Patents by Inventor Ker Cheng Liu

Ker Cheng Liu 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: 8310849
    Abstract: A pulse width modulation regulator IC is provided for controlling a duty cycle of at least one switch to convert one input voltage signal into an output voltage. An input pin is provided for receiving an input signal different from the input voltage signal. The input signal has a lasting time substantially the same as the time that input voltage signal situated at a high level, but the waveforms of the two signals are different. The input signal is converted into a square wave signal by a conversion unit, and a PWM signal is generated by a PWM controller according to the square wave signal to control the duty cycle of the switch. Therefore, the input pin can be saved by adjusting an internal or external circuit of the IC for the usage of the different kinds of input signals without increasing the number of input pins of the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Niko Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Lin, Ker Cheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20110057638
    Abstract: A pulse width modulation regulator IC is provided for controlling a duty cycle of at least one switch to convert one input voltage signal into an output voltage. An input pin is provided for receiving an input signal different from the input voltage signal. The input signal has a lasting time substantially the same as the time that input voltage signal situated at a high level, but the waveforms of the two signals are different. The input signal is converted into a square wave signal by a conversion unit, and a PWM signal is generated by a PWM controller according to the square wave signal to control the duty cycle of the switch. Therefore, the input pin can be saved by adjusting an internal or external circuit of the IC for the usage of the different kinds of input signals without increasing the number of input pins of the IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: NIKO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHUN-MING LIN, KER CHENG LIU
  • Publication number: 20110037445
    Abstract: A power control circuit with wire compensation is provided. The power control circuit is applied in a power converter, which has an output coupled to a load through a power wire. The power control circuit has an adaptive sensing circuit and a controller. The adaptive sensing circuit is utilized for detecting an output voltage of the power converter and a current on the power wire and generating a feedback signal according to the output voltage and the current on the power wire. The controller is utilized for adjusting a level of the output voltage according to the feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: NIKO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MING CHIANG TING, CHUN-TE CHIANG, CHIN MING LIU, KER CHENG LIU
  • Publication number: 20100225285
    Abstract: An adaptive power converter controller coupled to a load and a power converter circuit is provided. The adaptive power converter controller has an adaptive voltage sensing unit and a converting control circuit. The adaptive voltage sensing unit is coupled to the load and output a voltage sensing signal according to a load current and a load voltage from the load. The converting control circuit is utilized for receiving the voltage sensing signal and comparing the voltage level of the voltage sensing signal with a current sensing signal, which is corresponding solely to the load current, so as to decide whether the power converter circuit is controlled according to the voltage sensing signal or the current sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Ming Chiang Ting, Chun-Te Chiang, Chin Ming Liu, Ker Cheng Liu