Patents by Inventor Shih-Chiang Lu

Shih-Chiang Lu 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: 8923088
    Abstract: A solid state storage device receives a device sleep signal and a power signal from a host. The solid state storage device includes a control chip, a sleep control circuit, and a regulator. If the device sleep signal is activated, the control chip temporarily stores a system parameter into a flash memory module and then generates an acknowledge signal. The sleep control circuit receives the power signal, the device sleep signal and the acknowledge signal. If both of the device sleep signal and the acknowledge signal are activated, the sleep control circuit generates a disable state and a wake-up state. Moreover, if the power signal is received by the regulator and the sleep control circuit generates the disable state, the regulator stops providing a supply voltage to the control chip, so that the solid state storage device enters a sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Chen, Chi-Sian Chuang, Yi-Chung Lee, Shih-Chiang Lu, Ching-Chi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140133240
    Abstract: A solid state storage device receives a device sleep signal and a power signal from a host. The solid state storage device includes a control chip, a sleep control circuit, and a regulator. If the device sleep signal is activated, the control chip temporarily stores a system parameter into a flash memory module and then generates an acknowledge signal. The sleep control circuit receives the power signal, the device sleep signal and the acknowledge signal. If both of the device sleep signal and the acknowledge signal are activated, the sleep control circuit generates a disable state and a wake-up state. Moreover, if the power signal is received by the regulator and the sleep control circuit generates the disable state, the regulator stops providing a supply voltage to the control chip, so that the solid state storage device enters a sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Chen, Chi-Sian Chuang, Yi-Chung Lee, Shih-Chiang Lu, Ching-Chi Tsai
  • Patent number: 8525576
    Abstract: A controlling method is provided for preventing a solid state drive from being operated at a high temperature. The solid state drive includes a controlling circuit, a temperature detecting circuit and a plurality of dies. The dies are divided into n groups and accessed by the controlling circuit through n IO buses. The controlling circuit is in communication with the temperature detecting circuit for detecting a temperature of the solid state drive. The controlling method includes the following steps. Firstly, a judging step is performed to judge whether the temperature of the solid state drive is higher than a predetermined temperature. If the temperature of the solid state drive is higher than the predetermined temperature, the frequencies of n clock signals in the n IO buses are decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Jen-Yu Hsu, Shih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20130021088
    Abstract: A controlling method is provided for preventing a solid state drive from being operated at a high temperature. The solid state drive includes a controlling circuit, a temperature detecting circuit and a plurality of dies. The dies are divided into n groups and accessed by the controlling circuit through n IO buses. The controlling circuit is in communication with the temperature detecting circuit for detecting a temperature of the solid state drive. The controlling method includes the following steps. Firstly, a judging step is performed to judge whether the temperature of the solid state drive is higher than a predetermined temperature. If the temperature of the solid state drive is higher than the predetermined temperature, the frequencies of n clock signals in the n IO buses are decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Jen-Yu Hsu, Shih-Chiang Lu