Patents by Inventor Yao-Chen Wang

Yao-Chen Wang 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: 20060087254
    Abstract: A multi-lamp tube controlling circuit includes at least one driving unit and having at least one switch individually, at least one transformer connected to the driving unit and the lamp, a current detection unit connected to the lamp for obtaining the loading current of the lamp, a pulse-width modulation (PWM) controlling unit connected to the current detection unit for obtaining the loading current so as to output a pulse-width modulation signal, at least one voltage detection unit connected to the lamp and the transformer for obtaining the loading voltage of the lamp, and a multi-lamp tube PWM controlling unit connected to the driving unit, the voltage detection unit, and the PWM controlling unit for receiving the pulse-width modulation signal and the loading voltage of the lamp for outputting a controlling signal to drive the switch for switching after processing the pulse-width modulation signal and the loading voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Hui-Chiang Yang, Yao-Chen Wang
  • Patent number: 6995989
    Abstract: A half-bridge-type control signal generating circuit outputs two control signals to control directly and drive switching actions of two electronic switches of a half-bridge-type circuit architecture. The half-bridge-type control signal generating circuit comprises an AND-gate logic unit, a NAND-gate logic unit, a circuit protection unit, a function generator, a clock generator, a soft boot unit connected to the clock generator, a sample and hold unit, a first comparator connected to the soft boot unit and the function generator, an OR-gate logic unit connected to the soft boot unit, the first comparator, the AND-gate logic unit and the NAND-gate logic unit, a second comparator connected to the sample and hold unit, the function generator, the AND-gate logic unit and the NAND-gate logic unit, and a dead time control unit connected to the function generator, the AND-gate logic unit and the NAND-gate logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Niko Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yao-Chen Wang
  • Patent number: 6958921
    Abstract: A push/pull-type control signal generating circuit outputs two control signals to control directly and drive switching actions of two electronic switches of a push/pull-type circuit architecture. The push/pull-type control signal generating circuit has a first AND-gate logic unit, a second AND-gate logic unit, a circuit protection unit, a function generator, a clock generator, a soft boot unit connected to the clock generator, a sample and hold unit, a first comparator connected to the soft boot unit and the function generator, an OR-gate logic unit connected to the soft boot unit, the first comparator and the first and second AND-gate logic units, a second comparator connected to the sample and hold unit, the function generator and the first and second AND-gate logic units, and a dead time control unit connected to the function generator and the first and second AND-gate logic units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Niko Semiconductor Co., LTD
    Inventor: Yao-Chen Wang