Green technology: green circuit and device designs of green chip

• US 8,089,323 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2008
• Issued: 01/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alfred Yu-Chi Tarng, Angela Yu-Shiu Tarng, Eric Yu-Shiao Tarng, Huang-Chang Tarng, Jwu-Ing Nieh, Mei Jech Lin, Min Ming Tarng, Shun-Yu Nieh
• Original Assignee: Alfred Yu-Chi Tarng, Angela Yu-Shiu Tarng, Eric Yu-Shiao Tarng, Huang-Chang Tarng, Jwu-Ing Nieh, Mei Jech Lin, Min Ming Tarng, Shun-Yu Nieh
• Inventors: Tarng, Min Ming, Lin, Mei Jech, Tarng, Eric Yu-Shiao, Tarng, Alfred Yu-Chi, Tarng, Angela Yu-Shiu, Nieh, Jwu-Ing, Tarng, Huang-Chang, Nieh, Shun-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Gannon, Levi
• Application Number:
  US12/229,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20090066157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,228 Days
• Field of Search: 331/117.R, 331/57, 331/117.FE, 331/167, 331/176, 323222-225, 323/282, 330/127, 330/252, 330/259, 330/261
• US Class Current: 331/117.FE
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/04 Modifications of generator to compensate for variations in physical values, e.g. power supply, load, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1212 the amplifier comprising a pair of transistors, wherein an output terminal of each being connected to an input terminal of the other, e.g. a cross coupled pair
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1221 the amplifier comprising multiple amplification stages connected in cascade
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1228 the amplifier comprising one or more field effect transistors
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/124 the means comprising a voltage dependent capacitance
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/366 and comprising means for varying the frequency by a variable voltage or current
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/025 and a memory for digitally storing correction values
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 5/00 Automatic control of voltage, current, or power
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 7/18 using a frequency divider or counter in the loop H03L7/20, H03L7/22 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 7/1976 using a phase accumulator for controlling the counter or frequency divider

Abstract

Green Design is to save the resource and energy for earth. Applying the recycling of energy concept to the electrical and electronic device and circuit, we can save many nuclear power plants to save the earth and human society. Comparing with today power amplifier PA has only 10% efficiency, the high linearity and high efficiency power-managing amplifier PMA and differential power managing amplifier DPMA can have the power efficiency more than 95%. The recycling switch inductor drive power management unit PMUx gets rid of the switch loss and has power efficiency more than 99%. The Xtaless Clock generator based on on-chip gain-boost-Q LC tank and the Spurfree and Jitterless Frequency & Phase Lock Loop FPLL. The DPMA directly supply the power to the plasma light. The charge doped light mirror reduces the voltage swing, increases the power efficiency and operating speed of plasma light, projective TV, LaserCom. The plasma light can use for the home light to have the efficiency of 95% to replace the conventional light bulb having only 10% efficiency. The bipolar LED serves as both thermal detector and fault indication light saving a lot of energy and enhances the safety of electrical vehicle. The resistorless-zero-current-detector saves a lot of power dissipation in the PMU. The 5-less green SOC design of Xtaless clock generator, the capless LDVR (low drop voltage regulator), the inductorless SM (Switch Mode Power Regulator), resistorless current detector and diodeless TRNG (True Random Number Generator) can save the earth.

Claims

1. A power-efficient device comprising:

a differential power amplifier having a pair of switching means and an inducting means;

wherein said differential power amplifier has an AC coupling differential input signal for controlling said switching means, output nodes, a power supplying node and a power grounding node;

wherein said switching means has a source terminal connected to the power supplying node and said inducting means having one terminal connected to said power grounding node;

wherein said switching means has a drain terminal connected to another terminal of said inducting means and said output node;

wherein said switching means has said AC coupling differential input signal biased at a cut-off voltage level having zero DC current;

wherein said switching means receives a partial period of an input signal with a bias voltage having a zero DC current;

the output nodes forming a composite signal that maintains complete information of said input signal;

wherein said differential power amplifier is biased at a zero DC current level to eliminate all DC current flowing through said differential amplifier from said power supplying node to said power grounding node so that the differential power amplifier is power efficient;

a single end to differential end signal converter and zero DC bias generator;

said single end to differential end signal converter and zero DC bias generator generating a pair of differential input signals;

said differential input signals having AC-coupling;

said single end to differential end converter being a differential amplifier generating two AC signals having opposite polarity to each other;

said zero DC bias generator having an average of said AC signal to be biased at the cut-off voltage level so that a negative half portion of said AC signal is cut off.

