Patents by Inventor Liang-Yu Lai

Liang-Yu Lai 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: 11973076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, coupled between a first reference terminal and a second reference terminal; the ESD protection circuit includes a first voltage divider, a second voltage divider, a first trigger circuit and a second trigger circuit. The first trigger circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first reference terminal, and the second terminal is coupled to the second reference terminal via the first voltage divider. The second trigger circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the second reference terminal, the second terminal is coupled to the first reference terminal via the second voltage divider, and the second trigger circuit and the first trigger circuit are in parallel connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Lai, Liang-Yu Su, Hang Fan
  • Patent number: 11175720
    Abstract: A power control device for a computer system includes a detecting module, configured to detect an open/close state of a display device to generate an open/close signal; and a controller, coupled to the detecting module and coupled to a power supply device through a system management bus, configured to generate an enabling signal to conduct or block a power source of the computer system provided by the power supply device, and to wake up the power supply device, which is in a power saving mode, according to the open/close signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Lai, Meng-Che Lian, Yun-Lin Tsai, Chun-Lung Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20210055779
    Abstract: A power control device for a computer system includes a detecting module, configured to detect an open/close state of a display device to generate an open/close signal; and a controller, coupled to the detecting module and coupled to a power supply device through a system management bus, configured to generate an enabling signal to conduct or block a power source of the computer system provided by the power supply device, and to wake up the power supply device, which is in a power saving mode, according to the open/close signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Lai, Meng-Che Lian, Yun-Lin Tsai, Chun-Lung Hsiao