Patents by Inventor Jin BYUN

Jin BYUN 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).

  • Semiconductor integrated circuit including semiconductor memory apparatus including a plurality of banks
    Patent number: 9530474
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus includes: a memory cell area including a plurality of banks each having a plurality of octet banks corresponding to a first group and a plurality of octet banks corresponding to a second group; and a control unit configured to generate a plurality of control signals to input a data signal to any one octet bank of the first group and any one octet bank of the second group with a predetermined margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Hee Jin Byun
  • Recoverable and fault-tolerant CPU core and control method thereof
    Patent number: 9529654
    Abstract: A recoverable and fault-tolerant CPU core and a control method thereof are provided. The recoverable and fault-tolerant CPU core includes first, second, and third arithmetic logic circuits configured to perform a calculation requested by the same instruction, a first selector configured to compare calculation values output from the first, second, and third arithmetic logic circuits by the same instruction, determine as a normal state when two or more of the calculation values are the same, and if not, determine as a fault state, and a register file configured to record the calculation value having the same value, when determining as the normal state in the first selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Su Kwon, Jin Ho Han, Kyung Jin Byun
  • MOTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160366434
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are motion estimation apparatus and method. The motion estimation apparatus may determine an SAD of a coding unit in a current image and calculate an average SAD of the current image. The motion estimation apparatus may compare the SAD of the coding unit with the average SAD of the current image, and determine the number of one or more previous images to be used for motion estimation of the coding unit based on the results of comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Seong-Mo PARK, Kyung-Jin BYUN, Nak-Woong EUM
  • Method and apparatus for filtering pixel blocks
    Patent number: 9510021
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a plurality of processing elements to filter a plurality of pixel blocks in a plurality of picture partitions for a single frame image. The method for filtering pixel blocks includes: checking the status of a second boundary pixel block adjacent to a picture partition boundary, the second boundary pixel block being one of a plurality of pixel blocks in a second picture partition and neighboring a first boundary pixel block in a first picture partition, the first boundary pixel block neighboring the picture partition boundary; selecting a filtering area for the first boundary pixel block based on the status of the second boundary pixel block; and filtering the filtering area for the first boundary pixel block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seunghyun Cho, Hyun Mi Kim, Kyung Jin Byun, Nak Woong Eum
  • Apparatus and method for calibrating transmission path
    Patent number: 9503204
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for calibrating a transmission path, the apparatus including one or more couplers to separate, by one or more paths, one or more input signals input from an input terminal of one or more antennas, a power detector to detect amplitude of one or more path signals separated by the one or more paths, a power distributor to distribute any one of the one or more path signals, one or more mixers to mix a distribution signal distributed by the power distributor with the one or more path signals, a low-pass filter to remove a high-frequency component of a mixed signal mixed by the one or more mixers; and a voltage detector to detect amplitude of one or more filter pass signals with the high-frequency component removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwang Seon Kim, Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim, Jung Bin Kim, Woo Jin Byun, Mi Kyung Suk
  • REFLECTIVE ANTENNA APPARATUS AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160315395
    Abstract: A reflective antenna apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a feeder which receives an electromagnetic wave from a transmitter and distributes the electromagnetic wave to the antenna apparatus; a sub reflector which has a step formed to generate an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode electromagnetic wave; and a main reflector which has a step formed to generate the same electromagnetic wave as the OAM mode generated by the sub reflector and cancels the OAM mode electromagnetic wave generated by the sub reflector and an OAM mode electromagnetic wave generated by the main reflector to radiate the electromagnetic waves to a far field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Woo Jin BYUN, Yong Heui CHO, Young Seung LEE
  • Display device including touch sensor
    Patent number: 9477353
    Abstract: A display device include a first surface, a sensing capacitor having a sensing input electrode and a sensing output electrode, wherein the sensing capacitor stores a first amount of charges and the sensing capacitor stored a second amount of charges when an external object contacts on the first surface, a sensing input signal line electrically connected with the sensing input electrode and receiving a sensing input signal to charge the sensing capacitor to the first amount of charges, a sensing output signal line electrically connected with the sensing output electrode, and a sensing signal processor connected with the sensing output signal line, wherein the sensing signal processor determines whether an external objects contact on the first surface based on a voltage difference between the first amount of charges and the second amount of charges stored in the sensing capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Kim, Ho Kyoon Kwon, Ki Seok Cha, Seok-Hyun Jung, Ho Jin Byun, Dae ho Song
  • Semiconductor device
    Patent number: 9472266
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include pad blocks configured for receiving and outputting data. The semiconductor device may also include input/output driving blocks configured to transfer data received from global input/output lines to the pad blocks in response to a read operation, and transfer data from the pad blocks to the global input/output lines in response to a write operation. The input/output driving blocks are disposed in a peripheral region and control a width of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Jin Cheol Seo, Hee Jin Byun
  • Apparatus and method for motion estimation for variable block sizes
    Patent number: 9438927
    Abstract: A motion estimation apparatus and method are disclosed. The motion estimation apparatus includes processing element (PE) array units, sub-SAD calculation units, motion vector calculation units, and a minimum motion vector selector. The PE array units each perform parallel processing for each of the three types of coding units. The sub-SAD calculation units calculate respective SAD values for the three types of coding units. The motion vector calculation units calculate respective motion vectors for the three types of coding units. The minimum motion vector selector selects a minimum motion vector from among the motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seong-Mo Park, Kyung-Jin Byun, Nak-Woong Eum
  • SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE AN OPERATION TIMING MARGIN
    Publication number: 20160240234
