Patents by Inventor Myung-Don Kim

Myung-Don Kim 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: 11569856
    Abstract: An operation method of a receiving device may comprise: receiving a periodic band-limited signal from a transmitting device; determining whether a carrier frequency of the periodic band-limited signal satisfies a constraint; converting the periodic band-limited signal into a digital high-frequency band signal by sampling the periodic band-limited signal at an extraction rate equal to or less than a Nyquist extraction rate when the carrier frequency satisfies the constraint; down-converting the digital high-frequency band signal into a digital baseband signal; rearranging samples of a plurality of periods of the digital baseband signal into one period; and generating a reconstructed signal by performing low-pass filtering with a bandwidth of the periodic band-limited signal on the digital baseband signal in which the samples are rearranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kyungwon Kim, Heon KooK Kwon, Myung-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20220182091
    Abstract: An operation method of a receiving device may comprise: receiving a periodic band-limited signal from a transmitting device; determining whether a carrier frequency of the periodic band-limited signal satisfies a constraint; converting the periodic band-limited signal into a digital high-frequency band signal by sampling the periodic band-limited signal at an extraction rate equal to or less than a Nyquist extraction rate when the carrier frequency satisfies the constraint; down-converting the digital high-frequency band signal into a digital baseband signal; rearranging samples of a plurality of periods of the digital baseband signal into one period; and generating a reconstructed signal by performing low-pass filtering with a bandwidth of the periodic band-limited signal on the digital baseband signal in which the samples are rearranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyungwon KIM, Heon KooK KWON, Myung-Don KIM
  • Patent number: 10804862
    Abstract: High frequency signal amplifier including balun is disclosed. The amplifier comprises an input terminal (Vin) through which the high frequency signal is input; a balun which is connected to the input terminal and outputs a first differential signal and a second differential signal based on the high frequency signal; a transistor (M) which is connected to the balun and outputs an amplified high frequency signal based on the first differential signal and the second differential signal; an output terminal which is connected to the transistor (M) and through which the amplified high frequency signal is acquired and the amplified high frequency signal is output. Therefore, performance of the amplifier can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sun Woo Kong, Myung Don Kim, Cheol Ho Kim, Hui Dong Lee
  • Patent number: 10547478
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for signal modulation based on pulse density modulation and an apparatus therefore. The method for signal modulation is performed in an apparatus for modulating a signal based on pulse density modulation and includes performing pulse density modulation on an analog signal input to the apparatus through a pulse density modulator of the apparatus, converting a bandwidth of the pulse density modulated signal into a bandwidth required for the apparatus through a correlative encoder of the apparatus, transmitting the bandwidth converted signal to a radio frequency (RF) unit of the apparatus based on an electrical-to-optical (E/O) converter and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter of the apparatus, filtering a frequency band of the bandwidth converted signal and outputting the frequency band filtered signal via the RF unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Jang, Sun Woo Kong, Kwang Seon Kim, Myung Don Kim, Hui Dong Lee
  • Patent number: 10505448
    Abstract: A buck-boost converter using a delta-sigma modulator (DSM) includes a buck-boost mode driving circuit configured to receive an input voltage and output an output voltage according to an operation mode, a mode controller configured to sense an output of the buck-boost mode driving circuit and determine the operation mode, and a gate driver configured to receive a mode determination signal for determining the operation mode from the mode controller and control switches included in the buck-boost mode driving circuit. Accordingly, output ripple characteristics thereof can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Kyun Cho, Myung Don Kim, Seok Bong Hyun
  • Patent number: 10491105
    Abstract: A power converter and a dead-time controller for a power converter. The power converter includes a first power switching element through which an input voltage is applied, a second power switching element connected to the first power switching element through a switching node, an output circuit coupled to the switching node, a control switching element configured to control the first power switching element and the second power switching element through a first control node connected to the first power switching element and a second control node connected to the second power switching element, and a control assist unit configured to control the control switching element on the basis of voltages of the switching node and the first control node or voltages of the switching node and the second control node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Kyun Cho, Myung Don Kim, Seok Bong Hyun
