Patents by Inventor Tzu-An Wei

Tzu-An Wei 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: 11121720
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ADC including a first switched capacitor array, a second switched capacitor array, a third switched capacitor array, an integrator and a quantizer. The first switched capacitor array is configured to sample the input signal to generate a first sampled signal. The second switched capacitor array is configured to sample the input signal to generate a second sampled signal and generate a first quantization error. The third switched capacitor array is configured to sample the input signal to generate a third sampled signal and generate a second quantization error. The integrator is configured to receive the first quantization error and the second quantization error in a time-interleaving manner, and integrate the first/second quantization error to generate an integrated quantization error. The quantizer is configured to quantize the first sampled signal by using the integrated quantization error as a reference voltage to generate a digital output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chan-Hsiang Weng, Hung-Yi Hsieh, Tzu-An Wei, Ting-Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 10944418
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ADC for receiving at least an input signal to generate a digital output signal, wherein the ADC includes an input terminal and a plurality of output terminals, the input terminal is arranged to receive the input signal, and each of the output terminals is configured to output one bit of the digital output signal. The ADC is controlled to operate in a normal mode or a low power mode, and when the ADC operates in the normal mode, all of the output terminals are enabled to output the bits to form the digital output signal; and when the ADC operates in the low power mode, only a portion of the output terminals are enabled to output the bits to form the digital output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Yang Wang, Hung-Yi Hsieh, Tzu-An Wei, Tien-Yu Lo
  • Publication number: 20210044301
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ADC including a first switched capacitor array, a second switched capacitor array, a third switched capacitor array, an integrator and a quantizer. The first switched capacitor array is configured to sample the input signal to generate a first sampled signal. The second switched capacitor array is configured to sample the input signal to generate a second sampled signal and generate a first quantization error. The third switched capacitor array is configured to sample the input signal to generate a third sampled signal and generate a second quantization error. The integrator is configured to receive the first quantization error and the second quantization error in a time-interleaving manner, and integrate the first/second quantization error to generate an integrated quantization error. The quantizer is configured to quantize the first sampled signal by using the integrated quantization error as a reference voltage to generate a digital output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chan-Hsiang Weng, Hung-Yi Hsieh, Tzu-An Wei, Ting-Yang Wang
  • Publication number: 20190238151
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ADC for receiving at least an input signal to generate a digital output signal, wherein the ADC includes an input terminal and a plurality of output terminals, the input terminal is arranged to receive the input signal, and each of the output terminals is configured to output one bit of the digital output signal. The ADC is controlled to operate in a normal mode or a low power mode, and when the ADC operates in the normal mode, all of the output terminals are enabled to output the bits to form the digital output signal; and when the ADC operates in the low power mode, only a portion of the output terminals are enabled to output the bits to form the digital output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ting-Yang Wang, Hung-Yi Hsieh, Tzu-An Wei, Tien-Yu Lo