Patents by Inventor Jung-Hyun Nam
Jung-Hyun Nam 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).
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Publication number: 20140339397Abstract: An imaging device including a plurality of pixels and a control circuit to apply a signal to the pixels, wherein the pixels include a photodiode formed on a substrate and a first terminal and a second terminal, a shift switching unit to be connected to the first terminal, a first storage node, a transfer switching unit, a second storage node, and a reset switching unit, when an operating mode is set as a first mode, the control circuit allows charges integrated in the photodiode to be shifted to the first storage node during a first interval and the second terminal during a second interval, and when the operating mode is set as a second mode, the charges integrated in the photodiode are not shifted to the second terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jung Hyun NAM
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Publication number: 20140339396Abstract: An imaging device and a method of driving the imaging device including a plurality of pixels and a control circuit to apply a signal to the pixels, wherein the pixels include a photodiode, a floating diffusion node, a first storage node and a second storage node connected in parallel between the photodiode and the floating diffusion node, a first shift switching unit to selectively shift charges integrated in the photodiode to the first storage node, a second shift switching node to selectively shift the charges integrated in the photodiode to the second storage node, a first transfer switching unit to selectively transfer charges integrated in the first storage node to the floating diffusion node, a second transfer switching unit to selectively transfer charges integrated in the second storage node to the floating diffusion node, and a reset switching unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jung Hyun NAM
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Publication number: 20140308564Abstract: In an aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive electrode; negative electrode; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and including a porous substrate and a coating layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate; and an electrolyte including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moon-Sung Kim, Woo-Cheol Shin, Sang-Il Han, Sang-Hoon Kim, Byung-Joo Chung, Duck-Hyun Kim, Myung-Hwan Jeong, Jung-Yi Yu, Seung-Tae Lee, Tae-Hyun Bae, Mi-Hyun Lee, Eon-Mi Lee, Ha-Rim Lee, In-Haeng Cho, E-Rang Cho, Dong-Myung Choi, Vladimir Egorov, Pavel Alexandrovich Shatunov, Alexey Tereshchenko, Denis Chernyshov, Makhmut Khasanov, Jung-Hyun Nam
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Publication number: 20140308563Abstract: In an aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive electrode; negative electrode; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and including a porous substrate and a coating layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate; and an electrolyte including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Hyun Bae, Woo-Cheol Shin, Sang-Il Han, Sang-Hoon Kim, Duck-Hyun Kim, Byung-Joo Chung, Jung-Hyun Nam, Myung-Hwan Jeong, Jung-Yi Yu, Seung-Tae Lee, Mi-Hyun Lee, Eon-Mi Lee, Ha-Rim Lee, Moon-Sung Kim, In-Haeng Cho, E-Rang Cho, Dong-Myung Choi, Vladimir Egorov, Makhmut Khasanov, Pavel Alexandrovich Shatunov, Alexey Tereshchenko, Denis Chernyshov
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Publication number: 20140134479Abstract: An electrolyte additive represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, an electrolyte, and a rechargeable lithium battery are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R3 and L1 to L3 are the same as defined in the detailed description.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: DUCK-HYUN KIM, WOO-CHEOL SHIN, SANG-IL HAN, SANG-HOON KIM, BYUNG-JOO CHUNG, MYUNG-HWAN JEONG, JUNG-YI YU, JUNG-HYUN NAM, SEUNG-TAE LEE, TAE-HYUN BAE, MI-HYUN LEE, EON-MI LEE, HA-RIM LEE, MOON-SUNG KIM, IN-HAENG CHO, E-RANG CHO, DONG-MYUNG CHOI, VLADIMIR EGOROV, MAKHMUT KHASANOV, PAVEL SHATUNOV, ALEXEY TERESHCHENKO, DENIS CHERNYSHOV
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Publication number: 20110319009Abstract: A ceiling mounted air conditioner is provided. The ceiling mounted air conditioner includes a main body configured to be fixed onto a ceiling and have an open bottom; an outlet panel configured to be coupled to a lower part of the main body and have a plurality of air outlets; an intake panel configured to be coupled to the outlet panel and have an air intake; a door panel configured to be lifted up or down from the bottom of the intake panel and thus to open or shut the air intake; and a human body sensor module configured to be installed in the door panel, to begin to operate when the door panel is lifted down and to sense a movement of a user. Since the ceiling mounted air conditioner can blow air-conditioned air toward the user in a localized manner, it is possible to improve the performance of the ceiling mounted air conditioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Jung Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7872234Abstract: A color image sensing apparatus and a method of processing an infrared-ray signal are provided. The image sensing