Patents by Inventor Kyoung-Nam Kim

Kyoung-Nam 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: 20120140577
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including first memory cells for storing data and second memory cells for storing chip identification (ID) information, a data comparison circuit configured to compare input data and the stored data of the first memory cells and to output comparison data, and output circuits configured to output the comparison data received in parallel from the data comparison circuit. The comparison data is outputted through a selected one of the output circuits according to an enable signal generated based on the chip ID information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Kyoung Nam KIM, Beom Ju Shin
  • Patent number: 8143927
    Abstract: A pulse control device is maintained with a constant pulse width corresponding to a change of process or temperature. The pulse control device comprises a fuse set for selectively outputting a delay increase signal and a delay decrease signal that have a different state based on a cutting or non-cutting state of a fuse on which information on a change of process is programmed, and a pulse generator provided with a plurality of delay cells with predetermined time delay for selectively increasing or decreasing the number of the plurality of delay cells depending on the delay increase signal and the delay decrease signal to generate an internal clock with a pulse width corresponding to the number of the increased or decreased delay cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Tae-Yun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120032706
    Abstract: A multi-chip package includes a plurality of chips coupled in parallel to an I/O pad and an output driver circuit included in each of the chips and configured to transmit output data to the I/O pad. The driving force of the output driver circuit is controlled on the basis of stack information indicative of the number of chips being activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kyoung Nam KIM, Beom Ju Shin
  • Publication number: 20120002487
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory apparatus includes a memory device having a configuration information storage block for storing a first configuration data group and a second configuration data group having fewer bits than the first configuration data group and a configuration information processing circuit configured to determine a majority of the first configuration data group outputted from the memory device, during a first period of a power-up operation, and determine a majority of the second configuration data group outputted from the memory device, during a second period after the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Kyoung Nam KIM, Beom Ju SHIN
  • Publication number: 20120002486
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory apparatus includes a memory device including a configuration information storage block for storing configuration data groups. A configuration information processing circuit is configured to determine majorities of configuration data groups, which are outputted from the memory device during a first period as an initial stage of a power-up operation, under the control of a first control clock signal. The configuration information processing circuit is also configured to determine majorities of configuration data groups, which are outputted from the memory device during a second period after the first period, under the control of a second control clock signal having a cycle shorter than the first control clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Kyoung Nam KIM
  • Patent number: 8063681
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a DLL controlling block configured to enable or disable an update enable signal by detecting a change in a voltage level of a phase detecting signal during a predetermined time when an operation enable signal and a threshold phase difference detecting signal are enabled, and a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit configured to generate an output clock signal by delaying and driving the reference clock signal and to control a frequency of a change in the delay amount of the reference clock signal in response to the update enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8059483
    Abstract: An address receiving circuit for a semiconductor apparatus includes a controller that, in response to a semiconductor apparatus initialization-related command, generates a control signal having an activation cycle corresponding to the standard of cycle time of the semiconductor apparatus initialization-related command, and an address buffer that receives an address according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Ho-Youb Cho
  • Patent number: 8050374
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is capable of controlling a tAC with a timing margin in an output data process. The semiconductor memory device includes a delay locked loop circuit, a tAC control unit, a reference signal generating unit, and a data output block. The delay locked loop circuit produces delay locked clock signals through a delay locking operation. The tAC control unit adjusts a delay value of the delay locked clock signals in order to control a tAC timing, thereby generating output reference signals. The reference signal generating unit produces a latch reference signal in response to the delay locked clock signals. The data output block latches data in response to the latch reference signal and for outputting the latched data in response to the output reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Ho-Youb Cho
  • Patent number: 8036062
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a modulation controller for generating a modulation control signal for controlling a frequency modulation operation; a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit for performing a delay locking operation to generate first and second DLL clocks and outputting a frequency-modulated DLL clock in response to the modulation control signal; and a data strobe signal generator for outputting the frequency-modulated DLL clock as a data strobe signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Yoon-Jae Shin
  • Publication number: 20110234281
    Abstract: A delayed lock loop (DLL) circuit includes: a phase conversion control unit configured to latch and drive a phase comparison signal in response to the input of a delay enable signal, and output the driven signal as a phase conversion control signal. A phase converting unit configured to control the phase of a delay clock on the basis of the phase conversion control signal, and transmit the controlled delay clock to a delay compensating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Nam KIM
