Patents by Inventor Wei-Chen Shen
Wei-Chen Shen 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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Patent number: 10464371Abstract: A silent hub structure includes a hub housing, an interlocking ring, a detent ring and a cassette base. The interlocking ring is installed inside the hub housing and has a central through-hole slot therein through which a detent ring is rotatably disposed therethrough. The through-hole slot is internally and circumferentially provided with a plurality of receiving grooves recessed at an equal distance therebetween on the internal wall. Each of these receiving grooves is disposed with a metal roller pin along the axial direction. The forward-rotating direction side of every receiving groove forms a clamping portion; a magnetic member is disposed in the interlocking ring near the clamping portion of each of the receiving groove separately, whereas the backward-rotating direction side of every receiving groove forms a releasing portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: YUAN HONG BICYCLE PARTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei-Chen Shen, Yuen-Ting Chang
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Publication number: 20170361650Abstract: A silent hub structure includes a hub housing, an interlocking ring, a detent ring and a cassette base. The interlocking ring is installed inside the hub housing and has a central through-hole slot therein through which a detent ring is rotatably disposed therethrough. The through-hole slot is internally and circumferentially provided with a plurality of receiving grooves recessed at an equal distance therebetween on the internal wall. Each of these receiving grooves is disposed with a metal roller pin along the axial direction. The forward-rotating direction side of every receiving groove forms a clamping portion; a magnetic member is disposed in the interlocking ring near the clamping portion of each of the receiving groove separately, whereas the backward-rotating direction side of every receiving groove forms a releasing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Wei-Chen Shen, Yuen-Ting Chang
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Publication number: 20060197872Abstract: A method for processing a video signal and a method for calibrating signal processing apparatuses are disclosed. The method for video signal process comprises the following steps. First, an analog video signal having a sync pulse is provided. Then, a peak level of the sync pulse is detected, and a signal transfer gain is determined based on the peak level of the sync pulse. Finally, the analog video signal is converted into a digital signal according to the signal transfer gain.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Yao-Chen Huang, Wei-Chen Shen
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Publication number: 20040119531Abstract: A DC offset canceling circuit. The DC offset canceling circuit applied in a variable gain amplifier includes chopper circuits, a transconductance amplifier, and at least one internal capacitor. The transconductance amplifier and at least one capacitor function as a filter for canceling DC offset of the variable gain amplifier. A first chopper circuit is inserted between the output of the variable gain amplifier and the input of the transconductance amplifier. A second chopper circuit is inserted between the output of the transconductance amplifier and the capacitor. The DC offset and low frequency noise of the transconductance amplifier, the undesired signal, is translated up to a chopping frequency by chopper circuits. The chopping frequency is much higher than the desired signal bandwidth, and the amount of the undesired signal in the passband of the signal is thereby greatly reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Wei-Chen Shen, Sheng-Yeh Lai
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Patent number: 6750703Abstract: A DC offset canceling circuit. The DC offset canceling circuit applied in a variable gain amplifier includes chopper circuits, a transconductance amplifier, and at least one internal capacitor. The transconductance amplifier and at least one capacitor function as a filter for canceling DC offset of the variable gain amplifier. A first chopper circuit is inserted between the output of the variable gain amplifier and the input of the transconductance amplifier. A second chopper circuit is inserted between the output of the transconductance amplifier and the capacitor. The DC offset and low frequency noise of the transconductance amplifier, the undesired signal, is translated up to a chopping frequency by chopper circuits. The chopping frequency is much higher than the desired signal bandwidth, and the amount of the undesired signal in the passband of the signal is thereby greatly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.Inventors: Wei-Chen Shen, Sheng-Yeh Lai
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Publication number: 20020084842Abstract: The present invention discloses a DC offset canceling circuit applied in a variable gain amplifier. The DC offset canceling circuit comprises a transconductance amplifier and at least one internal capacitor to function as a filter. The input of the transconductance amplifier is electrically connected to the output of the variable gain amplifier, and the output of the transconductance amplifier and the at least one internal capacitor are electrically connected to the input of the variable gain amplifier to form a feedback loop. To cooperate with the function of the DC offset cancelation, the input stage of the variable gain amplifier comprises an auxiliary differential pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventors: Chi-Tai Yao, Wei-Chen Shen, Hung-Chih Liu
