Patents by Inventor Wei-How Chan

Wei-How Chan 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: 8076917
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a buck switching regulator with improved mode transition, and a method for controlling a buck switching regulator. The method comprises: providing a switching regulator including: an output power stage for converting an input voltage to an output voltage, the output power stage being controlled by a first PWM signal during a fixed-frequency PWM mode (FPWM mode), and being controlled by a first voltage signal during a pulse skipping mode (PSK mode), wherein the first PWM signal is generated according to the first voltage signal; and in a transition from the PSK mode to the FPWM mode, proving a second voltage signal as a starting point of the first voltage signal, the second voltage signal being substantially close to a target of the first voltage signal in the FPWM mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Min Feng, Kuo-Lung Tseng, Jian-Rong Huang, Wei-How Chan
  • Publication number: 20110291629
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a switching regulator eliminating beat oscillation, comprising: a first transistor, a second transistor, and an inductor connected to a common node, wherein the first and second transistors operate to convert an input voltage to an output voltage; a comparator comparing a voltage signal with a saw tooth wave to generate a control signal controlling at least one of the first and second transistors; a feedback loop obtaining a feedback signal from the output voltage and generating the voltage signal according to the feedback signal; and an inductorless filter circuit located in the feedback loop for filtering a predetermined frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Tseng, Wei-How Chan, Chieh-Min Feng
  • Patent number: 8049478
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a switching regulator eliminating beat oscillation, comprising: a first transistor, a second transistor, and an inductor connected to a common node, wherein the first and second transistors operate to convert an input voltage to an output voltage; a comparator comparing a voltage signal with a saw tooth wave to generate a control signal controlling at least one of the first and second transistors; a feedback loop obtaining a feedback signal from the output voltage and generating the voltage signal according to the feedback signal; and an inductorless filter circuit located in the feedback loop for filtering a predetermined frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Tseng, Wei-How Chan, Chieh-Min Feng
  • Publication number: 20100156370
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a switching regulator eliminating beat oscillation, comprising: a first transistor, a second transistor, and an inductor connected to a common node, wherein the first and second transistors operate to convert an input voltage to an output voltage; a comparator comparing a voltage signal with a saw tooth wave to generate a control signal controlling at least one of the first and second transistors; a feedback loop obtaining a feedback signal from the output voltage and generating the voltage signal according to the feedback signal; and an inductorless filter circuit located in the feedback loop for filtering a predetermined frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Tseng, Wei-How Chan, Chieh-Min Feng
  • Publication number: 20090200998
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a buck switching regulator with improved mode transition, and a method for controlling a buck switching regulator. The method comprises: providing a switching regulator including: an output power stage for converting an input voltage to an output voltage, the output power stage being controlled by a first PWM signal during a fixed-frequency PWM mode (FPWM mode), and being controlled by a first voltage signal during a pulse skipping mode (PSK mode), wherein the first PWM signal is generated according to the first voltage signal; and in a transition from the PSK mode to the FPWM mode, proving a second voltage signal as a starting point of the first voltage signal, the second voltage signal being substantially close to a target of the first voltage signal in the FPWM mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Chieh-Min Feng, Kuo-Lung Tseng, Jian-Rong Huang, Wei-How Chan