Patents by Inventor Minhong Mi
Minhong Mi 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).
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Patent number: 10262957Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes an IC die and a wave channel that electrically couples the IC die to a solder ball array. The wave channel is configured to resonate at an operating frequency band of the IC die.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Rajen Manicon Murugan, Minhong Mi, Gary Paul Morrison, Jie Chen, Kenneth Robert Rhyner, Stanley Craig Beddingfield, Chittranjan Mohan Gupta, Django Earl Trombley
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Publication number: 20190019776Abstract: Described examples include a packaged device including a first object and a second object spaced from each other by a gap, each object having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surfaces of the first object and the second object including first terminals. A structure includes at least two conductors embedded in a dielectric casing consolidating a configuration and organization of the at least two conductors, the at least two conductors having end portions un-embedded by the dielectric casing. An end portion of at least one of the at least two conductors is electrically connected to a first terminal of the first object, and an opposite end portion of the at least one of the at least two conductors is electrically connected to a respective first terminal of the second object, the at least two conductors electrically connecting the first object and the second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Enis Tuncer, Minhong Mi, Swaminathan Sankaran, Rajen M. Murugan, Vikas Gupta
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Publication number: 20180301428Abstract: A millimeter wave integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip comprises an IC die and a wire bond ball grid array package encapsulating the IC die. The wire bond ball grid array package comprises a solder ball array, a millimeter wave transmit channel, and a millimeter wave receive channel, wherein each millimeter wave transmit and receive channel electrically couples the IC die to a signal ball of the solder ball array and is configured to resonate at an operating frequency band of the millimeter wave IC chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Rajen Manicon Murugan, Minhong Mi, Gary Paul Morrison, Jie Chen, Kenneth Robert Rhyner, Stanley Craig Beddingfield, Chittranjan Mohan Gupta, Django Earl Trombley
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Patent number: 9941228Abstract: A millimeter wave integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip comprises an IC die and a wire bond ball grid array package encapsulating the IC die. The wire bond ball grid array package comprises a solder ball array, a millimeter wave transmit channel, and a millimeter wave receive channel, wherein each millimeter wave transmit and receive channel electrically couples the IC die to a signal ball of the solder ball array and is configured to resonate at an operating frequency band of the millimeter wave IC chip.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Rajen Manicon Murugan, Minhong Mi, Gary Paul Morrison, Jie Chen, Kenneth Robert Rhyner, Stanley Craig Beddingfield, Chittranjan Mohan Gupta, Django Earl Trombley
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Publication number: 20170229408Abstract: A millimeter wave integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip comprises an IC die and a wire bond ball grid array package encapsulating the IC die. The wire bond ball grid array package comprises a solder ball array, a millimeter wave transmit channel, and a millimeter wave receive channel, wherein each millimeter wave transmit and receive channel electrically couples the IC die to a signal ball of the solder ball array and is configured to resonate at an operating frequency band of the millimeter wave IC chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Rajen Manicon MURUGAN, Minhong MI, Gary Paul MORRISON, Jie CHEN, Kenneth Robert RHYNER, Stanley Craig BEDDINGFIELD, Chittranjan Mohan GUPTA, Django Earl TROMBLEY
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Patent number: 9666553Abstract: A millimeter wave integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip comprises an IC die and a wire bond ball grid array package encapsulating the IC die. The wire bond ball grid array package comprises a solder ball array, a millimeter wave transmit channel, and a millimeter wave receive channel, wherein each millimeter wave transmit and receive channel electrically couples the IC die to a signal ball of the solder ball array and is configured to resonate at an operating frequency band of the millimeter wave IC chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Rajen Manicon Murugan, Minhong Mi, Gary Paul Morrison, Jie Chen, Kenneth Robert Rhyner, Stanley Craig Beddingfield, Chittranjan Mohan Gupta, Django Earl Trombley
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Publication number: 20150364816Abstract: A millimeter wave integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip comprises an IC die and a wire bond ball grid array package encapsulating the IC die. The wire bond ball grid array package comprises a solder ball array, a millimeter wave transmit channel, and a millimeter wave receive channel, wherein each millimeter wave transmit and receive channel electrically couples the IC die to a signal ball of the solder ball array and is configured to resonate at an operating frequency band of the millimeter wave IC chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Rajen Manicon MURUGAN, Minhong MI, Gary Paul MORRISON, Jie CHEN, Kenneth Robert RHYNER, Stanley Craig BEDDINGFIELD, Chittranjan Mohan GUPTA, Django Earl TROMBLEY
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Patent number: 8391375Abstract: A method of communicating information from a wireless autonomous device (WAD) to a base station. The WAD has a data element having a predetermined profile having a total number of sequenced possible data element combinations. The method includes receiving at the WAD an RF profile transmitted by the base station that includes a triggering portion having a number of pulses, wherein the number is at least equal to the total number of possible data element combinations. The method further includes keeping a count of received pulses and wirelessly transmitting a piece of data, preferably one bit, to the base station when the count reaches a value equal to the stored data element's particular number in the sequence. Finally, the method includes receiving the piece of data at the base station and using the receipt thereof to determine which of the possible data element combinations the stored data element is.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: David W. Sammel, Jr., James T. Cain, Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi
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Patent number: 8090414Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The system may have an antenna and associated circuitry provided on an electronic chip such as a monolithic chip or on a printed circuit with a suitable substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, Harold Swift, Leonid Mats, Minhong Mi, Charles E. Greene
