Patents by Inventor Jong Ok HA

Jong Ok HA 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: 10374557
    Abstract: A power amplifier apparatus, includes an envelope tracking (ET) current bias circuit configured to generate a first ET bias current by calculating a direct current DC, based on a reference voltage, and an ET current, based on an ET voltage, according to an envelope of an input signal; and a power amplifier circuit having a bipolar junction transistor supplied with the first ET bias current and a power voltage to amplify the input signal, wherein an average current of the first ET bias current is controlled to be substantially constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Jong Ok Ha, Jeong Hoon Kim, Youn Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20190238127
    Abstract: A control buffer circuit includes a voltage detection circuit configured to detect whether a received voltage is a negative voltage or a ground voltage and provide a voltage detection signal based on a result of the detecting, and a buffer circuit configured to provide a switching signal based on the voltage detection signal, wherein the switching signal comprises a positive voltage as a switching-on level voltage and includes one or more of the ground voltage and the negative voltage as a switching-off level voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jeong Hoon KIM, Jong Ok HA
  • Publication number: 20190123689
    Abstract: An envelope tracking (ET) bias circuit includes a detection circuit configured to select an ET operation voltage input through a first input terminal of the detection circuit, or an envelope signal detected from a radio frequency (RF) signal input through a second input terminal of the detection circuit, in response to a first control signal, to and output he selected one of the ET operation voltage and the envelope signal as a detection signal; an amplification circuit configured to amplify the detection signal, and output the amplified detection signal; and a bias output circuit configured to generate an ET bias current based on the amplified signal, and output the generated ET bias current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ok HA, Jeong Hoon KIM, Byeong Hak JO
  • Patent number: 10270395
    Abstract: An envelope tracking (ET) current bias circuit comprises an envelope detection circuit detecting an ET voltage from an input signal; a first voltage/current converting circuit converting a reference voltage into a direct current (DC) current and adjusting the DC current according to a first control signal; a second voltage/current converting circuit converting the ET voltage into an ET current, adjusting the ET current according to a second control signal, and removing a DC offset current from the ET current to provide an offset compensated ET current; and an arithmetic circuit calculating levels of the offset compensated ET current and the DC current to generate an ET bias current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Jong Ok Ha, Jeong Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20190115872
    Abstract: An envelope tracking (ET) current bias circuit includes a rectifying circuit, a phase compensation circuit, and a voltage/current conversion circuit. The rectifying circuit is configured to detect an envelope voltage from a radio frequency (RF) signal. The phase compensation circuit is configured to compensate for a phase of the envelope voltage in which the phase thereof is delayed in the rectifying circuit to output a phase compensated enveloped voltage. The voltage/current conversion circuit is configured to convert the phase compensated envelope voltage into an ET bias current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jong Ok HA, Jeong Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20190072993
    Abstract: A reference current generating circuit includes a current source circuit configured to generate a reference current based on an internal resistor; and a compensation circuit configured to comprise a first compensation circuit comprising a first compensation resistor and a second compensation resistor, and the first compensation resistor and the second compensation resistor are configured to convert the reference current into a first output current and compensate for process variation of the current source circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jeong Hoon KIM, Kyu Jin CHOI, Jong Ok HA
  • Publication number: 20190068122
    Abstract: An envelope tracking (ET) bias circuit includes an envelope tracking (ET) bias circuit includes an envelope detection circuit, an envelope amplifier circuit, and an envelope output circuit. The envelope detection circuit is configured to detect an envelope of an input signal, and output an envelope signal based on the detected envelope of the input signal. The envelope amplifier circuit is configured to differentially amplify the envelope signal in response to a first control signal and cancel a direct current (DC) offset of the envelope signal to output an amplified signal from which the DC offset is canceled. The envelope output circuit is configured to generate an ET bias current by selecting either one of a negative signal of the amplified signal and a positive signal of the amplified signal in response to a second control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ok HA, Byeong Hak JO, Jeong Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 10198021
