Patents by Inventor Yi-Meng Lan

Yi-Meng Lan 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: 12658778
    Abstract: A power supply device and an operation method thereof are provided. The power supply device includes a charge pump circuit and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit supplies a first power voltage to the charge pump circuit. The charge pump circuit converts the first power voltage into a second power voltage so as to supply the second power voltage to an application circuit. The power supply circuit detects the second power voltage or an output current output by the charge pump circuit to obtain a detection result. The power supply circuit dynamically adjusts the first power voltage based on the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tuo-Kuang Chen, Jui-Chi Chang, Yi-Meng Lan, Yi-Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 12255533
    Abstract: A power converter includes a high side switch, a low side switch, a low side driver, a loading detector, a configurable regulator and a high side driver. The low side driver generates a low side drive signal to control the low side switch. The configurable regulator generates a regulation voltage, a magnitude of which is greater when the loading detector detects that the power converter has light loading than when the loading detector detects that the power converter has heavy loading. The high side driver generates a high side drive signal that switches between the input voltage and the regulation voltage to control the high side switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Meng Lan, Yung-Chou Lin, Tuo-Kuang Chen, Chih-Yang Kang
  • Publication number: 20240405658
    Abstract: A power supply device and an operation method thereof are provided. The power supply device includes a charge pump circuit and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit supplies a first power voltage to the charge pump circuit. The charge pump circuit converts the first power voltage into a second power voltage so as to supply the second power voltage to an application circuit. The power supply circuit detects the second power voltage or an output current output by the charge pump circuit to obtain a detection result. The power supply circuit dynamically adjusts the first power voltage based on the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tuo-Kuang Chen, Jui-Chi Chang, Yi-Meng Lan, Yi-Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240072669
    Abstract: A power converter includes a high side switch, a low side switch, a low side driver, a loading detector, a configurable regulator and a high side driver. The low side driver generates a low side drive signal to control the low side switch. The configurable regulator generates a regulation voltage, a magnitude of which is greater when the loading detector detects that the power converter has light loading than when the loading detector detects that the power converter has heavy loading. The high side driver generates a high side drive signal that switches between the input voltage and the regulation voltage to control the high side switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yi-Meng LAN, Yung-Chou LIN, Tuo-Kuang CHEN, Chih-Yang KANG
  • Patent number: 8076919
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Power Factor Correction Controller, which comprises a boost converter, a current sensing unit, an arithmetic unit, and a switch driving unit. The current sensing unit can sense or derive the current that pass through the energy delivery device, which is normally implemented by a diode or a switch. The current sensing unit can also sense the inductor current, or the switch current. With the current sensing unit, the arithmetic unit can calculate the optimum switch on-time or when to turn off the switch, without direct-sensing of the load. The disclosed method reduces the system cost by removing the needs to sense the load condition as in the prior arts. The disclosed method also improves the system response by sensing the delivered current at energy delivery side, rather than the receiver side as in the prior arts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Liu, Yi-Meng Lan, Ming-Hung Chien
  • Publication number: 20100128503
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Power Factor Correction Controller, which comprises a boost converter, a current sensing unit, an arithmetic unit, and a switch driving unit. The current sensing unit can sense or derive the current that pass through the energy delivery device, which is normally implemented by a diode or a switch. The current sensing unit can also sense the inductor current, or the switch current. With the current sensing unit, the arithmetic unit can calculate the optimum switch on-time or when to turn off the switch, without direct-sensing of the load. The disclosed method reduces the system cost by removing the needs to sense the load condition as in the prior arts. The disclosed method also improves the system response by sensing the delivered current at energy delivery side, rather than the receiver side as in the prior arts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Vincent Liu, Yi-Meng Lan, Ming-Hung Chien