Patents by Inventor HO-YOUNG SHIN

HO-YOUNG SHIN 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: 20240075853
    Abstract: An apparatus of tilting a seat cushion of a vehicle, includes a tilting motor, a pinion gear, a sector gear, and a tilting link which perform the tilting operation of the seat cushion and exert a binding force in a tilted state of the seat cushion and are provided to be connected to both of one side and the other side of a seat cushion frame, and has two sector gears positioned on left and right sides and connected to each other by a connection bar so that, by strengthening a binding force of the front portion of the seat cushion, it is possible to secure the safety of passengers in the event of a collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DAS CO., LTD, Faurecia Korea, Ltd., Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Sang Do PARK, Chan Ho JUNG, Dong Hoon LEE, Hea Yoon KANG, Deok Soo LIM, Seung Pil JANG, Seon Ho KIM, Jong Seok YUN, Hyo Jin KIM, Dong Gyu SHIN, Jin Ho SEO, Young Jun KIM, Taek Jun NAM
  • Patent number: 11062776
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells that are programmed based on a high voltage, a high voltage generator to generate the high voltage by boosting an input voltage based on a pumping clock, a pumping clock generator to generate the pumping clock, a high voltage detector to generate a detection signal by comparing an adjustment voltage with a reference voltage, a programming current controller to adjust a programming current flowing through each of selected memory cells of the plurality of memory cells; and a control logic to adjust a frequency of the pumping clock and a current driving capability of the programming current based on the detection signal during a programming period with respect to the selected memory cells. The detection signal includes information indicating whether the high voltage reaches to a target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jin Shin, Ji-Sung Kim, Ho Young Shin, Myeong Hee Oh
  • Publication number: 20200411104
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells that are programmed based on a high voltage, a high voltage generator to generate the high voltage by boosting an input voltage based on a pumping clock, a pumping clock generator to generate the pumping clock, a high voltage detector to generate a detection signal by comparing an adjustment voltage with a reference voltage, a programming current controller to adjust a programming current flowing through each of selected memory cells of the plurality of memory cells; and a control logic to adjust a frequency of the pumping clock and a current driving capability of the programming current based on the detection signal during a programming period with respect to the selected memory cells. The detection signal includes information indicating whether the high voltage reaches to a target voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun-Jin SHIN, Ji-Sung KIM, Ho Young SHIN, Myeong Hee OH
  • Patent number: 10763834
    Abstract: A latch circuit including: a first inverter having a first pull-up transistor connected between a first power supply node and a first output node, and a first pull-down transistor connected between a second power supply node and the first output node; a second inverter having a second pull-up transistor connected between the first power supply node and a second output node, and a second pull-down transistor connected between the second power supply node and the second output node; a first current control transistor connected between the first pull-up transistor and the first output node; a second current control transistor connected between the second pull-up transistor and the second output node; a third current control transistor connected between the first pull-down transistor and the first output node; and a fourth current control transistor connected between the second pull-down transistor and the second output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ho Young Shin
  • Patent number: 10707749
    Abstract: A charge pump includes a first pumping capacitor configured to pump a first voltage of a first node, in response to a first clock signal, a gate pumping capacitor configured to pump a second voltage of a second node, in response to a second clock signal, a charge transfer transistor including a first source connected to a first one of a third node and the first node, a first gate connected to the second node, and a first drain connected to a remaining one of the first node and the third node, a gate control transistor including a second source connected to the first one of the third node and the first node, a second gate connected to the remaining one of the first node and the third node, and a second drain connected to the second node, and a gate discharge or charge unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ho Young Shin
  • Publication number: 20200119723
    Abstract: A latch circuit including: a first inverter having a first pull-up transistor connected between a first power supply node and a first output node, and a first pull-down transistor connected between a second power supply node and the first output node; a second inverter having a second pull-up transistor connected between the first power supply node and a second output node, and a second pull-down transistor connected between the second power supply node and the second output node; a first current control transistor connected between the first pull-up transistor and the first output node; a second current control transistor connected between the second pull-up transistor and the second output node; a third current control transistor connected between the first pull-down transistor and the first output node; and a fourth current control transistor connected between the second pull-down transistor and the second output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Ho Young SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200044564
    Abstract: A charge pump includes a first pumping capacitor configured to pump a first voltage of a first node, in response to a first clock signal, a gate pumping capacitor configured to pump a second voltage of a second node, in response to a second clock signal, a charge transfer transistor including a first source connected to a first one of a third node and the first node, a first gate connected to the second node, and a first drain connected to a remaining one of the first node and the third node, a gate control transistor including a second source connected to the first one of the third node and the first node, a second gate connected to the remaining one of the first node and the third node, and a second drain connected to the second node, and a gate discharge or charge unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
    Inventor: Ho Young SHIN
  • Patent number: 10483962
    Abstract: A level shifter includes a driving circuit, which receives an input signal and outputs a driving signal in response to a first voltage level of the input signal; a level shifting circuit, which outputs an output signal of a second voltage level in response to the driving signal; and a leakage prevention circuit, which prevents a leakage current of the driving circuit, wherein the driving circuit may include at least one native transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho-Young Shin
