Patents by Inventor Tsun-Zu Lin

Tsun-Zu Lin 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: 6014018
    Abstract: A voltage-reducing device of low power dissipation is provided, including a plurality of transistors, which are self-connected as diode equivalent. These transistors are then cascaded in series in the same direction and coupled to a voltage source. Since every transistor has a threshold voltage, the voltage at the end of the forward-biased cascaded transistors will be lowered than the voltage source so as to provide a reduced voltage source. Furthermore, since the voltage adjustment of the device is based on the threshold voltage, there is hardly any power dissipation. In addition, we can use different threshold voltages from various transistors to provide different combinations of these threshold voltages to obtain the desired voltage drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Sun Wu, Hui-Fang Tsai, Tsun-Zu Lin