Patents by Inventor Tien-Yun Peng

Tien-Yun Peng 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: 20190199220
    Abstract: A voltage generator includes an oscillator, a charge pump, a smoothing capacitor, and a driving controller. The oscillator has an output. The charge pump has an input and an output, and the input of the charge pump is coupled to the output of the oscillator. The smoothing capacitor is coupled to the output of the charge pump. The driving controller is coupled to the oscillator, and generates an enable signal to adjust an operation frequency of the oscillator. The voltage generator supplies a driving voltage to a switch for driving the switch via the smoothing capacitor. The driving controller generates the enable signal according to the driving voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng, Hsien-Huang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20190163220
    Abstract: A power supply device includes an input terminal, a regulated voltage output terminal, a switch, a first transistor, and a current split circuit. The input terminal receives a first control voltage. The regulated voltage output terminal outputs an output voltage. The switch has a first terminal coupled to the input terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal. The first transistor has a first terminal coupled to a voltage terminal, a second terminal coupled to the regulated voltage output terminal, and a control terminal coupled to the second terminal of the switch. The current split circuit is coupled to the voltage terminal and the regulated voltage output terminal. The current split circuit receives the first control voltage or a second control voltage, and includes a second transistor coupled between the voltage terminal and the regulated voltage output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Publication number: 20190123747
    Abstract: An inverter includes a first system voltage terminal, a second system voltage terminal, an output terminal, a plurality of P-type transistors, a plurality of N-type transistors, and a voltage drop impedance element. The first system voltage terminal receives a first voltage, and the second system voltage terminal receives a second voltage. The plurality of P-type transistors are coupled in series between the first system voltage terminal and the output terminal. The plurality of N-type transistors are coupled in series between the output terminal and the second system voltage terminal. The voltage drop impedance element is coupled in parallel with a first N-type transistor of the plurality of N-type transistors, and the impedance of the voltage drop impedance element is smaller than the impedance of the first N-type transistor when the first N-type transistor is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Patent number: 10270349
    Abstract: A voltage generator including an oscillator having an output, a charge pump having an input and an output, the input of the charge pump being coupled to the output of the oscillator, a smoothing capacitor, a resistor having an input end and an output end, wherein the input end is coupled to the charge pump and the output end is coupled to the smoothing capacitor, and a shorting element connected in parallel with the resistor and which, when turned on, causes the resistor to be at least partially bypassed, wherein the voltage generator is configured to supply voltage to a radio frequency (RF) switch via the smoothing capacitor, and a frequency of the oscillator is controlled to be faster during a switching period of the RF switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Patent number: 10256808
    Abstract: A bandgap reference circuit includes a voltage generation circuit, a capacitor and a clamping control circuit. The voltage generation circuit is used to generate a current on an operation terminal. The capacitor includes a first terminal coupled to the operation terminal, and a second terminal coupled to a first reference voltage terminal. The clamping control circuit is coupled between the operation terminal and a second reference voltage terminal. The clamping control circuit includes a switch and a clamping unit, and is used to allow part of the current flowing through the clamping unit to the second reference voltage terminal when the switch is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Patent number: 10248149
    Abstract: A bias circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first resistor and a second resistor. The first end of the first transistor is coupled to a first voltage source. One end of the first resistor is coupled to the second end of the first transistor, and the other end of the first resistor is coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor. The first end of the second transistor is coupled to a second voltage source, and the second end of the second transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor. One end of the second resistor is coupled to the other end of the first resistor, and the other end of the second resistor is coupled to the control terminal of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng, Jhao-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20190068195
    Abstract: A clamp logic circuit has a logic circuit, a control terminal, a current clamp circuit and an output terminal. The logic circuit has at least a junction field-effect transistor (JFET). The control terminal receives an input signal. The current clamp circuit has a transistor and a resistor. A first end of the transistor is coupled to the control terminal, a second end of the transistor is coupled to a first end of the resistor, a control end of the transistor is coupled to a reference voltage, and a second end of the resistor is coupled to an input end of the logic circuit. The output terminal is coupled to an output end of the logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Publication number: 20180329443
    Abstract: A current mirror device includes an input end for receiving an input signal, an output end for outputting an amplified signal of the input signal, first through third transistors, and an operational amplifier. The first transistor includes a first end coupled to first reference current and a second end coupled to a bias voltage. The control end of the second transistor is coupled to the input end. The third transistor includes a first end coupled to the output end, a second end coupled to the first end of the second transistor and a control end coupled to a reference voltage. The operational amplifier is configured to keep a first voltage and a second voltage at substantially the same level, wherein the first voltage is obtained on the first end of the first transistor and the second voltage is obtained on the first end of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Publication number: 20180323780
    Abstract: A bandgap reference circuit includes a voltage generation circuit, a capacitor and a clamping control circuit. The voltage generation circuit is used to generate a current on an operation terminal. The capacitor includes a first terminal coupled to the operation terminal, and a second terminal coupled to a first reference voltage terminal. The clamping control circuit is coupled between the operation terminal and a second reference voltage terminal. The clamping control circuit includes a switch and a clamping unit, and is used to allow part of the current flowing through the clamping unit to the second reference voltage terminal when the switch is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Publication number: 20180275709
    Abstract: A bias circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first resistor and a second resistor. The first end of the first transistor is coupled to a first voltage source. One end of the first resistor is coupled to the second end of the first transistor, and the other end of the first resistor is coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor. The first end of the second transistor is coupled to a second voltage source, and the second end of the second transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor. One end of the second resistor is coupled to the other end of the first resistor, and the other end of the second resistor is coupled to the control terminal of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng, Jhao-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20170117808
    Abstract: A voltage generator including an oscillator having an output, a charge pump having an input and an output, the input of the charge pump being coupled to the output of the oscillator, a smoothing capacitor, a resistor having an input end and an output end, wherein the input end is coupled to the charge pump and the output end is coupled to the smoothing capacitor, and a shorting element connected in parallel with the resistor and which, when turned on, causes the resistor to be at least partially bypassed, wherein the voltage generator is configured to supply voltage to a radio frequency (RF) switch via the smoothing capacitor, and a frequency of the oscillator is controlled to be faster during a switching period of the RF switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Patent number: 9590500
    Abstract: A voltage generator including an oscillator having an output, a charge pump having an input and an output, the input of the charge pump being coupled to the output of the oscillator, a smoothing capacitor, a resistor having an input end and an output end, wherein the input end is coupled to the charge pump and the output end is coupled to the smoothing capacitor, and a shorting element connected in parallel with the resistor and which, when turned on, causes the resistor to be at least partially bypassed, wherein the voltage generator is configured to supply voltage to a radio frequency (RF) switch via the smoothing capacitor, and a frequency of the oscillator is controlled to be faster during a switching period of the RF switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng
  • Publication number: 20160172969
    Abstract: A voltage generator including an oscillator having an output, a charge pump having an input and an output, the input of the charge pump being coupled to the output of the oscillator, a smoothing capacitor, a resistor having an input end and an output end, wherein the input end is coupled to the charge pump and the output end is coupled to the smoothing capacitor, and a shorting element connected in parallel with the resistor and which, when turned on, causes the resistor to be at least partially bypassed, wherein the voltage generator is configured to supply voltage to a radio frequency (RF) switch via the smoothing capacitor, and a frequency of the oscillator is controlled to be faster during a switching period of the RF switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Tien-Yun Peng