Patents by Inventor Tzu-Ming Kao
Tzu-Ming Kao 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).
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Publication number: 20240128666Abstract: A motherboard includes a circuit board and a connector mounted on the circuit board. The connector comprises a socket and a latch pivotally mounted on one end of the socket. The latch comprises a body, a pressing member connected to one side of the body and extending outward from one side of the body to the outside of the socket, exposing an area from a side of the interface card for finger pressing. The supporting member is connected to another side of the body, and when the pressing member is pressed, it drives the body to pivot and causes the pushing portion to lift the interface card, and the supporting member stop the body from pivoting by resting against the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: CHIH-MING LAI, YUNG-SHUN KAO, TZU-HSIANG HUANG
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Publication number: 20240022272Abstract: A method for calibrating compensation values utilized by a compensation device in a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals based on a plurality of pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the plurality of pairs of compensation values; obtaining a signal component of the feedback signals at a predetermined frequency as a portion of the feedback signals; determining a pair of equivalent impairment parameters in a calibration operation according to the plurality of pairs of compensation values and the portion of the feedback signals; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the pair of equivalent impairment parameters and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu-Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11764815Abstract: A method for calibrating one or more compensation values utilized by a compensation device of a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals which were sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals according to multiple pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the multiple pairs of compensation values, determining a plurality of coefficients of a cost function according to the multiple pairs of compensation values and the feedback signals in an operation of calibration; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the coefficients and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20230253994Abstract: A method for calibrating one or more compensation values utilized by a compensation device of a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals which were sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals according to multiple pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the multiple pairs of compensation values, determining a plurality of coefficients of a cost function according to the multiple pairs of compensation values and the feedback signals in an operation of calibration; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the coefficients and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20230238991Abstract: A communications device and a method for compensating frequency response distortion of the communication device are provided. The communications device includes a transmitting path circuitry, a receiving path circuitry, a memory pre-distortion circuit, a pre-equalizer circuit and a pre-equalization calculation circuit. The transmitting path circuitry and the receiving path circuitry are configured to generate a feedback signal according to a pre-distortion test signal, where a set of pre-distortion coefficients of the memory pre-distortion circuit are calibrated according to the feedback signal. After calibration of the set of pre-distortion coefficients is finished, the pre-equalization calculating circuit performs calculation on the set of pre-distortion coefficients to generate a calculation result for calibrating the pre-equalizer circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Wu-Chi Wang, Tzu-Ming Kao, Yuan-Shuo Chang
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Patent number: 11671131Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The at least one transmitting signal processing device sequentially generates multiple output signals according to multiple input signals. The compensation device sequentially generates the input signals according to multiple initial compensation values. The compensation value calibration device receives the output signals as multiple feedback signals and performs a calibration operation according to the feedback signals. The compensation value calibration device includes a digital signal processor coupled to the compensation device.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11664906Abstract: The present application provides a method for calibrating a transmitter. The transmitter includes an oscillator, a first signal path, and a second signal path. The first signal path and the second signal path include a first calibration unit preceding a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, and a second calibration unit succeeding the first low pass filter and the second low pass filter. The calibration method includes: by configuring the first calibration unit and the second calibration unit and sending a transmission signal, and performing frequency analysis upon the transmission signal to obtain a frequency analysis result, to generate an optimized first compensation value for the first calibration unit and an optimized second compensation value for the second calibration unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11626897Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The compensation device generates a first compensated input signal and a second compensated input signal by respectively processing input signals according to a first compensation value and a second compensation value. The transmitting signal processing device generates a first output signal and a second output signal by processing the first compensated input signal and the second compensated input signal. The compensation value calibration device receives the first output signal and the second output signal as a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal, respectively, and includes a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor determines a calibrated compensation value according to power of the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal at a predetermined frequency and the first compensation value and the second compensation value.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20220345164Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The at least one transmitting signal processing device sequentially generates multiple output signals according to multiple input signals. The compensation device sequentially generates the input signals according to multiple initial compensation values. The compensation value calibration device receives the output signals as multiple feedback signals and performs a calibration operation according to the feedback signals. The compensation value calibration device includes a digital signal processor coupled to the compensation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20220345166Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The compensation device generates a first compensated input signal and a second compensated input signal by respectively processing input signals according to a first compensation value and a second compensation value. The transmitting signal processing device generates a first output signal and a second output signal by processing the first compensated input signal and the second compensated input signal. The compensation value calibration device receives the first output signal and the second output signal as a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal, respectively, and includes a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor determines a calibrated compensation value according to power of the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal at a predetermined frequency and the first compensation value and the second compensation value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20220158746Abstract: The present application provides a method for calibrating a transmitter. The transmitter includes an oscillator, a first signal path, and a second signal path. The first signal path and the second signal path include a first calibration unit preceding a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, and a second calibration unit succeeding the first low pass filter and the second low pass filter. The calibration method inlcudes: by configuring the first calibration unit and the second calibration unit and sending a transmission signal, and performing frequency analysis upon the transmission signal to obtain a frequency analysis result, to generate an optimized first compensation value for the first calibration unit and an optimized second compensation value for the second calibration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: YUAN-SHUO CHANG, TZU MING KAO
