Patents by Inventor Kuan-Ta Chen

Kuan-Ta Chen 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: 20190363423
    Abstract: An electronic package includes an antenna structure and an adjustment structure arranged on a carrier structure. The antenna structure includes an antenna body and a feed line that are disposed on different layers and a conductive pillar that interconnects the layers to electrically connect the antenna body and the feed line. The adjustment structure extends from the feed line to improve the bandwidth of the antenna body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ying-Wei Lu, Bo-Siang Fang, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Patent number: 10469037
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit has a multi-stage amplifier, a compensation capacitor, and compensation circuits. The multi-stage amplifier has amplifiers cascaded between an input port and an output port of the multi-stage amplifier. The amplifiers include at least a first-stage amplifier, a second-stage amplifier and a third-stage amplifier. The compensation capacitor is coupled between the output port of the multi-stage amplifier and an output port of the first-stage amplifier. The compensation circuits include a first compensation circuit and a second compensation circuit. The first compensation circuit is coupled to the output port of the first-stage amplifier. The second compensation circuit is coupled to an output port of the second-stage amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Han Wen, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20190319347
    Abstract: An electronic package includes: a carrier structure; a first electronic component disposed on the carrier structure; a first insulating layer formed on the carrier structure; a first antenna structure coupled to the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the first electronic component; and a second antenna structure embedded in the carrier structure. As such, the electronic package provides more antenna functions within a limited space so as to improve the signal quality and transmission rate of electronic products. An electronic device having the electronic package is also provided. The electronic device is applicable to an electronic product having an antenna function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Bo-Siang Fang, Kuan-Ta Chen, Chia-Chu Lai, Ying-Wei Lu
  • Publication number: 20190139913
    Abstract: An electronic package and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes disposing an antenna substrate on a package structure through a plurality of conductive elements. The antenna substrate has an antenna layer and the package structure has an electronic component. As such, an antenna length can be designed according to the requirement of antenna operation, without increasing the area of the package structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Bo-Siang Fang, Kuan-Ta Chen, Ying-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 10123115
    Abstract: A device for removing crosstalk includes a jack to form an electrical connection with a plug, and an audio unit to provide a left audio channel and a right audio channel to the plug. The audio unit includes a crosstalk cancellation circuit. The crosstalk cancellation circuit estimates the crosstalk between the left audio channel and the right audio channel to obtain an estimated right-to-left crosstalk and an estimated left-to-right crosstalk, and to remove the crosstalk by subtracting the estimated right-to-left crosstalk and the estimated left-to-right crosstalk from digital signals in the left audio channel and the right audio channel, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Han Wen, Yu-Cheng Chang, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20180309416
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit has a multi-stage amplifier, a compensation capacitor, and compensation circuits. The multi-stage amplifier has amplifiers cascaded between an input port and an output port of the multi-stage amplifier. The amplifiers include at least a first-stage amplifier, a second-stage amplifier and a third-stage amplifier. The compensation capacitor is coupled between the output port of the multi-stage amplifier and an output port of the first-stage amplifier. The compensation circuits include a first compensation circuit and a second compensation circuit. The first compensation circuit is coupled to the output port of the first-stage amplifier. The second compensation circuit is coupled to an output port of the second-stage amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Han Wen, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20180279035
    Abstract: A portable device and a method for entering a power-saving mode are provided. Audio stream is generated by an audio player, and an audio signal is generated according to the audio stream and then transmitted to an earphone via a cable by a digital-analog converter. At least one electrical characteristic on the cable is sensed to generate at least one sensing signal. The at least one sensing signal is sampled to generate at least one data signal. Whether the earphone is inserted into an ear canal is determined according to the at least one data signal. For determining whether the earphone is inserted into the ear canal, an impedance frequency response related to the earphone is obtained according to the at least one data signal, and whether the earphone is inserted into the ear canal is determined according to a characteristic of peaks of the impedance frequency response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jing-Yi HUANG, Kuan-Ta CHEN, Chih-Ping LIN
  • Patent number: 10063251
    Abstract: A circuit applied to speaker includes a tri-level current DAC and a class D amplifier. The current DAC is arranged to receive a digital signal to generate a current signal, and the class D amplifier is arranged to directly receive the current from the current DAC and to amplify the current signal to generate an output signal. SNR performance is well improved class D amplifier due to small signal noise reduced by preceding tri-level DAC. In addition, the circuit further includes a driving stage, and a gate-drain voltage of a power transistor within the driving stage can be controlled to set the appropriate slew rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chuan-Hung Hsiao, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20180233499
    Abstract: An impedance circuit includes a first poly-resistor and a second poly-resistor. The first poly-resistor has a first terminal coupled to a first node, and a second terminal coupled to a second node. The second poly-resistor has a first terminal coupled to the first node, and a second terminal coupled to the second node. The resistance between the first terminal and the second terminal of the first poly-resistor is determined according to a first control voltage. The resistance between the first terminal and the second terminal of the second poly-resistor is determined according to a second control voltage. The first control voltage and the second control voltage are determined according to a first voltage at the first node and a second voltage at the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Han WEN, Kuan-Ta CHEN
  • Patent number: 9998815
