Patents by Inventor Minsik Ahn

Minsik Ahn 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: 10738934
    Abstract: A gap adjusting device for adjusting a gap of displays adjacent to each other of a multi-display can include a body, a first fixing part, a second fixing part, an adjusting part, a first wire and a second wire. A fastening hole is defined in the body. The first fixing part is received inside the body, and the first fixing part is fixed to a first display. The second fixing part is received inside the body, and the second fixing part is fixed to a second display adjacent to the first display. The adjusting part is configured to be received in the fastening hole to be rotated, and the adjusting part is interposed between the first fixing part and the second fixing part. The first wire is connected to the adjusting part and the first fixing part, and the second wire is connected to the adjusting part and the second fixing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MinSik Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200103068
    Abstract: A gap adjusting device for adjusting a gap of displays adjacent to each other of a multi-display can include a body, a first fixing part, a second fixing part, an adjusting part, a first wire and a second wire. A fastening hole is defined in the body. The first fixing part is received inside the body, and the first fixing part is fixed to a first display. The second fixing part is received inside the body, and the second fixing part is fixed to a second display adjacent to the first display. The adjusting part is configured to be received in the fastening hole to be rotated, and the adjusting part is interposed between the first fixing part and the second fixing part. The first wire is connected to the adjusting part and the first fixing part, and the second wire is connected to the adjusting part and the second fixing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MinSik AHN
  • Patent number: 10069469
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first transistor comprising a gate, a source, and a drain, and an inductor coupled between the gate and the source of the first transistor, wherein the source is further coupled to a current source and the gate is further coupled to an amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Woonyun Kim, Chang-Ho Lee, Minsik Ahn, Jeongwon Cha
  • Publication number: 20170222608
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first transistor comprising a gate, a source, and a drain, and an inductor coupled between the gate and the source of the first transistor, wherein the source is further coupled to a current source and the gate is further coupled to an amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Woonyun Kim, Chang-Ho Lee, Minsik Ahn, Jeongwon Cha
  • Patent number: 9160377
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an amplifier module which may comprise a transmit path including a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The exemplary amplifier module may further include a transformer coupled between the first amplifier and the second amplifier and switchably configured for coupling the first amplifier in series with the second amplifier in a first mode and coupling the first amplifier to bypass the second amplifier in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Lee, Woonyun Kim, Minsik Ahn, Jeongwon Cha, Yunseo Park, Aristotele Hadjichristos
  • Patent number: 9106198
    Abstract: A high power tunable capacitor is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a capacitor coupled to an input signal, a body contacted switch coupled to the capacitor, the body contacted switch coupled to a body bias signal, and a floating body switch coupled between the body contacted switch and a ground, the floating body switch configured to decouple the body bias signal from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Kyu Hwan An, Chang-Ho Lee, Aristotele Hadjichristos
  • Patent number: 9024838
    Abstract: A multi-throw antenna switch with off-state capacitance reduction is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of first stage switches connected to an antenna, and a plurality of second stage switches connected to the plurality of first stage switches, each first stage switch connected in series to one or more second stage switches to form a plurality of switchable signal paths connected to the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Aristotele Hadjichristos
  • Publication number: 20150050901
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an amplifier module which may comprise a transmit path including a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The exemplary amplifier module may further include a transformer coupled between the first amplifier and the second amplifier and switchably configured for coupling the first amplifier in series with the second amplifier in a first mode and coupling the first amplifier to bypass the second amplifier in a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Lee, Woonyun Kim, Minsik Ahn, Jeongwon Cha, Yunseo Park, Aristotele Hadjichristos
  • Publication number: 20140055212
    Abstract: A high power tunable capacitor is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a capacitor coupled to an input signal, a body contacted switch coupled to the capacitor, the body contacted switch coupled to a body bias signal, and a floating body switch coupled between the body contacted switch and a ground, the floating body switch configured to decouple the body bias signal from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Kyu Hwan An, Chang-Ho Lee, Aristotele Hadjichristos
  • Publication number: 20140043206
    Abstract: A multi-throw antenna switch with off-state capacitance reduction is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of first stage switches connected to an antenna, and a plurality of second stage switches connected to the plurality of first stage switches, each first stage switch connected in series to one or more second stage switches to form a plurality of switchable signal paths connected to the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Aristotele Hadjichristos
  • Patent number: 8570235
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention are directed to CMOS differential antenna switches with multi-section impedance transformation. The differential architecture can provide relief from large voltage swings of the power amplifiers by distributing the voltage stress over the receiver switch with two of the identical or substantially similar single-ended switches. In order to reduce the voltage stress further, multi-section impedance transformations can be used. Degraded insertion loss due to the impedance transformation technique can be compensated by selecting an optimal impedance for the antenna switch operation. Accordingly, the use of the multi-section impedance transformations with the differential antenna switch architecture enables high power handling capability for the antenna switch with acceptable efficiency for the transmitter module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20130029614
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses may provide for antenna switch controllers. An example antenna switch controller may include: a plurality of antenna switches commonly connected to one or more antennas, where each of the plurality of antenna switches includes a plurality of stacked transistors, where one of the plurality of antenna switches is enabled when transmitting or receiving one or more radio frequency (RF) signals via the one or more antennas; a voltage generator that receives an external supply voltage from a battery, where the voltage generator generates an internal supply voltage, where the internal supply voltage remains constant despite fluctuations in the external supply voltage from the battery; a clock buffer that generates clock signals from the constant internal supply voltage; and a charge pump that receives the clock signals and generates a constant negative voltage, where the constant negative voltage is for biasing of one or more of the plurality of antenna switches that are disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY
    Inventors: Changhyuk Cho, Jeongwon Cha, Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Wyangmyong Woo, Jae Joon Chang
  • Patent number: 8334708
    Abstract: Example driver circuits can utilize shared-charge recycling charge pump structures. In particular, an example shared-charge recycling process may be applied to a clock buffer and charge transfer cells of the charge pump in a driver circuit. An example recycling process may include recycling of shared charges between the capacitors/capacitances in the charge transfer cells. An example recycling process may use the charges in one or more capacitors to charge one or more other capacitors before the charges are wasted or otherwise discharged to ground. Such recycling may significantly reduce the power consumption of the charge pump while still providing a high output voltage level, according to an example embodiment of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics
    Inventors: Jeongwon Cha, Taejoong Song, Changhyuk Cho, Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Wangmyong Woo, Jae Joon Chang
  • Patent number: 8288895
    Abstract: A tunable capacitor device may be provided in accordance with example embodiments of the invention. The tunable capacitor device may include a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a third capacitor, where the first, second, and third capacitors are connected in series, wherein the second capacitor is positioned between the first capacitor and the second capacitor; and at least one switch transistor, where the at least one switch transistor is connected in parallel with the second capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics
    Inventors: Youngchang Yoon, Hyungwook Kim, Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Joy Laskar
  • Patent number: 8165535
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for a CMOS RF antenna switch. The systems and methods for the CMOS RF antenna switch may include an antenna that is operative to transmit and receive signals over at least one radio frequency (RF) band, and a transmit switch coupled to the antenna, where the transmit switch is enabled to transmit a respective first signal to the antenna and disabled to prevent transmission of the first signal to the antenna. the systems and methods for the CMOS RF antenna switch may further include a receiver switch coupled to the antenna, where the receiver switch forms a filter when enabled and a resonant circuit when disabled, where the filter provides for reception of a second signal received by the antenna, and where the resonant circuit blocks reception of at least the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Jaejoon Chang, Wangmyong Woo, Haksun Kim, Joy Laskar
  • Publication number: 20110273355
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention are directed to CMOS differential antenna switches with multi-section impedance transformation. The differential architecture can provide relief from large voltage swings of the power amplifiers by distributing the voltage stress over the receiver switch with two of the identical or substantially similar single-ended switches. In order to reduce the voltage stress further, multi-section impedance transformations can be used. Degraded insertion loss due to the impedance transformation technique can be compensated by selecting an optimal impedance for the antenna switch operation. Accordingly, the use of the multi-section impedance transformations with the differential antenna switch architecture enables high power handling capability for the antenna switch with acceptable efficiency for the transmitter module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8044540
    Abstract: A SPDT or SPMT switch may include a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, where a first end of the secondary winding is connected to a single pole port, where a first end of the primary winding is connected to a first throw port; a first switch having a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected to ground; and a second switch, where a second end of the secondary winding is connected to both a second end of the first switch and a first end of the second switch, where a second end of the second switch is connected to a second throw port, where the first switch controls a first communication path between the single pole port and the first throw port, and where the second switch controls a second communication path between the second throw port and the single pole port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Samsung Electro-Mechanics
    Inventors: Dong Ho Lee, Minsik Ahn, Kyu Hwan An, Wangmyong Woo, Chang-Ho Lee, Joy Laskar
  • Publication number: 20110127849
    Abstract: A tunable capacitor device may be provided in accordance with example embodiments of the invention. The tunable capacitor device may include a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a third capacitor, where the first, second, and third capacitors are connected in series, wherein the second capacitor is positioned between the first capacitor and the second capacitor; and at least one switch transistor, where the at least one switch transistor is connected in parallel with the second capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY, GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youngchang Yoon, Hyungwook Kim, Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Joy Laskar
  • Publication number: 20110068636
    Abstract: A SPDT or SPMT switch may include a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, where a first end of the secondary winding is connected to a single pole port, where a first end of the primary winding is connected to a first throw port; a first switch having a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected to ground; and a second switch, where a second end of the secondary winding is connected to both a second end of the first switch and a first end of the second switch, where a second end of the second switch is connected to a second throw port, where the first switch controls a first communication path between the single pole port and the first throw port, and where the second switch controls a second communication path between the second throw port and the single pole port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Ho Lee, Minsik Ahn, Kyu Hwan An, Wangmyong Woo, Chang-Ho Lee, Joy Laskar
  • Patent number: 7890063
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide for a CMOS antenna switch, which may be referred to as a CMOS SP4T switch. The CMOS antenna switch may operate at a plurality of frequencies, perhaps around 900 MHz and 1.9 GHz according to an embodiment of the invention. The CMOS antenna switch may include both a receiver switch and a transmit switch. The receiver switch may utilize a multi-stack transistor with body substrate tuning to block high power signals from the transmit path as well as to maintain low insertion loss at the receiver path. On the other hand, in the transmit switch, a body substrate tuning technique may be applied to maintain high power delivery to the antenna. Example embodiments of the CMOS antenna switch may provide for 31 dBm P 1 dB at both bands (e.g., 900 MHz and 1.8 GHz). In addition, a 0.9 dB and ?1.1 dB insertion loss at 900 MHz and 1.9 GHz, respectively, may be obtained according to example embodiments of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Minsik Ahn, Chang-Ho Lee, Changhyuk Cho, Jaejoon Chang, Wangmyong Woo, Haksun Kim, Joy Laskar