Patents by Inventor Kangmin Hu

Kangmin Hu 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: 11705865
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a relaxation oscillator, an integrated circuit and an electronic apparatus, the relaxation oscillator comprising a first signal generation module and an oscillation module configured to output a first oscillation signal and a second oscillation signal, the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal being opposite in phase, the oscillation module comprising a first switch, a second switch, a capacitor, and a comparison unit. The oscillation module according to the disclosed embodiment using a floating amplifier to implement a comparator, where in a pre-charging stage, the first switch and the second switch are turned on to charge the capacitor, and a common mode of the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal is determined; in a comparing stage, the first switch and the second switch are turned off to output the oscillation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: INNOGRIT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Cao, Kangmin Hu
  • Publication number: 20230119770
    Abstract: A temperature sensor circuits includes a temperature sensing module, a current generator, a current controlled oscillator, and a counter. The temperature sensing module is sensitive to temperature changes. The current generator respectively generates a positive temperature coefficient current positively related to temperature and a negative temperature coefficient current negatively related to temperature according to the temperature sensed by the temperature induction module. The current controlled oscillator oscillates according to the positive and the negative temperature coefficient currents respectively and outputs a positive and negative temperature coefficient oscillation signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Chi CAO, Guanyu QIAN, Kangmin HU
  • Publication number: 20230083079
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a relaxation oscillator, an integrated circuit and an electronic apparatus, the relaxation oscillator comprising a first signal generation module and an oscillation module configured to output a first oscillation signal and a second oscillation signal, the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal being opposite in phase, the oscillation module comprising a first switch, a second switch, a capacitor, and a comparison unit. The oscillation module according to the disclosed embodiment using a floating amplifier to implement a comparator, where in a pre-charging stage, the first switch and the second switch are turned on to charge the capacitor, and a common mode of the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal is determined; in a comparing stage, the first switch and the second switch are turned off to output the oscillation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chi CAO, Kangmin HU
  • Patent number: 11594296
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for loopback testing techniques for memory controllers. A memory controller that may comprise loopback testing circuitry that may comprise a first multiplexer having a first input coupled to an output of an input buffer and a second input coupled to a first data output from the memory controller, an inverter coupled to the output of the input buffer, and a second multiplexer having a first input coupled to an output of the inverter and a second input coupled to a second data output from the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: INNOGRIT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Zhao, Wei Jiang, Kangmin Hu, Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20220301651
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for loopback testing techniques for memory controllers. A memory controller that may comprise loopback testing circuitry that may comprise a first multiplexer having a first input coupled to an output of an input buffer and a second input coupled to a first data output from the memory controller, an inverter coupled to the output of the input buffer, and a second multiplexer having a first input coupled to an output of the inverter and a second input coupled to a second data output from the memory controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Gang ZHAO, Wei Jiang, Kangmin HU, Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11329606
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit includes an integrator, a comparator, an edge triggered flip-flop, and first and second capacitors. The edge triggered flip-flop has an input terminal coupled to an output terminal of the comparator and is configured to output first and second signals which are mutually exclusive, and to flip the signals when detecting a rising or falling edge output by the comparator such that: when the first signal is at a designated level, the first capacitor is charged and the second capacitor is discharged, and a terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to an input terminal of the integrator; and when the second signal is at a designated level, the second capacitor is charged and the first capacitor is discharged and a terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the input terminal of the integrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INNOGRIT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Cao, Kangmin Hu
  • Patent number: 9344268
    Abstract: A phase alignment architecture enhances the performance of communication systems. The architecture aligns a divided clock (e.g., in differential Inphase (I) and Quadrature (Q)) to a main clock, even at extremely high speeds, where skew variations of the divided clock are comparable to the main clock period. The improvement in phase alignment facilitates ultra high-speed communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ali Nazemi, Burak Catli, Wayne Wah-Yuen Wong, Kangmin Hu, Hyo Gyuem Rhew, Delong Cui, Jun Cao, Bo Zhang, Afshin Doctor Momtaz
  • Patent number: 9197214
    Abstract: A high speed level shifter interfaces a high speed DAC to the digital information that the DAC processes. The level shifter may convert CMOS level digital representations to, for example, CML level digital representations for processing by the DAC. The level shifter conserves the voltage swing in the CMOS level representations (e.g., about 1V). The level shifter also avoids voltage overstress, using a feedback loop to constrain the voltage amplitude, and thereby facilitates the use of fast thin film transistors in its architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ali Nazemi, Kangmin Hu, Jun Cao, Afshin Doctor Momtaz
  • Publication number: 20150035563
    Abstract: A high speed level shifter interfaces a high speed DAC to the digital information that the DAC processes. The level shifter may convert CMOS level digital representations to, for example, CML level digital representations for processing by the DAC. The level shifter conserves the voltage swing in the CMOS level representations (e.g., about 1V). The level shifter also avoids voltage overstress, using a feedback loop to constrain the voltage amplitude, and thereby facilitates the use of fast thin film transistors in its architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ali Nazemi, Kangmin Hu, Jun Cao, Afshin Doctor Momtaz