Patents by Inventor Song-Cheol Hong

Song-Cheol Hong 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: 7515099
    Abstract: A radar system includes a transmitter stage for generating a certain transmission signal; a circularly polarized antenna for emitting the transmission signal in a form of a circularly polarized signal, and receiving a reflection signal; a polarizer for isolating the reflection signal received from the circularly polarized antenna from the transmission signal, and outputting the reflection signal to a next stage; and a receiver stage for receiving the reflection signal output from the polarizer, converting the reflection signal into a signal of a certain frequency by using as a certain mixer switching signal the leakage signal leaking from the transmitter stage, and outputting the converted reflection signal. Therefore, the high-sensitivity radar system can be built in a compact size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-wook Kwon, Song-cheol Hong, In-sang Song, Dong-kyun Kim, Jeong-geun Kim
  • Patent number: 7372336
    Abstract: A small-sized on-chip complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Power Amplifier having improved efficiency is provided herein. The on-chip CMOS power amplifier is capable of improving efficiency and maximizing output thereof by enhancing a K factor, which may cause a problem in a power amplifier having a distributed active transformer structure. The on-chip CMOS power amplifier having an improved efficiency and being fabricated in a small size, the on-chip CMOS power amplifier includes a primary winding located at a first layer, secondary windings located at a second layer, which is an upper part of the first layer, the secondary windings being located corresponding to a position of the primary winding, and a cross section for coupling the second windings with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sup Lee, Hyun-Il Kang, Seong-Soo Lee, Holger Lothar, Ju-Hyun Ko, Dong-Hyun Baek, Song-Cheol Hong
  • Publication number: 20070013582
    Abstract: A radar system includes a transmitter stage for generating a certain transmission signal; a circularly polarized antenna for emitting the transmission signal in a form of a circularly polarized signal, and receiving a reflection signal; a polarizer for isolating the reflection signal received from the circularly polarized antenna from the transmission signal, and outputting the reflection signal to a next stage; and a receiver stage for receiving the reflection signal output from the polarizer, converting the reflection signal into a signal of a certain frequency by using as a certain mixer switching signal the leakage signal leaking from the transmitter stage, and outputting the converted reflection signal. Therefore, the high-sensitivity radar system can be built in a compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Sang-wook Kwon, Song-cheol Hong, In-sang Song, Dong-kyun Kim, Jeong-geun Kim
  • Publication number: 20060170503
    Abstract: A small-sized on-chip complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Power Amplifier having improved efficiency is provided herein. The on-chip CMOS power amplifier is capable of improving efficiency and maximizing output thereof by enhancing a K factor, which may cause a problem in a power amplifier having a distributed active transformer structure. The on-chip CMOS power amplifier having an improved efficiency and being fabricated in a small size, the on-chip CMOS power amplifier includes a primary winding located at a first layer, secondary windings located at a second layer, which is an upper part of the first layer, the secondary windings being located corresponding to a position of the primary winding, and a cross section for coupling the second windings with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Sup Lee, Hyun-Il Kang, Seong-Soo Lee, Holger Lothar, Ju-Hyun Ko, Dong-Hyun Baek, Song-Cheol Hong
  • Patent number: 7071869
    Abstract: A radar system using a quadrature signal includes a quadrature push—push oscillator for generating four harmonics with a 90-degree phase difference from each other, and producing two-balanced 2nd harmonic signals from the harmonics; a first coupler block for radiating one of the 2nd harmonics through an antenna; a second coupler block for terminating the other 2nd harmonic to ground; and a power combiner for combining a transmitted signal that is leaked from the first and second coupler blocks with the received signal that is radiated through the antenna. The radar system features an improved receiving sensitivity by offsetting the leakage signals of the sending end. Also, the radar system can be made very small by using a single antenna for transmitting and receiving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-sang Song, Song-cheol Hong, Sang-soo Ko, Jeong-geun Kim, Hong-chan Kim
  • Publication number: 20060087473
