Patents by Inventor Mingwei Chien

Mingwei Chien 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: 8868945
    Abstract: Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Jason Long
  • Patent number: 8555099
    Abstract: Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Jason Long
  • Publication number: 20100293402
    Abstract: Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Jason Long
  • Patent number: 7730336
    Abstract: Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Jason Long
  • Publication number: 20080204460
    Abstract: Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Jason Long
  • Publication number: 20080143731
    Abstract: Graphics generated by one graphics processor are transferred across a high speed interconnect bus to a frame buffer. The rendered frames from the frame buffer are presented on a display by way of a display interface in communication with the frame buffer. The display interface of another existing (e.g. integrated) graphics adapter/subsystem may be used to present the rendered frames on an interconnected display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cheng, Terry Laviolette, James Huang, Robert Zabrzycki, Jason Long, Xiangquan Weng, Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Iouri Litchmanov
  • Publication number: 20070283175
    Abstract: Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sasa Marinkovic, Phil Mummah, Mingwei Chien, Michael Tresidder, Roumen Saltchev, George Xie, Jason Long