Patents by Inventor Ki Up Kim

Ki Up Kim 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: 20110187411
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a pre driver unit configured to receive a pre drive signal and a driving force control signal and output a main drive signal; a main driver unit configured to receive the main drive signal and output output data to an output terminal; a terminal connecting unit configured to receive a determination signal and connect to or disconnect from the output terminal in response to the determination signal; a terminal sensing unit configured to sense the output terminal and output a terminal state signal; and a driving force determining unit configured to receive a reset signal and the terminal state signal and output the driving force control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Up KIM
  • Patent number: 7982493
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a pre driver unit configured to receive a pre drive signal and a driving force control signal and output a main drive signal; a main driver unit configured to receive the main drive signal and output output data to an output terminal; a terminal connecting unit configured to receive a determination signal and connect to or disconnect from the output terminal in response to the determination signal; a terminal sensing unit configured to sense the output terminal and output a terminal state signal; and a driving force determining unit configured to receive a reset signal and the terminal state signal and output the driving force control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Up Kim
  • Publication number: 20110158013
    Abstract: A fuse set of a semiconductor memory includes a first fuse array and a second fuse array each configured to designate a column redundancy address; and a unit fuse circuit configured to select one of the first fuse array and the second fuse array based on a row address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Up KIM
  • Patent number: 7881136
    Abstract: A test mode signal generator for a semiconductor memory device includes a test mode entry control unit that receives test entry mode setting addresses inputted in response to a test mode register set signal. The test mode entry control unit outputs a plurality of test entry mode signals and a test mode set signal according to the test entry mode setting addresses. A latch unit latches test address decoding signals in response to the test mode set signal, and outputs test mode signals by allowing the latched test address decoding signals to be controlled by the respective test entry mode signals. A test mode signal is generated for each test entry mode, so that the number of test modes is increased without increasing the number of addresses for supporting test modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Up Kim
  • Patent number: 7868650
    Abstract: A termination control circuit for a global input/output line includes a speed determination unit configured to output a termination enable signal which is activated in response to a frequency of an external clock signal and CAS latency information; and a pulse generation unit configured to output a driving signal for driving a termination circuit for the global input/output line in response to a termination control signal and the termination enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Up Kim
  • Publication number: 20100164541
    Abstract: A termination control circuit for a global input/output line includes a speed determination unit configured to output a termination enable signal which is activated in response to a frequency of an external clock signal and CAS latency information; and a pulse generation unit configured to output a driving signal for driving a termination circuit for the global input/output line in response to a termination control signal and the termination enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Ki Up Kim
  • Publication number: 20100074031
    Abstract: A test mode signal generator for a semiconductor memory device includes a test mode entry control unit that receives test entry mode setting addresses inputted in response to a test mode register set signal. The test mode entry control unit outputs a plurality of test entry mode signals and a test mode set signal according to the test entry mode setting addresses. A latch unit latches test address decoding signals in response to the test mode set signal, and outputs test mode signals by allowing the latched test address decoding signals to be controlled by the respective test entry mode signals. A test mode signal is generated for each test entry mode, so that the number of test modes is increased without increasing the number of addresses for supporting test modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Ki Up KIM