    Abstract: A voltage generation circuit having a temperature compensation function includes a first voltage generation circuit, a second voltage generation circuit, an output voltage control circuit, and a voltage selection circuit. The first voltage generation circuit is configured to generate a first voltage having a zero temperature coefficient, determined in response to a first control signal. The second voltage generation circuit is configured to generate a second voltage having a positive temperature coefficient, determined in response to a second control signal. The output voltage control circuit is configured to control an output of one of the first voltage and the second voltage in response to an operating mode. The voltage selection circuit is configured to select the first voltage or the second voltage in response to the output voltage control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Iizuka, Jong Ok Ha, Jeong Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20190028060
    Abstract: An envelope tracking (ET) current bias circuit comprises an envelope detection circuit detecting an ET voltage from an input signal; a first voltage/current converting circuit converting a reference voltage into a direct current (DC) current and adjusting the DC current according to a first control signal; a second voltage/current converting circuit converting the ET voltage into an ET current, adjusting the ET current according to a second control signal, and removing a DC offset current from the ET current to provide an offset compensated ET current; and an arithmetic circuit calculating levels of the offset compensated ET current and the DC current to generate an ET bias current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jong Ok HA, Jeong Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 10158331
    Abstract: A power amplifying apparatus includes a control circuit generating a bias voltage and generating a control signal using a battery voltage and a reference voltage, and a power amplifying circuit boosting the battery voltage according to the control signal to provide an operating voltage, and operating according to the bias voltage and the operating voltage to amplify an input signal, wherein the power amplifying circuit detects the operating voltage and provides a detection voltage to the control circuit, and the control circuit controls the control signal according to the detection voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Jeong Hoon Kim, Hyun Paek, Jong Ok Ha
  • Publication number: 20180342984
    Abstract: An envelope-tracking current bias circuit includes a first rectifying circuit, a second rectifying circuit, and a first arithmetic circuit. The first rectifying circuit is configured to detect an envelope of an input signal, and provide an envelope detection signal comprising a first direct current (DC) offset voltage. The second rectifying circuit is configured to provide a second DC offset voltage corresponding to the first DC offset voltage. The first arithmetic circuit is configured to provide an envelope signal in which the first DC offset voltage is reduced through subtraction between the envelope detection signal and the second DC offset voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jeong Hoon KIM, Jong Ok HA
  • Publication number: 20180331658
    Abstract: A power amplifying apparatus includes a control circuit generating a bias voltage and generating a control signal using a battery voltage and a reference voltage, and a power amplifying circuit boosting the battery voltage according to the control signal to provide an operating voltage, and operating according to the bias voltage and the operating voltage to amplify an input signal, wherein the power amplifying circuit detects the operating voltage and provides a detection voltage to the control circuit, and the control circuit controls the control signal according to the detection voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jeong Hoon KIM, Hyun PAEK, Jong Ok HA
  • Patent number: 10110173
    Abstract: An envelope tracking current bias circuit of a power amplifier circuit including a power amplifier includes a first current source circuit configured to generate a first bias current based on a reference voltage, a second current source circuit configured to generate a second bias current based on an envelope voltage of an input signal, and a bias current generator configured to generate a first envelope tracking bias current based on the first bias current and the second bias current, and supply the first envelope tracking bias current to the power amplifier circuit to reduce amplitude modulation-phase modulation (AM-PM) distortion of the power amplifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Jong Ok Ha, Jeong Hoon Kim, Youn Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20180287595
    Abstract: A power amplifying apparatus includes a power circuit configured to generate operating power, a random pulse generation circuit configured to be supplied with the operating power and to generate a pulse width modulation signal of which a pulse width is randomly changed over time using an input radio frequency (RF) signal, and a charge pump circuit configured to be supplied with the operating power and to randomly perform a switching operation according to the pulse width modulation signal to generate a negative voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jeong Hoon KIM, Hyun PAEK, Jong Ok HA
