each one of the plurality of sub LED matrix sections to a corresponding one driver die/chip in the plurality of driver dies/chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Junjian Zhao, Yu-Huei Lee, Liwei Hou, Zheng Luo, Ze-Qiang Yao, Heng Li, Suwei Wang, Tong Chen
  • Patent number: 11310879
    Abstract: A feedback control circuit in an LED driving circuit for driving a plurality of LED strings. Each LED string provides a headroom detecting voltage. The feedback control circuit has a status detecting circuit, a counting circuit and a modulating circuit. The status detecting circuit compares each headroom detecting voltage with a low headroom threshold voltage and a high headroom threshold voltage and generates an up self-status signal and a down self-status signal. The counting circuit counts or keeps unchanged and then generates a counting signal based on the up self-status signal and the down self-status signal. The modulating circuit generates a modulating signal based on the counting signal. And based on the modulating signal, the feedback control circuit generates a feedback control signal to regulate a bias voltage supplying the plurality of LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junjian Zhao, Chia-Lung Ni, Zheng Luo, Yu-Huei Lee, Huan Liu
  • Patent number: 11191137
    Abstract: An LED driving system with a master-slave architecture. The LED driving system has at least two LED driving circuits which both have a first status detecting circuit, a second status detecting circuit and a first feedback control circuit. The first status detecting circuit receives a plurality of headroom detecting voltages provided by a plurality of LED strings and generates at least one self-status signal. The second status detecting circuit receives a downstream feedback signal and generates at least one downstream status signal. The first feedback control circuit generates a first feedback control signal based on the at least one self-status signal and the at least one downstream status signal. The second status detecting circuit of one LED driving circuit is coupled to the first feedback control circuit of the other LED driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Junjian Zhao, Chia-Lung Ni, Zheng Luo, Yu-Huei Lee, Huan Liu
  • Patent number: 10631376
    Abstract: A LED driving system for a LED matrix having a plurality of LEDs connected in parallel. The LED driving system includes a plurality of driving modules. Each one of the plurality of driving modules drives a corresponding one of the plurality of LEDs. The plurality of LEDs are divided into a plurality of groups. The plurality of driving modules drive the plurality of LEDs ON successively group by group. In each one of the plurality of groups, the LESs are driven ON successively row by row, and for each row in each one of the plurality of groups, the LEDs are driven ON successively column by column with a programmed delay time between the LEDs in every two successive columns. Each one of the plurality of driving modules can include a grayscale control module for adjusting a brightness of the corresponding one of the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zheng Luo, Junjian Zhao, Chao Liu, Tong Chen, Yu-Huei Lee
  • Patent number: 10470264
    Abstract: A smart communication interface for a LED driving system driving a LED matrix having a plurality of LEDs. The smart communication interface may have a data write transaction structure in write mode. The data write transaction structure includes an address code for identifying a corresponding one LED among the plurality of LEDs; an R/W indicating code for indicating whether the smart communication interface is in write mode; and a grayscale command code for indicating a programmed grayscale command value for the corresponding one LED identified by the address code. The smart communication interface may include a data read transaction structure in read mode. The data read transaction structure includes the address code, the R/W indicating code and a grayscale read-back code for indicating a grayscale command value for the corresponding one LED identified by the address code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zheng Luo, Junjian Zhao, Chao Liu, Tong Chen, Yu-Huei Lee
  • Publication number: 20190239302
    Abstract: A LED driving system for a LED matrix having a plurality of LEDs connected in parallel. The LED driving system includes a plurality of driving modules. Each one of the plurality of driving modules drives a corresponding one of the plurality of LEDs. The plurality of LEDs are divided into a plurality of groups. The plurality of driving modules drive the plurality of LEDs ON successively group by group. In each one of the plurality of groups, the LESs are driven ON successively row by row, and for each row in each one of the plurality of groups, the LEDs are driven ON successively column by column with a programmed delay time between the LEDs in every two successive columns. Each one of the plurality of driving modules can include a grayscale control module for adjusting a brightness of the corresponding one of the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Zheng Luo, Junjian Zhao, Chao Liu, Tong Chen, Yu-Huei Lee
  • Patent number: 10342083
    Abstract: A LED driving system for a LED matrix having a plurality of LEDs connected in parallel. The LED driving system includes a plurality of driving modules. Each one of the plurality of driving modules drives a corresponding one of the plurality of LEDs. Each one of the plurality of driving modules can include a local current driver receiving a reference current and providing a driving current to the corresponding one LED, and a local current tuning module receiving a U-bit current tuning command to tune the driving current for the corresponding one LED to reach a desired driving current using the U-bit current tuning command which provides a predetermined number of tuning steps ranging from 0 to 2U.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zheng Luo, Junjian Zhao, Tong Chen, Yu-Huei Lee
  • Publication number: 20190126675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of robot movement technology, and discloses a small double-row omni-directional wheel. The wheel includes a middle fixed base, a first fixed bottom cover, a second fixed bottom cover and a small roller assembly. Two rows of mutually parallel staggered grooves are uniformly arranged in the two sides of the middle fixed base. The small roller assembly is fixed in the grooves, the first fixed bottom cover and the second fixed bottom cover are respectively fixed on the two sides of the middle fixed base. The small roller assembly comprises a small roller, a small roller rolling shaft and a rubber sleeve. The present invention has the characteristics of low cost, simple structure, light weight, long service life, attractive appearance, high moving speed and high cost performance, and is suitable for a small-sized robot movement platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jinlong ZHANG, Zhaohong LI, Junjian ZHAO
  • Patent number: D933748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen GJS technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiujie Liang, Qingxin Zhang, Peisen Ye, Junjian Zhao
  • Patent number: D1014661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen GJS Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junjian Zhao, Zhaohong Li, Sichao Zhong, Jinlong Zhang