Patents by Inventor Keun-Seon AHN
Keun-Seon AHN 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).
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Publication number: 20240184318Abstract: An internal reference voltage generation device may include a cell array including a plurality of cells which provide reference voltages of different levels. Each of the plurality of cells may include one of a plurality of divider resistors included in a resistor string; a transmission gate configured to output a voltage of a divider node which is connected to the one divider resistor, in response to a select signal; and a unit decoder configured to provide the select signal to the transmission gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Jae Hyeong HONG, Jung Yeop LEE, Bon Kwang KOO, Heon Ki KIM, Young Seok NAM, Young Jo PARK, Keun Seon AHN, Soon Sung AN, Sung Hwa OK, Se Min LEE, Seung Yeop LEE, Nam Hea JANG, Jun Seo JANG, Ji Eun JOO
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Patent number: 11996844Abstract: A duty cycle correction circuit includes a duty correction circuit, an information generation circuit and a duty control circuit. The duty correction circuit corrects a duty rate of an input clock signal based on a duty control code to generate an output clock signal. The information generation circuit compares a difference between operation power voltages based on an operation mode to generate voltage information. The duty control circuit receives the voltage information from the information generation circuit and generates the duty control code that includes the voltage information based on a duty rate of the output clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Dae Ho Yang, Min Su Kim, Kwan Su Shon, Keun Seon Ahn, Soon Sung An, Su Han Lee, Jae Hoon Jung, Kyeong Min Chae, Jae Hyeong Hong, Jun Sun Hwang
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Patent number: 11908543Abstract: The present technology may include a first detection unit configured to generate an output signal by detecting a level of an input terminal in response to a transition of a control clock signal during a normal read operation, and a second detection unit configured to generate the output signal by detecting the level of the input terminal regardless of the transition of the control clock signal during a state information read operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Eun Ji Choi, Keun Seon Ahn, Kwan Su Shon, Yo Han Jeong
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Publication number: 20240007085Abstract: A duty cycle correction circuit includes a duty correction circuit, an information generation circuit and a duty control circuit. The duty correction circuit corrects a duty rate of an input clock signal based on a duty control code to generate an output clock signal. The information generation circuit compares a difference between operation power voltages based on an operation mode to generate voltage information. The duty control circuit receives the voltage information from the information generation circuit and generates the duty control code that includes the voltage information based on a duty rate of the output clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Dae Ho YANG, Min Su KIM, Kwan Su SHON, Keun Seon AHN, Soon Sung AN, Su Han LEE, Jae Hoon JUNG, Kyeong Min CHAE, Jae Hyeong HONG, Jun Sun HWANG
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Publication number: 20230111807Abstract: The present technology may include a first detection unit configured to generate an output signal by detecting a level of an input terminal in response to a transition of a control clock signal during a normal read operation, and a second detection unit configured to generate the output signal by detecting the level of the input terminal regardless of the transition of the control clock signal during a state information read operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Eun Ji CHOI, Keun Seon AHN, Kwan Su SHON, Yo Han JEONG
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Patent number: 11562777Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a data input buffer configured to generate write data by receiving data that is input through a data input/output unit during a write operation section and configured to generate an output level detection signal by detecting a voltage level of the data I/O unit during a read operation section.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin Ha Hwang, Yo Han Jeong, Keun Seon Ahn
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Publication number: 20220122644Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a data input buffer configured to generate write data by receiving data that is input through a data input/output unit during a write operation section and configured to generate an output level detection signal by detecting a voltage level of the data I/O unit during a read operation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin Ha HWANG, Yo Han JEONG, Keun Seon AHN
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Patent number: 11190185Abstract: An impedance calibration circuit may include: a first driver having an impedance calibrated according to a first impedance control code, and configured to drive an output terminal according to first data; a second driver having an impedance calibrated according to a second impedance control code, and configured to drive the output terminal according to second data; and an impedance calibration circuit configured to calibrate the first impedance control code to a first target value set to a resistance value of an external resistor, and calibrate the second impedance control code to a second target value different from the resistance value of the external resistor.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Eun Ji Choi, Jin Ha Hwang, Keun Seon Ahn, Yo Han Jeong
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Patent number: 11158356Abstract: Provided is a calibration circuit and operating method of the calibration circuit. A calibration circuit includes a first resistor code output circuit and a second resistor code output circuit. The first resistor code output circuit is coupled to an external resistor through an input/output pad, performs a first calibration operation, based on a first resistor value, such that a target voltage applied to a first reference node coupled to the input/output pad has a set voltage level, and outputs a first resistor code as a result obtained by performing the first calibration operation. The second resistor code output circuit receives the target voltage, sets an internal resistor value, based on the first resistor code, performs a second calibration operation, based on a second resistor value different from the first resistor value, and outputs a second resistor code as a result obtained by performing the second calibration operation. The first resistor value is a resistor value of the first resistor.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin Ha Hwang, Kwan Su Shon, Keun Seon Ahn, Yo Han Jeong, Eun Ji Choi