  • Publication number: 20110193604
    Abstract: A pulse control device is maintained with a constant pulse width corresponding to a change of process or temperature. The pulse control device comprises a fuse set for selectively outputting a delay increase signal and a delay decrease signal that have a different state based on a cutting or non-cutting state of a fuse on which information on a change of process is programmed, and a pulse generator provided with a plurality of delay cells with predetermined time delay for selectively increasing or decreasing the number of the plurality of delay cells depending on the delay increase signal and the delay decrease signal to generate an internal clock with a pulse width corresponding to the number of the increased or decreased delay cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam KIM, Tae-Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 7982511
    Abstract: A delayed lock loop (DLL) circuit includes: a phase conversion control unit configured to latch an initial value of a phase comparison signal, and output the latched signal as a phase conversion control signal. A phase converting unit configured to control the phase of a delay clock on the basis of the phase conversion control signal, and transmit the controlled delay clock to a delay compensating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 7961021
    Abstract: A pulse control device is maintained with a constant pulse width corresponding to a change of process or temperature. The pulse control device comprises a fuse set for selectively outputting a delay increase signal and a delay decrease signal that have a different state based on a cutting or non-cutting state of a fuse on which information on a change of process is programmed, and a pulse generator provided with a plurality of delay cells with predetermined time delay for selectively increasing or decreasing the number of the plurality of delay cells depending on the delay increase signal and the delay decrease signal to generate an internal clock with a pulse width corresponding to the number of the increased or decreased delay cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Tae-Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 7936635
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a modulation controller for generating a modulation control signal for controlling a frequency modulation operation; a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit for performing a delay locking operation to generate first and second DLL clocks and outputting a frequency-modulated DLL clock in response to the modulation control signal; and a data strobe signal generator for outputting the frequency-modulated DLL clock as a data strobe signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Yoon-Jae Shin
  • Publication number: 20110043263
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a DLL controlling block configured to enable or disable an update enable signal by detecting a change in a voltage level of a phase detecting signal during a predetermined time when an operation enable signal and a threshold phase difference detecting signal are enabled, and a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit configured to generate an output clock signal by delaying and driving the reference clock signal and to control a frequency of a change in the delay amount of the reference clock signal in response to the update enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Kyoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 7881109
    Abstract: A refresh circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a bank active signal generator configured to selectively enable a plurality of bank active signals in response to a piled signal and disable the plurality of bank active signals in response to a plurality of precharge pulses when a refresh signal is enabled; a precharge pulse generator configured to generate a plurality of preliminary precharge pulses in response to the plurality of bank active signals; a delaying unit configured to generate a plurality of preliminary delay precharge pulses by delaying the plurality of preliminary precharge pulses; and a selecting unit configured to selectively output the plurality of preliminary precharge pulses or the plurality of preliminary delay precharge pulses as the plurality of precharge pulses in response to the piled signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 7864601
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a preliminary signal generator configured to output a preliminary pipe-in signal enabled when a read command is applied. A delay unit is configured to delay the preliminary pipe-in signal and output the delayed preliminary pipe-in signal to match the timing of output data. A pipe-in signal generator generates a pipe-in signals that are enabled between a predetermined enable point and a next enable point of the delayed preliminary pipe-in signal output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Ho-Youb Cho
  • Patent number: 7848163
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a delay locked loop (DLL) clock buffer for buffering a system clock in response to the a buffer enable signal; a DLL circuit for generating a delay locked loop (DLL) clock by performing a delay locking operation using the buffered system clock; and a DLL clock buffer controller for generating the buffer enable signal in response to a code signal and a clock enable signal, the code signal containing information about whether to perform the delay locking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Nam Kim, Young-Jun Ku, Hoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20100302827
    Abstract: A Code Address Memory (CAM) cell read control circuit of a semiconductor memory device includes a CAM cell read circuit configured to read data stored in a CAM cell and to output the read data, an internal delay circuit configured to delay an externally input reset signal and to generate a number of internal command signals, and a signal generation unit configured to generate an internal ready/busy signal in response to the internal command signals. The internal ready/busy signal is generated after the externally input reset signal has reset the CAM cell read circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Kyoung Nam KIM, Beom Ju Shin
  • Publication number: 20100287337
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device has a memory cell array including a memory cell group for storing option information, and a controller configured to wait for a preset period of time after a command for loading the option information has been received before performing an operation of loading the option information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Beom Ju Shin, Kyoung Nam Kim