Patents by Inventor Sang Jin Byeon

Sang Jin Byeon 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: 9183918
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of chips which are stacked one upon the other. One chip of the plurality of chips may be configured to generate a plurality of refresh period signals for performing refresh operations within the plurality of chips, and may be configured to transmit the plurality of refresh period signals to the plurality of chips excluding the one chip. The plurality of chips may respectively receive refresh period signals allocated to them according to chip ID signals, and may perform the refresh operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Bum Ko, Sang Jin Byeon
  • Patent number: 9165624
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first interface block configured to transmit and receive signals within the same chip; a second interface block configured to transmit and receive signals to and from different semiconductor chips; and a switching block configured to select a signal path in which the signal transmission and reception of the first interface block is not performed through the second interface block, in response to a chip structure signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Jin Byeon
  • Patent number: 9159387
    Abstract: A memory chip includes a data processing block suitable for serial-parallel converting data inputted and for parallel-serial converting data to be outputted, a write data transmitting unit suitable for transmitting the data serial-parallel converted by the data processing block to a write data interlayer channel, a write data receiving unit suitable for receiving data from the write data interlayer channel, the data to be written to a core area, a read data receiving unit suitable for receiving data from a read data interlayer channel, the data to be parallel-serial converted by the data processing block, and a read data transmitting unit suitable for transmitting data read from the core area to the read data interlayer channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Byeon
  • Publication number: 20150269979
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus may include a first semiconductor chip; and a second semiconductor chip configured to transmit/receive signals to/from the first semiconductor chip. Further, a serializer/deserializer (SERDES) configured to serialize/deserialize input/output signals and a data bit inversion (DBI) logic electrically coupled to the SERDES and configured to perform a data inversion function on input/output data of the SERDES may be arranged in a preset region of any one of the first and second semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Sang Jin BYEON
  • Publication number: 20150255131
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a control signal reception portion. The control signal reception portion may set information related to operation of a memory chip by receiving a command signal and an address signal from one among a stack chip test portion, a control signal interface portion and a test setting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Sang Jin BYEON, Jae Bum KO, Young Jun KU
  • Publication number: 20150235714
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory chips and a plurality of signal selection units respectively corresponding to the plurality of memory chips, and suitable for commonly transferring test data signals from an external to a corresponding one of the plurality of memory chips during a common test mode, wherein one or more of the plurality of signal selection units may transfer the test data signals from the external to corresponding ones of the plurality of memory chips during an individual test mode, and wherein the semiconductor device may be set to the common test mode when a common test signal is enabled, and set to the individual test mode when both the common test signal and a test control signal are enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Bum KO, Sang-Jin BYEON
  • Publication number: 20150188542
    Abstract: A data transmission circuit may include a first driving block configured to drive an output terminal for a first time in response to a data driving signal and a level of the output terminal, and a second driving block configured to drive the output terminal for a second time after the first time, in response to the data driving signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Jin BYEON
  • Publication number: 20150187405
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of chips which are stacked one upon the other. One chip of the plurality of chips may be configured to generate a plurality of refresh period signals for performing refresh operations within the plurality of chips, and may be configured to transmit the plurality of refresh period signals to the plurality of chips excluding the one chip. The plurality of chips may respectively receive refresh period signals allocated to them according to chip ID signals, and may perform the refresh operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Bum KO, Sang Jin BYEON
  • Patent number: 9070545
    Abstract: An integrated circuit system includes a first chip including a first node and configured to generate first identification information indicating the first chip in response to a voltage of the first node, a second chip including a second node and configured to generate second identification information indicating the second chip in response to a voltage of the second node, and a channel connected to the first node and the second node and generate a voltage difference between the first node and the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Byeon
  • Publication number: 20150162911
    Abstract: An operation mode setting circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a mode register set configured to update an operation mode information generated internally at the semiconductor apparatus based on preliminary information data in response to a preliminary information setting signal and a preliminary information providing block configured to provide the preliminary information data selected from a plurality of pre-stored preliminary information data to the mode register setting response to the preliminary information setting signal, the selected preliminary information data corresponding to a detected operation parameter detected in response to the preliminary information setting signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Jin BYEON
