Patents by Inventor WEN-HAU YANG

WEN-HAU YANG 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).

  • Publication number: 20240333155
    Abstract: A single-inductor multi-output (SIMO) DC-DC buck converter includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, an inductor, an error amplifier circuit, an inductor current ripple emulator circuit, a comparison circuit, and a control circuit. The error amplifier circuit generates a first error signal and a second error signal according to the output voltages of the SIMO DC-DC buck converter. The inductor current ripple emulator circuit generates a sensed voltage according to a first terminal voltage and a second terminal voltage of the inductor. The comparison circuit generates a first comparison result and a second comparison result according to the first error signal, the second error signal, and the sensed voltage. The control circuit generates first to fourth control signals for respectively controlling the first to fourth switches according to the first comparison result and the second comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: WEN-HAU YANG, YEN-TING LIN, CHUN-YU LUO, SHIH-CHIEH CHEN, HUNG-HSUAN CHENG
  • Patent number: 12107500
    Abstract: A power converter device includes a converter circuit, a detector circuitry, an energy distribution logic circuit, and a ramp generator circuit. The converter circuit is configured to switch charging paths and discharging paths of an inductor according to switching signals, in order to generate output voltages. The detector circuitry is configured to generate error signals according to the output voltages and reference voltages, and respectively compare the error signals with ramp signals, in order to generate decision signals. The energy distribution logic circuit is configured to generate the switching signals and control signals according to the plurality of decision signals. The ramp generator circuit is configured to generate the ramp signals according to the control signals, in which a starting time of each of the ramp signals is different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Liu, Tsung-Yen Tsai, Wen-Hau Yang
  • Publication number: 20240313625
    Abstract: A duty cycle control circuit generates a duty cycle control signal for controlling the duty cycle of a DC-DC buck conversion signal. The duty cycle control circuit includes: a dual ramp generator for generating a first ramp signal and a second ramp signal having the same frequency and different phases; a first comparator for comparing the first ramp signal with a feedback signal to generate a first control signal; a second comparator for comparing the second ramp signal with the feedback signal to generate a second control signal; and a logical circuit for performing a first predetermined logical operation according to the first control signal and a first conduction-control signal to generate a first part of the duty cycle control signal, and performing a second predetermined logical operation according to the second control signal and a second conduction-control signal to generate a second part of the duty cycle control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: WEN-HAU YANG, YEN-TING LIN, CHUN-YU LUO, WEI-WEN OU, HUNG-HSUAN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20220385185
    Abstract: A power converter device includes a converter circuit, a detector circuitry, an energy distribution logic circuit, and a ramp generator circuit. The converter circuit is configured to switch charging paths and discharging paths of an inductor according to switching signals, in order to generate output voltages. The detector circuitry is configured to generate error signals according to the output voltages and reference voltages, and respectively compare the error signals with ramp signals, in order to generate decision signals. The energy distribution logic circuit is configured to generate the switching signals and control signals according to the plurality of decision signals. The ramp generator circuit is configured to generate the ramp signals according to the control signals, in which a starting time of each of the ramp signals is different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: YEN-WEI LIU, TSUNG-YEN TSAI, WEN-HAU YANG
  • Publication number: 20220360256
    Abstract: A ramp signal calibration device includes a ramp generator circuit, a detector circuitry, and a calibration circuit. The ramp generator circuit is configured to output a ramp signal according to a set signal and a calibration signal. The detector circuitry is configured to detect the ramp signal or at least one pulse signal associated with the ramp signal, in order to generate at least one control signal. The calibration circuit is configured to generate a calibration signal in response to the at least one control signal, in order to adjust at least one of a falling slope or a rising slope of the ramp signal, or to adjust a duty cycle of the at least one pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: YEN-WEI LIU, TSUNG-YEN TSAI, WEN-HAU YANG