Patents by Inventor Yongbin Chu

Yongbin Chu 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: 11967566
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes first conductive leads and second conductive leads at least partially exposed to an exterior of a package structure, and a multilevel lamination structure in the package structure. The multilevel lamination structure includes a first patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a first level to form a first winding coupled to at least one of the first conductive leads in a first circuit, a second patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a different level to form a second winding coupled to at least one of the second conductive leads in a second circuit isolated from the first circuit, and a conductive shield trace having multiple turns in a second level spaced apart from and between the first patterned conductive feature and the second patterned conductive feature, the conductive shield trace coupled in the first circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Gumaste Khanolkar, Robert Martinez, Zhemin Zhang, Yongbin Chu
  • Publication number: 20230207483
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes first conductive leads and second conductive leads at least partially exposed to an exterior of a package structure, and a multilevel lamination structure in the package structure. The multilevel lamination structure includes a first patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a first level to form a first winding coupled to at least one of the first conductive leads in a first circuit, a second patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a different level to form a second winding coupled to at least one of the second conductive leads in a second circuit isolated from the first circuit, and a conductive shield trace having multiple turns in a second level spaced apart from and between the first patterned conductive feature and the second patterned conductive feature, the conductive shield trace coupled in the first circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Gumaste Khanolkar, Robert Martinez, Zhemin Zhang, Yongbin Chu
  • Publication number: 20230179090
    Abstract: In some examples, a circuit includes an amplifier, a resistor, and a damping network. The amplifier has an amplifier output and first and second amplifier inputs. The first amplifier input is adapted to be coupled to a first terminal, and the second amplifier input is configured to receive a reference voltage. The resistor is coupled between the amplifier output and the first amplifier input. The damping network is coupled between the amplifier output and the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Yongbin CHU, Yogesh Kumar RAMADASS
  • Patent number: 11606849
    Abstract: In described examples, a system (e.g., a light-emitting diode dimmer system) includes a switching device coupled to a switching controller. The switching controller generates a control signal, which includes a low frequency signal (e.g., for controlling a dimming function) and a switching signal. An active electromagnetic interference filter (AEF) is coupled to the DC source. An active shunt is coupled to a power input node of the switching device and is configured to selectively couple a shunt current to the power input node of the switching device in synchronization with the low frequency signal (e.g., which can reduce, if not also eliminate, a saturation time of the AEF and improve the performance of the AEF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yongbin Chu, Yogesh Kumar Ramadass, Jeffrey Anthony Morroni
  • Patent number: 11601045
    Abstract: In some examples, a circuit includes an amplifier, a resistor, and a damping network. The amplifier has an amplifier output and first and second amplifier inputs. The first amplifier input is adapted to be coupled to a first terminal, and the second amplifier input is configured to receive a reference voltage. The resistor is coupled between the amplifier output and the first amplifier input. The damping network is coupled between the amplifier output and the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yongbin Chu, Yogesh Kumar Ramadass
  • Patent number: 11538766
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes first conductive leads and second conductive leads at least partially exposed to an exterior of a package structure, and a multilevel lamination structure in the package structure. The multilevel lamination structure includes a first patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a first level to form a first winding coupled to at least one of the first conductive leads in a first circuit, a second patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a different level to form a second winding coupled to at least one of the second conductive leads in a second circuit isolated from the first circuit, and a conductive shield trace having multiple turns in a second level spaced apart from and between the first patterned conductive feature and the second patterned conductive feature, the conductive shield trace coupled in the first circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Gumaste Khanolkar, Robert Martinez, Zhemin Zhang, Yongbin Chu
  • Publication number: 20210313966
    Abstract: A system includes a conductive chassis having a first ground terminal. The conductive chassis couples to a switching circuit having a second ground terminal and having a first switching frequency. The second ground terminal is electrically isolated from the first ground terminal. An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter has an output and first and second inputs, and is configured to receive a first AC voltage having a second switching frequency at the first input, receive a second AC voltage having the second switching frequency at the second input referenced to the first ground terminal, sense noise having the first switching frequency on at least one of the first or second inputs, and generate an injection signal at the output based on the detected noise. The output couples to at least one of the first or second inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ashish KUMAR, Yongbin CHU, Yogesh Kumar RAMADASS
  • Publication number: 20200413575
    Abstract: In described examples, a system (e.g., a light-emitting diode dimmer system) includes a switching device coupled to a switching controller. The switching controller generates a control signal, which includes a low frequency signal (e.g., for controlling a dimming function) and a switching signal. An active electromagnetic interference filter (AEF) is coupled to the DC source. An active shunt is coupled to a power input node of the switching device and is configured to selectively couple a shunt current to the power input node of the switching device in synchronization with the low frequency signal (e.g., which can reduce, if not also eliminate, a saturation time of the AEF and improve the performance of the AEF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yongbin Chu, Yogesh Kumar Ramadass, Jeffrey Anthony Morroni
