Patents by Inventor Yu-Lun Richard Lu

Yu-Lun Richard Lu 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: 7937429
    Abstract: An equalization scheme for a transmission line employs a Taylor series expansion which enables the provided equalization to be adjusted based on line length. Multiple circuit blocks compute respective terms of the Taylor series, which are then summed to provide a compensating frequency response. For example, for a conductor having a frequency response given by H(f)=e?kl(1+j)?{square root over (f)}, where k is a constant dependent on the physical parameters of the conductor, l is the length of the conductor and f is the frequency of the signal propagated via the conductor, the present scheme provides an inverse frequency response H?1 (f) given by H?1 (f)= 1 + kl ? f 1 ! + k 2 ? l 2 ? f 2 ! + k 3 ? l 3 ? f 2 3 ! + … . The kl terms serve as weighting factors which vary with the length of the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Lun Richard Lu
  • Patent number: 7786765
    Abstract: A low voltage shutdown circuit comprises an input node for receiving a voltage Vin to be monitored, first and second voltage-to-current (V to I) converters arranged to receive Vin at respective inputs and to convert Vin to currents I1 and I2 at respective outputs, and a current comparison circuit arranged to produce an output which is in a first state when I1<I2 and in a second state when I1>I2. The V to I converters have respective voltage-to-current transfer functions which intersect at a non-zero threshold voltage Vth, such that the current comparison circuit output toggles when Vin<Vth. This output can be used as needed to, for example, trigger the shut down of other circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan R. Carter, Yu-Lun Richard Lu
  • Publication number: 20080197888
    Abstract: A low voltage shutdown circuit comprises an input node for receiving a voltage Vin to be monitored, first and second voltage-to-current (V to I) converters arranged to receive Vin at respective inputs and to convert Vin to currents I1 and I2 at respective outputs, and a current comparison circuit arranged to produce an output which is in a first state when I1<I2 and in a second state when I1>I2. The V to I converters have respective voltage-to-current transfer functions which intersect at a non-zero threshold voltage Vth, such that the current comparison circuit output toggles when Vin<Vth. This output can be used as needed to, for example, trigger the shut down of other circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Nathan R. Carter, Yu-Lun Richard Lu
  • Publication number: 20080086521
    Abstract: An equalization scheme for a transmission line employs a Taylor series expansion which enables the provided equalization to be adjusted based on line length. Multiple circuit blocks compute respective terms of the Taylor series, which are then summed to provide a compensating frequency response. For example, for a conductor having a frequency response given by H(f)=e?kl(1+j)?{square root over (f)}, where k is a constant dependent on the physical parameters of the conductor, l is the length of the conductor and f is the frequency of the signal propagated via the conductor, the present scheme provides an inverse frequency response H?1(f) given by H?1(f)= 1 + kl ? f 1 ! + k 2 ? l 2 ? f 2 ! + k 3 ? l 3 ? f 2 3 ! + … . The kl terms serve as weighting factors which vary with the length of the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Yu-Lun Richard Lu