  • Publication number: 20190348909
    Abstract: A power converter and a dead-time controller for a power converter. The power converter includes a first power switching element through which an input voltage is applied, a second power switching element connected to the first power switching element through a switching node, an output circuit coupled to the switching node, a control switching element configured to control the first power switching element and the second power switching element through a first control node connected to the first power switching element and a second control node connected to the second power switching element, and a control assist unit configured to control the control switching element on the basis of voltages of the switching node and the first control node or voltages of the switching node and the second control node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Young Kyun CHO, Myung Don KIM, Seok Bong HYUN
  • Publication number: 20190326814
    Abstract: A buck-boost converter using a delta-sigma modulator (DSM) includes a buck-boost mode driving circuit configured to receive an input voltage and output an output voltage according to an operation mode, a mode controller configured to sense an output of the buck-boost mode driving circuit and determine the operation mode, and a gate driver configured to receive a mode determination signal for determining the operation mode from the mode controller and control switches included in the buck-boost mode driving circuit. Accordingly, output ripple characteristics thereof can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Young Kyun CHO, Myung Don KIM, Seok Bong HYUN
  • Patent number: 10418898
    Abstract: The present disclosure a switched-mode power supply using a reconfigurable delta-signal modulator (DSM). The switched-mode power supply comprises, a current sensing unit configured to determine an operation mode on the basis of a result of sensing a current of an output terminal; a compensator configured to output a compensation signal by amplifying a difference value between an output voltage and a reference voltage; a reconfigurable DSM configured to output a digital signal by noise-shaping the compensation signal; a power switch unit switched by the digital signal to output an output voltage; and an attenuator configured to supply a feedback voltage of the output voltage attenuated by a voltage divider to the compensator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Kyun Cho, Myung Don Kim, Seok Bong Hyun, Bong Hyuk Park, Cheol Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20190207790
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for signal modulation based on pulse density modulation and an apparatus therefore. The method for signal modulation is performed in an apparatus for modulating a signal based on pulse density modulation and includes performing pulse density modulation on an analog signal input to the apparatus through a pulse density modulator of the apparatus, converting a bandwidth of the pulse density modulated signal into a bandwidth required for the apparatus through a correlative encoder of the apparatus, transmitting the bandwidth converted signal to a radio frequency (RF) unit of the apparatus based on an electrical-to-optical (E/O) converter and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter of the apparatus, filtering a frequency band of the bandwidth converted signal and outputting the frequency band filtered signal via the RF unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Hyun JANG, Sun Woo KONG, Kwang Seon KIM, Myung Don KIM, Hui Dong LEE
  • Publication number: 20190207567
    Abstract: High frequency signal amplifier including balun is disclosed. The amplifier comprises an input terminal (Vin) through which the high frequency signal is input; a balun which is connected to the input terminal and outputs a first differential signal and a second differential signal based on the high frequency signal; a transistor (M) which is connected to the balun and outputs an amplified high frequency signal based on the first differential signal and the second differential signal; an output terminal which is connected to the transistor (M) and through which the amplified high frequency signal is acquired and the amplified high frequency signal is output. Therefore, performance of the amplifier can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Sun Woo KONG, Myung Don KIM, Cheol Ho KIM, Hui Dong LEE
  • Patent number: 10320466
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for estimating a parameter of a multi path signal. The apparatus for estimating a parameter of a multi path signal includes: a plurality of pre-processing units configured to pre-process respective reception signals received through a plurality of antennas; a plurality of parameter converting units configured to approximate a parameter set of the respective pre-processed reception signals to have a sparse characteristic in a Doppler frequency and angle of arrival domain; and a parameter estimating unit configured to estimate an angle of arrival for a plurality of reception signals in each frequency region of the Doppler frequency and angle of arrival domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Juyul Lee, Myung Don Kim, Jinup Kim, Hyun Kyu Chung, Minuk Kim, Jubum Kim, Eun Ae Lee, Joon Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 10193220