  • Publication number: 20200373831
    Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The first amplifier is configured to sense noise signals on a power conductor. The second amplifier is coupled to the first amplifier and is configured to drive a cancellation signal onto the power conductor. The cancellation signal is to reduce the amplitude of the noise signals sensed by the first amplifier. An output impedance of the second amplifier is lower than an output impedance of the first amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yongbin CHU, Yogesh RAMADASS, Saurav BANDYOPADHYAY, Todd Allen TOPORSKI, Jeffrey Anthony MORRONI
  • Publication number: 20200313549
    Abstract: In some examples, a circuit includes an amplifier, a resistor, and a damping network. The amplifier has an amplifier output and first and second amplifier inputs. The first amplifier input is adapted to be coupled to a first terminal, and the second amplifier input is configured to receive a reference voltage. The resistor is coupled between the amplifier output and the first amplifier input. The damping network is coupled between the amplifier output and the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yongbin CHU, Yogesh Kumar RAMADASS
  • Publication number: 20200303319
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes first conductive leads and second conductive leads at least partially exposed to an exterior of a package structure, and a multilevel lamination structure in the package structure. The multilevel lamination structure includes a first patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a first level to form a first winding coupled to at least one of the first conductive leads in a first circuit, a second patterned conductive feature having multiple turns in a different level to form a second winding coupled to at least one of the second conductive leads in a second circuit isolated from the first circuit, and a conductive shield trace having multiple turns in a second level spaced apart from and between the first patterned conductive feature and the second patterned conductive feature, the conductive shield trace coupled in the first circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Gumaste Khanolkar, Robert Martinez, Zhemin Zhang, Yongbin Chu
  • Patent number: 10778089
    Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The first amplifier is configured to sense noise signals on a power conductor. The second amplifier is coupled to the first amplifier and is configured to drive a cancellation signal onto the power conductor. The cancellation signal is to reduce the amplitude of the noise signals sensed by the first amplifier. An output impedance of the second amplifier is lower than an output impedance of the first amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yongbin Chu, Yogesh Ramadass, Saurav Bandyopadhyay, Todd Allen Toporski, Jeffrey Anthony Morroni
  • Patent number: 10374510
    Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter includes an amplifier configured to sense noise signals on a power conductor, and drive a cancellation signal onto the power conductor. The cancellation signal is to reduce the amplitude of the noise signals. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include a high frequency compensation network that improves the high frequency phase margin of the active EMI filter and improves the stability of the active EMI filter at high frequencies. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include a low frequency compensation capacitor that increases the phase margin of the active EMI filter at low frequencies. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include low frequency compensation circuitry that increases the low frequency tolerance of the active EMI filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yongbin Chu, Jeffrey Anthony Morroni, Yogesh Kumar Ramadass
  • Publication number: 20180294714
    Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The first amplifier is configured to sense noise signals on a power conductor. The second amplifier is coupled to the first amplifier and is configured to drive a cancellation signal onto the power conductor. The cancellation signal is to reduce the amplitude of the noise signals sensed by the first amplifier. An output impedance of the second amplifier is lower than an output impedance of the first amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Yongbin CHU, Yogesh RAMADASS, Saurav BANDYOPADHYAY, Todd Allen TOPORSKI, Jeffrey Anthony MORRONI
  • Publication number: 20180295758
    Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter includes an amplifier configured to sense noise signals on a power conductor, and drive a cancellation signal onto the power conductor. The cancellation signal is to reduce the amplitude of the noise signals. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include a high frequency compensation network that improves the high frequency phase margin of the active EMI filter and improves the stability of the active EMI filter at high frequencies. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include a low frequency compensation capacitor that increases the phase margin of the active EMI filter at low frequencies. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include low frequency compensation circuitry that increases the low frequency tolerance of the active EMI filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Yongbin CHU, Jeffrey Anthony MORRONI, Yogesh Kumar RAMADASS
  • Patent number: 9473042
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for active power filtering utilizing cascaded multilevel inverters. In one example, among others, a grid active power filter includes a multilevel inverter including a plurality of series connected H-bridges and processing circuitry configured to control switching of the plurality of H-bridges. The multilevel inverter can be coupled to a point of common coupling between a grid and a load. The switching can be controlled based at least in part upon a number of individual harmonic currents drawn by the load. In another example, a method includes determining firing angles for each of a series of single phase H-bridges coupled to a PCC between a grid and a load, and adjusting firing of switches of the single phase H-bridges based upon the firing angles. The firing angles can be based at least in part upon a number of individual harmonic currents drawn by the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yongbin Chu, Shuo Wang