Patents by Inventor Yu-Chu Chen

Yu-Chu Chen 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: 10735149
    Abstract: An eye diagram measurement device includes a first mapping circuitry, a count circuitry, a second mapping circuitry and a memory circuitry. The first mapping circuitry maps one of plurality of internal signals of an electronic device to a first data signal having a predetermined number of bits. The counter circuitry performs a counting operation according to the first data signal and a plurality of signal values associated with the predetermined number of bits, to generate a plurality of count signals. The second mapping circuitry maps the count signals respectively to a plurality of eye diagram measurement signals corresponding to a present phase. The memory circuitry stores the eye diagram measurement signals in order to provide the eye diagram measurement signals to an external system for generating an eye diagram measurement result of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Juh Kang, Yu-Chu Chen, Hsun-Wei Kao
  • Publication number: 20200235747
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) device includes ADC circuitries, a calibration circuitry, and a skew adjusting circuitry. The ADC circuitries convert an input signal according to interleaved clock signals, in order to generate first quantized outputs. The calibration circuitry performs at least one calibration operation according to the first quantized outputs to generate second quantized outputs. The skew adjusting circuitry analyzes time difference information within even-numbered sampling periods of the clock signals, in order to generate adjustment signals. The adjustment signals are for reducing a clock skew in the ADC circuitries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Wen-Juh KANG, Yu-Chu CHEN, Man-Pio LAM
  • Publication number: 20200235748
    Abstract: An analog to digital converter (ADC) device includes ADC circuitries, a calibration circuitry, and a skew adjustment circuitry. The ADC circuitries are configured to convert an input signal according to interleaved clock signals, in order to generate first quantization outputs. The calibration circuitry is configured to perform at least one calibration operation according to the first quantization outputs, in order to generate second quantization outputs. The skew adjustment circuitry is configured to determine maximum value signals, to which the second quantization outputs respectively correspond during a predetermined interval, and to average the maximum value signals to generate a reference signal, and to compare the reference signal with each of the maximum value signals to generate adjustment signals, in order to reduce a clock skew of the ADC circuitries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Wen-Juh KANG, Yu-Chu CHEN, Man-Pio LAM
  • Patent number: 10700694
    Abstract: A calibration method applicable for a SAR ADC comprising a capacitor array, comprises the following operations: Inputting an input signal to the SAR ADC, wherein the SAR ADC is configured to generate an output signal according to the input signal, and the output signal comprises multiple selected digital codes; calculating average code densities for multiple digital code groups, respectively, wherein the multiple digital code groups are determined by dividing the multiple selected digital codes, and each of the multiple digital code groups comprises one or more selected digital codes of the multiple selected digital codes; calibrating capacitance of a first under-correction capacitor element of the capacitor array according to the first comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ting-Hao Wang, Yu-Chu Chen
  • Patent number: 10676019
    Abstract: A vehicle dual-functional lighting module is provided, including a light guide layer having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surface, one lateral solid-state light source located on the side surface of the light guide layer and emitting a first light in a first direction, and one direct light solid-state light source located below the light guide layer and emitting a second light selectively in a second direction. The first light is guided by the side surface and led out of the top surface to present a surface-illuminated surface light source. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction. The second light is emitted toward the top surface to present an intensified light source which is located in the surface light source to selectively enhance the illumination intensity locally of the surface light source. A vehicle dual-functional lighting set is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: EXCELLENCE OPTOELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Chu Chen, Sheng-Hua Yang
  • Patent number: 10673482
    Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a transceiver circuitry and a control circuitry. The transceiver circuitry is configured to receive first device data from an external device through a channel. The control circuitry is configured to calculate a least one system parameter of the transceiver circuitry based on the first device data, second device data associated with the transceiver circuitry, and at least one requirement of a predetermined communication protocol, in order to link with the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Juh Kang, Yu-Chu Chen, Hua-Shih Liao
  • Publication number: 20200124579
