Patents by Inventor Shih-Chung Fan

Shih-Chung Fan 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: 6798857
    Abstract: A clock recovery circuit which has a transition detector connected to the incoming data stream. An output of the transition detector is connected to a gate, such as a D flip-flop, which has an input receiving the recovered clock. A zero or one output will be generated depending upon whether the transition is before or after the rising edge of the recovered clock. An accumulator circuit accumulates a count for each transition, providing the results to a comparison circuit. The comparison circuit compares the accumulated count to maximum and minimum thresholds, and provides advance or retard outputs when those thresholds are exceeded. A phase circuit adjusts the phase of the recovered clock by advancing or retarding it after a sufficient number of transitions have been detected either in advance or behind the recovered clock to justify such an adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Exar Corporation
    Inventors: Roubik Gregorian, Shih-Chung Fan
  • Publication number: 20020067788
    Abstract: A clock recovery circuit which has a transition detector connected to the incoming data stream. An output of the transition detector is connected to a gate, such as a D flip-flop, which has an input receiving the recovered clock. A zero or one output will be generated depending upon whether the transition is before or after the rising edge of the recovered clock. An accumulator circuit accumulates a count for each transition, providing the results to a comparison circuit. The comparison circuit compares the accumulated count to maximum and minimum thresholds, and provides advance or retard outputs when those thresholds are exceeded. A phase circuit adjusts the phase of the recovered clock by advancing or retarding it after a sufficient number of transitions have been detected either in advance or behind the recovered clock to justify such an adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Exar Corporation, including cover sheet
    Inventors: Roubik Gregorian, Shih-Chung Fan
  • Patent number: 6351165
    Abstract: A phase detector which detects the phase difference between the input clock and an output clock. That phase difference is used to gate a high frequency clock, which is provided to the clock input of an up/down counter. The phase detector also indicates whether the phase difference is positive or negative. When the counter reaches a pre-specified up or down count, an advance or retard signal is provided to a phase selector. The phase selector selects one of multiple phases of a clock used for the output clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Exar Corporation
    Inventors: Roubik Gregorian, Shih-Chung Fan
  • Patent number: 6333651
    Abstract: A phase detector which detects the phase difference between the input clock and an output clock. That phase difference is used to gate a high frequency clock, which is provided to an integration circuit. The phase detector also indicates whether the phase difference is positive or negative. The output of the integration circuit is provided to a comparator, which compares the value to a threshold. When the threshold is exceeded, an advance or retard signal is provided to a phase selector. The phase selector selects one of multiple phases of a clock used for the output clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Exar Corporation
    Inventors: Roubik Gregorian, Shih-Chung Fan