Patents by Inventor Sang Hyun Ku

Sang Hyun Ku 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: 20240161806
    Abstract: A memory includes: a plurality of word lines; and a row circuit configured to: activate at least one word line among the word lines to an active voltage level during an active operation and discharge the activated word line during a precharge operation; and discharge the word line from the active voltage level to a precharge voltage level in different manners during the precharge operation in response to a precharge command and during the precharge operation during a refresh operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Do Hong Kim, Min Ho Seok, Duck Hwa Hong, So Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240120576
    Abstract: A battery module includes a sub-module stack formed by stacking a plurality of sub-modules including a cooling member having a coolant flow path and a plurality of battery cells disposed on both surfaces of the cooling member; and a pair of bus bar frame assemblies coupled to one side and the other side of the sub-module stack to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun YU, Young-Bum CHO, Won-Hoe KU, Han-Ki YOON, Yu-Dam KONG, Jin-Kyu SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240079078
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a redundancy control signal generation circuit configured to generate a redundancy control signal by determining whether a row address for an active operation has been repaired through a soft post package repair operation and determining whether a row hammer phenomenon has occurred with respect to the row address. The semiconductor device also includes a first selection address generation circuit configured to generate a first selection address for driving a sub word line or a redundancy word line from one of a repair address and a first internal address, based on the redundancy control signal. The semiconductor device further includes a second selection address generation circuit configured to generate a second selection address for driving the sub word line or the redundancy word line from one of a fixed address and a second internal address, based on the redundancy control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Don Hyun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11200923
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first chip that generates a first oscillator signal in response to a detection enable signal and activates a ZQ circuit in response to a ZQ enable signal, and a second chip generates the ZQ enable signal by comparing frequencies of the first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal with each other in response to the detection enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Sung Soo Chi
  • Patent number: 10629249
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, HongJung Kim
  • Publication number: 20200075071
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, HongJung KIM
  • Patent number: 10566035
    Abstract: A sense amplifier includes a latch type sense unit that detects a voltage difference between a bit line and a bit line bar and causes a voltage difference between a first latch output node and a second latch output node. The sense amplifier further includes a first latch connection unit that electrically connects the bit line to and disconnects the bit line from the first latch output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Han Oak, Sang Hyun Ku
  • Patent number: 10490246
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, HongJung Kim
  • Publication number: 20190348086
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first chip that generates a first oscillator signal in response to a detection enable signal and activates a ZQ circuit in response to a ZQ enable signal, and a second chip generates the ZQ enable signal by comparing frequencies of the first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal with each other in response to the detection enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Sung Soo CHI
  • Publication number: 20190287578
    Abstract: A sense amplifier includes a latch type sense unit that detects a voltage difference between a bit line and a bit line bar and causes a voltage difference between a first latch output node and a second latch output node. The sense amplifier further includes a first latch connection unit that electrically connects the bit line to and disconnects the bit line from the first latch output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Han OAK, Sang Hyun KU
  • Patent number: 10153033
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a counter control signal generation circuit and an access information generation circuit. The counter control signal generation circuit generates a count enablement signal, a reset signal and a count increment signal in response to a first row address selected as a target address and a second row address selected as a neighboring address. The access information generation circuit receives the count enablement signal, the reset signal and the count increment signal to generate a first access information signal including information on the number of times that the target address is selected and a second access information signal including information on the number of times that the neighboring address is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Min Su Park
  • Patent number: 10109326
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a latch signal generation circuit latching an external signal in synchronization with an internal clock signal to generate a latch signal, a test pulse generation circuit buffering the internal clock signal according to the latch signal to generate a test pulse signal, and a test period signal generation circuit generating a test period signal which is enabled, in response to a pulse of the test pulse signal, to execute a predetermined function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Jaeil Kim
  • Publication number: 20180204605
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a latch signal generation circuit latching an external signal in synchronization with an internal clock signal to generate a latch signal, a test pulse generation circuit buffering the internal clock signal according to the latch signal to generate a test pulse signal, and a test period signal generation circuit generating a test period signal which is enabled, in response to a pulse of the test pulse signal, to execute a predetermined function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Jaeil KIM
  • Publication number: 20180174632
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a clock, a chip selection signal and addresses. The second semiconductor device generates a masking signal from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a first pulse of the clock in response to the chip selection signal and decodes internal addresses generated from the addresses inputted in synchronization with a second pulse of the clock to select a word line. The second semiconductor device controls a connection between an address decoder and a fuse circuit in response to the masking signal. The address decoder selects the word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, HongJung KIM
  • Publication number: 20180174638
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a counter control signal generation circuit and an access information generation circuit. The counter control signal generation circuit generates a count enablement signal, a reset signal and a count increment signal in response to a first row address selected as a target address and a second row address selected as a neighboring address. The access information generation circuit receives the count enablement signal, the reset signal and the count increment signal to generate a first access information signal including information on the number of times that the target address is selected and a second access information signal including information on the number of times that the neighboring address is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Min Su PARK
  • Publication number: 20180166110
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a flag signal generation circuit and a power-down signal generation circuit. The flag signal generation circuit generates a flag signal which is enabled in response to an operational frequency information signal. The power-down signal generation circuit generates a power-down signal for controlling input of a command in response to the flag signal and a clock enablement signal. A point of time that the power-down signal is generated is adjusted in response to the flag signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hyun KU, Jae Il KIM
  • Patent number: 9997222
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a flag signal generation circuit and a power-down signal generation circuit. The flag signal generation circuit generates a flag signal which is enabled in response to an operational frequency information signal. The power-down signal generation circuit generates a power-down signal for controlling input of a command in response to the flag signal and a clock enablement signal. A point of time that the power-down signal is generated is adjusted in response to the flag signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Ku, Jae Il Kim