Patents by Inventor Yu-Ming Chang

Yu-Ming Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20150202973
    Abstract: A charging apparatus with dynamical charging power is configured to charge an electric vehicle. The charging apparatus includes a main power conversion unit, an auxiliary power conversion unit, and a control unit. The main power conversion unit receives an AC power and converts the AC power into a main output power. The auxiliary power conversion unit receives an auxiliary DC power and converts the auxiliary DC power into an auxiliary output power. The control unit controls maximum output power of the main output power to be an upper-limit output power value. When a charging power value of charging the electric vehicle is greater than the upper-limit output power value, the control unit dynamically controls the auxiliary output power according to a power difference value between the charging power value and the upper-limit output power value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Yu-Ming CHANG
  • Publication number: 20150177996
    Abstract: Technology is described that increases endurance of memory devices through heal leveling. Heal leveling is a lightweight solution to distribute healing cycles among memory blocks. Approaches described herein can accomplish heal leveling without introducing a large amount of overhead. Heal leveling significantly improves the access performance and the effective lifetime of memory blocks. By more evenly distributing the heal count it may not be necessary to directly apply wear leveling based on access counts of each block because each block will be more evenly accessed in the long run. Heal leveling may be performed by moving data that is seldom or never modified after creation, such as read-only files, to blocks having suffered the greatest number, or a high number, of healing cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YU-MING CHANG, HSIANG-PANG LI, HANG-TING LUE, YUAN-HAO CHANG, TEI-WEI KUO
  • Publication number: 20150161959
    Abstract: A driving method for a display system with a gate driving device and a panel includes utilizing a plurality of gate driving modules of the gate driving device to generate a plurality of gate driving signals for driving a plurality of scan lines of the panel; and adjusting a plurality of output resistances of the plurality of gate driving modules according to the plurality of gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Yu-Ming Chang, Chao-Chih Hsiao, Po-Ching Li
  • Publication number: 20150154942
    Abstract: A transmission method for a display device is provided. The display device includes a one-to-many timing controller and a plurality of source drivers. The transmission method includes determining whether the plurality of source drivers being operated in different operational modes are switched on or off according to a command signal, to receive a display information of the one-to-many timing controller. The display information comprises at least a first control triggering signal, a first control signal, a first display information triggering signal, a first display signal, a second display information triggering signal and a second display signal, and the command signal is an internal setting signal or an external setting signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Yu-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 9025375
    Abstract: Technology is described that supports reduced program disturb of nonvolatile memory. A three/two dimensional NAND array includes a plurality of pages, which are divided into a plurality of page groups. Access is allowed to memory cells within a first page group of a plurality of page groups in an erase block of the three dimensional NAND array, while access is minimized to memory cells within a second page group of the plurality of page groups in the erase block of the three/two dimensional NAND array. Pages in the same page group are physically nonadjacent with each other in the three/two dimensional NAND array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Chang, Yung-Chun Li, Hsing-Chen Lu, Hsiang-Pang Li, Cheng-Yuan Wang, Yuan-Hao Chang, Tei-Wei Kuo
  • Publication number: 20150117697
    Abstract: An audio playback device is provided. The audio playback device includes a magnetic module, an annular armature, a coil module and a diaphragm. The magnetic module includes a magnetic source and two yokes each connected to one of two magnetic poles generated by the magnetic source and extends to form a magnetic field. The annular armature includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth arms that form a hollow area. At least part of the first arm is located in the magnetic area. The coil module is winded on the second arm and generates two varying electro-magnetic poles according to an alternating current data signal. The annular armature vibrates according to a relation of the two varying electro-magnetic poles and the magnetic field. The diaphragm is connected to the annular armature through a driving rod to vibrate according to the annular armature to generate a sound wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Sian BAI, Bo-Cheng YOU, Yi-Yang LO, Yu-Ming CHANG, Tang-Yao JHENG
  • Patent number: 9019731
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-power medium-voltage drive power cell, which comprises: a rectifier module for rectifying the three-phase AC input voltage to get a DC voltage; an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) inverter bridge connected to capacitors for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage of which the frequency, the amplitude and the phase are adjustable; a bypass module connected to the IGBT inverter bridge for providing the bypass function when the IGBT inverter bridge works in an abnormal state; and a heat pipe heat sink having a base plate on both sides of which power elements of the high-power medium-voltage drive power cell are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ai-Xing Tong, Yu-Ming Chang, Hong-Jian Gan, Shao-Cai Ma, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Publication number: 20140310447