    Abstract: A gas detection system includes (1) an output device configured to output data acquired by monitoring a gas sensing element including a gas detection layer including a pigment; and (2) an information processing apparatus configured to process the data output by the output device, wherein the information processing apparatus includes a determining unit configured to determine whether the gas sensing element has detected gas, based on the data, and a display control unit configured to display, on an indication element, information indicating a position of the gas sensing element that has detected the gas or information indicating a status of gas leakage determined based on the data, when the determining unit determines that the gas sensing element has detected the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Koichi NAKAMURA, Nahid MOHAJERI, Yu-chu CHEN, Kujtim BIZATI, Shinji INOKUCHI, Namiko SUZUKI, Masahiko HIROSE, Masaya NISHIGAWARA, Hiroyuki HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200124538
    Abstract: A gas sensing element includes a gas detection layer including a chemochromic pigment, with modifications towards enhancing shelf-life performance and false detection performance before use. The gas detection layer has an adhesion of greater than or equal to 0.2 N/25 mm. Also described are methods of making the aforedescribed element to attain enhanced shelf-life performance and false detection performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Koichi NAKAMURA, Nahid MOHAJERI, Yu-chu CHEN, Kujtim BIZATI, Shinji INOKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200127676
    Abstract: A calibration method applicable for a SAR ADC comprising a capacitor array, comprises the following operations: Inputting an input signal to the SAR ADC, wherein the SAR ADC is configured to generate an output signal according to the input signal, and the output signal comprises multiple selected digital codes; calculating average code densities for multiple digital code groups, respectively, wherein the multiple digital code groups are determined by dividing the multiple selected digital codes, and each of the multiple digital code groups comprises one or more selected digital codes of the multiple selected digital codes; calibrating capacitance of a first under-correction capacitor element of the capacitor array according to the first comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ting-Hao WANG, Yu-Chu CHEN
  • Patent number: 10578271
    Abstract: A vehicle LED linear lighting module is provide, including at least one printed circuit board, at least one light bar, an optical colloid and a light conductor. The light bar is disposed on the printed circuit board and composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes in a linear lighting and arranged with equal pitches. The optical colloid has a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface, and covers the plurality of light emitting diodes in a full coverage. By using different optical surfaces of the optical colloid and the arrangement of the light incident surface and the light exit surface of the optical conductor, the light strip can greatly improve the light effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: EXCELLENCE OPTOELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Chu Chen, Jhen-Cyun Lyu, Sheng-Hua Yang
  • Publication number: 20200067557
    Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a transceiver circuitry and a control circuitry. The transceiver circuitry is configured to receive first device data from an external device through a channel. The control circuitry is configured to calculate a least one system parameter of the transceiver circuitry based on the first device data, second device data associated with the transceiver circuitry, and at least one requirement of a predetermined communication protocol, in order to link with the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Wen-Juh KANG, Yu-Chu CHEN, Hua-Shih LIAO
  • Publication number: 20200014501
    Abstract: An eye diagram measurement device includes a first mapping circuitry, a count circuitry, a second mapping circuitry and a memory circuitry. The first mapping circuitry maps one of plurality of internal signals of an electronic device to a first data signal having a predetermined number of bits. The counter circuitry performs a counting operation according to the first data signal and a plurality of signal values associated with the predetermined number of bits, to generate a plurality of count signals. The second mapping circuitry maps the count signals respectively to a plurality of eye diagram measurement signals corresponding to a present phase. The memory circuitry stores the eye diagram measurement signals in order to provide the eye diagram measurement signals to an external system for generating an eye diagram measurement result of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Wen-Juh KANG, Yu-Chu CHEN, Hsun-Wei KAO
  • Publication number: 20200003697
    Abstract: A gas sensing element includes a gas detection layer including a pigment, the gas detection layer including a first surface; and a backing material disposed on the first surface of the gas detection layer. When reducing gas causes the gas sensing element to change in color, a color change ?L* of the gas sensing element is greater than or equal to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Koichi NAKAMURA, Nahid MOHAJERI, Yu-chu CHEN, Kujtim BIZATI, Shinji INOKUCHI, Namiko SUZUKI, Hiroyuki HIGUCHI, Masahiko HIROSE, Masaya NISHIGAWARA
  • Patent number: 10509156
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device. The device may include a printed circuit board, a reflective layer formed on the printed circuit board, a light guide layer formed on the reflective layer, and one or more light sources provided on one or more sides of the light guide layer to allow light to enter the light guide layer from the one or more sides, wherein the light guide layer may be bent with one or more curves, and wherein one surface of the light guide layer may be formed with a plurality of microstructures so as to achieve the best lighting effect and to increase luminance uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Excellence Optoelectronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chu Chen, Ching-Tan Yu, Pin-Chu Chen, Sheng-Hua Yang
