Patents by Inventor Heon Ki KIM

Heon Ki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240184318
    Abstract: An internal reference voltage generation device may include a cell array including a plurality of cells which provide reference voltages of different levels. Each of the plurality of cells may include one of a plurality of divider resistors included in a resistor string; a transmission gate configured to output a voltage of a divider node which is connected to the one divider resistor, in response to a select signal; and a unit decoder configured to provide the select signal to the transmission gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Hyeong HONG, Jung Yeop LEE, Bon Kwang KOO, Heon Ki KIM, Young Seok NAM, Young Jo PARK, Keun Seon AHN, Soon Sung AN, Sung Hwa OK, Se Min LEE, Seung Yeop LEE, Nam Hea JANG, Jun Seo JANG, Ji Eun JOO
  • Publication number: 20240161793
    Abstract: A pipe register includes: a plurality of register units configured to output data in response to control signals; and a pipe control circuit configured to generate a reference timing signal by dividing a clock signal, the clock signal activated during an activation time of a read enable signal, and generate the control signals based on the read enable signal and the reference timing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: SK hynix Inc., SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heon Ki KIM, Kyeong Min CHAE
  • Patent number: 11983030
    Abstract: A clock transmission circuit includes a clock driver circuit suitable for transmitting a clock and adjusting a driving force thereof in response to a boosting signal; a low-pass filter circuit suitable for receiving the clock and outputting an initialization signal; and a boosting signal generating circuit suitable for generating the boosting signal that is activated in response to the initialization signal and deactivated in response to the clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heon Ki Kim, Dae Ho Yang
  • Publication number: 20240152174
    Abstract: A clock transmission circuit includes a clock driver circuit suitable for transmitting a clock and adjusting a driving force thereof in response to a boosting signal; a low-pass filter circuit suitable for receiving the clock and outputting an initialization signal; and a boosting signal generating circuit suitable for generating the boosting signal that is activated in response to the initialization signal and deactivated in response to the clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Heon Ki Kim, Dae Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 10978119
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a memory device that generates various signals used in a read training operation and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an address counter configured to generate a plurality of count signals based on a read training enable signal and a first clock signal received from a memory controller, and an address section identification signal generator configured to generate address section identification signals used in identifying a plurality of address sections based on at least one of the plurality of count signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Heon Ki Kim, Sung Hwa Ok
  • Publication number: 20210005233
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a memory device that generates various signals used in a read training operation and a method of operating the memory device. The memory device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an address counter configured to generate a plurality of count signals based on a read training enable signal and a first clock signal received from a memory controller, and an address section identification signal generator configured to generate address section identification signals used in identifying a plurality of address sections based on at least one of the plurality of count signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Heon Ki KIM, Sung Hwa OK