Patents by Inventor Meng Liu

Meng 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).

  • Publication number: 20130169252
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a switching regulator and a control circuit and a control method thereof. The switching regulator generates a compensation signal according to a feedback signal, and generates a driving signal according to the compensation signal, to control a power stage for converting an input voltage to an output voltage. The compensation signal is adjusted according to the input voltage, such that when the input voltage is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, the compensation signal is kept at a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Liao, Leng-Nien Hsiu, Pei-Yuan Chen, Roland Van Roy, Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8450948
    Abstract: By monitoring the temperature of an LED and the temperature of a controller chip for the LED, a thermal foldback control is employed to gradually decrease the driving current of the LED before the LED or the controller chip is over heated, so as to prevent an over temperature protection from being triggered to shutdown the controller chip to cause the LED to undesirably flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Pei-Cheng Huang, Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8441196
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-color light emitting device circuit, which includes: multiple light emitting device strings of different colors, a timing control circuit, a power regulator circuit, and preferably a dark feedback circuit. Each light emitting device string has multiple light emitting devices coupled in series. The number of the light emitting devices of each light emitting device string is determined by an operational voltage of the light emitting device, wherein at least two of the light emitting device strings have different numbers of the light emitting devices, such that voltage drops of the two light emitting device strings are closer to each other than in a case wherein the two light emitting device strings have the same number of the light emitting devices, and the response time of the light emitting device strings are increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20130114308
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a switching regulator and a control circuit and a control method thereof. The control circuit of the switching regulator, which controls rectified power within a predetermined range, detects an input voltage and an input current to generate a voltage detection signal and a current detection signal respectively, and the voltage detection signal and the current detection signal are multiplied by one the other to generate a power index. The control circuit generates an error signal according to the power index and a reference signal. A low-pass-filter filters a high frequency band in the process. A control signal generation circuit of the control circuit generates a control signal according to the error signal. And a driver circuit of the control circuit generates an operation signal according to the control signal, for switching a power switch to convert the rectified power to an output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Liao, Jing-Meng Liu, Leng-Nien Hsiu, Pei-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8410904
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless remote control lighting unit and a wireless remote control lighting system and a control method thereof. The wireless remote control lighting unit comprises a power on detection circuit, which detects and counts the power on times of a power source during a predetermined period. When the power on times reach a threshold number, the wireless remote control lighting unit enters an address setting mode to set its address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Meng Liu, Shen Tu
  • Patent number: 8400072
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device driver circuit and a method for driving a light emitting device. In the present invention, the secondary windings of a transformer provide positive and negative secondary voltages, so as to generate positive and negative output voltages. A light emitting device circuit is coupled between the positive and negative output voltages. As such, the specification to withstand high voltage for a device in the circuit is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Pei-Cheng Huang, Jing-Meng Liu, Roland Van Roy
  • Patent number: 8390242
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an analog photovoltaic power circuit, comprising: a photovoltaic device group for receiving photo energy to generate an input voltage; a power stage circuit for converting the input voltage to an output voltage; an optimum voltage estimation circuit for receiving a predetermined voltage and estimating an optimum voltage according to a direction of variation of the input voltage and a direction of variation of the power generated by the photovoltaic device group; and an analog comparison and control circuit for comparing the optimum voltage with the input voltage, to thereby control the operation of the power stage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8384305
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED driver with direct AC-DC conversion and control function, and a method and integrated circuit therefor. The LED driver comprises: a primary side circuit receiving rectified AC power, the primary side circuit including at least one power switch; a transformer coupled to the primary side circuit and controlled by the at least one power switch to convert a primary voltage to a secondary voltage which is supplied to an LED circuit; and a secondary side circuit coupled to the transformer, the secondary side circuit directly controlling current flowing through the LED circuit and sending a feedback signal to the primary side circuit to control the at least one power switch thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Liao, Jing-Meng Liu, Roland Van Roy
  • Patent number: 8354820
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an analog photovoltaic power circuit, comprising: a photovoltaic device group for receiving photo energy to generate an input voltage; a power stage circuit for converting the input voltage to an output voltage; an optimum voltage estimation circuit for receiving a predetermined voltage and estimating an optimum voltage according to a direction of variation of the input voltage and a direction of variation of the power generated by the photovoltaic device group; and an analog comparison and control circuit for comparing the optimum voltage with the input voltage, to thereby control the operation of the power stage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20130002153
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-color light emitting device circuit, which includes: multiple light emitting device strings of different colors, a timing control circuit, a power regulator circuit, and preferably a dark feedback circuit. Each light emitting device string has multiple light emitting devices coupled in series. The number of the light emitting devices of each light emitting device string is determined by an operational voltage of the light emitting device, wherein at least two of the light emitting device strings have different numbers of the light emitting devices, such that voltage drops of the two light emitting device strings are closer to each other than in a case wherein the two light emitting device strings have the same number of the light emitting devices, and the response time of the light emitting device strings are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20120326613
