Patents by Inventor Cheol-Hoe KIM

Cheol-Hoe 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: 9792970
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device configured to output command addresses; and a second semiconductor device configured to generate a first control signal including a pulse controlled in its pulse width in synchronization with a toggling time of a bank active signal for selecting a bank to be activated in an active operation in response to the command addresses, a second control signal enabled in response to the bank active signal, and an internal voltage in response to the first and second control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Cheol Hoe Kim, Kyeong Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20170133071
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device configured to output command addresses; and a second semiconductor device configured to generate a first control signal including a pulse controlled in its pulse width in synchronization with a toggling time of a bank active signal for selecting a bank to be activated in an active operation in response to the command addresses, a second control signal enabled in response to the bank active signal, and an internal voltage in response to the first and second control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Cheol Hoe KIM, Kyeong Tae KIM
  • Patent number: 9647613
    Abstract: A differential amplification circuit includes a first current control unit configured to control driving current in response to a voltage level difference between first input voltage and second input voltage, a second current control unit configured to control the driving current in response to a voltage level difference between the second input voltage independent from temperature and a temperature voltage depending on the temperature, and a signal output unit configured to generate a detection signal in response to the driving current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Boum Park, Cheol-Hoe Kim
  • Patent number: 9583165
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device configured to output command addresses; and a second semiconductor device configured to generate a first control signal including a pulse controlled in its pulse width in synchronization with a toggling time of a bank active signal for selecting a bank to be activated in an active operation in response to the command addresses, a second control signal enabled in response to the bank active signal, and an internal voltage in response to the first and second control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Cheol Hoe Kim, Kyeong Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9412427
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a memory region configured to store data transmitted through a first data line and a second data line; and a precharge block configured to precharge the second data line to a level of a first voltage and precharge the first data line to a level of a second voltage higher than the level of the first voltage, based on a write signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Youp Cha, Seok Cheol Yoon, Cheol Hoe Kim
  • Publication number: 20150364164
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a memory region configured to store data transmitted through a first data line and a second data line; and a precharge block configured to precharge the second data line to a level of a first voltage and precharge the first data line to a level of a second voltage higher than the level of the first voltage, based on a write signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Youp CHA, Seok Cheol YOON, Cheol Hoe KIM
  • Publication number: 20150340998
    Abstract: A differential amplification circuit includes a first current control unit configured to control driving current in response to a voltage level difference between first input voltage and second input voltage, a second current control unit configured to control the driving current in response to a voltage level difference between the second input voltage independent from temperature and a temperature voltage depending on the temperature, and a signal output unit configured to generate a detection signal in response to the driving current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Boum PARK, Cheol-Hoe KIM
  • Patent number: 9135961
    Abstract: An internal voltage control circuit according to an embodiment may include a source power supply selection unit configured to receive a first internal power supply voltage and a second internal power supply voltage and selecting the first internal power supply voltage and the second internal power supply voltage as a source voltage in response to a test mode enable signal, a first reference voltage generation unit configured to receive the source voltage from the source power supply selection unit, and configured to generate a to first low reference voltage and a first high reference voltage. The reference voltage control circuit may also include a second reference voltage generation unit configured to receive the first internal power supply voltage and configured to generate a second low reference voltage and a second high reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Cheol Hoe Kim, Jae Boum Park, Na Yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 9116535
    Abstract: A differential amplification circuit includes a first current control unit configured to control driving current in response to a voltage level difference between first input voltage and second input voltage, a second current control unit configured to control the driving current in response to a voltage level difference between the second input voltage independent from temperature and a temperature voltage depending on the temperature, and a signal output unit configured to generate a detection signal in response to the driving current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Boum Park, Cheol-Hoe Kim
  • Publication number: 20150228311
    Abstract: An internal voltage control circuit according to an embodiment may include a source power supply selection unit configured to receive a first internal power supply voltage and a second internal power supply voltage and selecting the first internal power supply voltage and the second internal power supply voltage as a source voltage in response to a test mode enable signal, a first reference voltage generation unit configured to receive the source voltage from the source power supply selection unit, and configured to generate a to first low reference voltage and a first high reference voltage. The reference voltage control circuit may also include a second reference voltage generation unit configured to receive the first internal power supply voltage and configured to generate a second low reference voltage and a second high reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Cheol Hoe KIM, Jae Boum PARK, Na Yeon CHO
  • Publication number: 20140167849
    Abstract: A differential amplification circuit includes a first current control unit configured to control driving current in response to a voltage level difference between first input voltage and second input voltage, a second current control unit configured to control the driving current in response to a voltage level difference between the second input voltage independent from temperature and a temperature voltage depending on the temperature, and a signal output unit configured to generate a detection signal in response to the driving current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Jae-Boum PARK, Cheol-Hoe KIM