  • Publication number: 20190275925
    Abstract: A vehicle dual-functional lighting module is provided, including a light guide layer having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surface, one lateral solid-state light source located on the side surface of the light guide layer and emitting a first light in a first direction, and one direct light solid-state light source located below the light guide layer and emitting a second light selectively in a second direction. The first light is guided by the side surface and led out of the top surface to present a surface-illuminated surface light source. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction. The second light is emitted toward the top surface to present an intensified light source which is located in the surface light source to selectively enhance the illumination intensity locally of the surface light source. A vehicle dual-functional lighting set is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: YU-CHU CHEN, SHENG-HUA YANG
  • Patent number: 10181941
    Abstract: A sampling phase adjustment device and an adjusting method thereof are disclosed. Sampling phase adjustment device includes feedback summer, adaptive equalizer unit, clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, data slicer, error slicer, sample calculator unit and enable circuit. The adjusting method is as follows: the data slicer and error slicer receive a sum value generated from the feedback summer, and generate a data signal and an error signal, respectively. The adaptive equalizer unit provides an equalizing signal to the feedback summer and a reference signal to the error slicer. The sample calculator unit generates a sampling adjustment signal based on the data signal and error signal. The CDR circuit is configured to output and adjust a clock signal based on the sampling adjustment signal and data signal. The enable circuit enables the adaptive equalizer unit and the sample calculator unit alternatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chu Chen, Wen-Juh Kang, Chen-Yang Pan
  • Patent number: 10162988
    Abstract: A radio frequency transmission method and a device thereof are provided. The method includes: transmitting a radio frequency command by a radio frequency reader; receiving the radio frequency command by a radio frequency tag, wherein the radio frequency command includes bits; determining a logic level of each of the bits based upon a time length of each of the bits at a voltage level of a voltage waveform by the radio frequency tag; and determining whether to transmit a response signal in response to the radio frequency reader based upon the logic level of each of the bits by the radio frequency tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: NYQUEST CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu-Chu Chen, Kuan-Jung Chen, Chih-Hsuan Lee
  • Patent number: 10130840
    Abstract: A passive muscle training device includes a base having at least one first link and at least one second link. At least one first rod is pivotably connected to the at least one first link. At least one second rod is pivotably connected to the at least one second link. The at least one first rod and the at least one second rod each have a handle extending beyond the cover on the base. A power input end is pivotably connected to the first rod and drives an eccentric portion of a shaft to swing the at least first rod and the at least one second rod alternatively. The user holds the two handles and the user's muscles are trained by centripetal contraction and centrifugal contraction due to the movement of the handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: B. Green Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Chu Chen, Cheng Hsun Huang
  • Publication number: 20180322318
    Abstract: A radio frequency transmission method and a device thereof are provided. The method includes: transmitting a radio frequency command by a radio frequency reader; receiving the radio frequency command by a radio frequency tag, wherein the radio frequency command includes bits; determining a logic level of each of the bits based upon a time length of each of the bits at a voltage level of a voltage waveform by the radio frequency tag; and determining whether to transmit a response signal in response to the radio frequency reader based upon the logic level of each of the bits by the radio frequency tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Nyquest Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Yu-Chu CHEN, Kuan-Jung CHEN, Chih-Hsuan LEE
  • Patent number: 10079697
    Abstract: A receiving device includes a first calculating circuit, an error slicer, a data slicer, a second calculating circuit, and an equalization circuit. The first calculating circuit is configured to generate a calculating signal according to an equalized signal and a feedback signal. The error slicer is configured to generate an error signal according to the calculating signal. The data slicer is configured to generate a data signal according to the calculating signal. The second calculating circuit is configured to generate a first, a second, and a third equalization coefficient according to the data signal and the error signal. The equalization circuit is configured to generate the feedback signal according to the first, the second, and the third equalization coefficient. A gain value of the equalization circuit is associated with the first equalization coefficient. A time constant of the equalization circuit is associated with the second and the third equalization coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Juh Kang, Yu-Chu Chen, Yi-Lin Lee