Termination voltage regulation apparatus with transient response enhancement

    公开(公告)号:US11209850B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US16790920

    申请日:2020-02-14

    Inventor: Yao-Wei Yang

    Abstract: A termination voltage regulation apparatus with transient response enhancement includes a termination voltage regulator and a transient response enhancer. The termination voltage regulator provides a termination voltage at a termination voltage terminal, including first and second switching units. The transient response enhancer, coupled to the termination voltage regulator, is utilized for enhancing transient response of the termination voltage regulator, including a first enhancement circuit for sensing a first signal associated with the first switching unit and enabling a first control terminal of the first switching unit to be at a first voltage in response to the first signal in a sinking mode; and a second enhancement circuit for sensing a second signal associated with the second switching unit and enabling a second control terminal of the second switching unit to be at a second voltage in response to the second signal in a sourcing mode.

    Pulse width modulation output stage with dead time control

    公开(公告)号:US10958259B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16837634

    申请日:2020-04-01

    Abstract: A pulse width modulation output stage incorporates a half bridge output stage, a gate control circuit, a detection circuit, and a control logic. The half bridge output stage has a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series between a power supply node and a ground node. The gate control circuit outputs a pulse width modulation signal to drive the first transistor and the second transistor. The detection circuit detects whether or not a glitch occurs in one of the gate voltages of the first and second transistor so as to generate a control code. The logic circuit varies the delay time of the pulse width modulation signal based on the control code.

    MEMORY CHIP, MEMORY MODULE AND METHOD FOR PSEUDO-ACCESSING MEMORY BANK THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210049095A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16539041

    申请日:2019-08-13

    Abstract: The present application proposes a memory chip includes a plurality of memory banks, a plurality of address pins, and a pseudo-address determining circuit. The plurality of address pins is arranged for receiving a plurality of address signals corresponding to the plurality of memory banks, respectively. The pseudo-address determining circuit has a plurality of input terminals coupled to the plurality of address pins, respectively, and a plurality of output terminals coupled to the plurality of memory banks. The pseudo-address determining circuit generates a pseudo-address table for the plurality of memory banks when the memory chip is powered-up. The pseudo-address table has a plurality of pseudo-addresses corresponding to the plurality of memory banks, respectively. The present application also provides a memory module that incorporates the memory chip and a method for pseudo-accessing memory banks of the memory chip.

    SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND WORD-LINE ACTIVATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20200294570A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16354138

    申请日:2019-03-14

    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory bank of an open bit-line architecture and a word-line decoder. The memory bank is divided into a plurality of memory blocks in a bit-line direction, and each of the memory blocks includes a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of memory cells which are grouped into a plurality of memory sections including two edge memory sections and at least one non-edge memory section. The word-line decoder generates a plurality of word-line enabling signals based on a plurality of address signals and activates one of the word lines for each of the two edge memory sections of one of the memory blocks and one of the word lines for one of the at least one non-edge memory section of each of the other memory blocks concurrently in an active mode according to the word-line enabling signals.

    Amplifier circuit with low malfunction rate

    公开(公告)号:US10771017B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16242011

    申请日:2019-01-08

    Inventor: Shao-Ming Sun

    Abstract: An amplifier circuit with novel design is provided. The amplifier circuit includes an input stage, a resistor, an output stage, an intermediate stage and a gm circuit. The input stage is coupled to a first supply voltage, and is arranged to receive an input voltage and a feedback current. The resistor is coupled between the input voltage and the input stage. The output stage is coupled to a second supply voltage, and is arranged to provide an output voltage for driving a load. The intermediate stage is coupled between the input stage and the output stage, and includes a level shifter. The gm circuit is coupled to the input stage, and is arranged to compare the input voltage with a common mode voltage, and thereby generates a compensate current for the input stage.

    Constant on-time controller and buck regulator device using the same

    公开(公告)号:US10587196B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US16282352

    申请日:2019-02-22

    Inventor: I-Hsiu Ho

    Abstract: A constant on-time controller has a voltage divider, a current ripple extractor, a one-shot on-timer, a comparator and a flip flop. The voltage divider generates a feedback voltage according to a regulator output voltage. The current ripple extractor senses a current in an energy storage inductor of a buck regulator flowing through flowing through an output capacitor's ESR, and generates an extracted ripple current having no DC component accordingly. The one-shot on-timer outputs a constant-on time control signal according to a buck regulator input voltage and the regulator output voltage. The modulation circuit outputs a modulation signal according to a reference voltage signal, the feedback voltage and the extracted ripple current. The flip flop generates a control signal to the buck regulator according to the modulation signal and the constant-on time control signal. An off-time of the buck regulator is determined according to the modulation signal.

    ERASING METHOD USED IN FLASH MEMORY
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190259461A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US15902325

    申请日:2018-02-22

    Inventor: Chih-Hao CHEN

    Abstract: An erasing method used in a flash memory comprising at least one memory block divided into a plurality of memory sectors is illustrated. Whether the memory block or the memory sector corresponding to an address has at least one under-erased transistor memory cell according to a sector enable signal is verified, wherein the sector enable signal is determined according to whether the memory block has at least one over-erased transistor memory cell. The transistor memory cells of the memory block or the memory sector will be erased according to the sector enable signal if the memory block or the memory sector corresponding to the address that has the under-erased transistor memory cell.

    TESTING APPARATUS AND FOLDED PROBE CARD TESTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190258537A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US15902688

    申请日:2018-02-22

    Inventor: Min-Chung Chou

    Abstract: A testing apparatus has first and second IOs, first and second comparators, a data combining module, and first and second data output circuits. The first and second comparators respectively receive first and second test data. The data combining module electrically connected to the first and second comparators receive compared first and second test data of the first and second comparators, and further receive a command code. The first and second data output circuits are respectively connected to the first and second IOs, and are further electrically connected to the data combining module. According to the command code, the data combining module outputs the compared first and second test data respectively to the first and second IOs through the first and second data output circuits, or respectively to the second and first IOs through the second and first data output circuits.

    CONTROLLER FOR SWITCHING REGULATOR, SWITCHING REGULATOR AND LED LIGHTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190069358A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15684502

    申请日:2017-08-23

    Inventor: TUNG-MING YU

    CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 H05B33/0842 H05B33/0887

    Abstract: A controller for a switching regulator of a LED lighting system has a current monitor, a voltage divider, an integration circuit, and a comparator circuit. The current monitor is used to sense a LED current passing through a current sensing resistor of the switching regulator, and to generate a sensing current. The voltage divider is used to receive the sensing current to generate a first through third divided voltages, wherein the first divided voltage is larger than the second divided voltage, and the second divided voltage is larger than the third divided voltage. The integration circuit is used to compare the second divided voltage with a reference voltage, and to generate an integration voltage across a RC circuit thereof accordingly. The comparator circuit is used to compare the integration voltage with the first divided voltage and the third divided voltage, and to generate a driving signal.

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