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Patent number: 11190283Abstract: The application discloses a polar system and a delay difference calibration method. The polar system includes: a calibration signal generation unit, a CORDIC, a delay difference generation unit, a transmission unit, a receiving unit, a Fourier transformer and a calibration unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a transmission signal from the transmission unit. The Fourier transformer is configured to compute a power of a receiving signal at a specific frequency. The calibration unit is configured to control the delay difference generation unit and determine a delay difference calibration value in a calibration mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Tzu Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11184214Abstract: A signal compensation device comprises a first filter circuit, for processing a broadband signal, to generate a first analog time-domain signal; a second filter circuit, for processing the broadband signal, to generate a second analog time-domain signal; a first transform circuit, for transforming the first analog time-domain signal to a first digital time-domain signal; a second transform circuit, for transforming the second analog time-domain signal to a second digital time-domain signal; a third transform circuit, for transforming the first digital time-domain signal to a first frequency-domain signal; a fourth transform circuit, for transforming the second digital time-domain signal to a second frequency-domain signal; and a processing circuit, for generating a time-domain compensation response according to the first frequency-domain signal and the second frequency-domain signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Ming-Chung Huang, Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20210211211Abstract: The application discloses a transceiver and a transceiver calibration method. The transceiver includes: a calibration signal generation unit for generating a first test signal and a second test signal to a transmission unit in a gain calibration mode; the transmission unit for generating a combined signal according to the first test signal, the second test signal and a transmission gain; a mixer for performing self-mixing upon the combined signal to generate a self-mixed signal; a receiving unit for generating a receiving signal according to the self-mixed signal; a Fourier transformer for computing a power of the receiving signal at a specific frequency; and a gain calibration unit for adjusting the transmission gain according to the power at the specific frequency in the gain calibration mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: YUAN-SHUO CHANG, TZU MING KAO
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Publication number: 20210211209Abstract: The application discloses a polar system and a delay difference calibration method. The polar system includes: a calibration signal generation unit, a CORDIC, a delay difference generation unit, a transmission unit, a receiving unit, a Fourier transformer and a calibration unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a transmission signal from the transmission unit. The Fourier transformer is configured to compute a power of a receiving signal at a specific frequency. The calibration unit is configured to control the delay difference generation unit and determine a delay difference calibration value in a calibration mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: TZU MING KAO
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Patent number: 11057123Abstract: The application discloses a transceiver and a transceiver calibration method. The transceiver includes: a calibration signal generation unit for generating a first test signal and a second test signal to a transmission unit in a gain calibration mode; the transmission unit for generating a combined signal according to the first test signal, the second test signal and a transmission gain; a mixer for performing self-mixing upon the combined signal to generate a self-mixed signal; a receiving unit for generating a receiving signal according to the self-mixed signal; a Fourier transformer for computing a power of the receiving signal at a specific frequency; and a gain calibration unit for adjusting the transmission gain according to the power at the specific frequency in the gain calibration mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu Ming Kao
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Patent number: 10951257Abstract: A signal transceiver device includes a transceiver circuit, a switching circuit, a compensation circuit, and a calibration circuit. The transceiver circuit includes a transmitter and a receiver. The switching circuit has a first configuration and a second configuration, in which the transmitter is coupled to the receiver via the switching circuit. The compensation circuit analyzes an output of the receiver to obtain a first analyzed result and a second analyzed result, and generates first compensation coefficients and second compensation coefficients, in which the first analyzed result is corresponding to the first configuration, and the second analyzed result is corresponding to the second configuration. The calibration circuit calibrates the transmitter according to the first compensation coefficients, and calibrates the receiver according to the second compensation coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20200403842Abstract: A signal compensation device comprises a first filter circuit, for processing a broadband signal, to generate a first analog time-domain signal; a second filter circuit, for processing the broadband signal, to generate a second analog time-domain signal; a first transform circuit, for transforming the first analog time-domain signal to a first digital time-domain signal; a second transform circuit, for transforming the second analog time-domain signal to a second digital time-domain signal; a third transform circuit, for transforming the first digital time-domain signal to a first frequency-domain signal; a fourth transform circuit, for transforming the second digital time-domain signal to a second frequency-domain signal; and a processing circuit, for generating a time-domain compensation response according to the first frequency-domain signal and the second frequency-domain signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Ming-Chung Huang, Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu-Ming Kao
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Patent number: 10623034Abstract: A receiver circuit of a transceiver is disclosed including: a calibration circuit arranged to operably perform an I/Q mismatch calibration operation according to an in-phase detection signal and a quadrature detection signal to generate one or more compensation parameters; a parameter storage circuit; an interference detection circuit arranged to operably generate an estimated signal-to-interference ratio according to the in-phase detection signal and the quadrature detection signal; a receiver control circuit arranged to operably determine whether to discard the one or more compensation parameters, wherein the receiver control circuit stores the one or more compensation parameters into the parameter storage circuit only if the estimated signal-to-interference ratio exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20200059257Abstract: A receiver circuit of a transceiver is disclosed including: a calibration circuit arranged to operably perform an I/Q mismatch calibration operation according to an in-phase detection signal and a quadrature detection signal to generate one or more compensation parameters; a parameter storage circuit; an interference detection circuit arranged to operably generate an estimated signal-to-interference ratio according to the in-phase detection signal and the quadrature detection signal; a receiver control circuit arranged to operably determine whether to discard the one or more compensation parameters, wherein the receiver control circuit stores the one or more compensation parameters into the parameter storage circuit only if the estimated signal-to-interference ratio exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Yuan-Shuo CHANG, Tzu-Ming KAO