Patents by Inventor Shiu C. Ho

Shiu C. Ho 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: 6956417
    Abstract: A circuit, including: a capacitor coupled between a first circuit node and a second circuit node and that leaks a leakage current from the first circuit node to the second circuit node; and a compensation circuit adapted to supply a compensatory current to compensate for the leakage current to the first circuit node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry Bernstein, Anthony R. Bonaccio, John A. Fifield, Allen P. Haar, Shiu C. Ho, Terence B. Hook, Michael A. Soma, Stephen D. Wyatt
  • Patent number: 6946887
    Abstract: A structure and associated method for reducing a static phase error in a phase-locked loop circuit. The phase-locked loop circuit comprises a voltage controlled oscillator and a phase frequency detector. The voltage controlled oscillator is adapted to provide a first clock signal comprising a first frequency. The phase frequency detector is adapted to compare the first clock signal comprising the first frequency to a reference clock signal comprising a reference frequency. The phase frequency detector comprises a programmable circuit adapted to vary a minimum pulse width of an increment pulse and a minimum pulse width of a decrement pulse. The programmable circuit is further adapted to reduce a static phase error of the phase locked-loop circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Shiu C. Ho
  • Patent number: 6426660
    Abstract: A duty-cycle correction circuit corrects a clock with arbitrary duty-cycle to a 50% duty-cycle clock, with its original frequency. The device acts to translate a non-50% duty-cycle clock to an accurate 50% duty-cycle clock by utilizing a divide-by-2 frequency divider and a multiply-by-2 clock doubler to achieve conversion. The duty-cycle correction circuit increases the translation back to its original frequency while using an analog negative feedback to maintain an accurate 50% duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shiu C. Ho, David W. Blum