Patents by Inventor Shiue-Shin Liu

Shiue-Shin Liu 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: 11863195
    Abstract: An ADC device includes a DAC circuit, a comparator circuit, a SAR decision circuit, an oscillator circuit having a delay unit, and a processing circuit. The oscillator circuit is used for generating the clock signal according to a reset signal and a delay of the delay unit. The processing circuit is used for sequentially generating multiple bit conversion signals associated with multiple different bits of the decision signal, for generating at least one guard signal which follows the multiple bit conversion signals, and then for comparing the at least one guard signal with the reset signal to adjust the delay generated by the delay unit of the oscillator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Patent number: 11831328
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device includes: providing a capacitive digital-to-analog converter having a reference voltage input; providing a reference voltage providing circuit to generate a reference voltage to the reference voltage input of the capacitive digital-to-analog converter; and, generating a compensation signal into the reference voltage input of the capacitive digital-to-analog converter in response to at least one switching of at least one capacitor in a switchable capacitor network of the capacitive digital-to-analog converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20230326232
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint sensing apparatus. A sensing pixel array comprises a plurality of sensing pixels; and each sensing pixel senses an optical signal comprising fingerprint information, and according to the optical signal and an operation voltage, generates a sensing signal. A control circuit adjusts the voltage value of the operation voltage according to the sensing signal, so that the voltage value of the sensing signal generated by each sensing pixel falls within a default range. An analog-to-digital conversion circuit converts the sensing signal into a digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20230253978
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device includes: providing a capacitive digital-to-analog converter having a reference voltage input; providing a reference voltage providing circuit to generate a reference voltage to the reference voltage input of the capacitive digital-to-analog converter; and, generating a compensation signal into the reference voltage input of the capacitive digital-to-analog converter in response to at least one switching of at least one capacitor in a switchable capacitor network of the capacitive digital-to-analog converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20230223945
    Abstract: An ADC device includes a DAC circuit, a comparator circuit, a SAR decision circuit, an oscillator circuit having a delay unit, and a processing circuit. The oscillator circuit is used for generating the clock signal according to a reset signal and a delay of the delay unit. The processing circuit is used for sequentially generating multiple bit conversion signals associated with multiple different bits of the decision signal, for generating at least one guard signal which follows the multiple bit conversion signals, and then for comparing the at least one guard signal with the reset signal to adjust the delay generated by the delay unit of the oscillator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20220335746
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device, comprising an integrator circuit (102). The integrator circuit (102) performs integration operations on a plurality of sub-sensing signals in batches so as to accumulate sensing values of the plurality of sub-sensing signals and generate a sensing signal corresponding to each sensing pixel, wherein during a voltage setting period of a switch of the integrator circuit (102) and a capacitor circuit (106), an output terminal and a negative input terminal of a first amplifier (A1) are connected to each other, and the connection between a second capacitor (C2) and the negative input terminal and output terminal of the first amplifier (A1) is disconnected; and during the integration operation, the second capacitor (C2) is coupled between the negative input terminal and the output terminal of the first amplifier (A1) so as to perform the integration operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20220311441
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing device is provided. A control circuit adjusts a capacitance value of an adjustable capacitor unit according to a digital sensing signal converted from a sensing signal by an analog-to-digital converter, such that the capacitance value of the adjustable capacitor unit approaches a background parasitic capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Patent number: 11120675
    Abstract: A smart motion detection device includes an image sensor, an infrared sensor and a processor. The image sensor captures a monitoring image. The infrared sensor detects a thermal motion condition and provides an alarm signal accordingly. The processor executes an image recording mode of the image sensor only according to the alarm signal when an image quality of the monitoring image is unacceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Pix Art Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Han-Chang Lin, Shiue-Shin Liu, Shuen-Yin Bai
  • Publication number: 20210027590
    Abstract: A smart motion detection device includes an image sensor, an infrared sensor and a processor. The image sensor captures a monitoring image. The infrared sensor detects a thermal motion condition and provides an alarm signal accordingly. The processor executes an image recording mode of the image sensor only according to the alarm signal when an image quality of the monitoring image is unacceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Han-Chang Lin, Shiue-Shin Liu, Shuen-Yin Bai
  • Patent number: 10721427
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image sensor circuit and a ramp signal generator thereof. The image sensor circuit includes: an active pixel sensor (APS) array which includes plural pixel circuits arranged in an array of columns and rows; plural slope analog-to-digital converter (ADC), wherein each of the slope ADC is coupled to the corresponding column, and generates a digital sampling signal according to a ramp signal together with a pixel signal including a reset signal and a image signal which are generated by the pixel circuit located in the selected row and in the column corresponding to the slope ADC; and the ramp signal generator, which generates the ramp signal, wherein the ramp signal generator includes an active integrator, and the active integrator generates the ramp signal by charging an integration capacitor with a gain current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMESENSOR TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20190394415