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Patent number: 7791557Abstract: Energy harvesting circuits and associated methods are provided that employ multiple antennas to optimize the amount of energy that is harvested while at the same time making efficient use of tag space. In some embodiments, matching networks are chosen in a manner that optimizes the DC energy that is created from the harvesting process. In other embodiments, phase shifts are introduced into the received signals to allow the signals to be more efficiently combined after they are rectified.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi, Leonid Mats
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Publication number: 20090207000Abstract: Energy harvesting circuits and associated methods are provided that employ multiple antennas to optimize the amount of energy that is harvested while at the same time making efficient use of tag space. In some embodiments, matching networks are chosen in a manner that optimizes the DC energy that is created from the harvesting process. In other embodiments, phase shifts are introduced into the received signals to allow the signals to be more efficiently combined after they are rectified.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi, Leonid Mats
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Patent number: 7567824Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The system may have an antenna and associated circuitry provided on an electronic chip such as a monolithic chip or on a printed circuit with a suitable substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2005Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, Harold Swift, Leonid Matts, Minhong Mi, Charles E. Greene
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Patent number: 7528698Abstract: Energy harvesting circuits and associated methods are provided that employ multiple antennas to optimize the amount of energy that is harvested while at the same time making efficient use of tag space. In some embodiments, matching networks are chosen in a manner that optimizes the DC energy that is created from the harvesting process. In other embodiments, phase shifts are introduced into the received signals to allow the signals to be more efficiently combined after they are rectified.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi, Leonid Mats
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Publication number: 20090098915Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The system may have an antenna and associated circuitry provided on an electronic chip such as a monolithic chip or on a printed circuit with a suitable substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, Harold Swift, Leonid Mats, Minhong Mi, Charles E. Greene
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Patent number: 7440780Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The system may have an antenna and associated circuitry provided on an electronic chip such as a monolithic chip or on a printed circuit with a suitable substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, Harold Swift, Leonid Matts, Minhong Mi, Charles E. Greene
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Publication number: 20080174406Abstract: A transponder system that includes at least one transponder apparatus that does not have an antenna and a reader device having a touch probe having one or more probe contacts for enabling the reader device to communicate with the transponder apparatus through a temporary physical interface. Also, a method of communicating with a printed circuit board or an item including a printed circuit board using a reader device wherein a transponder apparatus or a transponder chip is provided on the printed circuit board and wherein conductors from independent circuits of the printed circuit board are used to form an antenna for the transponder apparatus or transponder chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Peter J. Hawrylak, Leonid Mats, Minhong Mi
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Patent number: 7373133Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The system may have an antenna and associated circuitry provided on an electronic chip such as a monolithic chip or on a printed circuit with a suitable substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2003Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, Harold Swift, Leonid Matts, Minhong Mi, Charles E. Greene
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Publication number: 20070258535Abstract: A method of communicating information from a wireless autonomous device (WAD) to a base station. The WAD has a data element having a predetermined profile having a total number of sequenced possible data element combinations. The method includes receiving at the WAD an RF profile transmitted by the base station that includes a triggering portion having a number of pulses, wherein the number is at least equal to the total number of possible data element combinations. The method further includes keeping a count of received pulses and wirelessly transmitting a piece of data, preferably one bit, to the base station when the count reaches a value equal to the stored data element's particular number in the sequence. Finally, the method includes receiving the piece of data at the base station and using the receipt thereof to determine which of the possible data element combinations the stored data element is.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: David W. Sammel, James T. Cain, Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi
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Publication number: 20070173214Abstract: A method of powering a wireless autonomous device having energy harvesting circuitry, on-board electronic circuitry, and RF transmitter circuitry using an RF transmitting profile that includes a plurality of RF pulses. That same profile may also be used to simultaneously communicate information to the wireless autonomous device in a number of ways, including different encoding schemes. A system including a plurality of wireless autonomous devices that employs the methods is also provided. Further, a method of designing a wireless autonomous device system and/or a wireless autonomous device to be used therein is provided that employs an equivalent circuit for the wireless autonomous device that is in the form of a lumped parameter RLC circuit with an energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin Mickle, Minhong Mi, David Sammel, James Cain, Leonid Mats
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Publication number: 20070153561Abstract: Energy harvesting circuits and associated methods are provided that employ multiple antennas to optimize the amount of energy that is harvested while at the same time making efficient use of tag space. In some embodiments, matching networks are chosen in a manner that optimizes the DC energy that is created from the harvesting process. In other embodiments, phase shifts are introduced into the received signals to allow the signals to be more efficiently combined after they are rectified.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Marlin Mickle, Minhong Mi, Leonid Mats