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna array, including: a first antenna; a second antenna; and a dielectric substance, of which a height is determined based on a distance between the first and second antennas and forms of beam patterns of the first and second antennas. According to the antenna array according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to decrease coupling between the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Juyul Lee, Jinup Kim, Myung-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20190028027
    Abstract: The present disclosure a switched-mode power supply using a reconfigurable delta-signal modulator (DSM). The switched-mode power supply comprises, a current sensing unit configured to determine an operation mode on the basis of a result of sensing a current of an output terminal; a compensator configured to output a compensation signal by amplifying a difference value between an output voltage and a reference voltage; a reconfigurable DSM configured to output a digital signal by noise-shaping the compensation signal; a power switch unit switched by the digital signal to output an output voltage; and an attenuator configured to supply a feedback voltage of the output voltage attenuated by a voltage divider to the compensator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Kyun CHO, Myung Don KIM, Seok Bong HYUN, Bong Hyuk PARK, Cheol Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 9998192
    Abstract: A method and terminal for performing beamforming. The beamforming method of a terminal includes acquiring a beamforming signal, calculating a beamforming coefficient to correspond to locations of a transmitter and a receiver, based on the beamforming signal, acquiring sensor information of the terminal, estimating a channel parameter based on the sensor information, and determining a final beamforming coefficient based on the beamforming coefficient and the channel parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Juyul Lee, Myung Don Kim, Bong Hyuk Park, Jae Joon Park
  • Publication number: 20170244458
    Abstract: A method and terminal for performing beamforming. The beamforming method of a terminal includes acquiring a beamforming signal, calculating a beamforming coefficient to correspond to locations of a transmitter and a receiver, based on the beamforming signal, acquiring sensor information of the terminal, estimating a channel parameter based on the sensor information, and determining a final beamforming coefficient based on the beamforming coefficient and the channel parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Juyul Lee, Myung Don Kim, Bong Hyuk Park, Jae Joon Park
  • Publication number: 20170142606
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for estimating a parameter of a multi path signal. The apparatus for estimating a parameter of a multi path signal includes: a plurality of pre-processing units configured to pre-process respective reception signals received through a plurality of antennas; a plurality of parameter converting units configured to approximate a parameter set of the respective pre-processed reception signals to have a sparse characteristic in a Doppler frequency and angle of arrival domain; and a parameter estimating unit configured to estimate an angle of arrival for a plurality of reception signals in each frequency region of the Doppler frequency and angle of arrival domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Juyul LEE, Myung Don KIM, Jinup KIM, Hyun Kyu CHUNG, Minuk KIM, Jubum KIM, Eun Ae LEE, Joon Ho CHO
  • Publication number: 20160308283
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna array, including: a first antenna; a second antenna; and a dielectric substance, of which a height is determined based on a distance between the first and second antennas and forms of beam patterns of the first and second antennas. According to the antenna array according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to decrease coupling between the antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Juyul LEE, Jinup KIM, Myung-Don KIM
  • Patent number: 9397870
    Abstract: A signal receiving device for measuring a characteristic of a wireless communication channel is provided. The signal receiving device includes an analog signal processor, an analog-digital converter, and a digital signal processor. The analog signal processor generates a band-limited signal by decreasing an intensity of a signal having an image frequency in a correlation operation result signal being a result of correlation operation, and generates an intermediate frequency signal by transforming the band-limited signal. The analog-digital converter converts the intermediate frequency signal into a digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Heon Kook Kwon, Myung Don Kim, Kwangchun Lee, Young Jun Chong
  • Publication number: 20160112112
    Abstract: An apparatus for beamforming of a terminal acquires sensing information from an internal sensor, confirms whether the terminal is positioned in a street canyon of a road, and if it is confirmed that the terminal is positioned in the street canyon of a road, uses the sensing information to form beams of each antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Juyul LEE, Myung-Don KIM, Jinup KIM