Patents by Inventor Minqing Cai

Minqing Cai 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: 11811414
    Abstract: A comparator circuit has a pre-charging and early reset output stage. The comparator circuit includes: a first pre-charging transistor and a second pre-charging transistor. A gate of the first pre-charging transistor is connected to a pre-charging signal, and a gate of the second pre-charging transistor is connected to a main clock signal, wherein the pre-charging signal is enabled earlier than the main clock signal. At a pre-charging phase, there is a small electric current, and a comparator slowly amplifies an input small signal to reduce noise; and the electric current is increased after a certain time delay, such that on the basis of pre-charging, the comparator rapidly completes a pre-amplification phase and then enters a regeneration phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JOYWELL SEMICONDUCTOR (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minqing Cai, Yufeng Yao, Yunlong Ge, Haonan Wang, Seung Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11811400
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a circuit for improving linearity and channel compensation of PAM4 receiver analog front end, comprising a first stage and a second stage, the first stage comprising first to twentieth transistors, a first resistor, a pair of second resistors, a pair of first capacitors, and a pair of second capacitors. In the first stage circuit, the ninth and tenth transistors are directly coupled to the ground, eliminating the electrical connection to the bias current source. The Input terminals of the ninth and tenth transistors are coupled to the output signals of the preceding nineteenth and twentieth transistors, so that the ninth and tenth transistors serve as both input pairs and current source transistors. The overall current is limited by the thirteenth and fourteenth transistors, which results in a lower power supply voltage for the first stage consisting of the ninth through fourteenth transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JOYWELL SEMICONDUCTOR (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yufeng Yao, Minqing Cai, Haonan Wang, Yunlong Ge, Seung Chul Lee
  • Publication number: 20230344420
    Abstract: A comparator circuit has a pre-charging and early reset output stage. The comparator circuit includes: a first pre-charging transistor and a second pre-charging transistor. A gate of the first pre-charging transistor is connected to a pre-charging signal, and a gate of the second pre-charging transistor is connected to a main clock signal, wherein the pre-charging signal is enabled earlier than the main clock signal. At a pre-charging phase, there is a small electric current, and a comparator slowly amplifies an input small signal to reduce noise; and the electric current is increased after a certain time delay, such that on the basis of pre-charging, the comparator rapidly completes a pre-amplification phase and then enters a regeneration phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Minqing CAI, Yufeng YAO, Yunlong GE, Haonan WANG, Seung Chul LEE
  • Publication number: 20230336175
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a circuit for improving linearity and channel compensation of PAM4 receiver analog front end, comprising a first stage and a second stage, the first stage comprising first to twentieth transistors, a first resistor, a pair of second resistors, a pair of first capacitors, and a pair of second capacitors. In the first stage circuit, the ninth and tenth transistors are directly coupled to the ground, eliminating the electrical connection to the bias current source. The Input terminals of the ninth and tenth transistors are coupled to the output signals of the preceding nineteenth and twentieth transistors, so that the ninth and tenth transistors serve as both input pairs and current source transistors. The overall current is limited by the thirteenth and fourteenth transistors, which results in a lower power supply voltage for the first stage consisting of the ninth through fourteenth transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yufeng YAO, Minqing CAI, Haonan WANG, Yunlong GE, Seung Chul LEE
  • Patent number: 9520324
    Abstract: An integrated circuit system, and a method of manufacture thereof, includes an integrated circuit package connected to a package interconnect connectible to an external resistor, wherein the integrated circuit package includes a master integrated circuit and a slave integrated circuit, the master integrated circuit is connectible to the external resistor and the slave integrated circuit, the master integrated circuit includes a master constant current and a slave constant current, the master constant current flows through the external resistor, and the slave constant current is based on the master constant current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Dinesh Patil, Minqing Cai