  • Publication number: 20150155857
    Abstract: A flip-flop circuit may include: a latch unit configured to latch an input signal in response to a clock signal; and a timing control unit configured to delay a signal provided from the latch unit by a predetermined time regardless of the clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Jin BYEON
  • Patent number: 9030224
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of dies, wherein each of the dies is configured to enable a power circuit provided therein according to a power control signal, in a state in which the die was determined to be a good die or a fail die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Bum Ko, Sang Jin Byeon
  • Patent number: 9030900
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a bit line sense amplification unit configured to sense/amplify data loaded on a bit line, and a driving control unit configured to supply a power line of the bit line sense amplification unit with an overdriving voltage in an overdriving period and supply an internal voltage line with a voltage of the power line of the bit line sense amplification unit in a discharge driving period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Sin-Hyun Jin, Sang-Jin Byeon
  • Patent number: 9030026
    Abstract: A stack type semiconductor circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor chips stacked therein, wherein the plurality of semiconductor chips are configured to share impedance calibration information. The plurality of semiconductor chips include at least one resistance value of an external resistor and an impedance calibration signal as the impedance calibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Jin Byeon
  • Publication number: 20150098281
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes an internal voltage generation circuit suitable for generating an internal voltage having a predetermined level, a target internal circuit suitable for performing a predetermined operation using the internal voltage, and a control circuit suitable for checking operating speed of the target internal circuit based on an operation result signal generated from the target internal circuit, and generating the control signal based on the checked operating speed, wherein a voltage level of the internal voltage for target internal circuit is controlled based on the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin BYEON, Jae-Bum KO, Sang-Hoon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20150098293
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor chips. Each of the plurality of semiconductor chips includes a chip selection unit suitable for generating an internal chip selection signal in response to one or more selective chip selection signals and transferring the selective chip selection signals to an adjacent semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips, a selective setting unit suitable for generating a selective internal signal, selectively activated in each semiconductor chip, in response to the internal chip selection signal and an external setting signal, and a common setting unit suitable for generating a common internal signal, activated in common in the plurality of semiconductor chips, in response to the setting signal and an external common chip selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Bum KO, Sang-Jin BYEON
  • Patent number: 8981841
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor chips respectively selected in response to a plurality of chip selection signals, and a chip selection signal generator configured to generate the chip selection signals in response to one first control signal for deciding whether to drive the semiconductor chips and at least one second control signal for selecting at least one semiconductor chip from among the semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Bum Ko, Jong-Chern Lee, Sang-Jin Byeon
  • Publication number: 20150060854
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a main region suitable for performing a first test operation and a second test operation respectively based on a first test signal and a second test signal in a test mode, a first test region electrically connected to the main region and suitable for generating and transferring the first test signal to the main region in the test mode, and a second test region electrically connected to the main region or the first test region with a scribe lane disposed therebetween and suitable for generating and transferring the second test signal to the main region in the test mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Hoon SHIN, Sang-Jin BYEON
  • Publication number: 20140355363
    Abstract: A memory chip includes a data processing block suitable for serial-parallel converting data inputted and for parallel-serial converting data to be outputted, a write data transmitting unit suitable for transmitting the data serial-parallel converted by the data processing block to a write data interlayer channel, a write data receiving unit suitable for receiving data from the write data interlayer channel, the data to be written to a core area, a read data receiving unit suitable for receiving data from a read data interlayer channel, the data to be parallel-serial converted by the data processing block, and a read data transmitting unit suitable for transmitting data read from the core area to the read data interlayer channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin BYEON
  • Publication number: 20140354311
    Abstract: An integrated circuit chip includes a test circuit suitable for performing a test operation and generating a test result signal indicating whether there is an error or not in the integrated circuit chip, a transmitting unit suitable for transmitting the test result signal through an interlayer channel. The interlayer channel is precharged to a first level before the transmitting unit transmits the test result signal, and the interlayer channel is driven to a second level when there is an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin BYEON