Patents by Inventor PO-HONG CHEN

PO-HONG 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).

  • Patent number: 12250002
    Abstract: A SAR ADC includes: a sample-hold (S/H) circuit sampling an input voltage to generate a S/H output signal; a DAC generating a DAC output signal; a comparator comparing the DAC output signal with the S/H output signal to generate a comparison output signal; a SAR combinational digital circuit group; a multiplexer circuit; and a plurality of registers for registering the comparison output signal as register output signals and outputting as an output signal of the SAR ADC. The SAR combinational digital circuit group generates a plurality of first and second SAR output signals based on the register output signals. The multiplexer circuit is controlled by on the register output signals to select among the first and the second SAR output signals as a plurality of multiplexer output signals for sending to the DAC. A capacitor coupling relationship of the DAC is controlled by the multiplexer output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Hua Chen, Yu-Yee Liow, Chih-Wei Wu, Wen-Hong Hsu, Hsuan-Chih Yeh, Pei-Wen Sun
  • Publication number: 20250080129
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, the disclosure provides an ADC which includes not limited to: a DAC configured to generate a positive input delta voltage and a negative input delta voltage, a comparator electrically connected to the DAC and configured to receive the positive input delta voltage to generate a first digital output value and to receive the negative input delta voltage to generate a second digital output value, a logic circuit configured to receive, from the comparator, the first digital output value and the second digital output value to generate a digital quantization code according to half of a sum of the first digital output value and the second digital output value, and a calibration circuit configured to receive the digital quantization code from the logic circuit and calibrate an output of the ADC according to the digital quantization code to eliminate an offset error value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsuan Chih Yeh, Yu-Yee Liow, Wen-Hong Hsu, Po-Hua Chen, Chihwei Wu, Pei Wen Sun
  • Patent number: 12235327
    Abstract: A method for calculating state of health of battery, performed by a processing control circuit, includes: charging a battery under test to an upper voltage with a first constant current through a charging circuit and an electrical measuring circuit, discharging the battery under test to a lower voltage with a second constant current through the charging circuit and the electrical measuring circuit, obtaining an accumulated discharge capacity from the upper voltage to the lower voltage through the electrical measuring circuit, and calculating a state of health of the battery under test at least according to the accumulated discharge capacity and a design capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yu-Hong Shen, Po-Wei Chen, Tsan-Huang Chen
  • Publication number: 20240297482
    Abstract: A laser module includes a substrate, a laser unit, an optical amplification unit, a high reflection layer and a low reflection layer. The laser unit is disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a laser light. The optical amplification unit is disposed on the substrate. An optical channel of the optical amplification unit is communicated with an optical channel of the laser unit. An electrode of the optical amplification unit is electrically isolated from an electrode of the laser unit. The high reflection layer is disposed on an end of the laser unit away from the optical amplification unit. The low reflection layer is disposed on an end of the optical amplification unit away from the laser unit. The laser light and a gain light are emitted to an outside of the laser module via the low reflection layer. A method for manufacturing the laser module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: PO-HONG CHEN, YI-JEN CHIU, KUAN-YU CHEN, CHUNG-WEI HSIAO
  • Patent number: 10228391
    Abstract: A two-piece spring probe in electrical contact with a piece of testing equipment is used for probing an object to be tested. The two-piece spring probe includes a coiled compression spring and a conductive element. The coiled compression spring has a non-uniform outer diameter and is used to electrically contact the object. The conductive element is directly connected to the coiled compression spring and in electrical contact with the testing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: WINWAY TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chyi-Lang Lai, Po-Hong Chen, Chun-Kiu Tan, Chia-Pin Sun
  • Publication number: 20170199224
    Abstract: A two-piece spring probe in electrical contact with a piece of testing equipment is used for probing an object to be tested. The two-piece spring probe includes a coiled compression spring and a conductive element. The coiled compression spring has a non-uniform outer diameter and is used to electrically contact the object. The conductive element is directly connected to the coiled compression spring and in electrical contact with the testing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Chyi-Lang LAI, Po-Hong CHEN, Chun-Kiu TAN, Chia-Pin SUN
  • Patent number: 8410337
    Abstract: An isolated polypeptide containing an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical to a Tubby-like protein (SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11), and an isolated nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide. Disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid that, under stringent conditions, hybridizes to a probe containing one of SEQ ID NOs:1-11; or its complementary sequence. Also disclosed are (1) a transformed cell or a transgenic plant containing such a nucleic acid and (2) a transformed cell or a transgenic plant having a reduced level(s) of one or more of the Tubby-like proteins. Also within the scope of the invention are methods for making the transformed cells or transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Jei-Fu Shaw, Chia-ping Lai, Po-Hong Chen
  • Publication number: 20110072542
    Abstract: An isolated polypeptide containing an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical to a Tubby-like protein (SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11), and an isolated nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide. Disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid that, under stringent conditions, hybridizes to a probe containing one of SEQ ID NOs:1-11; or its complementary sequence. Also disclosed are (1) a transformed cell or a transgenic plant containing such a nucleic acid and (2) a transformed cell or a transgenic plant having a reduced level(s) of one or more of the Tubby-like proteins. Also within the scope of the invention are methods for making the transformed cells or transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: ACADEMIA SINICA
    Inventors: JEI-FU SHAW, CHIA-PING LAI, PO-HONG CHEN