Patents by Inventor Wai-Kong Chen

Wai-Kong Chen 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: 9720032
    Abstract: An automated test platform for testing a first device under test includes N voltage sources for providing N different voltages. A cross matrix switching system is coupled to the N voltage sources, the cross matrix switch being configured to provide the N different voltages to M discrete test points within the first device under test, wherein M is larger than N. An N voltage measuring system is coupled to the first device under test, the N voltage measuring system being configured to measure the voltage potential present on the M discrete test points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Xcerra Corporation
    Inventors: Wai-Kong Chen, David Harris
  • Publication number: 20160291057
    Abstract: An automated test platform for testing a first device under test includes N voltage sources for providing N different voltages. A cross matrix switching system is coupled to the N voltage sources, the cross matrix switch being configured to provide the N different voltages to M discrete test points within the first device under test, wherein M is larger than N. An N voltage measuring system is coupled to the first device under test, the N voltage measuring system being configured to measure the voltage potential present on the M discrete test points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Wai-Kong Chen, David Harris
  • Patent number: 6728651
    Abstract: A phase-locked loop circuit having a programmable tuning voltage. As the input reference clock frequency is changed, the tuning voltage is changed accordingly to compensate for the propagation delay through the phase detector and thereby reduce discrepancies in the phase relationship between the input reference clock signal and the output clock signal at different frequencies. A set of compensation values corresponding to input reference clock frequencies are stored in a memory device. When the input reference clock frequency is changed, a corresponding compensation value is programmed to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The DAC outputs a voltage that is proportional to the value of the digital input to the DAC and can thus be used to regulate the tuning voltage of the PLL circuit so that the relationship of the input reference clock signal to the output clock signal remains stable with frequency changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: LTX Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Alton, Wai-Kong Chen, Michael Davis, Warren Necoechea