Patents by Inventor Sheng-Fu HSIAO

Sheng-Fu HSIAO 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: 20220337161
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a control circuit, a control method and a voltage regulator. The technical solution provided by embodiments of the present disclosure can be extended to N*M phase applications by connecting N multi-phase power converters in a voltage regulator in parallel in an interleaving manner and controlling M-phase power stage circuits in each multi-phase power converter to be connected in parallel in an interleaving manner, thereby effectively achieving multi-phase interleaving control and reducing output voltage ripples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Hsiao, Chia-Chi Liu, Liwen Liu, Chen Zhao
  • Patent number: 9568376
    Abstract: A temperature detecting circuit and method thereof, adapted to a voltage converter circuit which includes a current detecting circuit having a detecting output port outputting a current detecting signal proportional to an output current of the voltage converter circuit, includes: a current signal processing unit, having a signal input port coupling to the detecting output port, a first detecting output port generating a first processing signal with a first temperature coefficient, a second detecting output port generating a second processing signal with a second temperature coefficient, wherein the first and the second processing signals are proportional to the current detecting signal; and, a temperature calculating unit, receiving the first and the second processing signals and performing calculation to derive a temperature value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Hsiao, Hung-Shou Nien, Kuang-Feng Li, Yu-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20140269840
    Abstract: A temperature detecting circuit and method thereof, adapted to a voltage converter circuit which includes a current detecting circuit having a detecting output port outputting a current detecting signal proportional to an output current of the voltage converter circuit, includes: a current signal processing unit, having a signal input port coupling to the detecting output port, a first detecting output port generating a first processing signal with a first temperature coefficient, a second detecting output port generating a second processing signal with a second temperature coefficient, wherein the first and the second processing signals are proportional to the current detecting signal; and, a temperature calculating unit, receiving the first and the second processing signals and performing calculation to derive a temperature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Hsiao, Hung-Shou Nien, Kuang-Feng Li, Yu-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 8689800
    Abstract: A magnetic navigation control apparatus includes a sensing unit, a control unit and a magnetic field generating unit. The sensing unit generates a sensing signal according to the position of a magnetic element. The control unit is electrically connected with the sensing unit and generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the sensing signal. The magnetic field generating unit is electrically connected with the control unit and has a housing, a plurality of interpoles, and a plurality of short poles. The interpoles are disposed in the housing. The short poles are disposed between the interpoles evenly. The magnetic field generating unit generates a navigation signal according to the first control signal, thereby controlling the magnetic element to move in at least one direction within a target region. The magnetic navigation control apparatus has greater magnetic navigation effects, and can thus reduce the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: National Cheng Kung University, Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray-Lee Lin, Sheng-Fu Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8576035
    Abstract: A magnetic field generating module includes a housing, a plurality of interpoles, a plurality of short poles and a plurality of windings. The housing has an annular section and an inner side. The interpoles disposed on the inner side in the housing are arranged around an inner periphery of the annular section with the same intervals. The short poles are disposed on the inner side in the housing and distributed between the interpoles evenly. A first interval is formed between the adjacent short poles, and a second interval equal to the first interval is formed between each of the interpoles and the adjacent short pole. The windings are respectively disposed corresponding to the interpoles and located between the interpoles and the short poles. The magnetic field generating module of the invention has more concentrated magnetic lines so as to prompt the magnetic flux density and the magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: National Cheng Kung University, Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray-Lee Lin, Sheng-Fu Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20120103348
    Abstract: A magnetic navigation control apparatus includes a sensing unit, a control unit and a magnetic field generating unit. The sensing unit generates a sensing signal according to the position of a magnetic element. The control unit is electrically connected with the sensing unit and generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the sensing signal. The magnetic field generating unit is electrically connected with the control unit and has a housing, a plurality of interpoles, and a plurality of short poles. The interpoles are disposed in the housing. The short poles are disposed between the interpoles evenly. The magnetic field generating unit generates a navigation signal according to the first control signal, thereby controlling the magnetic element to move in at least one direction within a target region. The magnetic navigation control apparatus has greater magnetic navigation effects, and can thus reduce the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Ray-Lee LIN, Sheng-Fu HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20120105183
    Abstract: A magnetic field generating module includes a housing, a plurality of interpoles, a plurality of short poles and a plurality of windings. The housing has an annular section and an inner side. The interpoles disposed on the inner side in the housing are arranged around an inner periphery of the annular section with the same intervals. The short poles are disposed on the inner side in the housing and distributed between the interpoles evenly. A first interval is formed between the adjacent short poles, and a second interval equal to the first interval is formed between each of the interpoles and the adjacent short pole. The windings are respectively disposed corresponding to the interpoles and located between the interpoles and the short poles. The magnetic field generating module of the invention has more concentrated magnetic lines so as to prompt the magnetic flux density and the magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Ray-Lee LIN, Sheng-Fu HSIAO