Patents by Inventor Wenzhe Luo

Wenzhe Luo 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: 7702363
    Abstract: A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, a video game, either alone or with a user of another cordless telephone, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless telephone remains usable as a typical cordless telephone with all the features and conveniences of a cordless telephone including, but not limited to, connection of a telephone call between a calling party and a called party, caller ID information, voice messaging features, etc. MP3 digital audio bit stream music may be downloaded from a remote source through, e.g., the Internet and a PC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Qinghong Cao, Liang Jin, Wenzhe Luo, Jian Wu, Zhigang Ma
  • Patent number: 7664611
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a reference voltage for regulating voltage levels. The apparatus includes a first voltage generation system for receiving a first control signal and output a calibration voltage, a voltage adjustment system for receiving the calibration voltage and a reference voltage and output a second control signal, and a second voltage generation system for receiving the second control signal and output the reference voltage. The voltage adjustment system includes a latch system for receiving a third control signal and a fourth control signal and output the first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Wenzhe Luo
  • Patent number: 7656231
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating differential signals. The apparatus includes a first operational amplifier receiving a first signal, a second operational amplifier receiving a second signal, and a first transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. Additionally, the apparatus includes a second transistor. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a first resistor coupled to the first terminal and the third terminal, and a second resistor coupled to the second terminal and the fourth terminal. Also, the apparatus includes a first current supplier coupled to the first terminal, a second current supplier coupled to the second terminal, a third current supplier coupled to the third terminal, and a fourth current supplier coupled to the fourth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Patent number: 7589563
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for regulating voltage levels. The apparatus includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor and the second transistor are each coupled to a first current source and a second current source. Additionally, the apparatus includes a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and configured to receive a first voltage from the second transistor, and a fourth transistor configured to receive the first voltage from the second transistor and generate an output voltage. Moreover, the apparatus includes an adaptive system coupled to the fourth transistor. Also, the apparatus includes a delay system coupled to the third transistor and configured to receive a sensing current from the third transistor and generate a delayed current associated with a predetermined time delay. Additionally, the apparatus includes a current generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufactruing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Wenzhe Luo
  • Patent number: 7545201
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a voltage. The system includes a first transistor including a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first terminal is configured to receive a first predetermined voltage, and the first gate is configured to receive a first control signal. Additionally, the system includes a second transistor including a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. The second gate is configured to receive a second control signal, the third terminal is biased to a second predetermined voltage, the second terminal and the fourth terminal are directly connected to a first node, and the first node is associated with a first voltage level. Moreover, the system includes a third transistor including a third gate, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20090066417
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating differential signals. The apparatus includes a first operational amplifier receiving a first signal, a second operational amplifier receiving a second signal, and a first transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. Additionally, the apparatus includes a second transistor. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a first resistor coupled to the first terminal and the third terminal, and a second resistor coupled to the second terminal and the fourth terminal. Also, the apparatus includes a first current supplier coupled to the first terminal, a second current supplier coupled to the second terminal, a third current supplier coupled to the third terminal, and a fourth current supplier coupled to the fourth terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Patent number: 7471123
    Abstract: A baseband clock synthesizer having particular use in a BLUETOOTH piconet device, having the capability of generating either 12 MHz or 13 MHz clock signals generated from any reference clock signal, e.g., 12.00, 12.80, 13.00, 15.36, 16.80, 19.20, 19.44, 19.68, 19.80, and 26.00 MHz. A fractional-N frequency divider is implemented with a PLL including a variable divider allowing the use of virtually any reference frequency input to generate a locked 156 MHz clock signal used as a basis for a 12 MHz or 13 MHz baseband clock signal. A residue feedback sigma-delta modulator provides a varying integer sequence to an integer divider in a feedback path of the PLL, effectively allowing division by non-integer numbers in the PLL. Thus, the PLL can be referenced to virtually any reference clock and still provide a fixed output clock signal (e.g., 12 or 13 MHz).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: William Eric Holland, Wenzhe Luo, Zhigang Ma, Dale H. Nelson, Harold Thomas Simmonds, Lizhong Sun, Xiangqun Sun
  • Patent number: 7443051
    Abstract: A system and method for adaptively providing a power supply voltage. The system includes an input/output subsystem configured to receive a first voltage, an analog subsystem configured to receive a second voltage and coupled to the input/output subsystem, a first digital subsystem configured to receive a third voltage and coupled to the input/output subsystem, and a second digital subsystem configured to receive a fourth voltage and coupled to the input/output subsystem, the first digital subsystem, and the analog subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang, Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20080238381
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for regulating voltage levels. The apparatus includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor and the second transistor are each coupled to a first current source and a second current source. Additionally, the apparatus includes a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and configured to receive a first voltage from the second transistor, and a fourth transistor configured to receive the first voltage from the second transistor and generate an output voltage. Moreover, the apparatus includes an adaptive system coupled to the fourth transistor. Also, the apparatus includes a delay system coupled to the third transistor and configured to receive a sensing current from the third transistor and generate a delayed current associated with a predetermined time delay. Additionally, the apparatus includes a current generation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Wenzhe Luo
  • Patent number: 7414450
    Abstract: A system and method for adaptively providing a power supply voltage. The system includes an oscillator configured to receive an output voltage and generate a firs signal. The first signal is associated with a first frequency and a first period. Additionally, the system includes a frequency comparator configured to receive the first signal associated with the first frequency and a second signal associated with a second frequency and to generate a third signal if the first frequency and the second frequency are not equal, and a voltage regulator coupled to the frequency comparator and configured to generate the output voltage based on at least information associated with the third signal. The output voltage is received by a powered system, and the powered system is configured to receive a clock signal associated with a clock frequency. The clock frequency is equal to the second frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang, Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20080116863
