Patents by Inventor Shaoheng Lin

Shaoheng Lin 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: 11394357
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is an automatic gain control method for a burst-mode transimpedance amplifier. A transistor is connected in parallel at either end of a feedback resistor of a transimpedance amplifier. A gate-source voltage of the transistor is controlled by detecting and then reversely amplifying an output voltage of the transimpedance amplifier. The present invention also provides a circuit implementing the method, obviates the need for support from any particular process, and is implementable using conventional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN UX HIGH-SPEED IC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10992390
    Abstract: Provided in the invention is a circuit for multiplexing an MON pin of a receiver optical sub-assembly for optical communication. Through a first clamping circuit, the high precision of a whole monitoring dynamic range is kept. Through a second clamping circuit, a voltage of the MON pin is clamped into an input voltage Vcont_in of the second clamping circuit, so that an external control signal Vcont_in is copied and input into the trans-impedance amplifier, and then the Vcont_in is converted into various control variables through a comparator or analog-to-digital converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN UX HIGH-SPEED IC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10992275
    Abstract: An automatic gain control circuit of a transimpedance amplifier includes a transimpedance amplifier TIA1, a transimpedance amplifier TIA2, an NMOS transistor Q1, an NMOS transistor Q2, an error amplifier U3, and a bias current source Ib. An input terminal and an output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier TIA1 are connected to a drain and a source of the NMOS transistor Q1, respectively. An input terminal and an output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier TIA2 are connected to a drain and a source of the NMOS transistor Q2, respectively. An output terminal of the bias current source Ib is connected to a positive input terminal of the error amplifier U3 and the drain of the MOS transistor Q2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN UX HIGH-SPEED IC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20210091740
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is an automatic gain control method for a burst-mode transimpedance amplifier. A transistor is connected in parallel at either end of a feedback resistor of a transimpedance amplifier. A gate-source voltage of the transistor is controlled by detecting and then reversely amplifying an output voltage of the transimpedance amplifier. The present invention also provides a circuit implementing the method, obviates the need for support from any particular process, and is implementable using conventional components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20210075518
    Abstract: Provided in the invention is a circuit for multiplexing an MON pin of a receiver optical sub-assembly for optical communication. Through a first clamping circuit, the high precision of a whole monitoring dynamic range is kept. Through a second clamping circuit, a voltage of the MON pin is clamped into an input voltage Vcont_in of the second clamping circuit, so that an external control signal Vcont_in is copied and input into the trans-impedance amplifier, and then the Vcont_in is converted into various control variables through a comparator or analog-to-digital converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20200412314
    Abstract: An automatic gain control circuit of a transimpedance amplifier includes a transimpedance amplifier TIA1, a transimpedance amplifier TIA2, an NMOS transistor Q1, an NMOS transistor Q2, an error amplifier U3, and a bias current source Ib. An input terminal and an output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier TIA1 are connected to a drain and a source of the NMOS transistor Q1, respectively. An input terminal and an output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier TIA2 are connected to a drain and a source of the NMOS transistor Q2, respectively. An output terminal of the bias current source Ib is connected to a positive input terminal of the error amplifier U3 and the drain of the MOS transistor Q2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10097147
    Abstract: A circuit for automatically measuring gain of a built-in trans-impedance amplifier includes a current source built in a trans-impedance amplifier chip for generating a constant current to an input end of the trans-impedance amplifier. The circuit samples a voltage amplitude at an output end of the trans-impedance amplifier using a voltage amplitude sampling device, and calculates the gain of the trans-impedance amplifier. The current source has a constant reference voltage source, a reference current generator, a clock source, an AC switch, and an off-chip precision resistor. The circuit is configured to measure gain of trans-impedance amplifiers directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN UX HIGH-SPEED IC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20180262171
    Abstract: A circuit for automatically measuring gain of a built-in trans-impedance amplifier includes a current source built in a trans-impedance amplifier chip for generating a constant current to an input end of the trans-impedance amplifier. The circuit samples a voltage amplitude at an output end of the trans-impedance amplifier using a voltage amplitude sampling device, and calculates the gain of the trans-impedance amplifier. The current source has a constant reference voltage source, a reference current generator, a clock source, an AC switch, and an off-chip precision resistor. The circuit is configured to measure gain of trans-impedance amplifiers directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Shaoheng Lin