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Patent number: 6407630Abstract: The present invention discloses a DC offset canceling circuit applied in a variable gain amplifier. The DC offset canceling circuit comprises a transconductance amplifier and at least one internal capacitor to function as a filter. The input of the transconductance amplifier is electrically connected to the output of the variable gain amplifier, and the output of the transconductance amplifier and the at least one internal capacitor are electrically connected to the input of the variable gain amplifier to form a feedback loop. To cooperate with the function of the DC offset cancelation, the input stage of the variable gain amplifier comprises an auxiliary differential pair.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2001Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems CorporationInventors: Chi-Tai Yao, Wei-Chen Shen, Hung-Chih Liu
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Publication number: 20020044076Abstract: The present invention discloses a current-steering digital-to-analog converter and unit cells. The present invention proposes an n-well bias control circuit for generating a bias voltage whose magnitude is less than the power voltage, therefore the body effect of the transistors could be reduced. Relatively, the threshold voltage and VGS would be reduced. Therefore, even in a low-voltage operation, each transistor could be operated normally in the saturation region. Besides, the plurality of pairs of current switches could be implemented in the same n-well region, instead of being implemented in different n-well regions with leaving a space among each other. Finally, the chip area would be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2000Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Chi-Tai Yao, Wei-Chen Shen, Hung Chih Liu
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Patent number: 6369732Abstract: The present invention is to provide a low voltage fully differential analog-to-digital converter. The converter consists of an input stage including a plurality of pre-amplifier differential input cells for producing pre-amplified signals, a successive processing stage for receiving pre-amplified signals from the input stages, and a decoder for output converted signals according to the signals from the successive processing stage. Each differential input cell includes first and second differential pre-amplifiers, a bias impedance, and an averaging impedance branch. The first and second differential pre-amplifiers include two transistors, respectively, and differentially amplify a set of input signals. One terminal of the bias impedance is connected to a high supplied voltage while the other terminal of the bias impedance is connected to the first and second output terminals through respective pieces of load bearing impedance in order to adjust output voltages of first and second output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.Inventors: Hung-Chih Liu, Wei-Chen Shen
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Publication number: 20020036582Abstract: The present invention is to provide a low voltage fully differential analog-to-digital converter. The converter consists of an input stage including a plurality of pre-amplifier differential input cells for producing pre-amplified signals, a successive processing stage for receiving pre-amplified signals from the input stages, and a decoder for output converted signals according to the signals from the successive processing stage. Each differential input cell includes first and second differential pre-amplifiers, a bias impedance, and an averaging impedance branch. The first and second differential pre-amplifiers include two transistors, respectively, and differentially amplify a set of input signals. One terminal of the bias impedance is connected to a high supplied voltage while the other terminal of the bias impedance is connected to the first and second output terminals through respective pieces of load bearing impedance in order to adjust output voltages of first and second output terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2000Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventors: Hung-Chih Liu, Wei-Chen Shen
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Publication number: 20020033730Abstract: The present invention discloses an n-well bias preset circuit and method. The present invention electrically connects an n-well bias point of the n-well region to the power at the power-on moment to avoid latch-up effect in the CMOS circuit. After several cycles, the n-well bias point is separated from the power, and electrically connected to the output of the n-well bias circuit for reducing the body effect of the CMOS circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2000Publication date: March 21, 2002Inventors: Chi-Tai Yao, Wei-Chen Shen, Hung Chih Liu
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Patent number: 5479121Abstract: This invention deals with the problem of an error voltage in a MOSFET analog switch sample and hold circuit caused by the turn off charge in the MOSFET analog switch. The invention provides a compensating circuit which can be adjusted to exactly compensate for the turn off charge which causes the error so that the error can be reduced to zero or nearly zero. The compensating circuit can be used in both open loop and closed loop sample and hold circuits. The compensating circuit can be used in combination with a Miller feedback circuit for eliminating the error voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1995Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Wei-Chen Shen, Yen-Bin Gu, Chu-Chang Lin, Ming-Jer Chen, Po-Chin Hsu, Tien-Yu Wu