apparatus includes: a color filter array including a plurality of color filter units, each color filter unit including a red-pass filter, a preen-pass filter, and a blue-pass filter, and at least one of the red-, green- and blue-pass filters passing infrared-rays; an image sensor for providing an image signal corresponding to light passing through the color filter array, the image signal including a red light signal, a green light signal, a blue light signal, and an infrared-ray signal; and an image signal processor for correcting and processing at least one of the red light signal, the green light signal and the blue light signal in response to the infrared-ray signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Maru LSI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7746397Abstract: An image device comprises an image sensor including an array of photodiodes for converting an optical image into electrical signals, a color filter comprising an array of red, green and cyan filter elements disposed opposite the array of photodiodes, and a color processor for color processing the electrical signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2005Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7710477Abstract: Solid state CMOS active pixel sensor devices having unit pixels that are structured to provide improved uniformity of pixel-to-pixel sensitivity across a pixel array without the need for an additional light shielding layer. For example, unit pixels with symmetrical layout patterns are formed whereby one or more lower-level BEOL metallization layers are designed operate as light shielding layers which are symmetrically patterned and arranged to balance the amount of incident light reaching the photosensitive regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2005Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Hyun Nam, Yun Hee Lee
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Patent number: 7683304Abstract: Provided is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor. The CMOS image sensor includes a pixel array unit having a matrix-type array of unit pixels, each unit pixel including a charge transfer element transferring charge collected in a photoelectric conversion element to a charge detection element. The charge transfer element also receives a boosted voltage signal higher than an external power voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Samsumg Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-hyun Nam, Jae-seob Rho
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Patent number: 7675015Abstract: Provided is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor. The CMOS image sensor includes a pixel array unit having a matrix-type array of unit pixels, each unit pixel including a charge transfer element transferring charge collected in a photoelectric conversion element to a charge detection element. The charge transfer element also receives a boosted voltage signal higher than an external power voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-hyun Nam, Jae-seob Rho
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Patent number: 7616241Abstract: A color image sensing device that includes an APS array, a plurality of column selectors, a plurality of analog-digital converters, and a signal processor. The APS array includes a first plurality of column arrays in which a first plurality of red pixels and a first plurality of green pixels are alternately arranged and a second plurality of column arrays in which a second plurality of green pixels and a second plurality of blue pixels are alternately arranged. The plurality of column selectors are disposed on both sides of the APS array. The plurality of analog-digital converters convert pixel data output from the column selectors into digital data. The signal processor receives pixel data output from the analog-digital converters, sums up at least one pixel data representing the same color and outputs the summed data in response to an output mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7612819Abstract: A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor and a method for operating the same are provided. The CMOS image sensor includes a pixel array unit having a matrix of pixels, wherein each pixel comprises a charge transfer element for transferring charge collected in a photoelectric conversion element to a charge detection element, and a row drive unit for supplying a voltage to the charge transfer element during part of a charge integration period of the photoelectric conversion element, wherein the supplied voltage causes the charge transfer element to have a negative potential.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7579637Abstract: An image sensor and a method of fabricating the image sensor are provided. The image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, a deep well having a second conductivity type. The deep well is formed at a predetermined depth in the semiconductor substrate to divide the semiconductor substrate into a first conductivity type upper substrate area and a lower substrate area. The image sensor further includes a plurality of unit pixels integrating charges corresponding to incident light and comprising first conductivity type ion-implantation areas. The first conductivity type ion-implantation areas are separated from one another. Moreover, at least one unit pixel among the plurality of unit pixels further comprises the first conductivity type upper substrate area that is positioned under a first conductivity type ion-implantation area included in the unit pixel.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Hyun Nam, Jong-Wan Jung