2. A power-efficient device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of reactive components between said output nodes to increase cross coupling between said output signals;

said reactive components having a first terminal connected to a first output node and a second terminal connected to a second output node.

3. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 wherein said differential power amplifier further comprises a pair of cross coupling switching devices to increase cross-coupling between said output signals;

a switching device of said cross coupling switching devices having a draining node connected to an output node and controlling a gating node connected to an opposite output node and vice versa.

4. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 wherein said differential power amplifier further comprises a pair of capacitors;

wherein said capacitors have one terminal connected to said draining node of said cross coupling switching devices;

wherein another terminal of said capacitors is AC coupled to said output node; and

wherein charge and energy stored in said capacitors is not discharged and wasted during switching of said switching means.

5. A power-efficient device comprising said power amplifier according to claim 1 further comprising ¼

wavelength delay with type B biasing power amplifier and type C biasing power amplifier with ¼

wavelength delay;

an input signal going through a first ¼

wavelength delay then going through said type B biasing power amplifier to generate a first output;

said input signal going through said type C biasing power amplifier then going through a second ¼

wavelength delay to generate a second output;

said type B biasing power amplifier being said differential power amplifier having input signals generated as a B-type amplifier;

said type C biasing power amplifier being said differential power amplifier having input signals generated as a C-type amplifier;

said first output and said second output combining to generate said output signal.

6. A power-efficient device comprising said power amplifier according to claim 1 further comprising an envelope adaptive power supply;

said envelope adaptive power supply comprising an envelope detector and a supply power generator;

said envelope detector detecting an envelope of said input signal;

said supply power generator generating power supply having its voltage corresponding to said envelope.

7. A power-efficient device comprising said differential power amplifier according to claim 1 further comprising envelope adaptive switching mode power supply;

said envelope adaptive switching mode power supply comprising an envelope detector for said input signal and a switch mode power supply;

said switch mode power supply generating a power supply voltage according to a detected envelope of said input signal.

8. A power-efficient device comprising said power amplifier according to claim 1, further comprising a switching mode power supply boost converter in series with a low-drop voltage regulated buck converter to supply power to said power amplifier;

said switching mode power supply boost converter connected with a low voltage power supply and converting power of said low voltage power supply to a high voltage power supply;

said low-drop voltage regulated buck converter connecting said high voltage power supply to supply power to said power amplifier;

said low-drop voltage regulated buck converter further comprising a low-drop voltage clamming voltage switch, switch controller and output driver;

said switch controller controlling a switching action of said output driver to supply power for normal power to said power amplifier; and

wherein as said power amplifier needs a high voltage power, said low-drop voltage clamming voltage switch turns on said output driver to supply high voltage to said power amplifier.

9. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 further comprising a radio frequency resonator and RF lighting device;

said power amplifier sending RF power to said radio frequency resonator;

said RF lighting device being mounted inside said radio frequency resonator;

said RF power resonating inside said radio frequency resonator lighting up said RF lighting device.

10. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 further comprising a switch mode power supply means for comprising switch inductor means, output driver means and a large output load;

said output driver means driving said large output load with large amount current;

in order to drive said large output load, said output driver is a large size device;

wherein said switch inductor comprises an inductor, a discharging switch, a charging switch, a holding switch, a transferring switch and storage capacitance means;

said discharging switch is connected between a power grounding node, a first terminal of said inductor and a first terminal of said transferring switch;

said charging switch is connected between said power grounding node, a second terminal of said inductor and a first terminal of said holding switch;

during a discharging process, said discharging switch turns on and charge stored in an input capacitance load flows through said inductor as an inductor current;