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a current splitter circuit for splitting a supply current to multiple light emitting device strings of a light emitting device array. The current splitter circuit includes: a minimum selector circuit coupled to the multiple light emitting device strings to generate a minimum signal which indicates a minimum voltage of the light emitting device strings; and multiple current source circuits each including a first current source end coupled to a corresponding light emitting device string, a second current source end coupled to ground, and a current source control end receiving a current control signal related to the minimum signal, so as to control currents through the corresponding light emitting device string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8319444
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a tail-less LED control circuit, which includes: a power supply stage having an output terminal which provides electrical power to an LED circuit; an output capacitor coupled to the output terminal; an LED driver circuit coupled to the power supply stage for controlling the power supply stage to provide the electrical power to the LED circuit, the LED driver circuit receiving a PWM dimming signal for adjusting brightness of the LED circuit; and a MOSFET switch coupled to the output capacitor in series, the MOSFET switch switching synchronously with the PWM dimming signal to alleviate LED afterglow, wherein the MOSFET switch includes a body diode having an anode-cathode direction against the discharge direction of the output capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Chiawei Liao, Jing-Meng Liu, Leng-Nien Hsiu
  • Publication number: 20120286679
    Abstract: A light emitting device current regulator circuit is disclosed. A light emitting device circuit has a first end for receiving light emitting device operation power, and a second end. The light emitting device current regulator circuit includes: an internal voltage generation circuit coupled to the second end, for generating an internal voltage according to a second end voltage to supply electrical power to the light emitting device current regulator circuit, wherein the supply voltage generation circuit includes a charge storage device for storing charges from the second end voltage to generate the supply voltage; and a current control circuit coupled to the second end, the current control circuit regulating the light emitting device current according to a control signal, wherein the control signal at least intermittently reduces the light emitting device current to zero or low current in order to raise the second end voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8288967
    Abstract: A LED control circuit and method determine the frequency and duty of a LED driving signal according to a swing control signal and a dimming control signal, respectively. Responsive to the swing control signal, a pulse edge generator generates a clock whose frequency is determined by the swing control signal. Responsive to the clock and the dimming control signal, a duty ratio controller generates the LED driving signal whose frequency is determined by the clock frequency and whose duty is determined by the dimming control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20120242238
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device power supply circuit, a light emitting device driver circuit and a control method thereof. The light emitting device driver circuit is coupled to a tri-electrode AC switch (TRIAC) dimmer circuit, and it controls the brightness of a light emitting device circuit according a rectified dimming signal. The light emitting device driver circuit includes a power stage circuit and a light emitting device control circuit. The light emitting device control circuit generates a switch control signal. The power stage circuit operates at least one power switch thereof according to the switch control signal to generate a latching current for firing the TRIAC dimmer circuit, and the latching current is inputted to the light emitting device circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Pei-Yuan Chen, Chia-Wei Liao, Jing-Meng Liu, Leng-Nien Hsiu
  • Patent number: 8258714
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED controller with phase-shift dimming function and an LED Phase-Shift dimming circuit and method thereof. The LED controller includes: a power circuit for supplying DC power to multiple LED channels; and an LED phase-shift dimming circuit for receiving a pulse width modulation (PWM) input signal and generating multiple phase-shifted PWM signals with a shifted phase between one another, wherein a turn-ON timing of each of the multiple phase-shifted PWM signals follows a turn-OFF timing of a previous PWM signal which is the input PWM signal or a previous one of the multiple phase-shifted PWM signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8248001
    Abstract: A LED control circuit and method generate a high frequency clock signal with a fixed duty for a LED driver, to supply a switching current to drive a LED to emit light flashing at a modulated high frequency and with a fixed duty. By controlling the flashing LED light within certain flashing frequency range, the circuit and method allow a LED light source for expelling, confusing or trapping insects but serving only an illuminative or decorative purpose to human eyes, due to the difference between human beings and insects in visual perception of flashing frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Patent number: 8248000
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device array controller which controls a power stage to supply an output voltage to one end of each of a plurality of light emitting device strings. The other end of each of the light emitting device strings is coupled to a corresponding transistor having a current inflow end, a current outflow end and a control end. The present invention obtains signals from the control ends of the transistors instead of the current inflow ends, and feedback controls the output voltage according to the highest voltage of the control ends. Thus, the number of pins required for a circuit chip is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20120187997
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a circuit and a method for providing absolute information for floating grounded integrated circuit. The method includes: receiving an absolute information sense signal carrying absolute information; converting the absolute information sense signal to a current signal; and generating an internal reference signal according to the current signal, wherein the internal reference signal or a relationship between the internal reference signal and a floating ground level is related to the absolute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Liao, Roland Van Roy, Jing-Meng Liu, Leng-Nien Hsiu
  • Publication number: 20120192031
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a video data transmission processing method, a video data sending processing method, an apparatus, and a network system. The data transmission processing method includes: receiving a source stream sent from a source transmission network to a target transmission network; performing, according to respective packet loss rates of the source transmission network and the target transmission network as well as error tolerance aid information corresponding to the source stream, error tolerance coding processing on the source stream to obtain an error tolerance stream; and sending the obtained error tolerance stream to the target transmission network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Yi Guo, Houqiang Li, Mingyuan Yang, Changqi Hu