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Publication number: 20090206856Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wafer burn-in system having a device cooling a probe card and thereby restraining heat accumulation in the probe card. The disclosed wafer burn-in system includes a probe station and a tester. The probe station includes a burn-in chamber, a probe head, and a wafer stage. The probe head has a probe card installed on the lower surface of the probe head. A cooling device restrains heat accumulation in the probe card, e.g., by generating airflow around the probe card. The wafer stage of the burn-in chamber fixes a wafer loaded on the upper surface of the wafer stage and elevates the wafer for contact with the probe card. The tester connects to the probe station through a general purpose interface bus (GPIB) to convey test signals to and from the probe head, and to control operation of the cooling device. The tester activates the cooling device, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-Hyun NAM, Ki-Sang KANG, Gi-Bum KOO, Hoon-Jung KIM, In-Seok HWANG
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Patent number: 7538566Abstract: An electrical test system includes a test head, a performance board, a probe card and coaxial cables. The performance board includes a first side and an opposite second side, where the first side of the performance board is electrically connected to the test head and the second side of the performance board includes first coaxial cable connection portions. The probe card includes a first side and an opposite second side, where the first side of the probe card includes second coaxial cable connection portions and the second side includes a wafer test probes. The coaxial cables respectively electrically connect the first coaxial cable connection portions of the performance board to the second coaxial cable connection portions of the probe card.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Soo An, Se-Jang Oh, Jung-Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7505071Abstract: A horizontal charge coupled device (CCD) driving circuit, a solid-state image-sensing device having the same, and a method of driving the solid-state image-sensing device, transmits image signals using horizontal driving signals having a middle voltage during rising and falling of the horizontal signals. The middle voltage of the horizontal driving signals is generated when an equipotential switch is turned “on” while the output nodes of buffer circuits are in a floating state.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-hyun Nam, Jae-seob Roh
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Patent number: 7492403Abstract: A solid state image sensing device and method of driving provide a sub-sampling mode for improving a dynamic range in the solid state image sensing device by using vertical driving electrodes that receive inputs of vertical driving signals, a vertical CCD that receives each of video signals of a plurality of rows that are arranged at intervals of one row, and adding the received signal with the video signal of a row which is a proportional number of rows distant from the row of the received signal, in which the proportional number is proportional to the number of the plurality of rows, and vertically transmitting the result; and by using horizontal driving electrodes that receive inputs of horizontal driving signals, a horizontal CCD receives the added video signals, again adds sequentially the same number of the added video signals as the number of the plurality of rows, and horizontally transmits and outputs the video signals added by row.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Hyun Nam
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Publication number: 20080315104Abstract: A color image sensing apparatus and a method of processing an infrared-ray signal are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2007Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventor: Jung Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 7463299Abstract: A CCD-based solid state image sensing (imaging) device and a driving method, enabling three-color still or video image signal charge processing without requiring a frame memory buffer. By using horizontal electrodes to selectively assert predetermined vertical-driving signals of the vertical CCDs, the vertical CCDs receive and vertically transmit the image signals (charges) of active pairs of vertically adjacent rows. Each active pair of adjacent rows is separated by (at least) two (a pair of) inactive adjacent rows, and the image signal (charges) of the active pair of adjacent rows represent all three colors (R, G, B) of one line (or one field) of real-image pixels. A horizontal CCD receives the selected image signals (charges) for each active row among the active pairs of rows, and outputs the image signals (charges) for each active row by conventional horizontal transmission to an interpolator adapted to continuously output three-color pixel signals (e.g., digital signals), e.g.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2004Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Hyun Nam