  • Publication number: 20180181155
    Abstract: A voltage generation circuit having a temperature compensation function includes a first voltage generation circuit, a second voltage generation circuit, an output voltage control circuit, and a voltage selection circuit. The first voltage generation circuit is configured to generate a first voltage having a zero temperature coefficient, determined in response to a first control signal. The second voltage generation circuit is configured to generate a second voltage having a positive temperature coefficient, determined in response to a second control signal. The output voltage control circuit is configured to control an output of one of the first voltage and the second voltage in response to an operating mode. The voltage selection circuit is configured to select the first voltage or the second voltage in response to the output voltage control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi IIZUKA, Jong Ok HA, Jeong Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20180123528
    Abstract: An envelope tracking current bias circuit of a power amplifier circuit including a power amplifier includes a first current source circuit configured to generate a first bias current based on a reference voltage, a second current source circuit configured to generate a second bias current based on an envelope voltage of an input signal, and a bias current generator configured to generate a first envelope tracking bias current based on the first bias current and the second bias current, and supply the first envelope tracking bias current to the power amplifier circuit to reduce amplitude modulation-phase modulation (AM-PM) distortion of the power amplifier circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jong Ok HA, Jeong Hoon KIM, Youn Suk KIM
  • Publication number: 20180123529
    Abstract: A power amplifier apparatus, includes an envelope tracking (ET) current bias circuit configured to generate a first ET bias current by calculating a direct current DC, based on a reference voltage, and an ET current, based on an ET voltage, according to an envelope of an input signal; and a power amplifier circuit having a bipolar junction transistor supplied with the first ET bias current and a power voltage to amplify the input signal, wherein an average current of the first ET bias current is controlled to be substantially constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Hak JO, Jong Ok HA, Jeong Hoon KIM, Youn Suk KIM
  • Patent number: 9923582
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal predistortion device includes a high-frequency signal estimator, a predistortion estimator, and a predistorter. The high-frequency signal estimator is configured to determine non-linear distortion characteristics of high-frequency signals transmitted by antennas. The predistortion estimator is coupled to the high-frequency signal estimator. The predistortion estimator is configured to determine a predistortion coefficient based on the non-linear distortion characteristics. The predistorter is coupled to the predistortion estimator. The predistorter is configured to distort a base signal of the high-frequency signals based on the predistortion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Lee, Sang Il Lee, Min Hyun Kim, Young Wook Sirl, Eui Rim Jeong, Soon Il Hong, Jong Ok Ha, Seong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9876472
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first predistorter configured to calculate a first predistortion parameter and configured to distort an input signal using the first predistortion parameter to output a first distortion signal, a second predistorter configured to calculate a second predistortion parameter and configured to distort the first distortion signal using the second predistortion parameter to output a second distortion signal, a power supply configured to receive the first distortion signal to generate a first envelope signal, and configured to limit a bandwidth of the first envelope signal to obtain a second envelope signal to supply a source voltage, and a power amplifier configured to receive the source voltage and to output an output signal obtained by amplifying the second distortion signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Lee, Eui Rim Jeong, Sang Il Lee, Soon Il Hong, Soon Chan Park, Kwang Pyo Lee, Jong Ok Ha
  • Publication number: 20170279470
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal predistortion device includes a high-frequency signal estimator, a predistortion estimator, and a predistorter. The high-frequency signal estimator is configured to determine non-linear distortion characteristics of high-frequency signals transmitted by antennas. The predistortion estimator is coupled to the high-frequency signal estimator. The predistortion estimator is configured to determine a predistortion coefficient based on the non-linear distortion characteristics. The predistorter is coupled to the predistortion estimator. The predistorter is configured to distort a base signal of the high-frequency signals based on the predistortion coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Hoon LEE, Sang Il LEE, Min Hyun KIM, Young Wook SIRL, Eui Rim JEONG, Soon Il HONG, Jong Ok HA, Seong Jin KIM