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a reference voltage for regulating voltage levels. The apparatus includes a first voltage generation system configured to receive a first control signal and output a calibration voltage, a voltage adjustment system configured to receive the calibration voltage and a reference voltage and output a second control signal, and a second voltage generation system configured to receive the second control signal and output the reference voltage. The voltage adjustment system includes a latch system configured to receive a third control signal and a fourth control signal and output the first control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Wenzhe Luo
  • Publication number: 20080106325
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a voltage. The system includes a first transistor including a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first terminal is configured to receive a first predetermined voltage, and the first gate is configured to receive a first control signal. Additionally, the system includes a second transistor including a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. The second gate is configured to receive a second control signal, the third terminal is biased to a second predetermined voltage, the second terminal and the fourth terminal are directly connected to a first node, and the first node is associated with a first voltage level. Moreover, the system includes a third transistor including a third gate, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Patent number: 7368989
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating differential signals. The apparatus includes a first operational amplifier receiving a first signal, a second operational amplifier receiving a second signal, and a first transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. Additionally, the apparatus includes a second transistor. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a first resistor coupled to the first terminal and the third terminal, and a second resistor coupled to the second terminal and the fourth terminal. Also, the apparatus includes a first current supplier coupled to the first terminal, a second current supplier coupled to the second terminal, a third current supplier coupled to the third terminal, and a fourth current supplier coupled to the fourth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Patent number: 7353124
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a reference voltage for regulating voltage levels. The apparatus includes a first voltage generation system configured to receive a first control signal and output a calibration voltage, a voltage adjustment system configured to receive the calibration voltage and a reference voltage and output a second control signal, and a second voltage generation system configured to receive the second control signal and output the reference voltage. The voltage adjustment system includes a latch system configured to receive a third control signal and a fourth control signal and output the first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Wenzhe Luo
  • Patent number: 7352210
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for regulating voltage levels. The apparatus includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor and the second transistor are each coupled to a first current source and a second current source. Additionally, the apparatus includes a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and configured to receive a first voltage from the second transistor, and a fourth transistor configured to receive the first voltage from the second transistor and generate an output voltage. Moreover, the apparatus includes an adaptive system coupled to the fourth transistor. Also, the apparatus includes a delay system coupled to the third transistor and configured to receive a sensing current from the third transistor and generate a delayed current associated with a predetermined time delay. Additionally, the apparatus includes a current generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Wenzhe Luo
  • Patent number: 7307464
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a voltage. The system includes a first transistor with a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal, a second transistor with a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal, and a third transistor with a third gate, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal. Additionally, the system includes a fourth transistor with a fourth gate, a seventh terminal, and an eighth terminal, a fifth transistor with a fifth gate, a ninth terminal, and a tenth terminal, and a sixth transistor with a sixth gate, an eleventh terminal, and a twelfth terminal. The tenth terminal and the eleventh terminal are directly connected at a third node, which is directly connected to a first substrate for the third transistor, a second substrate for the fourth transistor, a third substrate for the fifth transistor, and a fourth substrate for the sixth transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20070262647
    Abstract: A system and method for adaptively providing a power supply voltage. The system includes an input/output subsystem configured to receive a first voltage, an analog subsystem configured to receive a second voltage and coupled to the input/output subsystem, a first digital subsystem configured to receive a third voltage and coupled to the input/output subsystem, and a second digital subsystem configured to receive a fourth voltage and coupled to the input/output subsystem, the first digital subsystem, and the analog subsystem. Additionally, the system includes a first adaptive power supply configured to receive an input voltage and generate the third voltage, and a second adaptive power supply configured to receive the input voltage and generate the fourth voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang, Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 7290036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new feature for e-mail services which provides a telephone call alert to a particular e-mail user when their e-mail server, web page e-mail server, or other e-mail receiving server receives new e-mail addressed to them. One or more designated telephone number (or numbers) are automatically called by an auto dialer at the e-mail server in response to the receipt of particularly identified high priority e-mail senders (e.g., from clients, from family, etc.). The particular designated telephone number(s) to call for a particular user are configured in a priority alert profile for that particular user, as are the possibility to limit the activation of the telephone call alert system to electronic messages received only from a select list of senders, and/or after a predetermined number of electronic messages have been received, and/or if a current time corresponds to a predetermined time to alert a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Qinghong Cao, Liang Jin, Wenzhe Luo, Jian Wu
  • Publication number: 20070197105
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating differential signals. The apparatus includes a first operational amplifier receiving a first signal, a second operational amplifier receiving a second signal, and a first transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. Additionally, the apparatus includes a second transistor. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a first resistor coupled to the first terminal and the third terminal, and a second resistor coupled to the second terminal and the fourth terminal. Also, the apparatus includes a first current supplier coupled to the first terminal, a second current supplier coupled to the second terminal, a third current supplier coupled to the third terminal, and a fourth current supplier coupled to the fourth terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20070189093
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing a current. The system includes an operational amplifier including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a first output terminal. The first input terminal is biased to a predetermined voltage, and the second input terminal and the first output terminal are directly connected. Additionally, the system includes a switch coupled to the first output terminal and a first node. The switch is controlled by at least a first control signal. Moreover, the system includes a comparator including a third input terminal, a fourth input terminal, and at least a second output terminal. The comparator is configured to receive a first input signal at the third input terminal and a second input signal at the fourth input terminal. The first input signal and the second input signal are associated with the first node and the predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenzhe Luo, Paul Ouyang