    Abstract: A radar system using a quadrature signal includes a quadrature push-push oscillator for generating four harmonics with a 90-degree phase difference from each other, and producing two-balanced 2nd harmonic signals from the harmonics; a first coupler block for radiating one of the 2nd harmonics through an antenna; a second coupler block for terminating the other 2nd harmonic to ground; and a power combiner for combining a transmitted signal that is leaked from the first and second coupler blocks with the received signal that is radiated through the antenna. The radar system features an improved receiving sensitivity by offsetting the leakage signals of the sending end. Also, the radar system can be made very small by using a single antenna for transmitting and receiving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: In-sang Song, Song-cheol Hong, Sang-soo Ko, Jeong-geun Kim, Hong-chan Kim
  • Patent number: 6458668
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a hetero junction bipolar transistor capable of forming a ledge by using a low-priced contact aligner and in a selective wet etching manner, without having any expensive stepper and dry etching and forming a ballasting resistor, without having an additional NiCr thin film, whereby the manufacturing processes thereof can be embodied in simple and easy manners, thereby improving productivity and an economical efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignees: Telephus, Inc., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tae Ho Yoon, Sang Hoon Cheon, Song Cheol Hong, Heung Seob Koo, Sea Houng Cho
  • Patent number: 6222412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit for controlling waveform distortion resulting from nonlinearity of the impedance of a control terminal (gate or base) capacitance of a transistor, which can be employed in circuits showing a nonlinearity performance of high frequency amplifier or oscillator. According to the circuit of the invention, the waveform distortion can be properly controlled to improve the efficiency of power conversion in a high frequency circuit employing FET, regardless of the frequency band, while assuring a favorable matching of input for the circuit. Also, it can provide the reliability of an integrated circuit by employing outside voltage control circuit. Moreover, it can be fabricated on a wafer substrate of FET circuit with an inexpensive cost, which affords unrestricted designing of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kye-Ik Jeon, Jae-Myoung Baek, Dong-Wook Kim, Song-Cheol Hong
  • Patent number: 5796886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical coupler 2.times.2 optical switch which can efficiently shorten the length of device by employing a cantilever and a movable optical waveguide and a method for optical switching with the optical coupler 2.times.2 optical switch. An optical coupler 2.times.2 optical switch of the present invention comprises: an optical coupler in which two fixed optical waveguides are provided on a substrate; an optical waveguide positioned between the fixed optical waveguides, which is moved up and down; and, a cantilever which is linked to the optical waveguide to move the optical waveguide up and down by the voltage applied to electrodes. Since the coupling length of the optical coupler(22) is changed depending on the distance between the fixed optical waveguides(21, 21') and the optical waveguide(23), length(D) of the optical, coupler(22) can be shortened to a great extent compared to the prior art optical coupler 2.times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techanology
    Inventors: Song-Cheol Hong, Doo-Young Ha
  • Patent number: 5787212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical coupler sensor employing a fixed optical waveguide and a movable optical waveguide which allows detection of every small physical quantities and their changes with a high sensitivity, and a process for preparing the same. The optical coupler sensor of the present invention comprises: a fixed optical waveguide formed on a substrate and disposed along a predetermined path. A movable optical waveguide is linked to a cantilever formed on the substrate, which is moved up and down by an external force. The moveable waveguide is disposed outside of the predetermined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Song-Cheol Hong, Doo-Young Ha
  • Patent number: 5747865
    Abstract: An area-variable varactor diode is disclosed, in which the capacitance can be arbitrarily varied under an applied bias voltage. The area-variable varactor diode is characterized in that, in order to ensure freedom to designing the epi-layer, to obtain the desired capacitance characteristics, and to facilitate the integration with other elements, a steeply varied depletion layer area is provided through a variation of the surface layout area, and thus, varied capacitance characteristics are obtained. In steeply varying the area of the depletion layer, an etching of the active layer, a selective epi-layer growth, and an ion implantation are carried out or a combination of them is carried out. The capacitance characteristics are varied in accordance with the pattern of the mask, and therefore, a restriction is not imposed on the epi-layer, with the result that an integration with other elements becomes easy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong-Wook Kim, Jeong-Hwan Son, Song-Cheol Hong, Yeong-Se Kwon