Patents by Inventor Zong-Fu Hsieh

Zong-Fu Hsieh 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: 8476975
    Abstract: An operational amplifying device comprises an input stage and an output stage. The input stage receives and processes an input voltage to output an amplified voltage. The output stage is electrically connected to the input stage in series. The output stage comprises a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is configured to turn on for transferring the amplified voltage. The second switch is connected in parallel with the first switch and is configured to turn on for transferring the amplified voltage. The second switch is turned off when the first switch is turned on such that the amplified voltage is transferred through the first switch to the first resistor array for gamma correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Zong-Fu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8456233
    Abstract: A chopper comprises a differential difference amplifier, a first switch, and a second switch. The differential difference amplifier comprises a first input stage and a second input stage. The first input stage comprises a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal. The second input stage comprises a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal. The first switch is operable to receive a first input voltage and a second input voltage and selectively transfer the first input voltage to one of the non-inverting input terminal of the first input stage and the non-inverting input terminal of the second input stage. The second switch is operable to receive a third input voltage and a fourth input voltage and selectively transfer the third input voltage to one of the inverting input terminal of the first input stage and the inverting input terminal of the second input stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Zong-Fu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130113553
    Abstract: A chopper comprises a differential difference amplifier, a first switch, and a second switch. The differential difference amplifier comprises a first input stage and a second input stage. The first input stage comprises a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal. The second input stage comprises a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal. The first switch is operable to receive a first input voltage and a second input voltage and selectively transfer the first input voltage to one of the non-inverting input terminal of the first input stage and the non-inverting input terminal of the second input stage. The second switch is operable to receive a third input voltage and a fourth input voltage and selectively transfer the third input voltage to one of the inverting input terminal of the first input stage and the inverting input terminal of the second input stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Zong-Fu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130106521
    Abstract: An operational amplifying device comprises an input stage and an output stage. The input stage receives and processes an input voltage to output an amplified voltage. The output stage is electrically connected to the input stage in series. The output stage comprises a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is configured to turn on for transferring the amplified voltage. The second switch is connected in parallel with the first switch and is configured to turn on for transferring the amplified voltage. The second switch is turned off when the first switch is turned on such that the amplified voltage is transferred through the first switch to the first resistor array for gamma correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Zong-Fu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8217721
    Abstract: A slew rate enhancing circuit is disclosed. A current mirror circuit generates a mirrored current according to a current source, and the mirrored current is adaptively provided for an amplifier. A switch circuit is electrically coupled with the current source and the current mirror circuit. The switch circuit includes a first branch and a second branch that are coupled in parallel, wherein passage of the first branch and passage of the second branch are respectively controlled by a first switch and a second switch according to the non-inverting input voltage and the inverting input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Zong-Fu Hsieh