    Abstract: A portable device and a method for entering a power-saving mode are provided. An audio signal is transmitted to an earphone via a cable. At least one electrical characteristic on the cable is sensed to generate at least one sensing signal. The at least one sensing signal is sampled to generate at least one data signal. Whether the earphone is in listening position is determined according to the at least one data signal. When it is determined that the earphone is not in listening position, the portable device enters a power-saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Jing-Yi Huang, Kuan-Ta Chen, Chih-Ping Lin
  • Publication number: 20180152140
    Abstract: An oscillation device includes an oscillator and a logic circuit. The oscillator generates an output oscillation signal. The logic circuit controls the oscillator according to the output oscillation signal, such that the output oscillation signal includes two different oscillation periods. The oscillation device may be used as a temperature-to-frequency converter without any bandgap reference circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Wei-Lin CHEN, Kuan-Ta CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180124512
    Abstract: A device for removing crosstalk includes a jack to form an electrical connection with a plug, and an audio unit to provide a left audio channel and a right audio channel to the plug. The audio unit includes a crosstalk cancellation circuit. The crosstalk cancellation circuit estimates the crosstalk between the left audio channel and the right audio channel to obtain an estimated right-to-left crosstalk and an estimated left-to-right crosstalk, and to remove the crosstalk by subtracting the estimated right-to-left crosstalk and the estimated left-to-right crosstalk from digital signals in the left audio channel and the right audio channel, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Han Wen, Yu-Cheng Chang, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20180102404
    Abstract: An impedance circuit includes a poly-resistor and a controller. The poly-resistor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The controller generates a first control voltage and a second control voltage. The resistance between the first terminal and the second terminal of the poly-resistor is determined according to the first control voltage and the second control voltage. The second control voltage is different from the first control voltage. The proposed impedance circuit can improve the linearity of the poly-resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Han WEN, Kuan-Ta CHEN
  • Patent number: 9888318
    Abstract: A device includes an audio unit to provide a left audio channel, a right audio channel and a microphone channel to a headset plug. The device also includes a headset jack to form an electrical connection with the headset plug, and a swap switch configurable to swap connections of a ground terminal and a microphone terminal of the headset plug to the audio unit. The audio unit further includes: a first crosstalk cancellation circuit to subtract an estimated right-to-left crosstalk from a left digital path of the left audio channel, and to subtract an estimated left-to-right crosstalk from a right digital path of the right audio channel; and a second crosstalk cancellation circuit to subtract an estimated left-to-microphone crosstalk and an estimated right-to-microphone crosstalk from a microphone digital path of the microphone channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Han Wen, Yu-Cheng Chang, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20180019758
    Abstract: A circuit applied to speaker includes a tri-level current DAC and a class D amplifier. The current DAC is arranged to receive a digital signal to generate a current signal, and the class D amplifier is arranged to directly receive the current from the current DAC and to amplify the current signal to generate an output signal. SNR performance is well improved class D amplifier due to small signal noise reduced by preceding tri-level DAC. In addition, the circuit further includes a driving stage, and a gate-drain voltage of a power transistor within the driving stage can be controlled to set the appropriate slew rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Chuan-Hung Hsiao, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20170150258
    Abstract: A device includes an audio unit to provide a left audio channel, a right audio channel and a microphone channel to a headset plug. The device also includes a headset jack to form an electrical connection with the headset plug, and a swap switch configurable to swap connections of a ground terminal and a microphone terminal of the headset plug to the audio unit. The audio unit further includes: a first crosstalk cancellation circuit to subtract an estimated right-to-left crosstalk from a left digital path of the left audio channel, and to subtract an estimated left-to-right crosstalk from a right digital path of the right audio channel; and a second crosstalk cancellation circuit to subtract an estimated left-to-microphone crosstalk and an estimated right-to-microphone crosstalk from a microphone digital path of the microphone channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Sung-Han Wen, Yu-Cheng Chang, Kuan-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20170105063
    Abstract: A portable device and a method for entering a power-saving mode are provided. An audio signal is transmitted to an earphone via a cable. At least one electrical characteristic on the cable is sensed to generate at least one sensing signal. The at least one sensing signal is sampled to generate at least one data signal. Whether the earphone is in listening position is determined according to the at least one data signal. When it is determined that the earphone is not in listening position, the portable device enters a power-saving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jing-Yi HUANG, Kuan-Ta CHEN, Chih-Ping LIN
  • Patent number: 7239197
    Abstract: A circuit including a Gm-C filter and an automatic Gm-C time constant tuning circuit is provided. The tuning circuit includes a reference conductor, a reference capacitor coupled to the reference conductor, a comparator generating signals according to a reference signal and the voltage signal at the output of the reference conductor, a feedback capacitor, and a charge pump charging and discharging a feedback capacitor according to the output of the comparator. The feedback capacitor provides a control voltage feedback to the tuning circuit and to the Gm-C filter for adjusting the conductance. Hence, in doing so, errors like manufacturing variation and offset can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: VIA Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Kuan-Ta Chen, Joanna Lin
  • Publication number: 20060192613
    Abstract: A circuit including a Gm-C filter and an automatic Gm-C time constant tuning circuit is provided. The tuning circuit includes a reference conductor, a reference capacitor coupled to the reference conductor, a comparator generating signals according to a reference signal and the voltage signal at the output of the reference conductor, a feedback capacitor, and a charge pump charging and discharging a feedback capacitor according to the output of the comparator. The feedback capacitor provides a control voltage feedback to the tuning circuit and to the Gm-C filter for adjusting the conductance. Hence, in doing so, errors like manufacturing variation and offset can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Kuan-Ta Chen, Joanna Lin