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus may include a read path configured to transmit data from the semiconductor apparatus in response to a read command and at least one read operation control signal, and an operation control circuit configured to receive a plurality of divided clock signals and the read command to identify the one of the plurality of divided clock signals that is relatively better matched to the received read command to manage timings associated with at least one of the read operation control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Seok Bo SHIM, Hee Jin BYUN, Jong Ho JUNG
  • Apparatus and method for skipping fractional motion estimation in high efficiency video coding
    Patent number: 9398309
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for skipping fractional motion estimation (FME) in high efficiency video coding (HEVC) are disclosed. The apparatus includes a current sum of absolute differences (SAD) acquisition unit, a redundancy determination unit, and a motion estimation skip unit. The SAD acquisition unit acquires the SAD from an integer motion estimation (IME) unit when the IME unit performs IME on a coding tree block (CTB). The redundancy determination unit determines whether or not the CTB is an estimated redundant block using the current SAD. The motion estimation skip unit provides an FME unit with an FME skip signal of the CTB depending on whether or the CTB is an estimated redundant block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seong-Mo Park, Seung-Hyun Cho, Hyun-Mi Kim, Kyung-Jin Byun, Nak-Woong Eum
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING TRANSMISSION PATH
    Publication number: 20160191177
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for calibrating a transmission path, the apparatus including one or more couplers to separate, by one or more paths, one or more input signals input from an input terminal of one or more antennas, a power detector to detect amplitude of one or more path signals separated by the one or more paths, a power distributor to distribute any one of the one or more path signals, one or more mixers to mix a distribution signal distributed by the power distributor with the one or more path signals, a low-pass filter to remove a high-frequency component of a mixed signal mixed by the one or more mixers; and a voltage detector to detect amplitude of one or more filter pass signals with the high-frequency component removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Kwang Seon Kim, Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim, Jung Bin Kim, Woo Jin Byun, Mi Kyung Suk
  • BUCK CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20160172980
    Abstract: A buck converter that is efficient in power consumption is disclosed. A buck converter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes an error amplifier and a comparator, at least one of which is powered and operated while a PWM signal is a high signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Jin BYUN, Chung-Hwan SON
  • ARRAY ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR ROTATION MODE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160156099
    Abstract: The present invention provides an array antenna apparatus for a rotation mode, a wireless communication terminal, and a method thereof. The apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment includes an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements; and a control unit which determines an antenna pattern in accordance with a transmission/reception characteristic of a signal and assigns a weight to antenna elements in a position corresponding to the determined antenna pattern on the antenna array to implement a rotation mode antenna based on the antenna element to which the weight is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Bong Su KIM, Min Soo KANG, Kwang Seon KIM, Woo Jin BYUN, Mi Kyung SUK
  • Semiconductor apparatus configured to manage an operation timing margin
    Patent number: 9349424
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus may include a read path configured to transmit data from the semiconductor apparatus in response to a read command and at least one read operation control signal, and an operation control circuit configured to receive a plurality of divided clock signals and the read command to identify the one of the plurality of divided clock signals that is relatively better matched to the received read command to manage timings associated with at least one of the read operation control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Seok Bo Shim, Hee Jin Byun, Jong Ho Jung
  • Method for inter-beam interference reduction using cross polarization and method for transmitting/receiving signal
    Patent number: 9338662
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for inter-beam interference reduction using cross polarization and a method for transmitting/receiving a signal. A transmitting method of a base station in a wireless communication system, includes: configuring a first parameter for forming a first beam having first polarization with respect to a terminal located in a first sub-sector, and configuring a second parameter for forming a second beam having second polarization with respect to a terminal located in a second sub-sector; and transmitting a signal to each terminal by forming the first beam using at least one antenna based on the configured first parameter and forming the second beam using the at least one antenna based on the configured second parameter, wherein a frequency band equal to a frequency band of the first sub-sector is allocated to the second sub-sector in a cell in the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Instit
    Inventors: Bong Su Kim, Min Soo Kang, Kwang Seon Kim, Woo Jin Byun
  • Strobe signal generation device and memory apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 9324394
    Abstract: A strobe signal generation device includes an enable signal generating section, a buffering section and a strobe signal driving section. The enable signal generation section generates a division enable signal in response a strobe signal. The buffering section configured to generate a delayed strobe signal from the strobe signal while the division enable signal is enabled. The strobe signal driving section configured to generate a plurality of data strobe signals with a larger pulse width than the delayed strobe signal, in response to the division enable signal and the delayed strobe signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Jin Byun, Ki Chang Kwean
  • Method and apparatus for controlling supply voltage of clock and data recovery circuit
    Patent number: 9300303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling supply voltage of clock and data recovery circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Byun
  • ENERGY CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160064946
    Abstract: Provided is an energy charging apparatus including a transponder configured to transmit and receive radio energy, and a resonator configured to transmit the radio energy transmitted from the transponder to at least one external device and transmit the radio energy received from the at least one external device to the transponder, wherein each of the transponder and the resonator is provided in a form of a single module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: In Kui CHO, Seong Min KIM, Jung Ick MOON, Je Hoon YUN, Woo Jin BYUN, Hyung Do CHOI
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING
    Publication number: 20160057435
    Abstract: An encoding apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: an encoder configured to request for storage of an original frame; a frame processing unit configured to generate an encoded frame having the original framed encoded therein; and a frame memory configured to store the encoded frame. Here, the frame processing unit is configured to generate the original frame by encoding the encoded frame stored in the frame memory according to a request of the encoder, and the encoder is configured to perform encoding according to the original frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seong-Mo PARK, Kyung-Jin BYUN, Nak-Woong EUM