wherein when said inductor current is at a maximum level, said transferring switch turns on and said inductor current flows through said transferring switch to said storage capacitance means;

as said inductor current decreases to zero said transferring switch turns off to hold transferred energy in said storage capacitance means;

during a charging process, said transferring switch and said discharging switch turns on;

said charge and energy stored in said storage capacitance means flowing through said transferring switch to said input capacitance load;

wherein when said inductor current is at a maximum level, said discharging switch turns off;

as said inductor current becoming zero turning off said transferring switch and turning on said holding switch to add more charge to compensate for energy loss in said charging process and discharging process and holding voltage at a high level.

11. A power-efficient according to claim 10 further comprising output control of a low drop voltage regulator;

said low drop voltage regulator and said switch mode power supply sharing the same output driver;

a plurality of output control devices having a source node connecting to an output node and having a drain node connecting to a gate of said output driver;

a detected envelope generating signal controlling said gate of said output driver;

as said detected envelope rises upward suddenly, said output driver turns on said output driver to have a high voltage power supply.

12. A power-efficient device according to claim 10 wherein said storage capacitance means of a first power-efficient switch mode power supply is said input capacitance load of a second power-efficient switch mode power supply and vice versa;

said first power-efficient switch mode power supply and said second power-efficient switch mode power supply turns power on and off alternatively.

13. A power-efficient device according to claim 10 wherein inductor current is detected with an inductor current detector;

said inductor current detector comprising an active filter, said active filter connected at two ends of said inductor;

said active filter being able to be implemented with an operational amplifier having a capacitor and a resistor connected as said active filter.

14. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 further comprising a plurality of mirror cells arranged in an array;

each said mirror cell comprising a mirror and a frame;

each said mirror cell being pivoted mounted on side of said frame;

beneath said mirror cell, said frame having electric poles;

said mirror cell having one front side and one backend side;

wherein a plurality of doped electrodes are located on said backend side;

changing electrical magnitude and/or polarity of said electric poles on said frame, said electrode of said mirror cell being attracted and rejected by electrical force in order to clip said mirror cells.

15. A power-efficient device according to claim 14 further comprising a light signal processor to control said mirror flipping in a projector and projective television;

said light signal processor converting light intensity of video signal to be duration of a mirror flipping period;

wherein when more electrodes are attracted and rejected, light intensity and mirror reflecting periods increase.

16. A power-efficient device according to claim 14 wherein said plurality of mirror cells form a programmable concave mirror for laser communication;

said programmable concave mirror further comprising a telescope, an optical attenuator and a wavefront sensor;

said wavefront sensor detecting wavefront of laser light; and

wherein said programmable concave mirror is adjusted according to said wave front of said laser light.

17. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 further comprising a phase lock loop means with analog signal processing of an analog input signal for a VCO;

said analog signal processing comprising an analog phase signal processing circuit and an analog frequency processing circuit;

said analog phase signal processing circuit sending a signal to control a phase of oscillation of said VCO;

said analog frequency processing circuit taking an average of said analog input signal of said VCO and generating an average voltage control signal for frequency to control frequency of said VCO;

all the analog frequency processing being processed with analog circuit without any digital signal.

18. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 further comprising a temperature compensated VCO oscillator, said temperature compensated VCO oscillator comprising an inductor and a capacitor;

said inductor comprising an inductance in series with an inductor resistance;

said capacitor comprising a capacitor in series with a capacitor resistance;

wherein said inductor resistance is made equal to said capacitance resistance over all temperatures, an oscillator frequency of said temperature compensated VCO oscillator is held constant over all temperatures.

19. A power-efficient device according to claim 1 comprising a power-efficient switch inductor;

said power-efficient switch inductor comprising an inductor and a switch having AC coupling with a voltage biased at a zero DC current;

said switch connected with said inductor means at one terminal of junction node;

one terminal of said switch being connected to one power node;

another terminal of said inductor being referenced to an opposite power;

said switch inductor further comprising a capacitor having one node referenced to a junction node;

said capacitor having another terminal referenced to said opposite power.