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image sensor circuit and a ramp signal generator thereof. The image sensor circuit includes: an active pixel sensor (APS) array which includes plural pixel circuits arranged in an array of columns and rows; plural slope analog-to-digital converter (ADC), wherein each of the slope ADC is coupled to the corresponding column, and generates a digital sampling signal according to a ramp signal together with a pixel signal including a reset signal and a image signal which are generated by the pixel circuit located in the selected row and in the column corresponding to the slope ADC; and the ramp signal generator, which generates the ramp signal, wherein the ramp signal generator includes an active integrator, and the active integrator generates the ramp signal by charging an integration capacitor with a gain current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Patent number: 9692395
    Abstract: A clock generating apparatus includes an oscillator and a frequency synthesizer. The oscillator is utilized for generating a reference clock signal. The frequency synthesizer is coupled to the oscillator and utilized for synthesizing a target clock signal in accordance with the reference clock signal and a frequency division factor that has been adjusted or compensated, and outputting the target clock signal as an output of the clock generating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Ying, Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Patent number: 9525543
    Abstract: A clock and data recovery circuit includes a sampler, a skew compensation block, a pulse generator, and an injection locked oscillator. The injection locked oscillator generates a recovered clock signal, the pulse generator generates a pulse signal according to input data for controlling the injection locked oscillator, the skew compensation block compensates the input data and generate compensated data, and the sampler samples the compensated data according to the recovered clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Shiue-Shin Liu, Chih-Chien Hung, Shao-Hung Lin
  • Publication number: 20160337117
    Abstract: A clock and data recovery circuit includes a sampler, a skew compensation block, a pulse generator, and an injection locked oscillator. The injection locked oscillator generates a recovered clock signal, the pulse generator generates a pulse signal according to input data for controlling the injection locked oscillator, the skew compensation block compensates the input data and generate compensated data, and the sampler samples the compensated data according to the recovered clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shiue-Shin Liu, Chih-Chien Hung, Shao-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 9432178
    Abstract: A clock and data recovery circuit includes a sampler, a skew compensation block, a pulse generator, and an injection locked oscillator. The injection locked oscillator generates a recovered clock signal, the pulse generator generates a pulse signal according to input data for controlling the injection locked oscillator, the skew compensation block compensates the input data and generate compensated data, and the sampler samples the compensated data according to the recovered clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Shiue-Shin Liu, Chih-Chien Hung, Shao-Hung Lin
  • Publication number: 20160197599
    Abstract: A clock generating apparatus includes an oscillator and a frequency synthesizer. The oscillator is utilized for generating a reference clock signal. The frequency synthesizer is coupled to the oscillator and utilized for synthesizing a target clock signal in accordance with the reference clock signal and a frequency division factor that has been adjusted or compensated, and outputting the target clock signal as an output of the clock generating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Ying, Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Patent number: 9374099
    Abstract: An oscillating signal generator includes: a controllable oscillator arranged to output an oscillating signal according to a control signal and a band adjusting signal; a control circuit arranged to generate a continuous signal having a specific slew-rate when the control signal reaches a boundary of a control signal interval; and a current mirror arranged to generate the band adjusting signal according to at least the continuous signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Wei Fan, Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Patent number: 9344065
    Abstract: A clock generating apparatus includes an oscillator and a frequency synthesizer. The oscillator is utilized for generating a reference clock signal. The frequency synthesizer is coupled to the oscillator and utilized for synthesizing a target clock signal in accordance with the reference clock signal and a frequency division factor that has been adjusted or compensated, and outputting the target clock signal as an output of the clock generating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Ying, Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20150280723
    Abstract: An oscillating signal generator includes: a controllable oscillator arranged to output an oscillating signal according to a control signal and a band adjusting signal; a control circuit arranged to generate a continuous signal having a specific slew-rate when the control signal reaches a boundary of a control signal interval; and a current mirror arranged to generate the band adjusting signal according to at least the continuous signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Wei Fan, Shiue-Shin Liu
  • Publication number: 20150270943
    Abstract: A clock and data recovery circuit includes a sampler, a skew compensation block, a pulse generator, and an injection locked oscillator. The injection locked oscillator generates a recovered clock signal, the pulse generator generates a pulse signal according to input data for controlling the injection locked oscillator, the skew compensation block compensates the input data and generate compensated data, and the sampler samples the compensated data according to the recovered clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Shiue-Shin Liu, Chih-Chien Hung, Shao-Hung Lin