  • Patent number: 10437275
    Abstract: A current reference circuit and a semiconductor IC including the current reference circuit, the current reference circuit including a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current generator configured to generate, in an output branch, a first current proportional to a temperature; and a current subtractor configured to generate a reference current by subtracting a second current generated based on a current flowing in an internal branch of the PTAT current generator, from the first current flowing in the output branch. The second current is set to have a same temperature-based change characteristic as the first current and a level different from a level of the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho-Young Shin
  • Patent number: 10283207
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, wherein at least one selected memory cell that is selected from among the plurality of memory cells is programmed based on a high voltage, a high voltage generator configured to generate the high voltage by boosting an input voltage based on a pumping clock, a pumping clock generator configured to generate the pumping clock, a program current controller configured to adjust a program current flowing in the at least one selected memory cells, and a control logic configured to control a frequency of the pumping clock and an amount of the program current based on a time in a program section in which the at least one selected memory cell is programmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-young Shin, Myeong-hee Oh, Ji-sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20180284831
    Abstract: A current reference circuit and a semiconductor IC including the current reference circuit, the current reference circuit including a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current generator configured to generate, in an output branch, a first current proportional to a temperature; and a current subtractor configured to generate a reference current by subtracting a second current generated based on a current flowing in an internal branch of the PTAT current generator, from the first current flowing in the output branch. The second current is set to have a same temperature-based change characteristic as the first current and a level different from a level of the first current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: HO-YOUNG SHIN
  • Publication number: 20180240525
    Abstract: A voltage generation circuit and a semiconductor device including the same are provided. The voltage generation circuit includes charge pumps connected in series, each charge pump including a charge transfer transistor, a controller, and a bias circuit. The charge transfer transistor has a drain, a source that receives a first clock, and a gate that is connected to a first node and that receives a second clock opposite to the first clock. The controller includes a control transistor having a source connected to the first node, a gate coupled to the first clock, and a drain connected to the gate of the control transistor. The bias circuit biases the charge transfer transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Ho-young SHIN, Myeong-hee OH
  • Patent number: 9996100
    Abstract: A current reference circuit and a semiconductor IC including the current reference circuit, the current reference circuit including a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current generator configured to generate, in an output branch, a first current proportional to a temperature; and a current subtractor configured to generate a reference current by subtracting a second current generated based on a current flowing in an internal branch of the PTAT current generator, from the first current flowing in the output branch. The second current is set to have a same temperature-based change characteristic as the first current and a level different from a level of the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho-Young Shin
  • Patent number: 9928917
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell, a bit line connected to the memory cell, a control voltage generator configured to generate a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current and generate an analog control voltage inversely proportional to the PTAT current, and a load current control circuit configured to control a first load current supplied to the bit line based on the analog control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jin Shin, Ho Young Shin
  • Publication number: 20180026627
    Abstract: A level shifter includes a driving circuit, which receives an input signal and outputs a driving signal in response to a first voltage level of the input signal; a level shifting circuit, which outputs an output signal of a second voltage level in response to the driving signal; and a leakage prevention circuit, which prevents a leakage current of the driving circuit, wherein the driving circuit may include at least one native transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: HO-YOUNG SHIN
  • Publication number: 20180012662
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell, a bit line connected to the memory cell, a control voltage generator configured to generate a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current and generate an analog control voltage inversely proportional to the PTAT current, and a load current control circuit configured to control a first load current supplied to the bit line based on the analog control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jin SHIN, Ho Young SHIN
  • Publication number: 20170352428
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, wherein at least one selected memory cell that is selected from among the plurality of memory cells is programmed based on a high voltage, a high voltage generator configured to generate the high voltage by boosting an input voltage based on a pumping clock, a pumping clock generator configured to generate the pumping clock, a program current controller configured to adjust a program current flowing in the at least one selected memory cells, and a control logic configured to control a frequency of the pumping clock and an amount of the program current based on a time in a program section in which the at least one selected memory cell is programmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ho-young SHIN, Myeong-hee OH, Ji-sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20170075377
    Abstract: A current reference circuit and a semiconductor IC including the current reference circuit, the current reference circuit including a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current generator configured to generate, in an output branch, a first current proportional to a temperature; and a current subtractor configured to generate a reference current by subtracting a second current generated based on a current flowing in an internal branch of the PTAT current generator, from the first current flowing in the output branch. The second current is set to have a same temperature-based change characteristic as the first current and a level different from a level of the first current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: HO-YOUNG SHIN