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Publication number: 20210194485Abstract: An impedance calibration circuit may include: a first driver having an impedance calibrated according to a first impedance control code, and configured to drive an output terminal according to first data; a second driver having an impedance calibrated according to a second impedance control code, and configured to drive the output terminal according to second data; and an impedance calibration circuit configured to calibrate the first impedance control code to a first target value set to a resistance value of an external resistor, and calibrate the second impedance control code to a second target value different from the resistance value of the external resistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Eun Ji CHOI, Jin Ha HWANG, Keun Seon AHN, Yo Han JEONG
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Patent number: 10778220Abstract: A data output buffer includes a pull-up main driver outputting output data having a high level through an output pad by performing an emphasis operation according to input data, a pull-down main driver outputting the output data having a low level through the output terminal according to the input data, an active inductor controller selectively outputting an inductor activating voltage by detecting a rising or falling period of the input data, and an active inductor selectively performing a de-emphasis operation on the output terminal in response to the inductor activating voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jin Ha Hwang, Keun Seon Ahn
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Patent number: 10679684Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data out buffer and a memory device having the same. The data out buffer includes a pull-up main driver, coupled between a power supply terminal and an output terminal, configured to output data of a high level; and a pull-down main driver, coupled between the output terminal and a ground terminal, configured to output data of a low level, wherein the pull-up main driver comprises a main pull-up transistor of a first type; and a plurality of first trim transistors, each of a second type.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Keun Seon Ahn, Yo Han Jeong, Jin Ha Hwang
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Publication number: 20200028507Abstract: A data output buffer includes a pull-up main driver outputting output data having a high level through an output pad by performing an emphasis operation according to input data, a pull-down main driver outputting the output data having a low level through the output terminal according to the input data, an active inductor controller selectively outputting an inductor activating voltage by detecting a rising or falling period of the input data, and an active inductor selectively performing a de-emphasis operation on the output terminal in response to the inductor activating voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Jin Ha HWANG, Keun Seon AHN
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Publication number: 20190371381Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data out buffer and a memory device having the same. The data out buffer includes a pull-up main driver, coupled between a power supply terminal and an output terminal, configured to output data of a high level; and a pull-down main driver, coupled between the output terminal and a ground terminal, configured to output data of a low level, wherein the pull-up main driver comprises a main pull-up transistor of a first type; and a plurality of first trim transistors, each of a second type.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Keun Seon AHN, Yo Han JEONG, Jin Ha HWANG
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Patent number: 10015025Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first data transmitting/receiving circuit, a second data transmitting/receiving circuit, and a plurality of channels configured to couple the first and second data transmitting/receiving circuits. The first data transmitting/receiving circuit includes a Tx delay unit configured to transmit data to the plurality of channels, an Rx delay unit configured to receive data from the plurality of channels, and a de-skew control unit configured to control delay amounts of the Tx delay unit and the Rx delay unit according to phase information of reference clock signals received through the plurality of channels.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: SK HYNIX INC., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Keun-Seon Ahn, Changsik Yoo
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Patent number: 9685952Abstract: A transmitter operates by receiving a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage lower than the first power supply voltage, and includes a driving circuit that generates an output signal according to a driving control signal, a swing adjustment block that adjusts a swing width of the output signal to be lower than a difference between the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage in response to a swing control signal, and a swing control signal generation circuit that generates the swing control signal based on the output signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignees: SK HYNIX INC., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Keun-Seon Ahn, Changsik Yoo, Chunseok Jeong
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Publication number: 20170117893Abstract: A transmitter operates by receiving a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage lower than the first power supply voltage, and includes a driving circuit that generates an output signal according to a driving control signal, a swing adjustment block that adjusts a swing width of the output signal to be lower than a difference between the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage in response to a swing control signal, and a swing control signal generation circuit that generates the swing control signal based on the output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Keun-Seon AHN, Changsik YOO, Chunseok JEONG
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Publication number: 20160301518Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first data transmitting/receiving circuit, a second data transmitting/receiving circuit, and a plurality of channels configured to couple the first and second data transmitting/receiving circuits. The first data transmitting/receiving circuit includes a Tx delay unit configured to transmit data to the plurality of channels, an Rx delay unit configured to receive data from the plurality of channels, and a de-skew control unit configured to control delay amounts of the Tx delay unit and the Rx delay unit according to phase information of reference clock signals received through the plurality of channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Keun-Seon AHN, Changsik YOO