Patents by Inventor Hoon-Woo Kye

Hoon-Woo Kye 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: 6262909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ferroelectric memory device having a memory cell structure where a plurality of ferroelectric capacitor are connected to one switching transistor, and a plurality of data are outputted according to one address input. The ferroelectric memory device comprises a plurality of word lines for driving a corresponding memory cell in accordance with an input address; a plurality of bit lines crossing said word lines, respectively; a plurality of switching transistors connected both to the bit lines and the word lines, respectively; and a plurality of dielectric capacitors wherein one end is coupled in common to a node of the switching transistor, respectively; wherein a plurality of output data are outputted by selecting a memory cell including at least one switching transistor corresponding to the plurality of switching transistors, and to the plurality of dielectric capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Woo Kye, Woo Soon Kang
  • Patent number: 6175528
    Abstract: A redundancy address bit programming circuit including a redundancy memory cell, includes: program pads for providing signals to first and second program nodes; a ferroelectric capacitor programmed according to a bit value corresponding to a defected address, coupled between the first and second nodes; a load capacitor coupled between the second program node and a ground; a power-up signal generator means for generating a power-up signal to be coupled to the first program node, wherein the power-up signal follows a level of a power signal at a beginning of a power signal supply, and is maintained as a ground level during a stable level state of the power signal supply; a latch means for latching the second program node signal at the beginning of the power signal supply and outputting a latched signal during the stable level state of the power signal supply; and a multiplexer for selectively outputting one of an address bit signal and a reversed address bit signal in response to the latched signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hoon-Woo Kye
  • Patent number: 6058049
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reference voltage generating circuit for generating a stable reference voltage and having a long life time, and the reference voltage generating circuit for generating a reference voltage of a ferroelectric memory device having a plurality of bit line pairs, including: a first and second reference word line; a first dummy block comprising a plurality of switching transistors and a plurality of ferroelectric capacitors, wherein gates of the switching transistors are coupled to the first reference word line and drains/sources of the switching transistors are coupled to a bit line of one of the bit line pairs; a second dummy block comprising a plurality of switching transistors and a plurality of ferroelectric capacitors, wherein gates of the switching transistors are coupled to a second reference word line and drains/sources of the switching transistors are coupled to a bit bar line of one of the bit line pairs; and a reference plate line commonly coupled to the ferroelectric ca
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Woo Kye, Woo Soon Kang