    Abstract: A method for managing block erase operations is provided for an array of memory cells including erasable blocks of memory cells in the array. The method comprises maintaining status data for a plurality of sub-blocks of the erasable blocks of the array. The status data indicate whether the sub-blocks are currently accessible and whether the sub-blocks are invalid. The method comprises, in response to a request to erase a selected sub-block of a particular erasable block, issuing an erase command to erase the particular block if the other sub-blocks of the particular erasable block are invalid, else updating the status data to indicate that the selected sub-block is invalid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YU-MING CHANG, YUNG-CHUN LI, HSING-CHEN LU, HSIANG-PANG LI, CHENG-YUAN WANG, YUAN-HAO CHANG, TEI-WEI KUO
  • Publication number: 20140307505
    Abstract: Technology is described that supports reduced program disturb of nonvolatile memory. A three/two dimensional NAND array includes a plurality of pages, which are divided into a plurality of page groups. Access is allowed to memory cells within a first page group of a plurality of page groups in an erase block of the three dimensional NAND array, while access is minimized to memory cells within a second page group of the plurality of page groups in the erase block of the three/two dimensional NAND array. Pages in the same page group are physically nonadjacent with each other in the three/two dimensional NAND array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Macronix International Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Chang, Yung-Chun Li, Hsing-Chen Lu, Hsiang-Pang Li, Cheng-Yuan Wang, Yuan-Hao Chang, Tei-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 8693197
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat sink device, suitable to the heat dissipation of a high-power medium-voltage drive power cell. The device comprises a heat dissipation substrate having a first surface, a second surface and an inner layer between the first surface and the second surface; a heat pipe having an evaporation section and a condensation section. The evaporation section is buried in the inner layer of the heat dissipation substrate, and the condensation section is used to dissipate the heat from the evaporation section to the air. The power elements of the high-power medium-voltage drive power cell are disposed on the first surface and the second surface, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ai-Xing Tong, Yu-Ming Chang, Hong-Jian Gan, Shao-Cai Ma, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Publication number: 20140049214
    Abstract: An anti-theft charging system for charging a chargeable battery of an electric vehicle is disclosed and includes a power supplying device, an output terminal assembly, and a burglarproof detecting device. The power supplying device is used for outputting a charging energy. The output terminal assembly is electrically connected with the power supplying device and detachably coupled to the electric vehicle for receiving and transmitting the charging energy to the chargeable battery. The burglarproof detecting device includes a responding unit and a detecting unit. The responding unit is disposed within the output terminal assembly for issuing a response signal, and the detecting unit is disposed within the power supplying device and in signal connection with the responding unit for detecting the response signal. If the output terminal assembly is stolen, the detecting unit realizes that the output terminal assembly is stolen according to a change of the response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Chang, Tsung-Yuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20130307486
    Abstract: A charging system is provided for charging a chargeable battery. The charging system includes a phase-shifting transformer and a converting unit. The phase-shifting transformer includes a three-phase primary winding assembly and plural three-phase secondary winding assemblies. After a three-phase AC input voltage is received by the three-phase primary winding assembly, the three-phase AC input voltage is decreased, so that plural three-phase AC output voltages are outputted from respective three-phase secondary winding assemblies. Moreover, there is a phase-shifting angle between any two of the plural three-phase AC output voltages. The converting unit is electrically connected with the phase-shifting transformer, and includes plural three-phase rectifying circuits and a DC-DC converting circuit. The plural three-phase AC output voltages are rectified by the three-phase rectifying circuits, and the rectified voltage is converted into a DC charging voltage to charge the chargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Yu-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 8544781
    Abstract: A power shredder with individually removable components structure comprising two main removable components: the power component and the shredding mechanism component. The power and the shredding mechanism components can be individually attached and removed from the waste collector of the power shredder. The power component further comprises two main parts: a detachable motor and a detachable gear assembly. When any of the power component, shredding mechanism component, motor or gear assembly should become defective, the use can simply remove and replace the defective part with a new part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Dongguan Futai Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guofeng Pan, Herman Yu Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20130162419
