Patents by Inventor Yi-Chuan TSAI

Yi-Chuan TSAI 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: 11935769
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a chemical supply system, including a chamber, a tubing extending into the chamber, an interlock apparatus, including a fixture for fastening the tubing, and means for determining whether the tubing is fastened by the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Fang-Pin Chiang, Tsung-Lin Tsai, Chaoyen Huang, Yi Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11462995
    Abstract: A power factor correction (PFC) controller applied to a primary side of a power converter includes a feedback pin, a sensing pin, a current detecting circuit, an output voltage detecting circuit, and a determination circuit. The current detecting circuit is coupled to the feedback pin and the sensing pin for detecting an output current of a secondary side of the power converter according to a feedback voltage of the feedback pin and a sensing voltage of the sensing pin. The output voltage detecting circuit is coupled to the feedback pin for detecting an output voltage of the secondary side of the power converter according to the feedback voltage. The determination circuit is coupled to the current detecting circuit and the output voltage detecting circuit for turning on or turning off a PFC circuit coupled to the power converter according to the output current and the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Leadtrend Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Tsou, Kuan-Hsien Chou, Yi-Chuan Tsai, Cheng-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20210281166
    Abstract: A power factor correction (PFC) controller applied to a primary side of a power converter includes a feedback pin, a sensing pin, a current detecting circuit, an output voltage detecting circuit, and a determination circuit. The current detecting circuit is coupled to the feedback pin and the sensing pin for detecting an output current of a secondary side of the power converter according to a feedback voltage of the feedback pin and a sensing voltage of the sensing pin. The output voltage detecting circuit is coupled to the feedback pin for detecting an output voltage of the secondary side of the power converter according to the feedback voltage. The determination circuit is coupled to the current detecting circuit and the output voltage detecting circuit for turning on or turning off a PFC circuit coupled to the power converter according to the output current and the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Tsou, Kuan-Hsien Chou, Yi-Chuan Tsai, Cheng-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 9621055
    Abstract: A controller with leakage current protection of a diode includes a comparison unit, a reference voltage generation unit, a time out signal generation unit, and a gate signal generation unit, wherein the diode is applied to a secondary side of a power converter. The comparison unit outputs a corresponding selection signal according to a compensation voltage and a threshold. The reference voltage generation unit outputs a corresponding reference voltage range according to the corresponding selection signal. The time out signal generation unit determines a corresponding time out according to the corresponding selection signal, and generates a corresponding time out signal when a voltage corresponding to an auxiliary winding has no peak to cross an upper limit of the corresponding reference voltage range during the corresponding time out. The gate signal generation unit enters the leakage current protection or a quasi-resonant mode according to the corresponding time out signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Leadtrend Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Yi-Chuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 9621027
    Abstract: An apparatus is capable of improving the power factor of a power supply powered by a high power line and a ground power line. The apparatus comprises a line voltage detector and an ON time controller. The line voltage detector provides a scaled voltage to represent a line voltage of the high power line. The ON time controller has a valley voltage detector, which provides, in response to the scaled voltage, a valley representative representing a valley voltage of the line voltage. The ON time controller controls an ON time of a power switch in the power supply in response to the valley representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: LEADTREND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang-Yi Lin, Yi-Chuan Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160065078
    Abstract: A controller with leakage current protection of a diode includes a comparison unit, a reference voltage generation unit, a time out signal generation unit, and a gate signal generation unit, wherein the diode is applied to a secondary side of a power converter. The comparison unit outputs a corresponding selection signal according to a compensation voltage and a threshold. The reference voltage generation unit outputs a corresponding reference voltage range according to the corresponding selection signal. The time out signal generation unit determines a corresponding time out according to the corresponding selection signal, and generates a corresponding time out signal when a voltage corresponding to an auxiliary winding has no peak to cross an upper limit of the corresponding reference voltage range during the corresponding time out. The gate signal generation unit enters the leakage current protection or a quasi-resonant mode according to the corresponding time out signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Yi-Chuan Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150069979
    Abstract: An apparatus is capable of improving the power factor of a power supply powered by a high power line and a ground power line. The apparatus comprises a line voltage detector and an ON time controller. The line voltage detector provides a scaled voltage to represent a line voltage of the high power line. The ON time controller has a valley voltage detector, which provides, in response to the scaled voltage, a valley representative representing a valley voltage of the line voltage. The ON time controller controls an ON time of a power switch in the power supply in response to the valley representative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Chang-Yi Lin, Yi-Chuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8836229
    Abstract: An LED driver circuit includes: a bridge rectifier, a first compensation capacitor, a second compensation capacitor, and an LED module. The bridge rectifier is connected to an AC input power for producing a rectification output power. The first compensation capacitor is connected to a first rectification output terminal and an AC input terminal of the bridge rectifier. The second compensation capacitor is connected to a second rectification terminal and the AC input terminal of the bridge rectifier. The LED module is connected to the first rectification output terminal and the second rectification output terminal of the bridge rectifier. The first and second compensation capacitors in the present invention can effectively improve the total current harmonic distortion of the LED module and its utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Tsorng-Juu Liang, Wei-Ching Tseng, Yi-Chuan Tsai, Jiann-Fuh Chen
  • Publication number: 20120161650
    Abstract: An LED driver circuit includes: a bridge rectifier, a first compensation capacitor, a second compensation capacitor, and an LED module. The bridge rectifier is connected to an AC input power for producing a rectification output power. The first compensation capacitor is connected to a first rectification output terminal and an AC input terminal of the bridge rectifier. The second compensation capacitor is connected to a second rectification terminal and the AC input terminal of the bridge rectifier. The LED module is connected to the first rectification output terminal and the second rectification output terminal of the bridge rectifier. The first and second compensation capacitors in the present invention can effectively improve the total current harmonic distortion of the LED module and its utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Tsorng-Juu LIANG, Wei-Ching TSENG, Yi-Chuan TSAI, Jiann-Fuh CHEN