Patents by Inventor Minlin CHEN

Minlin 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: 20140035647
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to an apparatus and method for enhancing stability of electronic device having a high-accuracy clock. Specifically, there is disclosed a controller for an electronic device, including a control core configured to generate a signal for controlling operation of the electronic device, an internal clock source coupled to the control core and configured to provide a high-speed internal (HSI) clock signal to the control core to act as a drive signal, and at least one timing-sensitive component coupled to an external clock source of the controller and configured to receive a high-speed external (HSE) clock signal generated by an external clock source to act as a drive signal. There is further disclosed a method for driving such kind of controller. According to an embodiment, the high-clock-accuracy requirement and the stability and robustness requirement can be satisfied simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Frank YIN, Zongchao MA, Minlin CHEN