Patents by Inventor Shao-Fu Yen

Shao-Fu Yen 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: 8692528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low dropout regulator, and more particularly to a low dropout regulator without load capacitor and ESR (equivalent series resistance) designed in response to the discharge curve of a Li-ion battery, includes an input terminal, a reference circuit, a power transfer element, a level regulating device, a regulating circuit, and a first N-type MOSFET. The regulating circuit detects a load change at an output terminal, amplifies the load change, and couples it to the level regulating device. The level regulating device receives and boosts a received signal and transmits the received signal to the power transfer element, so as to achieve the effect of controlling the power of a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chua-Chin Wang, Shao-Fu Yen
  • Patent number: 8339109
    Abstract: A charging circuit integrated into a chip, comprising a charging unit, a switch unit, a biasing unit, a voltage-dividing unit, and a comparing unit. The charging unit is connected between a power supply input and a load for outputting a constant current based on a constant bias voltage supplied by the power supply input in order to charge the load. The switch unit is connected between the charging unit and the power supply input for turning on or cutting off the charging unit. The voltage-dividing unit generates a first signal to the comparing unit according to a voltage of the load. The biasing unit outputs a second signal having a constant voltage to the comparing unit. The comparing unit compares the first signal with the second signal for cutting off or turning on the switch unit, bringing the charging unit to charge or stop charging the load, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chua-Chin Wang, Shao-Fu Yen, Jr-Shang Shie
  • Publication number: 20110127971
    Abstract: A charging circuit integrated into a chip, comprising a charging unit, a switch unit, a biasing unit, a voltage-dividing unit, and a comparing unit. The charging unit is connected between a power supply input and a load for outputting a constant current based on a constant bias voltage supplied by the power supply input in order to charge the load. The switch unit is connected between the charging unit and the power supply input for turning on or cutting off the charging unit. The voltage-dividing unit generates a first signal to the comparing unit according to a voltage of the load. The biasing unit outputs a second signal having a constant voltage to the comparing unit. The comparing unit compares the first signal with the second signal for cutting off or turning on the switch unit, bringing the charging unit to charge or stop charging the load, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHUA-CHIN WANG, SHAO-FU YEN, JR-SHANG SHIE
  • Publication number: 20110062922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low dropout regulator, and more particularly to a low dropout regulator without load capacitor and ESR (equivalent series resistance) designed in response to the discharge curve of a Li-ion battery, includes an input terminal, a reference circuit, a power transfer element, a level regulating device, a regulating circuit, and a first N-type MOSFET. The regulating circuit detects a load change at an output terminal, amplifies the load change, and couples it to the level regulating device. The level regulating device receives and boosts a received signal and transmits the received signal to the power transfer element, so as to achieve the effect of controlling the power of a power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chua-Chin Wang, Shao-Fu Yen