    Abstract: A force feedback device is provided. Several spring-sleeved screw bolts respectively pass through the suppression holes around the top cover to fix the top cover on the base. Each spring in the ladder-shaped suppression hole is suppressed between the nut of the screw bolt and the top cover. Since the body of the screw bolt is longer than a predetermined height of the suppression hole, an absorption gap is reserved between the nut and the top cover to provide a smooth feel in operating the joystick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: QUANTA STORAGE INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming CHANG, Jen-Chen WU
  • Patent number: 8473711
    Abstract: A method for predicting memory access, where each data processing procedure is performed in a plurality of stages with segment processing, and the plurality of stages include at least a first stage and a second stage, includes: dividing a memory into a plurality of memory blocks, generating a predicting value of a second position information according to a correct value of a first position information at the first stage, accessing the memory blocks of the corresponding position in the memory according to the predicting value of the second position information, and identifying whether the predicting value of the second position information is correct or not for determining whether the memory is re-accessed, where the first stage occurs before the second stage in a same data processing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Chang, Yen-Ju Lu
  • Publication number: 20130107458
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat sink device, suitable to the heat dissipation of a high-power medium-voltage drive power cell. The device comprises a heat dissipation substrate having a first surface, a second surface and an inner layer between the first surface and the second surface; a heat pipe having an evaporation section and a condensation section. The evaporation section is buried in the inner layer of the heat dissipation substrate, and the condensation section is used to dissipate the heat from the evaporation section to the air. The power elements of the high-power medium-voltage drive power cell are disposed on the first surface and the second surface, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ai-Xing TONG, Yu-Ming CHANG, Hong-Jian GAN, Shao-Cai MA, Jian-Ping YING
  • Publication number: 20130100716
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-power medium-voltage drive power cell, which comprises: a rectifier module for rectifying the three-phase AC input voltage to get a DC voltage; an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) inverter bridge connected to capacitors for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage of which the frequency, the amplitude and the phase are adjustable; a bypass module connected to the IGBT inverter bridge for providing the bypass function when the IGBT inverter bridge works in an abnormal state; and a heat pipe heat sink having a base plate on both sides of which power elements of the high-power medium-voltage drive power cell are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ai-Xing Tong, Yu-Ming Chang, Hong-Jian GAN, Shao-Cai Ma, Jian-Ping Ying
  • Publication number: 20120154356
    Abstract: A source driving device, capable of reducing stand-by period and saving power consumption, includes a plurality of source drivers connected in series, which include one or more cascade source drivers. The one or more cascade source drivers include one or more first-type cascade source drivers, each of which, at different times to other first-type cascade source drivers, is respectively activated by a pulse signal generated by a previous source driver, and after the activation, is triggered by a frame signal to receive corresponding frame data in the frame signal. Each of the source drivers generates a pulse signal after receiving the corresponding frame data to activate the next source driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Hsu, Yu-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 8095944
    Abstract: A slot-in type disk drive fastens a clamping unit with two protrusions around its periphery on the central hole of a base plate. A front positioning part utilizes a stick to link a front right positioning bar and a front left positioning bar to synchronously open or close. A locking rod has a limiting pin inserted into an arc slot on the side of the base plate, and protrudes a locking end from the rear end. A rear positioning part utilizes an idle gear to link rear right and rear left positioning bars to synchronously open or close. The locking end can insert a first or second positioning recess on the rear left positioning bar and a touch block of the locking rod leans against the first protrusion. A lever is disposed on the rear right positioning bar to link a linkage plate set by one end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Quanta Storage Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Chang, Yu-Sheng Wang, Jen-Chen Wu
  • Patent number: 8046513
    Abstract: An operating method applied to an out-of-order executive bus system includes: according to dependency constraints, linking requests using the bus system to form dependency request links having an order; and processing the order of the requests according to the dependency request links. In addition, a bus system is provided. The bus system includes a request queue and a dependency request link generator. The request queue receives and stores a newly received request including at least a link tag. The dependency request link generator generates N dependency request links according to dependency constraints of N link tags of the newly received request, where N is any positive integer. Each link tag of the newly received request is implemented to indicate a link relation with respect to an order of the newly received request and a plurality of unserved requests preceding the newly received request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Ming Chang