Patents by Inventor Nak Kyu Park

Nak Kyu Park 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: 8856410
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a synchronized signal generation circuit, a serial-to-parallel data conversion unit and a data storage region. The synchronized signal generation unit outputs one of a data input/output strobe signal and a delay locked clock signal as synchronized signals in response to a control signal in a write operation. The serial-to-parallel data conversion unit converts serial data into parallel data in response to the synchronized signals. The parallel data is stored in the data storage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 8854910
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory core configured to sequentially activate first and second banks in response to first and second bank active signals which are sequentially enabled in response to first and second enable signals when a self-refresh operation is to be performed, select a word line by row addresses, and perform a refresh operation for memory cells which are connected with the word line; and an address counter configured to perform a counting operation for the row addresses in response to a counter signal, and interrupt the counting operation for the row addresses in a case where both the first and second banks are not activated when the self-refresh operation is ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 8823428
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a clock supply circuit configured to generate an internal clock by using an external clock, an internal circuit configured to operate in synchronization with the internal clock and enter a power-down mode in response to a power-down signal, and a controller configured to control an entry of the clock supply circuit into the power-down mode in response to a locking signal, which represents that the clock supply circuit has been locked, and the power-down signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20140176192
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a differential input unit configured to generate internal differential signals based on external differential signals by using a first level voltage, a signal conversion unit configured to generate an internal synchronization signal based on the internal differential signals in response termination control signals by using a second level voltage, and a duty correction unit configured to correct duty of the internal synchronization signal by using the second level voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu PARK
  • Patent number: 8730746
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first pad allocated to receive a row address, a second pad allocated to discriminate a first input/output mode and a second input/output mode, a detector configured to generate a detection signal in response to logic levels of the first and second pads, and a column address controller configured to deassert a column address to a logic low level in response to a deasserted detection signal. The semiconductor integrated circuit may selectively support one of first and second memory capacities and one of the first and second input/output modes using the logic levels of the first and second pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Keun Soo Song, Nak Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 8699285
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a write control signal generating circuit and a write enable signal generating unit. The write control signal generating circuit is configured to generate a write control signal activated during a time period from an input time point of a read command to an end time point of a data output time period. The write enable signal generating unit is configured to output a write command as a write enable signal in response to the write control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 8631268
    Abstract: A slave device communicating with a master device includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal to the master device through a communication channel, a calibration unit configured to measure a flight time of a calibration signal which is transmitted to the master device and fed back through a calibration channel coupled to the master device, and a transmission delay unit configured to delay the signal transmitted from an internal circuit of the slave device to the transmission unit by a delay value determined according to the measurement result of the calibration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 8599630
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a column redundancy fuse block having a fuse set array having a plurality of fuse sets including a plurality of column address fuses, and a fuse blowing information block configured to output a fuse blowing determination signal of a corresponding column based on a cutting state of the column address fuses, wherein the column redundancy fuse is disposed in the edge area, wherein the fuse blowing determination signal is inputted to a column control block through upper portion of a memory cell array of a corresponding bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Keun Soo Song, Nak Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20130315016
    Abstract: A column repair circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a plurality of mats and performs a column repair operation to replace failed cells among a plurality of memory cells provided in the mats. The column repair circuit includes two or more fuse units configured to perform the column repair operation. Each of the fuse units includes a plurality of fuses, and is configured in such a manner that m mats correspond to one fuse or n mats correspond to one fuse, where m and n are natural numbers equal to or more than 1 and different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20130308406
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a clock supply circuit configured to generate an internal clock by using an external clock, an internal circuit configured to operate in synchronization with the internal clock and enter a power-down mode in response to a power-down signal, and a controller configured to control an entry of the clock supply circuit into the power-down mode in response to a locking signal, which represents that the clock supply circuit has been locked, and the power-down signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu PARK
  • Patent number: 8508263
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a clock supply circuit configured to generate an internal clock by using an external clock, an internal circuit configured to operate in synchronization with the internal clock and enter a power-down mode in response to a power-down signal, and a controller configured to control an entry of the clock supply circuit into the power-down mode in response to a locking signal, which represents that the clock supply circuit has been locked, and the power-down signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20130051157
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory core configured to sequentially activate first and second banks in response to first and second bank active signals which are sequentially enabled in response to first and second enable signals when a self-refresh operation is to be performed, select a word line by row addresses, and perform a refresh operation for memory cells which are connected with the word line; and an address counter configured to perform a counting operation for the row addresses in response to a counter signal, and interrupt the counting operation for the row addresses in a case where both the first and second banks are not activated when the self-refresh operation is ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu PARK
  • Patent number: 8374042
    Abstract: A command decoder includes a snoop read control signal generation unit that generates a snoop read control signal from a internal chip select signal according to a level of a transmission mode control signal, and an internal snoop read command generation unit that generates an internal snoop read command by driving a first node in response to an internal command and the snoop read control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20120254650
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a synchronized signal generation circuit, a serial-to-parallel data conversion unit and a data storage region. The synchronized signal generation unit outputs one of a data input/output strobe signal and a delay locked clock signal as synchronized signals in response to a control signal in a write operation. The serial-to-parallel data conversion unit converts serial data into parallel data in response to the synchronized signals. The parallel data is stored in the data storage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20120195140
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first pad allocated to receive a row address, a second pad allocated to discriminate a first input/output mode and a second input/output mode, a detector configured to generate a detection signal in response to logic levels of the first and second pads, and a column address controller configured to deassert a column address to a logic low level in response to a deasserted detection signal. The semiconductor integrated circuit may selectively support one of first and second memory capacities and one of the first and second input/output modes using the logic levels of the first and second pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Keun Soo SONG, Nak Kyu PARK
  • Patent number: 8077531
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a semiconductor chip having an edge area and a bank area located an inner portion of the edge area, and a column redundancy fuse block disposed in the edge area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Keun-Soo Song, Nak-Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20110299348
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a write control signal generating circuit and a write enable signal generating unit. The write control signal generating circuit is configured to generate a write control signal activated during a time period from an input time point of a read command to an end time point of a data output time period. The write enable signal generating unit is configured to output a write command as a write enable signal in response to the write control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Nak Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20110291713
    Abstract: A slave device communicating with a master device includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal to the master device through a communication channel, a calibration unit configured to measure a flight time of a calibration signal which is transmitted to the master device and fed back through a calibration channel coupled to the master device, and a transmission delay unit configured to delay the signal transmitted from an internal circuit of the slave device to the transmission unit by a delay value determined according to the measurement result of the calibration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20110267910
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a column redundancy fuse block having a fuse set array having a plurality of fuse sets including a plurality of column address fuses, and a fuse blowing information block configured to output a fuse blowing determination signal of a corresponding column based on a cutting state of the column address fuses, wherein the column redundancy fuse is disposed in the edge area, wherein the fuse blowing determination signal is inputted to a column control block through upper portion of a memory cell array of a corresponding bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Keun Soo Song, Nak Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20110267114
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a clock supply circuit configured to generate an internal clock by using an external clock, an internal circuit configured to operate in synchronization with the internal clock and enter a power-down mode in response to a power-down signal, and a controller configured to control an entry of the clock supply circuit into the power-down mode in response to a locking signal, which represents that the clock supply circuit has been locked, and the power-down signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Nak-Kyu Park