Patents by Inventor Kelvin Yupak Hui

Kelvin Yupak Hui 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: 20230299607
    Abstract: Disclosed by present disclosure are a self-powered power supply drive circuit and a self-powered power supply drive chip. The self-powered power supply drive circuit includes a charging detection circuit, a current sampling switch tube, a charging switch tube, a sampling circuit and a control circuit. The drive tube and current sampling switch tube, which are connected in series, are connected between the input power supply and the ground. The current sampling switch tube is switched off and the charging switch tube is switched on during the pre-switching-off stage, such that the current which flows through the drive tube during the pre-switching-off stage is used to charge the energy storage circuit. The charging time is in the pre-switching-off stage, which never affects the normal switching cycle of the drive tube itself and the normal output of energy. Moreover, this way of charging does not require any additional auxiliary coil winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xueren Yang, Chong Huang, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Publication number: 20230299608
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply drive circuit, chip and method. In each switching-on cycle, the charging demand is considered. If the current switching-on cycle requires charging, after the drive tube is completely switched on in the current switching-on cycle, the sampling switch tube is switched off and the charging switch tube is switched on for using a small current which flows through the drive tube in the early stage of the switching-on cycle for charging. In the later stage of the current switching-on cycle, the sampling switch tube is switched on and the charging switch tube is switched off, such that the current outputted by the drive tube flows through the current sampling switch tube according to the normal path. In this way, the power supply voltage never changes with the output power, the cumbersome design and debugging of the power supply circuit are avoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yuquan Huang, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Publication number: 20230299766
    Abstract: Disclosed by present disclosure are a Darlington transistor drive circuit, a Darlington transistor drive method and a switching power supply management chip. In this embodiment, the Darlington transistor is driven sectionally. At the beginning of the switching-on cycle, the driving of the primary transistor is not started temporarily, instead the drive source is used to drive the secondary transistor. After the secondary transistor is completely switched on, the drive source of the secondary transistor is switched off and the drive source of the primary transistor is switched on to drive the Darlington transistor. The primary and secondary transistor have been completely switched on, and the drive current of the secondary transistor never depend on the primary transistor, so the voltage at the input terminal of the secondary transistor can be smaller than the voltage at the control terminal of the secondary transistor. Such that the switching-on power loss is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yuquan Huang, Chong Huang, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Publication number: 20230058715
    Abstract: An adding circuit for multi-channel signals and an implementation method thereof are disclosed. The adding circuit for multi-channel signals includes an operational amplifier, a plurality of charge and discharge circuits, a charge transfer circuit, a switch sequence and a control circuit. In this disclosure, the duty cycle of each charge and discharge circuit and the charge transfer circuit can be programmed and preset according to the actual needs, which is not only suitable for the static voltage adding circuit, but also suitable for the dynamic voltage adding circuit. When there are multi-channel signals, the output interference caused by individual signals can be prevented. The area of the adding circuit can be greatly reduced. The adding circuit can be IP-based, controlled by programing and presetting a variety of combined adding algorithms, so the chip cost can be saved and a wide applicability in detection and monitoring can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yuquan Huang, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Publication number: 20080211569
    Abstract: A higher voltage switching circuit based on a standard process limits the lowest applied voltage to an intermediate voltage between the higher voltage and ground, instead of ground. In this way, the maximum electric field across the gate dielectric is greatly reduced. In additional the use of p-type triple well also reduces junction breakdown in some embodiments. This concept is also valid in the case where the high voltage is negative, in which case the intermediate voltage is also negative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Kelvin Yupak Hui, Kam-Fai Tang, Jason Xiao Bo Hu, Man Sun John Chan
  • Patent number: 6717203
    Abstract: A triple poly nonvolatile memory cell which is highly scalable includes a cell formed in a triple well. A select transistor can have a source which also acts as the emitter of a lateral bipolar transistor. The lateral bipolar transistor operates as a charge injector. The charge injector may provide electrons for substrate hot electron injection of electrons onto the floating gate for programming. The select transistor may include a gate formed as a self-aligned sidewall spacer on said sense transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Ting-Wah Wong, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Publication number: 20040007732
    Abstract: A triple poly nonvolatile memory cell which is highly scalable includes a cell formed in a triple well. A select transistor can have a source which also acts as the emitter of a lateral bipolar transistor. The lateral bipolar transistor operates as a charge injector. The charge injector may provide electrons for substrate hot electron injection of electrons onto the floating gate for programming. The select transistor may include a gate formed as a self-aligned sidewall spacer on said sense transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Ting-Wah Wong, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Patent number: 6624026
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell which is highly scalable includes a cell formed in a triple well. A pair of sources for a pair of cells on adjacent word lines each acts as the emitter of a lateral bipolar transistor. The lateral bipolar transistor of one cell operates as a charge injector for the other cell. The charge injector provides carriers for substrate hot carrier injection onto a floating gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Programmable Silicon Solutions
    Inventors: David Kuan-Yu Liu, Ting-Wah Wong, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Patent number: 6088263
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell which is highly scalable includes a cell formed in a triple well. A pair of sources for a pair of cells on adjacent word lines each acts as the emitter of a lateral bipolar transistor. The lateral bipolar transistor of one cell operates as a charge injector for the other cell. The charge injector provides carriers for substrate hot carrier injection onto a floating gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Programmable Silicon Solutions
    Inventors: David Kuan-Yu Liu, Ting-Wah Wong, Kelvin Yupak Hui
  • Patent number: 6026017
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell which is highly scalable includes a cell formed in a triple well. A pair of sources for a pair of cells on adjacent word lines each acts as the emitter of a lateral bipolar transistor. The lateral bipolar transistor of one cell operates as a charge injector for the other cell. The charge injector provides carriers for substrate hot carrier injection onto a floating gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Programmable Silicon Solutions
    Inventors: Ting-wah Wong, David Kuan-Yu Liu, Kelvin YuPak Hui